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Cities

Manchester launches a design manifesto

Document Research - 19 October 2018 0

This is the text of the statement issued by Manchester City Council and Design Manchester on 19 October 2018

Cities

What makes a great city?

Kasper de Graaf - 19 July 2019 0

On 9 July 2019, I had the pleasure of chairing a panel and audience discussion at a well attended Manchester International Festival...

Culture

Tate is the star in cities show

Kasper de Graaf - 16 June 2016 0

Living Cities, a display of works from the Collection in the George Economou Gallery on level 4 of The Switch House,...

Culture

Cities

Exhibition brings People’s Park to life

Kasper de Graaf - 25 July 2019 0

Between the café and the lake right in the centre of Finsbury Park, 10 large A-frames present a preview exhibition of images...

Culture

“I did it any way”: what punk taught me

Malcolm Garrett - 25 February 2016 0

Punk sprang up all around me in Manchester, seemingly in answer to questions I was already beginning to pose in early...

Politics

Observations in paint: “What procedures?”

Simon Poulter - 25 May 2020 0

Design

Cities

Eindhoven on the map

Kasper de Graaf - 5 November 2018 0

How a city’s commitment to design has shaped its image on the international stage On Wednesday 24 October, Tottenham...

Culture

“I did it any way”: what punk taught me

Malcolm Garrett - 25 February 2016 0

Punk sprang up all around me in Manchester, seemingly in answer to questions I was already beginning to pose in early...

Design

How the Bauhaus changed the ’80s

Kasper de Graaf - 2 May 2020 0

The first ever creative collaboration between Kasper de Graaf and Malcolm Garrett – the October 1981 edition of New Sounds New...

Politics

People

Raj Loomba: the widows’ voice

Kasper de Graaf - 3 March 2011 0

The lot of a widow is shocking in many parts of the world, the sorrow of losing her husband compounded by...

Innovation

South London: the new hotspot?

Document Research - 2 May 2020 0

SouthBank IQ is a research study and consultation document by Images&Co that evaluates the potential for innovation-led growth in South London. The...

Communities

Covid-19 Threads #3: Dominic Minghella

Mutiny Projects - 12 May 2020 0

https://vimeo.com/417007603 Covid-19 Threads is a series of short films presenting twitter posts that have appeared with...

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