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Architecture and power - from Stalinist structures to model villages

Tom Sutcliffe explores public art and architecture with Doug Aitken, Owen Hatherley, Jacqueline Yallop and Graham Morrison.

On Start the Week Tom Sutcliffe looks at the landscapes of communism with the writer Owen Hatherley whose new book reflects how power transformed the cities of the twentieth century. Jacqueline Yallop looks back at one of the most enduring experiments of Victorian philanthropy - the utopian 'model' village. The architect Graham Morrison is involved in a model village of his own, the regeneration and development of the 67 acre site at Kings Cross, and the artist Doug Aitken, famous for his large scale outdoor film installations which he's called 'liquid architecture', is creating a 30-day happening, Station-to-Station.
Producer: Katy Hickman.

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43 minutes

Owen Hatherley

Owen Hatherley is a writer.

Landscapes of Communism: A History Through Buildings is published by Allen Lane.

Jacqueline Yallop

Jacqueline Yallop is an author.

Dreamstreets: A Journey Through Britain’s Village Utopias is published by Jonathan Cape.

Graham Morrison

Graham Morrison is a partner at the architecture firm Allies and Morrison.

Allies and Morrison are the masterplanners of the King’s Cross development.

Doug Aitken

Doug Aitken is an artist.

Station to Station: A 30 Day Happening is at the Barbican from 27 June to 26 July.

Doug will be at Latitude Festival on Saturday 18 July for a screening of his film Station to Station.

Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterTom Sutcliffe
Interviewed GuestDoug Aitken
Interviewed GuestOwen Hatherley
Interviewed GuestJacqueline Yallop
Interviewed GuestGraham Morrison
ProducerKaty Hickman

Broadcasts

  • Mon 22 Jun 201509:00
  • Mon 22 Jun 201521:30

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