From the Archive: Archigram’s Obsolete Futurism (opens in new tab)

When one reassesses the architectural designs of the technologically obsessed, postmodernist Archigram Collective (1961–74), they encounter a brand of space-age Futurism that feels as cutting-edge and charmingly obsolete as a pulpy sci-fi novel. In an essay for the October 1998 issue of Artforum, architect Joel Sanders evaluates the significance of the group’s pre-digital forays into virtual […]