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PROPOSALS COUNTER FORMS OF ARCHIVING THE CITY Proposals that could be detailed through co-design partnerships and have multiple iterations through time
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The following proposals are examples of how to spatialise and visualise the BAP and the living heritage of the African-Caribbean community in Sheffield at the three scales mentioned previously. Likewise, the three proposals converse with each other, complementing in format, being digital or physical, and reference each other to create a ripple effect that continuously invites the user to experience the BAP in a multi scalar manner.
Proposal Diagram (Source: Authors)
Some rooms will host permanent exhibitions and some temporary ones for the option of occasional alterations. The proposed zones are informed by the categories of important African-Caribbean histories, places, and events that have happened in Sheffield over years, which have been mapped by the BAP team. The zones follow the themes of the rooms’ current uses within the building. Three spaces have been selected to demonstrate the themes as examples of what can be done. Conceptually the themes picked for this report represent the joy and the struggle of the community over the years, they also constitute examples of collectivity and manifestations of intangible culture. The importance of some of these spaces has been highlighted through the Bantu Archive’s interviews. For example, the SHADES nightclub, while no longer in existence, has stressed the role of bars and nightclubs in the African-Caribbean community.
Building Scale The Living Archive The SADACCA building itself can be made into an archive, weaving the community’s historical and living archives. This proposal consists of the zoning of historical displays in the building’s rooms and circulation spaces and builds upon the zoning proposed by Live Projects (The University of Sheffield, 2021). 141
