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"Jane’s project for a centre for storytelling is articulated through a series of exquisite drawings that relate her building’s programme directly to the spaces she has imagined. Her drawings are deceptively simple, and unashamedly directly appealing- demanding an immediate and emotional response from the reader." Mark Hines Experiencing Stories Experiencing Stories explores the captivating world of children’s literature to identify common themes that are prevalent within; snugness, smallness, scariness, lightness and aliveness. When looked at in a different way, these themes can be considered as feelings or sensations prevalent in childhood. Furthermore, these qualities may be seen as sensory experiences that can transcend into physical attributes; thus creating a spatial experience that, for a child, is directly related to the act and ultimately the experience of reading. Offering more than just a chronicle of forms of fiction or the arts of illustration, the outcome is intended to chart the making of the literate imagination, enabling children to find worlds within the book and books within the world. Housed within the former Odeon Cinema in Nottingham City Centre, the proposal seizes the opportunity to breathe new life into one of the City’s forgotten buildings, establishing a concept for reworking the existing fabric to accommodate new possibilities...... To read more download the text document below 
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