History Faculty Building, University of Cambridge, Competition and Construction
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- Fonds: James Stirling / Michael Wilford fonds, [1947?-2004?]
- Series: Professional Papers, [ca. 1948-2004?]
- Sub-series: Projects, 1951-[2004?], predominant 1951-1992
- Project: History Faculty Building, University of Cambridge, Competition and Construction, 1962-[2000], predominant 1963-1968
People
- James Stirling (Firm) (creator)
- James Stirling (Firm) (architectural firm)
- James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Title
History Faculty Building, University of Cambridge, Competition and Construction
Dates of creation
1962-[2000], predominant 1963-1968
Level of archival description
File 26
Extent and Medium
- 38 photographs
- 34 drawings
- 27 textual records
- 9 negatives
- 3 models
- 1 printing plate
- 0.42 l.m. of photographic materials
Scope and Content
File documents a successful competition entry and an executed project for a library for the University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, United Kingdom. Material in this file was produced between 1962 and 2000.
File contains publication drawings and several working drawings. Photographic materials include views of drawings, of models, including by John Donat Photography and by photographer Richard Einzing of Brecht-Einzig studio, an aerial view of the site, views of the building site, of the completed building and of James Stirling, including by photographers Ian Nairn, Norman R.C. McGrath, James Stirling, Ezra Stoller, Alessandro Vasella and Colin Westwood. Photographs of building defects and remedial work are also present in the file. File also contains textual records, presentation models and a printing plate.
Reference Number
Location
Cambridge Cambridgeshire England United Kingdom
Language of material
Documents are in English, German, Italian, and Spanish.
Related units of description
- Textual records AP140.S2.SS1.D36.P1 also include information on file AP140.S2.SS1.D26.
- Slides AP140.S2.SS7.D2.P8 also include information on file AP140.S2.SS1.D26.
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- Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P1
- Title: Sections and a plan
- Dates of creation: 1964
- Form: drawings
- Catalogued items within this file 2
People:
- James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
4 working drawing(s)
Stage and Purpose:
- working drawings
Technique and media:
Graphite, ink, and grey adhesive film on translucent paper
Dimensions:
sheets: 70 x 102 cm
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Folder Number:
140-0589
Objects that have been catalogued:
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- AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P1.1
- History Faculty Building, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England: section through library roof
- Form: drawings
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- AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P1.2
- History Faculty Building, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England: library roof plan
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- Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P2
- Title: Elevations, cross sections, and a diagrammatic section for the library reading room's heating and ventilation
- Form: drawings
- Catalogued items within this file 2
People:
- James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
6 publication drawing(s)
Stage and Purpose:
- publication
Technique and media:
Graphite and ink on translucent paper
Dimensions:
sheet (smallest): 26 x 34 cm sheet (largest): 26 x 47 cm
Physical Description:
- Each drawing was in a mat stamped "History Building. Cambridge University. 1964-68".
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Folder Number:
140-0590
Objects that have been catalogued:
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- AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P2.2
- History Faculty Building, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England: diagram of interior environment controls
- Form: drawings
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- AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P2.6
- Elevation for History Faculty Building, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England
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- Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P3
- Title: Axonometrics of the building and of the north entrance ramp and twin canopy
- Form: drawings
- Catalogued items within this file 3
People:
- Michael Wilford (draughtsman)
- James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Description:
axonometrics of the building and of the north entrance ramp and twin canopy, and plan obliques of the library reading room
Quantity / Object type:
4 publication drawing(s)
Stage and Purpose:
- publication
Technique and media:
Graphite and ink on translucent paper
Dimensions:
sheet (smallest): 26 x 26 cm sheet (largest): 29 x 38 cm
Physical Description:
- Each drawing was in a mat stamped "History Building. Cambridge University. 1964-68".
