Tag Archives: Central St Martins

King’s Cross – Gentrification/Regeneration

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Sophie Talbot

As part of the Expanded Boundaries/Restless Futures series, Central St Martin’s hosts a panel discussion about King’s Cross this Saturday evening. The event runs from 5 to 7pm at The Crossing, Granary Building, 1 Granary Square and places need to … Continue reading →

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Authoring King’s Cross

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Sophie Talbot

The Contested Spaces forum at Central St Martins is running an event, ‘Authoring King’s Cross’ to discuss the King’s Cross Wikipedia entry. The King’s Cross Wikipedia entry has long been controversial with authors of this site having had references deleted … Continue reading →

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Your chance to own original KX street art – a massive bargain for any art collector or fan

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Sophie Talbot

The Candinsky is a local street artist, I’ve been a fan of his work for a while. He writes: I studied at Central Saint Martin’s (now based at Granary Square in King’s Cross) and I’m a part-time graffiti artist. These paintings are … Continue reading →

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Installations a go-go

Posted on October 13, 2012 by Sophie Talbot

Spotted this afternoon a small group of Central St Martin’s second year Architecture students as they completed and documented this rather stunning art  installation on the theme ‘occupying space’.   As I walked my foster dog Lad from east to … Continue reading →

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Showtime at Granary Square

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Sophie Talbot

Granary Square is proving to be a fantastic success with the introduction of a wide open and fun space for all the family. You may even noticed local celebrity dog Pan playing with local children in the fountains there – … Continue reading →

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Rubbish Duck

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Sophie Talbot

On the day that responsibility for taking care of our waterways was handed over from British waterways to the Canal River Trust two local St Martin’s College students prepared to launch the RubbishDuck – made out of 2000 plastic bottles all found in … Continue reading →

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CSM & the singing recycling tree

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Sophie Talbot

Ok, so it doesn’t actually sing, or ring (she says showing her age – see below). But it does raise awareness about recycling plastic. It’s a lovely little tree at Thornhill Bridge Community Garden, on the western side of the … Continue reading →

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Construction News

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Sophie Talbot

The winter edition of Construction News, King’s Cross – the newsletter from the King’s Cross Central Limited Partnership is out now. If you haven’t received a copy through your letterbox, call 0800 328 8840 to request one. The newsletter brings you up to date … Continue reading →

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