Koolhaas and His Omnipotent Masters
“Koolhaas chose between working on NYC’s Ground Zero and the Beijing project based on a fortune cookie he was given at a Chinese restaurant - in it, the goofy prognostication Stunningly Omnipresent Masters Make Minced Meat of Memory.”
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Happy New Year to all [...]

The Breaking of WTC Memorial Architect Michael Arad

When the then-34-year-old architect won the ground-zero-memorial competition, he looked like the Maya Lin of 9/11-a bright, shining star out of nowhere who would build a breathtaking new landmark. Two years later, all we’ve got is a pile of dirt, a price estimate nearing $1 billion, [...]

It’s been an age. I know. Been busy practising architecture, that’s all. Anyway, maybe you have some more time on your hands over the holidays, like me, and are looking for some interesting reading. Over the next 10 days or so I’ll post a selection of (mostly) unrelated but worthy articles that should keep [...]