Cities and floods
What will be built in the Thames Gateway? Will it be more like Broadacre City or
Carpet City?
The Thames Gateway is an ideological battlefield. It is the stage upon which all
architects,
Cities
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Moscow, long since over-run by huge billboards, seemingly making up for lost
time, can now boast possibly the worlds biggest. At more than 6000 m2, the ad
for BMW cars [http://englishrussia.com/
From Hodge to Hooverville
Could Margaret Hodge be our very own Sub-prime Minister?
There are more insane ramblings from UK architecture minister Margaret Hodge in
this weeks Building Design (20,03.2008). Cleverly giving herself enough rope
City of Signs 5
Hidden Towns, by Austrian photographer Gregor Graf, offers a fascinating view of
the contemporary city. With careful retouching, Graf removes his images
completely of signs and symbols.
What is left is unsettling, the
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The recent advert for Sky Movies is beautifully shot across the Brazilian city
of São Paulo, that recently decreed to remove all billboards. It is inspired by
Tony de Marco's São