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Americanism, the pattern of idealization, imitation and criticisms with which European architects greeted American urban models and building practices, is the subject of Scenes of the World to Come: European Architecture and the American Challenge, 1893–1960. The skyscrapers, massive industrial plants, and new sense of mobility and efficiency of North America became a(...)
Americanism, the pattern of idealization, imitation and criticisms with which European architects greeted American urban models and building practices, is the subject of Scenes of the World to Come: European Architecture and the American Challenge, 1893–1960. The skyscrapers, massive industrial plants, and new sense of mobility and efficiency of North America became a(...)
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Main galleries
Main galleries
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14 June 1995 to 14 September 1995
14 June 1995 to 14 September 1995
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Scenes of the World to Come: European Architecture and the American Challenge, 1893–1960
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Americanism, the pattern of idealization, imitation and criticisms with which European architects greeted American urban models and building practices, is the subject of Scenes of the World to Come: European Architecture and the American Challenge, 1893–1960. The skyscrapers, massive industrial plants, and new sense of mobility and efficiency of North America became a(...)
Scenes of the World to Come: European Architecture and the American Challenge, 1893–1960
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Americanism, the pattern of idealization, imitation and criticisms with which European architects greeted American urban models and building practices, is the subject of Scenes of the World to Come: European Architecture and the American Challenge, 1893–1960. The skyscrapers, massive industrial plants, and new sense of mobility and efficiency of North America became a(...)
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exhibitions
exhibitions
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14 June 1995 to
14 September 1995
14 June 1995 to
14 September 1995
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Main galleries
Main galleries
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exhibitions
exhibitions
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Learning Architecture
Learning Architecture
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As architecture acquired its modern identity as both a liberal art and a regulated profession, and as architectural theories and forms underwent radical transformations, the training of architects did not fundamentally change. The core activities of architectural students remain “Authority,” the study of treatises and theoretical works, “Observation,” the study of the(...)
As architecture acquired its modern identity as both a liberal art and a regulated profession, and as architectural theories and forms underwent radical transformations, the training of architects did not fundamentally change. The core activities of architectural students remain “Authority,” the study of treatises and theoretical works, “Observation,” the study of the(...)
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Hall cases
Hall cases
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5 July 1994 to 2 October 1994
5 July 1994 to 2 October 1994
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Learning Architecture
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As architecture acquired its modern identity as both a liberal art and a regulated profession, and as architectural theories and forms underwent radical transformations, the training of architects did not fundamentally change. The core activities of architectural students remain “Authority,” the study of treatises and theoretical works, “Observation,” the study of the(...)
Learning Architecture
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As architecture acquired its modern identity as both a liberal art and a regulated profession, and as architectural theories and forms underwent radical transformations, the training of architects did not fundamentally change. The core activities of architectural students remain “Authority,” the study of treatises and theoretical works, “Observation,” the study of the(...)
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exhibitions
exhibitions
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5 July 1994 to
2 October 1994
5 July 1994 to
2 October 1994
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Hall cases
Hall cases
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archives
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archives
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Fonds
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John Bird fonds
John Bird fonds
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AP108
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The John Bird fonds documents the professional practice of the Westmount-based architect, and includes drawings and photographs of 24 architectural projects carried out in and around Montréal, Québec between 1954 and 1992. The fonds also contains a number of published articles that document John Bird's professional activities. Key projects that are represented include the Canadian Technical Tape Building, St. Laurent (1955-1963), Saint Gabriel's Church, Montréal (1959-1960), and Saint John Brebeuf Church, Lasalle (1962-1966). The fonds also includes numerous projects for Toronto-Dominion Bank buildings (1959-1992) as well as residential designs completed for the Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation (1956-1969).
