From 2pm until 5pm, join us in in the Create Lab (BHG/03) of the Barbara Hepworth Building, hear from the external partners involved in the projects showcased in the (Re)Use exhibition.

From 5pm, celebrate (Re)Use with us in the Atrium, Barbara Hepworth Building! Explore the exhibition and speak with those involved in it’s creation.
Come for the whole event or just drop in when you can, we’d love to see you!

This exhibition gathers together recent projects that look at how we can reuse, adapt and re-imagine materials and ideas in the built environment through both actual and speculative projects.

Centred around projects that are linked by their adaptation of the humble wooden pallet, one uses it as a primary building material in a community gardens project that brought together the SLRC, Natural Kirklees, local growing groups and Muirfield based manufacturers Actiform, to build a shelter at the Peace Pit Lane community garden in Deighton. The second project is the WorldStack a project that uses pallets as a conceptual model for adaptable future housing in the face of mass climate migration.

Two other projects in the exhibition are works in progress that also take a speculative position to the (Re)Use agenda: the first imagines the redevelopment of Dewsbury Post Office by a group of amateur enthusiasts long after the Post Office itself has been privatised and is linked to a AHRC India -UK Heritage research project. The second is inspired by the landscape of the Chinese classical gardens, the green wall panel demonstrates the interaction between Nature and Culture, and the pivotal role of built environment as a mediating realm where human actions and natural rhythms coalesce.

The themes of the Networking event focus on communities and the built environment in Huddersfield, with particular emphasis on place, community participation, cultural ecology, and knowledge exchange. The timetable for presentations is attached. This event offers a wonderful opportunity to meet fellow researchers, practitioners, students, and community partners, exchange ideas, and celebrate the launch of this exciting exhibition.

18/09/2026, 2pm – 5pm (Networking Event), 5pm – 7pm (Celebration)