The design-team DELTA-MAURER-ZEDZ focusses on the borderline between graffiti and architecture. The team develops a special way of interdisciplinary design, based on their common attidude related to the sub-culture of hiphop. Since the late seventies DELTA and ZEDZ are two of the most notorious artists of the Dutch graffiti scene. They are known for their complex and individual style. Their paintings and reliefs refer to Japanese transformers and utopian cityscapes. The 3D -aspect is omni-present in their work. It was only a matter of time the right architect came along, to see this 3D- aspect crystallize in architectural design. It was no surprise that the partner in this master-sceme became the ‘MAURER Engineering Architecture and Media’ office. This prize-winning bureau is run by two architects: Nicole and Marc Maurer. The duo has a strong preference for so-called "media-related-projects" in the field of architecture. Marc was nominated for the NPS culture-prize for his fusion of Hip-Hop and architecture. Nicole Maurer was a nominee for the Archiprix (a prestigious prize for young Dutch architects) for her daring approach and new vision on architecture. In 1998 the team transformed 'graffiti related images' into ‘graffiti related architecture’ by two designs: the first was a design for a villa named ‘Masterplan’, by DELTA and MAURER. In the other ‘Zedzbeton’ a graffiti-piece by ZEDZ was blown up by MAURER till a 50 meters long piece of ‘city-furniture’. Although the typical forms used by DELTA and ZEDZ still strongly relate to graffiti (the artists name remains the starting point of each design), the natural hostile attitude of the graffiti-artists towards the architectural design has disappeared. This confrontation was now transformed into a fruitful synthesis. The results are amazing as well in content as in form. The DELTA-MAURER-ZEDZ team was assigned by Rotterdam organization MAMA (showroom for media and moving art) to develop a pavilion for ‘Rotterdam 2001- Cultural Capital of Europe’ . The P(avilion)2001 is first of all a fusion of architecture, graffiti, fashion and new media. P2001 is also a quest for new ways of exhibiting. The plans for P2001 and other blueprints designed according to the principals of ‘graffiti related architecture’ together with other works by all participants are on display in MAMA from 16th of June till 7 th of august 2000.    >> see former design studies    >> see the design p2001    >> check the exhibition    >> give/read reactions    >> a letter from Dr. Jürgen Rütters