Imaginary Architecture

"Imaginary Architecture: Nostalgia and the Presence of the Past



Barry Curtis, Emeritus Professor of Visual Culture at Middlesex University, is a member of the London Consortium and a tutor at the Royal College of Art where he teaches Architecture and Design students and supervises research degrees. He edits the ‘Locations’ series for Reaktion Books, and wrote: ‘Building the Trip’ for the ‘Summer of Love’ exhibition at Tate (2006), Liverpool; ‘War Games’ for the ‘Cold War Modern’ exhibition at the V&A (2008) and ‘Looking Sharp’ (with Claire Pajaczkowska) for a Fashion and Film (2008) conference/publication (ICA). ‘Dark Places: The Haunted House in Film’ was published in 2009, and an essay on dinosaurs and design is forthcoming in 2010. He is working on a book for Reaktion on ‘Imaginary Architecture’."