13. Juni 2022 In Allgemein

Hong Kong Modern

Book Review: Hong Kong Modern

Eduard Kögel reviews Walter Koditek’s HONG KONG MODERN, Architecture of the 1950s–1970s, which documents more than 300 buildings and ensembles and, per DOM Publishers, „gives an unprecedented comprehensive overview on the architecture of that transformative period“ in Hong Kong.

 

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MoMA
10. Februar 2022 In Allgemein

Destabilizing the Canon

Interview:

The Project of Independence: Architectures of Decolonization in South Asia, 1947–1985 opens at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York on February 20, 2022. Eduard Kögel spoke with MoMA chief curator Martino Stierli ahead of the opening about the theme of the exhibition and what visitors can expect to see in the exhibition and its companion catalogue.

Photo: Hindustan Lever Pavilion, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India. 1961. Demolished. Charles Correa (1930–2015), and Mahendra Raj (b. 1924). Exterior view. Mahendra Raj Archives

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