Klaus
@klaustoon.bsky.social
Architectural cartoonist, PhD, MDesS, aging Professor of Architectural Theory and History. Bourgeois anarcho-syndicalist https://klaustoon.wordpress.com/
Retaking my exploitation of unbuilt visionary projects, this time with Corb's 1964-70 Hospital in Venice (among other things). | #ThePneumaticPassage: Final inks of 'Ospedalis', for Arquine magazine #114: 'Care'. #klaussketches #architecture, #city, #comics & #metaphysical #scifi 4/n
November 19, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Retaking my exploitation of unbuilt visionary projects, this time with Corb's 1964-70 Hospital in Venice (among other things). | #ThePneumaticPassage: Final inks of 'Ospedalis', for Arquine magazine #114: 'Care'. #klaussketches #architecture, #city, #comics & #metaphysical #scifi 4/n
Retaking my exploitation of unbuilt visionary projects, this time with Corb's 1967-70 Hospital in Venice (and some Eisenman, of course). | #ThePneumaticPassage: Partial inks of 'Ospedalis', for Arquine magazine #114: 'Care'. #klaussketches #architecture, #city, #comics & #metaphysical #scifi 3/n
November 18, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Retaking my exploitation of unbuilt visionary projects, this time with Corb's 1967-70 Hospital in Venice (and some Eisenman, of course). | #ThePneumaticPassage: Partial inks of 'Ospedalis', for Arquine magazine #114: 'Care'. #klaussketches #architecture, #city, #comics & #metaphysical #scifi 3/n
Retaking my exploitation of unbuilt visionary projects, this time with Corb's 1967-70 Hospital in Venice (and a nod to Toni Garcés). | #ThePneumaticPassage: Partial inks of 'Ospedalis', for Arquine magazine #114: Care. #klaussketches #architecture, #city, #comics & #metaphysical #scifi 2/n
November 18, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Retaking my exploitation of unbuilt visionary projects, this time with Corb's 1967-70 Hospital in Venice (and a nod to Toni Garcés). | #ThePneumaticPassage: Partial inks of 'Ospedalis', for Arquine magazine #114: Care. #klaussketches #architecture, #city, #comics & #metaphysical #scifi 2/n
Retaking my exploitation of unbuilt visionary projects, this time with Corb's 1967-70 Hospital in Venice. | #ThePneumaticPassage: Pencils of 'Ospedalis', my next contribution to Arquine magazine #114: Care. #klaussketches #architecture, #city, #comics & #metaphysical #scifi 1/n
November 18, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Retaking my exploitation of unbuilt visionary projects, this time with Corb's 1967-70 Hospital in Venice. | #ThePneumaticPassage: Pencils of 'Ospedalis', my next contribution to Arquine magazine #114: Care. #klaussketches #architecture, #city, #comics & #metaphysical #scifi 1/n
Mathan Lane + Christopher Lloyd
November 13, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Mathan Lane + Christopher Lloyd
Double-page spread from yesterday's edition of La Repubblica, featuring an interview with Gabriele Neri, curator of “ARCHISATIRE. Una controstoria dell’architettura”, (and an old drawing by yours truly) -TAM /USI - Mendrisio, Nov 14 2025 - March 29 2026.
A tour of the exhibition: lnkd.in/d9Umv_EA
A tour of the exhibition: lnkd.in/d9Umv_EA
November 13, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Double-page spread from yesterday's edition of La Repubblica, featuring an interview with Gabriele Neri, curator of “ARCHISATIRE. Una controstoria dell’architettura”, (and an old drawing by yours truly) -TAM /USI - Mendrisio, Nov 14 2025 - March 29 2026.
