It’s hard to convey the full depth and range of the trauma, the chaos and the indignity that people are being subjected to. Meanwhile, Modi and his allies are telling us not to complain. During a particularly polarising election campaign in the state
At a time when the term ‘industrialization,’ applied to architecture, is used over and over without regard for the times it is our lot to live, we have to try to take this specification into account. We can look at industrialization from different an
Veinte años después de su muerte, la memoria convoca imágenes que se desvanecen como tinta en el agua. En el esfuerzo por perfilar los contornos de esta acuarela lenta, rescato textos del papel amarillento de la prensa o las páginas satinadas de las
The NFT bubble is already comparable to the tulip mania in the Netherlands of the 17th century. Non-fungible tokens are digital files such as images, videos, text or code authenticated through blockchain technology, and which are now reaching extrava
Kersten Geers and David Van Severen write like they design, with a clear line. Their interpretative transparency – both are committed to teaching –, their visual acuity and their intellectual impact make it almost redundant to comment on the work of
In the beginning was the image. Contradicting the first verse in the Gospel of John –‘In the beginning was the Word’–, the protagonism of the visual takes the lead in the study of the most distant past, and also in contemporary communication. Archite
“The real Wölfflin is in the classroom.” The great art historian considered his classes superior to his books, and perhaps the classes given by the architect Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oíza were superior to his buildings: the real Oíza is definitely o
He built wild, magical buildings and furniture that is still thrilling today. But a new film suggests the celebrated Finn was also a domineering philanderer deeply indebted to his talented wives. Wonky lumps of misshapen, scorched bricks burst from a
Architecture is choral: it is conceived, built, and enjoyed by many. Choral in their design, execution, and use, projects admit the intervention of soloists, and it is inevitable to associate exemplary works to a charismatic author, a demanding contr
What does the Covid-19 pandemic tell us? In what way does it affect our perception of reality and how we relate with it? What lessons can be learned from this extraordinary episode? I will simply extract two teachings of the pandemic, and by distill
The current critique of meritocracy questions merit itself. Until very recently, the rejection of technocracy censored the one-dimensional character of its politics, but did not question technique itself; today, the attack on meritocracy rejects not
