• Herzog & de Meuron (architectural firm)

Sketch elevations for the E and D columns for the E,D,E,N, Pavilion, Rheinfelden, Switzerland

1986-1987

- This drawing shows the letters E, D and E backwards and elongated. The inscription "la piazza ?" refers to the sculpture "Piazza" by Alberto Giacometti with elongated human figures.

• dessin conceptuel

Black conté crayon

sheet: 30.5 x 23.5 cm

DR1997:0028

• line drawings
• freehand drawings
• sketches
• preliminary sketches

• sketch elevations (drawings)

- This drawing is drawn on the verso of dot matrix printer paper without the removable holes along the sides. The recto shows typed text of an essay (?), in German, with handwritten corrections in graphite and pen and blue ink. This sheet is page number 253-B of that essay (?).

inscribed - by the draughtsman, in black Conté crayon, on the sheet, l.l. to l.c.: "la piazza ?"; and throughout: with the letters E and D

Rheinfelden; Switzerland;

• architecture

• columns (architectural elements)
• pavilion (garden structure)
• letters (signs)