Prototropic Issue 1
Prototropic is a media platform for discourse in design, contemporary culture, and urbanism of emerging tropical cities in the 21st century.
Prototropic is a media platform for discourse in design, contemporary culture, and urbanism of emerging tropical cities in the 21st century.
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Metrophilia | <strong>Prototropic</strong> 0.1 / Kazi Ashraf 50<br />
K. I was kind of stunned, after having lived in New York, Philadelphia, and Boston. I haven’t encountered media<br />
really taking a hard look at ugly buildings. The piece in the weekly made me think, is that the core of the<br />
conversation here? It was not a discourse, the conversation was about the ugliest building. And that was kind of a<br />
dark thing to think about.<br />
So I think the conversation is shifting with all the new things that are possibly happening right now, Kaka’ako<br />
especially, and other developments in town and with the rail projects slowly lumbering on. Whether it is a<br />
“Renaissance” and all that, I am not sure. But certainly, there is a new building momentum, but also along with it a<br />
conversation around it. I think interesting conversations are happening.<br />
I haven’t encountered media really taking a hard<br />
look at “ugly buildings”. Because that made me think,<br />
is that the center of the conversation here in Hawaii?<br />
Queen st., Kakaako, Honolulu HI
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