No. 27-28 (2014): Impossible Research. Imagination in the Architectural Project
Articles

Structures for the Imagination. A John Hejduk's drawing

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  • Lamberto Amistadi
Lamberto Amistadi
Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12838/fam/issn2039-0491/n27-28-2014/132

Published 2014-05-01

Keywords

  • John Hejduk,
  • Immagination,
  • Architectural Composition

How to Cite

Amistadi, L. (2014). Structures for the Imagination. A John Hejduk’s drawing. FAMagazine. Research and Projects on Architecture and the City, (27-28), 21–30. https://doi.org/10.12838/fam/issn2039-0491/n27-28-2014/132
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Abstract

A drawing by John Hejduk is an opportunity to reflect on the relationship between the creation, representation and realisation of a work of architecture, following the reasoning of the American maestro. 
Through its own means - walls, roofs, boundaries - the architectural image has the capacity to evoke and invoke the profound sense of unexpected situations, to "refresh" our vision of things against the danger of automation.
What emerges is a scenario in which, in the creative circle involving maker and spectator, the reality of architecture contributes to its part in the project of "manufacturing the world"

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References

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