tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41386915311776565162011-07-30T19:14:06.349-07:00Archive of the abandoned, forgotten, damaged, demolished, chaotic, unbuilt and imaginaryMichael Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902824114471110979noreply@blogger.comBlogger321100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138691531177656516.post-64299537709610578802009-11-19T10:14:00.000-08:002009-11-19T10:23:47.738-08:00Hitler's Supercity <br />Season 1, Episode 6 of Lost Worlds<br />Martin Kemps (director)<br />The History Channel<br />14 Aug 2006 (aired)<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_4jbq3WhegU&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_4jbq3WhegU&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />(Source: Uploaded by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/searchfortheunknown">searchfortheunknown</a> on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4jbq3WhegU">youtube</a>)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4138691531177656516-6429953770961057880?l=lostbuilding.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Michael Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902824114471110979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138691531177656516.post-42205386133087238922009-11-19T04:55:00.000-08:002009-11-19T05:00:17.060-08:00First reports from Sumatra Earthquake<br />Emily Sharpe<br />The Art Newspaper Issue 207, November 2009<br />3 Nov 2009 (published online)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_st6K2ZCJgdY/SwVBIxNV8YI/AAAAAAAAAEM/4Ct3I3yLEYU/s1600/sumatra1.jpg.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_st6K2ZCJgdY/SwVBIxNV8YI/AAAAAAAAAEM/4Ct3I3yLEYU/s400/sumatra1.jpg.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405798546632208770" /></a> (Image: "Destroyed library, Indonesia; Source: <a href="http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/First-reports-from-Sumatra-earthquake/19645">The Art Newspaper</a>)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4138691531177656516-4220538613308723892?l=lostbuilding.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Michael Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902824114471110979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138691531177656516.post-58493689756277348832009-11-17T11:20:00.000-08:002009-11-17T11:22:22.199-08:00The Tower of Babel<br />Pieter Brueghel the Elder<br />Painting<br />1563<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_st6K2ZCJgdY/SwL3pY9sIeI/AAAAAAAAAEE/ZnKFVc4JhOM/s1600/795px-Brueghel-tower-of-babel.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_st6K2ZCJgdY/SwL3pY9sIeI/AAAAAAAAAEE/ZnKFVc4JhOM/s400/795px-Brueghel-tower-of-babel.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405154793245909474" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4138691531177656516-5849368975627734883?l=lostbuilding.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Michael Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902824114471110979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138691531177656516.post-16774615185183013012009-11-17T10:35:00.000-08:002009-11-17T10:39:18.432-08:00Oscar Building<br />Johannesburg<br />Undated (hijacked)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_st6K2ZCJgdY/SwLtAWeQPoI/AAAAAAAAAD8/8KrFHbV4P_0/s1600/OscarBuilding.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 176px; height: 220px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_st6K2ZCJgdY/SwLtAWeQPoI/AAAAAAAAAD8/8KrFHbV4P_0/s400/OscarBuilding.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405143093086273154" /></a><br />(Source: <a href="http://www.joburgcentral.co.za/news.php">JICBC</a>)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4138691531177656516-1677461518518301301?l=lostbuilding.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Michael Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902824114471110979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138691531177656516.post-57285001406777518402009-11-17T09:17:00.000-08:002009-11-17T09:27:24.033-08:00The Towering Inferno <br />John Guillermin<br />1974<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zsRnQQpklPM&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zsRnQQpklPM&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />(Image: Trailer of The Towering Inferno<br />Source: DrGregoryHouseIT via <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsRnQQpklPM">youtube</a>)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4138691531177656516-5728500140677751840?l=lostbuilding.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Michael Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902824114471110979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138691531177656516.post-70778819316561237852009-11-17T08:57:00.000-08:002009-11-17T08:59:12.087-08:00Houston Lost and Unbuilt <br />Steven R. Strom<br />University of Texas Press<br />224pp. <br />2010<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_st6K2ZCJgdY/SwLWFXHnF3I/AAAAAAAAAD0/9Lwkace-ZhU/s1600/51yJb7owFIL._SS500_.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_st6K2ZCJgdY/SwLWFXHnF3I/AAAAAAAAAD0/9Lwkace-ZhU/s400/51yJb7owFIL._SS500_.