The Lost Art of Drawing
4 November 2015
The Lost Art of Drawing4 November 2015
Michael Graves (1934–2015), Beach House, New Jersey, 1979. Pen, ink and gouache on white trace, 682 × 682 mm. DMC 2294. The following has been excerpted from Architecture and the…
DMJournal: Submission process
13 September 2021
DMJournal: Submission process13 September 2021
…and 8,000 words, including footnotes. Authors should submit two versions of the text file, one being anonymised for peer review. Final acceptance for publication in DMJournal is subject to the outcome of the peer review…
Niall McLaughlin
17 March 2018
Niall McLaughlin17 March 2018
…Niall McLaughlin (1962), sketch of routes, Alzheimer’s Respite Centre, Dublin, 2005. Ink on trace. Courtesy of Niall McLaughlin. Niall McLaughlin (1962), sketch of routes, Alzheimer’s Respite Centre, Dublin, 2005. Felt-tip…
Lütjens Padmanabhan Architekten: Swiss Ambassador’s Residence
14 February 2018
Lütjens Padmanabhan Architekten: Swiss Ambassador’s Residence14 February 2018
– Oliver Lütjens and Thomas Padmanabhan
…of discussions and the use of computer-prints, scalpel, glue, pencil and Tipp-Ex. The drawing above shows the plan of the new residence of the Swiss ambassador in Algiers. Julia and…
The hatred of rendering (1930)
1 August 2015
The hatred of rendering (1930)1 August 2015
Le Corbusier (1887–1965), model of south wall, Chapel de Notre-Dame-du-Haut, Ronchamp, c.1950–1951. Plaster, 127 × 216 × 38 mm. DMC 1439. The following has been extracted from a lecture delivered…
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…
Pier Vittorio Aureli’s Architecture of Abstraction
15 January 2021
Pier Vittorio Aureli’s Architecture of Abstraction15 January 2021
Pier Vittorio Aureli (1973), The Marriage of Reason and Squalor, 2001–2014. Pencil, pen and ink on wove paper, 500 × 500 mm. DMC 2068.2. Pier Vittorio Aureli’s The Marriage of…
John Lautner: house and studio for Edgar Ewing
28 August 2015
John Lautner: house and studio for Edgar Ewing28 August 2015
…Mt Washington, Los Angeles, 1952. Print with colour wash and crayon, 520 × 770 mm. DMC 1838. John Lautner (1911–1994), Scheme, Semi-circular house raised on concrete piers for the artist…
Charles Percier
17 July 2017
Charles Percier17 July 2017
…horrific inflation, and little in the way of new building projects. Paris needed a new style. Percier and Fontaine’s book provided the neat solution: something modern–from Rome. Charles Percier (1764–1838),…
Boompjes II
28 February 2019
Boompjes II28 February 2019
…anywhere. By now I’m talking about the third year of the project. I was almost exclusively dealing with design, producing drawings, models, presentations, preparing exhibitions—while Kees was more involved in the logistical side of things, feasibility studies, consultants,…
Álvaro Siza: In/discipline
18 September 2019
Álvaro Siza: In/discipline18 September 2019
Álvaro Siza (1933), Plan, Bouca, Porto, 1973. Print on Film, 320 × 415 mm. DMC 2841.2. 18 September 2019 – 3 February 2020, Museu de Serralves, Porto View the exhibition…
Aldo Rossi Cabina Construction
10 July 2018
Aldo Rossi Cabina Construction10 July 2018
– Tom Graham
Aldo Rossi (1931–1997), Cabina / Armadia Studio, 1980. Pen, ink, pencil and crayon, and printed numbering on paper, 540 × 387 mm. DMC 2289. © Eredi Aldo Rossi. Aldo Rossi…
exhibition Buildings Projects at Shatwell Farm