Circlorama

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• Fonds: Cedric Price fonds, 1903-2006, predominant 1953-2000
•    Series: Projects, 1903-2003, predominant 1960-2000
•      Project: Circlorama, 1962-1964, 1967

People

• Cedric Price (architect)
• Felix J. Samuely & Partners (consulting engineering firm)
• Frank Newby (consulting engineer)
• Douglas Smith and Ruddle Chartered Quantity Surveyors (quantity surveyors)
• Cedric Price (archive creator)

Title

Circlorama

Dates of creation

1962-1964, 1967

Level of archival description

File 51

Extent and Medium

• 19 drawings
• 14 reprographic copies
• 0.01 l.m. of textual records

Scope and Content

File documents proposals for a portable circular cinema for Circlorama Theatres Limited, of London, England, United Kingdom. Thumbnail sketches show positioning of concrete bases; erection of the cinema, central tower, and trussed wall frames; and the installation of the radially-trussed roof, interior fixtures, and exterior aluminum cladding. Diagrammatic sections show alternate designs for the structure and structural systems. A flow diagram illustrates projected circulation patterns. Also included in the group are fabrication drawings for the cinema by various consultants which Price may have used for reference purposes. Material in this file was produced between 1962 and 1964.

File contains drawings by the following firms: Lawrence Colebrook (Construction Equipment) Co. Ltd, Andrew Smith Harkness Ltd, Cotton Ballard & Blow Architects & Surveyors.

File contains design development drawings and textual records.

Reference Number

AP144.S2.D51

Arrangement

Materials in this series were kept in the original order in which they were received.

Location

London Greater London England United Kingdom

Language of material

English

Related units of description

• For additional photographic negatives related to this project, see file DR2004:0036 in this fonds. File DR1995:0213:015-019 in this fonds may contain materials that relate to this file.

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  • Reference Number: DR1995:0205:001-019
  • Title: Sketches with annotations, axonometric diagrams showing erection process
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 3

  People:

  • Cedric Price (archive creator)

  Description:

  sketches with annotations, axonometric diagrams showing erection process, circulation patterns, plans, elevations, and sections, some used for publication in "Cedric Price Supplement", 'Architectural Design', vol. 40, (October 1970), 517.

  Quantity / Object type:

  19 design development drawing(s)

  Extent and Medium:

  • 19 drawings

  Technique and media:

  Graphite, ink, coloured pencil, wax crayon, adhesive film, adhesive tape, and stickers on translucent paper

  Dimensions:

  sheet (smallest): 28.5 x 21.5 cm sheet (largest): 40.5 x 76 cm

  Credit line:

  Cedric Price fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  

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    • DR1995:0205:011
    • Stages 1 through 4 of the erection process for a portable cinema for Circlorama Theatres Limited
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    • DR1995:0205:012
    • Stages 5 through 8 of the erection process for a portable cinema for Circlorama Theatres Limited
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    • DR1995:0205:019
    • Perspective sketch and section for a portable cinema for Circlorama Theatres Limited
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  • Reference Number: DR1995:0205:020-033
  • Title: Axonometric drawings, sections, plans, some with annotations, possibly for publication, and consultant's drawings
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Cedric Price (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  14 design development drawing(s)

  Extent and Medium:

  • 14 reprographic copies

  Technique and media:

  Graphite, ink, wax crayon, and adhesive tape on reprographic copies

  Dimensions:

  sheet (smallest): 38 x 69.5 cm sheet (largest): 77 x 133 cm

  Credit line:

  Cedric Price fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  

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  • Reference Number: DR1995:0205:034-046
  • Title: Sketches, consultant's sketches, correspondence, proposal
  • Form: drawings, textual records, photographs
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Cedric Price (archive creator)

  Description:

  sketches, consultant's sketches, correspondence, proposal, specifications, estimate, invoice, calculations, price list, clippings, photographs, architect's report, meeting notes, and engineering contract

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 file(s)

  Extent and Medium:

  • 2 photographs
  • 0.01 l.m. of textual records

  Dimensions:

  folder: 24 x 37.5 x 1 cm

  Credit line:

  Cedric Price fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal