I remember a plaza space in the middle of my college campus that was simply a vast swath of concrete, along with a dry fountain. The whole place just said, "Keep moving, nothing to see here." I was drawn to this piece because of my memories of that desolate area, and I was very impressed by the producer's investment in his subject. Anybody could drive past the UN Plaza and see the homeless and the addicts, but it sounds like he went back, and went back, and went back. It's especially nice to have the designer's voice in there, too. Beautifully constructed and a smooth listen.
Programming suggestion: use this with Benjamen Walker's "Theory of Everything" show about Kenmore Square in Boston (also a half-hour), another story about an artificially created public space that doesn't quite work for its city.
Review of Biography of 100,000 Square Feet
Tara Anderson
Posted on January 27, 2005 at 10:34 AM
I remember a plaza space in the middle of my college campus that was simply a vast swath of concrete, along with a dry fountain. The whole place just said, "Keep moving, nothing to see here." I was drawn to this piece because of my memories of that desolate area, and I was very impressed by the producer's investment in his subject. Anybody could drive past the UN Plaza and see the homeless and the addicts, but it sounds like he went back, and went back, and went back. It's especially nice to have the designer's voice in there, too. Beautifully constructed and a smooth listen.
Programming suggestion: use this with Benjamen Walker's "Theory of Everything" show about Kenmore Square in Boston (also a half-hour), another story about an artificially created public space that doesn't quite work for its city.