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La Ligne claire / Die Helle Linie

Robert Schlotter — Thu, 17 Nov 2022 22:07:43 +0000

Commissioned by the Land of Sarre (Saarland, Germany) and the Department of Moselle, La Ligne claire / Die Helle Linie by Guillaume Greff aims to question the regional architectural signs and traces of the period of reconstruction after the Second World War — Franco-German history expressed in space and architecture. Being local to this region,… Continue reading La Ligne claire / Die Helle Linie

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Dead Cities – Collectors Edition

Robert Schlotter — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 13:12:35 +0000

‘Neutralize’ is a word regularly used to describe the action of armed forces overcoming their adversary in a conflict. Yet this action – whether in an actual war or in the context of some form of repression – can occur anywhere: its very principle involves a polymorphous and changing theatre of operations, unlimited both de jure and de facto. However, the idea emerged that this theatre had recurring forms and that there therefore must be a kind of ideal scene of neutralization and of the exercise of force. It ensues that one could build, for training purposes, a spatial model able to effectively reproduce the setting or the décor of the most frequently conducted actions. While the countryside and undeveloped areas used to – for the most part – do the job, the omnipresence of urban reality (including in modern-day conflict) has led to the creation of cities or fragments of cities that are like life-size models of the theatre of operations: the ideal city, one may say, from the perspective of the police or the army.

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Dead Cities

Robert Schlotter — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 11:46:30 +0000

‘Neutralize’ is a word regularly used to describe the action of armed forces overcoming their adversary in a conflict. Yet this action – whether in an actual war or in the context of some form of repression – can occur anywhere: its very principle involves a polymorphous and changing theatre of operations, unlimited both de jure and de facto.
However, the idea emerged that this theatre had recurring forms and that there therefore must be a kind of ideal scene of neutralization and of the exercise of force. It ensues that one could build, for training purposes, a spatial model able to effectively reproduce the setting or the décor of the most frequently conducted actions. While the countryside and undeveloped areas used to – for the most part – do the job, the omnipresence of urban reality (including in modern-day conflict) has led to the creation of cities or fragments of cities that are like life-size models of the theatre of operations: the ideal city, one may say, from the perspective of the police or the army.

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