Lima-based architect Karina Puente has a personal project: to illustrate each and every "invisible" city from Italo Calvino's 1972 novel. The book, which imagines imaginary conversations between the (real-life) Venetian explorer Marco Polo and the aged Mongol ruler Kublai Khan has been instrumental in framing approaches to urban discourse and the form of the city. (via)
Showing posts with label italo calvino. Show all posts
Showing posts with label italo calvino. Show all posts
27 January 2016
invisible cities, illustrated.
Labels:
architecture,
cities,
invisible,
italo calvino,
nerd alert
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)