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405117890391644018" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4138691531177656516-7077881931656123785?l=lostbuilding.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Michael Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902824114471110979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138691531177656516.post-318742079360287102009-11-17T08:47:00.000-08:002009-11-17T08:49:48.167-08:00Merdeka Bridge<br />Singapore <br />1950s-1970s<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_st6K2ZCJgdY/SwLTrRc7iZI/AAAAAAAAADs/Hdwr8b6WLWo/s1600/img0110.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_st6K2ZCJgdY/SwLTrRc7iZI/AAAAAAAAADs/Hdwr8b6WLWo/s400/img0110.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405115243170597266" /></a><br />(Image: Monument at each end of Merdeka Bridge<br />Source: National Archives of Singapore)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4138691531177656516-31874207936028710?l=lostbuilding.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Michael Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902824114471110979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138691531177656516.post-62462430169975441592009-11-17T08:38:00.000-08:002009-11-17T08:39:52.650-08:00Islamic Centre of Singapore<br />1988-(demolished)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_st6K2ZCJgdY/SwLRiKDCh8I/AAAAAAAAADk/IICXxvCaMYs/s1600/img0050.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_st6K2ZCJgdY/SwLRiKDCh8I/AAAAAAAAADk/IICXxvCaMYs/s400/img0050.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405112887540877250" /></a><br />(Source: National Archives of Singapore)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4138691531177656516-6246243016997544159?l=lostbuilding.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Michael Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902824114471110979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138691531177656516.post-87929842058581006402009-11-17T08:14:00.000-08:002009-11-17T08:22:05.624-08:00Aeroplane Building (飞机楼)<br />Singapore Improvement Trust<br />Trengganu Street, Singapore<br />1960s<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_st6K2ZCJgdY/SwLM100hzII/AAAAAAAAADc/ayG-gWdJ6b0/s1600/2868346526_0dac2de1b6_b.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 332px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_st6K2ZCJgdY/SwLM100hzII/AAAAAAAAADc/ayG-gWdJ6b0/s400/2868346526_0dac2de1b6_b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405107727882112130" /></a><br />(Source: Jiattison on <a href="http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3114/2870629436_6b2b10eb5e.jpg&imgrefurl=http://flickr.com/photos/jiathwee/2870629436/&usg=__VY5J3hFE9jkbWl8_GOacRZPXAOY=&h=375&w=500&sz=150&hl=en&start=1&sig2=ZDvZqYXZZvX8nTjInpAQxQ&tbnid=r0KQ2s2a_GIPcM:&tbnh=98&tbnw=130&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dunbuilt%2Boutram%2Bprison%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den&ei=qMkCS8P3BM-WkQXm2eVB">flickr</a>)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4138691531177656516-8792984205858100640?l=lostbuilding.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Michael Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902824114471110979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138691531177656516.post-9593465438631825702009-11-17T08:10:00.001-08:002009-11-17T08:21:04.064-08:00Upper Hokkien Street Scheme<br />Singapore Improvement Trust<br />Undated (unbuilt)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_st6K2ZCJgdY/SwLLTjfOZCI/AAAAAAAAADU/tKNVlzZHBg8/s1600/2867553039_9d662fbef2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 370px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_st6K2ZCJgdY/SwLLTjfOZCI/AAAAAAAAADU/tKNVlzZHBg8/s400/2867553039_9d662fbef2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405106039602177058" /></a><br />(Image: Plan of proposed Outram Prison<br />Source: Jiattison on <a href="flickr.com/photos/ jiathwee/2870629436/">flickr</a>)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4138691531177656516-959346543863182570?l=lostbuilding.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Michael Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902824114471110979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138691531177656516.post-64898431333767526872009-11-17T08:05:00.000-08:002009-11-17T08:07:32.679-08:00Outram Prison<br />JFA McNair<br />Singapore<br />1880s (unbuilt)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_st6K2ZCJgdY/SwLJzh2EvOI/AAAAAAAAADM/OB9D2u6Zsow/s1600/2870629436_6b2b10eb5e.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_st6K2ZCJgdY/SwLJzh2EvOI/AAAAAAAAADM/OB9D2u6Zsow/s400/2870629436_6b2b10eb5e.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405104389893700834" /></a><br />(Image: Plan of proposed Outram Prison<br />Source: <a href="http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3114/2870629436_6b2b10eb5e.jpg&imgrefurl=http://flickr.com/photos/jiathwee/2870629436/&usg=__VY5J3hFE9jkbWl8_GOacRZPXAOY=&h=375&w=500&sz=150&hl=en&start=1&sig2=ZDvZqYXZZvX8nTjInpAQxQ&tbnid=r0KQ2s2a_GIPcM:&tbnh=98&tbnw=130&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dunbuilt%2Boutram%2Bprison%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den&ei=qMkCS8P3BM-WkQXm2eVB">Jiattison</a>)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4138691531177656516-6489843133376752687?l=lostbuilding.