Last week I once again attended the annual Theatres Trust conference, this year on the theme of ‘Centre Stage – Artist and audience at the heart of theatres’. The venue was the wonderful Battersea Arts Centre – a building which did not disappoint when actually experienced. The ambience of the place is quite extraordinary – the layering of history, and…
Tag: culture
The Closed Door – reflections on a visit to Gdansk
I am just back from a very enjoyable weekend trip to Gdansk with friends – not your usual long weekend destination but nevertheless a city brimming with history and in equal parts both desolate and beautiful. We arrived at lunchtime and wandered around the Glowne Miasto (largely reconstructed after the 2nd World War) looking for a lunch spot, but everywhere…
First bounce
I am Nicola Walls, an architect with Page \ Park in Glasgow, where I lead our Arts and Culture team. I have been at this practice for nearly twenty years – remaining so long due to the enviable range of projects I have been lucky enough to work on – and more importantly the fantastic people I have been lucky…