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CIAM IV, CIRPAC and London

CIAM IV, CIRPAC and London

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People

  • Hazen Sise (creator)
  • Hazen Sise (photographer)
  • Hazen Sise (archive creator)

Title

CIAM IV, CIRPAC and London

Dates of creation

1933-1934

Level of archival description

Series

Extent and Medium

  • 18 negatives
  • _____________________
  • 18 négatifs

Scope and Content

The series contains seven bands of negatives, divided into groups of two and three negatives a band.

The first five bands document the 4th Congrès International d'Architecture Moderne (CIAM) held on board the SS Patris II from 29 July to 13 August 1933, as it travelled between Marseilles, France, and Athens, Greece, and then returned. The conference, themed "The Functional City", presented and discussed the results of an analysis of more than thirty cities, and sought to establish new principles in urban planning. Sise participated at the conference as the Canadian delegate and presented the city of Los Angeles, California. The resolutions adopted at the conference were published for the first time in November under the title "Constatations du quatrième CIAM". These findings formed the base of the Charte d'Athenès written by Le Corbusier in 1941.

The negatives show some of the participants of the conference including: Le Corbusier (1887-1965), from the French delegation; László Moholy-Nagy (1895-1946), from the German delegation, who was in charge of filming the presentations; Alvar Aalto (1898-1976), representing Finland; and the painter Fernand Léger (1881-1955), also from the French delegatation, who presented on the importance of colour in architecture.

The two other bands of negatives provide evidence of Sise's attendance at Comité International pour la Résolution des Problèmes d'Architecture Contemporaine (CIRPAC), held in May 1934 at the Royal Institute of British Architects in London, England, to establish the program for the next CIAM (1). They also show his meeting in London with Georges Braque during the summer of the same year.

(1) Eric Mumford states in "The CIAM Discourse on Urbanism, 1928-1960" that Le Corbusier did not participate at this conference (p. 92).

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La série contient des bandes de négatifs, qui contiennent soit deux, soit trois images, et sont au nombre de sept.

Les cinq premières bandes documentent le IVe Congrès International d'Architecture Moderne (CIAM) tenu à bord du SS Patris II du 29 juillet au 13 août 1933, entre Marseilles, France et Athènes, Grèce, à Athènes même, et sur le même bateau de croisière durant le retour à Marseilles. Le Congrès, qui se déroulait autour du thème de "The functional city", consistait en la communication des résultats de l'analyse de plus de trente villes et l'objectif visait à établir de nouveaux principes d'urbanisme. Hazen Sise participait au Congrès à titre de délégué du Canada et présenta la ville de Los Angeles, Californie. Les résolutions prises lors du Congrès ont été publiées pour la première fois au mois de novembre suivant sous le titre de "Constatations du quatrième CIAM". Ces "Constatations" seront ensuite à la base de la Charte d'Athènes que Le Corbusier rédigea en 1941.

Les clichés montrent quelques-uns des participants au Congrès, dont Le Corbusier (1887-1965), de la délégation française, alors qu'il faisait une communication; László Moholy-Nagy (1895-1946), de la délégation allemande, à qui on avait confié la tâche de filmer les exposés; Alvar Aalto (1898-1976), représentant la Finlande; et le peintre Fernand Léger (1881-1955), délégué de la France, qui présenta un discours à l'attention des architectes au sujet de l'importance de la couleur en architecture.

Les deux autres bandes de négatifs témoignent de la présence de Sise au (Comité International pour la Résolution des Problèmes d'Architecture Contemporaine (CIRPAC) à Londres, Angleterre, tenu en mai 1934 au Royal Institute of British Architects pour établir le programme du prochain CIAM (1) et de sa rencontre à Londres avec Georges Braque durant l'été de la même année.

(1) Eric Mumford affirme cependant dans "The CIAM Discourse on Urbanism, 1928-1960" que Le Corbusier n'a pas participé à ce congrès (p. 92).

Reference Number

AP112.S1

Arrangement

The bands of negatives are arranged in a protective pocket respecting the order of the subjects as they were listed on the list provided by Hazen J.Sise.

