Concrete Dreams: The Rise & Fall of Cumbernauld Town Centre

Tue Nov 26 2024 at 05:30 pm to 08:30 pm UTC+00:00

The Glasgow School of Art | Glasgow

Recollective
Publisher/HostRecollective
Concrete Dreams: The Rise & Fall of Cumbernauld Town Centre
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Join Recollective (Alison Irvine, Chris Leslie and Mitch Miller) to launch their new book on the complex history of Cumbernauld Town Centre.
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5.30-7.00pm: Concrete Legacies - Cumbernauld as an achitectural and cultural icon

The Reid Lecture Theatre, Reid Building, Glasgow School of Art

A panel discussion on Cumbernauld's influence on architecture, social history and culture, chaired by Mitch Miller (Glasgow School of Art/Recollective).

Bruce Peter, Glasgow School of Art - Cumbernauld's international significance.

Diane Watters and Miles Glendinning, University of Edinburgh - Historical Perspectives

Jonny Murray, Edinburgh College of Art - Bill Forsyth and Cumbernauld


7.00pm - 8.30pm: Concrete Dreams - Book Launch

Seminar Room 1/The Gallery, Reid Building, Glasgow School of Art

Join Recollective Artists Alison Irvine, Chris Leslie and Mitch Miller for the launch of their book Concrete Dreams: The Rise & Fall of Cumbernauld Town Centre. Photography, creative non-fiction and Illustration combine to capture the complex legacy of the Scottish New Town's radical megastructure.

Artist talks, film and refreshments! All welcome.


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The Glasgow School of Art, 167 Renfrew Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom

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