Theorist

Stan Allen

1956–present American architecture; theory of notation and field

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Details

Nationality: American

Connections

proposed Notation vs diagram
associated with Paperless Studios (Columbia GSAPP)
associated with Postcritical / Projective architecture
authored Notations + Diagrams: Mapping the Intangible

Referenced by

Paperless Studios (Columbia GSAPP) associated with
Robin Evans influenced

Sources

Stan Allen. Practice: Architecture, Technique and Representation. G+B Arts International, 2000.
Stan Allen. Practice: Architecture, Technique and Representation (revised edition). Routledge, 2009.
in Crysler, Cairns & Heynen (eds), The SAGE Handbook of Architectural Theory, SAGE, 2012 — export p. 6 of 20

Cite this entry

First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "Stan Allen." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theorist/stan-allen/. Accessed September 1, 2026.