MVRDV: Stroom HCBK. (The Hague).(architectural firm exhibition)(Brief Article)

The focal point of this show by the architectural firm MVRDV was a large projection of Pig City, 2001, a computer simulation of a giant tower for the industrial breeding of pigs. While some advocate a return to more natural modes of farming, MVRDV pushes ahead in the opposite direction, promulgating its favorite method: stacking things on top of each other, thus making the most of the limited space available in Holland.

The exhibition also included an updated version of the firm's installation MetaCity/Data Town, 1998/2001. To view this work, one must stand in the center of four ...

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