ARCHITECTURE RECORDED.

Drew Leshko recreates buildings from his Philadelphia neighborhood using paper and wood, working at a scale of 1:12. “Relics” is an appreciation of mundane and neglected buildings as opposed to the glamorous structures we usually see recorded with this level of detail. As gentrification comes to the area, Drew is making this record of structures that will be redeveloped or demolished. http://www.drewleshko.com

For “Broken Houses,” Ofra Lapid cut out printed images of abandoned buildings, fixed the pieces in place with wooden supports, and then rephotographed them against a neutral background. It creates a different, stark reality. The original images (from North Dakota) were found on Flickr. http://www.ofralapid.com/#/broken-houses/

Art Deco masterpiece
At the other end of the glamour scale sits the Chrysler Building. Build your own version from a postcard. Get it here: https://bit.ly/2TJGSr2

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