Log (journal)
Encyclopedia
Log is a magazine
of architecture
and urbanism
that has been published by the Anyone Corporation since 2003, and is edited by Cynthia Davidson. The magazine contains essay
s and articles by architectural and urban theorists and historians, which have recently included Anthony Vidler, Paul Virilio
, Peter Eisenman
, Reinhold Martin, Phyllis Lambert
, Jeff Kipnis
, Alejandro Zaera-Polo, Robert Somol
, and Hubert Damisch
. The tagline
for the magazine is "Observations on Architecture and the Contemporary City". There are 22 published issues of Log to date.
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
of architecture
Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
and urbanism
Urbanism
Broadly, urbanism is a focus on cities and urban areas, their geography, economies, politics, social characteristics, as well as the effects on, and caused by, the built environment.-Philosophy:...
that has been published by the Anyone Corporation since 2003, and is edited by Cynthia Davidson. The magazine contains essay
Essay
An essay is a piece of writing which is often written from an author's personal point of view. Essays can consist of a number of elements, including: literary criticism, political manifestos, learned arguments, observations of daily life, recollections, and reflections of the author. The definition...
s and articles by architectural and urban theorists and historians, which have recently included Anthony Vidler, Paul Virilio
Paul Virilio
Paul Virilio is a cultural theorist and urbanist. He is best known for his writings about technology as it has developed in relation to speed and power, with diverse references to architecture, the arts, the city and the military....
, Peter Eisenman
Peter Eisenman
Peter Eisenman is an American architect. Eisenman's professional work is often referred to as formalist, deconstructive, late avant-garde, late or high modernist, etc...
, Reinhold Martin, Phyllis Lambert
Phyllis Lambert
Phyllis Barbara Lambert CC, GOQ, OAL, FRAIC, FRSC, RCA is a Canadian philanthropist and member of the Bronfman family....
, Jeff Kipnis
Jeff Kipnis
Jeffrey Kipnis is an architectural critic, theorist, designer, film-maker, curator, and educator. Not a registered architect, Kipnis first came to prominence through his association with avant-garde architect Peter Eisenman, and their joint collaboration with French philosopher Jacques Derrida...
, Alejandro Zaera-Polo, Robert Somol
Robert Somol
Robert E. Somol Jr. is an architectural theorist currently serving as the Director of the School of Architecture at the University of Illinois at Chicago.-Education:He holds an A.B. from Brown University , a J.D. from Harvard Law School, and a Ph.D...
, and Hubert Damisch
Hubert Damisch
Born in 1928, Hubert Damisch is a French philosopher specialised in aesthetics and art history, and professor at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris from 1975 until 1996....
. The tagline
Tagline
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for the magazine is "Observations on Architecture and the Contemporary City". There are 22 published issues of Log to date.