Archive of the abandoned, forgotten, damaged, demolished, chaotic, unbuilt and imaginary

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Hitler's Supercity | Martin Kemps

Hitler's Supercity
Season 1, Episode 6 of Lost Worlds
Martin Kemps (director)
The History Channel
14 Aug 2006 (aired)


(Source: Uploaded by searchfortheunknown on youtube)

First reports from Sumatra Earthquake | Emily Sharpe

First reports from Sumatra Earthquake
Emily Sharpe
The Art Newspaper Issue 207, November 2009
3 Nov 2009 (published online)

(Image: "Destroyed library, Indonesia; Source: The Art Newspaper)

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

The Tower of Babel | Pieter Brueghel the Elder

The Tower of Babel
Pieter Brueghel the Elder
Painting
1563

Oscar Building | Johannesburg

Oscar Building
Johannesburg
Undated (hijacked)


(Source: JICBC)

The Towering Inferno | John Guillermin

The Towering Inferno
John Guillermin
1974


(Image: Trailer of The Towering Inferno
Source: DrGregoryHouseIT via youtube)

Houston Lost and Unbuilt | Steven R. Strom

Houston Lost and Unbuilt
Steven R. Strom
University of Texas Press
224pp.
2010

Merdeka Bridge | Singapore

Merdeka Bridge
Singapore
1950s-1970s


(Image: Monument at each end of Merdeka Bridge
Source: National Archives of Singapore)

Islamic Centre of Singapore | Singapore

Islamic Centre of Singapore
1988-(demolished)


(Source: National Archives of Singapore)

Aeroplane Building | Singapore Improvement Trust

Aeroplane Building (飞机楼)
Singapore Improvement Trust
Trengganu Street, Singapore
1960s


(Source: Jiattison on flickr)

Upper Hokkien Street Scheme | Singapore Improvement Trust

Upper Hokkien Street Scheme
Singapore Improvement Trust
Undated (unbuilt)


(Image: Plan of proposed Outram Prison
Source: Jiattison on flickr)

Outram Prison | JFA McNair

Outram Prison
JFA McNair
Singapore
1880s (unbuilt)


(Image: Plan of proposed Outram Prison
Source: Jiattison)

Bukit Ho Swee | Singapore

Bukit Ho Swee
Singapore
1961 (burnt)


(Image: Gathering of Residents During Fire at Bukit Ho Swee, SIngapore
Source: Singapore Press Holdings via National Archives of Singapore)

Marks & Spencer Building | Manchester

Marks & Spencer Building
Manchester, UK
-1996 (bombed)


(Image: M&S Building before IRA bombing
Source: ManchesterUK)


(Image: I Don't Have Another Land, model of M&S Building by Nathan Coley, 2002)

Hotel New World | Singapore

New Serangoon Hotel/Hotel New World
Singapore
1975/1984-1986 (collapsed)



(Image: Model of Hotel New World
Source: National Archives of Singapore)



Seconds From Disaster (c/o National Geographic) episode
Infopedia entry

Why Buildings Fall Down | Matthys Levy, Mario Salvadori & Kevin Woest

Why Buildings Fall Down: How Structures Fall
Matthys Levy, Mario Salvadori & Kevin Woest
W. W. Norton
336pp.
1994

The Architectural Uncanny | Anthony Vidler

The Architectural Uncanny: Essays in the Modern Unhomely
Anthony Vidler
MIT Press
278pp.
1994



Amazon listing

South China Mall | Philip Gostelow

South China Mall
Philip Gostelow
Dongguan, China
2005


(Photo credit: Philip Gostelow for The National, via bldgblog)

bldgblog feature
The National report

Museum of the Phantom City | Cheng+Snyder

Museum of the Phantom City
Cheng+Snyder
Interactive
2009


(Source: Museum of the Phantom City via bldgblog)

War Torn Building | Travel Blog

War Torn Building
Travel Blog
Undated


(Source: Travel Blog)

Brodsky & Utkin | Lois Nesbitt

Brodsky & Utkin: The Complete Works
Lois Nesbitt
Princeton Architectural Press
128pp.
2003


Urban Floop feature

Rubble | Jeff Byles

Rubble: Unearthing the History of Demolition
Jeff Byles
Three Rivers Press
368pp.
2006



Jeff Byles website

Sinal Hotels | Haubitz+Zoche

Sinal Hotels
Haubitz+Zoche
Photography
2008


(Source: Az W via bldgblog)

Bldgblog feature
Az W archive
Haubitz+Zoche website

Shanghai Building Collapses, Nearly Intact | The Wall Street Journal

Shanghai Building Collapses, Nearly Intact
The Wall Street Journal
29 Jun 2009


(Source: Imaginechina via AP images, from WSJ)

The Wall Street Journal report

City of Shadows | Alexey Titarenko

City of Shadows
Alexey Titarenko
Photography
1992-1994


Bldgblog feature
Alexey Titarenko's website

Lan Wei/ Abortive Buildings | anothermountainman

Lan Wei/Abortive Buildings
anothermountainman
Photography
2007


(Source: Goethe Institut
Photo credit: anothermountainman)

Goethe Institut archive

Cliff House | Adolph Sutro

Cliff House
Adolph Sutro
San Francisco
1896-1907


Bldgblog feature
Cliff House Project website

Monday, November 16, 2009

Half-Built Tunnel, Mexico | Associated Press

Soldiers Discover Half-Built Tunnel At Mexico, U.S. Border
Associated Press
8 Nov 2009

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,573049,00.html

My Dream, Our Vision | Design Act

My Dream, Our Vision
Expo 2010 Singapore Pavilion Finalist
Design Act
2008


FiveFootWay feature

Unbuilt Masterworks | Will Jones

Unbuilt Masterworks of the 21st Century
Will Jones
Thames & Hudson
400pp.
2009

Demolition | Diagonaluk

Demolition
Video
1:45
Diagonaluk
2008

Condemned Building | Douglas Darden

Condemned Building
Douglas Darden
Princeton Architectural Press
160pp.
1993


Bldgblog feature
Amazon entry

Demolition | sonicbomb

Demolition
Video
2:53
sonicbomb
2006

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