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Focusing on the analysis of archival material, this research investigates Gordon Cullen’s drawings and notes about the serial visions, a unique cinematic method that Cullen implemented to express the complexity of urban spaces.
Despite Cullen’s evident relevant role in the development of the British architectural theory of the 20th century, not many studies have been conducted on him, his projects, or ideas. This research tries to address this lacuna, offering, in particular, a thorough investigation of his serial visions through an original data collection at the Gordon Cullen archive, holds at the University of Westminster.
The main challenge of this research is to reconsider the vital importance of historical, and more precisely archival, research for better informing the intellectual agenda of architectural contemporary practice.
We are finding a tool with which human imagination can begin to mould the city into a coherent drama. The process of manipulation has begun to turn the blind facts into a taut emotional situation.
The theoretical sets and contextual relationships of this research are aligned to the research cluster Scene, Sequence and Mediated Commons of the Leeds School of Architecture.
The main aim of this research is to re-evaluate Cullen’s contribution about the seminal British urban researches of the 50s, 60s, and 70s, finally stating his crucial role in influencing the contemporary development of new urban theories.
More specifically, the objectives of this research proposal are to:
Paul Mellon Centre Research Support Grants winners’ list
Dr Carla Molinari and Dr Marco Spada presentation for the virtual conference The City and Complexity–Life, Design and Commerce in the Built Environment
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