Eva Miller · The Public Domain Review · 2025
Modern Babylon: Ziggurat Skyscrapers and Hugh Ferriss’ Retrofuturism
In the early twentieth century, architects turned to a newly discovered past to craft novel visions of the future: the ancient history of Mesopotamia.
Why we picked it
Miller traces how Western interpretations of Mesopotamian architecture shaped the stepped silhouettes and monumental fantasies of the modern metropolis.
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