Early post-graduate silliness

The promised silliness

Early post-graduate silliness

Before moving to Texas (Spring '96), while hanging out in Iowa City, IA ('93-'96) with some of the best friends I've ever had, I had another hair up my ass to do something more creative (and snarky) than what I was engaged in professionally. I will not attest to drugs not being involved... but even that really wouldn't have explained it.


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An Architectural Tabloid Daring to (un)Cover the Truth of Architecture's Dubious Existence in the (post)Modern World

SHOCKING PHOTOS REVEAL TRUTH!!!
Frank Lloyd Wright and Mother Teresa are One-and-Same Person

Master Architect stages death to continue to work full-time as alter-ego. "The vow of poverty was the easiest part of the whole charade."

Archaeologists uncover Imhotep's own tomb Discover Martians are actually responsible for the construction of Pyramids.

Texan Architect-Professor discovers Louis Kahn was clairvoyant AND a Deconstructivist

Michael Graves is the Anti-Christ;
Worshippers reveal truth of architect's intentions - Blasphemy of classical architecture toward the demoralization of entire cultures to be more easily enslaved by the Prince of Darkness.

SHOCKING PHOTOS REVEAL TRUTH!!!
Elvis is alive and practicing architecture in rural/suburban trailer parks!

Claims to have devoted life toward the preservation of the built environment of white trash

DEVOTEES BEGIN PILGIMAGE TO CHICAGO GRAIN SILOS WHERE RUST STAINS FORM PORTRAIT OF LE CORBUSIER!
Students and architects flock to tiny Texas town and begin construction of miniature City for Three Million; the Voisin Plan.

NEW EVIDENCE OF HISTORICAL LOVE AFFAIR!
J. Edgar Hoover and Mies got dressed up together!

RIBA linked to hiring Mafia to "bump off" Prince Charles!
Prince's life endangered after egoist criticism of Post-Modern Architecture in British Realm.


Mercifully, for everyone, this went nowhere.

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