"The Formal Generators of Structure" is a sequence of drawings which explore orthogonal forms. The research starts from the square and the cross, two … [Read more...]
Fireworks at Parc de la Villette, Paris, by Bernard Tschumi, 1992
In 1974, Swiss architect Bernard Tschumi developed the theme of fireworks as an architectural manifesto. Fostering a fierce reaction against the … [Read more...]
John Hejduk’s Diamond House A (1963-1967)
In 1962 architect and educator John Hejduk (1929-2000) started a six-year investigation on the architectural implications of the "diamond … [Read more...]
A “Palladian” Villa in Sweden: The Norrköping House by Sverre Fehn (1963-64)
The Norrköping Villa was designed by Norwegian architect Sverre Fehn in 1963-64 as a model architecture for an ideal family of four. The 150 m2 house … [Read more...]
“A Given Moment of a Fleeting Reality”: Banco Pinto & Sotto Mayor in Oliveira de Azeméis by Álvaro Siza Vieira (1971-1974)
At the start of the seventies, Porto-born architect Álvaro Siza Vieira completed a series of small-scale projects in the north of Portugal, close to … [Read more...]
“Irrational Thoughts Should be Followed Absolutely and Logically”: Sol LeWitt’s “Variations of Incomplete Open Cubes” (1974)
In 1974, American artist Sol LeWitt created one of his major works, a seminal piece on the themes of seriality and variation, the series entitled … [Read more...]
The Form of Form [Announcing the Lisbon Architecture Triennale 2016]
We are happy to announce that Mariabruna Fabrizi and Fosco Lucarelli (Socks-Studio / Microcities) will contribute as content curators to "The Form of … [Read more...]
Monument for Every Situation, Lygia Clark (1964)
Monumento para todas as situações ("Monument for Every Situation"), is a series of small-scale objects created by Lygia Clark in 1964. (See also in … [Read more...]
“Agricultural City” by Kisho Kurokawa (1960)
Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa survived the Ise Bay Typhoon in 1959 and his experience inspired the design for an "Agricultural City" … [Read more...]
Simmetry and Alignments: The Temple of Horus in Edfu
One of the best preserved temples in Egypt is devoted to the falcon god Horus and was built between 237 and 57 BCE during the Ptolemaic Period. … [Read more...]
Erwin Heerich’s Abstract Geometrical Compositions (and Other Works)
German artist Erwin Heerich (1922-2004) used to work mostly with cardboard and polystyrene, materials which he believed didn't have any specific … [Read more...]
“I grew up here, but I never felt entirely part of it”: Marco Tirelli’s Tiny Sculptures
Marco Tirelli grew up at the Swiss Institute in Rome, surrounded by visiting scholars and artists. His father was the manager and he family lived … [Read more...]
Waiting Land: Ideal Homes / Interiors / Inventory (Karen Lohrmann & Stefano de Martino 2001-2013)
Waiting Land is an art and landscape project devised by Lorma Marti , the collaborative practice of Stefano de Martino and Karen Lohrmann. The … [Read more...]
Gordon Matta-Clark’s “Reality Properties: Fake Estates” (1973)
Starting in the summer of 1973, artist Gordon Matta-Clark purchased fifteen lots in the city of New York, fourteen in Queens and one in Staten Island. … [Read more...]
Richard Giblett’s Architectural Algorithms
Richard Giblett (B.1966, Hong Kong), an artist living and working in Melbourne, creates bi and three-dimensional works as explorations of urban … [Read more...]
Franco Purini: Study of Architectural Elements (1968)
The number 11-12 (Nov-Dec 1972) of Italian architecture magazine Controspazio presented a retrospective of the earliest "design researches" by the … [Read more...]
Corner Solutions of Mies Van Der Rohe’s towers (John Winter, 1972)
In the February 1972 issue of The Architectural Review, the architect, writer and Architectural Association teacher John Winter analysed the design … [Read more...]
Ettore Sottsass Jr.’s Metaphors (1972-1979)
"He starts leaving discrete signs in the landscape, almost invisible traces, he continues building real architectures or metaphors of the … [Read more...]
“I haven’t found a measure yet / To calibrate my displeasure yet”: The design sensibility of post-punk band WIRE
The stark urgency and clean lines of their prose mirrored the light-metal severity of groups like Wire, the Banshees, and Gang of Four, just … [Read more...]
Rhythmus 21, an Early Abstract Film by Hans Richter (1921)
Hans Richter (April 6, 1888 – February 1, 1976), a German avant garde artist who had contacts with "Der Blaue Reiter", Cubism and Dada movements, was … [Read more...]
Nathalie Du Pasquier’s Recent Paintings and Constructions
Graphic and industrial designer, illustrator and painter, Nathalie Du Pasquier (Bordeaux, 1957) was one of the original co-founders of … [Read more...]
The Building is the City: Le Corbusier’s Unbuilt Hospital in Venice
The "New Venice hospital" is an unbuilt yet renowned project by Le Corbusier. The first phase of the design took place between 1964 and 1965, the year … [Read more...]
Meteorographica, or Methods of Mapping the Weather, by Francis Galton (1863)
English Victorian polymath, sir Francis Galton was a psychologist, anthropologist, eugenicist, tropical explorer, geographer, inventor, … [Read more...]
“Irrational and Useless” Monument: The Abu Dhabi Mastaba by Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Since 1977 Christo and Jeanne-Claude have been working on their largest mastaba of oil barrels, a project conceived for the city of Abu Dhabi in the … [Read more...]
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