House for the Architect
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- Fonds: James Stirling / Michael Wilford fonds, [1947?-2004?]
- Series: James Stirling Papers, [1947?]-1990
- Sub-series: Student Work, [between 1947? and 1975?], predominant 1947-1952
- Project: House for the Architect, 1949
People
- James Frazer Stirling (creator)
- Liverpool School of Architecture (role unspecified)
- James Frazer Stirling (architect)
- James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Title
House for the Architect
Dates of creation
1949
Level of archival description
File 3
Extent and Medium
- 1 artefact
- 1 model
- 1 panel
- 0.01 l.m. of photographs
Scope and Content
File documents a student project for a House for the Architect in New England, United States. Project was designed in Stirling's fourth year at the Liverpool School of Architecture. Material in this file was produced in 1949.
File contains photographs, a presentation panel and model, and the box in which panel and model were originally housed.
Reference Number
Location
United States
Language of material
Document is in English.
Inventory
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- Reference Number: AP140.S1.SS1.D3.P4
- Title: Views of a model
- Form: photographs
- Catalogued items within this file 1
People:
- 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;
Legs de la famille Stirling/
Bequest of the Stirling family
Objects that have been catalogued:
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- AP140.S1.SS1.D3.P4.1
- House for the Architect: view of model
- Form: drawings
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- Reference Number: AP140.S1.SS1.D3.P1
- Title: House for the Architect: plans
- Dates of creation: probably late autumn 1948
- Form: drawings
People:
- James Frazer Stirling (draughtsman)
- James Frazer Stirling (architect)
- James Frazer Stirling (student)
- James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 presentation panel(s)
Stage and Purpose:
- presentation panel
Technique and media:
Ink on cardboard
Dimensions:
panel: 25,1 x 25,5 cm
Physical Description:
- Presentation panel and model (AP140.S1.SS1.D7.P2) are the same scale.
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.S1.SS1.D3.P2
- Title: House for the Architect: presentation model
- Dates of creation: 1949?
- Form: models
People:
- James Frazer Stirling (model maker)
- James Frazer Stirling (architect)
- James Frazer Stirling (student)
- James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Description:
model showing the ground floor pilotis, a first floor cable-stayed cantilevered sun deck, and polychrome window panels, frames, and casings (red, blue, yellow and white)
Quantity / Object type:
1 presentation model(s)
Stage and Purpose:
- presentation model
Technique and media:
Paper, burlap, cork, plastic, metal, thread, black ink, gouache, wood fibre board
Dimensions:
model (largest): 6 x 26 x 26 cm
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
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- Reference Number: AP140.S1.SS1.D3.P3
- Title: House for the Architect: model case
- Dates of creation: probably late autumn 1948 or early 1949
People:
- James Frazer Stirling (model maker)
- James Frazer Stirling (student)
- James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Description:
original box for House for the Architect presentation panel and model
Quantity / Object type:
1 artefact(s)
Technique and media:
Ink, graphite, paper, cardboard and metal fasteners
Dimensions:
artefact (largest): 9 x 28 x 28 cm
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
