Numerus Klausus #27: Cross Polin Nation.

Click to enlarge Another blast from the past. As I was going through a checklist of my cartoons for Uncube, I found out I hadn’t posted this one, either. Some backstory: back in January 2016, Uncube was planning to put together an entire issue on Zvi Hecker (and more: check AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN – ZVI HECKER’S HOUSINGContinue reading “Numerus Klausus #27: Cross Polin Nation.”

Numerus Klausus #24: Fifty Years Inside the Bubble

Click to enlarge 2014 marked the 50th anniversary of one of those ubiquitous landmarks of the 60s visionary scene, Amazing Archigram 4: The Science Fiction Issue, which saw a truncated attempt at a big-scale celebration on my part. Again, 2015 marked another 5-decade anniversary: this time, it was the publication of Reyner Banham’s ‘A Home is NotContinue reading “Numerus Klausus #24: Fifty Years Inside the Bubble”

Numerus Klausus #23: Pritzker 2015 – Missed it by ‘this’ much

Back in March The Pritzker Award Committee announced that this year’s laureate would be Frei Otto. This was excellent news, especially for all megastructural-age nostalgics such as myself… if not for the unfortunate coincidence that Mr. Otto had sadly passed away a coupla days before that.

Numerus Klausus #22: The Future was Yesterday

Click to Enlarge  So, yes, my dear(s). The basic gag is exactly the same as the one in the previous post, only reversed this time. Anyone who’s been following this blog, read a few of my texts or just within a few kilometer-radius of me knows what I think about the late-90s-2000s fever with starchitectureContinue reading “Numerus Klausus #22: The Future was Yesterday”

Numerus Klausus #21: Pimp my Warsaw

Click to Enlarge (or don’t. It’s up to you) (*) Yes, ‘Hanna’ is Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, Warsaw’s current mayor. If you live in Poland and you don’t think Warsaw is suffering from a case of  major -and pretty late- Bilbao-itis, drop me a line. The original cartoon can be found as originally published in the “Klaus Kube” section of UncubeContinue reading “Numerus Klausus #21: Pimp my Warsaw”

Numerus Klausus #20: Creatures of the Night

Click to Enlarge (yes, please) (*I know there’s a Numerus Klausus Cartoon missing; I’m saving that one for later). You’ll excuse me if I don’t comment much, but I pulled an all-nighter yesterday. Now, plug your Tito and Tarantula’s ‘Greatest Hits’, and relax. The original cartoon can be found as originally published in the “Klaus Kube” sectionContinue reading “Numerus Klausus #20: Creatures of the Night”

Numerus Klausus #18: Dawn of the Planet of the Grapes

 Click to Enlarge  I used to have a blog, didn’t I? Ok, so, now I got my life back, I’ll possibly be updating the blog with all the stuff which, forcefully, has kept being produced throughout all these months. And, for starters, a couple of takes on the cartoon produced for Uncube #25, ”Soft Machines’ (yes,Continue reading “Numerus Klausus #18: Dawn of the Planet of the Grapes”

#REM70 [II]: Biennale non Banale [Numerus Klausus #16]

Click to enlarge So, in order to continue adding my dubious contribution to Archdaily’s celebration of Mr K’s 70th birthday, here you have a cartoon originally published in Uncube Magazine #23, Mexico City. This one was drawn by the time the Biennale opened, some months ago, but since it overlapped with some other Koolhaas-related cartoons (seeContinue reading “#REM70 [II]: Biennale non Banale [Numerus Klausus #16]”

Numerus Klausus #17: Alles War Architektur

Click to enlarge Limited and traditional definitions of architecture and its means have lost their validity. Today the environment as a whole is the goal of our activities—and all the media of its determination: TV or artificial climate, transportation or clothing, telecommunication or shelter. The extension of the human sphere and the means of its determinationContinue reading “Numerus Klausus #17: Alles War Architektur”