Pamphlet Architecture 24: Some Among Them Are Killers: Unmanaged Landscapes for Non-U.S. Military and Government Users

Pamphlet Architecture

by David Ross, Lebbeus Woods (Afterword)

PA 24: Some Among Them are Killers explores unmanaged landscapes, territories that the author calls "wildernesses." These emerge from the cracks of mapping the spaces, at a variety of scales, that literally reside in the margins of error of our abilities to measure and calibrate space. From Yosemite National Park to the ubiquitous one-gallon milk jug, architect David Ross depicts the relationships between architecture and miscalibration and explores the spatial, tactile, and political ramifications of our reliance on modern devices of precision and overdetermination.

Genres: Architecture

80 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2003

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Reviews

[Maddy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I am constantly drawn to things involving gaps, missing pieces, holes in the "grand scheme of things" (which is probably why I still like Derrida) and that might be because they frighten me. The Gillette section was a little lacking but overall solid, though not my favourite in the series.