‘paper architecture’ by ingrid siliakus (above) ‘big city’ image © ingrid siliakus

working with paper, amsterdam-based artist ingrid siliakus creates miniature works of architecture with highly intricate details. the three-dimensional pieces incorporates the structural nature of a 90 degree angle to delineate, in a manner resembling pop-up books, a skyline, clusters of buildings, network of stairs, and more. the effect is often dizzying and evoke the aesthetic of M.C. escher with its orthogonal read. delicate yet solid in its build, some of the paper sculptures are capable of collapsing down into a two-dimensional pack.

ingrid siliakus: paper architecture ‘big city’ overall view image © ingrid siliakus

ingrid siliakus: paper architecture ‘cube’ image © ingrid siliakus

ingrid siliakus: paper architecture paper mock-up of a piece for ‘nieuw amsterdam of h.a.l.’ image © ingrid siliakus

ingrid siliakus: paper architecture ‘captured’ image © ingrid siliakus

ingrid siliakus: paper architecture ‘parallel reflections’ image © ingrid siliakus

ingrid siliakus: paper architecture ‘parallel reflections’ – folded image © ingrid siliakus

ingrid siliakus: paper architecture ‘cosmopolitan’ image © ingrid siliakus

ingrid siliakus: paper architecture (left) ‘elevation brown’ (right) detail view images © ingrid siliakus

ingrid siliakus: paper architecture ‘reflection on sagrada familia’ image © ingrid siliakus

ingrid siliakus: paper architecture ‘cosmopolitan’ image © ingrid siliakus

ingrid siliakus: paper architecture ‘golden pavilion’ image © ingrid siliakus

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