Back to the Future: The Architecture of Entertainment. (26th October 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cook, Peter
• Other Names: Winkler Ray guestEditor.; Spiller Neil guestEditor.
• Is Part Of: Architectural design. Volume 91:Number 6(2021)
• Page Start: 20
• Page End: 29
• Publication Date: 2021-10-26
• Subjects: Architectural Association (AA) School of Architecture -- Piers Gough -- Janet Street‐ Porter -- Andrew Holmes -- AC/DC 'Rock or Bust' world tour -- Arnhem -- The Netherlands -- Mark Fisher -- STUFISH -- Bartlett School of Architecture -- University College London -- Christine Hawley -- CJ Lim -- Ray Winkler -- SCI‐Arc (Southern California Institute of Architecture) -- Barnes Neville Wallis' 'Dambusters' raid -- Second World War -- Wellington bomber -- Richard Buckminster Fuller -- Responsive Dwelling project (RDP) -- Jonathan Park -- Atelier One -- Neil Thomas -- British High Tech world -- Will Alsop -- Future Systems -- Ian Ritchie -- Coop Himmelb(l)au -- Vienna -- Instant City -- Alexander (AG) Cook -- 'Nice Ideas Unit' -- Rolling Stones -- Vertical Theatre -- Ron Herron -- Sets Fit for the Queen -- Madonna -- Beyoncé -- Lady Gaga -- Westland Lysander aeroplane -- Arthur Davenport -- 'Teddy' Potter -- Bailey bridges -- Donald Bailey; 729
• DOI: 10.1002/ad.2749
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0003-8504

Abstract

Abstract: Throughout Peter Cook 's long and influential career, he has been at the epicentre of architectural education and architectural speculation. Here he remembers some of the genesis moments of entertainment architecture and its characters. Using examples from STUFISH's oeuvre he asserts that entertainment architecture is Architecture with a capital 'A' and at least as relevant as any of the discipline's other manifestations.