Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

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• Fonds: James Stirling / Michael Wilford fonds, circa 1947-2004
•    Series: James Stirling/Michael Wilford professional papers, [ca. 1948-2004?]
•      Sub-series: Architectural projects, 1951-2004
•        Project: Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran, 1978-1981

People

• James Stirling and Partner (creator)
• James Stirling and Partner (architectural firm)
• Burckhardt + Partner (architectural firm)
• James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)

Title

Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Dates of creation

1978-1981

Level of archival description

File 53

Extent and Medium

• 0.14 l.m. of textual records
• approximately 708 drawings (incliuding approximately 69 reprographic copies)
• approximately 80 photographic materials
• 2 rolls of drawings

Scope and Content

File documents an unexecuted project for the Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. Material in this file was produced between 1978 and 1981.

File contains reference material, conceptual drawings as well as a large number of design development drawings for alternative schemes for site and buildings. File also contains photographic materials and textual records.

Reference Number

AP140.S2.SS1.D53

Arrangement

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

Location

Tehran Iran

Language of material

Documents are in English and Persian.

Inventory

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  • Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D53.P1
  • Title: Site plans and sections, schematic floor plans, elevations
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 1

  People:

  • James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)

  Description:

  site plans and sections, schematic floor plans, elevations, axonometrics and perspectives for alternative schemes, including several sketches

  Quantity / Object type:

  82 design development drawing(s)

  Stage and Purpose:

  • design development

  Extent and Medium:

  • 82 drawings including reprographic copies

  Dimensions:

  sheet (smallest): 21 x 30 cm (8 1/4 x 11 13/16 in.) sheet (largest): 50.5 x 176 cm (19 7/8 x 69 5/16 in.)

  Physical Description:

  graphite, coloured pencil and ink on translucent paper, reprographic copies, some enhanced with coloured pencil, some with graphite and ink

  Credit line:

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

  Copyright:

  © CCA

  Folder Number:

  140-0066

  Objects that have been catalogued:

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    • AP140.S2.SS1.D53.P1.1
    • Axonometric for Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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  • Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D53.P2
  • Title: Schematic and sketch site and floor plans, elevations, sections and axonometrics for alternative schemes
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  33 design development drawing(s)

  Stage and Purpose:

  • design development

  Extent and Medium:

  • 33 drawings including reprographic copies

  Dimensions:

  sheet (smallest): 33 x 62.5 cm (13 x 24 5/8 in.) sheet (largest): 33 x 184 cm (13 x 72 7/16 in.)

  Physical Description:

  graphite, coloured pencil and ink on translucent paper, reprographic copies

  Credit line:

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

  Folder Number:

  140-0067

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  • Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D53.P3
  • Title: Sketch site and floor plans, elevations, sections, axonometrics and perspectives for alternative schemes
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  101 design development drawing(s)

  Stage and Purpose:

  • design development

  Extent and Medium:

  • 101 drawings including reprographic copies

  Dimensions:

  sheet (smallest): 12.5 x 33 cm (4 15/16 x 13 in.) sheet (largest): 33 x 82 cm (13 x 32 5/16 in.)

  Physical Description:

  graphite, coloured pencil and ink on paper, translucent paper and reprographic copies

  Credit line:

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

  Folder Number:

  140-0068

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  • Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D53.P4
  • Title: Conceptual and design development drawings for site and floor plans
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)

  Description:

  conceptual and design development drawings for site and floor plans, elevations, axonometrics and perspectives, including several sketches

  Quantity / Object type:

  101 design drawing(s)

  Stage and Purpose:

  • design

  Extent and Medium:

  • 101 drawing including reprographic copies

  Dimensions:

  sheet (smallest): 9 x 22 cm (3 9/16 x 8 11/16 in.) sheet (largest): 33 x 86 cm (13 x 33 7/8 in.)

  Physical Description:

  graphite, coloured pencil and ink on paper and translucent paper, reprographic copies, some with graphite, coloured pencil and ink

  Credit line:

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

  Folder Number:

  140-0069

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  • Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D53.P5
  • Title: Diagrams, conceptual and design development drawings for site and floor plans
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 5

  People:

  • James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)

  Description:

  diagrams, conceptual and design development drawings for site and floor plans, elevations, sections, axonometrics and perspectives, including several sketches

  Quantity / Object type:

  83 design drawing(s)

  Stage and Purpose:

  • design

  Extent and Medium:

  • 83 drawings including reprographic copies

  Dimensions:

  sheet (smallest): 19 x 19 cm (7 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.) sheet (largest): 33 x 73 cm (13 x 28 3/4 in.)

  Physical Description:

  graphite, coloured pencil and ink on paper, translucent paper and reprographic copies

  Credit line:

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

  Copyright:

  © CCA

  Folder Number:

  140-0070

  Objects that have been catalogued:

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    • AP140.S2.SS1.D53.P5.1
    • Perspective for Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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    • AP140.S2.SS1.D53.P5.2
    • Climate study diagram for Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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    • AP140.S2.SS1.D53.P5.3
    • Climate study diagram for Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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    • AP140.S2.SS1.D53.P5.4
    • Climate study diagram for Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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    • AP140.S2.SS1.D53.P5.5
    • Climate study diagram for Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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  • Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D53.P6
  • Title: Sketch site plans, floor plans and axonometrics, mostly on paper napkins
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 1

  People:

  • James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  7 conceptual drawing(s)

  Stage and Purpose:

  • conceptual

  Extent and Medium:

  • 7 drawings

  Technique and media:

  Graphite and ink on paper

  Dimensions:

  sheet (smallest): 15 x 10.5 cm (5 7/8 x 4 1/8 in.) sheet (largest): 41.5 x 39.5 cm (16 5/16 x 15 9/16 in.)

