Alternative Histories: David Kohn Architects on John Hejduk
29 July 2019
Alternative Histories: David Kohn Architects on John Hejduk29 July 2019
David Kohn Architects, John Hejduk’s study for Wall House, 2018. Limewood, polished steel, pastel paint, 270 × 83 × 195 mm. John Hejduk (1929–2000), aerial view, Wall House, drawing related…
Hans Poelzig: Der Golem
11 March 2021
Hans Poelzig: Der Golem11 March 2021
β Robert Wightman
…its vivacity, experienced much like theatre itself. The exuberance of Poelzig’s built work is effectuated in his sketches. Hans Poelzig (1869–1936), Stadthaus, Dresden. Charcoal on tracing paper. DMC 2183.7. I…
Bruno Tautβs ‘Alpine Architektur’
12 May 2023
Bruno Tautβs ‘Alpine Architektur’12 May 2023
β Iain Boyd Whyte
…‘One so rarely demands the impossible of mankind’ (Fig.2). Fig.3: ‘The Crystal Building’, Bruno Taut, Alpine Architektur, p.3. Fig.4: ‘Inside the Crystal Building’, Bruno Taut, Alpine Architektur, p.4. Fig.5: ‘Valley…
Eric Parry: India, 1975
7 February 2019
Eric Parry: India, 19757 February 2019
β Eric Parry
…This is forty-five years ago, but it is like yesterday. Eric Parry (1952), India sketchbook, p.37, 1975. Watercolour on paper. Eric Parry (1952), India sketchbook, p.38, 1975. Watercolour on paper….
Vitruvius Without Text (2022) β Review
20 March 2023
Vitruvius Without Text (2022) β Review20 March 2023
β Helen Thomas
…time. The repetitive rhythm of the sequence, from ‘Setting Authority 1486–1536’ to ‘Vitruvius Academicus 1964–2016’, is simultaneously fascinating and boring. Nuances of format, illustration, notation, opinion and its provenance, are…
Startha Γagsula: Paul Dillon Architects on Florian Beigel and Philip Christou
26 November 2020
Startha Γagsula: Paul Dillon Architects on Florian Beigel and Philip Christou26 November 2020
β Paul Dillon
Florian Beigel (1941–2018) and Philip Christou, 104 Village, Seoul, 2014. Pencil on thin wove paper, 377 × 427 mm. DMC 3095. This drawing is a development sketch for their proposed…
Gordon Matta-Clark
19 January 2017
Gordon Matta-Clark19 January 2017
β Nicholas Olsberg
Gordon Matta-Clark (1943–1978), Untitled (Drawing for the Judson Memorial Poetry Reading #7), 1973. Ink and felt pen on wove paper, 317 × 1400 mm. DMC 2570. The Genesis of Architecture…
Alternative Histories: Bovenbouw Architectuur on James Gowan
1 February 2019
Alternative Histories: Bovenbouw Architectuur on James Gowan1 February 2019
Bovenbouw, James Gowan’s drawing in Sketchbook 10, 2018. Wood, cement, steel, brick, 235 × 235 × 590 mm. James Gowan (1923–2015), sketchbook 10, page 9, 1990. Pencil on paper, 148…
Bruce Goff
20 October 2018
Bruce Goff20 October 2018
β Nicholas Olsberg
…claw, Proposed Dewlen House and Studios (‘Aparture’), Amarillo, Texas, 1956. Hand-colouring over print base, 422 × 818 mm. Delineator: Doug Harris. DMC 2953.12. Bruce Goff (1904–1982), ground plan of the…
From a little below and to the right
17 December 2019
From a little below and to the right17 December 2019
β Niall Hobhouse
…Lutyens (1869–1944), Elevations, perspective, section of moulding, 1915–1934. Pencil and blue crayon on tracing, 182 × 248 mm. DMC 3197.8v. Edwin Lutyens (1969–1944), Elevations, perspective, section of moulding, 1915–1934. Pencil…
Sophie Wehtje
17 September 2021
Sophie Wehtje17 September 2021
…the architectural archive in digital form. Her research takes as its starting point the archive materials left behind of the late architect Florian Beigel (1941–2018) and the Architecture Research Unit….
The Meaning of Lines
11 January 2021
The Meaning of Lines11 January 2021
β Laura Bonell and Daniel LΓ³pez-DΓ²riga
Charles Barry (1795-1860), Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (1812-1852), Houses of Parliament, North wing, 1840. Black ink and brown wash on tracing paper mounted on (modern) backing sheet, 570 × 750…
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