tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15916138.post712568450405958450..comments2023-09-25T05:45:41.437-07:00Comments on The Art of Fiction: The Art has Left the BuildingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15916138.post-68416255981848086162009-12-19T08:53:42.440-08:002009-12-19T08:53:42.440-08:00It is a building with no clear purpose, and as suc...It is a building with no clear purpose, and as such it will be targeted for re-purposing.<br /><br />It feels like a private members club, so why not buy it and charge membership - then you can do as you like.<br /><br />As to good architecture - that is debateable. As an Architect I feel it is a very uncomfortable fit in its context. Manchester desperately trying to be somewhere else rather than embrace its own fabric.noddi2https://www.blogger.com/profile/03553947828548518042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15916138.post-22010707845078638582009-12-13T12:01:24.667-08:002009-12-13T12:01:24.667-08:00I wasn't sure whether I should publish your co...I wasn't sure whether I should publish your comment as they're anonymous and therefore I can't debate with an anonymous individual. <br /><br />However, as facts go, as far as I understand it, Manchester City Council has a commitment to Urbis to keep it as a museum (and fund it) as long as the building is in use. This requires staff. Those staff will still be required under its new role as National Football Museum. The money will still be public sector money.Adrian Slatcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13946068316432524571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15916138.post-4251280961352662512009-12-13T08:05:29.580-08:002009-12-13T08:05:29.580-08:00Adrian, I get the impression you make a reasonable...Adrian, I get the impression you make a reasonable living on public money from promoting the 'arts'.<br /><br />The public doesn't want what you want to give them. Urbis was just another example of a taxpayer funded elite using public money to create jobs for itself. <br /><br />In the current difficult economic climate councils and other public bodies should stop such self-indulgent expenditure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15916138.post-11694537554364215882009-11-23T06:50:54.918-08:002009-11-23T06:50:54.918-08:00Interesting. I wouldn't know if the Bridgewate...Interesting. I wouldn't know if the Bridgewater's programme has changed substantially from 5 years ago. The Halle and the BBC Symphony Orchestra still seem to be doing very good work there.Adrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05651417997212482246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15916138.post-21772743686802365262009-11-23T05:40:53.798-08:002009-11-23T05:40:53.798-08:00Interesting that you have the Bridgewater as '...Interesting that you have the Bridgewater as 'high art'. Given their programme is dominated by 'Music from the great ballets, programmed by Raymond Gubbay', not quite sure what would qualify as 'low' art. <br />Excise the Halle, and the whole programme is a million times dumber than it was five years ago.Mark Eldernoreply@blogger.com