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Ever since Pruned posted on the US Army Dugway Proving Ground in Utah, I've been waiting for overviews of the surface of the planet that show the marks and dents we leave behind.
Two weeks ago I flew over the Western Kalahari in Namibia and got close:
The straightest roads imaginable.
The project I have been slaving away on for six years has started to come out from under wraps.
Its centerpiece is Renato Benedetti's stunning new S-shaped sweep of a bridge.
You'll find more on the bridge element of the renewal program known as The Castleford Project here:
Dezeen Magazine
World Architecturenews.com
A series of four one-hour TV programs that follow the design and delivery of these and other projects will be broadcast on Channel 4 TV in the U.K. from Monday, August 11. The series is presented by Kevin McCloud of Grand Designs.
For those not based in the U.K. or who are sunbathing/don't have a telly/in Tuscany reading their primers on philosophers Deleuze and Guattari, the series should be available online from on Channel 4 'Catch Up' - and I'll post the link as and when I know it.
