Outrage
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Outrage: Zones charting unhappy political realities should not be turned into tasteless tourist spectaclesSubscription
Separating North and South Korea, the curious no man’s land of the Demilitarised Zone has become a political theme park
Outrage: future generations will laugh in horror and derision at the folly of facadismSubscription
We must stand up to the creeping plague of facadism, an infection spreading across the developments of London
Outrage: developers’ hoardings should bear some responsibility for the imaginaries they nurtureSubscription
The pixellated trompe l’oeil images depicted on scaffolding are inventing a misleading Potemkin architecture in Berlin and abroad
Outrage: ‘Sites of social condensation are being dismantled, neglected or sold off to the highest bidder’Subscription
From Moscow to London, promises about new homes are disguising cynical expropriation
Outrage: State Modern?Subscription
Outrage: ‘The anti-ornament hysteria is thankfully now at the bottom of the dustbin’Subscription
Elevations, bizarrely neglected, should invest buildings with significance
Outrage: ‘until the Grenfell tragedy, the housing crisis has mostly been slower and more grinding’Subscription
Is a historic crisis what will prompt action over the dire housing shortage for the under-privileged?
Outrage: ‘Floating “fun” palaces disgorge their bored cargoes into cities while belching noxious fumes into sea and sky’Subscription
The growing cruise industry is responsible for colossal human, cultural and environmental damage
Outrage: ‘Coordinated housing reform is crucial for cities in Africa to work’Subscription
In unplanned urban growth and informal settlements where the quality of life is low and land use is highly inefficient, effective policy is essential
Outrage: ‘There is a silent agreement in contemporary British architecture: you may deploy ornament, but never too much’Subscription
Tasteful restraint is pandering to planners and the public
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