Archigram
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| Rating | : | 4.63 (986 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1568981945 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-01 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The title came from a notion of a more urgent and simple item than a journal, like a 'telegram' or 'aerogramme,' hence 'archi(tecture)-gram.'By this time Peter Cook, David Greene, and Mike Webb, in making a broadsheet, had started a new Group."Thus begins Archigram, a chronicle of the work of a group of young British architects that became the most influential architecture movement of the 1960s, as told by the members themselves. It includes material published in early issues of their journal, as well as numerous texts, poems, comics, photocollages, drawings, and fantastical architecture projects. The main British magazines did not at that ti
Content-wise the book is great Content-wise the book is great, but all the images are black and white, which in terms of the work of archigram, is a disappointment. I will certainly end up buying a second book to fill in the blanks that this one leaves.. "Five Stars" according to peter pants. If you know what this is, you need it!. lots of graphics + good text = very happy Arancha Everything is Black and WhiteFilled of drawings and graphics from the team Archigram with good explaining of the concept behind each project.It is the best publication I have seen of the work of these architects.