  Credit line:

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

  Folder Number:

  140-0089

  Objects that have been catalogued:

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    • AP140.S2.SS1.D53.P6.1
    • Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran: sketches
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  • Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D53.P7
  • Title: Schematic and sketch site and floor plans, elevations, sections, axonometrics and perspectives, schedules
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  37 design development drawing(s)

  Stage and Purpose:

  • design development

  Extent and Medium:

  • 37 drawings

  Technique and media:

  Graphite and coloured pencil on translucent paper

  Dimensions:

  sheet (smallest): 33 x 72 cm (13 x 28 3/8 in.) sheet (largest): 50 x 76 cm (19 11/16 x 29 15/16 in.)

  Credit line:

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

  Folder Number:

  140-0071

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  • Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D53.P8
  • Title: Topographic surveys, site sections
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  8 reference drawing(s)

  Stage and Purpose:

  • reference

  Extent and Medium:

  • 8 reprographic copies

  Dimensions:

  sheet (smallest): 25 x 45.5 cm (9 13/16 x 17 15/16 in.) sheet (largest): 45.5 x 76 cm (17 15/16 x 29 15/16 in.)

  Physical Description:

  reprographic copies, some with coloured pencil

  Credit line:

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

  Folder Number:

  140-0094

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  • Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D53.P9
  • Title: Schematic site and floor plans, axonometric
  • Form: drawings
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  People:

  • James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  13 design development drawing(s)

  Stage and Purpose:

  • design development

  Extent and Medium:

  • 13 reprographic copies

  Dimensions:

  sheet (smallest): 21.5 x 69 cm (8 7/16 x 27 3/16 in.) sheet (largest): 60 x 84 cm (23 5/8 x 33 1/16 in.)

  Physical Description:

  reprographic copies, some annotated, some with graphite and coloured pencil

  Credit line:

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

  Folder Number:

  140-0072

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  • Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D53.P10
  • Title: Topographic survey, site sections, schematic floor plans, sections and axonometric
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  12 design development drawing(s)

  Stage and Purpose:

  • design development

  Extent and Medium:

  • 12 drawings including reprographic copies

  Dimensions:

  sheet (smallest): 33 x 114 cm (13 x 44 7/8 in.) sheet (largest): 59.5 x 167 cm (23 7/16 x 65 3/4 in.)

  Physical Description:

  graphite on translucent paper, reprographic copies with graphite and some enhanced with coloured pencil

  Credit line:

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

  Folder Number:

  140-0030 XL

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  • Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D53.P11
  • Title: Reference drawings including topographic map and site sections
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)

  Description:

  reference drawings including topographic map and site sections, and design development drawings including schematic floor plans, sections and axonometrics, some rendered

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 roll(s)

  Stage and Purpose:

  • reference

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 roll of drawings

  Technique and media:

  Reprographic copies, some enhanced with graphite, coloured pencil and ink

  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.SS1.D53.P12
  • Title: Reference drawings including topographic map and site sections
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)

  Description:

  reference drawings including topographic map and site sections, and design development drawings including schematic floor plans, sections and axonometrics
  

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 roll(s)

  Stage and Purpose:

  • reference

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 roll of drawings

  Technique and media:

  Reprographic copies, some annotated with graphite and coloured pencil

  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.SS1.D53.P13
  • Title: Schedules, functional diagrams, conceptual and design development drawings for site plans
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 2

  People:

  • James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)

  Description:

  schedules, functional diagrams, conceptual and design development drawings for site plans, floor plans, elevations, sections, axonometrics and perspectives, including several sketches

  Quantity / Object type:

  194 design drawing(s)

  Stage and Purpose:

  • design

  Extent and Medium:

  • 194 drawings including reprographic copies

  Dimensions:

  sheet (smallest): 18 x 21 cm (7 1/16 x 8 1/4 in.) sheet (largest): 32.5 x 112 cm (12 13/16 x 44 1/8 in.)

  Physical Description:

  graphite, coloured pencil and ink on paper and translucent paper, reprographic copies

  Credit line:

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

  Copyright:

  © CCA

  Folder Number:

  140-0093

  Objects that have been catalogued:

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    • AP140.S2.SS1.D53.P13.1
    • Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran: sketches
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    • AP140.S2.SS1.D53.P13.2
    • Sketches for Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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  • Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D53.P14
  • Title: Views of site
  • Form: photographs
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 photographic material(s)

  Extent and Medium:

  • approximately 50 photographic materials

  Technique and media:

  Negatives, gelatin silver prints

  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.SS1.D53.P15
  • Title: Views of drawings
  • Form: photographs
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 photograph(s)

  Extent and Medium:

  • approximately 50 reprographic copies

  Technique and media:

  Gelatin silver prints

  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.SS1.D53.P16
  • Title: Views of drawings
  • Form: photographs
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 negative(s)

  Extent and Medium:

  • approximately 30 photographic materials

  Credit line:

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