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Sir Peter Cook RA (born 22 October 1936) is an English architect, lecturer and writer on architectural subjects. He was a founder of Archigram, [1] and was knighted in 2007 by the Queen for his services to architecture and teaching. He is also a Royal Academician and a Commandeur de l' Ordre des Arts et des Lettres of the French Republic.
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- 22 October 1936 (age 86), Southend-on-Sea, England
- Yael Reisner
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Oct 22, 2019 · Learn about the life and works of Sir Peter Cook, a pioneer of neo-futurist architecture and a founding member of Archigram. See his built and unbuilt projects, his awards, his teaching and his latest news.
- Eric Baldwin
Jul 10, 2013 · Learn about the radical project that envisioned a modular and nomadic city with movable units and infrastructure. The Plug-In City, proposed in 1964 by the avant-garde group Archigram, influenced the Pompidou Center and urban thinking today.
May 13, 2020 · Learn how Archigram's Instant City, a transportable kit of parts for a temporary city, was inspired by outdoor pop concerts and airships. Watch the video interview with architect Peter Cook, who developed the concept with Archigram in the 1960s and 1970s.
- Benedict Hobson
Aug 14, 2023 · British architect Peter Cook has been drawing for a long time. “I was never very good at it,” he says, disarmingly. “Not a good drawer. But I think I have got better.”. Indeed, his ...
Learn about Peter Cook, a British architect and artist who created projects such as Plug-in City and Sponge Building. Explore his works, exhibitions, publications and Wikipedia entry at MoMA.
Peter Cook. Plug-in City: Maximum Pressure Area, project (Section) 1964. Plug-in City is one of many vast, visionary creations produced in the 1960s by the radical collaborative British architecture group Archigram, of which Cook was a founding member.
