Designing a Legend
George Tscherny's article from the August 2014 issue of PRINT. The design legend reflects on the sources of his creative inspiration.
Stay updated with breaking news from Mechanization Takes Command. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
George Tscherny's article from the August 2014 issue of PRINT. The design legend reflects on the sources of his creative inspiration.
Material and design elements of the built environment that are durable rather than ephemeral, distinctive in their shape and tied to the unique character of places are what he calls “constituent facts” and exert a semiotic force. They are “those tendencies which, when they are suppressed, inevitably reappear.”
Aria Dean is an artist who works in multiple media. Her interest in materialist and structural film has always been an intellectual base, and in her new film Abattoir, U.S.A.! she builds upon that base in ways that expand her creative practice. Dean speaks with McKenzie Wark about the connection between her earlier film and her newest piece, the importance of collaboration, and the challenges of being an artist who is also a noted writer.
Architectural student dimitrios mitsimponas proposes a new scenario for the manufactured landscape of giali island in greece.