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Greece finally pays tribute to Iannis Xenakis

January 28, 2024 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Greece finally pays tribute to Iannis Xenakis (The Guardian 01/28/2024) “Few cultural figures were as important in the second half of the century,” said Katerina Gregos, the artistic director of the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Athens (EMST). “Xenakis was not just a polymath, a visionary, a true cosmopolitan, he was a mathematician, civil … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faits Divers, History, Modern Music, Obituaries, Photography, Politics Tagged: architect, author, avant-garde music, civil engineer, Composer, draftsman, electronic musi, Iannis Xenakis, Le Corbusier, mathematician, music theorist

Why are our cities built for 6ft-tall men?

May 19, 2021 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Over on the Guardian, a review of a retrospective on 80s design activists Matrix who, as the pull quote states: The female architects who fought back – Fed up living in a world designed by and for men, 80s design activists Matrix declared war on every urban obstacle in their way. And their impact is … [Read more…]

Posted in: Environment, Ethical and green living, Feminism, Future of Work, Politics, Racism, Science, Thinking about Tagged: childcare, children’s play area, community action, Design, designed environments, Feminist, Le Corbusier, Le Modulor, Matrix, Matrix Feminist Design Co-operative, participatory planning, public space, shared kitchen, squatting, Women, workers’ co-operatives

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