Architecture which resists man, which is an obstacle in his path, affirms itself by the obviousness of its refusal, by its unattractive but repulsive aspect. True architecture is the being of construction opposed to the being of man. True architecture has weakened over the past several centuries, becoming comfortable, degrading itself into ease.
– Paul Virilio, Potential Architecture


Thursday, November 4, 2010

some examples seen...

peter greenaway, the cook, the thief, his wife, and her lover



dziga vertov, the man with a movie camera



chantal akerman, hotel monterey



chris marker, la jetée



wim wenders, wings of desire




alejandro gonzalez iñarritu, write the future

readings by eisenstein on montage and architecture...

are up at the google docs site...

readings...

Monday, November 1, 2010

cinema museum tour


if you wondered what would a cinema museum house, here is one example... around 2:31 you can see what the "archive" looks like...

petrol station aka cineroleum


yup, those brits and their petrol stations that turn into cinemas...