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Ice House I (1971)

Ice House I (1971)

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People

  • Gianni Pettena (archive creator)
  • Gianni Pettena (artist)

Title

Ice House I (1971)

Dates of creation

circa 1971-2015

Level of archival description

Project

Extent and Medium

  • 20 digital files (72 MB)
  • 4 photographic materials
  • 2 drawings

Scope and Content

The project series documents the project "Ice House I" for which Pettena once again studied the transformation of a building overtaken by nature. The project consisted of pouring water on the walls of an abandoned school building in Minneapolis and letting it freeze during the night to obtain a building covered by ice. "The school preserved its typology, the typical form of that typology, but once coated in ice it was the material that transformed it: it came alive, for it had been worked by nature." It is unclear if this project was ever performed.

The project series contains photographs of the frozen building, sketches, a perspective drawing, and project descriptions in English and in Italian.

Source:

[1] Gianni Pettena website, https://www.giannipettena.it/italiano/opere-1/nat-ice-house-i-1971-1/ (last accessed 11 November 2019)

Reference Number

AP207.S1.1971.PR06

Arrangement

Material in this project series was kept in its original order when it was first processed upon its arrival at CCA.

Location

Minneapolis Minnesota United States

Language of material

English, Italian

Related units of description

  • For materials related to a similar project "Ice house II", see AP207.S1.1972.PR01 Ice House II (1972).

Inventory

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    • Reference Number: AP207.S1.1971.PR06.001
    • Title: Sketch, perspective drawing, and photograph, Ice House I
    • Dates of creation: circa 1971
    • Form: drawings
    • Catalogued items within this file 3

    People:

    • Gianni Pettena (archive creator)
    • Gianni Pettena (architect)

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 File

    Extent and Medium:

    • 2 drawings
    • 1 photograph

    Dimensions:

    sheet (smallest): 32.5 x 43.5 cm sheet (largest; with mat): 38 x 50.5 cm

    Credit line:

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

    Folder Number:

    207-001-009

    Objects that have been catalogued:

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    • Reference Number: AP207.S1.1971.PR06.002
    • Title: Photographs, Ice House I
    • Dates of creation: circa 1971
    • Form: photographs
    • Catalogued items within this file 1

    People:

    • Gianni Pettena (archive creator)
    • Gianni Pettena (architect)

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 File

    Extent and Medium:

    • 2 transparencies
    • 1 slide

    Credit line:

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

    Folder Number:

    207-005-020

    Objects that have been catalogued:

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    • Reference Number: AP207.S1.1971.PR06.003
    • Title: Project descriptions and digitized drawings, Ice House I
    • Dates of creation: 2001 - 2015
    • Form: drawings
    • Catalogued items within this file 0

    People:

    • Gianni Pettena (archive creator)

    Description:

    Most common file formats: JPEG File Interchange Format, Tagged Image File Format, Microsoft Word for Windows, Adobe Photoshop

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 File

    Extent and Medium:

    • 20 digital files (72 MB)

    Credit line:

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

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