Design Research Archive

A collection of references, notes, and visual material exploring the intersection of design, technology, and culture.

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Design Research Archive
Superstudio, The Continuous Monument Superstudio, The Continuous Monument

The most interesting design work happens at the boundaries between disciplines. When we stop treating design as a service profession and start treating it as a way of thinking, new possibilities emerge.

See also: Christopher Alexander, A Pattern Language

Diagram, Cedric Price — Fun Palace Diagram, Cedric Price — Fun Palace

On Interfaces

An interface is not a surface. It is a relationship between two systems, mediated by a shared boundary. The best interfaces disappear — they become the activity itself.

Note on interfaces
Archigram, Instant City Archigram, Instant City
reading-list.pdf reading-list.pdf