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...]
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...]
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...]
“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...]
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...]
On Continuous Space: Louis Kahn’s Olivetti-Underwood Factory
In 1966 Italian typewriters and related products company Olivetti asked architect Louis Kahn to design their factory in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The … [Read more...]
How to Make Architecture Disappear: Ice House I and II by Gianni Pettena (1971-1972)
Italian artist Gianni Pettena conceived a series of works which might be considered on the brink between land art and architecture. Two of the most … [Read more...]
The Dining and Assembly Hall at Brunswick Primary School by J.Stirling and J.Gowan (1961-1962)
The Dining and Assembly Hall at Brunswick Primary School is a project by James Stirling and James Gowan. Completed in 1962, it is composed of a single … [Read more...]
The Temporary Inhabitant (L’Habitant Temporaire) by Thomas Batzenschlager
"L’Habitant Temporaire" is a project by Thomas Batzenschlager, a French architect living and working in Santiago (Chile), which takes the form of an … [Read more...]
Infinite Infrastructure: Drawings of Tokyo Stations by Tomoyuki Tanaka
Tomoyuki Tanaka is a Japanese architect who creates mesmerizing x-ray drawings of Tokyo's major stations. These are precise ballpoint pen descriptions … [Read more...]
Apollo Missions 15-17’s Lunar Topographic Orthophotomaps (1973)
The Lunar and Planetary Institute (a self describing "research institute that provides support services to NASA and the planetary science community, … [Read more...]
Manufacturing Nature: “Trees by Man” by Michael Amery
Michael Amery is an artist based in Cape Town, South Africa with a graphic design background. His series of drawings in charcoal and India ink called … [Read more...]
Monuments for a Future Civilization: Paintings by Minoru Nomata
Japanese artist Minoru Nomata graduated from the Design Department of Tokyo University of the Arts and started working as a painter at the end of the … [Read more...]
Wolfgang Laib’s Research of Forms
Wolfgang Laib is a German artist who explores a set of minimal forms through installations that are mostly realized using natural elements like … [Read more...]
Ordinary Buildings, Reassembled by Oliver Michaels
English photographer Oliver Michaels creates images through the composition of different architectural elements as found in specific places. The … [Read more...]
“A Roman State of Landscape”. Exhibition and talk at Campo, Rome – June, 23rd 2016
If you are in Rome today, do not miss: A ROMAN STATE OF LANDSCAPE Exhibition and talk curated by Mariabruna Fabrizi and Fosco Lucarelli … [Read more...]
Imaginary City Landscapes by Georg Bohle
The imaginary city landscapes of Dutch artist Georg Bohle are metaphors representing the growth logic of a city and exacerbating the city's own image. … [Read more...]
German Cities and Other Prints by Dieter Roth (1962-1970)
German-born artist Dieter Roth (1930-1998) moved to Switzerland in 1943 at the age of 13, seeking asylum during World War II. As he began to work as … [Read more...]
Infinite Sequence of Interior Space: John Soane’s Bank of England (1788-1833)
From 1788 to 1833, Sir John Soane was the architect and surveyor of the Bank of England, his first major commission and the biggest work he had until … [Read more...]
Perspective Corrections, by Jan Dibbets (1967-1969)
Between 1967 and 1969, Dutch conceptual artist Jan Dibbets created a series of works, consisting of photographs of walls, floors and lawns, titled … [Read more...]
Ivan Leonidov’s Competition Proposal for the Town of Magnitogorsk (1930)
In 1930, the Russian architects group OSA, with Ivan Leonidov as team leader, took part in the competition of the urban design of the chemical and … [Read more...]
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