The Gulf Cooperation Council States: Hereditary Succession, Oil and Foreign Powers Architecture vast suburbs and wide highways

vast suburbs and wide highways

which navigates themes of environmental degradation and filial responsibility through evocative mediums

James Bridle

the tensions and instabilities of boundaries and the spaces in between

and culturally relevant typographic sculptures that he refers to as ‘word art’

The Gulf Cooperation Council States: Hereditary Succession, Oil and Foreign Powers Architecture vast suburbs and wide highwaysSince the oil boom of the 1970s, the Gulf Cooperation Council States have attempted to achieve economic stability and realise their development goals. Such efforts have so far been in vain, however, as these states autocratic governments have closed off their political systems with the support of international allies, especially the United States. Focussing on institutional structures where oil wealth has been confined to the few, and the consequences