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The Anatomy of the Architectural Book, an exhibition presented in conjunction with the publication of a book of the same title by André Tavares, examines the relationships between book culture and building culture, making visible the axes along which architectural knowledge circulates through books into buildings and back. Through seven themes—Texture, Spread, Sequence,(...)
The Anatomy of the Architectural Book, an exhibition presented in conjunction with the publication of a book of the same title by André Tavares, examines the relationships between book culture and building culture, making visible the axes along which architectural knowledge circulates through books into buildings and back. Through seven themes—Texture, Spread, Sequence,(...)
Date:
10 May 2016 to 20 November 2016
10 May 2016 to 20 November 2016
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The Anatomy of the Architectural Book
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The Anatomy of the Architectural Book, an exhibition presented in conjunction with the publication of a book of the same title by André Tavares, examines the relationships between book culture and building culture, making visible the axes along which architectural knowledge circulates through books into buildings and back. Through seven themes—Texture, Spread, Sequence,(...)
The Anatomy of the Architectural Book
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The Anatomy of the Architectural Book, an exhibition presented in conjunction with the publication of a book of the same title by André Tavares, examines the relationships between book culture and building culture, making visible the axes along which architectural knowledge circulates through books into buildings and back. Through seven themes—Texture, Spread, Sequence,(...)
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exhibitions
exhibitions
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10 May 2016 to
20 November 2016
10 May 2016 to
20 November 2016
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archives
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Fonds
archives
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Fonds
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Barry Downs fonds
Barry Downs fonds
Reference number:
AP077
Synopsis:
The Barry Downs fonds contains 6 drawings and 8 presentation panels for a total of 11 projects conceived between 1956 and 1968. This period coincided with Down's position as design architect for Thompson, Berwick, Pratt & Partners, and his subsequent partnership with Fred Thornton Hollingsworth. The documents, particularly the drawings, reveal the considerable skill Downs possessed as both a draughtsman and a designer.
AP077
Synopsis:
The Barry Downs fonds contains 6 drawings and 8 presentation panels for a total of 11 projects conceived between 1956 and 1968. This period coincided with Down's position as design architect for Thompson, Berwick, Pratt & Partners, and his subsequent partnership with Fred Thornton Hollingsworth. The documents, particularly the drawings, reveal the considerable skill Downs possessed as both a draughtsman and a designer.
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[1956-1968]
[1956-1968]
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Barry Downs fonds
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AP077
Synopsis:
The Barry Downs fonds contains 6 drawings and 8 presentation panels for a total of 11 projects conceived between 1956 and 1968. This period coincided with Down's position as design architect for Thompson, Berwick, Pratt & Partners, and his subsequent partnership with Fred Thornton Hollingsworth. The documents, particularly the drawings, reveal the considerable skill Downs possessed as both a draughtsman and a designer.
Barry Downs fonds
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AP077
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The Barry Downs fonds contains 6 drawings and 8 presentation panels for a total of 11 projects conceived between 1956 and 1968. This period coincided with Down's position as design architect for Thompson, Berwick, Pratt & Partners, and his subsequent partnership with Fred Thornton Hollingsworth. The documents, particularly the drawings, reveal the considerable skill Downs possessed as both a draughtsman and a designer.
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archives
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Fonds
archives
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[1956-1968]
[1956-1968]
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Applausi [Applause] (1968)
Applausi [Applause] (1968)
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AP207.S1.1968.PR05
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This project series documents Pettena's design for "Applausi", a suitcase split in half to create two flashing signs with the word "Applausi". The signs were designed for the music performance by Vittorio Gelmetti, "La descrittione del gran paese" a post-pop opera for which Pettena was also in charge of the scene direction. The performance was presented at the 6th Festival of Avant-Garde Music at the Teatro Biondo, in Palermo, in December 1968. The signs were placed on each side of the stage, toward the audience. "The text, together with others that indicated the piano, the singer and the cello, reminded the audience of the habits of an illiterate public participating in a televised show." [1] The "Applausi" signs were also presented in the exhibition "The living currency" in Varsaw, at the Teatr Dramatyczny in 2010, and at the 6th Berlin Biennale at the Hau1, Die lebende Münze, in 2010. The project series contains photographs of the 'Applausi' signs, a drawing of the sign, and a draft poster showing the display of the stage for Vittorio Gelmetti performance at the 6th Festival of Avant-Garde Music. The project series also includes photographs of the music performance, a video of Pettena and the sign at the Berlin Biennale in 2010, and project descriptions in English and Italian. Source: [1] Marco Scotini, editor. Non-conscious architecture: Gianni Pettena, Sternberg Press, 2018, 235 pages. p. 102.
