In this Dezeen movie, architects Peter Cook and Dennis Crompton explain how they drew from the Archigram archive to create the concept for the 2019 Design Trust gala in Hong Kong.
The former Archigram members were appointed as creative directors of the fundraising event for the Design Trust, a charity that supports creative projects in Hong Kong and the surrounding region.
Former Archigram members Dennis Crompton and Peter Cook were creative directors for the 2019 Design Trust gala
"Dennis Crompton and I have been commissioned by the Hong Kong Design Trust to make a manifestation of Archigram ideas at their gala event," explained Cook in the movie.
"The Design Trust supports young designers and they have the gala event every year to raise money for that purpose."
Founded in the 1960s by Cook, Crompton, Warren Chalk, Ron Herron, Michael Webb and David Greene, Archigram was an avant-garde architecture collective that became famous for ambitious architecture concepts, which often utilised emerging technologies of the time.
Influential projects include Plug-In City, where pre-fabricated home capsules are plugged into a larger megastructure; and Instant City, a transportable kit of parts that can be quickly assembled to provide the inhabitants of small towns with access to the resources and cultural attractions of a large metropolis.
Archigram-branded balloons were attached to each table at the gala
For the gala, Cook and Crompton suspended banners from the ...