Retail Therapy
30 March 2020
Retail Therapy30 March 2020
Alexander Scott Carter (1881–1968), competition design for a double-fronted shop for W.H.Smith, c.1910. Encil and watercolour on thick wove paper, 560 × 777 mm. DMC 2168. Alexander Scott Carter (‘ALEX’)…
The wobbly line: Asplund, Johansson and the influence of Tessenow in Sweden 1915–1925
27 July 2020
The wobbly line: Asplund, Johansson and the influence of Tessenow in Sweden 1915–192527 July 2020
…trade journal Byggmästaren (The Master-Builder). It is part of a presentation of a new three-storey house by the architect Cyrillus Johansson. To illustrate his text the architect has included photos and a…
Giuliano Fiorenzoli: Because of Seeing Architecture (2023) – Review
8 February 2024
Giuliano Fiorenzoli: Because of Seeing Architecture (2023) – Review8 February 2024
…and published catalogues, as was the case with Rossi, Hejduk, and Scolari. ‘The Architecture of the École des Beaux-Arts’, Arthur Drexler, in collaboration with David Van Zanten, Neil Levine, and…
Notes on the 2024 Architecture Summer School
6 September 2024
Notes on the 2024 Architecture Summer School6 September 2024
– Editors
…Maya Sufaria, Mayah Badoo, Megan Anozia, Nathan Freeman, Nia Laviniere, Nusayba Rahman Amin, Prayag Shetty, Renee Cornwall, Rochelle Philips, Sorya Sayeed, Suhana Karki, Sukhy Kaur, Tommy Marson, Travis Lam, Vania…
Louis Kahn: In Praise of shadows
3 February 2021
Louis Kahn: In Praise of shadows3 February 2021
…immutable mystery in the crossbeam of tranquillity simply vanished when the sunlight flooded the atmosphere Of this small corner Where we as children would feel an inexpressible chill While waiting…
Startha Éagsula: Elizabeth Hatz on Frank Lloyd Wright
29 October 2020
Startha Éagsula: Elizabeth Hatz on Frank Lloyd Wright29 October 2020
Elizabeth Hatz on Frank Lloyd Wright’s studies for Midway Gardens, 2020. a vanished garden the oriental plan eclipses an obsession with circles all spaces on their way to evaporate any…
To assist
18 May 2021
To assist18 May 2021
Computer Assisted Drawings (CAD) have existed since the mid-60s. A young Ivan Sutherland received a doctorate at MIT introducing Sketchpad, a device that by the means of an optical pen…
Superstudio & Piranesi: Zeno is Immortal
24 May 2021
Superstudio & Piranesi: Zeno is Immortal24 May 2021
…are lost in weeds. The colossal columns are battered by time; the goddess Juno is forgotten and the temple representations have vanished; the eyes of the farmer are closed. The…
The Future City
9 June 2021
The Future City9 June 2021
…Sant’Elia foresees the technological cities of the mid to late 20th century. High-rise towers shooting skyward, train lines and highways articulated as horizontally streaking into vanishing points, and aeroplanes arriving…
The Architecture of Nothingness: Analysing Frank Lloyd Wright’s Unity Temple
12 April 2021
The Architecture of Nothingness: Analysing Frank Lloyd Wright’s Unity Temple12 April 2021
…Geoffrey Baker, a new reader that had been appointed to lead a small research team. I was reluctant to return to my old school but Geoffrey and I got on so…
Bovenbouw Architectuur: One Paper Model and Three Paper Collages
12 May 2021
Bovenbouw Architectuur: One Paper Model and Three Paper Collages12 May 2021
…ultimately transcends its banality through design, reminding me of Aldo van Eyck’s ability to manipulate blockwork at the Sonsbeek Pavilion. Interestingly, the cutaway axonometric portrays the project incomplete with blockwork…
Guy Debord
7 June 2017
Guy Debord7 June 2017
– Anthony Vidler
…http://www.bmlisieux.com/ 6. Guy Debord, ‘Theory of the Dérive,’ in Liero Andreotti and Xavier Costa, eds., Theory of the Dérive and Other Situationist Writings on the City (Barcelona: Museum of Contemporary Art of…
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