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Sochi 2014; Iceberg Skating Palace
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Sochi 2014; Ice Cube Curling Center
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Sochi 2014; Fisht Olympic Stadium
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Sochi 2014; Bolshoy Ice Dome
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Sochi 2014; Adler Arena Skating Center
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Sochi 2014; Bolshoy Ice Dome roof lights up
Rio 2016; Construction progress video
Sochi 2014; Olympic Park from the sky (2)
Dramatic photo taken by the ISS crew showing #Sochi Olympic Park. Fisht Stadium and the flame are visible. pic.twitter.com/2vA1f9iTsD
— NASA's Johnson Space Center (@NASA_Johnson) February 11, 2014
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“A Radical Reconstruction of Reality”
Interesting column by Aaron Betsky:
A Radical Reconstruction of Reality
German critic Walter Benjamin warned in 1936 that “[mankind’s] self-alienation has reached such a degree that it can experience its own destruction as an aesthetic pleasure of the first order. This is how it stands with the aestheticization of politics that Fascism pursues.” After watching the opening ceremonies of the Sochi Olympics, it seems to me that his direst predictions have come true.
Read full article: Architect Magazine