Main entry:

Hoberman, Chuck, 1956-

Title & Author:

Chuck Hoberman fonds, 1985-2006.

Description:

ca. 484 items, 1 l.m. of photographic materials, .5 l.m. of textual records.

Restrictions:

Access by appointment only.

Notes:
Consists of 1 l.m. of photographic materials, .5 l.m. of textual records, 175 videocassettes, ca. 150 models and prototypes, 88 drawings, 85 machine-readable artefacts (digital files), 2 panels, 2 collages.
S1. Research files -- S2. Drawings and other graphic material -- S3. Models and prototypes -- S4. Photographic material -- S5. Audio-visual and digital material -- S6. Published articles and other textual documents.
For copyright information or permission to reproduce material from the collection, please contact the CCA (reproductions@cca.qc.ca).
Documents are in English.

Summary:

The Chuck Hoberman fonds documents research and experimentation conducted by Chuck Hoberman over two decades on a variety of folding structures, and the development of certain specific projects such as the Iris Dome and other expanding spheres. Drawings, calculations and notes, computer programs, prototypes and models, photographs and videos, show the development of basic concepts, patenting of the underlying inventions, detail design of structures, the working of mechanisms and the movement of structures, public presentation at fairs, exhibitions, as well as media coverage. Material in this fonds was produced between ca. 1985 and 2006.

Biographical note:

Chuck Hoberman (b. 1956). New York-based mechanical engineer, artist, and product designer. Inventor of 'unfolding structures'-- objects that transform their size and shape; president of Hoberman Designs, Inc.

Resources:
Finding aid
Finding aid

Subject:

Hoberman, Chuck, 1956-
Design (discipline) United States 1980-2010.
Sculpture (visual work) United States 1980-2010.
Toys (recreational artifacts) United States 1990-2010.
Mechanical engineering United States 1980-2010.
Architecture United States 1980-2010.

Form/genre:

Fonds (collections)
Photographs.
Slides (photographs)
Optical disks.
CD-ROMs.
Floppy disks.
Digital audio tapes.
Digital images.
Video recordings (physical artifacts)
Videocassettes.
Prototypes (object genre)
Architectural models.
Drawings.

Holdings:

Location: Library archives collection 288865
Call No.: AP165
Status: Available