Wayfarers' Chapel, Palos Verdes, California: Elevations, section and plans for the chapel and campanile developed on an equilateral parallelogram grid

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People:

Lloyd Wright (draughtsman)
Lloyd Wright (architect)

Title:

Wayfarers' Chapel, Palos Verdes, California: Elevations, section and plans for the chapel and campanile developed on an equilateral parallelogram grid

Date:

between 1946 and 1950

Description:

- These drawings for Wayfarers' Chapel, Palos Verdes, California were developed on the equilateral parallelogram grid which is ruled on the verso. The grid unit is inscribed on several orthographic drawings (eg. DR1987:0530) and is described by Lloyd Wright in the architect's statement (DR1987:0869:011:009).

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)

Stage and Purpose:

design drawings
working drawings

Technique and media:

Graphite, red and yellow pencil; verso: brown or red ink

Dimensions:

sheet: 92.6 x 117.1 cm

Reference number:

DR1987:0532 R/V

Drawing Type:

line drawings
mechanical drawings (tool-aided drawings)

Method of Projection:

plans (drawings)
section
elevations (drawings)

Point of View:

general views
interior view

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- Sheet is trimmed unevenly along the b. edge.

Inscription:

inscribed - by the draughtsman, in graphite, l.l.: "FOUNDATION / PLAN"; b.: "BASEMENT / PLAN" and "GROUND FLOOR / PLAN"; c.: "TYP. GRID UNIT"; and in various location: with measurements, elevations, identification of rooms, calculations, materials and identification of existing and future construction

Location:

United States

Subject:

architecture

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal

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