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This article is about the British designer. For the British art administrator, see David Ogilvy Barrie.For those of a similar name, see David Barry (disambiguation).
David Barrie (born 5 April 1964) is a designer, producer and director of urban renewal, citizen involvement and media projects and programs.
Barrie's background is in producing and directing television programs for broadcasters including the BBC, Channel 4, National Geographic, and CNN. His credits include documentary films on the historical story behind The King's Speech [1], the life of Wallis Simpson, death of rock star Michael Hutchence [2], interviews with Jean-Luc Godard and Georg Baselitz and programs such as The Late Show (BBC TV series). In 2000, Barrie was arrested and imprisoned by President Charles Taylor (Liberia) while making a documentary in the country with journalist Sorious Samura.[1][2][3]
Since 1995, Barrie has started up and run new social, economic and creative ventures in towns and cities, in support of urban renewal, economic growth and real estate development. He has advised on projects in the United Kingdom, Russia, China and Central Europe and supported the delivery of public-private partnerships, special purpose entities and large-scale public design initiatives.
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Shiregreen Neighborhood Challenge (2011-)
One of sixteen sixteen projects across the UK, this initiative in Shiregreen and Brightside, Sheffield, supported by NESTA and Sanctuary Group, is designed to trial new forms of community-led innovation and participation, the sharing of skills, formation of new food enterprise and revive and reuse property on one of the largest housing estates in the city. [3]
The People's Supermarket (2009-)
Barrie is co-founder of The People's Supermarket, a new social enterprise and food cooperative grocery store inspired by the Park Slope Food Coop in Brooklyn, New York [4]. The venture opened its first branch in London in 2010, was the subject of a TV series broadcast by Channel 4 Television [5] and has won The Observer Ethical Award for Local Retailer and Cooperative Awards Best New Cooperative Enterprise. [6] [7]. The initiative is designed to be a model for the adaptive reuse of vacant Main Street retail units and new mutual social business and is supported by the London Borough of Camden, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, NESTA and UnLtd.
Porth Teigr, Cardiff Bay, Wales (2008-)
A program of citizen involvement in the area of Butetown, Cardiff linked to the sustainable development and creative use of a major docklands site - the future location of the BBC Wales Drama Village - led by igloo Regeneration (Aviva Investors) and the Welsh Assembly Government [8][9]. The initiative includes Digital Butetown [10], a new e-participation and digital media social venture.
Dott07 Urban Farming, Middlesbrough (2007 - 2008)
An urban agriculture initiative in which over a thousand people grew food across the town of Middlesbrough, North East England, part of Designs of the Time. The project was designed to establish new opportunities for popular involvement in local food systems and urban planning. Food was grown in over 200 locations. The final harvest formed the ingredients of a 'town meal' attended by over 8000 people, curated by artist Patrick Brill. The project was repeated in 2008, 2009 and 2010 and urban agriculture has become the center piece of a new £8m ($12m) healthy living program in the town [11][12].
The Castleford Project (2002 - 2008)
A £14.5m ($30m) program of public realm revitalization in the former coalfields town of Castleford, West Yorkshire. The initiative started with a corporate social investment of £100k ($200k) by Channel 4 Television and enabled a scheme of public space improvements in the town that have been credited with leveraging £250m ($500m) in new investment in the town.[4] The project featured new work by architects and artists, including Martha Schwartz (USA), Jan Gehl Architects (Denmark), Winter and Horbelt (Germany), Carlos Garaicoa (Cuba), and UK designers Renato Benedetti, DSDHA and Sarah Wigglesworth. The initiative was broadcast as a series of TV shows on Channel 4 in 2008 - Kevin McCloud and the Big Town Plan [13] - and exhibited at the Design Museum. In 2009, the Project won the Grand Prix, Regeneration & Renewal Award and Royal Institute of British Architects Special Public Space Award, sister of the Stirling Prize[14].
Power to Change (1995)
An art and design initiative on the adaptive reuse of the decommissioning Magnox nuclear power facility at Trawsfynydd, in the Snowdonia National Park, Wales [15]. The project featured new work by architects Will Alsop, Kathryn Findlay and James Wines, artist Bruce McLean, music composer Gavin Bryars, photographer John Davies and engineers Arup. It included the participation of artist Rachel Whiteread, architect Cedric Price and was broadcast by BBC Television. The project was published as a book and exhibited at the National Museum Cardiff and Royal Institute of British Architects, designed by Project Orange.
Trivia
Barrie is nephew of the late Cyril Bennett, the former Controller of Programmes and one of the founding fathers of London Weekend Television, the UK broadcaster and TV producer.
He was the presenter of a series of programmes for young people broadcast by Channel 4 Television in 1983 [16] and gained a degree in History and History of Art from the University of York in 1986.[5]
References
- ^ "Liberian president not likely to free jailed journalists, official says". CNN. August 22, 2000. http://archives.cnn.com/2000/WORLD/africa/08/22/liberia.trial/. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
- ^ Allison, Rebecca (August 21, 2000). "Channel 4 anxious over film crew held in Liberia". The Guardian,. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2000/aug/21/rebeccaallison. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ "Freed journalists tell of Liberian terror". BBC News. 2000-08-26. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/897014.stm. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ Roux, Caroline (February 10, 2005). "How's that for a grand design?". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2005/feb/10/broadcasting.arts. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ Thomas, Holly (2009). "David Barrie". Grapevine (Alumni Office, University of York) (Autumn/Winter): 17.
External links
- David Barrie Blog
- David Barrie Personal webpage
- Magazine article, The Castleford Project
- Appearance, 5th Perm Economic Forum, Russia, 2009
- Global Creative Economy Convergence Summit, Philadelphia 2009
Categories:- British documentary filmmakers
- British television producers
- British people imprisoned abroad
- Prisoners and detainees of Liberia
- 1964 births
- Living people
- Alumni of the University of York
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