We want you to design The COP – an exciting educational building where young people can explore the STEAM of Climate Change.

A place for young people to highlight and drive the youth response to the global climate emergency.

It will be Glasgow’s most sustainable, energy-efficient building – integrating smart sensor technology to monitor itself and the local environment.

Multi-functional, it will offer a wide range of activities, enabling children and young people of all ages to develop knowledge and skills as ambassadors and custodians of Planet Earth.

The COP will provide creative ways for young people to focus on the key scientific themes discussed at COP26: Clean Transport, Nature Solution, Adaptation & Resilience and Energy Transition.

Stephen Hodder was educated at the School of Architecture, University of Manchester, where he gained a Distinction in the Bachelor of Architecture degree. Following University, he joined Building Design Partnership in 1981 and became a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1982.

He has been in practice since 1983 and in 1992 formed Hodder Associates which won the Royal Fine Art Commission/Sunday Times Building of the Year Award for Colne Swimming Pool in Lancashire later that year.

Stephen was RIBA President 2013-15, having previously been Vice President Membership, Nations and Regions. He regularly acts as an assessor for architectural competitions and awards, most recently for the RAIC International Prize and sits on the Design Review Panel for Places Matter!

He was awarded an MBE for services to architecture in the Queens Birthday Honours List, 1998.

He received an honorary doctorate in 2006 from the Manchester Metropolitan University for his regional, national and international contribution to architecture and won the Roses Design Award of ‘Architect of the Year’ in the same year.

Stephen has written and lectured widely, has been a visiting examiner at a number of schools of architecture and visiting Professor at the Birmingham School of Architecture, the Belfast School of Architecture and the University of Salford, School of the Built Environment.

He is currently external examiner at ‘Ion Mincu’ University of Architecture and Urbanism, Bucharest and Professor of Architecture at the Manchester School of Architecture.

Stephen received an honorary fellowship from the University of Central Lancashire in 2013 and elected as Chair of the Construction Industry Council (CIC) for 2019-2021.

Professor T. Malcolm Chrisp is a structural engineer and material specialist.  He has over thirty years experience within both industry and the university sector.

Within industry he has involved in major structural design projects involving extreme exposure environments, including costal and marine structures such as tunnels and bridges eg Channel Tunnel.

Within academia his particular research experience is in:

• assessment and modelling of structure loading under extreme exposure conditions;

• quantification of material durability performance under severe exposure conditions, in particular aggressive saline environments.

His research work has been funded by both industry and national research councils.  He has secured patent status for developments and contributed key impact statements to the UK Research Excellence Framework through research work with international application.

In learning and teaching he specialises in teaching Civil and Structural Engineering Design.  He has long pioneered in the area of problem based and challenge led learning.  He has experience in interdisciplinary and international project work in both traditional teaching environments and online learning environments.  He has been awarded both the Graduating Students Teaching Prize and the Student Oscars.

During his career he has served on Committees of the UK’s Institution of Structural Engineers and Institution of Civil Engineers.  He is currently Head of the School of Energy Geoscience Infrastructure and Society, Heriot Watt University.

Anne Johnstone is an experienced environmental and sustainability consultant. She established Fair Futures Partnership in July 2020 having previously been Head of Environment, Energy and Sustainability at Hollis, a global real estate consultancy.

Anne has expertise across a broad range of sectors and specialises in the provision of advice on ESG and net zero carbon strategies. Anne is a Fellow of the RSA, sits on the governance board of the Construction Scotland Innovation Centre and is a member of the Investment Property Forum Scottish board.

She is currently co-curating a major project with After the Pandemic, activating a 4,000sq m area of vacant and derelict land on the River Clyde as a creative and community hub for Glasgow in the run up to, and during, COP26.

Chris Stark is the Chief Executive of the UK Climate Change Committee (CCC), the independent authority on tackling climate change under the UK’s Climate Change Act. Chris leads a team of analysts and specialists, offering expert insight into the challenges of reducing UK emissions and adapting to the changing climate.

Chris led the CCC’s work to recommend a ‘Net Zero’ target for the UK – and has since directed detailed analysis and advice on the UK’s path to carbon neutrality. He speaks regularly on the transition to a zero carbon economy and the need to confront climate change with urgency.

Chris has wide experience in government. He has designed economic policy in Whitehall, including in HM Treasury and the former Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. He was previously Director of Energy and Climate Change in the Scottish Government, leading the development of the Scottish energy and climate strategies.

Zoe is a dually qualified solicitor and chartered surveyor with over 15 years of experience in the real estate and development industry.  She graduated from University College London studying Politics and East European Studies and then attended the College of Law in London.  She has also gained an MSc in Real Estate Management from the University of the West of England (Bristol). 

 Zoe is a Senior Development Manager at Dandara within its Build to Rent business.  She is based in Bristol but the business stretches across the UK.  This is demonstrated by the geographic range of her projects which currently include 600 new homes at City Wharf in Glasgow, 500 new homes in Luton and 750 new homes in Bristol. 

 She is also part of the EG Future Female Leaders programme: Future Female Leaders – EG