Potteries Thinkbelt study - Revision history

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	In April 1980, CP wrote 'Memorandum on universities' which is included in the sidebar on page 23:—		In April 1980, CP wrote 'Memorandum on universities' which is included in the sidebar on page 23:—

−	* "The ideal university was once described by Thomas ~~carlyle~~ as a collection of books."	+	* "The ideal university was once described by Thomas Carlyle as a collection of books."
	* "I consider that the emphasis on resource is as relevant now as then."		* "I consider that the emphasis on resource is as relevant now as then."
	* "The form that both such resources and their protection take is likely to be related increasingly to access and retrieval rather than collection and containment. ..."		* "The form that both such resources and their protection take is likely to be related increasingly to access and retrieval rather than collection and containment. ..."

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	== FOREWORD ==		== FOREWORD ==

−	In February 1966, Cedric Price ~~published~~ a report, namely:—	+	In February 1966, Cedric Price completed a report, namely:—

	* "Potteries Thinkbelt: A plan for the establishment of a major advanced educational industry in North Staffordshire"		* "Potteries Thinkbelt: A plan for the establishment of a major advanced educational industry in North Staffordshire"
	* (DR2004:0089, '[https://www.cca.qc.ca/en/archives/380477/cedric-price-fonds/396839/projects/402011/potteries-thinkbelt Potteries Thinkbelt]', [https://www.cca.qc.ca/en/archives/380477/cedric-price-fonds Cedric Price fonds], [https://www.cca.qc.ca/en/ Canadian Centre for Architecture])		* (DR2004:0089, '[https://www.cca.qc.ca/en/archives/380477/cedric-price-fonds/396839/projects/402011/potteries-thinkbelt Potteries Thinkbelt]', [https://www.cca.qc.ca/en/archives/380477/cedric-price-fonds Cedric Price fonds], [https://www.cca.qc.ca/en/ Canadian Centre for Architecture])

−	Copies of the ~~report are~~ held in the [https://www.cca.qc.ca/en/archives/380477/cedric-price-fonds Cedric Price fonds], at the [https://www.cca.qc.ca/en/ Canadian Centre for Architecture] (CCA), in Montréal, Canada, where they can only be viewed by appointment. They are also unavailable on the CCA website.	+	Copies of the report—an unpublished manuscript—are held in the [https://www.cca.qc.ca/en/archives/380477/cedric-price-fonds Cedric Price fonds], at the [https://www.cca.qc.ca/en/ Canadian Centre for Architecture] (CCA), in Montréal, Canada, where they can only be viewed by appointment. They are also unavailable on the CCA website.

−	~~Thus~~ the purpose of this article on the Designing Buildings website is:—	+	Nevertheless the purpose of this article on the Designing Buildings website is:—

	* to make the [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Potteries_Thinkbelt_study Potteries Thinkbelt study]* available as a basis for further ongoing research.		* to make the [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Potteries_Thinkbelt_study Potteries Thinkbelt study]* available as a basis for further ongoing research.

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	Levin, A. J. (23 June 2011) ‘[https://mfareview.wordpress.com/2011/06/23/potteries-thinkbelt-education-architecture-and-a-way-foward/ Potteries Thinkbelt – Education, Architecture and a Way Forward]‘, Sputnik Shuffle.		Levin, A. J. (23 June 2011) ‘[https://mfareview.wordpress.com/2011/06/23/potteries-thinkbelt-education-architecture-and-a-way-foward/ Potteries Thinkbelt – Education, Architecture and a Way Forward]‘, Sputnik Shuffle.

−	Mathews, S. (2007) '[~~[Cedric_Price~~:~~_From_the_Brain_Drain_to_the_Knowledge_Economy\|~~Potteries Thinkbelt]]', Chapter 7 in 'Cedric Price: From the ‘Brain Drain’ to the ‘Knowledge Economy’', black dog publishing.	+	Mathews, S. (2007) '[https://potteriesthinkbeltstudy.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/potteries-thinkbelt.pdf Potteries Thinkbelt]', Chapter 7 in 'Cedric Price: From the ‘Brain Drain’ to the ‘Knowledge Economy’', black dog publishing.

	Price, C. (1971) 'Cedric Price Supplement No.4', Architectural Design, October.		Price, C. (1971) 'Cedric Price Supplement No.4', Architectural Design, October.

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	== Further reading ==		== Further reading ==
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		+	Banham, R., Barker, P., Hall, P. and Price, C. (1969) ‘Non-Plan: An Experiment in Freedom’, New Society, 20 March.

