What were they thinking? This weird geodesic dome covered in faux wood shingles (!) somehow made it into the plot (!) of this very mediocre gay porn movie. I watched it fast forward and with the sound off so I have no clue what anything is about but Bucky Fuller would have loved it for sure. 
This is Juergen Mayer H's Stadhaus. I met Juergen when he was teaching at Columbia a while ago and he happened to use Beige, this really old text of mine in his class bibliography. Looking at his site later on I realised he's practically obsessed with the color. The Stadthaus shines in full beige/brown/gold/ecru iodized aluminum glory. Inside it looks like something rendered rather than built, a total video game space. 
I'm still sorting through photos from Superneen, but here is another selection with fewer people.
Philosophy table + chairs with Miltos Manetas' JesusSwimming.com in the background
Rafael on a Splat Chair, in front of Angelo Plessas' MeLookingAtYou wallpainting
Angelo, Rafael, Bruno and Blue in the Philosophy room
A visitor reading Miltos' Neen Manifesto which was designed by the great Experimental Jetset. They are working on the major Manetas Monograph coming soon from hyper cool Revolver Books. Better superneen installation shots coming soon.
ended up in Roman McDonalds, 
and a fabulous flower station for gas.
While I was up at the Thessaloniki Contemporary Art Center for my lecture, I had a chance to the the Positive Charges show, with some really great pieces and an amazing, fabulously creepy video by one of the most important Greek artists ever, Thanassis Totsikas. In the video, titled "27 February 2004" he rides his friend across a small river.
This is one of the most amazing architecture models I've seen recently. The Magic Mountain by Cero9 architects is an ecosystem mask for Ames thermal power station, a 2002 competion in Iowa USA. I dont know much about Cero9 other than that they are Efrén GarcÃa and Cristina DÃaz, and they are based in Barcelona and maybe Sao Paolo too. This project was included in the last architecture Biennial and was extensively published in El Croquis 118
"Anti-Design objects break the magic spell of pure contemplation and visibility to destroy usefulness, even if they use smooth finishes and traditional leather, forcing us passively to experience and mirror various formal approaches ; we do not, in fact, contemplate them voyeuristically or celibately but posses them like lovers!" Ennio Chiggio from "The Rock Furniture: Il Design della Gufram negli anni del Rock" published by Castello di Rivoli.
I saw this show in Spetember 2002 but took so few pictures. The long space (Manica Lunga) of the Castello di Rivoli didnt help much since I think any show there is bound to look a bit weak. Still the book-in-a-brick-wall catalogue is amazing, and I'll post more stuff from it. The Gufram Multipli collection is heaven translated into foam.
80's architecture is almost everywhere the same, and I find myself strangely attracted to it. Its hysterical, it ages really badly and manages a subtle over-simplified complexity, and I dont even know what that could mean but I also love any building with mirrors. 
Ok, so I'm not gonna post my entire library, but I was so surprised when I found this book. I had entered Form Zero in Downtown L.A. a couple of years back and asked if they had something on Paul Virilio and Claude Parent, thinking I might finally find a copy of "Bunker Archaelogy". Instead I found this fantastic facsimile of their manifesto magazine Architecture Principe, published in part by the bookstore itself, in collaboration with Les Editions De L'Imprimeur.
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