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Well shaped tree inside the wall

http://topographies.khib.no/media/1939424/critical_texts.pdf

Some good texts and references in relation to contemporary ruins…

http://topographies.khib.no/en/about/

The link above is for a project concerned with post industrial sites also.

http://www.ncl.ac.uk/nicap/news/events/item/conference-material-memory-the-post-industrial-landscape-as-site-for-creative-practice-friday-nov-14th

The link above takes you to information about two very interesting looking events, both are free for students but hurry and book a place because they are limited!!!

Conference: Material Memory: The Post Industrial Landscape as Site for Creative Practice.

The key focus of the conference is to debate and discuss the creative potential of the Post Industrial Landscape and aims to bring artists, curators, creative writers, landscape architects, poets, historians and philosophers.

Location: Newcastle University, Culture Lab, Rooms 4 & 5, First floor
Time/Date: 14th November 2014, 09:00 – 17:00

Registration for delegates is £45.00 for the full day which includes lunch and a closing drinks reception. Students go free but places are very limited.

On Saturday 15^th November there will be a one day symposium for students around the Dunston Staithes Post Industrial Site. This is a free event and can be booked on the same booking site with a student number.

On Thursday 16th Oct Urban Ramble Two took part. Two groups of students undertook a walk exploring the Newcastle City ring road and pedestrian walkways, the arteries, veins and capillaries of the city. Simon Court (second year BA student) recalled the infamous city councillor T Dan Smith as we negotiated Swan House roundabout subways.

Below are a couple of links giving some information about T Dan Smith:

A lecture delivered at Newcastle University on October 22nd 2013, by Chris Foote Wood, entitled T Dan Smith :Hero or Villain?

https://campus.recap.ncl.ac.uk/Panopto/Pages/Embed.aspx?id=6536c6e1-99dc-42ef-8b97-d384a4100c3c&v=1

and a very interesting project called Something Concrete and Modern:

http://www.somethingconcreteandmodern.co.uk/people/t-dan-smith/

The man himself above

http://www.openculture.com/2010/07/tarkovksy.html

The link above will lead you to a world of amazing films, check out Stalker first.

Andrei Tarkovsky (1932-1986) firmly positioned himself as the finest Soviet director of the post-War period. But his influence extended well beyond the Soviet Union.  The Cahiers du cinéma consistently ranked his films on their top ten annual lists. Ingmar Bergman went so far as to say, “Tarkovsky for me is the greatest [director], the one who invented a new language, true to the nature of film, as it captures life as a reflection, life as a dream.” And Akira Kurosawa acknowledged his influence too, adding, “I love all of Tarkovsky’s films. I love his personality and all his works. Every cut from his films is a marvelous image in itself.”