ID:253 | Open in NocoDB | Type:Photo | Themes:7 | Attachments:1 | Finding:34 chars | Connections:0→0 | Location:52.510089910108356, -2.0829203761444224 | Weather:None | Date:Saturday 1 May 1982 | Press 'D' to close

Dudley Time Portal

Dudley Market pictured in May 1982 - Screenshot 2022-02-24 at 15_14_27.png
Dudley Market pictured in May 1982
Added to Archive Thursday 24 February 2022
Experienced Saturday 1 May 1982
Location 52.510089910108356, -2.0829203761444224
Type Photo
Themes Past High Commerce People Transport Vehicle Architecture
What was/is/if What was
More tagged with theme Past
This gift was created to highlight different points in the social spaces on the high street. Aspects that we can improve on and celebrate. One point found was to incorporate more green spaces to improve health and wellbeing. The other to celebrate the textures and embossings in Dudley’s early ironworking. These ornaments were created by melting sweets and printing patterns onto them. - 0_bLySD-pGcd7BOWUv.png
More tagged with theme High
Motif / sign above G.P. Footwear not seen before - 210730 1515 Tiny Things.png
The image shows what this space could look like as a productive landscape. Where all the space is used. Vertical growing space can be utilised for pollinators for heights out of human range and for fruit and herbs in the lower regions that lie within our grasp. Trees can provide shelter, pollen and fruit, as can shrubs. - 1_I1Zo_eW9Ylo2G6KP5uxbfw.png
A green wall facade across the passageway could create a bold landmark to attract people to the courtyard space. - 1_zvyI4boskcIdwDPq-6EbUw.png
Slooow peeling of cladding on 1st + 2nd storeys of bldg - 210715 1600 Speeds.png
Secondary focus old cinema - 210731 1403 Identity.jpg
More tagged with theme Transport
Why put a multi-storey car park with access from the narrowest street in the town? - 210731 1403 Identity.jpg
My gift was created to highlight the importance of connections to Dudley high street through the use of transportation which is key to encouraging people to come and use the high street. The jigsaw shows a map of Dudley with the different types of transport and was made from paper and card. - 1_Axib_mEQmcWlcCObfGr9rg.png
Dudley Market pictured in May 1982 - Screenshot 2022-02-24 at 15_14_27.png
Localising Material Accessibility During my initial walk through the High Street of Dudley, I noticed an inevitable decline in the area. There were vacant shops, but those open had apparent facade damage. For the area to thrive, there needs to be an aesthetical uplift. Here I began to question how to make the repairs. On the one hand, one could complete a like for like repair with a deep clean to provide a new lease of life to achieve an aesthetical value. Alternatively, the repairs could be a status of where the street aims to be in the future. To achieve a statement, the implementation of repair work needs to stand out. It needs to be futuristic, a bold contrast to the existing. At this point, I decided that after being informed of the damage the built environment has on the climate crisis, only carbon zero/ carbon sequestering materials would be present during repairs. This does not aim to destroy existing buildings but instead carefully implement repairs creating a patchwork effect across the street. This would then grow over time as more repair work is required. Over time, the high street would transform into a zero-carbon environment. The manufacturing and growth of these materials need to be local, so consideration is vital. This provides an opportunity for the site to be a material producer itself. - Ryan Cooksey Ban Materials.png
Smell of a clean Euro-6 bus engine - 210731 1403 Smell.png