CORY REYNOLDS | DATE 2/19/2025

Help us publish the first-ever authorized facsimile of ‘Archigram’ magazine

About two years ago, we were approached by Steve Kroeter of Designers & Books, publisher of the cult 2017 facsimile reprint of Italian futurist Fortunato Depero’s 1927 “bolted book,” Depero Futurista, about the possibility of collaborating on a different, even more ambitious facsimile reprint. When we heard the project concerned Archigram, one of the rarest, most ingenious and influential small press serials of the 1960s, we were immediately all-in. Inspired by Pop art, psychedelia, comic-book culture, sci-fi, Constructivism and the space race, Archigram magazine was founded in London by architects Warren Chalk (1927−88), Peter Cook, Dennis Crompton (1935−2025), Ron Herron (1930−94), David Greene and Michael Webb. From its launch in 1961 to issue 9 ½ in 1974, Archigram challenged and dazzled the international avant-garde across the worlds of architecture, design and art, and it is now considered a key, highly cited but rarely seen document of the creative counterculture. Only a handful of publicly accessible full sets are known in the world, including at Hong Kong’s M+ museum, Harvard’s Graduate School of Design and Columbia University’s Avery Library. Now on Kickstarter, for publication in October 2025, Archigram: The Magazine—the first-ever authorized facsimile of all 9.5 issues—will contain all the surprises and idiosyncrasies of the original issues, from flyers and pockets to posters, gatefolds, a pop-up centerfold and even an electronic “resistor.” Also included, a Reader’s Guide featuring essays by Peter Cook, David Grahame Shane and Reyner Banham; 28 tributes from architectural luminaries; an index of key concepts, projects and names; a scrapbook of previously unseen archival images; and more. Housed in a clamshell box, this faithful facsimile will be brought to life by book designers Julia Ma and Miko McGinty.