Day: April 8, 2009

  • “Something Awful being built” – or not as the case may be.

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    Astute venue of architectural criticism, the Capital Times (8-14th April 2009) came up trumps recently via comic strip “Jitterati”‘s social commentary. With one foul swoop (or more accurately four comic strip frames) local building, the recession, class politics, and architectural disillusionments ensued. One cultural giant was pitted against the merits of another, as the comic…

  • Film : Rem Koolhaas – A Kind of Architect

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    When: 3.45pm Friday 10 April & 1pm Sunday 12 April Where: Paramount Theatre, Courtney Place As part of the World Cinema Showcase 2009, this documentary by Markus Heidingsfelder and Min Tesch, discusses the ‘whirlwind career’ of Koolhaas: architect, filmaker, journalist, urban theorist. “The climax comes with his first skyscraper, the amazing “loop in space” of…

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