Hugh Ferriss
Posted by Alex
These drawings are by architectural draftsman Hugh Ferriss . His work is really incredible and demonstrates a fantastic imagination (not to mention patience). I prefer the style of the lighter, more detailed images, but I enjoyed the story behind the last few charcoal renderings. They are from The Metropolis of Tomorrow, where Ferriss imagined what a future megacity might look like. Delineator of Gotham indeed.
I recommend looking through this epic Flickr set to see more of his work.
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nikita says:
March 25, 2011 at 12:42 amI have the same building in my block :) (pic.3)
koneyn says:
March 25, 2011 at 1:21 amI actually work in this one: http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m235/Vlastimir/brasovan22.jpg
Steven says:
March 25, 2011 at 4:27 pmthese are inspiring. thanks for the share.
Jimmy says:
March 26, 2011 at 12:07 amWhy is Falling Water in there?
Kosmograd says:
March 30, 2011 at 2:19 pmThanks for the linkage! There’s a little more back story on the Flickr set here:
http://kosmograd.typepad.com/kosmograd/2007/12/341-images-of-h.html
Bob Isaac says:
March 30, 2011 at 3:16 pmThere is a book of his renderings available on Amazon. Great stuff
Anonymous says:
April 10, 2011 at 8:33 amThese look like post apocalyptic pictures.
juls says:
April 10, 2011 at 8:33 amThese look like post apocalyptic pictures.
Glenn says:
April 21, 2011 at 4:15 amGood question from Jimmy that is worth repeating: Why is Frank Loyd Wright’s masterpiece Fallingwater, arguably the most celebrated single-family home built in America in the last hundred years, included in this collection?
Priscilla says:
April 21, 2011 at 5:17 amLooks like he took a lot of ideas from Antonio Sant’Elia! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Santelia01.jpg