The unfulfilled American dream stalks Mike Davis’s dystopian Los ...
WEBJan 11, 2023 · The remarkable oeuvre of Mike Davis is worth remembering for its sheer size, audacity, and conceptual innovation. And City of Quartz provided the point of take-off.
Any colour as long as it's red - The Independent
WEBNov 19, 2011 · Any colour as long as it's red. He's one of the most respected – and recognisable – figures in architecture. But what inspired Mike Davies' curious obsession?
Mike Davies (architect) - Wikipedia
WEBDavies is known for always dressing in red. Rogers Stirk Harbour was reorganised in 2015 and Davies stepped down from his role as a partner in the company on 31 December 2015. He was to continue working for them in a part-time capacity.
Spying the universe with architect legend Mike Davies
WEBWhen we meet Mike Davies at the bottom of a residential cul-de-sac in London’s Finsbury Park where he rents a small room in an artists’ studio, a single word immediately strikes us: Red. His shirt is red. His trousers are red.
Archinect remembers Mike Davis
WEBOct 26, 2022 · Who was Mike Davis? Many know him as a prolific American writer, storyteller, and brass tacks commentator on all things history, urbanism, politics, labor, activism, and society. However, for many, his words and work were grounding stones for their own perspectives on architecture, urban planning...
Tribute: Mike Davis (1946–2022), L.A.'s Prescient Truth-Teller
WEBNov 1, 2022 · Davis, who died last week at 76, of esophageal cancer, wrote that the Olympics had relied on a heavily militarized security apparatus that gave the L.A. Police Department not just an injection of funding but a dangerous sense of political invincibility.
Anthony Fontenot assesses Mike Davis’s impact on architecture
WEBFeb 20, 2023 · While critics in architecture were exploring deconstructivism and its exalted “shattering of form,” Mike was discussing the “deconstructed Pop architecture” of “Frank Gehry as Dirty ...
Editorial View: The end of public space? - The Architectural Review
WEBFeb 17, 2014 · The power of the state has changed the essential idea of public space as a space for socialization, expression and democracy. Just over 20 years ago, Mike Davis and Michael Sorkin predicted the end of public space as we knew it.
Architectural Review's Latest Issue: "Is This The End of
WEBMar 16, 2014 · Just over 20 years ago, Mike Davis and Michael Sorkin predicted the end of public space as we knew it. ‘America’s cities are being rapidly transformed by a sinister and homogeneous design’,...
Mike Davis (1946-2022) - Alissa Walker - Arquitectura Viva
WEBNov 3, 2022 · Davis, who died of complications from esophageal cancer yesterday at 76, served as both the reluctant prognosticator-in-chief for L.A. and a guide to the overlapping urban crises that now cascade across U.S. cities with alarming frequency.
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