110 — Rem Koolhaas's Delirious New York — 3/3
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Welfare Palace Hotel: Chaos and Spectacle
This chapter examines the Welfare Palace Hotel as an architectural project influenced by the theatricality of Coney Island, merging chaotic and serene design elements. It reflects on themes of disaster and societal collapse, using provocative imagery such as a nightclub modeled after a sinking ship, while exploring the irony and contrast in urban life's spectacles.
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