Speed Limits
One hundred years ago, “The Foundation and Manifesto of Futurism” proclaimed that “the world’s magnificence has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed.” A century later, the tempo of life continues to accelerate, propelled by the ubiquity of portable media and communications devices. Speed sports are as popular as ever, air travel continues to grow, and car culture is invading the most populous areas of the globe. Business books with titles like The Need for Speed, Speed is Life, Rev it Up, and The Age of Speed proliferate on bookstore shelves as never before. Yet speed seems anything but beautiful to a growing chorus of voices that has arisen to denounce its deleterious impact upon contemporary life: whether from the standpoint of environmental devastation, stressful lifestyles, urban sprawl, or the ubiquity of nutritionally deficient fast food.
This catalogue is published in conjunction with the exhibition “Speed Limits”, held by Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) from 20 May to 8 November 2009.
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2000s, Architecture, Globalization, Applied art and design, Information society, 21st‑century history, 20th‑century history, Urban studies
Vidler Anthony (Article author), Dimendberg Edward (Article author), Perloff Marjorie (Article author), Gough Maria (Article author), Alborn Timothy (Article author), Seltzer Mark (Article author), Schnapp Jeffrey T. (Article author), Meikle Jeffrey (Article author), Bois Yve‑Alain (Article author), Mastruzzo Antonino (Article author), Leff Cathy (Preface), Zardini Mirko (Preface)
Milan
2009
320 pages
9780967735931
Available on request
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