An interdisciplinary conference that examined the impact of this internationally significant piece of architecture built for everyday use by the people of Preston, and discussed its role within the wider context of urban design and the development of cities in the 21st Century.
The conference programme included:
• Chris Harding, Chair, BDP
• John Puttick, architect, John Puttick Associates – ‘The Restoration of a Brutalist Icon’
• Sally Stone, Reader, Manchester School of Architecture – ‘The Campaign To Save A Bus Station’
• Dr Christina Malathouni, University of Liverpool – ‘The Listing Story’
• Professor Charles Quick, In Certain Places – ‘Brutalist Architecture and the Arts’
• Professor Adrian Friend, University of Central Lancashire – ‘Why The Curves?’
• James Arnold History Curator, Harris Museum and Art Gallery – ‘Building Connections’
• Lee Ivett, Grenfell-Baines School of Architecture, University of Central Lancashire
• Ann Vanner, President, North Lancashire Society of Architects
In Certain Places
VB005A, Victoria Building
University of Central Lancashire
Preston
PR1 2HE
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