The book deals with the characteristics of large housing schemes as well as turn-of-the-century houses - in fact a complete range of average housing stock - and examines the alterations people make to reflect their identity. Willats examines people's responses to the architect's design of their homes and the way they alter them to make them their own, he considers how people personalise housing which is often exactly the same as the space next door and therefore in need of individualisation.

Beyond the Plan: The Transformation of Personal Space in Housing

Arts & Photography

WILLATS, Stephen

Architecture

Academy Press

Art and Social Function

Latimer

Artwork as Social Model: A Manual of Questions and Propositions

Rgap (Research Group for Artists)

A key work of 1970s conceptual art, currently undergoing a major revival of interest. This is a new edition of a classic conceptual-art text first published in 1976. Long out of print and much sought-after, Art and Social Function starts from the position that 'art practice operates within an environment of institutions and groups of people which effectively maintain it as an identifiable activity within society'. Instead of preaching to the converted - those already within 'art's social environment' who are concerned about such questions as what constitutes an artwork - Willats argues that the artist should embrace the concept of pluralism and with it the relativism of the audience's perception and the context-dependency of the artwork. As well as providing a theoretical framework, Art and Social Function documents two large-scale projects - one in west London and the other in Edinburgh - and introduced Meta Filter, an interactive machine designed to develop the relationships between individuals, and between individuals and groups through the examination of differing perceptions of social coding structures. 77 b/w photographs and diagrams.

Art and Social Function: Three Projects, New Edition

Other Media

Ellipsis London Pr Ltd

* A unique approach to architecture, modern buildings analysed by occupants * Demonstrates an art practice intervening actively in people's lives * Fascinating insight into Willats' 30-year career * Documents projects from cities including Berlin, London, New York

Stephen Willats: Between Buildings and People

wiley

Vision and Reality

History & Criticism

Uniformbooks

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