Theorist
Robin Evans
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Details
- Nationality
- British
Classifications
- Holder
- Individual
- Source of authority
- ReasonObservation
- Subject
- Human centred
- Mode of transmission
- Text drawing
- Knowledge type
- Propositional
- Epistemic cluster
- Western philosophical
Connections
- authored The Projective Cast: Architecture and Its Three Geometries
- proposed Drawing as translation (the generative gap)
- authored Translations from Drawing to Building
- influenced Alberto Pérez-Gómez
- influenced Stan Allen
- influenced Mario Carpo
Sources
- Robin Evans. Translations from Drawing to Building and Other Essays. MIT Press / Architectural Association, 1997.
- Mohsen Mostafavi. Introduction to Translations from Drawing to Building. MIT Press, 1997.
Cite this entry
First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026
CLAD. "Robin Evans." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theorist/robin-evans/. Accessed September 1, 2026.