24.2.11

Libeskind - Caligari




Searching for links around the classic German Expressionist film 'The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari' I came across a link to this image descibed as Libeskinds version of the set for the film - not sure about this, but a glimpse of the Denver Art Museum shows clear parallels - truth is as strange as fiction...




London's South Bank as Venice



London has become uninhabitable. Every year spring tides surge through the Thames Barrier, making London the new Venice. But whereas the city of gondolas has come to terms with water, London is overwhelmed.

This image shows the impact of 6-metre flooding, the level required to breach the Thames Barrier. More images from Postards from the Future