Tag: theory

• A Sort of Urban Warfare: The Future Archaeology of Hostile Architecture

  One of the reasons why I like speculative archaeology, or hypothetical archaeologies created in the future of our present, is that is allows us to look at current issues from a different perspective. In particular, I enjoy speculating on how specific iconography and design choices might be interpreted – for many of us, one of

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• Does this Artefact “Spark Joy”? Marie Kondo as an Archaeological Framework

  

  First, a confession: a few years ago, I did read Marie Kondo’s book and attempted to use the KonMari method to wrangle my large collection of “stuff” that I had managed to cultivate after only a year of living in the UK. Turns out, I am secretly a hoarder and everything sparks joy, so it

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