Tag Archives: cecil balmond

Nothing Will Be Restrained

Posted on July 27, 2012 by cosmopolitanscum

This short film essay looks at how man has built and talked about elemental architecture forms since the Tower of Babel. It takes the viewer inside the ArcelorMittal Orbit for the first time as well as placing it in historical … Continue reading →

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Taste And The Tower

Posted on November 10, 2011 by cosmopolitanscum

I want to say something about the history of the relationship between towers and the Olympic Games, leading to a few comments on the outpourings of disgust around the ArcelorMittal Orbit. It is often forgotten that this began with the … Continue reading →

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