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Folder Number:
140-0591
Objects that have been catalogued:
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- AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P3.1
- Axonometric for History Faculty Building, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England
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- AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P3.2
- Cutaway axonometric for library and radial bookstacks, History Faculty Building, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England
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- AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P3.4
- History Faculty Building, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England: axonometric of bookstacks, control and catalogue area and research room
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- Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P4
- Title: Plans of the ground and first floors
- Form: drawings
- Catalogued items within this file 3
People:
- James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
3 publication drawing(s)
Stage and Purpose:
- publication
Technique and media:
Graphite and ink on translucent paper
Dimensions:
sheet (smallest): 24 x 27 cm sheet (largest): 39 x 45 cm
Physical Description:
- Each drawing was in a mat stamped "History Building. Cambridge University. 1964-68".
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Folder Number:
140-0592
Objects that have been catalogued:
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- AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P4.1
- History Faculty Building, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England: plan
- Form: drawings
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- AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P4.2
- History Faculty Building, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England: first floor plan
- Form: drawings
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- AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P4.3
- History Faculty Building, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England: ground floor plan
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- Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P5
- Title: Site plan, sections, a partial section, a sectional oblique for part of the roof structure
- Form: drawings
- Catalogued items within this file 7
People:
- Mary Banham (draughtsman)
- James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Description:
site plan, sections, a partial section, a sectional oblique for part of the roof structure, floor plans, a sectional axonometric for the terraces overlooking the entrances, and an axonometric of the north entrance ramp and twin canopy
Quantity / Object type:
16 publication drawing(s)
Stage and Purpose:
- publication
Technique and media:
Graphite, coloured pencil, and ink on translucent paper
Dimensions:
sheet (smallest): 27 x 37 cm sheet (largest): 71 x 76 cm
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Folder Number:
140-0589
Objects that have been catalogued:
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- AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P5.2
- History Faculty Building, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England: section of roof
- Form: drawings
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- AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P5.4
- History Faculty Building, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England: section
- Form: drawings
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- AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P5.7
- Section for History Faculty Building, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England
- Form: drawings
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- AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P5.9
- History Faculty Building, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England: site plan
- Form: drawings
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- AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P5.11
- History Faculty Building, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England: second floor plan
- Form: drawings
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- AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P5.14
- History Faculty Building, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England: third floor plan
- Form: drawings
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- AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P5.16
- History Faculty Building, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England: axonometric
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- Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P6
- Title: Views of working and publication drawings, as well as views of drawings not otherwise present in the project documents
- Form: photographs
- Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
- James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Description:
views of working and publication drawings, as well as views of drawings not otherwise present in the project documents, including views of a composite drawing consisting of a mirror image of an east-west cross section, of a caricature of the History Faculty Building by Pedro Gueddes, and of a site plan (that was probably part of the competition entry) showing the library roof oriented towards the south-west, rather than towards the south-east, as in the executed design; includes views of an article by Hugh Brogan in 'The Cambridge Review', 11 October 1968
Quantity / Object type:
1 photograph(s)
Technique and media:
Gelatin silver prints
Dimensions:
photographic materials: 0.02 l.m.
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Folder Number:
140-0593
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- Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P7
- Title: Views of publication drawings including a ground-floor plan
- Form: photographs
- Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
- James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Description:
views of publication drawings including a ground-floor plan (not otherwise present in the project documents) showing the circulation patterns of students and "senior members" at the north and south entrances
Quantity / Object type:
1 photograph(s)
Technique and media:
Gelatin silver prints
Dimensions:
photographic materials: 0.02 l.m.
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Folder Number:
140-0594
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- Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P8
- Title: Views of two presentation models
- Form: photographs
- Catalogued items within this file 1
People:
- Richard Einzig (photographer)
- John Donat (photographer)
- Brecht-Einzig (photographic studio)
- James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 photograph(s)
Technique and media:
Gelatin silver prints
Dimensions:
photographic materials: 0.03 l.m.