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Michael Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902824114471110979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138691531177656516.post-7460728380199610902009-11-17T07:53:00.000-08:002009-11-17T07:58:19.610-08:00Bukit Ho Swee<br />Singapore<br />1961 (burnt)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_st6K2ZCJgdY/SwLHkpZ7aMI/AAAAAAAAADE/UopcpRIZ2ww/s1600/img061.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 271px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_st6K2ZCJgdY/SwLHkpZ7aMI/AAAAAAAAADE/UopcpRIZ2ww/s400/img061.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405101935201839298" /></a><br />(Image: Gathering of Residents During Fire at Bukit Ho Swee, SIngapore<br />Source: Singapore Press Holdings via National Archives of Singapore)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4138691531177656516-746072838019961090?l=lostbuilding.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Michael Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902824114471110979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138691531177656516.post-42460925970051883152009-11-17T07:34:00.000-08:002009-11-17T07:40:22.387-08:00Marks & Spencer Building<br />Manchester, UK<br />-1996 (bombed)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_st6K2ZCJgdY/SwLCuxLqkpI/AAAAAAAAAC0/C__8oqcyqic/s1600/m%26s1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 99px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_st6K2ZCJgdY/SwLCuxLqkpI/AAAAAAAAAC0/C__8oqcyqic/s400/m%26s1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405096611530052242" /></a><br />(Image: M&S Building before IRA bombing<br />Source: <a href="http://www.manchester2002-uk.com/buildings/bombing.html">ManchesterUK</a>)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_st6K2ZCJgdY/SwLDz3XbHTI/AAAAAAAAAC8/7j2F9iMSFXg/s1600/1475-1-animals_1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 281px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_st6K2ZCJgdY/SwLDz3XbHTI/AAAAAAAAAC8/7j2F9iMSFXg/s400/1475-1-animals_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405097798600957234" /></a><br />(Image: I Don't Have Another Land, model of M&S Building by Nathan Coley, 2002)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4138691531177656516-4246092597005188315?l=lostbuilding.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Michael Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902824114471110979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138691531177656516.post-45464493887870018492009-11-17T06:52:00.000-08:002009-11-17T07:13:18.902-08:00New Serangoon Hotel/Hotel New World <br />Singapore<br />1975/1984-1986 (collapsed)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_st6K2ZCJgdY/SwK5hbycl_I/AAAAAAAAACs/OMjHyOiF7W0/s1600/img0046.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_st6K2ZCJgdY/SwK5hbycl_I/AAAAAAAAACs/OMjHyOiF7W0/s400/img0046.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405086486844184562" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_st6K2ZCJgdY/SwK5Rsb2lVI/AAAAAAAAACk/oawjw0qA-xs/s1600/img0043.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_st6K2ZCJgdY/SwK5Rsb2lVI/AAAAAAAAACk/oawjw0qA-xs/s400/img0043.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405086216434914642" /></a><br />(Image: Model of Hotel New World<br />Source: National Archives of Singapore)<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QC0XgZVekWA&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QC0XgZVekWA&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3RF-Im51wI">Seconds From Disaster (c/o National Geographic) episode</a><br /><a href="http://infopedia.nl.sg/articles/SIP_783__2009-01-02.html">Infopedia entry</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4138691531177656516-4546449388787001849?l=lostbuilding.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Michael Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902824114471110979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138691531177656516.post-65783436584415321302009-11-17T06:38:00.000-08:002009-11-17T06:42:02.599-08:00Why Buildings Fall Down: How Structures Fall<br />Matthys Levy, Mario Salvadori & Kevin Woest <br />W. W. Norton<br />336pp.<br />1994<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_st6K2ZCJgdY/SwK1qX7LGAI/AAAAAAAAACc/c7SqNnd5G3g/s1600/images.jpeg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 98px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_st6K2ZCJgdY/SwK1qX7LGAI/AAAAAAAAACc/c7SqNnd5G3g/s400/images.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405082242379356162" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4138691531177656516-6578343658441532130?l=lostbuilding.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Michael Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902824114471110979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138691531177656516.post-55158210350253093242009-11-17T06:32:00.000-08:002009-11-17T06:36:07.107-08:00The Architectural Uncanny: Essays in the Modern Unhomely<br />Anthony Vidler<br />MIT Press<br />278pp.<br />1994<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_st6K2ZCJgdY/SwKz9mTubUI/AAAAAAAAACU/do36iHavOic/s1600/51KTHJM471L._SS500_.