Sketches and notes from the period when Gene Summers worked in the Office of Mies van der Rohe

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• Fonds: Gene Summers fonds, 1957 - 2004
•    Series: Professional documents (1957-2004), 1957 - 2004
•      Sub-series: Architectural projects, 1957 - 1985
•        Project: Sketches and notes from the period when Gene Summers worked in the Office of Mies van der Rohe, 1957 - 1959

People

• Gene Summers (creator)
• Gene Summers (archive creator)

Title

Sketches and notes from the period when Gene Summers worked in the Office of Mies van der Rohe

Dates of creation

1957 - 1959

Level of archival description

Subseries

Extent and Medium

• 271 drawings
• 0.01 l.m. of textual records

Scope and Content

Sub-series documents Gene Summers’ time working in the office of architect Mies van der Rohe, 1957 – 1959. It includes sketches, plans, elevations, and other drawings for various projects, such as the Ron Bacardi y Compañia Administration Building in Mexico City (1958-61) and the New National Gallery in Berlin (1962-68). The sub-series also contains notes on van der Rohe’s teachings recorded by Summers as well as supplementary notes added to the records by Phyllis Lambert in 2000.

Reference Number

AP114.S1.SS1.D1

Arrangement

The material in this project series was likely kept in its original order by the archivist who first processed this fonds.

Inventory

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  • Reference Number: ARCH193536
  • Title: Notes on sayings and teachings of Mies van der Rohe and others
  • Dates of creation: circa 1959 - 2000
  • Form: textual records
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Gene Summers (archive creator)

  Description:

  Notes on sayings and teachings of Mies van der Rohe and others; small sketch and accompanying notes by Mies van der Rohe; sketches of still-life and model compositions; plans, perspectives, elevations, axonometric views and structural details including some for identified projects such as Home Federal Savings and Loan, Des Moines, Iowa (1959-62); Federal Center, Chicago (1959-73); Ron Bacardi y Compañia Administration Building, Mexico City (1958-61); Office Building for United States Consulate, Sao Paulo, Brazil (1957-62); New National Gallery, Berlin (1962-68). Accompanied by notes added by Phyllis Lambert (November 2000).

  Quantity / Object type:

  279 sheet(s)

  Extent and Medium:

  • 271 drawings
  • 0.01 l.m. of textual records

  Technique and media:

  Graphite, coloured pencil, ink, and typescript on paper

  Dimensions:

  sheets (largest): 24,3 x 15,2 cm

  Drawing Type:

  • sketch

  Document Type:

  • notes

  Physical Description:

  Papers include Apex paper and hotel letterhead

  Credit line:

  Gene Summers fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de Gene Summers/
  Gift of Gene Summers
  

  Related units of description:

  • See also photographs an early model of the New National Gallery in Series 1, Subseries 1, File 6.