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Folder Number:
140-0603
Objects that have been catalogued:
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- AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P8.1
- History Faculty Building, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England: view of model
- Form: photographs
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- Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P9
- Title: Views of the building site and of the exterior and interior of the completed building
- Form: photographs
- Catalogued items within this file 1
People:
- Richard Einzig (photographer)
- John Donat (photographer)
- James Frazer Stirling (photographer)
- Norman R.C. McGrath (photographer)
- Colin Westwood (photographer)
- Ezra Stoller (photographer)
- Ian Nairn (photographer)
- Brecht-Einzig (photographic studio)
- James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Description:
views of the building site and of the exterior and interior of the completed building, including details; includes an aerial view of the site before construction
Quantity / Object type:
1 photograph(s)
Technique and media:
Gelatin silver prints and one chromogenic colour print
Dimensions:
photographic materials: 0.05 l.m.
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Folder Number:
140-0604
Objects that have been catalogued:
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- AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P9.1
- Views of the History Faculty Building, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England
- Form: photographs
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- Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P10
- Title: Views of the exterior and interior of the completed building
- Form: photographs
- Catalogued items within this file 2
People:
- Richard Einzig (photographer)
- John Donat (photographer)
- James Frazer Stirling (photographer)
- Norman R.C. McGrath (photographer)
- Colin Westwood (photographer)
- Brecht-Einzig (photographic studio)
- James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Description:
views of the exterior and interior of the completed building, including details; includes one view of a presentation model and views of James Stirling in the building
Quantity / Object type:
1 photograph(s)
Technique and media:
Gelatin silver prints
Dimensions:
photographic materials: 0.04 l.m.
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Folder Number:
140-0605
Objects that have been catalogued:
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- AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P10.1
- Partial view of the History Faculty Building, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England
- Form: photographs
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- AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P10.4
- James Stirling in the roof of the History Faculty, University of Cambridge
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- Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P11
- Title: Portraits of James Stirling at the building site
- Form: photographs
- Catalogued items within this file 1
People:
- James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
24 photograph(s)
Technique and media:
Gelatin silver prints
Dimensions:
sheets: 21 x 17 cm
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Folder Number:
140-0595
Objects that have been catalogued:
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- AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P11.1
- James Stirling in the roof of the History Faculty, University of Cambridge
- Form: photographs
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- Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P12
- Title: Portraits of James Stirling at the building site
- Form: photographs
- Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
- James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
2 photograph(s)
Technique and media:
Gelatin silver prints
Dimensions:
sheets: 33 x 25 cm
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Folder Number:
140-0596
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- Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P13
- Title: Views of the building site and of the exterior and interior of the completed building, including details
- Form: photographs
- Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
- Richard Einzig (photographer)
- John Donat (photographer)
- James Frazer Stirling (photographer)
- Norman R.C. McGrath (photographer)
- Brecht-Einzig (photographic studio)
- James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Description:
views of the building site and of the exterior and interior of the completed building, including details; includes a view of an article by Hugh Brogan in 'The Cambridge Review', 11 October 1968, and a postcard of a Ben Johnson screen print depicting the building
Quantity / Object type:
1 photograph(s)
Technique and media:
Gelatin silver prints
Dimensions:
photographic materials: 0.03 l.m.
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Folder Number:
140-0606
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- Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P14
- Title: Views of the exterior and interior of the completed building
- Form: photographs
- Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
- Richard Einzig (photographer)
- John Donat (photographer)
- James Frazer Stirling (photographer)
- Norman R.C. McGrath (photographer)
- Colin Westwood (photographer)
- Brecht-Einzig (photographic studio)
- James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Description:
views of the exterior and interior of the completed building, including details. Includes views of James Stirling in the building
Quantity / Object type:
1 photograph(s)
Technique and media:
Gelatin silver prints
Dimensions:
photographic materials: 0.04 l.m.
Physical Description:
- One photograph is mounted on cardboard.
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Folder Number:
140-0607
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- Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P15
- Title: Views of the exterior and interior of the completed building
- Form: photographs
- Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
- Norman R.C. McGrath (photographer)
- James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 photograph(s)
Technique and media:
Gelatin silver prints
Dimensions:
photographic materials: 0.02 l.m.
