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About cosmopolitanscum

Journalist, writer, commentator, blogging about architecture, urbanism and design from a humanist perspective.

Got That Ring of Confidence

Nothing earth-shatttering to report here. I just noticed this while flicking through some images of a project by HOK. This is the plan for the recently completed terminal at Indianopolis Aiport. It’s built in the “midfield” area of the present … Continue reading

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Photographer Nick Hedges at Bilston in 1976

Tapping the Furnace Steelworks, Bilston. 1976

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Unfamiliar Playing Ground

Some people find the future boring. But in Seattle, the future looks pretty exciting. Not because of the backdrop of sci-fi speculation symbolised by the Space Needle, but because set within that backdrop is the Seattle Public Library; a building … Continue reading

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These Boys Take Some Beating

They could’ve just said, ‘we pay engineers well in Norway and value their contribution to society’ but they didn’t. This instead is how they advertise for young engineers on the other side of the North Sea. Hydro is a global, integrated … Continue reading

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Stormy Weather

The Burj Dubai during a storm.

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I Always Feel Like…

It would be foolish to deny that our public space is increasingly regulated. With Community Police and increased TV surveillance, we not only feel that we’re being watched more, we are being watched more. But in what way exactly? Derm’s … Continue reading

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Moving along nicely

I still think that it’s going to be a bit silly when its finished and its wrapped in muslin or whatever. Good to see that the death of the UK construction industry has been somewhat exaggerated.

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North vs South VS East vs West

Good ol’ Igster has become the darling of the London Paper and BBC London AND the Metro with this lovely little film, which turns Google’s Streetview into a narrative device as opposed to an orientation device. Tellingly Igster created the … Continue reading

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“It’s all very different from Radio Caroline”

Great little documentary on Pirate Radio in London, first broadcast around 1995 or so if the total fixation with all things Jungle is anything to go by. The documentary comes down pretty firmly on the side of the broadcasters and … Continue reading

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Hotel El Duce

Dan Dubowitz’s latest photography exhibition starts at Fermynwoods next month. These pictures predominantly of youth camps from the fascist era grew, as Dan’s projects do, out of a series of road trips. The pictures from this particular series were taken … Continue reading

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