AP207.S1.1968.PR05
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This project series documents Pettena's design for "Applausi", a suitcase split in half to create two flashing signs with the word "Applausi". The signs were designed for the music performance by Vittorio Gelmetti, "La descrittione del gran paese" a post-pop opera for which Pettena was also in charge of the scene direction. The performance was presented at the 6th Festival of Avant-Garde Music at the Teatro Biondo, in Palermo, in December 1968. The signs were placed on each side of the stage, toward the audience. "The text, together with others that indicated the piano, the singer and the cello, reminded the audience of the habits of an illiterate public participating in a televised show." [1] The "Applausi" signs were also presented in the exhibition "The living currency" in Varsaw, at the Teatr Dramatyczny in 2010, and at the 6th Berlin Biennale at the Hau1, Die lebende Münze, in 2010. The project series contains photographs of the 'Applausi' signs, a drawing of the sign, and a draft poster showing the display of the stage for Vittorio Gelmetti performance at the 6th Festival of Avant-Garde Music. The project series also includes photographs of the music performance, a video of Pettena and the sign at the Berlin Biennale in 2010, and project descriptions in English and Italian. Source: [1] Marco Scotini, editor. Non-conscious architecture: Gianni Pettena, Sternberg Press, 2018, 235 pages. p. 102.
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circa 1968-2015
circa 1968-2015
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Applausi [Applause] (1968)
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AP207.S1.1968.PR05
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This project series documents Pettena's design for "Applausi", a suitcase split in half to create two flashing signs with the word "Applausi". The signs were designed for the music performance by Vittorio Gelmetti, "La descrittione del gran paese" a post-pop opera for which Pettena was also in charge of the scene direction. The performance was presented at the 6th Festival of Avant-Garde Music at the Teatro Biondo, in Palermo, in December 1968. The signs were placed on each side of the stage, toward the audience. "The text, together with others that indicated the piano, the singer and the cello, reminded the audience of the habits of an illiterate public participating in a televised show." [1] The "Applausi" signs were also presented in the exhibition "The living currency" in Varsaw, at the Teatr Dramatyczny in 2010, and at the 6th Berlin Biennale at the Hau1, Die lebende Münze, in 2010. The project series contains photographs of the 'Applausi' signs, a drawing of the sign, and a draft poster showing the display of the stage for Vittorio Gelmetti performance at the 6th Festival of Avant-Garde Music. The project series also includes photographs of the music performance, a video of Pettena and the sign at the Berlin Biennale in 2010, and project descriptions in English and Italian. Source: [1] Marco Scotini, editor. Non-conscious architecture: Gianni Pettena, Sternberg Press, 2018, 235 pages. p. 102.
Applausi [Applause] (1968)
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AP207.S1.1968.PR05
Description:
This project series documents Pettena's design for "Applausi", a suitcase split in half to create two flashing signs with the word "Applausi". The signs were designed for the music performance by Vittorio Gelmetti, "La descrittione del gran paese" a post-pop opera for which Pettena was also in charge of the scene direction. The performance was presented at the 6th Festival of Avant-Garde Music at the Teatro Biondo, in Palermo, in December 1968. The signs were placed on each side of the stage, toward the audience. "The text, together with others that indicated the piano, the singer and the cello, reminded the audience of the habits of an illiterate public participating in a televised show." [1] The "Applausi" signs were also presented in the exhibition "The living currency" in Varsaw, at the Teatr Dramatyczny in 2010, and at the 6th Berlin Biennale at the Hau1, Die lebende Münze, in 2010. The project series contains photographs of the 'Applausi' signs, a drawing of the sign, and a draft poster showing the display of the stage for Vittorio Gelmetti performance at the 6th Festival of Avant-Garde Music. The project series also includes photographs of the music performance, a video of Pettena and the sign at the Berlin Biennale in 2010, and project descriptions in English and Italian. Source: [1] Marco Scotini, editor. Non-conscious architecture: Gianni Pettena, Sternberg Press, 2018, 235 pages. p. 102.
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circa 1968-2015
circa 1968-2015
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textual records
textual records
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ARCH258885
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Correspondance avec le Ministère des travaux publics et avec des fournisseurs, incluant des dessins de détails, des coupures de presse, et des calculs d'Ernest Cormier.
