A set of defensive architectures, all notable for the absence of physically enclosed space. The Lost Border, Photographs of the Iron Curtain by Brian Rose / the DMZ between North and South Korea / all about the Maginot Line / peaks fortified by the Alpini / CCTV could track branded subjects, an ironic flipside to the cult of 'individuality' promoted by consumer culture. Related, Designing Britain 1945-1975 ('the visual experience of post-war society').

The Wishbook Web is a undeniably attractive exercise in nostalgia, a multiple button-pusher / the Vanishing Point, exploring underground / the wonderful world of early photography, a vintage neotarama post / the Muppet Wiki / Democracy for the Cartoons, art on books.

Future by Design, an ambitious attempt to re-shape everything / Labtop ('architectural-rendering at work'), very contemporary architectural presentations (see also the work of Luxigon) / Thomas H.Hahn's photos of Chinese urbanisation / 'Rotten Pavilions', over at anarchitecture, tracking the cracked and fading remnants of least season's expo showcases. posted by things at 19:26 / 0 comments