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10 COMMERCIAL 1.9.2022 THE Planning Authority (PA) has launched the 3rd edition of its annual publication featuring the latest Mal- ta Architectural and Spatial Planning (MASP) award prize winners and all the participating projects, under the Pa- tronage of the President of Malta. Held on 26 August, in the awe-inspir- ing MUŻA courtyard in Valletta, this year's much anticipated PA activity fea- tured a high-profile line up of speakers, including one of the UK's top architects, Ed Hayden from Scott Brownrigg. In his speech, Minister for Public Works and Planning Dr. Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi said, "the spirit of the MASP awards fits the type of future that the government envisages for this sector, one built on excellence and a positive contribution to society. Let these ex- emplary projects catalyse more positive change and serve as inspiration to oth- ers." e international guest speaker at this year's MASPtalks event was UK Ar- chitect Ed Hayden, a director at Scott Brownrigg, one of the UK's largest ar- chitectural firms with an extensive in- ternational practice. Hayden leads teams of architects and technicians and focuses on champion- ing sustainable design and design qual- ity, particularly within the practice's life science and offices sectors. During his talk, he shared his experi- ence championing zero carbon projects and design innovation within Scott Brownrigg and the wider industry. He stressed that, as an architect, design is an integral part of reinforcing the value of people's lives and that, "anything we build should be a building that's cher- ished". As a first principle, "it's all about enriching people's lives with buildings which people care about". "If one cherishes something, he looks after it, so it lasts – and that's sustaina- bility." At Scott Brownrigg, research is an essential part of the design process. In fact, its Design Research Unit was founded in 1942 by Herbert Read, Mi- sha Black and Milner Gray, making it the first consultancy to combine exper- tise in architecture, graphics and indus- trial design. e unit was responsible for some of the most iconic and recog- nisable brands produced in post-war Britain, from the identities for British Rail, Courage Brewery and ICI, to sig- nificant work for the London Transport Executive and Westminster's Street signs, as well as a number of interiors for the P&O Orient Line's new liner, the Oriana. In his presentation, Hayden highlight- ed how the construction industry plays a vital role in world economy, creating, operating and maintaining its physical infrastructure. It is also a significant contributor to the world's carbon emis- sions, with energy consumed at every stage of the infrastructure lifecycle. Hayden's recent projects include the Cambridge Science Park Bio-Hub, Arm Headquarters, Peterhouse Technology Park, Cambridge international technol- ogy park, CABI Headquarters, and the award-winning St Georges College Ac- tivity Centre. e MASPtalks event continued with a feature by the Society for Architecture & Civil Engineering Students (SACES), which together with IAS organise the London Archivisit initiative. SACES are a faculty-based organisation represent- ing all students within the Faculty for the Built Environment at the University of Malta. Archivisit provides exposure for local students to experience best practic- Planning Authority launches latest architecture Scott Brownrigg's Design Research Unit was responsible for some of the most iconic and recognisable brands produced in post-war Britain, including British Rail