Date: 15 August 07
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SHIFTS projects you into the future of Scotland's Central Belt and gives you a glimpse into the year 2057.
Imagine the transformation of the M8 into a major tourist attraction running through Scotland's Central Forest. Imagine the creation of a new canal, connecting the west and the east coast, wide enough to carry a floating opera house or a football stadium. Imagine a decentralisation of political and economical power, producing local decision-making structures that support local identity, culture and production. Imagine Scotland relying only on hydro and wind power, being Europe's main export nation of green energy.
Imagine the Central Belt not as a zone to move through but to move to. Imagine a life that is faster and slower at the same time, a life that is healthier, greener and more fun. Imagine that SHIFTS have happened.
Four International project teams, led by the Scottish architecture practices Cadell2, Collective Architecture, GRAS and vD&B, have developed scenarios and propositions that speculate about shifts and transformations that could have happened in the years up to 2057. SHIFTS' and the projects' original focus lay in the topics of movement and transport in the Central Belt. The projects as they have evolved extend the meanings of 'movement' and 'transport' to embrace social, cultural, economic and political aspects and the implications these will have for the built environment and its usage.
Part of the ACCESS to Architecture programme supported by the Scottish Executive.
Image credit: Peoples Dock, Collective Architecture
The Lighthouse, Glasgow
18 August – 14 October 2007
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