A PERSONAL LOG AND SKETCH BOOK OF MY UNIVERSITY WORK THROUGH MY FINAL YEAR. A PLACE FOR THE WORLD TO COMMENT AND FOLLOW MY PROGRESS

Tuesday 14 October 2008

_define A1 PRESENTATION

IN WEEK 2 WE SEPERATED INTO GROUPS. KARL BROWN, ED KEPCZYK AND MYSELF FORMED OUR GROUP.

THE CONTINUING OBJECTIVE IS TO “DEFINE – REDEFINE- PROPOSE” BRIGGATE, THE MAIN HIGH STREET OF LEEDS CITY CENTRE.

THIS IS OUR A1 PRESENTATION FOR DEFINING BRIGGATE.

NARRATIVE- “THIS LARGE EXPANSE OF PEDSTRIANISED PUBLIC OPEN SPACE HAS A FUNCTION BUT DOES IT HAVE A SOUL?

IT IS EASY TO DEFINE BRIGGATE BY WHAT IT DOES AND BY WHAT IT OFFERS, AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW IS TO DEFINE THE STREET VISUALLY; LOOK ABOVE THE SEA OF CONSUMERISM AND THERE ARE SHAPES AND PATTERNS THAT CAN EASILY BE FORGOTTEN, A RICH MIXTURE OR ARCHITECTURE WHICH LONGS FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION!”




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