Category: Photo Essays

‘The mobilisation of space for the purposes of its production makes harsh demands. The process begins with the land, which must first be wrenched away from the traditional form of property.’ ‘The mobilisation is next extended to space, including space beneath the ground and the volumes above it. In the past one bought or rented … Continue reading Trafalgar Place: The Production of Space

‘East of Lichtenberg is Marzahn-Hellesdorf, a late-1970s satellite town and perhaps Berlin’s least obvious sightseeing destination. Silo-like apartment blocks and soulless shopping precincts stretch for miles out towards the edge of the city in what has to be one of the most desolate of the city’s boroughs. However, this is Berlin for tens of thousands … Continue reading Marzahn: The Place Myths of Social Housing

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