Work

The Projective Cast: Architecture and Its Three Geometries

1995

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Explores the complex, often fantastical relationship between architectural drawing and built reality.

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Details

Type: Text
Location: Cambridge, MA (MIT Press)

Classifications

Holder: Individual
Source of authority: ReasonObservation
Subject: Human centred
Mode of transmission: Text drawing
Knowledge type: Propositional
Epistemic cluster: Western philosophical

Connections

articulates Drawing as translation (the generative gap)
extends Perspective as Symbolic Form (Die Perspektive als 'symbolische Form')

Referenced by

Robin Evans authored

Sources

Robin Evans. The Projective Cast: Architecture and Its Three Geometries. MIT Press, 1995.

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First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "The Projective Cast: Architecture and Its Three Geometries." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/work/the-projective-cast/. Accessed July 17, 2026.