Dennis Crompton (Archigram)
Dennis Crompton is an architect and curator, based in London. He was a founding member of the architect-collaborative Archigram, which was established in 1961. Working together for thirteen years, the group represented a shift in architectural practice, prioritizing structures and processes over commodity. Influenced by pop culture, a faith in the future and the proliferation of technological advances at a time of increasing social and political discontent, Archigram’s production emphasized mobility and flexibility in ways that continue to have currency today. Crompton established the Archigram Archive in 1975, and is responsible for managing the exhibition Archigram: experimental architecture 1961-74 which has been touring internationally since 1994.
Source Materials:
• A selection of film footage transferred onto DVD, including: Archigram (1967); Popular Pak and Robots (1967); I remember Architecture (1972); Studio Strip Project (1986) Aquapolis (1989).
• Video footage (transferred onto DVD) from various incarnations of the archigram exhibition.