ARCH258885
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Correspondance avec le Ministère des travaux publics et avec des fournisseurs, incluant des dessins de détails, des coupures de presse, et des calculs d'Ernest Cormier.
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Date:
1941, 1950
1941, 1950
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Correspondance avec ministère et fournisseurs, coupures de presse et calculs
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ARCH258885
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Correspondance avec le Ministère des travaux publics et avec des fournisseurs, incluant des dessins de détails, des coupures de presse, et des calculs d'Ernest Cormier.
Correspondance avec ministère et fournisseurs, coupures de presse et calculs
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ARCH258885
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Correspondance avec le Ministère des travaux publics et avec des fournisseurs, incluant des dessins de détails, des coupures de presse, et des calculs d'Ernest Cormier.
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textual records
textual records
Date:
1941, 1950
1941, 1950
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exhibitions
exhibitions
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Mirrors / Miroirs
Mirrors / Miroirs
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Mirrors/ Miroirs is conceived through an indirect dialogue with the exhibition Besides, History: Go Hasegawa, Kersten Geers, David Van Severen, a project rooted in the shared references and resonances between the work of two contemporary practices in the presence of history. If Besides, History is premised on impressions of one office’s work registered through(...)
Mirrors/ Miroirs is conceived through an indirect dialogue with the exhibition Besides, History: Go Hasegawa, Kersten Geers, David Van Severen, a project rooted in the shared references and resonances between the work of two contemporary practices in the presence of history. If Besides, History is premised on impressions of one office’s work registered through(...)
Location:
Hall cases
Hall cases
Date:
22 June 2017 to 14 January 2018
22 June 2017 to 14 January 2018
Title:
Mirrors / Miroirs
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Mirrors/ Miroirs is conceived through an indirect dialogue with the exhibition Besides, History: Go Hasegawa, Kersten Geers, David Van Severen, a project rooted in the shared references and resonances between the work of two contemporary practices in the presence of history. If Besides, History is premised on impressions of one office’s work registered through(...)
Mirrors / Miroirs
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Mirrors/ Miroirs is conceived through an indirect dialogue with the exhibition Besides, History: Go Hasegawa, Kersten Geers, David Van Severen, a project rooted in the shared references and resonances between the work of two contemporary practices in the presence of history. If Besides, History is premised on impressions of one office’s work registered through(...)
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exhibitions
exhibitions
Date:
22 June 2017 to
14 January 2018
22 June 2017 to
14 January 2018
Location:
Hall cases
Hall cases
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drawings
drawings
Reference number:
DR1995:0166:016
Description:
Includes presentation drawings for Oldham Pub, one with annotations, including plans, sections, elevations, details, measured sketches, perspectives, sketch, and site plan. The project for Oldham Pub includes a public pub, bar-related facilities, and boarding facilities such as sitting rooms, bedrooms, and a common kitchen and dining area. Materials and construction details for the interior are indicated on a detailed plan and section of the cocktail bar. The exterior of the pub is shown to be constructed of brick with concrete banding. A long covered colonnade at the front provides a sheltered entrance. A housing complex, garden, shops, and parking, are adjacent to the pub.
DR1995:0166:016
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Includes presentation drawings for Oldham Pub, one with annotations, including plans, sections, elevations, details, measured sketches, perspectives, sketch, and site plan. The project for Oldham Pub includes a public pub, bar-related facilities, and boarding facilities such as sitting rooms, bedrooms, and a common kitchen and dining area. Materials and construction details for the interior are indicated on a detailed plan and section of the cocktail bar. The exterior of the pub is shown to be constructed of brick with concrete banding. A long covered colonnade at the front provides a sheltered entrance. A housing complex, garden, shops, and parking, are adjacent to the pub.
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Presentation drawings for Oldham Pub, one with annotations
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DR1995:0166:016
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Includes presentation drawings for Oldham Pub, one with annotations, including plans, sections, elevations, details, measured sketches, perspectives, sketch, and site plan. The project for Oldham Pub includes a public pub, bar-related facilities, and boarding facilities such as sitting rooms, bedrooms, and a common kitchen and dining area. Materials and construction details for the interior are indicated on a detailed plan and section of the cocktail bar. The exterior of the pub is shown to be constructed of brick with concrete banding. A long covered colonnade at the front provides a sheltered entrance. A housing complex, garden, shops, and parking, are adjacent to the pub.
