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Lectures and Writings by James Stirling

Lectures and Writings by James Stirling

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People

  • James Stirling and Partner (creator)
  • James Frazer Stirling (author)
  • James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)

Title

Lectures and Writings by James Stirling

Dates of creation

1961-1981

Level of archival description

File 7

Extent and Medium

  • 0.06 l.m. of textual records

Scope and Content

File documents lectures and writings by James Stirling. Material in this file was produced between 1961 and 1991.

File contains textual records.

Reference Number

AP140.S2.SS4.D7

Arrangement

Material in this sub-series was likely kept in its original order when it was first processed upon its arrival at CCA.

Language of material

Documents are in English.

Related units of description

  • Textual records AP140.S2.SS4.D7.P3 were originally housed in James Stirling's copy of "The Exploding Metropolis: The Editors of Fortune", which was transferred to the CCA Library Collection.

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    • Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS4.D7.P1
    • Title: Annotated transcript of lecture at the Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh, correspondence
    • Dates of creation: 1974 - 1975
    • Form: textual records
    • Catalogued items within this file 0

    People:

    • James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 textual record(s)

    Extent and Medium:

    • 0.01 l. m. of textual records

    Dimensions:

    records: 0,01 l.m.

    Credit line:

    James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal

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    • Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS4.D7.P2
    • Title: Lectures by James Stirling, including at Seville, Bologna and Harvard University
    • Dates of creation: 1976 - 1981
    • Form: textual records
    • Catalogued items within this file 0

    People:

    • James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)

    Description:

    lectures by James Stirling, including at Seville, Bologna and Harvard University, draft of article 'Asian Games' published in Architectural Design in 1975, acceptance speech for the Royal Gold Medal in 1980, clipping, also speech by Robert Maxwell 'The Artist as Hero', given on the occasion of the Pritzker Architecture Prize being awarded to James Stirling in 1981

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 textual record(s)

    Extent and Medium:

    • 0.02 l. m. of textual records

    Dimensions:

    records: 0,02 l.m.

    Credit line:

    James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal

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    • Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS4.D7.P3
    • Title: Lecture notes by James Stirling including on a document
    • Form: textual records
    • Catalogued items within this file 2

    People:

    • James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)

    Description:

    lecture notes by James Stirling including on a document, issued 9 November 1961 from Yale University, Department of Architecture, titled "Master's Class and 4th Year Design - Problem III: Pierson-Saga Science Community at Yale", and undated lecture notes on housing solutions in English cities, written on California hotel stationary

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 textual record(s)

    Extent and Medium:

    • 0.01 l. m. of textual records

    Dimensions:

    records: 0.01 l.m.

    Credit line:

    James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Legs de la famille Stirling/
    Bequest of the Stirling family

    Objects that have been catalogued:

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    • Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS4.D7.P4
    • Title: Three groups of undated lecture notes, possibly 3 drafts of the same notes
    • Form: textual records
    • Catalogued items within this file 1

    People:

    • James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)

    Description:

    three groups of undated lecture notes, possibly 3 drafts of the same notes, discussing James Stirling, Stirling and Gowan and James Stirling (Firm) projects including Leicester University Engineering Building; Housing redevelopment in Avenham, Preston; Students' residences, University of St. Andrews; Flats at Ham Common; Children's Home, Putney; and an unidentified project in Frogmore

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 textual record(s)

    Extent and Medium:

    • 0.01 l. m. of textual records

    Dimensions:

    records: 0,01 l.m.

    Credit line:

    James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Legs de la famille Stirling/
    Bequest of the Stirling family

    Objects that have been catalogued:

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    • Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS4.D7.P5
    • Title: Sets of lecture notes
    • Form: textual records
    • Catalogued items within this file 8

    People:

    • James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)

    Description:

    8 mostly undated sets of lecture notes by James Stirling predominantly focusing on his career including his thesis and his major projects, as well as 20th century projects by other architects and urban redevelopment; notes are on cards or paper, including one set written on California hotel stationary

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 textual record(s)

    Extent and Medium:

    • 0.01 l. m. of textual records

    Dimensions:

    records: 0,01 l.m.

    Credit line:

    James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Legs de la famille Stirling/
    Bequest of the Stirling family

    Objects that have been catalogued:

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