Architecture
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Mapping starvation
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On 21 August, Forensic Architecture, a London-based agency that investigates acts of state violence and lawlessness worldwide, released its latest project: « The Architecture of Genocidal Starvation in Gaza ». The next day, the United Nations declared that Gaza had officially entered a state of famine. We spoke to senior researcher at FA Nour Abuzaid,…
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The Palestinian seafront of the future — Joséphine Baker in Haifa
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Long ago, on the coast of Palestine, an elegant Modernist casino was frequented by Muslims, Christians, and Jews. One night in 1943 Joséphine Baker performed.
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The shortest, longest bus trip
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Travelogue of a day in Minsk & an eternity at the EU border.
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A worm’s-eye view of Gaza
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An interview with Forensic Architecture’s founder Eyal Weizman. « Overground Gaza becomes de negative shape – the reflection – of Underground Gaza. »
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The Van Leer headquarters is not a fish tank
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« The office of the future » is all well and good, but what can be learned from the offices of the past that have sustained? Like: The Van Leer Headquarters in Aalsmeer.
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The Mass of Mies
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« Less is more »? The scale and shape of his body gave the architect Mies van der Rohe an unequaled weight and architectural authority.
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An axe to grind should make you sharper
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Forensic Architecture charts state-organized crimes, genocide and other disasters in three dimensions. « Flat maps can’t convey the politics of water and shit. »
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The Archipelago Conversations, an excerpt — Interview with Édouard Glissant
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An excerpt from The Archipelago Conversations with the late French Carribean philosopher and poet. « The archipelagos of the Mediterranean must encounter the archipelagos of Asia, and the archipelago of the Antilles. »
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Back to the office
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From the office of the future to the office of the past. What endures?
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The Shizuoka Press and Broadcasting Center is a Metabolist pearl
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« The office of the future » is all well and good, but what can be learned from the offices of the past that have sustained? Like: The Shizuoka Press and Broadcasting Center in Tokyo.
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The Reliance is a revolutionary pigeon haven
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« The office of the future » is all well and good, but what can be learned from the offices of the past that have sustained? Like: The Reliance building in Chicago.
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Aarhus City Hall is a Gesamtkunstwerk
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« The office of the future » is all well and good, but what can be learned from the offices of the past that have sustained? Like: Aarhus City Hall.