Houses for the Texas Series: Visual project documents

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People:

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

Title:

Houses for the Texas Series: Visual project documents

Date:

1954-1963

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).

Form:
drawings

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

Reference number:

DR1994:0162:001-003

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 characteristics and technical requirements:

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

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