| 04.06.2007 by Zoltan |  |
São Paulo Reprieve
It seems that the governor of São Paulo must be an ardent subscriber of Adbusters, as he recently banned all outdoor advertising on the grounds of visual - and one must assume mental - 'pollution'. For how long it lasts, who knows, but I cannot argue with the logic. And whilst seemingly impossible, its true.
It makes for some beautifully eery photos, but what's even cooler is that someone with the power to affect considerable change has done so - whatever the ultimate motive. Let's hope it remains in place, as something more than a political gimmick...
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Boredom Is Your Fault » Blog Archive » Hidden Town says:
[...] Hidden Town by Gregor Graf is a world without the visual clutter – no design, no advertising, no cars, no people, no dirt, clear blue skies and certainly no fragile human emotion. No, this is an architects wet dream – nothing but the built environment. Apart from the fact that it makes everything look like a 3D render, it also reminds me of the *new* São Paulo. [...]