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Of course, the assessments we make of higher education institutions reflect the priorities not just of the bodies that produce them but the cultures from which them come. The Academic Ranking of World Universities produced by Shanghai Jiaotang University weights … Continue reading →

It can often seem that digital photography is actively affecting architecture. As if buildings were being made to suit a world in which we can take a lot of good pictures quickly and then ping them around the world via … Continue reading →

Bad architecture – who would have it? None of us. Who though would create a whole blog dedicated to what is supposed to be the worst of it? This guy. It all seems very straightforward. I hate how noone ever … Continue reading →

The Lost Tribes of New York City This is a beautiful little film which, no doubt, will be ripped off very shortly for an advertising campaign. Ostensibly its a groovy New York version of Nick Park’s Aardman work, specifically Creature … Continue reading →

East Lothian, 2009.

Reading through Hackney That Rose-Red Empire  it is clear that Iain Sinclair doesn’t feel as if the Olympics was ever able to add to the urban fabric he so brilliantly evokes. It is clear from what is currently happening that it … Continue reading →

I am all for critics and theorists divining deeper social currents in the architecture we build. I am all for people bemoaning stalled projects as a symbol of a recession. Blimey, I don’t even mind it when people find a … Continue reading →

And the rush of people to ascribe apocalyptic significance to the TVCC fire in Beijing gets longer and longer.  People. Sometimes things catch on fire. Only if its a community bonfire is it done for your spectacle. Only if you are … Continue reading →