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Les bandes de négatifs ont été rangées dans une pochette protectrice en respectant l'ordre d'apparition des sujets décrits dans la liste que Hazen J. Sise a fourni avec les pièces.

Related units of description

  • Also available is an album containing 17 photographs made from the negatives in 2000. This album was given to the Archives by Hazen J. Sise. Negative ARCH193496 was not printed because it is overexposed. The sequence of the photographs in the album does not correspond to the sequence of the negatives. _____________________ Le chercheur trouvera dans la boîte de conservation un album contenant 17 épreuves tirées des négatifs en 2000. Cet album a été transmis aux Archives par Hazen J. Sise. Le négatif ARCH193496n'a pas été agrandi considérant que la pellicule est surexposée. Il est à noter enfin que la séquence d'apparition des agrandissements ne correspond pas entièrement à celle des négatifs.

General note

  • The information consulted in writing this finding aid revealed contradictions between information provided by the donor and published sources. According to the donor, some of the portraits of Le Corbursier were taken in London during the CIRPAC conference in 1934 (ARCH193493-ARCH193495). However, Eric Mumford states in "The CIAM Discourse on Urbanism, 1928-1960" that Le Corbusier did not participate at this conference (p. 92). _____________________ Les lectures effectuées pour rédiger ce guide ont révélé une contradiction entre certaines informations fournies par le donateur et les sources imprimées consultées. Toutefois, accordant préséance aux affirmations du donateur, le chercheur lira plus loin dans ce guide que les portraits de Le Corbusier (ARCH193493-ARCH193495) ont été réalisés pendant le London CIRPAC en 1934, même si Eric Mumford affirme dans "The CIAM Discourse on Urbanism, 1928-1960" que Le Corbusier n'a pas participé à ce congrès (p. 92).

Inventory

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    • Reference Number: ARCH280298
    • Title: Album of photographs of the 4th Congrès International d'Architecture Moderne (CIAM) and the Comité International pour la Résolution des Problèmes d'Architecture Contemporaine (CIRPAC)
    • Dates of creation: 2000
    • Form: photographs
    • Catalogued items within this file 18

    People:

    • Hazen Sise (archive creator)
    • Hazen Sise (photographer)

    Description:

    An album containing 17 prints made from the negatives in 2000. The sequence of the photographs in the album does not correspond to the sequence of the negatives.

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 File

    Extent and Medium:

    • 17 photographs
    • 1 book

    Physical Description:

    The photographs were removed from the album for preservation purposes.

    Credit line:

    Hazen Sise fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de la famille Hazen Sise/
    Gift of the Hazen Sise family

    General note:

    • Negative ARCH193496 was not printed because it is overexposed.

    Objects that have been catalogued:

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    • Reference Number: ARCH280315
    • Title: Photographs of the Congrès International d'Architecture Moderne (CIAM) and the Comité International pour la Résolution des Problèmes d'Architecture Contemporaine (CIRPAC)
    • Dates of creation: 1933-1934
    • Form: photographs
    • Catalogued items within this file 3

    People:

    • Hazen Sise (archive creator)
    • Hazen Sise (photographer)

    Description:

    Inlcudes the original sleeves for the 35 mm negatives.

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 File

    Extent and Medium:

    • 18 negatives

    Credit line:

    Hazen Sise fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de la famille Hazen Sise/
    Gift of the Hazen Sise family

    Objects that have been catalogued:

      • ARCH193481
      • C.I.A.M. Athens, 1933: Ladislas [sic] Moholy-Nagy (?) taking photo, exterior ship (w/unknown female)
      • Form: photographs
      • Add to folder
      • ARCH193486
      • C.I.A.M. Athens, 1933: Ladislas [sic] Moholy-Nagy portrait from front, exterior ship
      • Form: photographs
      • Add to folder
      • ARCH193487
      • C.I.A.M. Athens, 1933: Ladislas [sic] Moholy-Nagy portrait from left, exterior ship
      • Form: photographs
      • Add to folder
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