SERVICES | TOURS


Shape East aims to raise awareness and enjoyment of inspirational places and spaces through its ShapeEXPLORE programme. To do this, we have created a range of written, audio and organised walking tours to guide you at your leisure around a diverse collection of built and green spaces. The tours cover an array of interesting subjects; from modern architecture to historical design to the current challenges of climate change and environmental polluting. These tours are available free to download below and to enjoy at your leisure. We also run expert-led tours, site visits and day trips for schools, community groups and professionals to exemplar sites of good design in and around your local areas. These are a great way to get out and learn what makes a great place great!


ORGANISED TOURS: Shape East Exemplar Tours and Site Visits

As part of our ShapeEXPLORE programme, we offer expert-led tours and site visits to inspirational exemplars of buildings, spaces and places. Following the belief We have taken a huge variety of groups, from primary schools to Councillor, local authority officers, professionals and students to learn what works, and indeed, what doesn't work in terms of good design, functional and aesthetic quality and sustainable living. Tours vary from residential estates to university buildings, converted churches or simply the streets around your schools and neigbourhoods.


To view examples of the tours and site visits we can lead, click on the links below:

  • BRE visit: Expert-led site visit and seminar for local authority officers and Councillors >>

  • Building in Context on-site seminar: Considering retail in historic locations >>

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  • How Places Work education programme: a CABE funded initiative involving more than 1000 young people in 'Outside the Classroom' learning from examplars of good design >>

  • Exploring the Re-Use of Old Churches (tour delivered as part of a full day seminar) >>

    • To find out how we could run a site visit to suit your needs, please contact us:
    tel: 01223 462 606
    email: mail@shape-east.org.uk


    AUDIO TOURS: Shape Walks

    Shape East has commissioned this series of eight architectural walks to guide you around the best of what Cambridge has to offer. These walks are free to download and include a route map. Two of the walks also include audio commentary to download to your iPod or MP3 player.

    If you would like us to organise a guided tour of any of these walks, we would be happy to do so. Please see below for our charges.

    To view our 8 Shape Walks tours, please click here

    WRITTEN TOUR: Nothing New Under The Sun: A Sustainability Tour of the City of Cambridge

    Funded by Cambridge City Council, this new tour guides the visitor through the historic city centre of Cambridge, tracing our and previous generations adaptions to the environment. Whilst pursuing this most mainstream of contemporary topics we will guide you through the back ways and byways of our lovely and ancient City.

    If you would like us to organise a guided tour of this walk, we would be happy to do so. Please see below for our charges.

    To view and download this tour, please click here

    AUDIO TOUR: Accordia Tour

    A CABE funded tour of the award-winning Accordia housing development will provide an in depth architectural focus for professionals, students and interested parties. This is a free-to-download audio tour.

    If you would like us to organise a guided tour of this walk, we would be happy to do so. Please see below for our charges.

    To view and download this tour, please click here


    AUDIO TOUR: Devil's Ditch Podcast

    An English Heritage funded tour of the Devil's Ditch walk in Cambridgeshire will take you along the whole length of the Devil's Ditch, teaching you about this Anglo Saxon Earthwork, the finest of its kind in the country. This is a free-to-download audio tour.

    To view and download this tour, please click here

    WRITTEN TOUR: Cambridge Sculpture Trails

    Shape East are proud to endorse the Cambridge Sculpture Trails. This is a series of three separate sculpture walks around Cambridge city to enable you to discover its rich diversity of works of art.

    To view these tours please go to www.cambridgesculpturetrails.co.uk

    Shape East Recommends: Architecture Tours in Dublin

    'Take to the streets! Discover Dublin's architectural icons with Architecture Tours Ireland. Join lively and informative tours that explore both new and historic landmarks in Dublin.'

    To view these tours please go to www.architecturetours.ie


    Shape East Tours: Charges

    As well as their printed and audio downloads, we can also organise guided versions of a number of our tours. These include all tours on the Shape Walks series, the Accordia Podcast Tour and Nothing New Under the Sun: An Historic Tour of Sustainable Cambridge.

    Charges include a guided tour of 1-2 hours in length. Minimum booking size of 10 people.

    Under 16s and school / youth groups: £5 per person
    Community groups and organisations: £10 per person
    Professionals and Local Authorities: £15 per person

    Please get in touch with Hollie to discuss any enquiries: h.mcnish@shape-east.org.uk


     


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