"As individuals we invest meaning into space in the creation of place. Coding and de-coding the environment in ways which are personality significant. Our experience of the world in which we live is given structure through the systematic development of meaningful places we encounter... it is important that the means of experiencing, creating and maintaining significant places are not lost."
E. Relph - 'Place and Placelessness'
After pulling apart the brief I hoped that visiting and experiencing Ancoats and 'de-coding the environment' would provide me with a focus, something I found meaningful and significant about the area. The day we decided to visit Ancoats for the first time it happened to absolutely pour it down, on our way we took refuge in Pizza Hut for some food in hope that it would calm down so that we could actually go and get some decent photographs. Thankfully it stopped and after being directed thw wrong way and getting lost we stumbled across Ancoats. Wandering around we weren't too sure what to focus on, every building seemed deserted and run down. We did however come across the occassional business and offices still running within the area. This led to us focusing more on the contrast between the old and new buildings within the area and the regeneration of Ancoats, quite a few have been converted into apartments. After what felt like hours of walking round in the freezing cold we decided we had taken enough photos for now and left.
Evaluating the photographs we took however didn't really give me a focus point or any inspiration. The only interest I had was on the idea of old, deserted buildings but didn't really know where I could head with that. I felt I needed to try research a bit more for something that captured me about Ancoats and re-visit.
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