The changing metropolis 1815–1900
27 November 2013
The changing metropolis 1815–190027 November 2013
– Niall Hobhouse and Nicholas Olsberg
David Laing (1774–1856), Elevation and plan, Warehouse to be Erected on the Site of the Old Custom House, 1819. Black ink, sepia ink, red ink, grey, yellow, blue and pink…
The changing metropolis 1940s–1980s
29 November 2013
The changing metropolis 1940s–1980s29 November 2013
– Niall Hobhouse and Nicholas Olsberg
Cedric Price (1934–2003), Competition entry for the Parc de la Villette, Paris, 1982–1983. Ithograph on paper with painted mylar overlay, 350 × 465 mm. DMC 1438. Part III: Monumentalism and…
Potomania (1982)
8 January 2015
Potomania (1982)8 January 2015
Jacques Couëlle (1902–1996), Etude Intimiste: study of the waterfall for the roofs of a villa, c.1982. Pen and coloured ink on trace, 622 × 900 mm. DMC 2061.10. Call it…
Dismantled Sketchbook
2 November 2015
Dismantled Sketchbook2 November 2015
James Gowan (1923–2015), studies for the Expandable House. Pen on sketchbook sheet, 138 × 335 mm. DMC 2355.3r. To some extent this is the battleground of the British architectural avant-garde;…
Robert Venturi: The difficult whole
22 January 2016
Robert Venturi: The difficult whole22 January 2016
Robert Venturi (1925–2018), Facade Study for Gordon Wu Hall, Butler College, Princeton, 1981. Marker pen ink on trace, 304 × 645 mm. DMC 2041. Lying on the border between an…
Archizoom, Andrea Branzi and the No-Stop City
6 November 2015
Archizoom, Andrea Branzi and the No-Stop City6 November 2015
Archizoom Associata & Andrea Branzi, Axonometric for an element of No-Stop City, 1969. Ink on trace, 280 × 430 mm. DMC 2057.2. Archizoom describe this ‘hypothetical theatre’ as part of…
The Marriage of Reason and Squalor
1 August 2016
The Marriage of Reason and Squalor1 August 2016
Pier Vittorio Aureli, The Marriage of Reason and Squalor, 2001–2004. Pencil, pen and ink on thick wove paper, 500 × 500 mm. DMC 2068.1. The Marriage of Reason and Squalor is…
Ducros: Arch of Titus
1 May 2016
Ducros: Arch of Titus1 May 2016
Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros (1748–1810), Veduta dell’Arco di Tito verso il Campidoglio, c.1780–1790. Pencil, pen and ink on watermarked laid paper, 670 × 404 mm. DMC 2163. This drawing by the Swiss…
The Imperial Palace of God
9 May 2016
The Imperial Palace of God9 May 2016
George Elliot, The Imperial Palace of God, 1856. Ink and wash on paper, laid on canvas, 1004 × 673 mm. DMC 2606. Inscribed by the artist: DEDICATED TO THE WORLD….
François-Joseph Bélanger
4 June 2016
François-Joseph Bélanger4 June 2016
François-Joseph Bélanger (1744–1818), Design for a Wall Elevation at the Hôtel Dervieux, c.1789. Pen, black and red ink over graphite with coloured washes and gouache on paper, 306 × 285…
Friedensreich Hundertwasser
15 July 2016
Friedensreich Hundertwasser15 July 2016
Friedensreich Hunderstwasser (1928–2000), Hauteurs de Macchu-Picchu, 1966. Mixed media. © Estate of the architect. DMC 1563. Hauteurs de Macchu-Picchu, or the Heights of Macchu Picchu is a poem by Pablo…
The changing metropolis 1900–1930s
26 November 2013
The changing metropolis 1900–1930s26 November 2013
– Niall Hobhouse and Nicholas Olsberg
John Belcher (1841–1913), Aerial perspective, Finsbury Square Estate, London, 1904. Watercolour and pencil on wove paper, 508 × 683 mm. DMC 1641. Part II: Unifying the city landscape: 1900–1930s The…
public space work on paper (series) DMC projection (axonometric isometric) topographic/cartographic commerce culture urban form