The Fader's Mario Hugo speaks on romance, ritual, influence, inspiration and the cyclical undercurrents of his work.

Original, clever, eye-catching, intricate, powerful, complex, clean are some words that sprung to mind while viewing this man's creations. I had to re-up.

Brandscapes

Pic (the MIT Press)

The concept follows a intriguing train of thought by architect, critic and author Anna Klingmann which is centred around the following notion: cities in the Western world are defined by the brands most often seen on / surrounding their inhabitants and buildings particularly flagship luxury good emporiums are not merely structures rather, they are reflective of how we aspire our lives to look.

Alan Saunders spoke to Klingmann this morning on the Radio National program By Design.