The idea that an "architect does not construct buildings, but representations of buildings" reflects this crucial architectural discussion and tries to investigate the relationship between representation and architecture, wondering if the primary importance of the expression system is the original and built works of architecture or in their interpretations. In other words, the paper seeks and challenges the relationship between representation, "disegno" and the construction of the "image" with the actual built work.

The paper attempts to explore whether and to what extent the reproduction and representation of architectural projects affect the materialized architectural considerations and theory with reference to Renaissance theory and popular architectural projects of modernism during the second half of the 20th century (Barcelona Pavilion - reconstructed, Villa Savoye-abandoned, Pruitt Igoe-demolished, Fun Palace-non realized).