the Architect of unreality:

Art Deco is not just an art direction . It is the visual manifesto of an entire era . After the First World War , the world sought not only to recover , but also to rise above the ordinary . In this rush to grandeur , luxury and the futuristic ideal , Art Deco found its most expressive and somewhat unexpected symbols : majestic elephants , diverging sun rays , dynamic zigzags and trapezoids . But what was behind this choice ? Why was preference given not to classical roses , not to modern vines , but to images of African giants and rays of light ? The answer lies in the complex interweaving of archaeological discoveries , technological breakthroughs , the colonial worldview and the universal dream of a wonderful future . Geometry as a new philosophy : The transformation of exoticism into laconic abstraction in Art Deco . Art Deco did not copy nature in principle – it subjected it t...

New  Ontario Science Centre The architectural firms  Hariri Pontarini Architects (HPA)  and  Snøhetta  have been selected by the Ontario provincial government to design the new Ontario Science Centre (OSC). The new building, created by  HPA  and  Snøhetta , will replace the current Ontario Science Centre complex, originally designed by Canadian modernist architect Raymond Moriyama. The educational and cultural centre will become a key feature of the Ontario Place redevelopment — a 150-acre waterfront site in Toronto where the themed park, designed by Eberhard Zeidler, opened back in 1971. The plans to replace the building have sparked significant public backlash. In 2024, Ontario’s Ministry of Infrastructure announced intentions to demolish Moriyama’s OSC building.  Today, the original Science Centre site is fenced off, and the OSC logo has been removed from the main museum entrance, triggering widespread public outrage, as reported by archpa...