Presentation drawings for Oldham Pub, one with annotations
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DR1995:0166:016
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Includes presentation drawings for Oldham Pub, one with annotations, including plans, sections, elevations, details, measured sketches, perspectives, sketch, and site plan. The project for Oldham Pub includes a public pub, bar-related facilities, and boarding facilities such as sitting rooms, bedrooms, and a common kitchen and dining area. Materials and construction details for the interior are indicated on a detailed plan and section of the cocktail bar. The exterior of the pub is shown to be constructed of brick with concrete banding. A long covered colonnade at the front provides a sheltered entrance. A housing complex, garden, shops, and parking, are adjacent to the pub.
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drawings
drawings
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textual records, photographs
textual records, photographs
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Documentation et intentions
Documentation et intentions
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ARCH167188
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Documentation et intentions 4 feuillets: "Projet de l'esplanade du Faubourg Québec" texte de Jacques Rousseau 1 feuillet: Lettre de Pierre-Luc Dumas (SHDM), 24 août 1994 1 feuillet: Notes manuscrites d'une réunion avec Pierre-Luc Dumas 9 feuillets: Documentation préparatoire pour un document intitulé: "Possibilités ouvertes par le plan; Aménagement du front maritime" 4 photographies couleurs: Vues de la maquette, 10 x 15 cm 34 pages: Rapport préparé pour la SHDM intitulé: "Le paysage du Faubourg Québec, Énoncé du projet d'espace public: secteur ouest" par Ph. Poullaouec-Gonidec & als. mars 1994 1 enveloppe scellée avec notes manuscrites à l'endos
ARCH167188
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Documentation et intentions 4 feuillets: "Projet de l'esplanade du Faubourg Québec" texte de Jacques Rousseau 1 feuillet: Lettre de Pierre-Luc Dumas (SHDM), 24 août 1994 1 feuillet: Notes manuscrites d'une réunion avec Pierre-Luc Dumas 9 feuillets: Documentation préparatoire pour un document intitulé: "Possibilités ouvertes par le plan; Aménagement du front maritime" 4 photographies couleurs: Vues de la maquette, 10 x 15 cm 34 pages: Rapport préparé pour la SHDM intitulé: "Le paysage du Faubourg Québec, Énoncé du projet d'espace public: secteur ouest" par Ph. Poullaouec-Gonidec & als. mars 1994 1 enveloppe scellée avec notes manuscrites à l'endos
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Date:
août 1994 - mars 1995
août 1994 - mars 1995
Title:
Documentation et intentions
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ARCH167188
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Documentation et intentions 4 feuillets: "Projet de l'esplanade du Faubourg Québec" texte de Jacques Rousseau 1 feuillet: Lettre de Pierre-Luc Dumas (SHDM), 24 août 1994 1 feuillet: Notes manuscrites d'une réunion avec Pierre-Luc Dumas 9 feuillets: Documentation préparatoire pour un document intitulé: "Possibilités ouvertes par le plan; Aménagement du front maritime" 4 photographies couleurs: Vues de la maquette, 10 x 15 cm 34 pages: Rapport préparé pour la SHDM intitulé: "Le paysage du Faubourg Québec, Énoncé du projet d'espace public: secteur ouest" par Ph. Poullaouec-Gonidec & als. mars 1994 1 enveloppe scellée avec notes manuscrites à l'endos
Documentation et intentions
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ARCH167188
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Documentation et intentions 4 feuillets: "Projet de l'esplanade du Faubourg Québec" texte de Jacques Rousseau 1 feuillet: Lettre de Pierre-Luc Dumas (SHDM), 24 août 1994 1 feuillet: Notes manuscrites d'une réunion avec Pierre-Luc Dumas 9 feuillets: Documentation préparatoire pour un document intitulé: "Possibilités ouvertes par le plan; Aménagement du front maritime" 4 photographies couleurs: Vues de la maquette, 10 x 15 cm 34 pages: Rapport préparé pour la SHDM intitulé: "Le paysage du Faubourg Québec, Énoncé du projet d'espace public: secteur ouest" par Ph. Poullaouec-Gonidec & als. mars 1994 1 enveloppe scellée avec notes manuscrites à l'endos
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textual records, photographs
textual records, photographs
Date:
août 1994 - mars 1995
août 1994 - mars 1995
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archives
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Collection
archives
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Collection
Title:
Rohault de Fleury collection
Rohault de Fleury collection
Reference number:
CI001
Synopsis:
The Rohault de Fleury collection documents the work of three generations of French architects, Hubert, his son Charles, and his grandson Georges, spanning from the early 18th to late 19th century. The collection is extremely varied encompassing both private and government commissions and including domestic work, institutional buildings, commercial buildings, urban planning, and student work from both the École des beaux-arts and the École polytechnique, and archaeological studies. Stylistically, the projects incorporate the two dominant contemporary directions in French architecture - functionalism as advocated by Jean-Nicolas-Louis Durand and the classicism of the École des beaux-arts.
