‘Montreal Biosphère’ (1967) by R. Buckminster Fuller
Pavilion of the United States for the 1967 World Fair Expo 67.
Monthly Archives: June 2012
Oscar Tuazon
Oscar Tuazon, ‘City without a ghetto model’ and ‘City without a ghetto (look up)’ (2003)
Logos
‘The Decagon Link Station’ by the Japanese outdoor company Logos, is an infinitely expandable modular tent system.
Ryan Gander
Ryan Gander, ‘Bauhaus revisited’ (2003)
Bauhaus chess-set from 1924 designed by Josef Hartwig, reproduced in blacklisted Zebrawood from the African rainforest.
John Gaughan
John Gaughan, replica of ‘The Turk‘, chess playing mechanical device originally designed by Wolfgang von Kempelen in 1770.
interview with John Gaughan
Sophie Tauber-Arp
Sophie Tauber-Arp and her sister, dressed in costumes that Tauber-Arp designed for an interpretive dance to a poem by Hugo Ball. (1916)
The Society of Beaux-Arts Architects
A photograph from the 1931 Society of Beaux Arts Architects Costume Ball, where architects traditionally dress up as their best/most famous building.
In front and center is William Van Alen, architect of the Chrysler Building.
