''Archigram was an avant-garde architectural group formed in the 1960s - based at the Architectural Association, London - that was futurist, anti-heroic and pro-consumerist, drawing inspiration from technology in order to create a new reality that was solely expressed through hypothetical projects.'' http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ArchigramSome of their work is very 'psychedelic' and you can tell that it was designed in the 60's. However, some of this work really is at the forefront of design, even by today's standards. You will notice Archigram's references to 'Living Pods' of which I have previously posted modern versions of earlier in the blog as 'state of the art'.
You will also notice reference to space capsules, which was obviously influenced by the space race with the Russians, so they are definitely responsive to current affairs and trends.
I do very much like their form of CGI, if one can call it that, they have simply used lines to show a perspective, no use of shadow or colour. Although, admittedly I have given them the benefit of the doubt as there wasn't a huge amount choice back then, as a computer would have been the size of a room.
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