Airplane Hangar Project (Roof plan)
Konrad Wachsmann
American, born Germany. 1901–1980
1963
A lithographic roof plan for an airplane hangar in which Konrad Wachsmann reduces a structural system to a repeated grid of prefabricated trusses, proposing a rational, modular approach to building.
At a glance it reads like a precise blueprint: an exacting lattice of diagonals and nodes laid across two contrasting vertical bands—one pale, one densely shaded—so the roof appears simultaneously skeletal, patterned, and mechanically rhythmic.
The drawing embodies mid‑20th‑century systems thinking and prefabrication, illustrating how architects translated engineering logic into repeatable, industrialized methods that aimed to speed construction and standardize building practice.
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
27 1/2 × 19 1/2" (69.9 × 49.5 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Gift of Ivan Chermayeff
Accession
375.1969
Palette
Art Terms
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