AP108
Synopsis:
The John Bird fonds documents the professional practice of the Westmount-based architect, and includes drawings and photographs of 24 architectural projects carried out in and around Montréal, Québec between 1954 and 1992. The fonds also contains a number of published articles that document John Bird's professional activities. Key projects that are represented include the Canadian Technical Tape Building, St. Laurent (1955-1963), Saint Gabriel's Church, Montréal (1959-1960), and Saint John Brebeuf Church, Lasalle (1962-1966). The fonds also includes numerous projects for Toronto-Dominion Bank buildings (1959-1992) as well as residential designs completed for the Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation (1956-1969).
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1942 - 1992
1942 - 1992
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John Bird fonds
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AP108
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The John Bird fonds documents the professional practice of the Westmount-based architect, and includes drawings and photographs of 24 architectural projects carried out in and around Montréal, Québec between 1954 and 1992. The fonds also contains a number of published articles that document John Bird's professional activities. Key projects that are represented include the Canadian Technical Tape Building, St. Laurent (1955-1963), Saint Gabriel's Church, Montréal (1959-1960), and Saint John Brebeuf Church, Lasalle (1962-1966). The fonds also includes numerous projects for Toronto-Dominion Bank buildings (1959-1992) as well as residential designs completed for the Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation (1956-1969).
John Bird fonds
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AP108
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The John Bird fonds documents the professional practice of the Westmount-based architect, and includes drawings and photographs of 24 architectural projects carried out in and around Montréal, Québec between 1954 and 1992. The fonds also contains a number of published articles that document John Bird's professional activities. Key projects that are represented include the Canadian Technical Tape Building, St. Laurent (1955-1963), Saint Gabriel's Church, Montréal (1959-1960), and Saint John Brebeuf Church, Lasalle (1962-1966). The fonds also includes numerous projects for Toronto-Dominion Bank buildings (1959-1992) as well as residential designs completed for the Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation (1956-1969).
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archives
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Fonds
archives
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Fonds
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1942 - 1992
1942 - 1992
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AP142.S2.D2
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File documents the WestWeek DesignTex Exhibition for the Steelcase Design Partnership, Los Angeles, United States. In addition to Aldo Rossi, architects participating in the exhibition included Richard Meier and Robert Venturi. The design consultant for the exhibition was Donald Luckenbill. Material in this file was produced in 1991. File contains working drawings.
AP142.S2.D2
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File documents the WestWeek DesignTex Exhibition for the Steelcase Design Partnership, Los Angeles, United States. In addition to Aldo Rossi, architects participating in the exhibition included Richard Meier and Robert Venturi. The design consultant for the exhibition was Donald Luckenbill. Material in this file was produced in 1991. File contains working drawings.
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1991
1991
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WestWeek DesignTex Exhibition
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AP142.S2.D2
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File documents the WestWeek DesignTex Exhibition for the Steelcase Design Partnership, Los Angeles, United States. In addition to Aldo Rossi, architects participating in the exhibition included Richard Meier and Robert Venturi. The design consultant for the exhibition was Donald Luckenbill. Material in this file was produced in 1991. File contains working drawings.
WestWeek DesignTex Exhibition
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AP142.S2.D2
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File documents the WestWeek DesignTex Exhibition for the Steelcase Design Partnership, Los Angeles, United States. In addition to Aldo Rossi, architects participating in the exhibition included Richard Meier and Robert Venturi. The design consultant for the exhibition was Donald Luckenbill. Material in this file was produced in 1991. File contains working drawings.
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File 2
File 2
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1991
1991
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AP032.S1.SS1.D3.SD4
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Study sketches (plans, perspectives, details) for the Stuart S. Borovay Residence, Glencoe, Illinois, designed by Myron Goldsmith and Earl Bluestein, Architects. Unbuilt project (see explanatory note) consisting of a one-storey, flat roof house with extensive glass elevations. Photographs of the Borovay House model are in the section Office and Research Files, 1942-1953.
AP032.S1.SS1.D3.SD4
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Study sketches (plans, perspectives, details) for the Stuart S. Borovay Residence, Glencoe, Illinois, designed by Myron Goldsmith and Earl Bluestein, Architects. Unbuilt project (see explanatory note) consisting of a one-storey, flat roof house with extensive glass elevations. Photographs of the Borovay House model are in the section Office and Research Files, 1942-1953.
