In the 1960s, an Artist Imagined an Ever-Changing #City That Feels a Lot Like Today

(I actually think today's city doesn't look or feel like New Babylon, but anyway... the article is interesting)

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/new-babylon-future-cities-constant-nieuwenhuys

#architecture #constantnieuwenhuys #guydebord #huizinga #philosophy #situationism #situationist #situationistinternational #newbabylon #cobra #HomoLudens

The Strange, Forgotten Promise Of New Babylon

Constant Nieuwenhuys's ever-changing city was ahead of its time.

Atlas Obscura

Constant and his views of the future, a New Babylon.

New Babylon is an anti-capitalist city perceived and designed in 1959-74 as a future potentiality by visual artist Constant Nieuwenhuys.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Babylon_(Constant_Nieuwenhuys)

... if only the Kunstmuseum would dedicate the entire museum to his work!

j/k

a bit

really

sigh

#MuseumTips #KunstmuseumDenHaag #Constant #NewBabylon #NewNewBabylon

by President Clarke's administration and his Psi Corps allies)
In the Altered Timeline:
The disastrous first contact with the Minbari caused the Babylon station to be abandoned
and puts the various nations and colonies in the Earth Alliance to go on a war footing
After the war the Vorlons made contact with the Earth Alliance and offered to construct a replacement for what became known as #NewBabylon , that station itself being funded at 30% each by IPX , Centauri Republic and the Narn Regime