Title & Author:

Zukunft von gestern : visionäre Entwürfe von Future Systems und Archigram = Yesterday's future : visionary designs by Future Systems and Archigram / herausgegeben von Philipp Sturm, Peter Cachola Schmal.

Publication:

Munich ; New York : Prestel, [2016]
©2016

Description:

159 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans (some color) ; 31 cm

Notes:
Published to accompany the exhibition held at Deutsches Architekturmuseum, Frankfurt, Germany, 14th May-18th September, 2016.
Includes bibliographical references (page 153).
Future systems, the building construction textbook and the visionaries of Archigram / Peter Cachola Schmal -- Yesterday's future : Future Systems meets Archigram / Philipp Sturm -- Future Systems -- Archigram -- Short biographies.
Text in German and English.

Summary:

This book explores extraordinary 20th-century utopian architecture from the prominent architecture groups Archigram and Future Systems. Filled with drawings, collages, and models, this book examines how each firm s utopian vision was shaped by the times in which it was conceived. The designs by Archigram, a Londonbased firm headed by Peter Cook, Ron Herron and Dennis Crompton, date back to the moon landing and an era filled with hope for new beginnings. By contrast, the latter project, the work of Future Systems, headed by Czech architect Jan Kaplicky and David Nixon, was conceptualized at the height of the Cold War, when the future appeared gloomy. While Archigram conceived organic architectures to ensure survival in inhospitable environments, the technical looking designs by Future Systems are intended for use in more friendly climes. Although the majority of these utopian designs were never realized, they provide a fascinating glimpse of the preparations of these architects for a world that at the time existed only in their imaginations.

ISBN:

9783791355757 (hbk.)
3791355759 (hbk.)

Subject:

Archigram (Group) Exhibitions.
Future Systems (Firm) Exhibitions.
Archigram (Group)
Future Systems (Firm)
Visionary architecture Europe History 20th century Exhibitions.
Architecture visionnaire Europe Histoire 20e siècle Expositions.
visionary architecture.
Visionary architecture
Europe

Form/genre:

exhibition catalogs.
History
Exhibition catalogs
Catalogues d'exposition.

Added entries:

Sturm, Philipp, 1976- editor.
Cachola Schmal, Peter, 1960- editor.
Deutsches Architekturmuseum, host institution.
Archigram (Group). Works. Selections.
Future Systems (Firm). Works. Selections.
Zukunft von gestern. English.

Yesterday's future : visionary designs by Future Systems and Archigram

Holdings:

Location: Library main m 315222
Call No.: 315222
Status: Available