A classic theme

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I wrote about Yuichi Yokoyama and some weird correlations with J.G. Ballard here:
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From New Engineering by Yuichi Yokoyama. All his comics have a similar breathless speed and energy.

In the end, the finished structure is indistinguishable from nature. An important detail: the architecture brings joy to the observer.

An army of architects, engineers, construction workers, and artists put finishing touches on the project. All details are carefully rendered at all levels. Ein Gesamtkunstwerk.

Another round of bombardment drops trees. Imagine the scale.
Out of nowhere, massive rolls of turf are unrolled among the trees.

This sequence is an excellent reminder that architecture is fundamentally a high-speed and high-energy geological process.

From somewhere, a gigantic tube pours thick liquid on the entire assemblage. Concrete? Glue? Who knows.

This is all from New Engineering by Yuichi Yokoyama. It begins with intense megalithic bombardment… an enormous mountain of rock is formed.

It reminded me of one of my favorite books from childhood Round Trip by Ann Jonas, which I’ve held on to since. Read to end and then flip as well. All images are pretty brilliantly drawn in stark black and white. Really sweet. Hard to appreciate properly without flipping the images yourself!

Panel by Toppi.