University Node (Plug-In/6)
Drawing
1965 (made)
1965 (made)
| Artist/Maker |
Drawing in pen and ink and collage showing an elevation of a polychrome modular building with exterior service ducts. The building is multi-storeyed and is suspended by cables from yellow pylons. A giant inverted 'V'-shaped green tube runs through the building, possibly housing the stairs or escalators. The whole drawing is sealed with a sheet of clear plastic film.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | University Node (Plug-In/6) (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Mixed media on card |
| Brief description | Architectural drawing entitled 'University Node Plug-In' by Peter Cook of Archigram, 1965 |
| Physical description | Drawing in pen and ink and collage showing an elevation of a polychrome modular building with exterior service ducts. The building is multi-storeyed and is suspended by cables from yellow pylons. A giant inverted 'V'-shaped green tube runs through the building, possibly housing the stairs or escalators. The whole drawing is sealed with a sheet of clear plastic film. |
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| Production type | Design |
| Marks and inscriptions |
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| Gallery label | Peter Cook and Archigram
Design for the University node of
the Plug in City
British, 1965
Pen and ink, watercolour and collage
with plastic sheet overlays
Archigram was both the name of a loose
group of architects, designers and theorists,
and the name of their magazine. They set
out to be subversive, "injecting noise into
the system". The Plug in City is a project
for city capable of rapid growth and change,
based on interchangeable elements. It
demonstrates their technocratic ideology,
their high-tech, infrastructural approach,
and their fascination with science fiction
imagery.
Circ.254-1973 |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1973 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.254-1973 |
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| Record created | June 20, 2003 |
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