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In this edition of Our Culture Jack Clarke takes us on a tour of Salford and the stops includes several buildings that have been abandoned. Here Jack critiques the likes of the listing of buildings and heritage policy that sounds good on paper but does little in reality if the building isn’t in the right postcode. He finishes with some suggestions on how policy changes can be made to give local communities more power over the protection, maintenance and restoration of local buildings.
Utopia Under Control – Masculinity, Dress Codes and the Architecture of Access
by Andrew Groves This was originally published on Andrew Groves: Menswear, Archives, Systems substack Last Saturday I queued for ninety minutes to get into a pub. Utopia,…
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by Andrew Groves This was originally published on Andrew Groves: Menswear, Archives, Systems substack Last Saturday I queued for ninety minutes to get into a... Continue reading
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Maxine Peake and Vicky McClure By Stefan Szczelkun I woke up early in the morning following the film and Q&A, feeling outraged and angry. They... Continue reading
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