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Folder Number:
140-0608
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- Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P16
- Title: Views of the exterior and interior of the completed building
- Form: photographs
- Catalogued items within this file 2
People:
- Richard Einzig (photographer)
- Ezra Stoller (photographer)
- Brecht-Einzig (photographic studio)
- James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 photograph(s)
Technique and media:
Gelatin silver prints
Dimensions:
photographic materials: 0.01 l.m.
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Folder Number:
140-0597
Objects that have been catalogued:
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- AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P16.5
- Interior and exterior views of the History Faculty Building, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England
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- Add to folder
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- AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P16.6
- Exterior views of the History Faculty Building, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England
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- Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P19
- Title: Views of the exterior and interior of the completed building; includes one view of James Stirling in the building
- Form: photographs
- Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
- Richard Einzig (photographer)
- James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
11 photograph(s)
Technique and media:
Chromogenic colour prints
Dimensions:
sheets: 12 x 10 cm
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Folder Number:
140-0609
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- Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P20
- Title: Views of damage and repair work on the brick end walls
- Dates of creation: 1984
- Form: photographs
- Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
- Richard Einzig (photographer)
- John Donat (photographer)
- James Frazer Stirling (photographer)
- Norman R.C. McGrath (photographer)
- Brecht-Einzig (photographic studio)
- James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 photograph(s)
Technique and media:
Chromogenic colour prints
Dimensions:
photographic materials: 0.01 l.m.
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Folder Number:
140-0610
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- Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P21
- Title: Views of a presentation model and of the exterior and interior of the completed building
- Dates of creation: 1980
- Form: photographs
- Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
- Richard Einzig (photographer)
- John Donat (photographer)
- James Frazer Stirling (photographer)
- James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Description:
views of a presentation model and of the exterior and interior of the completed building, portraits of James Stirling at the building site and views of building defects and remedial work
Quantity / Object type:
1 photographic material(s)
Technique and media:
Colour slides, colour transparencies, colour negatives, and black-and-white negatives
Dimensions:
photographic materials: 0.05 l.m.
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Folder Number:
140-0598
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- Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P22
- Title: Views of building defects and remedial work
- Dates of creation: between 1967 and 1972
- Form: photographs
- Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
- Edward Leigh (photographer)
- James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 photographic material(s)
Technique and media:
Gelatin silver prints, colour slides, and negatives
Dimensions:
photographic materials: 0.03 l.m.
Physical Description:
- Most of the prints have punched holes through which they are loosely bound by short lengths of string.
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Folder Number:
140-0599
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- Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P23
- Title: Views of building defects and remedial work, including many details
- Form: photographs
- Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
- James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 photographic material(s)
Technique and media:
Gelatin silver prints and negatives
Dimensions:
photographic materials: 0.03 l.m.
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Folder Number:
140-0600
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- Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P24
- Title: Views of a presentation model and of working and publication drawings, as well as views of drawings not otherwise present in the project documents
- Form: photographs
- Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
- James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Description:
views of a presentation model and of working and publication drawings, as well as views of drawings not otherwise present in the project documents, including views of an incomplete set of numbered and revised working drawings, of a ground-floor plan showing the circulation patterns of students and "senior members" at the north and south entrances, of a composite drawing consisting of a mirror image of an east-west cross section, and of a site plan (that was probably part of the competition entry) showing the library roof oriented towards the south-west, rather than towards the south-east, as in the executed design. Includes views of an article by Hugh Brogan in 'The Cambridge Review', 11 October 1968; also one portrait of a woman
Quantity / Object type:
1 negative(s)
Dimensions:
photographic materials: 0.02 l.m.