CI001
Synopsis:
The Rohault de Fleury collection documents the work of three generations of French architects, Hubert, his son Charles, and his grandson Georges, spanning from the early 18th to late 19th century. The collection is extremely varied encompassing both private and government commissions and including domestic work, institutional buildings, commercial buildings, urban planning, and student work from both the École des beaux-arts and the École polytechnique, and archaeological studies. Stylistically, the projects incorporate the two dominant contemporary directions in French architecture - functionalism as advocated by Jean-Nicolas-Louis Durand and the classicism of the École des beaux-arts.
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Date:
1717-[1884]
1717-[1884]
Title:
Rohault de Fleury collection
CI001
Synopsis:
The Rohault de Fleury collection documents the work of three generations of French architects, Hubert, his son Charles, and his grandson Georges, spanning from the early 18th to late 19th century. The collection is extremely varied encompassing both private and government commissions and including domestic work, institutional buildings, commercial buildings, urban planning, and student work from both the École des beaux-arts and the École polytechnique, and archaeological studies. Stylistically, the projects incorporate the two dominant contemporary directions in French architecture - functionalism as advocated by Jean-Nicolas-Louis Durand and the classicism of the École des beaux-arts.
Rohault de Fleury collection
CI001
Synopsis:
The Rohault de Fleury collection documents the work of three generations of French architects, Hubert, his son Charles, and his grandson Georges, spanning from the early 18th to late 19th century. The collection is extremely varied encompassing both private and government commissions and including domestic work, institutional buildings, commercial buildings, urban planning, and student work from both the École des beaux-arts and the École polytechnique, and archaeological studies. Stylistically, the projects incorporate the two dominant contemporary directions in French architecture - functionalism as advocated by Jean-Nicolas-Louis Durand and the classicism of the École des beaux-arts.
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archives
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Collection 1
archives
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Collection 1
Date:
1717-[1884]
1717-[1884]
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films
films
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This film, conceived by Francesco Garutti and directed by Shahab Mihandoust, explores the controversial story of the planning and politics of a series of overpasses that span the parkways of Long Island, New York. These bridges were commissioned in the 1920s and 1930s by the public administrator Robert Moses. The story suggests that the bridges were designed to prevent(...)
This film, conceived by Francesco Garutti and directed by Shahab Mihandoust, explores the controversial story of the planning and politics of a series of overpasses that span the parkways of Long Island, New York. These bridges were commissioned in the 1920s and 1930s by the public administrator Robert Moses. The story suggests that the bridges were designed to prevent(...)
Date:
August 2014
August 2014
Title:
Misleading Innocence (tracing what a bridge can do)
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This film, conceived by Francesco Garutti and directed by Shahab Mihandoust, explores the controversial story of the planning and politics of a series of overpasses that span the parkways of Long Island, New York. These bridges were commissioned in the 1920s and 1930s by the public administrator Robert Moses. The story suggests that the bridges were designed to prevent(...)
Misleading Innocence (tracing what a bridge can do)
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This film, conceived by Francesco Garutti and directed by Shahab Mihandoust, explores the controversial story of the planning and politics of a series of overpasses that span the parkways of Long Island, New York. These bridges were commissioned in the 1920s and 1930s by the public administrator Robert Moses. The story suggests that the bridges were designed to prevent(...)
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films
films
Date:
August 2014 to
August 2014
August 2014 to
August 2014
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Series
Series
Title:
Max Taut
Max Taut
Reference number:
AP162.S9
Description:
Series documents the contribution of architect Max Taut to the correspondence circle of Die gläserne Kette, with Max Taut writing under the pseudonym Kein Name. Born in 1884 in Königsberg, Germany, Max Taut trained in carpentry and building before working in an architectural firm in Karlsruhe, Germany. In 1911, he worked independently, and later shared a practice with his brother Bruno Taut and Franz Hoffman (who joined them after 1914). His first architectural projects consisted primarily of schools. After his military service from 1914 to 1918, Max Taut joined the Arbeisrat für Kunst and the Novembersgruppe. After the First World War, he undertook several architectural projects, both private and public commissions such as housing and office buildings (mainly in Berlin), and also worked on projects for exhibitions. Unable to pratice during the Nazi Regime and the Second World War, Max Taut return to his architectural practice after the war and taught as a professor of architecture at the Hochschule für bildende Kunst in Berlin from 1945 to 1954. He undertook mainly housing development projects during this period. He died in Berlin in 1967. (Source: Ian Boyd Whyte, Bruno Taut and the Architecture of Activism. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1982) The series comprises part of the correspondence of Max Taut to the Die gläserne Kette circle and related drawings. The series also includes photographic materials of some of his architectural projects.
