The Architect of Ruins Returns: I scanned more imaginary buildings by Minoru Nomata for But Does it Float (see my 2011 post there too)
(via utopiarchive)
Check Out These Psychedelic Architectural Collages by Hugo Barros!
Evocative of that heady post-1968 period of architectural exploration, the collages of Lisbon-based artist Hugo Barros recharge the legacy of psychedelic graphics in the representation of built form. Some of these collages feature floating surfaces of a giant scale, recalling Superstudio’s Earth-devouring Continuous Monument. Others superbly juxtapose disaster and architectural stability, challenging structural equilibrium and suggesting kinetic buildings. Read More!
On the 40th anniversary of the famous ‘Blue Marble’ photograph taken of Earth from space, Planetary Collective presents a short film documenting astronauts’ life-changing stories of seeing the Earth from the outside – a perspective-altering experience often described as the Overview Effect.
The smart city has become a buzzword in urban planning and university engineering departments, and a topic of breathless coverage in science and business magazines. But as political leaders, engineers, and environmentalists join the smart-city bandwagon, a growing chorus of thinkers from social sciences, architecture, urban planning, and design are starting to sound a note of caution. Though they share enthusiasm for what a smart city could do, they also point out that smart-city programs couldâwith little public oversightâput us on track to an oversanitized, high-surveillance, serendipity-free urban future that not everyone thinks is ideal.Good article with great insights on some of the problems I have with the mainstream idea of smart cities and the role of technologies in urban living.
"She was like a piano in a country where everyone has had their hands cut off."
— Angela Carter (via floatingmemories)
(Source: liquidlightandrunningtrees, via snazsr)
