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I've been fascinated by KWC since the first time I saw Bloodsport. I dug the depictions [1] in Gibson's bridge trilogy too. There's something that draws me to

I've been fascinated by KWC since the first time I saw Bloodsport. I dug the depictions [1] in Gibson's bridge trilogy too. There's something that draws me to that kind of organic human architecture whether it's Kowloon, Brazil's favelas [2], Torre David in Venezuela [3] or Ponte Tower [4] in Johannesburg. 1: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idoru http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idoru 2: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Favela http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Favela 3: http://www.theguardian.com/cities/gallery/2014/feb/12/la-torre-david-vertical-slum-caracas-venezuela-tower http://www.theguardian.com/cities/gallery/2014/feb/12/la-tor... 4: http://vimeo.com/51295174 http://vimeo.com/51295174

state 12y ago
I imagine you would also appreciate the work of Lebbeus Woods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebbeus_Woods http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebbeus_Woods
- oofabz 12y ago
  You can see some of his artwork here: http://historyofourworld.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/lebbeus-woods-radical-reconstruction/ http://historyofourworld.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/lebbeus-wo... http://architizer.com/blog/lebbeus-woods-sfmoma/ http://architizer.com/blog/lebbeus-woods-sfmoma/
  - rsync 12y ago
    He had a blog, while he was alive, which is still up and running: http://lebbeuswoods.wordpress.com/ http://lebbeuswoods.wordpress.com/ Very, very interesting work and commentary. NOTE: there is actually a lot more content on that blog than the (bad) navigation suggests. If you look at the right-hand "monthly archives" column, it looks like there is only 12 monthly headings going back to Sept. 2011 - but if you manually plug in a URL like: http://lebbeuswoods.wordpress.com/2008/11/ http://lebbeuswoods.wordpress.com/2008/11/ ... you can see there is a lot more content there...
    - ics 12y ago
      ...and if you're in New York, tomorrow the tribute continues with discussions and a film screening: http://cooper.edu/architecture/events/lebbeus-woods-celebration http://cooper.edu/architecture/events/lebbeus-woods-celebrat...
    - alexqgb 12y ago
      "Rules of the Game" is among his best posts. http://lebbeuswoods.wordpress.com/2009/11/30/the-design-game/ http://lebbeuswoods.wordpress.com/2009/11/30/the-design-game... And if you have the money, New City is well worth the price. http://www.amazon.com/The-New-City-Lebbeus-Woods/dp/0671768123 http://www.amazon.com/The-New-City-Lebbeus-Woods/dp/06717681... I got a used copy (softcover / not in super condition) for $70 several years ago and the price has only gone up. Astounded to see that pristine copies are now going for $800, with hardbacks north of $1,000.
psgbg 12y ago
Also Villa 31. http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa_31 http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa_31 Villa is the equivalent of Favela. The villa 31 is the most prominent example in Argentina.
Spearchucker 12y ago
My friend's older brother had a flat (an apartment) in Ponte in the mid-80's. A lot of students from Wits Tek hung out there, which (to a wide-eyed teenager like me) made for parties more incredible than I could've imagined. At the time that flat seemed to epitomise the whole gothic rock thing I was into at the time. Fond memories.

state 12y ago

I imagine you would also appreciate the work of Lebbeus Woods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebbeus_Woods http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebbeus_Woods

oofabz 12y ago
You can see some of his artwork here: http://historyofourworld.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/lebbeus-woods-radical-reconstruction/ http://historyofourworld.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/lebbeus-wo... http://architizer.com/blog/lebbeus-woods-sfmoma/ http://architizer.com/blog/lebbeus-woods-sfmoma/
- rsync 12y ago
  He had a blog, while he was alive, which is still up and running: http://lebbeuswoods.wordpress.com/ http://lebbeuswoods.wordpress.com/ Very, very interesting work and commentary. NOTE: there is actually a lot more content on that blog than the (bad) navigation suggests. If you look at the right-hand "monthly archives" column, it looks like there is only 12 monthly headings going back to Sept. 2011 - but if you manually plug in a URL like: http://lebbeuswoods.wordpress.com/2008/11/ http://lebbeuswoods.wordpress.com/2008/11/ ... you can see there is a lot more content there...
  - ics 12y ago
    ...and if you're in New York, tomorrow the tribute continues with discussions and a film screening: http://cooper.edu/architecture/events/lebbeus-woods-celebration http://cooper.edu/architecture/events/lebbeus-woods-celebrat...
  - alexqgb 12y ago
    "Rules of the Game" is among his best posts. http://lebbeuswoods.wordpress.com/2009/11/30/the-design-game/ http://lebbeuswoods.wordpress.com/2009/11/30/the-design-game... And if you have the money, New City is well worth the price. http://www.amazon.com/The-New-City-Lebbeus-Woods/dp/0671768123 http://www.amazon.com/The-New-City-Lebbeus-Woods/dp/06717681... I got a used copy (softcover / not in super condition) for $70 several years ago and the price has only gone up. Astounded to see that pristine copies are now going for $800, with hardbacks north of $1,000.

psgbg 12y ago

Also Villa 31. http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa_31 http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa_31 Villa is the equivalent of Favela. The villa 31 is the most prominent example in Argentina.

Spearchucker 12y ago

My friend's older brother had a flat (an apartment) in Ponte in the mid-80's. A lot of students from Wits Tek hung out there, which (to a wide-eyed teenager like me) made for parties more incredible than I could've imagined. At the time that flat seemed to epitomise the whole gothic rock thing I was into at the time. Fond memories.