A tour of the exhibition: lnkd.in/d9Umv_EA
A tour of the exhibition: lnkd.in/d9Umv_EA
From Nov 14 2025 - March 29 2026, the Teatro dell’architettura Mendrisio will host "ARCHISATIRE. Una controstoria dell’architettura” curated by Gabriele Neri, where he's been so gracious as to include a coupla old drawings by me. (Images from today's edition of La Repubblica)
Info: lnkd.in/dSsprKPY
Info: lnkd.in/dSsprKPY
November 12, 2025 at 10:56 AM
From Nov 14 2025 - March 29 2026, the Teatro dell’architettura Mendrisio will host "ARCHISATIRE. Una controstoria dell’architettura” curated by Gabriele Neri, where he's been so gracious as to include a coupla old drawings by me. (Images from today's edition of La Repubblica)
Info: lnkd.in/dSsprKPY
Info: lnkd.in/dSsprKPY
Broad in its scope, it only briefly touches upon many of the themes it deals with, but we hope it may provide some insight to those looking for a quick introduction to this rich and still relatively understudied topic. 3/n
Read and download it here: lnkd.in/d3xzbMf2
Whole issue: lnkd.in/dRvjiV59
Read and download it here: lnkd.in/d3xzbMf2
Whole issue: lnkd.in/dRvjiV59
November 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Broad in its scope, it only briefly touches upon many of the themes it deals with, but we hope it may provide some insight to those looking for a quick introduction to this rich and still relatively understudied topic. 3/n
Read and download it here: lnkd.in/d3xzbMf2
Whole issue: lnkd.in/dRvjiV59
Read and download it here: lnkd.in/d3xzbMf2
Whole issue: lnkd.in/dRvjiV59
In our introduction, "Just for Laughs. An Introduction to the Many, Multi-faceted Interactions between Architecture and Humour", we offer an overview on the topic, which touches upon many concepts and figures, from Ledoux to Bergson, Jencks, W. Heath Robinson, Buster Keaton, James Wines/SITE... 2/n
November 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
In our introduction, "Just for Laughs. An Introduction to the Many, Multi-faceted Interactions between Architecture and Humour", we offer an overview on the topic, which touches upon many concepts and figures, from Ledoux to Bergson, Jencks, W. Heath Robinson, Buster Keaton, James Wines/SITE... 2/n
So, after a long time in the making, issue 27 of RA-Revista de Arquitectura, "Juste Pour Rire, Humor, Satire, Architecture, and Everything in between," guest edited by Gabriele Neri and yours truly, is out (cc: @veredes.es). 1/n
All articles (ENG/SPA) here : revistas.unav.edu/index.php/re...
All articles (ENG/SPA) here : revistas.unav.edu/index.php/re...
November 10, 2025 at 12:06 PM
So, after a long time in the making, issue 27 of RA-Revista de Arquitectura, "Juste Pour Rire, Humor, Satire, Architecture, and Everything in between," guest edited by Gabriele Neri and yours truly, is out (cc: @veredes.es). 1/n
All articles (ENG/SPA) here : revistas.unav.edu/index.php/re...
All articles (ENG/SPA) here : revistas.unav.edu/index.php/re...
I guess it's been done like 2,000,000 times by this time, but still.
October 26, 2025 at 9:42 AM
I guess it's been done like 2,000,000 times by this time, but still.
Hmmmm... no, not really. All my work springs from things that have to do with the History and Theory of architecture, so, unless I find some kind of connection...
Out of those in popular fiction my favorite lair inside a volcano is Magneto's antarctic base, from UXM #112 (August 1977)
Out of those in popular fiction my favorite lair inside a volcano is Magneto's antarctic base, from UXM #112 (August 1977)
October 16, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Hmmmm... no, not really. All my work springs from things that have to do with the History and Theory of architecture, so, unless I find some kind of connection...
Out of those in popular fiction my favorite lair inside a volcano is Magneto's antarctic base, from UXM #112 (August 1977)
Out of those in popular fiction my favorite lair inside a volcano is Magneto's antarctic base, from UXM #112 (August 1977)
Happy World Architecture Day 2005, Peyo-style! (From 'Le Schtroumpfissime', September 1964 (Spirou no 1378) - May 1965 (Spirou no 1414)) #comics #architecture #bandedessinée
October 6, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Happy World Architecture Day 2005, Peyo-style! (From 'Le Schtroumpfissime', September 1964 (Spirou no 1378) - May 1965 (Spirou no 1414)) #comics #architecture #bandedessinée
Happy World Architecture Day 2025, in my characteristically pesssimistic & sceptical style. #Architecture #WorldArchitectureDay2025 klaustoon.wordpress.com/2011/10/03/h...
October 6, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Happy World Architecture Day 2025, in my characteristically pesssimistic & sceptical style. #Architecture #WorldArchitectureDay2025 klaustoon.wordpress.com/2011/10/03/h...
