Comments on: My advice to Birmingham…for what its worth http://www.capsule.org.uk/blog/2008/12/04/my-advice-to-birmingham/ The Capsule Blog Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:06:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: kimado http://www.capsule.org.uk/blog/2008/12/04/my-advice-to-birmingham/comment-page-1/#comment-15263 kimado Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:39:36 +0000 http://www.capsule.org.uk/blog/?p=75#comment-15263 Birmingham is one of the only cities in the world to have a completed ring road around its centre never mind the 3 we have, or 2 n a half now. if the aim is not to produce a homogenised blueprint for birmingham, maybe just maybe the ring roads could become a feature? with installation spaces all underneath like the light festival last year.<br>in terms of it being organic... yes it is. Birmingham is an organically developed city the main exception being corporation street and is plenty of spaces for mobile discos to appear, nooks and crannies for decent graffiti; like i've never tried but i'm sure i could do something greater and more primal than a squiggle or a tag? with a bottle of tippex. BIRMINGHAM JUST NEEDS MORE BALLS. more people doing stuff instead of talking about it it is the spirit that makes changes not council workers or landlords. WE ARE THE PEOPLE. Birmingham is one of the only cities in the world to have a completed ring road around its centre never mind the 3 we have, or 2 n a half now. if the aim is not to produce a homogenised blueprint for birmingham, maybe just maybe the ring roads could become a feature? with installation spaces all underneath like the light festival last year.
in terms of it being organic… yes it is. Birmingham is an organically developed city the main exception being corporation street and is plenty of spaces for mobile discos to appear, nooks and crannies for decent graffiti; like i've never tried but i'm sure i could do something greater and more primal than a squiggle or a tag? with a bottle of tippex. BIRMINGHAM JUST NEEDS MORE BALLS. more people doing stuff instead of talking about it it is the spirit that makes changes not council workers or landlords. WE ARE THE PEOPLE.

]]> By: needles and hooks» Blog Archive » Big City Plan http://www.capsule.org.uk/blog/2008/12/04/my-advice-to-birmingham/comment-page-1/#comment-6523 needles and hooks» Blog Archive » Big City Plan Sun, 25 Jan 2009 16:53:53 +0000 http://www.capsule.org.uk/blog/?p=75#comment-6523 [...] and Jenny at Capsule have put their response to the plan here.  I must agree with them wholeheartedly.  Living and working in Birmingham can seem like an [...] [...] and Jenny at Capsule have put their response to the plan here.  I must agree with them wholeheartedly.  Living and working in Birmingham can seem like an [...]

]]> By: Links for 20th January « BigCatGroup 360 http://www.capsule.org.uk/blog/2008/12/04/my-advice-to-birmingham/comment-page-1/#comment-6366 Links for 20th January « BigCatGroup 360 Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:17:17 +0000 http://www.capsule.org.uk/blog/?p=75#comment-6366 [...] Capsule’s advice to BCC [...] [...] Capsule’s advice to BCC [...]

]]> By: Jason Penhall http://www.capsule.org.uk/blog/2008/12/04/my-advice-to-birmingham/comment-page-1/#comment-6266 Jason Penhall Mon, 19 Jan 2009 10:26:44 +0000 http://www.capsule.org.uk/blog/?p=75#comment-6266 Recommend reading the response to the Big City Plans consultation document by Joe Holyoak at www.joeholyoak.co.uk on the news section. Recommend reading the response to the Big City Plans consultation document by Joe Holyoak at http://www.joeholyoak.co.uk on the news section.

