Mieko Shimizu: London Soho

MSCTY_EXPO [REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL ZONE]

Mieko Shimizu

“Soho Morphosis” takes a look through the eyes of a long-term resident at how Soho may have looked if a 1954 plan to flatten and rebuild came to pass.

Soho Morphosis
Mieko Shimizu

 

 

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MSCTY Explores new ways to experience the world through sound and space.

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