Les Espaces d'Abraxas: Le Palacio, Le Theatre, L'Arc, Marne-la-Vallée, France, Le Palacio: elevation
Ricardo Bofill
Spanish, born 1939
1979
An architectural elevation rendered as a collage in graphite, marker, and ink on brown print, presenting Bofill’s design for Le Palacio—a theatrical, classically inflected civic block that reimagines monumental form for modern housing.
What strikes you first is its stage-like symmetry: stacked pilasters and tall window bays rendered in warm sepia with visible tape and penciled adjustments, so the façade reads as an elaborately staged monument rather than a conventional building.
This work belongs to Ricardo Bofill’s Les Espaces d’Abraxas and exemplifies late-1970s postmodern architecture’s revival of classical motifs and urban spectacle, influencing debates about scale, ornament, and the theatricality of housing and public space.
Medium
Collage, graphite, marker, and ink on brown print
Dimensions
24 3/8 x 54" (61.9 x 137.2 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Marshall Cogan Purchase Fund
Accession
379.1985
Palette
Art Terms
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