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Design shop, Montecatini Terme, Pistoia, Italy (1968)

Design shop, Montecatini Terme, Pistoia, Italy (1968)

Part of

People

  • Alessandro Poli (archive creator)
  • Alessandro Poli (architect)

Title

Design shop, Montecatini Terme, Pistoia, Italy (1968)

Dates of creation

1968

Level of archival description

Project

Extent and Medium

  • 13 drawings
  • 2 photographs

Scope and Content

The project series documents Poli's 1968 designs for a Design shop in Montecatini Terme in Pistoia, Italy. Materials in this series include sketches and study drawings, many of which are in brightly coloured pencil, as well as photocopied photomontages, and 2 black and white photographs of the shop's interior. The design shop space is long and vaulted, with a curved ceiling and rounded sides.

Reference Number

AP148.S1.1968.PR02

Physical Description

Some drawings are torn, please handle with care.

Location

Pistoia Italy

Inventory

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    • Reference Number: AP148.S1.1968.PR02.001
    • Title: Plans, sections, and axonometric, Design shop, Montecatini
    • Dates of creation: ca. 1968
    • Form: drawings
    • Catalogued items within this file 5

    People:

    • Alessandro Poli (archive creator)

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 file(s)

    Stage and Purpose:

    • conceptual drawing

    Extent and Medium:

    • 5 drawings

    Dimensions:

    sheet: 30 × 21 cm (11 13/16 × 8 1/4 in.)

    Credit line:

    Alessandro Poli fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de Alessandro Poli/
    Gift of Alessandro Poli

    Folder Number:

    148-003-003

    Objects that have been catalogued:

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    • Reference Number: AP148.S1.1968.PR02.002
    • Title: Photographs of shop interior, Design shop, Montecatini
    • Dates of creation: ca. 1968
    • Form: photographs
    • Catalogued items within this file 2

    People:

    • Alessandro Poli (archive creator)

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 file(s)

    Extent and Medium:

    • 2 photographs

    Dimensions:

    sheet: 24 × 18 cm (9 7/16 × 7 1/16 in.)

    Credit line:

    Alessandro Poli fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de Alessandro Poli/
    Gift of Alessandro Poli

    Folder Number:

    148-004-002

    Objects that have been catalogued:

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    • Reference Number: AP148.S1.1968.PR02.003
    • Title: Project drawing and sketches, Design shop, Montecatini
    • Dates of creation: 1968
    • Form: drawings
    • Catalogued items within this file 4

    People:

    • Alessandro Poli (archive creator)

    Description:

    Most of the sketches are done in brighly coloured pencil with notes, typography and portraits. One drawing has an insert done on cardstock.

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 file(s)

    Stage and Purpose:

    • conceptual drawing

    Extent and Medium:

    • 4 drawings

    Dimensions:

    sheet (smallest): 91 × 66 cm (35 13/16 × 26 in.) sheet (largest): 100 × 75 cm (39 3/8 × 29 1/2 in.)

    Credit line:

    Alessandro Poli fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de Alessandro Poli/
    Gift of Alessandro Poli

    Folder Number:

    148-001-010

    Objects that have been catalogued:

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    • Reference Number: AP148.S1.1968.PR02.004
    • Title: Photomontages and collages with sketches, Design shop, Montecatini
    • Dates of creation: 1968
    • Form: drawings
    • Catalogued items within this file 4

    People:

    • Alessandro Poli (archive creator)

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 file(s)

    Stage and Purpose:

    • conceptual drawing

    Extent and Medium:

    • 4 photomontages with sketches

    Dimensions:

    sheet (smallest): 30 × 21 cm (11 13/16 × 8 1/4 in.) sheet (largest): 50 × 23 cm (19 11/16 × 9 1/16 in.)

    Credit line:

    Alessandro Poli fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de Alessandro Poli/
    Gift of Alessandro Poli

    Folder Number:

    148-002-001

    Objects that have been catalogued:

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