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The Art and Architecture of Place

Posted on February 10, 2009 by Nicky Getgood | 1 Comment

Join MADE on 3rd March for The Art and Architecture of Place, a series of special events from mid-afternoon onwards, featuring Sean Griffiths from FAT Architects and celebrating MADE’s 5th birthday, plus 175 years of the RIBA.  The afternoon starts … Continue reading →

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Links for November 2nd

Posted on November 2, 2008 by Nicky Getgood | 1 Comment

A diarising jazz musician discovers Digbeth – ‘Digbeth is very interesting. it has vintage shops, and theres this place called Custard Factory which holds an art gallery, some shops, a small broadcast radio… mini minor shops. Basically, quirky interesting things. … Continue reading →

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Organic Eastside: regeneration by maniacs

Posted on October 29, 2008 by Nicky Getgood | Leave a comment

So Bennie Gray’s been in the paper saying Birmingham needs a few more Custard Factories.  George Ferguson, who spoke at the Organic Eastside seminar held by MADE* and Digbeth Business Association in South Birmingham College last night, would heartilly agree.  … Continue reading →

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Clash of the titans

Posted on October 26, 2008 by Nicky Getgood | Leave a comment

This caught my eye at the launch of the Rescue Geography photography exhibition in MADE* on Friday evening.  The exhibition is open daily 12 noon to 2pm until 31st October.

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Rescue Geography photographic installation

Posted on October 21, 2008 by Nicky Getgood | Leave a comment

Exhibition of Digbeth life on 27-31 October at MADE*, Fazeley Street with a preview this Friday 24 October 5-7pm.

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Rescue Geography

Posted on October 17, 2008 by Nicky Getgood | Leave a comment

Many thanks to D’log for flagging up this BBC Online article about the brilliant Rescue Geography: Digbeth project, which gathers peoples’ stories of the area, pre and post the onset of regeneration activity. The website’s a mine of memories old … Continue reading →

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Links for September 15th

Posted on September 15, 2008 by Nicky Getgood | 2 Comments

MADE in Birmingham – D’log summarizes MADE’s forthcoming autumn events. “Organic Eastside: Creative approaches to regenerating Eastside” on 28th October 2008 is one I’ll definately be signing up for. Killriculum – Now I love a good, nasty horror film that … Continue reading →

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