Speculations

Peter Cook's distinctive drawings have captivated and inspired generations of designers, redefining the language of architectural communication. His work spans his entire career, presenting 160 drawings that chart the course of an architectural adventure.

Format: Hardback
Length: 208 pages
Publication date: 13 September 2022
Publisher: Circa Press

Peter Cook's remarkable drawings have captivated and inspired countless designers throughout the generations. Embracing a freedom from stylistic or functional constraints, his graphic explorations have revolutionized the realm of architectural communication. Spanning his entire career, Speculations encompasses a vast collection of approximately 160 drawings, showcasing a remarkable journey from his early student projects in the 1950s to his final works completed just before the publication. Presented chronologically, these drawings trace the trajectory of an exhilarating architectural adventure. Cook's personal insights into the nature of architecture and urbanism, coupled with his concept of the buildable, are enriched by contributions from renowned architects such as Frank Gehry, Toyo Ito, Thom Mayne, and Peter Wilson.

Peter Cook's distinctive drawings have captivated and inspired generations of designers.

Freed from stylistic or functional conventions, his graphic speculations have redefined the language of architectural communication.

Speculations spans Cooks entire career, presenting some 160 drawings that range from student projects in the 1950s, through Archigram, to new work completed shortly before going to press.

Arranged chronologically, these drawings chart the course of what can now be seen as an enthralling architectural adventure.

Cook's own observations about the nature of architecture and urbanism, and the concept of the buildable, are complemented by pieces from architects Frank Gehry, Toyo Ito, Thom Mayne, and Peter Wilson.

Dimension: 260 x 260 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781911422396