School of Arts Media and Creatvie Technology
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The unintentional forces of serendipity
In many ways this website has been a massive joint effort, a mutually collaborative process and a whole lot of fun.
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A tribute to Salford’s technicians: School of Arts, Media and Creative Technology (#2)
I recently caught up with Alex Nelu in the School of Arts, Media and Creative Technology. Here he picks some of his favourite images from the Archive and Special Collections.
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Navigating Progress: A tribute to Salford’s technicians (#1)
Throughout my study into Salford’s post-war campus, a consistent thread has remained: the invaluable role of technicians and how they are central to the curriculum both then and today.
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Was Shirley Baker responsible for these images?
Last Sunday I found myself contemplating several photographs from the University’s Archives and Special Collections.
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Crescent House’s hidden casket of yesteryear
But here’s the thing, a little fascinating nugget of detail concerning one of my favourite buildings in Greater Manchester.
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Pendleton’s Streamline Moderne
Pendleton’s Cross Lane Market Superintendent’s Office and Clock Tower is an almost forgotten gem in the discourse concerning the city’s mid-twentieth century redevelopment.
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Viva ‘Space, Hope, and Brutalism,’ thank you Elain Harwood
I was very sorry to hear of the recent passing of Elain Harwood (1958-2023). Her untimely death made me consider the value of her work.
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Dare we say Utopian universities?
“Utopian Universities: A Global History of the New Campuses of the 1960s” (2020) is one of the most recent books in this area of study.
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‘Punting, alas, is forbidden’: the University of York as heir apparent
The original development of York’s architecture and pedagogy was one of enigmatic restraint. Ben Britton discusses the collegiate campus and public sculpture.
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Campus as art gallery
William Mitchell’s Minute Men brought the atmosphere of the stars and space travel to the Allerton Building. Natalie Bradbury takes us on a tour of campus art.
The 'White Heat' of Modernity 