Although
neither the Cushicle nor Suitaloon were featured in the 7th installment of Archigram. Archigram 7: Beyond Architecture played a vital role in the development
of the Suitaloon and Cushicle. Between the release of the 6th and 7th
issues of Archigram there was a shift in society. People began exploring information
systems, communication systems and the advancement of technologies. The members
of Archigram witnessed this shift and quickly realized that the comic strip
language and the study of urban infrastructural systems that dominated previous issues
could not go on. Computer-based technology had been referenced in some earlier
Archigram projects but with the release of Archigram 7: Beyond Architecture,
computing was put in the forefront.
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-Hadas A. Steiner
Archigram 7 was distributed as a series of
loose sheets and inserts all folded together in a plastic bag. The bizarre
packaging of Archigram 7 removed the idea of a predetermined narrative and instead
presented the reader with a low-tech information system. The print of the computer
circuit on the front of the magazine represents a movement in technology that was
going on at the time of Archigram 7’s release. Technology was becoming miniaturized.
- Dennis Crompton
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Archigram
7: Beyond Architecture introduces the idea of an architectural language formed
around technology and communication. Archigram 8: Popular Pak elaborates on
the ideas presented in the projects of Archrigram 7.