The Digital Grotesque project isn’t the first example of 3D-printed architecture we’ve seen; Dutch firm DUS Architects has led the way, developing an 11.5-foot custom 3D printer that it plans ...

But his latest project for the Centre Pompidou in Paris, Digital Grotesque II, takes the concept of algorithmic architecture beyond the scope of human–or even computer–comprehension.

"Picturesque San Francisco, grotesque San Francisco ... the florid ebullience that many people see as the architecture that best defines San Francisco. Polk, an architect in his mid-20s at ...

"Architectural details can reach the threshold of human perception," says the Digital Grotesque website. They're impossible to draw or construct by hand, which meets Hansmeyer's goal of creating ...

We’re looking for structures that make you cringe every time you see them — gross architecture, grotesque decoration, hideous materials. And we’re asking for your help. Let us know about ...

"We aim to create an architecture that defies classification and reductionism," states the group's website. "Digital Grotesque is between chaos and order, both natural and the artificial ...

A grotesque or chimera, on the other hand, is a figure or sculpture that does not serve as a water spout and is purely decorative. In architectural terms, the distinction between a gargoyle and a ...

“Digital Grotesque II is a testament to and celebration of a new kind of architecture that leaves behind traditional paradigms of rationalization and standardization and instead emphasizes the ...

Didier Faustino / Mesarchitecture has designed The Golden Age of Grotesque exhibition for the late Paula Rego's first-ever solo show in Hannover, Germany. This project was the exhibition design ...

Winner: Exhibition design (interior) of the year 2023. Didier Faustino / Mesarchitecture has designed The Golden Age of Grotesque exhibition for the late Paula Rego's first-ever solo show in ...