New Books at PEOSTA

Reviewed: TLS 8 Feb. 2019 p. 22.
Description: Iain Sinclair embarks on a series of expeditions–through London, Marseille, Mexico and the Outer Hebrides. He explores the relationship between sickness and structure, and between art, architecture, social planning and health, taking plenty of detours along the way. Walking is Sinclair’s defensive magic against illness and, as he moves, he observes his surroundings: stacked tower blocks and behemoth estates; halogen-lit glasshouse offices and humming hospitals; the blackened hull of a Spitalfields church and the floating mass of Le Corbusier’s radiant city ... Part investigation, part travelogue, Living With Buildings brings the spaces we inhabit to life as never before. (publ.)
Note: This book was commissioned in response to the exhibition “Living with Buildings” curated by Emily Sargent at Welcome Collection, 4 October 2018-3 March 2019. The exhibition explores the pivotal role of design and urban planning in human health and examines how the structures that surround us shape our mental and physical health, in both positive and negative ways.