
Towards a Sustainable Luxury
The area of the Arab Emirates was known as an important regional trading center until the late 19th century but, with the acquisition of oil
The area of the Arab Emirates was known as an important regional trading center until the late 19th century but, with the acquisition of oil
A substantial part of the cathedral of Notre-Dame is not anymore. A few hours of fire, inexplicably started and recklessly uncontrolled, have destroyed centuries of history. The courage of firemen and the strength of stone have saved the structure, but much – too much – is lost forever.
In the Passagenwerk – his unfinished project on the Parisian arcades written during the 1930s, and posthumously published – Benjamin proposed a reflection both on the origins of capitalism and on the formation of the modern metropolis.