Speculations Peter Cook – Visionary Drawings

On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Kunsthaus Graz, the HDA is presenting SPECULATIONS, an exhibition of drawings and spatial objects by the British architect Peter Cook. The construction of the “friendly alien”, which he realised together with Colin Fournier in 2003, has attracted great attention worldwide, and has developed, as one of Graz’s most significant buildings, to a new architectural landmark of the city.

Cook became known as a co-founder of Archigram in the 1960s. Already at that time, hand-made drawings were the stylistic and expressive means of the neo-futurist group. To this day, he uses colourful, imaginative depictions that show landscapes, cities, and buildings from a wide variety of perspectives. The exhibition shows selected drawings from his publication of the same name and expands the two-dimensional visual worlds into spatial installations that invite the viewer to immerse themselves in their diverse atmospheres. His inspiring depictions give rise to "speculations" about the future of the city, the region, people and nature, stimulate reflection and invite the viewer on a speculative journey about the potentials and possibilities of present and future living spaces.
 

Speculative Landscape © Peter Cook