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Richard Brook is a member of the Design Research Centre.

Exhibitions

Dunn, N. and Brook, R., 2009. Shaping the Future: Heritage Open Days, Town Hall, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, 10-13 September 2009.

team-bau, 2009. State Legacy, Cornerhouse and Grosvenor Gallery, Manchester, 2nd April - 8th May 2009.

Jointly Authored Book

Brook, R. and Dunn, N., 2011. 'Urban Maps: Instruments of Narrative and Interpretation in the City', Ashgate, Farnham, UK.

Edited Books

Brook, R. and Dunn, N., 2009. 'Isolative Urbanism: an ecology of control', bauprint.

Mills, G., Fitzpatrick, J., Chadwick D., O'Donnell, C., Islam A., Ellis D., Brown F.,, 2001. 'Manchester Architecture Papers', The Manchester School of Architecture.

Book Chapters

Brook, R. and Dunn, N., 2009. 'The Control of Space: mediating fear in the urban condition.'. In Isolative Urbanism, 1, 7-14, bauprint, Manchester.

Brook, R., 2008. 'Learning Lessons: Post-war architecture of the universities'. In Manchester School of Architecture (eds.) MSA2 Yearbook 2008, 33-36, MSA.

Internet Publications

Brook, R., 2008. 'The Hollaway Wall', www.c20society.org.uk - Building of the Month, http://www.c20society.org.uk/docs/building/0812_hollaway_wall/txt_hollaway_wall.html.

Journal Articles

Brook, R., 2012. 'Building as Sign: Architecture in the Image Economy', The International Journal of the Image, Volume 1, Issue 4, 67-82.

Brook, R., 2011. 'A Hidden Chapel', Greater Manchester Churches Preservation Society, Winter 2011/12, 9.

Brook, R., 2011. 'Boldly Gone', The Modernist, 1, 10-11.

Brook, R., 2011. 'Hard Brilliance', The Modernist, 2, 14-15.

Brook, R., 2011. 'Manchester', C20 The magazine of the Twentieth Century Society, Autumn 2011, 18-19.

Brook, R., 2011. 'Manchester Chapels', C20 The Magazine of the Twentieth Century Society, Spring 2011, 29.

Brook, R., 2009. 'Church Ceramics', Glazed Expressions, Issue No.63, Spring 2009, 16-17.

Brook, R., 2009. 'Post-war Academic Buildings in Manchester', A. Architecture and Built Environment, 6 Spring 2009, 16-23.

Brook, R., 2009. 'Underley Hall Chapel, Kirkby Lonsdale', C20 The Magazine of the Twentieth Century Society, Autumn 2009, 17.

Brook, R., 2008. 'St. Augustine's Church, Manchester', C20 The Magazine of the Twentieth Century Society, Spring 2008, 12.

Presentations

Brook, R. and Dunn, N., 2011. 'Data Mining: Abstract Urban Topographies', Royal Geographical Society Annual International Conference 2011: The Geographical Imagination, Royal Geographical Society and Imperial College, London, 31 August - 2 September 2011.

Brook, R., 2009. 'Manchester Modern - Planning Policy & the Shape of the City', 20th Century Society NW Lecture, Manchester, 7th October 2009.

Brook, R., 2009. 'Modern Architecture + Planning in Manchester', American Institute of Architects UK: Urban Regeneration, Urbis, Manchester, UK, 23.04.09-26.04.09.

Dunn, N. and Brook, R., 2009. 'The City and The Control of Space', Metropolitan Desires: Cultural Reconfigurations of the European City Space, Manchester Metropolitan University, 8-9 September 2009.

Other Outputs

Brook, R., Chung, M., Dunn, N., Tyson, T., 2011. 'Emerge: Spatial Design Report', Commissioned report into formal design solutions for east Manchester recycling cooperative.

Brook, R., 2011. 'Manchester Modern', A curated set of photos for GMCRO from the Manchester Local Image Collection.

Dunn, N. and Brook, R., 2011. '[Re_Map]: the image of the urban landscape', Co-chaired conference session at the Royal Geographical Society Annual International Conference 2011: The Geographical Imagination.

Brook, R., 2010. 'Manchester Modern: The Shape of the City', Thesis submitted to the RIBA Library..

Tyson, N., Brook, R., Chung, M., & Dunn, N., 2009. 'Design Briefing Report for EMERGE Recycling Manchester'.