To mark its 70th anniversary, Heathrow Airport launched a project to curate stories about itself. Years later, only a few of these narratives have survived…
The Stories Heathrow Tells About Itself
Tag: Mediated Spaces
Nobody Dies at Disneyland
There is a somewhat-sinister rumour that nobody has ever been allowed to die at Disneyland. We investigate the spectre of death within theme parks…
The Airport That Never Opened
In 2006, the city broke ground on a brand new airport: Brandenburg Willy Brandt Airport. It was a project which would swiftly become a civil engineering nightmare…
A Walk around Heathrow Airport
We walked around the ragged, disputed edges of Heathrow Airport. From ancient coaching inns to robot cars on raised roads, here’s what we found…
The Sweaty Heartbeat of the 24-Hour Gym
There are 24-hour gyms open around the clock in most cities and towns in the UK. Here we examine the daily rhythms of these strange, liminal spaces…
A Visit to Trump Tower
Trump Tower is a unique cross between a shopping mall and a shrine. We wandered past the heavily-armed security guards into the public areas of the building…