1st Edition

Lives in Architecture Peter Cook

By Peter Cook Copyright 2021
168 Pages
by RIBA Publishing

176 Pages
by RIBA Publishing

Peter Cook has been a pivotal figure within the architecture world for over half a century. He first came to international renown in the 1960s as a founder of the radical, experimental group Archigram, winners of the 2002 RIBA Royal Gold Medal. He is also former Director of the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), London, and Emeritus Professor and former Chair of the Bartlett School of... Read more

Introduction

1. The provincial

2. The experience of London

3. "This’ll upset them": The Archigram years

4. Becoming European

5. An evolving London base

6. The school as orchestra

7. Los Angeles

8. To the east, west and beyond

9. Drawing and building Answers to unspoken questions

Biography

Professor Sir Peter Cook RA is a founder of Archigram, former Director of the Institute for Contemporary Art (ICA), London, and Bartlett School of Architecture (University College London). Awards and accolades include: 2002 RIBA Royal Gold Medal, a knighthood from the Queen in 2007 for services to architecture and an honorary doctorate from Lund University in Sweden. He is currently a Senior Fellow of the Royal College of Art, London. A familiar voice within cultural institutions around the world, Peter lectures internationally.