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Derby Civic Centre Competition, Derby, England, United Kingdom
1970-1978
File 38
File documents an unexecuted project for a Civic Centre in Derby, England, United Kingdom. Material in this file was produced between 1970 and 1978.
The publications drawings appeared in periodicals, books and catalogues from 1970 onwards. According to Girouard, Leon Krier produced the post-competition publication drawings for the Derby Civic Centre in 1970 (Girouard, p. 190).
File contains publication drawings, photographic materials and textual records.
Material in this project series was likely kept in its original order when it was first processed upon its arrival at CCA.
Derby Derbyshire England United Kingdom
Documents are in English.
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9 publication drawing(s)
Ink on translucent paper
sheet (smallest): 56 x 78 cm sheet (largest): 36 x 88 cm
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
140-0842
27 publication drawing(s)
Reprographic copies, some on acetate
sheet (smallest): 7 x 9 cm sheet (largest): 25 x 30 cm
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
140-0841
clippings relating to the plight of the salvaged façade of the Derby Assembly Rooms following the 1970 competition, letter from Daniel Herren to James Stirling dated 23 May 1978, relating to a study of Stirling's proposal for the Derby Civic Centre by students in Santa Monica, photograph of model produced by students in Santa Monica
1 textual record(s)
records: 0,01 l.m.
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
views of publications drawings, views of a freehand perspective for the Civic Centre and of a sketch for the shopping arcade used to illustrate the published project, and which are not otherwise present in the file, views of the eighteenth-century façade of the Derby Assembly Rooms, aerial views of the historic centre of Derby used to illustrate the published project
1 photographic material(s)
Gelatin silver prints, negatives
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Objects that have been catalogued:
1 negative(s)
Glass negatives. Manipulate with care.
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
7 publication drawing(s)
Ink on translucent paper
sheet (smallest): 14 x 38 cm sheet (largest): 32 x 88 cm
- The site plans for the existing town centre and for the proposed new Civic Centre, the longitudinal section, the oblique section, the exterior perspective and the interior perspective for the arcade were originally in mats stamped "Derby Civic Centre. 1970".
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Objects that have been catalogued:
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