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Notes on sayings and teachings of Mies van der Rohe and others
Part of:
People:
  • Gene Summers (archive creator)
Title:

Notes on sayings and teachings of Mies van der Rohe and others

Date:

circa 1959 - 2000

Description:

Notes on sayings and teachings of Mies van der Rohe and others; small sketch and accompanying notes by Mies van der Rohe; sketches of still-life and model compositions; plans, perspectives, elevations, axonometric views and structural details including some for identified projects such as Home Federal Savings and Loan, Des Moines, Iowa (1959-62); Federal Center, Chicago (1959-73); Ron Bacardi y Compañia Administration Building, Mexico City (1958-61); Office Building for United States Consulate, Sao Paulo, Brazil (1957-62); New National Gallery, Berlin (1962-68). Accompanied by notes added by Phyllis Lambert (November 2000).

Form:
textual records
Quantity / Object type:
279 sheet(s)
Extent and medium:
  • 271 drawings

    0.01 l.m. of textual records
Technique and media:

Graphite, coloured pencil, ink, and typescript on paper

Dimensions:

sheets (largest): 24,3 x 15,2 cm

Reference number:

ARCH193536

Drawing Type:
  • sketch
Document Type:
  • notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

Papers include Apex paper and hotel letterhead

Credit line:
Gene Summers fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Gene Summers/
Gift of Gene Summers
Related units of description:
  • See also photographs an early model of the New National Gallery in Series 1, Subseries 1, File 6.
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