Proposed research methodology

Research methodology
Primary Research

Empirical data collected by personal interviews, questionnaires, emails and video conferencing.By visiting cultural and creative repositories such as theatres, sound engineering and recording studios. Contact will be made to Ms Anna Gagliano Msc, Research Methods, Information Management, Cultural Sector, City University, London to determine a primary strategy to gather pertinent information for this research.

In terms of the Artists I thought to interview them to see what strategies they adopted - places they chose to live and set up and why to begin to understand 'the trend'. Ask them with their wisdom and hindsight now what they think are the key ingredients that artists need to be successful.

The Directors and Curators of Museums I want to rely on their business acumen and the fact they may see the industry from the commercial aspect of the Material Economy and see what ingredients they think are necessary for success. To case study and test the profile assimilated of the migratory patterns, the factors and lifestyle of the Artisan and creative economy to begin to interpret the trend of behaviour. By studing the theories of Economics that drive Creative Industries special insight into the industry which highlight other dynamic factors necessary for successful Creative Industry may be found.

In terms of architects - I want to interview those who have been designing these spaces to draw on their expertise.

Secondary Research

See Bibliography attached

Sources
Those architects who design the cultural spaces to house the Artisan will have unique expertise to refer to in this exercise.

Suggested Practicing Architects: Diller Scofidio & Renfo; Richard Florida (his theories); Louis Hellman;Elantha Evans;Bob Felix;Erick Van Egeraat;Jamie Forbert;Chris Bagot;Peter Pran;N2 Architects, New York;Tim Stroner of SOM;Society of Chartered Designers; Rafael Vinoyl
Suggested Architectural Critics and Journalists: (involved with the development of Cultural Theories)
Hugh Pearman;Rowan Moore;Kieran Long

Suggested Academics and theorists:Richard Patterson (academic);Walter Benjamin (spatial theories)
Dr Velligna(academic)

Key Stakeholders in Industry: Victor Callister street scene manager for the City of London, where the emphasis is on creating high quality environments in the limited space between;Director of the Tate Modern - Vicente Todolí;Charles Hind - V &A;Neil Firth - Director Pier Arts Centre;Peter Dune - Vitra
Stuart Cunningham, Director, Creative Industries Research and Applications Centre
Queensland University of Technology, s.cunningham@qut.com;Andre Padmore - First Secretary of the Barbados High Comission; The Minister of Culture of Barbados;Barbados Arts Council
Arawak chief,Barbados;Gerard Burke - Programme Director, Lead Designer - Business Growth and Development Programme Cranfield School of Management www.som.cranfield.ac.uk/som/enterprise/credo

Suggested academics and students (to investigate the continuing trends in the Artisan Economy)
Goldsmiths’ lecturer Michael Craig-Martin
Space Enabler Cabe Michael Chadwick - Royal College of Art
Susan Galloway1 Centre for Cultural Policy Research, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
Mette Zolner – Copenhagen Business School
Suggested Artists:Sir Anthony Caro, OM, CBE;Richard Serra ;Multi media artist Macia;Michael Craig Martin -
Hapaska -s culptor;Anthony Gromley; Victor Callister;Edward W Soja;Richard Wentworth;Chris Burden;Nick Knight

I am interested to travel to Huis Ten Bosch, Nagasaki; The Italian Village, Nagoya and the World Exhibition sites in Japan. To investigate how the Japanese’s obsession with the importation and adaptation of foreign culture through architecture gave rise to immersive experiences preceded by but variant to that of the ‘theme park’. Much as Japan’s ‘Little Worlds’ and the Pavilions of the World Exhibitions serve to critique and bridge the gap between rapidly expanding industrialisation and culture. Therefore, complete an investigation of the social, environmental and political phenomena on site. Study the phenomena that caused them to be built and why they are closing down. What worked and what didn’t and what is the way forward?
Suggested case studies
Liverpool (capital of culture);Tatemodern (Southwark);Batic (Gateshead);Walsall Art Gallery;Guggenheim,Bilbao;Boston Institute of Contemporary Art;National Museum of Art, Sune Norgen;The Little Worlds in Japan