Ian Banks / RIBA Architecture

Chartered Architect with over 20 years post-qualification experience including a diverse portfolio of overseas development work, community architecture, commercial practice, housing design and public art and architecture collaboration.

www.atoll-uk.com

Ian Banks / ACE NW Public Art & Architecture Officer

Created public art retrospective book and web public art northwest with NWDA 2002 www.publicartnorthwest.org.uk

Ian Banks / Atoll Arts-Led-Regeneration Visioning

Strategic Visioning pre LGR completed in 2009 for outgoing Cheshire County Council, through interim LA Public Art Officer cover; select artist commissioning for the new Spaces Cheshire programme; and development of a draft Arts Led Regeneration strategy for both Cheshire East and Cheshire West & Chester www.spacescheshire.com

Ian Banks / Atoll Design Team Collaborations

Visioning Work completed 2008 in collaboration with masterplanners Taylor Young on the Cultural Masterplan for the Weaver Valley Regional Park. www.weavervalley.org.uk

Ian Banks / Atoll Design Team Collaborations

Design Team collaboration started in April 2008 with Landscape Architects Gillespies, and Engineers Arup on 1m integrated, sound and digital media public art strategy for Bradfords 26m Mirror Pool City Park.

www.gillespies.co.uk

Ian Banks / Atoll Curatorial Collaborations

Award-winning collaboration on Hiddenplace with artist Noah Rose as Lead Artists for Burnley a networking and temporary public art and local artists development programme combined including Tesco and NWDA funding. Awarded Best use of Creative Space in the 2009 CreativityWorks awards for Lancashire. www.hiddenplace.org.uk

Ian Banks / Atoll Curatorial Collaborations

Collaboration with Liverpool Biennial and the Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture to curate a 5-day art and design study tour to Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool in October 2010.

http://whatsup-whatsdown.blogspot.com

Ian Banks / Atoll Historical Research & Engagement

Collaboration with Waring + Netts and ARTS UK on the public art strategy element of the Wearmouth Jarrow Partnership World Heritage Bid documents. www.waring-netts.co.uk www.wearmouth-jarrow.org.uk

Ian Banks / beam Associate Director of Public Realm

Associate Director (2005-2011) - Key projects include developing the 4.5 million of public art funding plan for the Northern Ways Welcome to the North public art strategy. www.thenorthernway.co.uk

Ian Banks / Art & Architecture Journal Deputy Editor & Writer

Deputy Editor of Art & Architecture Journal (2005-2011) Regular articles written as well as strategic development work to help develop National A&AJ Conferences. www.artandarchitecturejournal.com