Project
AP013.S1.D224
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File documents an executed project for hotel alterations in Montréal, Québec. Material in this file was produced in 1941, and between 1945 and 1948. The architectural detail drawings and the subsequent execution of the work were carried out by Ross & Ross and Ross, Patterson, Townsend & Heughan between 1945-1948. File contains index cards, preliminary and design development drawings, detail drawings, mechanical drawings, photographs, and textual documents.
1941, 1945-1948
Alterations to Mount Royal Hotel
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AP013.S1.D224
Description:
File documents an executed project for hotel alterations in Montréal, Québec. Material in this file was produced in 1941, and between 1945 and 1948. The architectural detail drawings and the subsequent execution of the work were carried out by Ross & Ross and Ross, Patterson, Townsend & Heughan between 1945-1948. File contains index cards, preliminary and design development drawings, detail drawings, mechanical drawings, photographs, and textual documents.
Project
1941, 1945-1948
Project
CI007.S1.1981.PR01
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This project series contains an exterior view of the reconstructed German Pavilion of the Barcelona International Exhibition in Spain in 1986 by architects Cristian Cirici, Fernando Ramos and Ignasi Solà-Morales Rubió as an hommage to the work of Mies van der Rohe for the first and temporary pavilion designed by Mies van der Rohe, and build in 1929. The material in this series was produced in 1989 and the photograph taken by Klaus Frahm.
1989
German Pavilion Reconstruction for the Barcelona International Exhibition, Spain (1981-1986)
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CI007.S1.1981.PR01
Description:
This project series contains an exterior view of the reconstructed German Pavilion of the Barcelona International Exhibition in Spain in 1986 by architects Cristian Cirici, Fernando Ramos and Ignasi Solà-Morales Rubió as an hommage to the work of Mies van der Rohe for the first and temporary pavilion designed by Mies van der Rohe, and build in 1929. The material in this series was produced in 1989 and the photograph taken by Klaus Frahm.
project
1989
archives
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Fonds
Lars Spuybroek fonds
AP173
Synopsis:
The Lars Spuybroek fonds documents the professional practice of architect Lars Spuybroek from his early projects in the 1990s to projects undertaken with his firm NOX from 1995 to 2010. The majority of the documents in the fonds consist of photographic materials, drawings and textual records relating to over 70 projects, such as the H2Oexpo in Neeltje Jans Island, Netherlands (1997), the Maison Folie in Nantes, France (2001) and the D-Tower in Doetinchem, Netherlands (2004).
1980s-2010
Lars Spuybroek fonds
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AP173
Synopsis:
The Lars Spuybroek fonds documents the professional practice of architect Lars Spuybroek from his early projects in the 1990s to projects undertaken with his firm NOX from 1995 to 2010. The majority of the documents in the fonds consist of photographic materials, drawings and textual records relating to over 70 projects, such as the H2Oexpo in Neeltje Jans Island, Netherlands (1997), the Maison Folie in Nantes, France (2001) and the D-Tower in Doetinchem, Netherlands (2004).
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Fonds
1980s-2010
Sub-series
Broadcast
AP165.S5.SS1
Description:
The Broadcast sub-series, circa 1990 – 2000, consists of 31 video recordings that consist of television broadcasts of Hoberman and his work in transformable design. This includes educational series about Hoberman’s innovation in folding structures, national and international news coverage of Hoberman’s projects and exhibitions, and other collected broadcasts. Material consists of Betacam SP cassettes, MiniDV cassettes, U-matic cassettes and Betacam cassettes. The majority of the records date from the mid to late 90’s to early 2000’s. Video recordings in this sub-series are about Hoberman and/or feature his work in a number of different spaces around the world. It includes television programs featuring Hoberman such as Mister Rogers and The Discovery Channel’s “Invention” series; news coverage from networks such as ABC News and CNN, including footage of President Clinton with the Hoberman Sphere on Eyewitness News, August 16, 1988, and international broadcasts in Japan, Germany, and the Netherlands; and footage of Hoberman’s Innovative Lives Presentation at the Lemelson Centre for the Study of Invention and Innovation at the Smithsonian in 1996.
