Jan Kaplický Drawings
Jan Kaplický (1937−2009) was a visionary architect with a passion for drawing. It was his way of discovering, describing and constructing; and through drawing he presented beguiling architectural imagery of the highest order. Many of his sketches, cutaway drawings and photomontages are brought together and celebrated in this book. These drawings date from the early years of his independent practice, Future Systems, in the 1970s, to his final ink drawings, executed in the mid-1990s. Featured projects range from design studies for the International Space Station, undertaken with NASA, to the Media Centre at Lord’s Cricket Ground, in London, winner of the 1999 Stirling Prize.
Richard Rogers (1933−2021) was an architect of global renown. He was one of the first people to recognise Jan Kaplický’s talent and offer him a place in his studio.
Ivan Margolius is an architect and author of books on art, architecture, engineering, design and automobile history. He collaborated on a number of books with Jan Kaplický, including For Inspiration Only.
Richard Rogers on Jan Kaplický: ‘He was a draughtsman of genius. His spirited drawings were at the same time intricate and incredibly economical, able to communicate his space-age visions with just a few strokes of the pen.’
‘An instant classic’
— RIBA Journal
‘Barbarella meets Baroque’
— 032C Magazine
‘Something for fans of Future Systems to treasure.’
— RIAS Quarterly
- Authors
- Ivan Margolius, Richard Rogers
- Designer
- Jean-Michel Dentand
Hardcover
30 × 30cm
11¾ × 11¾ in
212pp
approx. 250 line drawings; 50 colour images
£95
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$135
ISBN 978-0-9930721-0-9
Press
- Bücherspiegel: Jan Kaplický Drawings
Quer, 21 October 2015 - An Evening with Kaplický and his Drawings
66pp, 19 October 2015 - The Last of the Draughtsmen
LOBBY, 14 April 2015 - Kaplický: Visionary Draughtsman
Architects Journal, 14 March 2015 - Romance never dies
RIBAJ, 10 March 2015 - Jan Kaplicky’s Futuristic Visions
Azure Magazine, 09 March 2015 - You’re The Only Star in Heaven
Cosmopolitan Scum, 06 March 2015 - El arquitecto Jan Kaplický predice el futuro
El Fanzine, 06 March 2015 - London’s Architectural Association Exhibits Futuristic Work of Jan Kaplický
ArchDaily, 04 March 2015 - Kaplicky exhibition opens at the Architectural Association
Architects’ Journal, 04 March 2015 - Jan Kaplický’s futuristic drawings go on show at London’s Architectural Association
Dezeen, 03 March 2015 - Jan Kaplický Drawings
Icon, 26 February 2015 - Jan Kaplicky Drawings
Domus, 20 February 2015
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