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David Macaulay

Design for Unbuilding, 1980

Description

Maker

David Macaulay, b. 1946, American (b. England), (RISD BA 1969, Architecture; RISD Faculty 1974-1998)

Title

Design for Unbuilding

Year

1980

Medium

Pen and ink, graphite

Materials/Techniques

Materials

pen and ink

Supports

paper

Dimensions

54.6 x 69.2 cm (21 1/2 x 27 5/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed and dated in ink in LR:David Maccaulay ' 80

Type

Credit

Gift of Cynthia and Scott Burns

Object Number

81.262

Exhibition History

Draw Me a Story

April 14 - July 23, 2006

David Macaulay was trained as an architect at RISD and published his first book, Cathedral, in 1975. His architectural books are the result of a lengthy process of intensive research, travel, and on-site study. Macaulay’s Unbuilding recounts the imaginary de-construction of the Empire State Building in Manhattan for reinstallation in the Arabian Desert. In its place, Macaulay proposes the construction of a city park, with the building’s mooring mast installed in the center. This drawing depicts the final stage of the park construction with the mast.

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