The Madness of King Charles (Monstruous Carbuncles, Green Cities, Inkpots and other Royal Concerns)

Click to enlarge The disappearance of Elizabeth II certainly marked the end of an era. Ascending the throne just past last century’s equator of, she has been not only one of the longest-reigning monarchs -Elizabeth was also Second in the overall ranking, only surpassed by Louis XIV of France-, but also an exceptional witness to

Numerus Klausus #12: The Big FAT Kill (AKA: It’s a Fat, Fat, Fat, World)

Click to enlarge They’ve built schools like wedding cakes and are making a real-life gingerbread house with Grayson Perry. But the UK’s most playful practice is breaking up after 23 years. They have built a romanesque church out of sparkly blue sequins, a school that looks like a gothic wedding cake and turned the head

Numerus Klausus #10: Shardnado! (AKA: So Long, Piano Man)

Click to enlarge “Why is it the tallest? I don’t really remember. I don’t really care. It was actually taller at the beginning, it was 400 meters, but then aeronautics came and they said that you can not because you interfere with the flight of the air planes. So we broke it. The building is

Numerus Klausus #09: Faulty Towers (Viñoly Attacks!)

Click to enlarge “Developers have promised urgent action to “cover up” the Walkie Talkie skyscraper in the City after an ultra-bright light reflected from the building melted a Jaguar car on the streets below.  The 525ft, £200 million building has been renamed the “Walkie Scorchie” after its distinctive concave surfaces reflected a dazzling beam of

Three Little Worlds: Klaus Toons at the Architecture Foundation

On Tuesday, July 24, I will be opening a small exhibition at the Architecture Foundation in London. The exhibit will be housed as an installation within an exhibition in the context of Jimenez Lai’s super-furnitured Three Little Worlds, currently at display at the AF. Klaus Toons, which will feature a few cartoons blown up to