Johann David Steingruber: Architecture Alphabet (Alphabet Architektur) poster Madison Square Gardens was his passion for the

was his passion for the folk art of South America

From 1989 up until his death in Milan in 2019 he ran his own practice in Milan

but he was also an incisive and original thinker on art

magnetic covers so it can be attached to any metal object on the wall etc

In Envisioning Architecture: Drawings from The Museum of Modern Art Terence Riley writes: 'The rendering of each block as a fantastic city-within-a-city creates a virtual catalogue of OMA's self-proclaimed influences: Salvador Dali's Surreal Archeological Reminiscence of Millet's Angelus (1933–35)

Johann David Steingruber: Architecture Alphabet (Alphabet Architektur) poster Madison Square Gardens was his passion for theThis poster is great fun a lovely alphabet for a child's wall, or an endless source design inspiration to hang above your desk. Johann David Steingruber (17021787) created his Architectural Alphabet ( 'Architektonisches Alphabeth bestehend aus 30 Rissen') in 1773. It's a marvellous collection of imaginary buildings, each shaped like a letter of the alphabet. Never (yet!) built, these are palaces of Steingruber's imagination a world of endless