circa 1990-2000
Broadcast
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AP165.S5.SS1
Description:
The Broadcast sub-series, circa 1990 – 2000, consists of 31 video recordings that consist of television broadcasts of Hoberman and his work in transformable design. This includes educational series about Hoberman’s innovation in folding structures, national and international news coverage of Hoberman’s projects and exhibitions, and other collected broadcasts. Material consists of Betacam SP cassettes, MiniDV cassettes, U-matic cassettes and Betacam cassettes. The majority of the records date from the mid to late 90’s to early 2000’s. Video recordings in this sub-series are about Hoberman and/or feature his work in a number of different spaces around the world. It includes television programs featuring Hoberman such as Mister Rogers and The Discovery Channel’s “Invention” series; news coverage from networks such as ABC News and CNN, including footage of President Clinton with the Hoberman Sphere on Eyewitness News, August 16, 1988, and international broadcasts in Japan, Germany, and the Netherlands; and footage of Hoberman’s Innovative Lives Presentation at the Lemelson Centre for the Study of Invention and Innovation at the Smithsonian in 1996.
Sub-series 1
circa 1990-2000
Series
Architectural projects
AP180.S1
Description:
This series documents the architectural projects of Umberto Riva from the 1960s to the mid-2000s. Most of these projects were undertaken for sites in Italy, with the exception of Apartment Mieli (1994) in the United States and a project for a new settlement in the Oued Touil valley, Algeria (1980). The series contains original drawings and some reprographic copies for various private residences, such as Casa Frea (1983) and Casa Insinga (1987) in Milan. Riva's projects for industrial buildings are also represented, for example his work for the thermoelectric power plant Centrale Edison in Torviscosa, Italy (2003). Also documented are Riva's designs for public spaces, such as his work for the Piazza San Nazaro (1989) in Milan and proposals for the redevelopment of historical neighbourhoods in Otranto (1987) and in Binago (1988), as well as designs for shops and private entreprises. Furthermore, this series contains materials related to redesigns for gallery spaces, such as redesigns for the Centro Palladio in Vicenza (1999) and the Palazzo dell'Arte in Milan (1995). Projects for exhibition installations by Riva are arranged in series AP180.S3.
1960-2007
Architectural projects
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AP180.S1
Description:
This series documents the architectural projects of Umberto Riva from the 1960s to the mid-2000s. Most of these projects were undertaken for sites in Italy, with the exception of Apartment Mieli (1994) in the United States and a project for a new settlement in the Oued Touil valley, Algeria (1980). The series contains original drawings and some reprographic copies for various private residences, such as Casa Frea (1983) and Casa Insinga (1987) in Milan. Riva's projects for industrial buildings are also represented, for example his work for the thermoelectric power plant Centrale Edison in Torviscosa, Italy (2003). Also documented are Riva's designs for public spaces, such as his work for the Piazza San Nazaro (1989) in Milan and proposals for the redevelopment of historical neighbourhoods in Otranto (1987) and in Binago (1988), as well as designs for shops and private entreprises. Furthermore, this series contains materials related to redesigns for gallery spaces, such as redesigns for the Centro Palladio in Vicenza (1999) and the Palazzo dell'Arte in Milan (1995). Projects for exhibition installations by Riva are arranged in series AP180.S3.
Series
1960-2007
photographs
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19 file(s)
ARCH267587
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Contains 5 slides, 6 transparencies, and 8 negatives of artworks by Le Corbusier having belonged to Pierre Jeanneret. Slides are stored in individual envelopes, upon which monetary values are inscribed. It is possible that these inscriptions correspond to the value of the work(s) represented in each slide. Further research is required.
n.d.
