Krutikov
Arguably, the most radical realisation of a floating city is Georgii Krutikov’s
City of the Future project from 1928. In the first of two post about Krutikov,
we well examine the City
Cities
Khidekel
Earlier this year, Floating Worlds and Future Cities
[http://russianamericanculture.com/events/exhibitions/floating-worlds-and-future-cities-the-genius-of-lazar-khidekel-suprematism-and-the-russian-avant-garde/]
, an exhibition and symposium in New York, brought into focus the largely
forgotten figure of Lazar Khidekel
[http://www.
The spectacular city
> "In societies dominated by modern conditions of production, life is presented as
an immense accumulation of spectacles. Everything that was directly lived has
receded into a representation."
Guy Debord, Society of the Spectacle.
Olympics Brand Exclusion Zone
In graphic design, an 'exclusion zone' is an area around a logo which must be
left clear. Corporate brand and logo usage guidelines demonstrate the proportion
of vertical and horizontal space around a
Manhattan-ization
> "How do I get to Broadway? ...I want to get to the center of things"
"Walk east a block and turn down Broadway and you'll find the center of things
if you walk