]]> By: kimado http://www.capsule.org.uk/blog/2008/12/04/my-advice-to-birmingham/comment-page-1/#comment-4051 kimado Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:03:22 +0000 http://www.capsule.org.uk/blog/?p=75#comment-4051 Birmingham is one of the only cities in the world to have a completed ring road around its centre never mind the 3 we have, or 2 n a half now. if the aim is not to produce a homogenised blueprint for birmingham, maybe just maybe the ring roads could become a feature? with installation spaces all underneath like the light festival last year. in terms of it being organic... yes it is. Birmingham is an organically developed city the main exception being corporation street and is plenty of spaces for mobile discos to appear, nooks and crannies for decent graffiti; like i've never tried but i'm sure i could do something greater and more primal than a squiggle or a tag? with a bottle of tippex. BIRMINGHAM JUST NEEDS MORE BALLS. more people doing stuff instead of talking about it it is the spirit that makes changes not council workers or landlords. WE ARE THE PEOPLE. Birmingham is one of the only cities in the world to have a completed ring road around its centre never mind the 3 we have, or 2 n a half now. if the aim is not to produce a homogenised blueprint for birmingham, maybe just maybe the ring roads could become a feature? with installation spaces all underneath like the light festival last year.
in terms of it being organic… yes it is. Birmingham is an organically developed city the main exception being corporation street and is plenty of spaces for mobile discos to appear, nooks and crannies for decent graffiti; like i’ve never tried but i’m sure i could do something greater and more primal than a squiggle or a tag? with a bottle of tippex. BIRMINGHAM JUST NEEDS MORE BALLS. more people doing stuff instead of talking about it it is the spirit that makes changes not council workers or landlords. WE ARE THE PEOPLE.

]]> By: Created in Birmingham » More thoughts on Birmingham - Capsule’s advice and ‘Beigingham’ http://www.capsule.org.uk/blog/2008/12/04/my-advice-to-birmingham/comment-page-1/#comment-3928 Created in Birmingham » More thoughts on Birmingham - Capsule’s advice and ‘Beigingham’ Sat, 06 Dec 2008 19:20:10 +0000 http://www.capsule.org.uk/blog/?p=75#comment-3928 [...] and Jenny from Capsule gave their thoughts on the Big City Plan to Night Times Newspaper, concentrating on the development of Digbeth. Here’s what they said: Currently our success [...] [...] and Jenny from Capsule gave their thoughts on the Big City Plan to Night Times Newspaper, concentrating on the development of Digbeth. Here’s what they said: Currently our success [...]

]]> By: Shona http://www.capsule.org.uk/blog/2008/12/04/my-advice-to-birmingham/comment-page-1/#comment-3869 Shona Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:00:55 +0000 http://www.capsule.org.uk/blog/?p=75#comment-3869 "Creative quarters need to grow organically, invest in supporting growth rather than imposing structured ideas of what you think creativity should be." Hallelujah! I was talking to someone about this today, following on from a semi-rant/ loose ideas post on my blog. This was something that we were both dead set on. There needs to be a move towards providing affordable space for it to flourish, for starters. It should be organic - it's not something that can be cobbled together. It needs the conditions to allow it to happen and not something that's rigid, inflexible and dominated by manipulative measures. Your points really resonated with me - thanks for this. :) “Creative quarters need to grow organically, invest in supporting growth rather than imposing structured ideas of what you think creativity should be.”

Hallelujah! I was talking to someone about this today, following on from a semi-rant/ loose ideas post on my blog. This was something that we were both dead set on. There needs to be a move towards providing affordable space for it to flourish, for starters. It should be organic – it’s not something that can be cobbled together. It needs the conditions to allow it to happen and not something that’s rigid, inflexible and dominated by manipulative measures. Your points really resonated with me – thanks for this. :)

]]> By: Custard Factory - Pete’s Interweb roundup http://www.capsule.org.uk/blog/2008/12/04/my-advice-to-birmingham/comment-page-1/#comment-3860 Custard Factory - Pete’s Interweb roundup Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:33:00 +0000 http://www.capsule.org.uk/blog/?p=75#comment-3860 [...] Capsule’s advice to Birmingham - There’s a bit of buzz around the blogs at the moment about the Big City Plan and the Creative Director notion. Here’s Capsule’s contribution to the debate. [...] [...] Capsule’s advice to Birmingham – There’s a bit of buzz around the blogs at the moment about the Big City Plan and the Creative Director notion. Here’s Capsule’s contribution to the debate. [...]

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