Perusing Wallpaper’s recent tour of Singapore’s architecture scene made me wistful for the days when security concerns did not inexorably lead to monolithic, opaque, and unfriendly-looking American diplomatic missions.
Whereas Americans must content themselves with fortresses such as Gwathmey Siegel’s United States Mission to the United Nations or Moore Ruble & Yudell’s United States Embassy in Berlin, [...]
After observing the “complications” afflicting Santiago Calatrava’s design for the Peace Bridge in Calgary, Canada (in brief: decent design; unpopular approval process; too expensive), it was pleasant to stumble upon the Henderson Waves and Alexandra Arch, which make up portions of a singular system of bridges hovering above one of Singapore’s national parks.
The spans connect [...]
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