Added on Oct 20, 2026

The Archive of Unbuilt Things

The Archive of Unbuilt Things

The Archive of Unbuilt Things

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The Archive of Unbuilt Things collects buildings that were drawn and never built. Twenty-eight public-domain architectural drawings, from Boullée to Sant'Elia, are redrawn as light in a dark room, made of fine white lines and particles. Each one sits in a curved frame with its name and architect, among them the Metropolitan Church, the Opera House at the Carrousel, St. Gertraud's Church and the Monument to Frederick the Great. You drag to turn the drawings while a small white butterfly drifts between them. HOLM & Canberk built it with Three.js, simulation and post-processing.

What it is

Editorial/story Art Art & culture Architecture Particles

Look

Minimal Black & white Dark

How it works

Single scene Drag/orbit

How it's built

WebGL Custom shaders 3D models Particles Post-processing Simulation 9.5 MB

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mesh3d

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