From Venice to Oban
Prospect North exhibition has its Scottish premiere at the Rockfield Centre
Rockfield – a unique opportunity to see architecture in action
On July 30, Oban residents and visitors are invited to say ‘hello’ to Architecture at the Rockfield Centre. The Rockfield Centre will welcome three exhibitions, including the Scottish premiere of the Prospect North exhibition, which was first on show at the prestigious Venice Architecture Biennale. The Rockfield Centre has organised a programme of fringe events in conjunction with the Festival of Architecture and will include talks and workshops with an architectural theme as well as a heritage trail looking at the stories behind significant buildings in Oban. The Prospect North exhibition features the stories of 15 communities from across Scotland who have used design and architecture to make a difference. Sponsored by the Scotland and Venice partnership, co-curated by Architecture and Design Scotland, created by Lateral North, with Dualchas Architects and Soluis, the exhibition uses a sculptural map of Scotland paired with cutting-edge Augmented Reality to bring the stories to life. In conjunction with the Prospect North exhibition, the Rockfield Centre will also host two national touring exhibitions: Scotstyle and Best of the Best. Scotstyle asks the public to vote for their favourite building from the past 100 years as part of the Festival of Architecture 2016 and Scotland’s 2016 Year of Innovation, Architecture and Design. The results will be announced at the festival’s finale event in November and voting will take place on the festival website www.foa2016.com/scotstyle or votes can be cast in person at the touring exhibition. The Best of the Best highlights the past five years of award-winning buildings, places and communities as recognised by eight national organisations, including work by students, communities, designers and architects from across Scotland. The Best of the Best and Scotstyle exhibitions will run at the Rockfield centre until August 7, whilst Prospect North will run until August 21. Find out more on www.ads.org.uk or foa2016. com