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A Convergence of the Arts and Sciences for the Environment

2 December 2011, School of Geography and the Environment

A meeting between the postgraduate students of the School of Geography and the Environment and the Prince's School of Traditional Arts

Objective: to introduce knowledge, values, wisdom and practical skills under-lying the design and production of traditional arts and to discuss ways in which these assets can be brought to bear on contemporary social-environmental issues.

10.30Welcome and Introduction
Dr Tom Thornton and Dr Emily Pott
10:35-11.40Pigments and Colours in the Traditional Arts
(presentations of 15-20 minutes each plus Q&A)
  • An introduction to traditional methods and materials: their use and value in the making process
    Dr David Cranswick
  • A demonstration of the use of pigments in icon painting and a discussion of their meaning
    Irina Bradley, PhD Candidate
  • A demonstration and discussion of the use of pen and ink in Islamic calligraphy
    Bilal Bidat, PhD candidate
11:40-12.30The Timeless Qualities of Traditional Architecture and their Relevance to Building and the Built Environment Today
(presentations of 15-20 minutes each plus Q&A)
  • Rural housing development, a model house at Dier El Bouket in Syria
    M. Hosam Jiroudy, MPhil Candidate
  • Traditional environmental solutions from Egypt
    Mamdouh Sakr, PhD Candidate
12:30-13.00Traditional Methods and Design Today
(20 minute presentation plus discussion)
  • Traditional ceramics and design today
    Katya Nosyreva, PhD candidate
  • Discussion
13:00-14:00Lunch hosted by Oxford MSc in Environmental Change and Management students
14:00-16:00Response from Environmental Change and Management Students
(15 minute presentation, followed by group work)
  • Break Out Groups
  • Report Back
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