Red Mars 2
"In the bottomless night, glowing brightly out there, Is Mars, my native red star. But the pull of the Earth is heavy to bear And its atmosphere weighs on my heart."
Utopias
Boompjes 2
Following on from the previous post about OMA's Boompjes project from 1980, here is the amazing image of the observation tower that formed part of the scheme. The tower is a pure Constructivist
Cities and Cosmonauts 3
Liam Young and Kate Davies, lecturers at the Architectural Association, are leading a study visit to Chernobyl and Baikonour next July, as part of their Unknown Fields nomadic studio. "This year, on
Searching for the edge of London
You can find me waxing lyrical about the secret urbanism of the Green Belt, over at Urban Tick, part of their series on Ecological Urbanism. Hopefully at some point I'll be able to
Why 2010 wont be like '2010'
In 1984, during the third quarter of Superbowl XVIII, Apple aired its infamous advert, directed by Ridley Scott, to launch the Apple Macintosh, and proclaimed that "1984 won't be like '1984'"