ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN (January 1971)

With its irresistible cover illustration depicting giant fruit playing hide and seek in the city, the January…

With its irresistible cover illustration depicting giant fruit playing hide and seek in the city, the January 1971 issue of Architectural Design has a big feature about the Boston Government Center, a significant urban project in Boston. This issue provides an exploration of the design and architectural aspects of the Government Center, highlighting its role in the city's urban development. A 10-page dossier about projects designed by Cedric Price is also included.

In the early 1970s, the British magazine AD / Architectural Design stood out as one of the most experimental and intellectually adventurous architecture magazines in the world. Unlike its more conventional peers (including the one it shares initials with), AD embraced avant-garde theory, speculative design, and radical thought at a moment of deep transformation in architecture. It became a key platform for emerging discourses on postmodernism, utopian urbanism, systems theory, and technological futurism. More than documenting buildings, AD served as a laboratory for ideas exploring architecture’s role in improving quality of life, diversity, integration, and sustainability.