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_st6K2ZCJgdY/SwKz9mTubUI/AAAAAAAAACU/do36iHavOic/s400/51KTHJM471L._SS500_.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405080373634690370" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Architectural-Uncanny-Essays-Modern-Unhomely/dp/0262720183">Amazon listing</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4138691531177656516-5515821035025309324?l=lostbuilding.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Michael Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902824114471110979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138691531177656516.post-24468956814771375222009-11-17T06:21:00.000-08:002009-11-17T06:26:38.020-08:00South China Mall<br />Philip Gostelow <br />Dongguan, China<br />2005<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_st6K2ZCJgdY/SwKxc1_eQOI/AAAAAAAAACM/yAxVoVrUw2Y/s1600/2583550231_21051b249b_o.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_st6K2ZCJgdY/SwKxc1_eQOI/AAAAAAAAACM/yAxVoVrUw2Y/s400/2583550231_21051b249b_o.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405077611885773026" /></a><br />(Photo credit: Philip Gostelow for <a href="http://www.thenational.ae/article/20080612/REVIEW/206990272/1042">The National</a>, via <a href="http://bldgblog.blogspot.com/2008/06/setting-up-shop-in-apocalypse.html">bldgblog</a>)<br /><br /><a href="http://bldgblog.blogspot.com/2008/06/setting-up-shop-in-apocalypse.html">bldgblog feature</a><br /><a href="http://www.thenational.ae/article/20080612/REVIEW/206990272/1042">The National report</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4138691531177656516-2446895681477137522?l=lostbuilding.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Michael Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902824114471110979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138691531177656516.post-73882689413418336702009-11-17T06:02:00.000-08:002009-11-17T06:05:45.825-08:00Museum of the Phantom City<br />Cheng+Snyder <br />Interactive<br />2009<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_st6K2ZCJgdY/SwKtI2g2ALI/AAAAAAAAACE/LZvbAkn1LNQ/s1600/3969512922_6b70e51af8_o.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_st6K2ZCJgdY/SwKtI2g2ALI/AAAAAAAAACE/LZvbAkn1LNQ/s400/3969512922_6b70e51af8_o.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405072870381846706" /></a><br />(Source: <a href="http://phantomcity.org/">Museum of the Phantom City</a> via <a href="http://bldgblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/phantom-city.html">bldgblog</a>)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4138691531177656516-7388268941341833670?l=lostbuilding.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Michael Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902824114471110979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138691531177656516.post-60519813684181318342009-11-17T05:54:00.000-08:002009-11-17T05:56:30.632-08:00War Torn Building <br />Travel Blog<br />Undated<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_st6K2ZCJgdY/SwKrJw2Xk9I/AAAAAAAAAB8/CBtaiFY-ZuE/s1600/4121130-WAR-TORN-BUILDING-1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_st6K2ZCJgdY/SwKrJw2Xk9I/AAAAAAAAAB8/CBtaiFY-ZuE/s400/4121130-WAR-TORN-BUILDING-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405070687018128338" /></a><br />(Source:<a href="http://www.travelblog.org/Photos/4121130.html"> Travel Blog</a>)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4138691531177656516-6051981368418131834?l=lostbuilding.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Michael Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902824114471110979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138691531177656516.post-76056271871068542552009-11-17T05:27:00.000-08:002009-11-17T05:50:43.980-08:00Brodsky & Utkin: The Complete Works<br />Lois Nesbitt <br />Princeton Architectural Press<br />128pp.<br />2003<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_st6K2ZCJgdY/SwKlAelfFEI/AAAAAAAAAB0/IAYyeol9hPw/s1600/b%26u2_01.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_st6K2ZCJgdY/SwKlAelfFEI/AAAAAAAAAB0/IAYyeol9hPw/s400/b%26u2_01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405063930426889282" /></a><br /><a href="http://urbanfloop.blogspot.com/2009/07/black-white-inspirations-for-graphic.html">Urban Floop feature</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4138691531177656516-7605627187106854255?l=lostbuilding.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Michael Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902824114471110979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138691531177656516.post-65463133505281416572009-11-17T05:15:00.001-08:002009-11-17T05:18:11.634-08:00Rubble: Unearthing the History of Demolition<br />Jeff Byles<br />Three Rivers Press<br />368pp.<br />2006<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_st6K2ZCJgdY/SwKh8ssnNNI/AAAAAAAAABs/RpdX8OeQejY/s1600/rubble_web.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_st6K2ZCJgdY/SwKh8ssnNNI/AAAAAAAAABs/RpdX8OeQejY/s400/rubble_web.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405060566960518354" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.jeffbyles.com/">Jeff Byles website</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4138691531177656516-6546313350528141657?l=lostbuilding.