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1942-1953
1942-1953
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Studies for Borovay Residence
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AP032.S1.SS1.D3.SD4
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Study sketches (plans, perspectives, details) for the Stuart S. Borovay Residence, Glencoe, Illinois, designed by Myron Goldsmith and Earl Bluestein, Architects. Unbuilt project (see explanatory note) consisting of a one-storey, flat roof house with extensive glass elevations. Photographs of the Borovay House model are in the section Office and Research Files, 1942-1953.
Studies for Borovay Residence
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AP032.S1.SS1.D3.SD4
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Study sketches (plans, perspectives, details) for the Stuart S. Borovay Residence, Glencoe, Illinois, designed by Myron Goldsmith and Earl Bluestein, Architects. Unbuilt project (see explanatory note) consisting of a one-storey, flat roof house with extensive glass elevations. Photographs of the Borovay House model are in the section Office and Research Files, 1942-1953.
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Sub-file 4
Sub-file 4
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1942-1953
1942-1953
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Project
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Braye Cottage
Braye Cottage
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AP144.S2.D23
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File documents minor renovations to Cedric Price's property, Braye Cottage, in Hythe, Hampshire, England. Material in this file was produced between 1961 and 1975, 1989 and 1993, and 1998 and 2001. Group DR2004:1334 contains drawing attributed to W.H. Saunders & Sons, Architects (1965). File contains design development drawings and textual records.
AP144.S2.D23
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File documents minor renovations to Cedric Price's property, Braye Cottage, in Hythe, Hampshire, England. Material in this file was produced between 1961 and 1975, 1989 and 1993, and 1998 and 2001. Group DR2004:1334 contains drawing attributed to W.H. Saunders & Sons, Architects (1965). File contains design development drawings and textual records.
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1961-1975, 1989-1993, 1998-2001
1961-1975, 1989-1993, 1998-2001
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Braye Cottage
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AP144.S2.D23
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File documents minor renovations to Cedric Price's property, Braye Cottage, in Hythe, Hampshire, England. Material in this file was produced between 1961 and 1975, 1989 and 1993, and 1998 and 2001. Group DR2004:1334 contains drawing attributed to W.H. Saunders & Sons, Architects (1965). File contains design development drawings and textual records.
Braye Cottage
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AP144.S2.D23
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File documents minor renovations to Cedric Price's property, Braye Cottage, in Hythe, Hampshire, England. Material in this file was produced between 1961 and 1975, 1989 and 1993, and 1998 and 2001. Group DR2004:1334 contains drawing attributed to W.H. Saunders & Sons, Architects (1965). File contains design development drawings and textual records.
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File 23
File 23
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1961-1975, 1989-1993, 1998-2001
1961-1975, 1989-1993, 1998-2001
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Sub-series
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Arcop - Documentation
Arcop - Documentation
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AP109.S2.SS4.D5
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This subseries, circa 1985 – 1990, consists of material related to ARCOP’s records and activities. Documented through textual records, the subseries contains material related to the archival acquisition of ARCOP’s records by the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ), as well as correspondence, notes, and publications about the work of ARCOP and its architects.
AP109.S2.SS4.D5
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This subseries, circa 1985 – 1990, consists of material related to ARCOP’s records and activities. Documented through textual records, the subseries contains material related to the archival acquisition of ARCOP’s records by the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ), as well as correspondence, notes, and publications about the work of ARCOP and its architects.
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circa 1985 - 1990
circa 1985 - 1990
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Arcop - Documentation
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AP109.S2.SS4.D5
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This subseries, circa 1985 – 1990, consists of material related to ARCOP’s records and activities. Documented through textual records, the subseries contains material related to the archival acquisition of ARCOP’s records by the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ), as well as correspondence, notes, and publications about the work of ARCOP and its architects.
