| | Log, edited by Cynthia Davidson.
In Davidson's introduction to the
latest publication venture by Anycorp (publisher of 27 Any
journals and sponsor of ten conferences over ten years),
she explains the reason behind its existence: "what
is needed is a distance from the immediacy of the image
that has taken place of critical time." While she refers
to the predominance of images and lack of discussion regarding
the designs for the WTC site, it might as well be a general
statement about architecture and culture today. Log
is an attempt to create a critical context for writing about
architecture in the present and maybe defining architecture's
future. These simple, yet lofty, goals are found in essays
that range from direct responses to the 9/11 attacks (Paul
Virilio's "An Architect's Crime") to the humorous
(Mark Rakatansky's "The Bitterness and Sweetness of
Architecture", which analogizes the current state of
architecture with hot fudge sundaes). Highlights include
Julie Rose's account of SARS in Hong Kong and Mark Taylor's
history of religion, "How the World Became a Real Fake".
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