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Folder Number:
140-0601
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- Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P25
- Title: Views of the exterior and interior of the completed building
- Form: photographs
- Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
- James Frazer Stirling (photographer)
- James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Description:
views of the exterior and interior of the completed building, including details, as well as views of presentation models, including one view of a model of the roof structure which is not otherwise present in the project documents
Quantity / Object type:
1 negative(s)
Dimensions:
photographic materials: 0.02 l.m.
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Folder Number:
140-0602
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- Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P26
- Title: Views of working and publication drawings
- Form: photographs
- Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
- James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Description:
views of working and publication drawings, several views of a caricature of the History Faculty Building by Pedro Gueddes
Quantity / Object type:
9 negative(s)
Technique and media:
Glass negatives
Dimensions:
sheets (smallest): 12 x 17 cm sheets (largest): 17 x 22 cm
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Folder Number:
140-0613
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- Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P28
- Title: Administrative records, correspondence and notes relating to photographic services
- Dates of creation: 1968
- Form: textual records
- Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
- James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Description:
administrative records, correspondence and notes relating to photographic services, a few clippings, and several photocopies of photographs of the History Faculty Building
Quantity / Object type:
25 textual record(s)
Dimensions:
sheets (smallest): 4 x 5 cm sheets (largest): 30 x 21 cm
Document Type:
- correspondence
Physical Description:
- Eight of the photocopies are stapled together at one corner.
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Folder Number:
140-0615
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- Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P34
- Title: Correspondence, reprographic copies of working drawings
- Dates of creation: between 1965 and 1971
- Form: textual records
- Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
- James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Description:
correspondence, reprographic copies of working drawings, trade brochures, and includes materials relating to the British Olivetti training centre, Haslemere
Quantity / Object type:
1 textual record(s)
Dimensions:
records: 0,33 l.m.
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Folder Number:
CDCM
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- Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P35
- Title: Plans, sections and details
- Form: drawings
- Catalogued items within this file 1
People:
- James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 roll(s)
Technique and media:
Reprographic copies with ink
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Objects that have been catalogued:
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- AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P35.0SG1
- Plans, sections and details
- Form: drawings
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- Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P36
- Title: Details for glazing
- Form: drawings
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People:
- James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 roll(s)
Technique and media:
Reprographic copies with ink
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
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- AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P36.0SG1
- Details for glazing
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- Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P37
- Title: Plans, sections and details for structure
- Form: drawings
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People:
- James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 roll(s)
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
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- AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P37.0SG1
- Plans, sections and details for structure
- Form: drawings
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- Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P38
- Title: Plans and details for structure, including foundation and piling layouts, structural steelwork
- Form: drawings
- Catalogued items within this file 1
People:
- James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 roll(s)
Technique and media:
Reprographic copies with graphite and ink
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Objects that have been catalogued:
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- AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P38.0SG1
- Plans and details for structure, including foundation and piling layouts, structural steelwork
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- Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P39
- Title: Plans, interior elevations, sections, axonometrics and details, including for glazing
- Form: drawings
- Catalogued items within this file 1
People:
- James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 roll(s)
Technique and media:
Reprographic copies with graphite and coloured pencil
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Objects that have been catalogued:
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- AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P39.0SG1
- Plans, interior elevations, sections, axonometrics and details, including for glazing
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- Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P40
- Title: Plans, sections and details, including for travelling ladder for window cleaning
- Form: drawings
- Catalogued items within this file 1
People:
- James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 roll(s)
Technique and media:
Reprographic copies with ink
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Objects that have been catalogued:
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- AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P40.0SG1
- Plans, sections and details, including for travelling ladder for window cleaning
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- Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P41
- Title: Floor plans, details and schedules
- Form: drawings
- Catalogued items within this file 1
People:
- James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 roll(s)
Technique and media:
Reprographic copies with ink
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Objects that have been catalogued:
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- AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P41.0SG1
- Floor plans, details and schedules
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- Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P42
- Title: Details, including for glazing
- Form: drawings
- Catalogued items within this file 1
People:
- James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 roll(s)
Technique and media:
