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Architecture -- 20th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

ARCHIGRAM: Magazine and Ephemera Collection

Collection Identifier: DES-2019-0007-15420111630
Scope and Contents: ARCHIGRAM (an amalgamation of archi-tecture and tele-gram) began as a self-published magazine by its main group members Peter Cook and David Greene. Produced between 1961 - 1974, the magazines (spanning nine and a half issues) showcased experimental architectural work to an increasingly global audience; as such they are seminal documents of avant-garde architectural ideas. The hugely influential and extremely scarce Archigram magazine included in this collection (9 vols., various formats) is...

Rodolfo Machado and Jorge Silvetti Collection

Collection Identifier: DES-2019-0008-15420111590
Scope and Contents: The Rodolfo Machado and Jorge Silvetti Collection includes original architectural drawings dating from 1972 through 1998 that consistently emphasize the idea of architecture as a cultural practice with its own specificity in terms of history, theory and systems of representation. The drawings therefore include works both built and unbuilt (including competitions), among them: Facade/Mask House, Fountain House, Country House, House in the Island of Dejerba, The Steps of Providence, Four...