Comments on: High-Rise (1975)

By: # ARCHITECTURES WITHOUT ARCHITECTS /// The Torre de David in Caracas as a Appropriation of Capitalism’s Structure | The Funambulist

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 22:31:55 +0000

[...] a job “on the ground”, but this Torre de David most certainly recalls the fantastic High Rise described by James Graham Ballard in his novel. Where Ballard seems to be off (and so is Robert [...]

By: STEPHEN HARPER IS REALLY STARTING TO PISS ME OFF « A Trout In The Milk

STEPHEN HARPER IS REALLY STARTING TO PISS ME OFF « A Trout In The Milk — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 06:20:26 +0000

[...] a bit too much hotknifing for anyone’s comfort: a very Ballardian political party, like High-Rise. But they’re not like that [...]

By: JG Ballard dies at 78

JG Ballard dies at 78 — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 15:03:59 +0000

[...] Super Cannes – his companion piece to Cocaine Nights – while just last week I picked up High Rise again, after reading my brother’s university essay on the book. The charge and drive with [...]

By: High-Rise JG Ballard. « human endeavour, photography, thoughts and ideas

High-Rise JG Ballard. « human endeavour, photography, thoughts and ideas — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 21:29:25 +0000

[...] http://www.ballardian.com/biblio-high-rise [...]

By: J.G. Ballard’s High-Rise — Enthusiasticast Episode 43 | Enthusiasticast.com

Tue, 11 Jan 2011 13:02:51 +0000

[...] Mark endorses J.G. Ballard’s High-Rise. [...]

By: Mark Burgess

Mark Burgess — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:36:52 +0000

I like the change of pace here with the multiple viewpoint narrative, although it would have been more interesting from a first person multiple. This is one where a film would improve the reading, although it is still a strong novel.

By: An interview with Nic Clear from the Ballardian « Void Manufacturing

An interview with Nic Clear from the Ballardian « Void Manufacturing — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 05:18:35 +0000

[...] the ‘psycho spatial’ nature of ‘Ballardian space’ is best articulated by Concrete Island, High-Rise and Super-Cannes, which he has utilised to varying degrees as the cornerstones of several BDLGBLOG [...]

By: Design with Intent | frog design on Design with Intent

Design with Intent | frog design on Design with Intent — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 14:05:13 +0000

[...] the designer, the planner, the hidden persuader, the controller as a kind of director of behaviour, standing on the top floor observing what he’s wrought down [...]

By: Sloganeering.Org » Blog Archive » RIP: J.G. Ballard

Sloganeering.Org » Blog Archive » RIP: J.G. Ballard — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 21:59:22 +0000

[...] about, oddly enough, through a Doctor Who story which was based heavily on a the Ballard novel, High-Rise. (I recommend it, if you haven’t read it already.) From there I was guided to one of his short [...]

By: You and me and the Continuum-- Shouting to hear the echoes

You and me and the Continuum-- Shouting to hear the echoes — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 20:43:32 +0000

[...] island (a businessman is stranded on an abandoned section of land beneath a motorway overpass), High-rise (the micro-society within a penthouse apartment rapidly degenerates into chaos and warfare), The [...]

By: Immeuble de Grande Hauteur à Dubaï | Schizodoxe

Immeuble de Grande Hauteur à Dubaï | Schizodoxe — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:29:54 +0000

[...] qu’il n’arrive pas la même mésaventure que les personnages de I.G.H. de J.G. [...]