Working drawing(s) reprographic copies with ink and coloured pencil to be completed details, including for glazing
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
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- AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P42.0SG1
- Details, including for glazing
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- Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P43
- Title: Site plan, plans, sections and details, including for built-in furniture, schedules
- Form: drawings
- Catalogued items within this file 1
People:
- James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 roll(s)
Technique and media:
Reprographic copies with ink and coloured pencil
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Objects that have been catalogued:
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- AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P43.0SG1
- Site plan, plans, sections and details, including for built-in furniture, schedules
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- Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P44
- Title: Plans and details for glazing
- Form: drawings
- Catalogued items within this file 1
People:
- James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 roll(s)
Technique and media:
Reprographic copies with ink and coloured pencil
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
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- AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P44.0SG1
- Plans and details for glazing
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- Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P45
- Title: Plans, elevations, sections, details, some for glazing, progress schedules
- Form: drawings
- Catalogued items within this file 1
People:
- James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 roll(s)
Technique and media:
Reprographic copies, some with ink
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
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- AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P45.0SG1
- Plans, elevations, sections, details, some for glazing, progress schedules
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- Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P46
- Title: Plans, sections and details, including for structural steelwork, glazed roof
- Form: drawings
- Catalogued items within this file 1
People:
- James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 roll(s)
Technique and media:
Reprographic copies with ink
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Objects that have been catalogued:
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- AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P46.0SG1
- Plans, sections and details, including for structural steelwork, glazed roof
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- Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P47
- Title: Plans, sections and details, including for HVAC, fire protection systems
- Form: drawings
- Catalogued items within this file 1
People:
- James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 roll(s)
Technique and media:
Reprographic copies with ink
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
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- AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P47.0SG1
- Plans, sections and details, including for HVAC, fire protection systems
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- Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P48
- Title: Plans and details, including for railings, lighting systems and doors, door schedules
- Form: drawings
- Catalogued items within this file 1
People:
- James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 roll(s)
Technique and media:
Reprographic copies with ink and coloured pencil
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Objects that have been catalogued:
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- AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P48.0SG1
- Plans and details, including for railings, lighting systems and doors, door schedules
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- Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P49
- Title: Plans and details, including for reinforced concrete structure and gutters
- Form: drawings
- Catalogued items within this file 1
People:
- James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 roll(s)
Technique and media:
Reprographic copies with ink
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
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- AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P49.0SG1
- Plans and details, including for reinforced concrete structure and gutters
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- Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P50
- Title: Plans, sections for staircases, details
- Form: drawings
- Catalogued items within this file 1
People:
- James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 roll(s)
Technique and media:
Reprographic copies, some with ink
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
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- AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P50.0SG1
- Plans, sections for staircases, details
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- Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P51
- Title: Details, including for built-in furniture
- Form: drawings
- Catalogued items within this file 1
People:
- James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 roll(s)
Technique and media:
Reprographic copies with ink
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
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- AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P51.0SG1
- Details, including for built-in furniture
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- Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P52
- Title: Plans, sections and details, including for reinforced concrete structure
- Form: drawings
- Catalogued items within this file 1
People:
- James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 roll(s)
Technique and media:
Reprographic copies, some with ink and coloured pencil
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
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- AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P52.0SG1
- Plans, sections and details, including for reinforced concrete structure
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- Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P53
- Title: Details, including for hardware, doors, lifts, shutters
- Form: drawings
- Catalogued items within this file 1
People:
- James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 roll(s)
Technique and media:
Reprographic copies, some with ink
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
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- AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P53.0SG1
- No title
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- Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P54
- Title: Faculty of History Building
- Dates of creation: 1983-1986
- Form: textual records
- Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
- James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Description:
correspondence, clippings (1983-1986) relating to repair work and to threat of demolition of the Faculty of History Building, report on glazing spray test
Quantity / Object type:
1 textual record(s)
Dimensions:
records: 0,05 l.m.
