Wexner Center for the Visual Arts

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People:

Eisenman/Robertson Architects (creator)
Eisenman/Robertson Architects (architectural firm)
Eisenman/Trott Architects (creator)
Eisenman/Trott Architects (architectural firm)
Trott and Bean Architects (creator)
Trott and Bean Architects (architectural firm)
Peter Eisenman (archive creator)

Title:

Wexner Center for the Visual Arts

Date:

1977-1989

Level of archival description:
File 22

Extent and medium:

approximately 2500 drawings including reprographic copies
102 negatives
3 CD-Rs
1 model
approximately 13 l.m. of textual records

Scope and content:
File documents the executed project for the Wexner Center for the Visual Arts, Columbus, Ohio. Material in this file was produced between 1977 and 1989.

File contains conceptual drawings, design development drawings, working drawings, competition drawings, presentation drawings, record drawings, reference drawings, publication drawings, photographic material, reference drawings, CD-Rs, textual records, and a model.

Textual records include conceptual drawings, some by Eisenman (DR1994:0149:001-1138). Design development drawings and final working drawings are organized chronologically: 1983 (DR1994:0149:1139-1140), 1984 (DR1994:00149:1141-1294), 1985 (DR1994:00149:1295-1542), 1986 (DR1994:0149:1543-1577), 1988 (DR1994:0149:1578-1582), and 1989 (DR1994:0149:1583-1642). Competition drawings include original drawings (DR1994:0149:1643-1662) and KC5 negatives (DR1994:0149:1670-1754) used to produce the final presentation panels (DR1994:0149:1755-1756). Lithographs DR1994:0149:1757-1774 were used as presentation drawings. Reference drawings include site plans provided by the client (DR1994:0149:1780-1821), aerial photographs (DR1994:0149:1822-1823), photographs of the existing buildings on the proposed site (DR1994:0149:1824-1827) and measured drawings of the armoury, and shop drawings by Jules Fisher & Paul Marantz, Inc. Architectural Lighting Design.

Eisenman published a book on the Wexner Center in 1989, and the cover and galleys are included in this group (cover: DR1994:0149:1828; galleys: DR1994:0149:1829-1831).

Textual records include competition information, program, agreements, correspondence, specifications, construction progress, plans, and photographs.

Reference number:

AP143.S4.D22

Location:

Columbus Ohio United States

Language of material:

Documents are in English.

General note:

Some material in this file has been processed at a preliminary level. Consult curator for further information.

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