Virtual Brutality
Another Brutalist landmark is under threat of demolition. This time it's Robin
Hood Gardens in Poplar, East London. Designed by Alison and Peter Smithson, and
completed in 1972, it looks likely
Utopias
The Island: London Series
On show in the atmospheric Crypt of St. Pancras church at the moment (until 2nd
March) is an exhibition of the remarkable drawings of Stephen Walter
[http://www.stephenwalter.co.uk/]. Called The
Introducing Superspatial
Just a quick note to mention the launch of a new collaborative weblog, called
Superspatial [http://superspatial.blogspot.com/], that I am involved in.
Superspatial will focus on architecture, urbanism and architectural speculation,
Floating Cities 1
As part of an investigation of new urban typologies I am undertaking as part of
TeamHelsinki [http://teamhelsinki.blogspot.com/] for the Greater Helsinki
Vision
2050 [http://www.greaterhelsinkivision.fi/] competition, I came
No man is an island
China's Jinbao Daily reports, via Ananova
[http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2237937.html?menu=], that developers have
turned a house into an island in China after the owner refused