Writer: Sam van Strien
Place and Displacement: Rubbings from Architecture
12 April 2021
Place and Displacement: Rubbings from Architecture12 April 2021
The process of making a rubbing transcends the traditional boundaries of architectural draughtsmanship and illustration. A rubbing is made by placing a sheet of paper over an object or textured surface and burnishing its surface with a drawing medium such as graphite or charcoal. Many of us might associate the… Read More
Carlos Diniz and the World Trade Center
1 February 2021
Carlos Diniz and the World Trade Center1 February 2021
The landmark skyscrapers of SOM, the deconstructivism of Frank Gehry’s Disney Concert Hall, and the corporate modernist master plan of the World Trade Center all have something in common: long before they were constructed, they were represented in drawings by Carlos Diniz. In 1962, the architect Minoru Yamasaki hired Diniz… Read More