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Forms in Light

Forms in Light
A screenshot from the videogame Dishonored shows a cobblestoned street winding its way through city buildings lit by dusky sun filtered through a smog-filled sky.

Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

By Justin Reeve • February 10th, 2023

Dishonored is a game which harkens back to a time when protection for working people was practically nonexistent, ruthless exploitation being the rule.

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An artist's interpretation of several small gremlins tinkering with the wings and body of a WWII bomber plane.

Gremlins on Board

By Justin Reeve • January 11th, 2023

Before there was the movie, there was the real thing. I’m of course talking about the little monsters that tear apart airplanes whenever pilots aren’t looking.

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A black and white illustration of an American P51 Mustang airplane.

Anatomy of an Airplane

By Justin Reeve • December 19th, 2022

This might be the moment to take an architectural approach to the best warbird of them all, the P51 Mustang.

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A photograph taken inside the courtyard of a Neoclassical building. The red and white color scheme and angle of the photo give the viewer a feeling akin to being inside of a monster's locked jaw, peering out through its teeth.

Monstrous Architecture

By Justin Reeve • November 11th, 2022

Neoclassicism never actually had any positive connotations and became increasingly sinister over time, going from somewhat dodgy to entirely despicable.

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How to Build a Racetrack

By Justin Reeve • October 13th, 2022

Adopting a broader view as to what constitutes architecture can be a worthwhile endeavor.

Forms in Light
A satellite image of desert ruins with several hollow ways (roads) leading to and away from them.

Wheeling and Dealing

By Justin Reeve • September 14th, 2022

Archaeology as a field isn’t just about what’s in the ground. Sometimes you have to look down from on high to really get a handle on how much of an impact a given activity is having.

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A hellish landscape populated with flowing rivers of lava and harsh towers and bridges constructed with bone-like materials.

Hell on Earth

By Justin Reeve • August 9th, 2022

The levels in DOOM Eternal provide a reminder that despite being the predominant forms of architecture for the better part of a century, internationalism and modernism are not without their problems.

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