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| ICON of Transmission Reflected/Projected Typology |
| construction typology |
| material typology Technological Monument, |
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| C-I-V-I-C S Y M B O L |
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| sOVIET cONSTRUCTIVIST aESTHETIC. . radio/television broadcast |
| . . . . scale- rationalized |
| . . . one tower- many people |
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| (domestic--> cross) /\___\ a continuem of properties |
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tHE iCONS bECOME eVER <architect> "what the heck is that thing?"
mORE iNVISIBLE aND cOMPLEX,
bEYOND a sENSIBLE rATIONAL oF sITE, sKYsCRAPER bROADCAST, rELAY tOWERS,
mOBILE cOMMUNICatIONS, bUT aLL oRDER eXISTS fROM tHE sAME e-oRDERiNG OF
sYSTEM OF tRANSMISSION (CIVIC) and dISTRIBUTION (dOMESTIC). INDUSTRIAL
ORDER aND HABITATION, GOVERNMENT, CULTURE AND REPRESENTATION OF WHAT IS
dEEMED NECESSARILY REAL, FOR the MASSes. Education, LIMITS, of NATURE,
WHAT IS THE NATURE OF A PLASTIC POTTED PLANT, AU FAUX, AU NATURAL?