Pedestrian City project, Hypostyle Courtyard (Developed plan and section elevations)
Roger C. Ferri
American, 1949–1991
1979
An architectural proposal rendered in ink and pastel on paper that imagines a modular “hypostyle” courtyard of hexagonal cells and flower-like canopy columns, seeking to reconceive pedestrian urban space by making vegetation into repeatable structural elements.
What strikes you is the precise hexagonal grid morphing into a field of blue, star-shaped floral canopies perched on tall, twisted green trunks, with tiny human figures at the base that instantly convey the project’s monumental, poetic scale.
Created in the late 1970s, Ferri’s drawing sits at the intersection of speculative urban design and biomorphic architecture, foregrounding modular, pedestrian-focused infrastructure and the idea of natural forms serving as structural and social organizers.
Medium
Ink and pastel on paper
Dimensions
55 3/4 x 43 5/8" (141.6 x 110.8 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
National Endowment for the Arts Project Funds
Accession
22.1980
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