A hugely influential Dutch architect and theorist, Aldo Van Eyck conducted a thirty-years-long (1947 - 1978) research through practice designing … [Read more...]
House “for a society that had nothing”, the Soho House by Alison and Peter Smithson, 1953
In 1953, Alison and Peter Smithson designed a house for themselves for an infill site in Colville place in Soho neighborhood, in London, on an area … [Read more...]
Mehr Licht ! by Jochen Gerner (2010)
'Mehr Licht!' (More light!) cried writer and color theorist Johann Wolfgang von Goethe just before dying. Mehr Licht ! is also the title of a … [Read more...]
Pia-Mélissa Laroche, “Hyper demeures” and Other Graphite Drawings
Pia-Mélissa Laroche is an illustrator living and working in Paris, France. Her works, often represented through axonometric projections, depict … [Read more...]
An Inverted Tower: Well of the Citadel of Turin, by Jean-Nicolas-Louis Durand
In his Dictionnaire des termes employés dans la construction ...: volume G.-Z, (1872) Pierre Chabat, wrote: 'Considered from the point of view of … [Read more...]
David Katz’s Psychological Atlas (1948)
David Katz's Psychological Atlas (1948), is a collection of drawings, photographs, diagrams, and charts used by the author, a renowned psychologist … [Read more...]
Peter Eisenman, Notes on Conceptual Architecture. Towards a Definition. (1970)
The issue 78/79 of Design Quarterly (journal published in 1970 by the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis) was completely dedicated to possible … [Read more...]
Kon Wajiro’s Archaeology of Present Times
Japanese architect, sociologist, and educator Kon Wajiro was living in Tokyo when the violent 1923 earthquake occurred. With his students, he visited … [Read more...]
Ben Shahn, Untitled Drawing Series, (1948)
During the twentieth century’s Great Migration, the Hickmans were one among many African Americans families looking for affordable housing in Chicago. … [Read more...]
The One-Room Apartment by Cornelius Meyer (1689)
Cornelis Meijer (Cornelius Meyer) (1629-1701) was a Dutch hydraulics engineer that came to Rome in 1680 to assist in the design of the banks of the … [Read more...]
An Immaterial Drawing in Space: Alberto Giacometti’s The Palace at 4 a.m. (1933)
A 1933 sculpture by Alberto Giacometti, The Palace at 4 a.m. relates to "a period of six months passed in the presence of a woman who, concentrating … [Read more...]
Aurélien Débat, Horizon Lines (2014-15)
French illustrator Aurélien Débat has already been featured in Socks with his "Imaginary City of Tamponville". The work shown here (titled: Lignes … [Read more...]
Max Bill’s Exhibition pavilion of the City of Ulm at the National Exhibition of Baden/Württemberg – Stuttgart, Germany (1955)
In 1955 the city of Ulm commissioned architect Max Bill, Rector of the Ulm University of Design, to plan and execute a pavilion for the … [Read more...]
Alvin Boyarsky, Chicago à la carte, The City as an Energy System (1968)
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...]
Labyrinths of Unreal Buildings: Works by Tishk Barzanji
Tishk Barzanji is an Iraqi artist currently based in London. In his work, he combines photography and digital production of images, mixing 3d modeling … [Read more...]
Depicting Process through Forms: Works by Anton Stankowski (1906 – 1998)
German graphic designer and painter Anton Stankowski (1906 - 1998) worked on the possibility of describing actions and forces through abstract … [Read more...]
Imants Tillers: This attempting to be That (1980)
Imants Tillers is an Australian artist, curator, and writer. Trained as an architect, he participated to Christo's wrapping-up of Little Bay in … [Read more...]
Houses, Landscapes and Mental Spaces by Jon Koko
Jon Koko is an artist who currently lives and works in Malmö, Sweden. His square illustrations and paintings are carefully balanced scenes with mostly … [Read more...]
Jeff Wall, Study for ‘A Sudden Gust of Wind (After Hokusai)’, (1993)
There's a fine line between fact and fiction, between a moment and a perfect representation of that moment. Melissa Denes, Picture Perfect, the … [Read more...]
Tim Mara’s Prints Narrative
Despite his focus on ordinary scenes and everyday objects, Irish artist Tim Mara (1948-1997) always rejected the qualification of Pop artist and … [Read more...]
A Perfect Grid: the Roman Town of Timgad, the African Pompeii
The city of Timgad, in today's Algeria, was founded as a military settlement by Emperor Trajan around AD 100 and its original scope was to be a … [Read more...]
Indian Memory: A Series of Ceramics by Ettore Sottsass Jr. (1972-73)
Pepper, Cardamom, Cinnamon, Basilico, Cherry, Lapislazzuli, Camomilla and Sugar are eight colorful potteries designed by Ettore Sottsass between 1972 … [Read more...]
Comic as Theater: Gianni De Luca’s Romeo and Juliet (1976)
Gianni De Luca was an Italian comic book artist known for his drawing mastery and the variety of techniques he introduced into the comic art. His … [Read more...]
The Everyday Life of the Bourgeoisie: Watercolours by Josabeth Sjöberg
After the death of her parents, wealthy Josabeth Sjöberg (1812-1882), formerly daughter of a clerk in a Swedish government department, became poor and … [Read more...]
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