Entertainments Building

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Artist/Maker	Archigram (maker)
Place of origin	London (made)

A collage showing a plan and section of the proposed dome, for the Monte Carlo Entertainments Building project, as laid out for a Go-Karting event. Introductory text and diagrams explaining the proposed facilities are also included.

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Categories	Designs Collages Architecture Entertainment & Leisure Urbanism
Object type	Collage
Title	Entertainments Building (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Collage, photographs, coloured films, Letratone [mechanical tint transfer], pen, ink and coloured inks, watercolour and bodycolour on paper dry mounted and laminated on board Paper Colour Film Letratone Pen and Ink Coloured Ink Watercolour Bodycolour Plastic Laminate Board Collage Drawing
Brief description	Design by Archigram for architectural scheme, 1 of a set of 16 panels explaining and illustrating a brief history of Archigram, and giving a description, and incorporating parts of, Archigram's entries in two competitions for projects in Monte Carlo, collage for 'Entertainments Building' project, London, 1969-1972
Physical description	A collage showing a plan and section of the proposed dome, for the Monte Carlo Entertainments Building project, as laid out for a Go-Karting event. Introductory text and diagrams explaining the proposed facilities are also included.
Dimensions	Each height: 63.3cm Each width: 87cm Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1993
Marks and inscriptions	'4' (Numbered) 'Plan Grand Prix Event Section through Dome' (Lettered)
Subjects depicted	Plan Section Race Track
Association	Monte Carlo
Bibliographic reference	Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1993
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.709-1993

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Record created	March 20, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O204064/entertainments-building-collage-archigram/

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