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Squatter urbanism comes to America

Submitted by Mathieu Helie on Sun, 04/26/2009 - 14:35, last updated Mon, 09/05/2011 - 21:47

In previous posts I argued that the only way a modern housing subdivision was possible was by the creation of a permanent, extreme housing crisis by the authorities attempting to control development. Now this housing crisis is catching up with American cities and a phenomenon that was until then limited to dysfunctional third world countries, squatter camps, is popping up all over the country.

Fitness is about symmetry

Submitted by Mathieu Helie on Fri, 05/02/2008 - 20:09, last updated Mon, 04/09/2012 - 15:58

On City Comforts they make the case that Daniel Libeskind's abominable extension to the Victoria and Albert museum could be made to fit with the museum and South Kensington in general.

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