The Museum for Architectural Drawing presents the exhibition “Peter Cook: Retrospective,” a tribute to the famous British architect who is celebrating his 80th birthday this year. ... Cook is one of the leading figures of the Archigram group and in 2007 was knighted for his immense contribution to architecture. This retrospective showcases a range of his drawings: from Archigram to CRAB, from 1968 to 2016, from Plug-In City to Hidden City. A few of his drawings are based on actual projects, such as the urban planning development for Frankfurt-Oberrad in 1986, Real City: Frankfurt; many are just experiments and utopias, such as Arcadia, Vegetated Lump and Hidden City, where the architecture was inspired by the surrounding vegetation.

Sponge Building, 1975, Print, watercolour
Sponge Building, 1975, Print, watercolour © PETER COOK COURTESY HTTP://WWW.BMIAA.COM
diclosures: the secret garden revisited?, 1975, Paper, felt pen, coloured pencils, watercolour, collage
diclosures: the secret garden revisited?, 1975, Paper, felt pen, coloured pencils, watercolour, collage © PETER COOK COURTESY HTTP://WWW.BMIAA.COM
Veg House: Stage 5, 2001, Print, watercolour
Veg House: Stage 5, 2001, Print, watercolour © PETER COOK COURTESY HTTP://WWW.BMIAA.COM
Hidden City, 2013, Mixed media / 101,5 x 101,2 cm
Hidden City, 2013, Mixed media / 101,5 x 101,2 cm © PETER COOK COURTESY HTTP://WWW.BMIAA.COM