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Texas Houses Series

Texas Houses Series

Part of

People

  • John Hejduk (creator)
  • John Hejduk (architect)
  • Peter Eisenman (archive creator)

Title

Texas Houses Series

Dates of creation

[1954-1963]

Level of archival description

File 2

Extent and Medium

  • 3 drawings

Scope and Content

File documents three design development drawings by architect John Hejduk for unbuilt houses of the architect's Texas series and include plans for Texas House 5 (1954-1963) and a large axonometric for Texas House 3 (1954-1960). Finished versions of these drawings were published in 'Mask of Medusa' (Texas House 5, p. 231 and Texas House 3, p. 227).

Reference Number

AP143.S2.D2

Related units of description

  • File 1 of Series 2 (AP145.S2.D1) of the John Hejduk fonds also contains objects related to the Texas House Series.

Inventory

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    • Reference Number: DR1994:0162:001-003
    • Title: Houses for the Texas Series: Visual project documents
    • Dates of creation: 1954-1963
    • Form: drawings
    • Catalogued items within this file 3

    People:

    • John Hejduk (architect)
    • John Hejduk (draughtsman)
    • Peter Eisenman (archive creator)

    Description:

    These three design development drawings by architect John Hejduk are for unbuilt houses of the architect's Texas series and include plans for Texas House 5 (1954-1963) (DR1994:0162:001 - DR1994:0162:002) and a large axonometric for Texas House 3 (1954-1960) (DR1994:0162:003). Finished versions of these drawings were published in 'Mask of Medusa' (Texas House 5, p. 231 and Texas House 3, p. 227).

    Quantity / Object type:

    3 drawing(s)

    Stage and Purpose:

    • conceptual drawings
    • design development drawings

    Extent and Medium:

    • 3 drawings

    Dimensions:

    sheets (range): 61,7 to 93,5 x 91,5 to 107,7 cm

    Drawing Type:

    • line drawings
    • mechanical drawings (tool-aided drawings)
    • freehand drawings
    • sketches
    • thumbnail sketches

    Method of Projection:

    • sketch axonometric drawings
    • axonometric drawing
    • plan (drawing)
    • sketch plans (drawings)

    Physical Description:

    drawings include graphite and one pen and black ink on tracing vellum and one on tracing paper

    Location:

    United States

    Subject:

    • architecture

    Subject Descriptive Terms:

    • house

    Credit line:

    Peter Eisenman fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal

    Objects that have been catalogued:

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