	Fellows, N. (2007 et seq.) '[https://www.youtube.com/@Archiblog Archiblog]', YouTube.		Fellows, N. (2007 et seq.) '[https://www.youtube.com/@Archiblog Archiblog]', YouTube.
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	Levin, A. J. (23 June 2011) ‘[https://mfareview.wordpress.com/2011/06/23/potteries-thinkbelt-education-architecture-and-a-way-foward/ Potteries Thinkbelt – Education, Architecture and a Way Forward]‘, Sputnik Shuffle.		Levin, A. J. (23 June 2011) ‘[https://mfareview.wordpress.com/2011/06/23/potteries-thinkbelt-education-architecture-and-a-way-foward/ Potteries Thinkbelt – Education, Architecture and a Way Forward]‘, Sputnik Shuffle.

−	~~Banham~~, ~~R., Barker, P., Hall, P. and Price, C~~. (~~1969~~) ~~‘Non-Plan~~: ~~An Experiment~~ in ~~Freedom’, New Society~~, ~~20 March~~.	+	Mathews, S. (2007) '[[Cedric_Price:_From_the_Brain_Drain_to_the_Knowledge_Economy\|Potteries Thinkbelt]]', Chapter 7 in 'Cedric Price: From the ‘Brain Drain’ to the ‘Knowledge Economy’', black dog publishing.

	Price, C. (1971) 'Cedric Price Supplement No.4', Architectural Design, October.		Price, C. (1971) 'Cedric Price Supplement No.4', Architectural Design, October.

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−	"The story of the Potteries Thinkbelt is salutary. As a brilliantly imaginative contribution to a realm not known for its thoughtfulness, the Potteries Thinkbelt might have jostled the university establishment. But perhaps the critique had too much 'fantasy' for its audience. Or could it be that Cedric ~~Pricewas~~ (to use one of his phrases) just 'aiming to miss'?	+	"The story of the Potteries Thinkbelt is salutary. As a brilliantly imaginative contribution to a realm not known for its thoughtfulness, the Potteries Thinkbelt might have jostled the university establishment. But perhaps the critique had too much 'fantasy' for its audience. Or could it be that Cedric Price was (to use one of his phrases) just 'aiming to miss'?

	For me, [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/IT it] does not 'miss' if this study goes into the archive, not as an example of how [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Railway railway] carriages can be used for teaching, but as one of the most powerful question marks ever placed against the [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Architecture architecture] of [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Universities university] education."		For me, [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/IT it] does not 'miss' if this study goes into the archive, not as an example of how [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Railway railway] carriages can be used for teaching, but as one of the most powerful question marks ever placed against the [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Architecture architecture] of [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Universities university] education."

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−	• January 1979: Facsimile of panel discussed with Cedric Price together with the Potteries Thinkbelt study. [8]	+	• January 1979: Facsimile of panel discussed with Cedric Price together with the Potteries Thinkbelt study above. [8]

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−	• January 1979: Facsimile of panel discussed with Cedric Price ~~at 38 Alfred Place, London,~~ together with the Potteries Thinkbelt study ~~illustrated above~~. [8]	+	• January 1979: Facsimile of panel discussed with Cedric Price together with the Potteries Thinkbelt study. [8]

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−	Thirdly, in ~~August~~ 2024, [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Norman_Fellows Norman Fellows] published this article on the [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Designing Designing] [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Building Buildings] website, in which he assumes:—	+	Thirdly, in July 2024, [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Norman_Fellows Norman Fellows] published this article on the [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Designing Designing] [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Building Buildings] website, in which he assumes:—

	* ... that in [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Order order] to propose a valid national and [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Regional regional] distribution of educational [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Institution institutions] in 1965 [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Cedric_Price Cedric Price] [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Constructed constructed] a 'working hypothesis'. [1] [2]		* ... that in [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Order order] to propose a valid national and [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Regional regional] distribution of educational [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Institution institutions] in 1965 [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Cedric_Price Cedric Price] [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Constructed constructed] a 'working hypothesis'. [1] [2]
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	For example, in May 1969, Cedric Price published an article in Architectural Design entitled 'Non-plan' in which he made a key proposal, namely:—		For example, in May 1969, Cedric Price published an article in Architectural Design entitled 'Non-plan' in which he made a key proposal, namely:—

−	* "Possible Thinkbelt [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Development development] in old [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Industrial industrial] net between Nottingham and Sheffield"	+	* "Possible Thinkbelt [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Development development] in old [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Industrial industrial] net between Nottingham and Sheffield 30—40 miles (i.e. half length of Los Angeles)"
−	* ([https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Cedric_Price Cedric Price], Non-[https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Plan plan], AD 5/69)	+	* ([https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Cedric_Price Cedric Price], Non-[https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Plan plan], AD 5/69, p.270)

	Thus this article concludes:—		Thus this article concludes:—
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