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
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Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
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- Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P17
- Title: Interior view of the roof of the completed library reading room
- Form: photographs
People:
- Brecht-Einzig (photographic studio)
- James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 photograph(s)
Technique and media:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
sheet: 113 x 92 x 3 cm
Physical Description:
- Photograph is mounted on hardboard attached to a wooden cradle.
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
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Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Folder Number:
140-0611
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- Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P18
- Title: Interior view of the roof of the library reading room, History Faculty Building, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England
- Dates of creation: 1968?
- Form: photographs
People:
- Richard Einzig (photographer)
- James Stirling (Firm) (architectural firm)
- James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Description:
interior view of the roof of the completed library reading room
Quantity / Object type:
1 photograph(s)
Technique and media:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
sheet: 39 x 29 cm
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Copyright:
© Richard Einzig/Arcaid
Folder Number:
140-0612
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- Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P27
- Title: Architect's statement explaining the site and the features of the building
- Form: textual records
People:
- James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Description:
7-page document including the architect's statement explaining the site and the features of the building, a statement from the structural engineer explaining the building's three interdependent structural elements, and a statement from the services engineers explaining the heating, ventilation and lighting installations of the building; document includes handwritten underlining, corrections and changes
Quantity / Object type:
1 architect's statement(s)
Technique and media:
Typescript and ink
Dimensions:
sheets: 33 x 21 cm
Document Type:
- architect's statement
Physical Description:
- The seven pages of the document are stapled together at one corner.
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Folder Number:
140-0614
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- Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P29
- Title: Caricature of James Stirling with an umbrella in the History Faculty Building, University of Cambridge
- Dates of creation: 1968
- Form: drawings
People:
- Unknown (artist)
- James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Description:
caricature of James Stirling with an umbrella in the History Faculty Building; the caricature is also included with material relating to the Leicester University Engineering Building (AP140.S2.SS1.D23.P21)
Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)
Technique and media:
Black ink on brown construction paper
Dimensions:
comp.: 26 x 20 cm sheet: 26 x 39 cm
Physical Description:
- The caricature is on one half of a folded sheet of construction paper.
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Copyright:
© RCM, 1968
Folder Number:
140-0552
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- Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P30
- Title: History Faculty Building, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England: presentation model
- Dates of creation: 1963
- Form: models
People:
- James Stirling (Firm) (architectural firm)
- Michael Wilford (associated architect)
- James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Description:
model shows the site and immediate surroundings of the History Faculty Building, and interior elements including the library mezzanine and the galleries and escape stairs of the L-shaped block; the model was part of the 1963 competition entry, and shows the library roof oriented towards the south-west, rather than towards the south-east, as in the executed design; also shows a different design for the terrace to the north, and for the stairs flanking the brick end walls
Quantity / Object type:
1 presentation model(s)
Stage and Purpose:
- presentation model
Technique and media:
Wood, plastic, graphite and metal
Dimensions:
model (largest): 57 x 67 x 15 cm
Physical Description:
- Base of the model is surrounded by a metallic frame
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Copyright:
© CCA
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- Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P31
- Title: Presentation model for the History Faculty Building, University of Cambridge, displayed in the exhibition Architecture I (1977) at Leo Castelli Gallery
- Dates of creation: 1963 - 1967
- Form: models
People:
- Julian Harrap (model maker)
- James Stirling (Firm) (architectural firm)
- Michael Wilford (associated architect)
- James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Description:
model shows the History Faculty Building, and interior elements including the library mezzanine and the galleries and escape stairs of the L-shaped block
Quantity / Object type:
1 presentation model(s)
Stage and Purpose:
- presentation model
Technique and media:
Wood and plastic
Dimensions:
model (largest): 51.4 x 100 x 79.8 cm
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Copyright:
© CCA
Folder Number:
CDCM
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- Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D26.P33
- Title: Printing plate for a publication drawing
- Form: works of art
People:
- James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 printing plate(s)
Technique and media:
Metal
Dimensions:
plate (irreg.): 10 x 7 x 2 cm
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
Folder Number:
140-0641
