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viva

Posted on January 16, 2012 by twotreatises

Las Vegas: All that money, and they use it unpredictably to do amazing or super-cheesy things (sometimes both at the same time). Amazing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crystals_%28Las_Vegas%29 (designed by Daniel Libeskind of Berlin Jewish Museum fame!). Also amazing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aria_Resort_%26_Casino (the largest hotel to … Continue reading →

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Present Pasts: Urban Palimpsests and the Politics of Memory

Posted on January 20, 2007 by twotreatises

by Andreas Huyssen, essays written 1996-2002 “Architecture has always been deeply invested in the shaping of political and national identities…” p. 49 I like the idea of palimpsests (and city as palimpsest), and I love studies of memory. The book … Continue reading →

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