Creative Cardiff hub consultations in the Vertical Studio

Posted on 6 May 2016 by Samuel Woodford

In contrast to the book launch of Tuesday evening, or even the student-led Show & Tell of Monday evening, Wednesday brought a more participatory sort of event: a pair of consultation sessions run during the daytime that attempted to explore the need for, and interest in, a new creative hub space in the city.  
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The Creative Citizen Unbound: book launch in the Vertical Studio

Posted on 27 April 2016 by Samuel Woodford

Tuesday evening, the second event in the “Vertical Studio” project, saw the Cardiff launch of a new book, The Creative Citizen Unbound. This has been co-edited by Professor Ian Hargreaves and Professor John Hartley and is subtitled: “How social media and DIY culture contribute to democracy, communities and the creative economy”. This subtitle encapsulates the tone of
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Student Show and Tell in the Vertical Studio

Posted on 26 April 2016 by Samuel Woodford

Launching the week’s collaborative effort between the Welsh School of Architecture (WSA) and the Creative Economy Team was Monday evening’s Student Show & Tell event. This was a student version of our quarterly Show & Tell event, in which three speakers displayed an object related to their work before taking questions. These were respectively a talk on
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