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Published in “Requiem for the City at the End of the Millenium”, 2010.


Requiem_Ryunyong Hotel Tower


Ryugyong Hotel (105-floor shell reactivated 16 years after going into dormancy), Pyongyang, North Korea, Unknown 2001

Four Arguments for the Elimination of Architecture

The present appears to be a golden moment for architecture. Public attention to, and general lust for, design is at an all-time high; everyone is doing brilliant and fresh work; architects are increasingly respected and sought out for their ideas on social developments, history, and the city; and it seems that we have all overcome our objections to capitalism. Despite some of these ironies, such developments are in themselves no bad thing.Full content is available only for registered users. Please login or Register

Published in “Requiem for the City at the End of the Millenium”, 2010.


Requiem_Ryunyong Hotel Tower


Ryugyong Hotel (105-floor shell reactivated 16 years after going into dormancy), Pyongyang, North Korea, Unknown 2001

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