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Peter Eisenman, Notes on Conceptual Architecture. Towards a Definition. (1970)

December 15, 2017 by Fosco Lucarelli Leave a Comment

The issue 78/79 of Design Quarterly (journal published in 1970 by the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis) was completely dedicated to possible … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architecture, Culture Tagged With: concept, conceptual architecture, eisenman, lippard

“Don’t you think there is enough anxiety at present?” The 1982 Debate Between Christopher Alexander and Peter Eisenman

November 6, 2012 by Fosco Lucarelli 7 Comments

CHRISTOPHER ALEXANDER: The thing that strikes me about your friend's building -- if I understood you correctly -- is that somehow in some intentional … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architecture, Culture Tagged With: Architecture, form of form, magazines, past futures, people, Technology, visions, world weird web

Deserto Rosso #0 – ‘Festschrift per gli 80 anni di Peter Eisenman’

October 15, 2012 by Fosco Lucarelli Leave a Comment

"I have to think that all that happens to me is my life" (Monica Vitti in "The Red Desert") A "Festschrift" is a celebratory book made in honour of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architecture Tagged With: Architecture, magazines, past futures, people, review, urban chronicles, visions, world weird web

Alvin Boyarsky, Chicago à la carte, The City as an Energy System (1968)

October 2, 2017 by Fosco Lucarelli Leave a Comment

This post introduces a series of heterogeneous articles on Chicago, the city and its architecture: sparse attempts to convey different looks at the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architecture Tagged With: boyarsky, chicago, city, history, labor, postcards, Urbanism

The House of Glass Was Suddenly All Solid Walls, A Project by Anne Holtrop (2006)

October 19, 2015 by Fosco Lucarelli Leave a Comment

Not much happens in A.M. Homes's short story "The Weather Outside Is Sunny and Bright": the protagonist visits her Alzheimer's mother, takes a bath, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architecture, Culture, Disurbanism, Dysfunctional Plans, Fields, Housing the Multitude Tagged With: dwelling, wall

House Within a House /1: Todoroki Residence by Hiromi Fujii, Ichikawa (1976)

December 4, 2013 by Mariabruna Fabrizi 2 Comments

    Hiromi Fujii (1937) is a Japanese architect who started his career in 1964 collaborating with Italian architect Angelo Mangiarotti … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architecture, Dysfunctional Plans Tagged With: Architecture, Deconstructivism, form of form, Japan

“Is all Architecture Truly Political?” A response to Quilian Riano by Ross Wolfe

November 28, 2013 by Fosco Lucarelli 2 Comments

Gunter Rambow, “Utopie Dynamit” (1976)  If a mantra could define present-day architectural debate, that would surely be the self-assertive claim that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architecture Tagged With: Architecture, politics, world weird web

Unemployed into Self Employed, an article by Leon Krier, 1985

April 1, 2012 by Fosco Lucarelli 4 Comments

This article was kindly sent to us by Gabriele Mastrigli. Altough we're not fond of Leon Krier past speculations and despite the controversy about his … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architecture, Culture Tagged With: Architecture, illustrations, magazines, politics, Technology, visions

Elias Zenghelis: The Aesthetics of the Present, 1988

November 5, 2011 by Fosco Lucarelli Leave a Comment

A beautiful article signed Zenghelis on the 1988 Architectural Design monograph "Deconstruction in Architecture" (AD profile #72, published as part of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architecture Tagged With: Architecture, literature, magazines, past futures, politics, urban chronicles

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