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Brazil
To an Englishman more used to 24-hour rolling surveillance, Brazil’s civic openness is a dream come true.
Blackburn Daily Market 1964-2011
Blackbirn Market heralded a ‘new era for the shopping public of East Lancashire’.. “come on in, the ceiling is lovely!”
Boldly gone
April 1st 2011 witnessed the ‘death’ of one of the most enduring logos of British transit and of the Greater Manchester region.
Big, bold and steaming
In the distance, across the Mersey flatlands, you can see one of the truly great sights of the North West of England: the eight, cooling towers of Fiddlers Ferry power station, silhouetted and steaming. Bold, sculptural and sublime.
The Map
Our favourite director, Gary Huswitt - yes the fellow that created the film about Dieter Rams, has another treat in store with a short film about the creation of a new live map based on the (in)famous Massimo Vignelli map of New York’s city subway.
Emmett McBain: Black is Beautiful
Designer Emmett McBain’s graphic design work is legendary for its centring of Black people and Black culture. Indeed, his work has been described as “art direction as social equity”.
Police Brutality
The post-war period, the experimental and well funded department and the associations between local government and the emergency services all had their bearing on ‘police brutality’.
Pier Luigi Nervi: Architecture for Sport
Architecture for Sport offers a unique opportunity to examine the progression in design and constructional methods of Italian engineer Pier Luigi Nervi.
The Modernist in Peckham
the modenist lovs a concrete multi storey car park and so in July 2015, attended the Copeland Book Market alongside a host of other independent arty publishers.