[Text published in art4d magazine #238] The Venice Biennale is a huge event; architecture’s biggest. It’s so big, if we … More
Tag: spectacle
Power, Corruption and Architecture
Transparency International released its annual report some weeks ago, and this year’s corruption perception index, which ranks 177 countries from least to most … More
Construction as Spectacle: Mercat dels Encants
The construction of the new Mercat dels Encants / Fira de Bellcaire (Barcelona’s flea market), by b720 Arquitectos, is not only spectacular … More
Villa Nurbs: a Sad Spectacle
It is June 2012, and after a decade of construction Villa Nurbs is still incomplete. In fact, construction has now seemingly come … More
The Cantilever Race
The skyscraper race is over. It’s been won hands down by an absurdly high building in Dubai which doesn’t look … More
Ugh Canada
An architect is, by definition, a designer of buildings, right? Well, the government of Canada, a nation whose credo is … More
BMW Welter
Luxury automobiles are fetish items par excellence. The advertising, branding and merchandising of this kind of consumer good is designed … More
Us and Theme
If Venice, the Wild West, or Asia can be themes for parks, casinos, or hotels, then why not contemporary architecture? … More
Under Water
[Originally published in Canadian Architect March 1999] The swimming pool is an icon of modernism, a veritable symbol of the health and … More
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