On five principal levels, the building is intended to give great scope to exhibition designers, artists, educators and users of all kinds, while encouraging and challenging all users to work in innovative ways. The Public is intended to inspire new ideas from its creative users rather than simply make way for them. The building itself is a statement of its creators' belief in art, in the broadest sense, as a means to empower communities and individuals, and to permeate lives in surprising and beneficial ways. Please submit a 750-1,000 word abstract that summarizes the motivation, conceptualization, methodology, and major findings. References are not included in the word limit. If the presenting author is a PhD student, then the submission will be treated as a poster presentation submission. Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom – a vibrant city in Northern England surrounded by the beautiful Yorkshire countryside.

Among its many functions, The Public will host exhibitions of local and international interest, exploring new kinds of visual art, by new kinds of artists, for diverse audiences. It will be a centre for people in the community to take part in art projects, and to engage in lifelong learning in a wide range of skills and subjects, with IT and digital arts given special prominence. There will be events, performances, art, dance and drama workshops, conferences, seminars and meetings, with spaces specially designed to accommodate them.

Contained within a simple rectilinear form, The Public was conceived as a 'Box of Delights' offering a wide variety of spaces, forms, angles, curves, surfaces, vistas and atmospheres. Daily updates on the latest design and architecture vacancies advertised on Dezeen Jobs. Plus occasional news. Dezeen Jobs Weekly The 113m x 21m x 22m box envelope of the building is punctured by a scattering of 'jelly-bean' shaped windows that pierce the sides of the aluminium cladding. Those approaching the building are able to glimpse its interior through these openings and through a glazed 'skirt' at ground level on which the rectangular form sits. If the presenting author is a doctoral student, the paper will be automatically considered as a poster submission.

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