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Tag Archives: Cities
1895: Tentacles of the City
This is the beginning of “La plaine,” the poem that opens Emile Verhaeren’s 1895 book of poems, Les villes tentaculaires [The Tentacled Cities]. The cover is by Théo van Rysselberghe (source). I couldn’t find a translation online, so I did the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1890's, 19th Century, Belgium, Cities, Design, Emile Verhaeren, Factories, Poetry, Technology, Théo van Rysselberghe
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1944: Model City
The decorative industrial management buildings and exhibition centers in authoritarian countries are much the same as anywhere else. The huge gleaming towers that shoot up everywhere are outward signs of the ingenious planning of international concerns, toward which the unleashed … Continue reading
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Tagged 1940's, 20th Century, Architecture, Capitalism, Cities, Los Angeles, Max Horkheimer, Miniatures, Theodor Adorno, Theory, Urban Planning
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15th Century: The Ideal City
The Ideal City is the title given to three different paintings. The are generally referred to as The Ideal City of Urbino, The Ideal City of Baltimore, and The Ideal City of Berlin, according to where they are located—although all … Continue reading
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Tagged 15th Century, Baltimore, Berlin, Books, Cities, Cityscapes, Fra Carnevale, Francesco di Giorgio Martini, Italo Calvino, Italy, Painting, Prose, Urbino
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