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Journal Article
Journal Title | A + U : architecture and urbanism |
Article Title | The abandoned snail shell |
Author | Grafton Architects |
Editor(s) | Sato, Ayako ; Chen, Sylvia ; Rahman, Amena ; Iwabuchi, Mizuki |
Issue | (624) |
Page(s) | pp140-141 |
Date | September 2022 |
Content | text |
Note(s) | A short text from Grafton using the metaphor of an abandoned snail shell to articulate their design philosophy. This text originated in 1995 as Grafton Architects' entry into the first stage in a competition for an ECO house in Paris. As part of the short listing process participating architects were asked to articulate an idea in text only, with no visual aids of any kind. An edited version of the original text in English is here accompanied by a Japanese translation. |
Subject(s) | literature ; architectural theory |
QUB Location | Search QUB Library Catalogue |
UCD Location | Search UCD Library Catalogue |