A cutting-edge conference that will explore whether the UK really can be a 'Green and Pleasant Land' has taken place at Bristol's Watershed Media Centre

This event brings together high profile industry representatives including Sunand Prasad, President of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and Paul King, Head of the UK Green Building Council.

Jon Watkins, Head of RIBA Southwest, said: "RIBA South West is excited to be a partner in this multi-disciplinary conference that seeks to challenge the issues that affect land use in our cities and rural areas".

"The diverse range of speakers should provide a stimulating debate that at the very least send delegates away with a sense that they can make a difference".

Bristol-based company The Green Register are running the event in partnership with RIBA and the West of England Sustainable Construction Network (WESCON).

Lucy Pedler, Director of The Green Register said: "This one-day conference will explore the way we have historically used land in the UK and, if we are to live sustainably in the 21st century and beyond, how we need to change the way we manage our land".

Celia Beeson of Bristol City Council added: "As founding members of WESCON we are delighted to be supporting this event which promises to be full of stimulating and practical discussion about what really works in terms of sustainable building".

Topics up for discussion include the proposals for the redevelopment of the Chocolate Factory in Bristol, the Harvey's Foundry Trust on the brownfield site in Hayle, Cornwall, and the Ashton Park urban extension proposal from Chris Dadds, RTPI South West Chair.