From the spectacular David Rumsey Map Collection, the 1837 "Atlas of the United States Printed for the Use of the Blind", embossed heavy paper … [Read more...]
The Social Use of the Kitchen (from Ottagono 48/1978)
An interesting lecture -in Italian- from an almost 35 years old issue of Ottagono, (an Italian architecture and design magazine still living today) … [Read more...]
The book of Fortresses, a XVI Century Codex of Defensive Structures
The "Livro das fortalezas situadas no extremo de Portugal e Castela por Duarte de Armas, escudeiro da casa do rei D. Manuel I" is an analysis, dating … [Read more...]
Lyrical Theatre in Cagliari, Maurizio Sacripanti, 1965
Among Italian avantgarde architects of the 60's and 70's, Maurizio Sacripanti was one of those who gained a lesser fortune. Known almost uniquely for … [Read more...]
How the World was Imagined: Early Maps and Atlases
Depictions of the world from the Iron Age to the Age of Discovery and the emergence of modern geography during the early modern … [Read more...]
When Mathias Rust landed on the Red Square, Building an Imaginary Bridge on the Iron Curtain
In the autumn of 1986 Mikhail Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan met in Reykjavík, Iceland, to talk about nuclear disarmament. The summit was a … [Read more...]
Early Days of the Advertising Business
Secrets, humiliations and legends in early days of the adverting industry's explosion, from an article of LIFE Magazine April 28th, 1958. As you may … [Read more...]
Duck and Cover, Nuclear War Awareness campaign
In 1951, shortly after the Soviet Union began nuclear testing, the US Federal government's Civil Defense started producing a series of films and … [Read more...]
Again on “How big really?”
As a follow up to Deconcrete's and our post about a more critical use of BBC tool 'How big really?', another interesting approach would consist in … [Read more...]
Reyner Banham – “L’uomo all’expo” + Piero Sartogo – “Habitat 67” (Casabella 327/’67)
Another "vintage" post, this time from Casabella 327/'67, that will be appreciated, unfortunately, only by our Italian readers. In 1967, right … [Read more...]
David Gissen’s Reconstruction of the Mound of Vendôme
David Gissen, teacher at CCA, author of Subnature and editor of HTC Experiments, proposed a project of radical reconstruction, a pragmatic statement … [Read more...]
Utopianism and Megacities, according to Mr.David Harvey
As a complement to today's Funambulist post on Rebel Cities, the last essay by marxism historian David Harvey, (that you can integrate with Owen … [Read more...]
Tropicomania: “The Social Life of Plants” at Betonsalon, Paris
This exhibition at the Betonsalon Art Center in Paris tries to address the socio-economic, cultural and political implications behind the worldwide … [Read more...]
Unemployed into Self Employed, an article by Leon Krier, 1985
This article was kindly sent to us by Gabriele Mastrigli. Altough we're not fond of Leon Krier past speculations and despite the controversy about his … [Read more...]
A day in the life of a warehouse robot
A look into how automized warehouses have got and how unnecessary manufactorial human labor could be in the future, thanks to robots like Kiva's. … [Read more...]
Rituals, Before and After Space
Two of our articles have been recently featured on the Funambulist and on Studio Magazine. In the next few days we'll talk about the former, that you … [Read more...]
What America does for a living (1972 / 2012)
An interesting comparison between people's job in 1972 and 2012. Primary labor (manufacturing) is the obvious major change, as technological … [Read more...]
The State of the World Atlas, 1981
"The State of the World Atlas", Michael Kidron and Ronald Segal. A Pluto Press Project. Heinemann, London, 1981. Hardcover, 250 x 180mm, full … [Read more...]
A phrenology of the artist’s mind: Grayson Perry‘s 2004 “Map of an Englishman”
Exhibited at the Whitechapel Gallery in London, Grayson Perry's 2004 "Map of an Englishman" is a 120 x 150 cm psychogeographical exploration of the … [Read more...]
McKnight Kauffer’s The World in 2030
Edward McKnight Kauffer (14 December 1890 – 22 October 1954) was an influential American-born artist noted for his avant garde graphic design and … [Read more...]
Cartographic Regression
Here's how the territory of Palestine has shrinked and borders have fragmented from 1917 to present day. A cartographic essay on GOOD. Thanks, Ethel, … [Read more...]
Taxonomies of Transition: Urban Segregation Maps by Bill Rankin and Eric Fisher
"A taxonomy of transition", (2009) by radical cartographer Bill Rankin is a visual essay on how racial boundaries mark the neighborhoods of a city … [Read more...]
Modern Art Oxford’s 50 Years of Art Exhibitions Posters
In fact, the Judd exhibition poster from the previous article is part of a collection of 50 art posters from the Modern Art Oxford … [Read more...]
Weaponized Architecture by Léopold Lambert
Léopold Lambert's Weaponized Architecture, an "analysis of Israel’s architecture of colonization in the context of global trends in architecture and … [Read more...]
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