The Peeps: Ancoats: the Presence of Absence - Rilegato

Dubowitz, Dan

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0719085527 ISBN 13: 9780719085529

Casa editrice: Manchester Univ Pr, 2011

Riassunto

Ancoats, in Manchester, was once unimaginably different. One of the world's earliest industrial suburbs, it was dark and dense, noisy, frenetic, violent and unhealthy. It was also vibrant and creative. It had a striking vapour, sound and feel.

The area today has undergone a striking regeneration. New streets, pavements and civic spaces have been laid down. A series of installations, known as The Peeps, have been created for the area. Built into the fabric of the buildings, the brass peep holes offer a fleeting glimpse of a walled-in space, a tunnel, a disused toilet, a bell tower, a gauge.

Dan Dubowitz, given the title of 'cultural masterplanner', records through photographs, interviews, commentary and contemporaneous texts, the recent past and the current regeneration of the suburb. It is a fascinating, beautifully illustrated and designed volume that eloquently depicts the common narrative of industrialisation, slow decay and rebirth.

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Dan Dubowitz is a multi-disciplinary artist and photographer. Since 2003 he has developed cultural masterplans for the cities of Glasgow, Sunderland, Newcastle, Manchester and Stoke-on-Trent


Dan Dubowitz is a multi-disciplinary artist and photographer. Since 2003 he has developed cultural masterplans for the cities of Glasgow, Sunderland, Newcastle, Manchester and Stoke-on-Trent

Dan Dubowitz is a multi-disciplinary artist and photographer. Since 2003 he has developed cultural masterplans for the cities of Glasgow, Sunderland, Newcastle, Manchester and Stoke-on-Trent.

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Ancoats, in Manchester, was once unimaginably different. One of the world's earliest industrial suburbs, it was dark and dense, noisy, frenetic, violent and unhealthy. It was also vibrant and creative. It had a striking vapour, sound and feel.The area today has undergone a striking regeneration. New streets, pavements and civic spaces have been laid down. A series of installations, known as The Peeps, have been created for the area. Built into the fabric of the buildings, the brass peep holes offer a fleeting glimpse of a walled-in space, a tunnel, a disused toilet, a bell tower, a gauge.Dan Dubowitz, given the title of 'cultural masterplanner', records through photographs, interviews, commentary and contemporaneous texts, the recent past and the current regeneration of the suburb. It is a fascinating, beautifully illustrated and designed volume that eloquently depicts the common narrative of industrialisation, slow decay and rebirth.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Manchester Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0719085527
• ISBN 13: 9780719085529
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 143
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile