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In French, the word trumeau defines the central pillar of a portal in a gothic architecture, but it also indicates, more generically, the wall space between two windows; after the 18th Century: the mirror hung in the corresponding space. From this meaning, the term goes to define a widespread … Read More
Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was a German geographer, explorer and naturalist who traveled extensively to Latin America and put the basis for a modern scientific description of the world. His research was published in a large series of volumes over 21 years. Fosterer of a holistic vision of the universe, Von Humboldt unified diverse branches … Read More
In Principles of Three-Dimensional Design, 1976, (an obvious companion to Principles of Two-Dimensional Design), Wucius Wong offers a thorough explanation of three-dimensional objects. An educational book aimed at designer, the work demonstrates how simple plan and construct are able to explain complex configurations. The book features amazing photographs of models and drawings. … Read More
A relevant figure in the Rationalist movement, Italian-Swiss architect Alberto Sartoris (1901-1998) represented most of his projects in black and white or colorful axonometric projections. This choice of a precise representation technique is connected to his will to emphasize a rigorous geometrical control in the construction of a project. At the same time, axonometric projections … Read More
Taylor Mazer is an artist and teacher living and working in Grand Rapids, MI, USA. His work consists of very detailed miniature ink drawings. Working with a fine Micron pen (see photographs below for scale) he renders minute details of the city through views of empty alleyways, nightly corners, old brick buildings, subway lines, and other … Read More
Hartmut Böhm is a German artist whose work spans four decades and who joined avant-garde artistic movements such as Neue Tendenzen, a German approach to Op Art and kinetic art. The artist shows similarities to Minimalism as he uses to rely on systematic mathematical and geometric principles, achieving in his works a dynamism and cinematic effects … Read More
Cristiana Couceiro is a Portuguese illustrator and graphic designer who currently lives in Lisbon. Her works mostly feature colorful collages based on geometrical constructions and are inspired by vintage prints and signs. The recent images she produced are synthetic combinations of cut-out silhouettes and spots of primary colors which become surreal three-dimensional scenes and graphic … Read More
In 1934, while working on larger commissions and competitions, Giuseppe Terragni designed this small memorial for Roberto Sarfatti, son of Margherita Sarfatti on the Col d’Echele (Echele plateau) near Asiago in the Veneto region in Italy. Located in the place where Sarfatti died during World War I, the monument is composed of superimposed parallelepipedal stones, … Read More
This small kindergarten, made by only two classrooms, is located on the outskirts of Piacenza in Italy and was designed by Giuseppe Vaccaro starting in 1953 and finally built in 1961. The kindergarten is a part of the INA-casa neighborhood «Unità Galleana». The elements which compose the project are extremely simple while subtly crafted and … Read More
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