The Luxury of Space: Architecture in Central Milton Keynes

This is the latest instalment in the ‘Urban Narratives’ series. The exhibition features films and photography inspired by Sabre’s hometown of Milton Keynes, highlighting the rich heritage of MK’s built environment over the last fifty years. Its new town heritage is defined by thoughtful planning, innovation, and aesthetics. But how does the character of a place affect the ideas and feelings of
the people who live there?

In their recent film, ‘Between Spaces’, Sabre and co-director Beatrice Ní Bhroin capture the calm yet powerful presence of the boulevards and buildings that are the stage on which everyday life plays out.

In two new works, designed for the space at See:MK, Sabre celebrates the vistas we have inherited as a result of those first, heroic efforts to create a democratic ‘city of trees’ amid the social, political and economic turmoil of the 1970s. The other new artwork explores the listed structures in CMK. These are the exceptional 20th century buildings, sculptures and parkland that Historic England has singled out for their national importance, and what they tell us about Britain’s largest, most innovative and successful new town.

Timings

Friday 11 September:

1000 - 1700

Saturday 12 September:

1000 - 1700

Sunday 13 September:

1000 - 1700

Monday 14 September:

1000 - 1700

Tuesday 15 September:

1000 - 1700

Wednesday 16 September:

1000 - 1700

Thursday 17 September:

1000 - 1700

Friday 18 September:

1000 - 1700

Saturday 19 September:

1000 - 1700

Sunday 20 September:

1000 - 1700

Location & directions

14th Floor, Hotel La Tour, 400 Marlborough Gate, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK9 3FP

Contact on day:

Linda Inoki

Telephone number:

+447704582393

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking not required

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