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Cities

Which way now for legible cities?

Kasper de Graaf - 17 October 2011 0

Building on the vision of Kevin Lynch, who formulated the legible city concept in The Image of The City (Harvard/MIT, 1960),...

Cities

Re-imagining Manchester: Creatives Making Place

Kasper de Graaf - 2 May 2020 0

In 1957, the historian A.J.P. Taylor wrote in the New York Times that “Manchester is the only English city which can...

Communities

People and heritage

Kasper de Graaf - 2 May 2020 0

In 2019 – Finsbury Park’s 150th anniversary year – we celebrated with a programme of events including #Everything150, a contemporary archaeology...

Culture

Communities

People and heritage

Kasper de Graaf - 2 May 2020 0

In 2019 – Finsbury Park’s 150th anniversary year – we celebrated with a programme of events including #Everything150, a contemporary archaeology...

Politics

Observations in paint: “What procedures?”

Simon Poulter - 25 May 2020 0

Communities

Safe Space: art for vulnerable adults in lockdown

Document News - 25 May 2020 0

Safe Space, a new art workshop programme for older or vulnerable adults and carers designed “for lockdown and beyond” is launching...

Design

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...

Cities

Which way now for legible cities?

Kasper de Graaf - 17 October 2011 0

Building on the vision of Kevin Lynch, who formulated the legible city concept in The Image of The City (Harvard/MIT, 1960),...

Politics

UK Borders: a line in the sand

Document Features - 28 November 2008 0

On 5 November 2008, Applied Information Group managing director Kasper de Graaf gave a presentation to the Sign Design Society about...

Politics

UK Borders: a line in the sand

Document Features - 28 November 2008 0

On 5 November 2008, Applied Information Group managing director Kasper de Graaf gave a presentation to the Sign Design Society about...

Communities

Covid-19 Threads #1: Arnav Agarwal

Mutiny Projects - 4 May 2020 0

https://vimeo.com/414228008 Covid-19 Threads is a series of short films presenting twitter posts that have appeared with...

People

Professor John Benyon, criminologist and passionate educator

Document Obituaries - 8 June 2016 0

John Benyon was Professor of Political Studies at the University of Leicester from 1993 until his death on 19 May aged...

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