In 1970, Spanish architect Ricardo Bofill and his Taller de Arquitectura worked on a huge housing complex called La Ciudad en el Espacio (The City in … [Read more...]
Understanding the Grid /1: Michel Ecochard’s Planning and Building Framework in Casablanca
French architect Michel Ecochard, also trained as an archeologist, was the director of the Morocco Department of Urban Planning from 1946 to 1952 … [Read more...]
Joseph Müller-Brockmann: Musica Viva Posters for the Zurich Tonhalle
Josef Müller-Brockmann (1914-1996) was an influential graphic and exhibition designer and photographer who lived and worked in Zurich. As the leading … [Read more...]
Francisco Mujica : From the Pyramid to the Skyscraper.
During his tenure at the University of Mexico City, Mexican architect and historian Francisco Mujica, born in 1899, undertook archeological research … [Read more...]
Surviving the Fall. Late 19th to early 20th Century Ligurian Ex-Votos
These ex-votos ("Per Grazia Ricevuta" or PGR, in Italian) are popular expressions of religious gratitude and public testimony of faith, from the … [Read more...]
A Not-for-Humans Skyscraper: The AT&T “Long Lines Building” in New York by John Carl Warnecke (1974)
The “Long Lines Building” is a 29-floors tower located at 33 Thomas Street in Manhattan. It was designed in 1974 by architect John Carl Warneke. At … [Read more...]
François Marius Granet’s Spaces Under Vaults
French painter and watercolourist François Marius Granet, (1775-1849), a scholar of Jacques-Louis David, lived and worked for several years of his … [Read more...]
National Collegiate Football Hall of Fame in New Brunswick, NJ, by Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates, Inc. (1967)
The (unbuilt) competition project for the National Collegiate Football Hall of Fame in New Brunswick, NJ, was a sort of religious building, or rather … [Read more...]
Communal Living Around a Void: The Shabonos, Dwellings of the Yanomami Tribes
The shabonos (or yanos) are the traditional communal dwellings of the Yanomami tribes of Southern Venezuela and northern Brazil. They are circular … [Read more...]
Boats of the Pearl River (1800-1820)
This series of paintings dates back to 1800-1820 and depicts a series of different types of boats that use to cross the Pearl River in Guangzhou, … [Read more...]
The Ideal City of Chaux by Claude-Nicolas Ledoux (1773-1806)
In 1789, during the Revolution and specifically during his imprisonment, architect Claude-Nicolas Ledoux started the project for the "Ideal City of … [Read more...]
Herman Volz’s Depictions of San Francisco’s Industrialization (1930’s-1940’s)
Herman Roderick Volz (1904–1990) was a Swiss-American painter, muralist, lithographer, set designer, decorative artist and ceramist. As an advocate … [Read more...]
William Heath Robinson’s Wacky Inventions
William Heath Robinson (1872-1944) was a victorian cartoonist best known for drawing overly complicated mechanisms able to achieve only simple … [Read more...]
Robert Venturi, The Obligation Toward the Difficult Whole
Here, we propose on Socks the tenth and last chapter (excluding the "Works" section) of Robert Venturi's Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture, … [Read more...]
The “Grand Hotel Babylon” by Adolf Loos (1923)
In 1923, Austrian and Czechoslovak architect Adolf Loos conceived the project for a terraced hotel of 700 rooms in Nice, the so-called "Grand Hotel … [Read more...]
120 Variations on the Platonic Solids: ‘Perspectiva Corporum Regularium‘ by Wenzel Jamnitzer
The 1586 book Perspectiva Corporum Regularium, (Perspective of the Regular Solids) is a study of the five Platonic solids modified, stellated and … [Read more...]
Embracing Landscapes: “Mimesis” (1972-1973) by Barbara and Michael Leisgen
Barbara and Michael Leisgen are a couple of German artists working at the intersection between photography, performance art and land-art since the … [Read more...]
Alexandre Ciancio’s Bain de Foule (2013)
Alexandre Ciancio is a French architect and graphic designer, who investigates the relationship between architecture, image and metaphor. In 2013 … [Read more...]
“The Road”(1958): An Antimonument by Oskar Hansen
"The Road" is an unbuilt project by Polish architect Oskar Nikolai Hansen (team leader) with Zofia Hansen, Jerzy Jarnuszkiewicz, Edmund Kupiecki, … [Read more...]
Reinventing Suburban Reality: “Constructed” by Pawel Nolbert
"Constructed" is a series of photos by Polish graphic designer, illustrator, and web designer Pawel Nolbert. A selection of the artist's own travel … [Read more...]
Almost Metabolist: The New Sky Building #3 by Yoji Watanabe
The New Sky Building #3 is a 1972 project by Yoji Watanabe built in Higashi-Shinjuku, Tokyo. The building is made up of a central core, which … [Read more...]
Piero Portaluppi’s Wagristoratore (1929-30)
The Wagristoratore, opened in 1930, is a project by Milan-born architect Piero Portaluppi. Located in Passo di San Girolamo at a height of 2318 meters … [Read more...]
Zones Devoid of Time: Ballard’s Penguin Covers, by David Pelham
David Pelham was an English artist and graphic designer who came to meet author J. G. Ballard through their mutual friend, pop artist Eduardo … [Read more...]
Leonie Bos’ Ideal Abode
Leonie Bos is a Dutch illustrator who reproduces a traditional printmaking effect through digital techniques. Many of her works include architectural … [Read more...]
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