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Featured Article

Holes

Ulster University's big hole in the ground, 2017.

"Holes" are the negative space of the city. A hole is necessarily dug before a building can be erected, as permanent structures need foundations sunk underground to lend them stability. A hole dug deep enough into the ground in an urban site sometimes reveals evidence of previous habitation, and information about the development of the city that serve to disrupt or undermine contemporary understandings of history.

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