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Edward Hollis – (Architecture & History)
Architect, teacher, and writer. Reader in Interior Design at Edinburgh College of Art in the University of Edinburgh. Author of The Secret Lives of Buildings
‘The Memory Palace: A Book of Lost Interiors‘ (Portobello Books)
‘How to Make a Home’ (The School of Life 2016)
Edward’s lectures are for anyone who is remotely interested in the subject matter. You do not have to be an expert or have any experience, just a desire to learn more. A Tutor like this makes you think differently about things…
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Courses from this organiser
INSIDE INFORMATION : AN INTRODUCTION TO THE ROOMS WE LIVE IN
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomWe spend most of our lives inside at home, at work or at play. There are thousands of guides about how to make interiors: books, magazines, TV programmes, as well as professional designers, decorators and architects. But what, actually, are interiors? What are they made of? How do we live in them? Where did they
FULLY BOOKED: THE LIFE OF BUILDINGS: PAST PRESENT FUTURES
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomIn almost every town or village, there’s a building built, once upon a time, for a purpose that no longer exists. It might be a church without a congregation, a big house without a household, or an institution without an institute. What do, or could, we do with such buildings? This course will tell the