2025-01-06T20:08:35-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/149976710/john-southern-unpacks-the-role-of-the-skyscraper-in-the-21st-century-city-at-a-new-exhibition-at-jai-jai-gallery Nicholas Korody 2016-11-03T17:57:00-04:00 >2016-11-07T23:43:45-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/9n/9n9454wuuimd6v6i.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>In the public imaginary, skyscrapers represent something like the pinnacle of architecture. Cities compete to have the tallest. The most iconic become keychains. Tourists wait for hours&mdash;and forfeit cash&mdash;to climb to their tops. But according to <a href="http://archinect.com/drowninginculture" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Southern</a> of <a href="http://archinect.com/firms/people/52674846/urban-operations" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Urban Operations</a>, there is something deeply sinister about the skyscraper and its role in the contemporary city.</p><p>&ldquo;If the early modernist skyscraper proposals of Le Corbusier and Mies van der Rohe were attempts at utopian urbanity and aesthetic prowess, then today&rsquo;s towers reflect a darker, more nihilistic attitude toward spatial democracy,&rdquo; writes Southern in a text accompanying his new exhibit <em>Hot on the Heels of Love: Sensational Speculations</em>, which opens this Saturday at <a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/620593/jai-jai-gallery" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jai &amp; Jai Gallery</a> in Los Angeles.</p><p>&ldquo;Packed with every experience and function, and produced in almost every shape and material finish imaginable, the contemporary skyscraper has become a disaffected breeding ground for neoliberal proposals, which reject the op...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/140020703/season-2-of-archinect-sessions-launches-next-week-listen-to-our-live-next-up-interviews-before-it-premieres-starting-with-john-southern-of-urban-operations Amelia Taylor-Hochberg 2015-10-30T13:30:00-04:00 >2015-11-05T20:02:46-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/cv/cv4gjbvgr029nm9d.png?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Archinect recently wrapped its first live-podcasting series, "<a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/646036/next-up" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Next Up</a>", held at <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/136289145/archinect-presents-next-up-podcasting-the-future-of-architecture-at-jai-jai-gallery-sat-sept-19" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jai &amp; Jai Gallery</a> in Los Angeles' Chinatown and at the opening weekend of the <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/137806694/archinect-presents-next-up-a-live-podcasting-event-in-collaboration-with-the-chicago-architecture-biennial-this-saturday-october-3rd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chicago Architecture Biennial</a>. Now, we're releasing those 4+ hours of "Next Up" interviews as "Mini-Sessions", leading up to the premiere of&nbsp;<a href="http://archinect.com/sessions" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Archinect Sessions</a>' second season on Thursday, November 5. We'll also be launching a brand new podcast soon, so keep your eyes and ears open.</p><p>Without further ado, please enjoy our first Next Up Mini-Session, an interview with <a href="http://archinect.com/drowninginculture" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Southern of Urban Operations</a>. We'll be sharing more Mini-Sessions in the coming days, and remember to subscribe to <a href="http://archinect.com/sessions" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Archinect Sessions</a> to not miss an episode!</p><p>Listen to our "Next Up" interview with <a href="http://archinect.com/drowninginculture" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><strong>John Southern</strong></a>:</p><ul></ul><ul></ul><ul><li><strong>iTunes</strong>:&nbsp;<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/archinect-sessions/id928222819" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to listen</a>, and click the "Subscribe" button below the logo to automatically download new episodes.</li><li><strong>Apple Podcast App (iOS)</strong>:&nbsp;<a href="pcast://archinect.libsyn.com/rss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">click here to subscribe</a></li><li><strong>Stitcher</strong>:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=55711&amp;refid=stpr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">click here to listen</a></li><li><strong>SoundCloud</strong>:&nbsp;<a href="http://soundcloud.com/archinect" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">click here to follow Archinect</a></li><li><strong>RSS</strong>: subscribe with a...</li></ul>