Urban Mining x Public Art Coventry

In 2001, Michael Landy destroyed all of his belongings – including his Saab 900 Turbo car (Credit: Break Down, Michael Landy, 2001. An Artangel commission/Parisa Taghizadeh)
Inspiration / public processing of materials as art: In 2001, Michael Landy destroyed all of his belongings – including his Saab 900 Turbo car (Credit: Break Down, Michael Landy, 2001. An Artangel commission/Parisa Taghizadeh)

Urban mining is a circular economy design methodology focused on the process of extracting anthropogenic materials from a city, repurposing them to create public realm artworks, structures and interventions.

Working with Coventry City Council, Coventry University, Shearer Property Group, Hills and the Future Teaching Trust we will be investigating Coventry as a potential site for the extraction of material resources for reintegration and reuse in city’s the public realm. With a particular focus on the City Centre South redevelopment.

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Coventry is at a pivotal moment. The imminent £450 million redevelopment of City Centre South, and ten-year meanwhile use placemaking strategy, invites a conversation about the benefits of a systems-driven,

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An exhibition of works that revalue and reform the material fabric of our urban environment.

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Underpinned by the Urban Mining Design Philosophy, this R&D explores the extraction of materials and components from the existing built environment of City Centre South, transforming them to propose dramatic

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Exploring City Centre South, Coventry, prior to its demolition for redevelopment, selected students from across the University’s postgraduate Design and Architecture courses have been working in interdisciplinary teams to undertake

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Exploring the redevelopment of City Centre South and using Urban Mining design principles, this six week programme takes the students on the development journey to research, design and create a

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We would like to hear from you if you have lived and worked in City Centre South in Coventry. Earmarked for redevelopment, we want to capture your stories and connections

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In collaboration with The Futures Trust we are running an Urban Mining x Public Art Coventry schools programme exploring the redevelopment of City Centre South with President Kennedy, Park Gate

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