Policies
Access policy
The Centre is committed to ensuring access to all of its facilities and services to as wide an audience as possible, and endeavours to deliver a programme which is relevant and accessible to all communities in the region.
The purpose of the Access Policy is to provide a means of improving access to the centre. The aim is to ensure that the centre’s gallery and services are accessible regardless of gender, age, ability, disability, social, or ethnic background.
Child Protection policy
This policy sets out how the Architecture Centre will safeguard the protection of the children, young people and vulnerable adults that use its services.
To support this policy, guidelines aim to:
- protect children, young people and vulnerable adults who are visiting The Architecture Centre or who are engaged in Architecture Centre outreach activities
- provide guidelines on appropriate behaviour etc. to protect staff from any allegations
- provide advice to Architecture Centre staff on how to deal with difficult situations in which they may find themselves.
Download the Child Protection policy
Education policy
The Architecture Centre is dedicated to education about and through the built environment. We aim to facilitate access to, understanding of and engagement with, architecture and the built environment in all its forms.
The Architecture Centre’s educational programme will:
- Provide opportunities for children, young people and life-long learners to be actively involved in the processes and debates surrounding local land use, planning and architecture.
- Support teachers by providing resources and opportunities for professional development, which are accessible, relevant and complement the National Curriculum.
- Inspire creativity and promote best practice in good design.
- Provide wide-ranging educational resources and experiences that are accessible to all users, including those with special educational needs.
- Promote Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) within the built environment, through all our projects and resources.
- Deliver an educational programme which addresses relevant issues of gender and diversity within the built environment sector and highlights career opportunities for all.
- Be supported appropriately by the organisational structure of the centre.
Environmental policy
The Architecture Centre staff and trustees recognise that the Architecture Centre, through the delivery of its services, has an impact in the local and global environment. The Environmental policy sets out our intent to minimise this impact and lists a number of measures to be implemented in order to do so.
The Architecture Centre also recognises that we play a key role in setting an example to the local and built environment community of Bristol and the South West region.
Download the Environmental policy
Exhibitions policy
The Architecture Centre also has an exhibitions policy outlining the types of exhibitions held in the Centre’s two galleries.
In considering the content of exhibitions we expect to show work that will include:
- examples of excellent and/or innovative architecture and design, in the region
- examples of excellent and/or innovative architecture and design, from beyond the region
- outputs from the AC programme including education, design action and public participation programme
- shows which explore current built environment issues
- work from artists working with architects and other design professionals
- work from artists and other creative practitioners who explore issues related to the built environment to highlight key issues