Slides of Le Corbusier's artworks owned by Pierre Jeanneret
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ARCH267587
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Contains 5 slides, 6 transparencies, and 8 negatives of artworks by Le Corbusier having belonged to Pierre Jeanneret. Slides are stored in individual envelopes, upon which monetary values are inscribed. It is possible that these inscriptions correspond to the value of the work(s) represented in each slide. Further research is required.
photographs
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19 file(s)
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Project
AP207.S1.2012.PR03
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The project series documents "The Curious Mr. Pettena", a series of photographs taken by Pettena during his stay in the United States from 1971 to 1973. During that time "[Pettena] discovers views and contexts which he feels near to his theoretic and visual work, a temporary architecture as well, documenting research and whatever comes from the mind, making it real, or discovering it in something already built where nature has worked so that it may become part of a common language or subject." [1] The project series contains the photograph series and a project description. Source: [1] Gianni Pettena website, https://www.giannipettena.it/italiano/opere-1/ff-the-curious-2012-1/ (last accessed 27 January 2020)
2012-2015
The Curious Mr. Pettena (2012)
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AP207.S1.2012.PR03
Description:
The project series documents "The Curious Mr. Pettena", a series of photographs taken by Pettena during his stay in the United States from 1971 to 1973. During that time "[Pettena] discovers views and contexts which he feels near to his theoretic and visual work, a temporary architecture as well, documenting research and whatever comes from the mind, making it real, or discovering it in something already built where nature has worked so that it may become part of a common language or subject." [1] The project series contains the photograph series and a project description. Source: [1] Gianni Pettena website, https://www.giannipettena.it/italiano/opere-1/ff-the-curious-2012-1/ (last accessed 27 January 2020)
Project
2012-2015
textual records
Essays by Kenneth Frampton rejected for publication by editorial board of Oppositions magazine
ARCH153644
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5 essays by Kenneth Frampton rejected for publication by editorial board of Oppositions magazine; The Ex-Acqueo Projects for the Société des Nations Competition, The Work of James Stirling, Dilemma of Enlightenment: Utopia versus Anti-Utopia, On RISD Conference, and The Resistance of Architecture; includes typewritten and handwritten drafts and photographic materials
1978
Essays by Kenneth Frampton rejected for publication by editorial board of Oppositions magazine
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ARCH153644
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5 essays by Kenneth Frampton rejected for publication by editorial board of Oppositions magazine; The Ex-Acqueo Projects for the Société des Nations Competition, The Work of James Stirling, Dilemma of Enlightenment: Utopia versus Anti-Utopia, On RISD Conference, and The Resistance of Architecture; includes typewritten and handwritten drafts and photographic materials
textual records
1978
textual records
DR2012:0015:021:025
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File containing documents in English (predominant) and French, including correspondence. References are made to the National Gallery of Canada's sponsorship of an exhibition of Melvin Charney's work at the State Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow, along with notes, and press clippings. Original folder inscribed in graphite: NATIONAL GALLERY OF CANADA / 2000+
1985, 1998-2005, 2009
Correspondence of Melvin Charney's sponsorship for project
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DR2012:0015:021:025
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File containing documents in English (predominant) and French, including correspondence. References are made to the National Gallery of Canada's sponsorship of an exhibition of Melvin Charney's work at the State Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow, along with notes, and press clippings. Original folder inscribed in graphite: NATIONAL GALLERY OF CANADA / 2000+
textual records
1985, 1998-2005, 2009
Sub-series
Papers and Correspondence
AP032.S1.SS4
Description:
This sub-series documents aspects of Goldsmith’s personal and professional activities from 1953 – 1995. It includes photographs depicting Goldsmith’s architectural work from the early-1950s to early-1960s with James Ferris as well as a series of informal photographs of Goldsmith which cover the late-1950s to the early-1990s. The sub-series also contains research and travel records, correspondence, and personal and business documents dating from the 1960s to the 1990s.
1953-1995
Papers and Correspondence
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AP032.S1.SS4
Description:
This sub-series documents aspects of Goldsmith’s personal and professional activities from 1953 – 1995. It includes photographs depicting Goldsmith’s architectural work from the early-1950s to early-1960s with James Ferris as well as a series of informal photographs of Goldsmith which cover the late-1950s to the early-1990s. The sub-series also contains research and travel records, correspondence, and personal and business documents dating from the 1960s to the 1990s.
Sub-series 4
1953-1995