community/cultural
8 Smarts Place, WC2B 5LW
Drawing Matter explores the role of drawing in architectural thought and practice. Central to our activities is the Drawing Matter Collection of many thousands of architectural and design drawings from across the world, dating from the Renaissance to the present day.
Holborn
Charing Cross
38
For this year’s Open House Festival, Drawing Matter will present an exhibition that explores how architects have used drawing(s) to imagine alternative ways of living, from the scale of individual dwellings to radical urban and planetary visions. Primarily focused on work made from the 1950s to the 1970s, the exhibition brings together drawings from an international group of architects and designers, including Superstudio, Archigram, Hans Hollein, Claude Parent, Yona Friedman, Arata Isozaki, Paolo Soleri, and Aerolande.
At 11.00 on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20, members of the Drawing Matter team will lead informal walk-arounds of the exhibition, offering the chance to learn more about the drawings on display and Drawing Matter's work.
Drawing Matter is a charitable trust that explores the role of drawing in architectural thought and practice, through workshops for students and practitioners, public events, exhibitions, and publications, both physical and digital. Central to our activities is the Drawing Matter Collection of many thousands of architectural and design drawings from across the world, dating from the Renaissance to the present day.