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Fragments of a Future Past: An Analog Architecture

This 1992 collage-drawing, created in East Berlin on the cusp of post-Cold War transformation, offers a quiet, thoughtful meditation on the power of materiality and memory in an era dominated by digital overload. For the unsuspecting viewer encountering this piece today, its tactile nature and deliberate use of analogue methods—collage, ink hatching, and cut-out forms—act as a stark counterpoint to our modern world's pixelated, ephemeral exchanges.

The work pulls from old East German magazines, fragments of a now-disappeared utopian vision, and reassembles these pieces into an abstract architectural composition. The large grid, at once meticulous and open, signals an intention to map out space or impose structure—something that remains just beyond completion, perhaps reflecting the unresolved tensions of the time. The subtle folds and shadow play suggest movement and depth, inviting the viewer to interact not only with the surface but with the idea of construction itself: the layers of history, ideology, and form unfolding across the page.

Today, in the midst of our digital storm where information moves at an incomprehensible pace, this piece asks us to pause. It evokes a time when we touched what we created, when materials were chosen with care and intention. The gothic script and the delicate hatching are reminders of a slow, deliberate process—a far cry from the instantaneous production and consumption of digital art and architecture. The envelope format suggests a personal message, something intimate and enclosed, a stark contrast to the often anonymous, mass-scale communication of today’s world.

In a sense, this collage is a quiet resistance to the present. Its materials, sourced from a world that no longer exists, are reanimated into a vision of something new, much like how we sift through the detritus of our digital lives to find meaning. Yet the physicality of this work—its paper, its ink—offers a more grounded reflection on creation, one that asks us to consider not just what we build, but how we build and the weight of the past materials we choose to carry with us into the future. It’s a poignant reminder that architecture, like life, isn’t only about designing the next thing, but about understanding the layers beneath.

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Alberto Sartoris, Monumento Funebre al poeta futurista Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, 1959

This wonderful drawing is actually a silkscreen print that Sartoris did in the 50s. He was part of the futurist movement and wanted to homage the founder: Filippo Tommaso Marinetti.

For what concern the drawing: is a pretty sweet prespective, particularly interesting the horizon line.

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Exposure #2 : Interior of the Scientific Information Centre and Academic Library CINiBA in Katowice, Poland by #analogarchitecture -Architects Dariusz Herman, Piotr Smierzewski and Wojciech Subalski. This is throw back to the great time exploring the jewels of architecture on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean with Otylia Labacki @olarchitekci . Very inspiring architecture that makes me want to go back and revisit. I love the idea of isolating the interior from the outside world. At the same time, when checking out books you feel like it's the year 2111. #ciniba #library #biblioteka #katowice #architecture #architektura #design #analog #analogarchitecture #dariuszherman #piotrsmierzewski #wojciechsubalski @analog.architecture @alpacameras @phaseonephoto #alpacamera #phaseone #captureone (at CINiBA)

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Lebbeus Woods, Scar , 1993

Lebbeus Woods imagine how a new tissue can be applied to damaged architecture. In his essay ‘War and Architecture’ he explains his three principles, related to the post-war Sarajevo.

1. Restore what has been lost to its pre-war condition

2.  Demolish the damaged and destroyed buildings and build something entirely new

3.  The post-war city must create the new from the damaged old

The role of the architect is fundamental in his vision.

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Aldo Rossi, Casa Alessi, 1989

Casa Alessi, designed by famous italian architect Aldo Rossi in 1989 is currently on sale. It is possible to buy it from Engel & Völkers at the modest price of 8.7 Million Euros.

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Keisuke Oka, Arimaston Building, 2005

Still under construction, you can discover more about this building in this interesting article: https://medium.com/ignition-int/why-does-he-continue-all-alone-making-a-building-with-no-blueprint-a2d11ecf3328

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Peter Cook (Archigram), Plug-In City, 1964

Peter Cook worked on this drawing in small sessions of around 2 hours. He said about this project that the only way for it to be taken seriosuly (by him and the people looking at it) was to have this total image. Thanks to this kind of drawings Archigram was a total revolution in the conception of architecture during the early 60s.

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Adolf Loos, Rufer House, 1922

Designed for Josef and Marie Rufer, Rufer House set a new way of conceiving the living space. It’s a simple house, but every little detail is well-rounded. The house is in Vienna, and it’s impossible to have a peek inside since it’s a private house.

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Jaap Bakema, ‘T Hool Eindhoven, 1971

Collaborative architecture in Eindhoven. Realised in 1971 by Van Den Broek and Bakema.

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