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City on the Gulf: A Grand Urban Experiment in Dubai
" "It has been 12 years since the Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas unleashed his concept of “the generic city,” a sprawling metropolis of repetitive buildings centered on an airport and inhabited by a tribe of global...A 'Sliced Porosity Block' for Chengdu, China
"A 'Sliced Porosity Block' for Chengdu, China"
Shanghai Memories
So, I am back from Shanghai, trying to sort out the memories of a journey.
First thing that comes to mind on a very late evening or very early morning, jetlagging and depending the way you wish to look at it, I am... Halliburton holds contract to build detention camps
This article is 6 months old but has even more chilling overtones now:"It was announced last week, that Kellogg, Brown and Root, a subsidiary of Halliburton (long time purveyors of a certain brand of 'military...1933 views | 3 comments | 0 recommendations
Living Little in Paris
In Paris a closet economy of architects, designers and even appliance makers devoted to making small spaces feel bigger has sprung up. With the average Parisian square meter now going for nearly 6,000 euros, bringing in a clever architect to snatch back a plot of parquet can...Squatting in Vancouver
Vancouver, Canada has a rich squatting history. In the 1890's, a group of Finnish people built 70 stilt homes in a tidal flood area, and about 50 residents still live on the land without legal claim to it. In 1946, 600 WWII vets in poverty took over the Hotel Vancouver,...The World’s Megacities and their Problems
"Petty crime and pollution are common inconveniences in cities big and small. But in megacities, those with a population of 10 million or more, these and other everyday headaches can quickly become mammoth...New City Plans for Paris
The future of one of the world's most visited and most admired cities will be shaped today by an acrimonious meeting of the Paris city council. Proposals put forward by the Socialist Mayor, Bertrand Delanoë - carving out...The Rise of the Aerotropolis
AIRPORTS ARE NO LONGER SIMPLY places where airplanes land and passengers and cargo transit. Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport is a case in point. About 58,000 people are...Abstract Tours - Berlin 1997
Nice article from the folks at Spacing.org about Abstract Tours. "Abstract Tours - Berlin 1997 It would be better to disclose the confinement rather than make illusions of freedom"More on the LA River
More compelling thoughts and images concerning the LA river.A Network of Gondolas across NYC
New York City's Mayor Michael Bloomberg recently announced an interest in building a network of gondolas across New York City.Dubai: first telegenic city
Dubai: first telegenic cityBy George Katodrytishttp://katodrytis.com/main/77/telegenic-city What is magnificent about filmmakers’ perceptions of the world is that they introduce a new state: infinite..."A Mis-Guide to Anywhere" Launches in London
Wrights & Sites is launching "A Mis-Guide to Anywhere", a new handbook for exploring cities, at the ICA in London on the 8th April. The launch will follow an afternoon of walks, each based on a page from the book and each ‘led’ by one of the organizers of...A Dream of Dubai
"The US Congress' trepidation over the Dubai port deal hinges upon a central talking point: that we would be handing over many of our ports to a foreign company owned by an Arab state. Yet what the debate fails to...
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