Lunchtime CPD Seminar Series ‘Stone Futures’ - Number 1: Charlotte Taylor and Imogen Shaw – Development Potential of Stone
Across the autumn and winter, Scotland East Region, Scottish Ecological Design Association (SEDA) and Historic Environment Scotland (HES) are excited to launch a new lunchtime CPD seminar series dedicated to one of the most enduring yet ever evolving materials in our built environment: Stone
From its role in the earliest architecture to its potential in a low carbon future, stone carries its story of resilience, craft and innovation. This series will open up fresh perspectives on how stone can shape tomorrow’s buildings whilst drawing from its rich history.
Across the sessions, we will explore:
History and heritage – lessons from the past that that inform and inspire present-day practice
Environmental and embodied carbon – challenges of quarrying and processing stone, looking at the role stone can play in reducing the environmental impact and supporting more sustainable construction.
Development potential – explore new opportunities for local stone and how it can be integrated into projects at all scales.
Inspiring and innovation – how designers and engineers are re-imagining its use within contemporary architecture.
Whether you’re a technologist, architect, designer, engineer or simply curious about the possibilities of this timeless material, these seminars are designed to inform, challenge and inspire.
Join us at 13:00 on the first Monday of every month and bring your curiosity and discover how stone is being reshaped for the future.
Please book your place for number whilst the link for joining the CPD is:
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Meeting ID: 327 144 574 375
Passcode: 2QG68XE2
On solid ground: Assessing the scale-up potential of structural stone in the UK
Charlotte Taylor is currently completing her PhD in the Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture at the University of Bath. Her research investigates the UK construction sector’s ‘zero-emissions resource pool’ in a fossil-free economy to 2050. Focusing on structural stone, load-bearing straw, and the structural re-use of construction materials, she uses interdisciplinary methods to map available resources and understand the barriers to scaling up. Ultimately, her work reflects a wider interest in land and resource use in the UK, and the societal implications of transitioning to more regenerative, self-sufficient material production. Alongside her PhD, Charlotte teaches on the MArch Architecture Year 2 programme at Central Saint Martins.
Overgrown and underestimated: can Scotland’s historic quarries produce building stone once more?
Imogen Shaw is a Building Stone Scientist based at the British Geological Survey in Edinburgh. She provides scientific expertise on the geological properties and context of Scotland’s current and historic building stones to a wide range of stakeholders, including conservation professionals, quarry operators, and local government. Her talk will present the results of a recent investigation into the current status of historic building stone quarries in Scotland, the economic context of the UK building stone industry, and an analysis of whether any of Scotland’s disused historic quarries have the potential to successfully supply building stone to a modern market.
