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A maze of images of modernist buildings, idealised structures and architectural fragments in a specially created installation for the Fruitmarket Gallery, cleverly shows the extraordinary relationship that artist, Toby Paterson, has to the built environment.
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The publication An Experiment in Total Environment: Pasmore and Paterson in Peterlee encapsulates the experiences and achievements of this two-year project and Toby Paterson's engagement with the landscape of Peterlee. 'An Experiment in Total Environment' is a phrase Victor Pasmore used to describe both his approach to urban design at Peterlee and his vision for the New Town. The book offers both a new insight to the original development of Peterlee New Town and how this was uniquely shaped Victor Pasmore and provides a new perspective on the town seen through the eyes and minds of a contemporary generation.
Humorous British Science Fiction at it's best!
This book provides a timely review of the contemporary interpretation of the ‘comprehensive health centre’, a building type that was originally advocated by health reformers in the UK in the first half of the twentieth century. The book discusses the development of this idea, the failure under the NHS to apply the idea in practice in the second half of the century and the recent emergence, in all four regions of the UK, of comprehensive health centres providing a wide range of health and social services, often linked to other community facilities. A review of the latest developments in comprehensive health centre design forms the core of the book in the form of detailed case studies of t...
This book is an introduction to cosplay as a subculture and community, built around playful spaces and the everyday practices of crafting costumes, identities, and performances. Drawing on new and original ethnographic data, as well as the innovative use of arts-led research, this book adds to our understanding of a popular, global cultural practice. In turn, this pushes forward our understanding of play, fan practices, subcultures, practice-led research, and uses of urban spaces. Cosplay and the Art of Play offers a significant addition to key contemporary debates on the meaning and uses of popular culture in the 21st century, and will be of importance to students and scholars interested in communities, fandom, identity, leisure, participatory cultures, performance, and play.
This documentation of the work surrounding the regeneration of the Gorbals area in Glasgow looks at the issues surrounding urban public art, raising questions about its place and value in the 21st century.
Toby is a teddy bear in a toy shop. Longing for a family to live with, he jumps into the arms of his new owner from his shelf in the shop. His adventure leads him to show his new friends a special way of staying happy and calm when things get difficult. What will Toby find at his new home? Who else lives there? And how does he always stay such a peaceful, happy, and loving bear?
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