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Entertainments Building

Drawing
1969-1970 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Introductory text and 9 panels reproducing preliminary sketches for Archigram's winning Monte Carlo competition entry for an entertainment facility.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleEntertainments 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
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, introductory text and preliminary sketches for 'Entertainments Building' project, London, 1969-1970
Physical description
Introductory text and 9 panels reproducing preliminary sketches for Archigram's winning Monte Carlo competition entry for an entertainment facility.
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
'2' (Numbered)
Subjects depicted
Association
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1993
Collection
Accession number
E.708-1993

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Record createdMarch 20, 2009
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