socks-studio

The following images come from the digitisation of the handwritten manuscript ‘La Sphere du Monde..’, 1549, by Oronce Fine.

From BiblyOdissey:

Oronce Fine (or Orance Finé) (1494-1555) was a third generation physician from France. He was also a teacher and prolific author in the fields of mathematics, geography, cartography and astronomy and he held the chair in mathematics at the Collège Royal in Paris for more than twenty years.

Ho Kim is a brilliant student from Peter Cook’s atelier that we met during the students’ works exhibition on last 21st of December et ESA.

Here are some of his drawings and videos excerpts including his animation: “The Vertical City”.

Edward McKnight Kauffer (14 December 1890 – 22 October 1954) was an influential American-born artist noted for his avant garde graphic design and poster art, especially in England.

Via: Imaging the future / hilarious, depressing or what?

This work appeared originally in A+U 55 July 1975.

Via: rndrd.com

The Square











The Rectangle















The Cruciform















The Pinwheel

Livio Dimitriu is an architect and teacher at Pratt Institute since 1981.
He is the founder of the Urban Studies and Architecture Institute (est. 1978), a public service and research organization based in New York and at the Giusti del Giardino Palace in Verona, Italy. He is currently the Chief Editor of USA Books, Senior International Editor of Arhitext Design Magazine, and was a member of the permanent editorial board for Controspazio Magazine/Italy (1986-2006), and Senior International Editor of Octogon (1999-2004).

Further infos on Pratt and on his personal FB page.

Via: Betonbabe