Quirky trolls, misshapen weirdoes, grumpy old or dozy young folk—perhaps colleagues or critics, architects or simply characters—Arno Lederer (Lederer + Ragnarsdóttir + Oei Architekten) captures them all in his enchanting sketches. These affectionately mocking portraits certainly picture headstrong originals, who don’t seem to conform to the even-tempered, dapper politeness of our times …

Irony is the best gift Romanticism gave to architects. Gerd de Bruyn