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A Not-for-Humans Skyscraper: The AT&T “Long Lines Building” in New York by John Carl Warnecke (1974)

November 23, 2016 by Mariabruna Fabrizi 2 Comments

The “Long Lines Building” is a 29-floors tower located at 33 Thomas Street in Manhattan. It was designed in 1974 by architect John Carl Warneke. At … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architecture Tagged With: brutalism, data center, dematerialization, fortress, New York, skyscraper

Gordon Matta-Clark’s “Reality Properties: Fake Estates” (1973)

October 22, 2014 by Mariabruna Fabrizi Leave a Comment

Starting in the summer of 1973, artist Gordon Matta-Clark purchased fifteen lots in the city of New York, fourteen in Queens and one in Staten Island. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architecture, Art, Territories Tagged With: conceptual, form of form, land art, map, New York, property

Flat Manhattan (1883)

May 16, 2014 by Fosco Lucarelli Leave a Comment

A moment in time when Manhattan was flat and had a strange likeness to Burri's 1984-89 "Cretto di Gibellina" (photograph below). The 1883 engraving … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architecture, Territories Tagged With: city, cretto, form of form, gibellina, manhattan, New York

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