Episode 107 of ⁠A is for Architecture⁠ (tinyurl.com/mrxusjv4) is a discussion with Tim Ingold, Emeritus Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Aberdeen about Making: Anthropology, Archaeology, Art and Architecture (www.routledge.com/Making-Anthropology-Archaeology-Art-and-Architecture/Ingold/p/book/9780415567237) , published by Routledge in 2013.
Acts of making, as the blurb puts it, ‘creates knowledge, builds environments and transforms lives.’ The book reflects ‘on what it means to create things, on materials and form, the meaning of design, landscape perception, animate life, personal knowledge and the work of the hand’. It’s a beautiful subject, and a great conversation.
Tim is a fellow of the British Academy and the Royal Society of Edinburgh. He was awarded a CBE in 2022 for services to anthropology. His scholarship be found in all good libraries. He has a website, timingold.com (www.timingold.com/) , and his professional profile can be found on the University of Aberdeen website (www.abdn.ac.uk/people/tim.ingold) .
Thanks for listening.
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Music credits: ⁠Bruno Gillick (soundcloud.com/user-229193274)