The Sleeping Bag Dress prototype, reminiscent of Suitaloon, involves a multipurpose kimono-dress that when inflated changes into a cylindrical container … More
Month: December 2016
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 … More
The Sin Centre
In 1961, During his fifth year at the Regent Street Polytechnic, Mike Webb created the Sin Centre as his thesis … More
Much Alike
Other firms were also creating avant-garde like concepts which showcased a different side of man and nature that was often … More
Metabolism
The Metabolist movement in architecture was founded in post-war, 1960s Japan, as the country, enjoying a growing economic and … More
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 … More
Satire or not?
Archigram and it’s contribution to, or rather portrayal of an endless travesty between nature and all things man made, from … More
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 … More
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 … More
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), … More
Cultural Context of Archigram
To understand what Archigram is and why it is they produced what they did, one must understand where they came … More
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