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The Future of Architecture and other Collages by Nils-Ole Lund

August 5, 2012 by Fosco Lucarelli 2 Comments

Danish architect, teacher and collage-artist, author of Collage Architecture in 1990, Nils-Ole Lund’s fosters the idea that modern architecture doesn’t hold timeless values.

Between utopia and irony, his 70’s and 80’s collages reveal a subtle political satire of current times: [Technology, Fashion, Architecture, Heritage, History, Materials, Urbanity and Nature] and the negative effects of architectural profession on lanscape and cities.

From Collage and Architecture:
Nils-Ole Lund page, monograph, bibliography.

Via (mostly): Archive of Affinities

First the building then the site, 1982

The tower of Babel, 1970

The Future of Architecture, 1979

An Architectural Hat, 1979

Functionalism, After 1975

The Danish House, 1984

Classicism, 1984

Trafiknettet, 1979 (Revised 1993)

Venturi visits Las Vegas, 1976

The Fashion of Architecture, 1986

A Nude in a decorated setting, 1976

Architectural Outlook, 1987

Collage City, 1980

An Architectural Hat, 1979

The Role of History, 1984

The Fashion of Architecture, 1986

Architectural Call Girl, 1987

The Beauty and Post Modernism, 1982

Skyscraper on the Rocks

The triumph of Postmodern

EL Museet

Collage

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Comments

  1. Sebastián Cifuentes says

    September 25, 2015 at 4:15 am

    Dear sir
    I am addressing you to see if there is a possibility to purchase a high resolution image of your collage “First the building then the site”.
    I love your work and it would be my honor to have this piece of art.
    Best regards
    Sebastian Cifuentes
    Architect

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