Grosvenor and Stanhope, as leading new town developers, are delighted to sponsor this forum as it is of particular relevance to their development programme.

Grosvenor Great Britain & Ireland (GBI) is part of Grosvenor, the international property development, investment and fund management group which has assets under management totalling £11.0 bn. Grosvenor has been creating sustainable communities and environments for 300 years, this begun with 300 acres of central London, which has been developed, managed and maintained as the Mayfair and Belgravia estates.
 
Increasingly Grosvenor is bringing its skills together to deliver major, mixed-use regeneration projects in urban centres. Current development activities include major urban regeneration initiatives such as the 17 hectare (42 acre), £920m Liverpool One project in Liverpool; the Grand Arcade retail development in Cambridge city centre; the Tithebarn project in Preston and, most recently, a 10 hectare (24.7 acre) regeneration scheme for Crawley town centre.

www.grosvenor.com
www.liverpool-one.com
www.crawleytcn.com
www.grandarcade.co.uk

Stanhope has over 20 years’ experience as developers and development partners and has been responsible for the delivery of projects worth more than £12 billion in Central London and the South East. We drive best practice and manage risk for investors, landowners and occupiers. Our projects include offices, mixed-use schemes and town centre redevelopments incorporating residential, retail and leisure facilities, transport interchanges and new public spaces. We are committed to the pursuit of sustainable practice and aim to make excellent, long lasting contributions to the built environment.

At Bracknell and Stevenage, Stanhope is working with the local authorities to create mixed-use schemes that will re-establish optimism, re-shape the public realm and update public transport systems. Stanhope is sponsoring the New New Town symposium as we believe it will provide a valuable insight into how new sustainable communities can be created.

www.stanhopeplc.com

Arts Council England works to get more art to more people in more places. We
develop and promote the arts across England, acting as an independent body
at arm’s length from government. Between 2006 and 2008, we will invest £1.1
billion of public money from government and the National Lottery in
supporting the arts. This is the bedrock of support for the arts in England.
We believe that the arts have the power to change lives and communities, and
to create opportunities for people throughout the country. For 2006 to 2008,
we have six priorities: taking part in the arts, children and young people,
the creative economy, vibrant communities, internationalism and celebrating
diversity.
www.artscouncil.org.uk

CABE is the government’s advisor on architecture, urban design and public space. As a public body, we encourage policymakers to create places that work for people. We help local planners apply national design policy and offer expert advice to developers and architects. We work with public sector clients to commission buildings that are welcoming and well-designed. The Architecture Foundation is one of the 18 architecture and built environment centres across England that CABE funds, to help inspire the public to demand more from their buildings and spaces.

www.cabe.org.uk

In June 1999, the Commission published a call for applications for experimental measures in anticipation of the Culture 2000 programme. The European Union thus contributed to 55 cultural projects, which received a total of 6.07 million euro. Of the 410 applications submitted, the Commission selected 55, following the opinion of a panel of independent experts representing several cultural disciplines. More than 270 cultural operators from the Member States of the Union and the countries of the European Economic Area were involved in these projects.

www.culture.org.mt

The GAU:DI programme is funded through the Culture 2000 EU Programme. It is directed by six co-organising institutions who have substantial experience in European co-operation. The Centre International pour la Ville et l'Architecture (BE).The Architecture Foundation (UK) ; Cité de l’'Architecture et du Patrimoine (FR) ; Foundation Mies Van der Rohe (ES) ; The Lighthouse (UK) ; The Museum of Finnish Architecture (FI). These institutions all have similar missions: to promote contemporary architecture (exhibitions), museography (collections), disseminate research and experimentation (archives, research, teaching).

www.gaudi-programme.eu