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Fake Realtors Imagine Artistic Uses for Neglected Buildings
New work from Hypothetical Developments continues to advertise imaginary buildings and call attention to what New Orleans lacks.
12.23.10
Sometime in the aughts, signs showing future buildings started to loom weirdly large in the landscape; all those shiny condo ads seemed to be an urban feature of their own—especially when the crash left many structures unbuilt. But an ongoing project in New Orleans continues to take the form to its illogical conclusion.
Freed from concerns like cost per square foot, HDO weren't scientific in selecting which buildings would (not) be revitalized. And Walker emphasizes that this is foremost a creative project—not an urban planning commentary: “To some extent the project draws attention to overlooked and underused structures. But our main goal is to tell entertaining stories.”
Photo of Loitering Centre installation by Morris Brum