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New architecture graduates will create a psychedelic revolution through multilayered digital world

United Kingdom Architecture News - Jul 16, 2016 - 17:03   12448 views

New architecture graduates will create a psychedelic revolution through multilayered digital world

Architects might be known for wearing black, as if in permanent mourning for the lives they once had, and for spending months searching for the perfect shade of grey. But judging by this year’s student shows, that monochromatic hegemony is under threat: the next generation appears to be plotting a psychedelic revolution.

It’s taken architecture a long time to catch up with music and fashion but it finally feels as though New Rave has reached the drawing board, a decade after leg-warmers and glowsticks returned to the dance floor.....Continue Reading

New architecture graduates will create a psychedelic revolution through multilayered digital world

‘Synthetic, saturated world.’ Illustration: Jimmy Liu, courtesy of The Guardian

New architecture graduates will create a psychedelic revolution through multilayered digital world

‘Pastel-coloured hillside.’ Illustration: Felicity Barbur, courtesy of The Guardian

New architecture graduates will create a psychedelic revolution through multilayered digital world

Purple-tinted underworld.’ Illustration: Aikawa Mok, courtesy of The Guardian

New architecture graduates will create a psychedelic revolution through multilayered digital world

‘Highlighting oppression’ Illustration: Michael Quach, courtesy of The Guardian

Top image: ‘Kaleidoscopic cacophony.’ Illustration: Matteo Mastrandrea, courtesy of The Guardian

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