Author: Marcus Trimble
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The Dying Fall
JG Ballard’s last published short story The Dying Fall. “Three years have passed since the collapse of the Tower of Pisa, but only now can I accept the crucial role that I played in the destruction of this unique landmark.” First published in Interzone in April 1996.
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The Stirling of Stirlings
In celebration of 175 years of the RIBA, RIBA Journal is holding a competition to vote for the ‘Stirling of Stirlings‘ “Will Mackintosh beat Jacobsen? Will Lutyens trump Lubetkin or Lasdun? Does Spence eclipse Scott? Can Stirling himself squash the Smithsons? Only one way to find out. Get voting!”
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Aerial Alphabet
Aerial alphabet located in Victoria by way of Google Maps.
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Paddington Reservoir by Tonkin Zulaikha Greer
We took a wander through the newly opened Paddington Reservoir by Tonkin Zulaikha Greer and landscape architects James Mather Delaney Design. a few weekends ago and came away very impressed by this excellent new urban park. The reservoir played a limited role as a piece of infrastructure in Sydney’s early days. It was completed in…
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Transformer Photos
AR Plus has some [massive] photos of the completed Prada Transformer by OMA up on their site.
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This Fortnight
Some upcoming events!! Awesome! Firstly, Parallax, the National Conference is on next week in Melbourne. I have pimped its wares before, but if you have not taken a look at the line-up of speakers and sessions, I recommend you do as, I think it will be an ace couple of days. Slavoj Zizek, Peter Wilson,…