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Michael Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902824114471110979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138691531177656516.post-57485033413715589062009-11-17T05:00:00.000-08:002009-11-17T05:05:49.114-08:00Sinal Hotels<br />Haubitz+Zoche<br />Photography<br />2008<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_st6K2ZCJgdY/SwKepvyLPZI/AAAAAAAAABc/q12pOKSjzaM/s1600/2424046392_9953cd451d_o.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 325px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_st6K2ZCJgdY/SwKepvyLPZI/AAAAAAAAABc/q12pOKSjzaM/s400/2424046392_9953cd451d_o.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405056942836759954" /></a><br />(Source: <a href="http://www.azw.at/event.php?event_id=802">Az W</a> via <a href="http://bldgblog.blogspot.com/2008/04/hotels-in-afterlife.html">bldgblog</a>)<br /><br /><a href="http://bldgblog.blogspot.com/2008/04/hotels-in-afterlife.html">Bldgblog feature</a><br /><a href="http://www.azw.at/event.php?event_id=802">Az W archive</a><br /><a href="http://www.haubitz-zoche.de/hz_flash.htm">Haubitz+Zoche website</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4138691531177656516-5748503341371558906?l=lostbuilding.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Michael Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902824114471110979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138691531177656516.post-12147185221399752652009-11-17T04:30:00.000-08:002009-11-17T04:46:27.064-08:00Shanghai Building Collapses, Nearly Intact <br />The Wall Street Journal<br />29 Jun 2009<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_st6K2ZCJgdY/SwKahqlDYBI/AAAAAAAAABU/c2cGuotmO5c/s1600/shanghai_building_cs_20090629035740.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 292px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_st6K2ZCJgdY/SwKahqlDYBI/AAAAAAAAABU/c2cGuotmO5c/s400/shanghai_building_cs_20090629035740.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405052405954076690" /></a><br />(Source: Imaginechina via AP images, from <a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2009/06/29/shanghai-building-collapses-nearly-intact/">WSJ</a>)<br /><br /><a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2009/06/29/shanghai-building-collapses-nearly-intact/">The Wall Street Journal report</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4138691531177656516-1214718522139975265?l=lostbuilding.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Michael Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902824114471110979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138691531177656516.post-10021829248900606182009-11-17T00:40:00.000-08:002009-11-17T00:48:03.580-08:00City of Shadows <br />Alexey Titarenko<br />Photography<br />1992-1994<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_st6K2ZCJgdY/SwJhxivVkLI/AAAAAAAAABE/_DWg7Coavrk/s1600/2568408278_e909e79515_o.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 384px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_st6K2ZCJgdY/SwJhxivVkLI/AAAAAAAAABE/_DWg7Coavrk/s400/2568408278_e909e79515_o.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404990006564851890" /></a><br /><a href="http://bldgblog.blogspot.com/2008/06/pandemonium.html">Bldgblog feature</a><br /><a href="http://www.alexeytitarenko.com/city4.html">Alexey Titarenko's website</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4138691531177656516-1002182924890060618?l=lostbuilding.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Michael Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902824114471110979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138691531177656516.post-32685538470015676532009-11-17T00:22:00.000-08:002009-11-17T04:53:11.209-08:00Lan Wei/Abortive Buildings <br />anothermountainman<br />Photography<br />2007<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_st6K2ZCJgdY/SwJfs7U-amI/AAAAAAAAAA8/y32pfryDM9E/s1600/2386648-STANDARD.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 310px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_st6K2ZCJgdY/SwJfs7U-amI/AAAAAAAAAA8/y32pfryDM9E/s400/2386648-STANDARD.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404987728242567778" /></a><br />(Source: <a href="http://www.goethe.de/INS/cn/hon/acv/veran/en2384195v.htm">Goethe Institut</a><br />Photo credit: anothermountainman)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.goethe.de/INS/cn/hon/acv/veran/en2384195v.htm">Goethe Institut archive</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4138691531177656516-3268553847001567653?l=lostbuilding.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Michael Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902824114471110979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138691531177656516.post-24993241683446353472009-11-17T00:12:00.000-08:002009-11-17T00:15:54.836-08:00Cliff House <br />Adolph Sutro<br />San Francisco<br />1896-1907<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_st6K2ZCJgdY/SwJbgcSNPVI/AAAAAAAAAAs/867ir2wHgUo/s1600/cliff.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 250px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_st6K2ZCJgdY/SwJbgcSNPVI/AAAAAAAAAAs/867ir2wHgUo/s320/cliff.