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Ruskin in Venice

Posted on August 24, 2010 by cosmopolitanscum

The years that John Ruskin spent in Venice are no longer just an important biographical fact about an eminent art Victorian critic. They have become a narrative prism through which to assess architecture’s role in contemporary society. This month the … Continue reading →

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Empire State of Mind

Posted on June 3, 2010 by cosmopolitanscum

I re-read JG Ballard’s Empire of the Sun recently. This was at the same time that I was getting sent beautiful shots of pavilions from the Shanghai Expo, and then writing about it in some kind of historical context. At … Continue reading →

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