GLAS was a design cooperative of architects, teachers and writers who worked together for a period of 5 years between 1999-2004 to explore and critique the production of our built environment.
GLAS was organised around the political principles of temporary existence and collective self-management and ownership of assets and ideas.
GLAS disseminated its ideas through publications, political actions, public lectures, design competitions and workshops. Its publication
GLASpaper was distributed freely. It documented the work of GLAS and gave a voice to community groups struggling to preserve local services and transform their environment.
GLAS members were:
Jonathan Charley, Florian Kossak, Allan Atlee, Tatjania Schneider, Tony Dunworth, Jude Barber, Rosalie Adams, Alisdair Clements, Uli Enslein, Carole Latham, Gary Boyd, Alan Pert and Adrian Stewart.
glaspaper – critical writings on architecture and space
ISSN 1476-3206
Quarterly Journal published by G.L.A.S.
issue 01, September 2001, Urban Cabaret
issue 02, Winter 2001/2002, Transport & Movement
issue 03, Spring 2002, Production
issue 04, Summer 2002, Learning & Education
issue 05/06, Spring 2003, A -Z to War
issue 07, Autumn 2003, Unser Berlin - Our Berlin
issue 08, Summer 2004, Spaces of Labour
issue 09, Spring 2005, From the Edge
issue 10, April 2007, GLASmanual
Selected for Supported Craft Residency in Cove Park 2015. http://covepark.org
My time at Cove Park provided mental and physical space to focus on key areas of my practice.
I was able to further develop my exploration into Scotland’s post-colonial/industrial past and what this might mean for architecture and production in the 21st century. I made positive progress within this far-reaching line of investigation during my residency and continued my explorations through reading, drawing and painting.
Mapping using mixed media (ceramic paint, acetate and card) during 2015 Craft Residency at Cove Park:
Exploration into Scotland’s post-colonial/industrial past through maps/drawings that considered themes of production and place. Themes articulated using a variety of hand drawings, maps and ceramic painting.
The processing of raw materials brought to Scotland from the Caribbean in the 18th Century led to an explosion in industry, including textiles, steel-working, ship-building, car manufacturing and sugar refinery. This époque significantly defined the fabric of Scotland’s towns and cities with foundries and mills producing world-renowned ironwork, stonework, and textiles.
