Constant realized New Babylon in an array of media.
Some projects just refuse to grow old.
They always look as if they were done last week. Indeed, they strangely become fresher and more relevant with each passing year. New Babylon is one of these haunting schemes. It was assembled by the Dutch artist Constant Nieuwenhuys between 1956 and 1974 but still challenges the youngest architects of today. Constant was a cult figure in architectural circles in the 1960s, inspiring experimental work by Archigram, Superstudio, Archizoom, Claude Parent, OMA, and Bernard Tschumi.