The Grand Tour Company is planning a study tour of Italy in 2015 and invites members of the design and architectural communities to register their interest in attending.
The 14-day program is the result of extensive research and designed for those who have an interest in architecture and design. The study tour program focuses on architecture and landscape in several locations in Italy in partnership with exhibitions and institutions and takes participants beyond the standard guidebooks, visiting destinations covering multiple disciplines, structures and geographical areas.
Culminating in a personalised study of Expo Milan 2015 (Theme: Feeding the Planet – Energy for Life), the tour also includes space to pause for leisure and personal exploration of this incredible country. As an attendee, you will have unprecedented access to significant sites and you will be in great company, enhancing your experiences with debate and input from your co-coordinators, hosts and study colleagues with a wide expertise in a variety of disciplines.
This special study tour focuses on gems of architecture, presenting rich layers of urban history with on-site visits offering insight into urban changes and the challenges of historic preservation and adaptive re-use of landmark structures to resolve contemporary urban difficulties in a country overflowing with superb cultural monuments.
Your tour escort is Kate St James – editor-in-chief Home Design, Grand Designs Australia and Home Renovation magazines, interior designer, speaker, design awards judge, past president Australian Architecture Association, past board member NSW Architects Registration Board, Fellow of the Design Institute of Australia.
Co-ordinating the tour is Ian Cleland – publisher and editor About People Magazine, Projects coordinator Urban Integration Working Group – Low Impact Sustainable Development, project manager, entrepreneur designer, developer, tour coordinator.
For more information visit www.thegrandtour.net.au
