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Mania Oikonomou

@Architecture_As

architect, writer

 London
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Joined December 2011
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…community@ Making It Happen: New Community Architecture in RIBA architectureas.wordpress.com…
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…activism @ Forensic Architecture @ ICA architectureas.wordpress.com…
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… an illusion @ Andreas Gursky exhibition at the Hayward Gallery architectureas.wordpress.com…
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…a light show @ Lumiere London 2018 architectureas.wordpress.com…
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…a linocut @ Brutalism by Paul Catherall architectureas.wordpress.com…
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…patronising @ Documenta14 in Athens architectureas.wordpress.com…
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brexitannia

An archive for thoughts & things related to the documentary Brexitannia

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…Old news @ New Tate Modern by Herzog & de Meuron architectureas.wordpress.com…
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…implicated theatre @ Serpentine Pavilion 2016 by Big architectureas.wordpress.com…
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…dance at Hand in Glove by Lea Anderson @ the V&A architectureas.wordpress.com…
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…movement@Jeanette Barne’s Tide and Time exhibition at Anise Gallery architectureas.wordpress.com…
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…a hot air balloon@ The Serpentine Pavilion at Kensington Gardens architectureas.wordpress.com…
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…a skygarden? @ 20 Fenchurch Street tower by Rafael Viñoly wp.me/p202O6-on

…a skygarden? @ 20 Fenchurch Street tower by Rafael Viñoly

20 Fenchurch Street Tower or Walkie Talkie as it is usually referred as is not far from where I live. I watched it go up slowly for years and I never particularly liked it. To be more accurate I ac…

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…a scary building @ M by Montcalm in Old Street wp.me/p202O6-o1

…a scary building @ M by Montcalm in Old Street

The first time I saw M by Montcalm I was cycling. The building is situated on City road really close to Old Street’s roundabout which is one of the places with the most cyclist casualties in …

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… a vintage Instagram @ the Chamberlin, Powell & Bon exhibition at the Barbican wp.me/p202O6-nA

… a vintage Instagram @ the Chamberlin, Powell & Bon exhibition at the Barbican

The Chamberlin, Powell & Bon exhibition at the Barbican despite its small size, is worth visiting and I can attest to that as I have enjoyed it twice already. The main exhibit on display is a s…

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…visceral space @ the Richard Serra exhibition in Gagosian Gallery wp.me/p202O6-ng

…visceral space @ the Richard Serra exhibition at the Gagosian Gallery

It is quite often that architecture’s artistic potential is reduced to its decorative ability. Richard Serra is a sculptor but his work usually incorporates spatial archetypes which he orches…

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…as a retro flying saucer @ Futuro at Matt’s Gallery wp.me/p202O6-mW

…as a retro flying saucer @ Futuro at Matt’s Gallery

Futuro was originally designed by Finnish architect Matti Suuronen as a skiing cabin in the mid-60’s. It actually originated as a post-war product reflecting Europe’s economical growth …

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…architectural photography @ Constructing worlds exhibition at the Barbican wp.me/p202O6-mg

…architectural photography @ Constructing worlds exhibition at the Barbican

Architecture has been a favourite subject for artists throughout history. One of the obvious reasons is that it is very static and geometric but I find this to be too shallow of an explanation. Any…

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…nostalgia @ Ordinary Beauty exhibition by Edwin Smith @ Riba wp.me/p202O6-m7

…nostalgia @ Ordinary Beauty exhibition by Edwin Smith @ Riba

Ordinary beauty is quite an interesting title for this exhibition because these photographs are not very ordinary at all. Smith’s editing eye and the way his compositions are chosen are truly…

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Tonkin Liu Shell Lace. There is some controversy involved in it though. Read about it here: wp.me/p202O6-lM
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