AP162.S9
Description:
Series documents the contribution of architect Max Taut to the correspondence circle of Die gläserne Kette, with Max Taut writing under the pseudonym Kein Name. Born in 1884 in Königsberg, Germany, Max Taut trained in carpentry and building before working in an architectural firm in Karlsruhe, Germany. In 1911, he worked independently, and later shared a practice with his brother Bruno Taut and Franz Hoffman (who joined them after 1914). His first architectural projects consisted primarily of schools. After his military service from 1914 to 1918, Max Taut joined the Arbeisrat für Kunst and the Novembersgruppe. After the First World War, he undertook several architectural projects, both private and public commissions such as housing and office buildings (mainly in Berlin), and also worked on projects for exhibitions. Unable to pratice during the Nazi Regime and the Second World War, Max Taut return to his architectural practice after the war and taught as a professor of architecture at the Hochschule für bildende Kunst in Berlin from 1945 to 1954. He undertook mainly housing development projects during this period. He died in Berlin in 1967. (Source: Ian Boyd Whyte, Bruno Taut and the Architecture of Activism. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1982) The series comprises part of the correspondence of Max Taut to the Die gläserne Kette circle and related drawings. The series also includes photographic materials of some of his architectural projects.
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Date:
circa 1919 -1920
circa 1919 -1920
Title:
Max Taut
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AP162.S9
Description:
Series documents the contribution of architect Max Taut to the correspondence circle of Die gläserne Kette, with Max Taut writing under the pseudonym Kein Name. Born in 1884 in Königsberg, Germany, Max Taut trained in carpentry and building before working in an architectural firm in Karlsruhe, Germany. In 1911, he worked independently, and later shared a practice with his brother Bruno Taut and Franz Hoffman (who joined them after 1914). His first architectural projects consisted primarily of schools. After his military service from 1914 to 1918, Max Taut joined the Arbeisrat für Kunst and the Novembersgruppe. After the First World War, he undertook several architectural projects, both private and public commissions such as housing and office buildings (mainly in Berlin), and also worked on projects for exhibitions. Unable to pratice during the Nazi Regime and the Second World War, Max Taut return to his architectural practice after the war and taught as a professor of architecture at the Hochschule für bildende Kunst in Berlin from 1945 to 1954. He undertook mainly housing development projects during this period. He died in Berlin in 1967. (Source: Ian Boyd Whyte, Bruno Taut and the Architecture of Activism. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1982) The series comprises part of the correspondence of Max Taut to the Die gläserne Kette circle and related drawings. The series also includes photographic materials of some of his architectural projects.
Max Taut
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AP162.S9
Description:
Series documents the contribution of architect Max Taut to the correspondence circle of Die gläserne Kette, with Max Taut writing under the pseudonym Kein Name. Born in 1884 in Königsberg, Germany, Max Taut trained in carpentry and building before working in an architectural firm in Karlsruhe, Germany. In 1911, he worked independently, and later shared a practice with his brother Bruno Taut and Franz Hoffman (who joined them after 1914). His first architectural projects consisted primarily of schools. After his military service from 1914 to 1918, Max Taut joined the Arbeisrat für Kunst and the Novembersgruppe. After the First World War, he undertook several architectural projects, both private and public commissions such as housing and office buildings (mainly in Berlin), and also worked on projects for exhibitions. Unable to pratice during the Nazi Regime and the Second World War, Max Taut return to his architectural practice after the war and taught as a professor of architecture at the Hochschule für bildende Kunst in Berlin from 1945 to 1954. He undertook mainly housing development projects during this period. He died in Berlin in 1967. (Source: Ian Boyd Whyte, Bruno Taut and the Architecture of Activism. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1982) The series comprises part of the correspondence of Max Taut to the Die gläserne Kette circle and related drawings. The series also includes photographic materials of some of his architectural projects.
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series
series
Date:
circa 1919 -1920
circa 1919 -1920
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