Yona Friedman. L'Architecture mobile, 1962/1963

Original glued/ staple bound photocopies, 27 x 21 cm, 44 / 82 pp. Text in French. Early manifesto by the Hungarian-born architect, in which he envisions his 1958 design project Ville Spatiale (Spatial City), introducing the concept of ‘mobile architecture’ for urban living. Friedman (1923–2020) refined his radical project throughout his career. This lot contains two different extended versions of the original 1958 manifesto, published in 1962 and 1963. Usual age toning, glued spine of the earliest copy is loosening.

Added are 2 stapled pamphlets released in conjunction with the exhibition and symposium 'New Babylon' at the Haags Gemeentemuseum, The Hague in 1964, announcing a.o. a lecture by Yona Friedman titled 'La Societé et L'Urbanisme Mobile'. Text in Dutch. Some creasing and toning. (total 4)