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404983115704515922" /></a><br /><a href="http://bldgblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/cliff-house.html">Bldgblog feature</a><br /><a href="http://www.cliffhouseproject.com/introduction.htm">Cliff House Project website</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4138691531177656516-2499324168344635347?l=lostbuilding.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Michael Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902824114471110979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138691531177656516.post-42505612036676529352009-11-16T23:31:00.000-08:002009-11-16T23:33:39.837-08:00Soldiers Discover Half-Built Tunnel At Mexico, U.S. Border<br />Associated Press<br />8 Nov 2009<br /><br /><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,573049,00.html">http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,573049,00.html</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4138691531177656516-4250561203667652935?l=lostbuilding.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Michael Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902824114471110979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138691531177656516.post-70368314105191606662009-11-16T23:27:00.001-08:002009-11-17T05:09:50.037-08:00My Dream, Our Vision<br />Expo 2010 Singapore Pavilion Finalist<br />Design Act<br />2008<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_st6K2ZCJgdY/SwKgZ4g__dI/AAAAAAAAABk/fbs4ErcSiUk/s1600/untitled-61.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 260px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_st6K2ZCJgdY/SwKgZ4g__dI/AAAAAAAAABk/fbs4ErcSiUk/s400/untitled-61.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405058869325987282" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.fivefootway.com/2009/03/24/my-dreamour-vision-by-design-act-world-expo-2010-singapore-pavilion-finalist/">FiveFootWay feature</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4138691531177656516-7036831410519160666?l=lostbuilding.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Michael Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902824114471110979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138691531177656516.post-52671481316920583852009-11-16T23:23:00.000-08:002009-11-16T23:25:45.133-08:00Unbuilt Masterworks of the 21st Century<br />Will Jones<br />Thames & Hudson<br />400pp.<br />2009<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_st6K2ZCJgdY/SwJP6xKTeKI/AAAAAAAAAAc/PjhQzX53pfQ/s1600/41hm0PtVPpL._SS400_.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_st6K2ZCJgdY/SwJP6xKTeKI/AAAAAAAAAAc/PjhQzX53pfQ/s320/41hm0PtVPpL._SS400_.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404970373845579938" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4138691531177656516-5267148131692058385?l=lostbuilding.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Michael Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902824114471110979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138691531177656516.post-1064177919489189862009-11-16T23:14:00.001-08:002009-11-16T23:14:44.789-08:00Demolition<br />Video<br />1:45<br />Diagonaluk<br />2008<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-SR87czZOPw&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-SR87czZOPw&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4138691531177656516-106417791948918986?l=lostbuilding.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Michael Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902824114471110979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138691531177656516.post-43614436026270254962009-11-16T22:56:00.000-08:002009-11-17T00:19:51.557-08:00Condemned Building<br />Douglas Darden<br />Princeton Architectural Press<br />160pp.<br />1993<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_st6K2ZCJgdY/SwJL69l6yTI/AAAAAAAAAAU/b2lWYNRg58M/s1600/41E8CVPHY2L._SL500_AA240_.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_st6K2ZCJgdY/SwJL69l6yTI/AAAAAAAAAAU/b2lWYNRg58M/s320/41E8CVPHY2L._SL500_AA240_.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404965979136117042" /></a><br /><a href="http://bldgblog.blogspot.com/2007/01/oxygen-house.html">Bldgblog feature</a><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Condemned-Building-Pre-Text-Plans-Allegorical-Architecture/dp/0910413630">Amazon entry</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4138691531177656516-4361443602627025496?l=lostbuilding.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Michael Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902824114471110979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138691531177656516.post-33938984787849134912009-11-16T22:31:00.001-08:002009-11-16T23:14:21.468-08:00Demolition<br />Video<br />2:53<br />sonicbomb<br />2006<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-1qgx95SFds&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-1qgx95SFds&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4138691531177656516-3393898478784913491?l=lostbuilding.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Michael Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902824114471110979noreply@blogger.com0