SITUATION New Islington is currently an area of unrest. The focal point of this societal disruption is the proposed demolition of the Ancoats’ dispensary which has lain disused for the last twenty-three years. The community at Ancoats are willing to take drastic measures to ensure the building remains on site and away from the clutches of the developer. The Memories of the Future buildings are positioned to encompass and interact with the existing dispensary. The construction mirrors programmatic concepts of palimpsest with elements of history peaking through and existing with an imagined narrative.
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1:1250 Locational Plan: New Islington, Manchester
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WHAT A STRANGE PLACE!
I’VE HAD IT UP TO HERE WITH YOU!
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YOU’RE SAFE NOW JEAN
EVERYTHING’S BACK TO NORMAL, JUST AS IT ALWAYS WAS
The comic strip montage shown demonstrates possible clients for memory treatment - those that have faced failures, turmoil or unfavourable conditions and how they might proceed through the primary treatment process.