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Dudley Time Portal

Infrastructure - cladding falling off? - 211110 1730 Decay.png
Infrastructure - cladding falling off?
Added to Archive Thursday 11 November 2021
Experienced Wednesday 10 November 2021
Last Updated Tuesday 27 January 2026
Location 52.50909539032822, -2.0860397954789724
Season Autumn
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Themes Broken Decay Material
What was/is/if What is
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Layers of rotten board + weeds - 210731 1050.jpg
We initially collaged together all the facade images taken and then annotated them with further reference to key areas. The right hand side looking at materiality, street furniture and observations of people. The left hand side looks at observing some of the most dominant features - the traffic, shopping centre and busy public market in the centre. - Michelle Gartside Initial response.png
Looking to be the centrepiece of our exhibition, we proposed to create a site model of Dudley Highstreet at 1:200 scale with buildings modelled in a simple form. Local residents and visitors to the exhibition are then invited to decorate a chosen building to how they would envision it sat within the context of a greener Highstreet. We want to tie in our themes of biodiversity and materials by proposing that buildings can, and do, have the potential to be a lot healthier, sustainable, and interactive on the street. This site model also helps gain vital public opinions on the Highstreet and prompts discussion of areas most in need of attention. To ensure that the model is utilising the MDF to the most efficient standard possible. First, the centres of the massing blocks have been hollowed out. This allows a reduction in materials used as other buildings can be cut in the centres of the model. Then the top is finished with a solid piece. The waste material is placed into the recycling rack where other students can reuse it; otherwise, if the material left cannot be used for another project, it is recycled correctly by the university. The model spanned just over 3.4m long and over 50cm wide. With the majority being cut from scrap woods that would fit the jigsaw of the shape, we were able to drastically cut down on waste. We also got some small benches and bee hives printed from recycled plastics, and used dried flowers as trees to represent the green spaces. Ultimately, the model seemed like a huge success, and really helped portray our ideas about Dudley High Street to those who came by. Everyone from Dudley who saw the model knew that it was the High Street, and interacted well with it. The size did make it difficult to move, especially to carry to the site, but it sat nicely in the centre of the the room and really drew people in to interact with it. The model brought people in from outside to play with, write on, interact with. It became a spectacle for the public to come in and see what was happening and offer their ideas about what could be done. The event was a success. Many people from the public (those who heard about the event, and those who just happened across it on the day) came in to interact with the model, which sat as the centre piece in the room. Kids liked to play with the pieces while the adults talked about things that could come from actions to help the High Street, not just leave it as is. SOME OF THE KEY IDEAS WERE: - The Shops need to be inviting for everyone. It’s no good having these places to go if people would rather take a bus to the next town. - Just putting up boards across the windows is awful. Paint, Posters, Graffiti: Anything that actually makes the High Street look still alive is better than just wooden boards. - More Green is needed. While it is obvious that there is a lack of Trees, many people wanted to push for these small bushes or planting spaces that could easily be implemented across the street. - Spaces for public events or for people to at least gather at. While there is the Market and Fountain, it is not enough for the people of Dudley. - Something needs to be done about the cars on the High Street. Some were Pro-Removal of all Cars, while some just wanted to limit when they could access the High Street. Following the exhibition we created a series of drawings with our own interpretation of Sarah Wigglesworth ‘The Dining Table’ drawing. The drawings are a perfect representation of the our interactive model at the ERA Environmental Exhibition and Event. Showing the interaction the public had with the model, as well as the conversations that were held around the model. - Table 7.png
Decaying paint / wall above shops - 210731 1030 Decay.png
Alley-waste - glass - furniture - plastic bags - 211007 1500 Waste 6.png
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Loss or original building line enclosure too much horizontality - 210731 1403 Identity.jpg
Paving stones - 210731 1330 Connection 1.png
Sash xxxx Cosmetics nice (best smell) - 211110 1730 Smell.png
Industrial aesthetic functional utilitarian - 211110 1730 Aesthetic.png
Rotten window frames, cracked plaster - 210731 1050.jpg
More tagged with theme Decay
Peeling paint on beautiful old windows - 210731 1050.jpg
Some good 18 + 19C facades but in poor condition - 210731 1403 Identity.jpg
Buddleia and ferns growing in the guttering reaching for the sky - 210731 1050.jpg
This building has been picked because it is significant as it represents the language slang used in the local area. Not only that, the facade clearly looks worn and requires repair throughout. This is the best place to start as the locals would easily refer to it via slang. So when spreading the news of repair, people would instantly know which building it is. - Ryan Cooksey Building 1 Model 1.png
Aesthetics of decay, worn-out remnants, decline post-industrial. Beautiful ruins. Fragments of the past. - 211110 1730 Aesthetic.png