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Read Nat Chard’s and Michael Webb’s email exchange over Webb’s isometric drawing of the car ramp, Sin Centre, Leicester Square, London, c. 1965 (DMC 1101.7).

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The Drawing Matter editorial team invites short contributions that either bring to the surface the unseen drawings within the Drawing Matter Collections (I. In the Archive) or explore original architectural drawings, created by the author(s) of the contribution, which make visible the unseen (II. In Practice). 

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Deadline for contributions: Midnight (GMT) on Monday 1 December 2025.

Drawing Matter News and Events

Thank you to everyone who joined us for Tony Fretton: Everything I Saw Became Important. A recording of the conversation between Tony Fretton and Benjamin Machin will be available soon. More information about the exhibition can be found here.

Drawing Matter Collection

Erik Gunnar Asplund (1885-1940), studies for the Gustav Adolf Torg, Borsen (Stock Exchange), Sweden, c.1918-20. Pencil on tracing paper. 188 x 315 mm. DMC 2875.

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Collection Guides

Andrea Branzi and Archizoom Associati at Drawing Matter
William Butterfield at Drawing Matter

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Shatwell Farm

Find an archive of the building projects and interventions at Shatwell Farm, Somerset, Drawing Matter’s home from 2014 – 2024, here.

The Shatwell Valley. Photos: Sue Barr.
The Drawing Matter Archive at Shatwell Farm and grain silos.