RESPECTING VICTORIAN DESIGN. Despite the fusty, excessive, old, impractical, self-indulgent, snobbish, aloof architecture, the embellished mania of Victorian Architecture, I must admit – I love it. Soft spot for the 19th century architectural replicas of Arthur, Camelot, and Knights marvels. The synthesis of architecture and technology_ Case Study: Crystal Palace. Designed by Joseph Paxton (renowned […]
THIS WEEK’S TEXT IS “THE BEAUBOURG-EFFECT: IMPLOSION AND DETERRENCE” BY JEAN BAUDRILLARD (SPRING, 1983) JEAN BAUDRILLARD ON THE POMPIDOU CENTER Jean Baudrillard (1929 – 6 March 2007) was a French sociologist, philosopher, cultural theorist, political commentator, and photographer. Frequently associated postmodernism, more specifically post-structuralism and he is best known for his analyses of media, contemporary […]
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