The Sleeping Bag Dress prototype, reminiscent of Suitaloon, involves a multipurpose kimono-dress that when inflated changes into a cylindrical container…
Bibliography
Archigram Archival Project, “Cushicle and Suitaloon.” Accessed December 11, 2016. http://archigram.westminster.ac.uk/project.php?id=92 A brief archived description and information factsheet on the…
The Sin Centre
In 1961, During his fifth year at the Regent Street Polytechnic, Mike Webb created the Sin Centre as his thesis…
Much Alike
Other firms were also creating avant-garde like concepts which showcased a different side of man and nature that was often…
Metabolism
The Metabolist movement in architecture was founded in post-war, 1960s Japan, as the country, enjoying a growing economic and…
Cushicle and Suitaloon’s Spirit: Before, After, During
Archigram’s projects were rather “paper” projects, reflecting or maybe being a reaction of the group’s members to the moods, movements and trends of…
Satire or not?
Archigram and it’s contribution to, or rather portrayal of an endless travesty between nature and all things man made, from…
Exactly What It Sounds Like
Super brief and basic explanations: [Archigram] = Architecture + Telegram [Suitaloon] = Suit + Balloon [Cushicle] = Cushion + Vehicle
The Cushicle and Suitaloon
The Cushicle and Suitaloon are a pair of conceptual designs made by Michael Webb and published in the Archigram magazine…
Beyond the Cushicle and Suitaloon
The Cushicle and Suitaloon can be generalized as component dwellings that can be mass-produced, are prefabricated and expendable as well…
Archigram as an Expression of Their Cultural Environment
Archigram is a group of British architects (Warren Chalk, Peter Cook, Dennis Crompton, David Greene, Ron Herron and Michael Webb),…
Cultural Context of Archigram
To understand what Archigram is and why it is they produced what they did, one must understand where they came…
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