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...]
Thierry Urbain’s Invented Ancient Worlds
Since 1985, photographer Thierry Urbain conducts a relentless work of research on architecture, archaeology and landscape. Reinventing imaginary … [Read more...]
An Encounter with “Naked Space”: The Tanikawa House by Kazuo Shinohara
The second house Kazuo Shinohara designed for Japanese poet Shuntaro Tanikawa, lies in the mountains in Nagano prefecture. Built in 1974, this … [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...]
Max Thalmann’s “America in Woodcuts” (1925) and “The Cathedral” (1922)
German Max Thalmann (1890-1944) was a figurative artist who produced black and white woodblock prints for a short period of time between the two World … [Read more...]
The “Compact City” of Atlanpole, Nantes by Hans Kollhoff (1988)
This competition entry for a "technopole", an urban centre for research and teaching for the development of high specialized industries, was submitted … [Read more...]
A Glimpse of Post-Metabolism: Two Houses by Toyokazu Watanabe
Suguiyama House and Nakano House (Standard House 001) are two residential projects designed by Toyokazu Watanabe (b. 1938) between 1979 and the … [Read more...]
Furniture Landscapes, Watercolors by Los Carpinteros
Los Carpinteros is an artist collective based in Havana. Their work ranges playfully across different media and forms, constantly reinventing the … [Read more...]
Pirro Ligorio’s “Antiquae Urbis Romae Imago” (Image of the Ancient City of Rome), 1561
In 1551, Pirro Ligorio produced an engraving depicting a reconstruction of ancient Rome; this inventive map was printed by Jacopo Rossi in 1561. Pirro … [Read more...]
Alice Aycock’s “A Simple Network of Underground Wells and Tunnels” (1975)
In 1975, American artist Alice Aycock created the first of her underground earthworks for the exhibition “Projects in Nature” at Merriewold West, Far … [Read more...]
Travel Notes, Ettore Sottsass, Jr. (in: Terrazzo n°1, 1988)
This short, poetic article was originally published in the legendary magazine Terrazzo edited by Barbara Radice, in the very first number in … [Read more...]
Robbie Cornelissen’s Depictions of Inner Spaces
Robbie Cornelissen, (1954), formerly trained as biologist, is one of the most important Dutch draughtsmen and animators. His background as biologist … [Read more...]
Pao: Dwellings For the Tokyo Nomad Woman by Toyo Ito (1985 and 1989)
Pao I and Pao II (1985 and 1989) are two projects by Toyo Ito based on a scenario where most of the domestic functions are dissolved in the metropolis … [Read more...]
“Circular Surface Planar Displacement Drawing”, 1969 by Michael Heizer
In 1969, American artist Michael Heizer drove a motorcycle in circles in Jean Dry Lake, Nevada. The tire tracks created a pattern of circular lines, … [Read more...]
House As a Manifestation of the Self: Jean-Pierre Raynaud’s “Maison” (1969-1993)
White ceramic tiles with black joints were French sculptor Jean-Pierre Raynaud's signature for most of his artistic production. In 1969, the artist … [Read more...]
“Flatland” and “Counterweight Roommate”: Two Installations and Performances by Alex Schweder La and Ward Shelley
“Flatland" (2007) and "Counterweight Roommate" (2012) are two domestic installations by Alex Schweder La and Ward Shelley, inhabited by the artists … [Read more...]
Constructing a False Reality: Chris Engman’s Photographs
Chris Engman is a photographer who creates installations and then captures them through the camera from a single point. He's interested in the way the … [Read more...]
Endless Micro-Systems: “Global Myopia” by Marco Maggi
Marco Maggi represented Uruguay at the 2015 Venice Art Biennale. The central space of the pavilion is empty, but its walls are covered with Maggi's … [Read more...]
Scars on the Earth: Emmet Gowin’s Aerial Photographs
US artist Emmet Gowin discovered aerial photography after receiving a scholarship from the Seattle Arts Commission in 1980 and consequently being … [Read more...]
Underground New York Speculation: “Lower East Side Quarry” by Rebecca Fode (2012)
"Lower East Side Quarry" by Rebecca Fode (at the time of the project, a student of Unit 11 at the Bartlett School of Architecture—, taught by Mark … [Read more...]
The Little Rain Book (Up and down town) by David Weiss (1975)
Swiss artist David Weiss (1946-2012) was better known for being the half of Fischli/Weiss duo. Before he joined forces with Peter Fischli in 1979, … [Read more...]
A Growing, Incremental Place – Incremental Time: “Victims”, a Project by John Hejduk (1984)
"Victims" is the title of John Hejduk's entry for the 1984 Prinz-Albert-Palais competition in Berlin for the construction of a memorial park. The site … [Read more...]
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