Category Archives: Modern Gazetteer
Original Idea
After discussing this idea at a tutorial we decided that it was to complicated. We therefore decided to focus on what we felt was the most important aspect of the piece, the booking carving in the centre.
Original Idea
After discussing this idea at a tutorial we decided that it was to complicated. We therefore decided to focus on what we felt was the most important aspect of the piece, the booking carving in the centre.
Development [After Formative Review]
After our presentation we needed to bring all of the successful elements of our idea together. Using our feedback from the assessment we created this idea above. On reflection of this piece we decided that it was extremely busy and
Development [After Formative Review]
After our presentation we needed to bring all of the successful elements of our idea together. Using our feedback from the assessment we created this idea above. On reflection of this piece we decided that it was extremely busy and
Casting Workshop
A session of guided casting workshop is arranged for us in this module. As mentioned earlier that we knew at an early stage on what we wanted to focus on, this narrowed down our casting mould option during the workshop. The
Casting Workshop
A session of guided casting workshop is arranged for us in this module. As mentioned earlier that we knew at an early stage on what we wanted to focus on, this narrowed down our casting mould option during the workshop. The
Modern Gazetteer: Paradise Lost III
Birmingham Central Library opened in 1974 – designed by Birmingham architect John Madin in the ‘Brutalist Style’ – and was Europe’s largest non-national library. Birmingham Central Library Madin envisioned this library would be a centrepiece of what would become an
Modern Gazetteer: Paradise Lost III
Birmingham Central Library opened in 1974 – designed by Birmingham architect John Madin in the ‘Brutalist Style’ – and was Europe’s largest non-national library. Birmingham Central Library Madin envisioned this library would be a centrepiece of what would become an
THE MODERN GAZETTEER III: PARADISE [ LOST ]Group 5: ” The Journey”
Post by : Josephine Hakim The Group initially got intrigued by what the name of the site “PARADISE CIRCUS”, its location ( heart of Birmingham city ) and its intended function for the public suggest. In an industrial city mark
THE MODERN GAZETTEER III: PARADISE [ LOST ]Group 5: ” The Journey”
Post by : Josephine Hakim The Group initially got intrigued by what the name of the site “PARADISE CIRCUS”, its location ( heart of Birmingham city ) and its intended function for the public suggest. In an industrial city mark
MODERN GAZETTEER: PARADISE LOST- Beth Mamicha
The images above demonstrate our first insights from our first group session. We created a mind map after our initial site visit to the Paradise Forum. Looking into the buildings different usability, maintainability, potential and loses. It was mostly our first time
MODERN GAZETTEER: PARADISE LOST- Beth Mamicha
The images above demonstrate our first insights from our first group session. We created a mind map after our initial site visit to the Paradise Forum. Looking into the buildings different usability, maintainability, potential and loses. It was mostly our first time
John Maxted // Paradise Circus Initial Response
Following the group walk around the initial response to the site was quite mixed. Responses varied from the brutal nature of the finished concrete to items concerning failing spaces. A reoccurring theme that came up was the juxtaposition between the
John Maxted // Paradise Circus Initial Response
Following the group walk around the initial response to the site was quite mixed. Responses varied from the brutal nature of the finished concrete to items concerning failing spaces. A reoccurring theme that came up was the juxtaposition between the
Significant Features with Bournville Village Trust
PROJECT: Significant Features Exhibition LOCATION: International Project Space, Bournville, Birmingham COLLABORATORS: An Endless Supply, Grain, Bournville Village Trust, Grand Union PROJECT TYPE: Exhibition Installation, Research and Publication Modern Gazetteer is an interdisciplinary research project that was set up in 2011, housed across the schools
Significant Features with Bournville Village Trust
PROJECT: Significant Features Exhibition LOCATION: International Project Space, Bournville, Birmingham COLLABORATORS: An Endless Supply, Grain, Bournville Village Trust, Grand Union PROJECT TYPE: Exhibition Installation, Research and Publication Modern Gazetteer is an interdisciplinary research project that was set up in 2011, housed across the schools
Ross Hetherington // Mid Term Review
Modern Gazetteer has largely worked as a personal exploration of Bournville and its archive of materials, revealing some interesting moments and themes to potentially display in the future at the exhibition. We have met on three occasions with students of
Ross Hetherington // Mid Term Review
Modern Gazetteer has largely worked as a personal exploration of Bournville and its archive of materials, revealing some interesting moments and themes to potentially display in the future at the exhibition. We have met on three occasions with students of
Ross Hetherington // 1974 – 2013 Social Mix
Statement Bournville was planned as a social city, probably the first community where a “fine grained” (Sarkissian, W and Heine, W p.13) social mix was planned from the start. From the outset George (Cadbury) wanted to create a mixed community,
Ross Hetherington // 1974 – 2013 Social Mix
Statement Bournville was planned as a social city, probably the first community where a “fine grained” (Sarkissian, W and Heine, W p.13) social mix was planned from the start. From the outset George (Cadbury) wanted to create a mixed community,
Ross Hetherington // The Cadbury Archive
Our visit to the Cadbury Archive in their Bournville Factory, helped to uncover some texts created around the social connections based around the factory and Bournville. The texts looked into, were based around the planning of Bournville and
Ross Hetherington // The Cadbury Archive
Our visit to the Cadbury Archive in their Bournville Factory, helped to uncover some texts created around the social connections based around the factory and Bournville. The texts looked into, were based around the planning of Bournville and
Simon Day | The Cadbury Archive
Our visit to the archive introduced us to real archival processes, materials and information. One of the key things I was interested in was how the large variety of material, ranging from graphic merchandise to statistical data, was contained within
Simon Day | The Cadbury Archive
Our visit to the archive introduced us to real archival processes, materials and information. One of the key things I was interested in was how the large variety of material, ranging from graphic merchandise to statistical data, was contained within
Simon Day | Developing the binding technique
To address some of the issues with the previous tests regarding the stability of the binding, I experimented with a slightly more complex thread binding. This is still completed with one length of thread, as well as collecting the material
Simon Day | Developing the binding technique
To address some of the issues with the previous tests regarding the stability of the binding, I experimented with a slightly more complex thread binding. This is still completed with one length of thread, as well as collecting the material
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