Arcop - Documentation
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AP109.S2.SS4.D5
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This subseries, circa 1985 – 1990, consists of material related to ARCOP’s records and activities. Documented through textual records, the subseries contains material related to the archival acquisition of ARCOP’s records by the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ), as well as correspondence, notes, and publications about the work of ARCOP and its architects.
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File 5
File 5
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circa 1985 - 1990
circa 1985 - 1990
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photographs
photographs
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ARCH255007
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Publicity Files containing photographs and written data on projects - Simon Fraser University; MacMillan Bloedel Building; Blocks 51, 61, 71 (Robson Square); Canadian Government Pavilion, Osaka; Institute for the Future; University of Lethbridge; West Seattle Freeway; Hilborn House; Imperial Oil project, Don Mills; Canadian Architect Yearbook competition; Canadian Education Showplace competition; Man in the Community Pavilion; Paris competition (Centre du Plateau Beaubourg); Sikh Temple, photocopies of negatives
ARCH255007
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Publicity Files containing photographs and written data on projects - Simon Fraser University; MacMillan Bloedel Building; Blocks 51, 61, 71 (Robson Square); Canadian Government Pavilion, Osaka; Institute for the Future; University of Lethbridge; West Seattle Freeway; Hilborn House; Imperial Oil project, Don Mills; Canadian Architect Yearbook competition; Canadian Education Showplace competition; Man in the Community Pavilion; Paris competition (Centre du Plateau Beaubourg); Sikh Temple, photocopies of negatives
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Publicity Files containing photographs and written data on projects
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ARCH255007
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Publicity Files containing photographs and written data on projects - Simon Fraser University; MacMillan Bloedel Building; Blocks 51, 61, 71 (Robson Square); Canadian Government Pavilion, Osaka; Institute for the Future; University of Lethbridge; West Seattle Freeway; Hilborn House; Imperial Oil project, Don Mills; Canadian Architect Yearbook competition; Canadian Education Showplace competition; Man in the Community Pavilion; Paris competition (Centre du Plateau Beaubourg); Sikh Temple, photocopies of negatives
Publicity Files containing photographs and written data on projects
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ARCH255007
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Publicity Files containing photographs and written data on projects - Simon Fraser University; MacMillan Bloedel Building; Blocks 51, 61, 71 (Robson Square); Canadian Government Pavilion, Osaka; Institute for the Future; University of Lethbridge; West Seattle Freeway; Hilborn House; Imperial Oil project, Don Mills; Canadian Architect Yearbook competition; Canadian Education Showplace competition; Man in the Community Pavilion; Paris competition (Centre du Plateau Beaubourg); Sikh Temple, photocopies of negatives
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photographs
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drawings
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DR1987:0357
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- This elevation shows an alternate design for the ribbed or V-shaped decorative motif to be used on the face of piers on the exterior of the plane sheds, station and observation tower. The architect is working out the thickness of the ribbing. A detail similar to the elevation appears on the submitted competition panel (DR1987:0359). Wright used a similar V-shaped motif in other contemporary projects.
DR1987:0357
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- This elevation shows an alternate design for the ribbed or V-shaped decorative motif to be used on the face of piers on the exterior of the plane sheds, station and observation tower. The architect is working out the thickness of the ribbing. A detail similar to the elevation appears on the submitted competition panel (DR1987:0359). Wright used a similar V-shaped motif in other contemporary projects.
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architecture
architecture
Date:
1929
1929
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Lehigh Airports Competition Entry: Elevation and details for pier ornament
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DR1987:0357
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- This elevation shows an alternate design for the ribbed or V-shaped decorative motif to be used on the face of piers on the exterior of the plane sheds, station and observation tower. The architect is working out the thickness of the ribbing. A detail similar to the elevation appears on the submitted competition panel (DR1987:0359). Wright used a similar V-shaped motif in other contemporary projects.
Lehigh Airports Competition Entry: Elevation and details for pier ornament
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DR1987:0357
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- This elevation shows an alternate design for the ribbed or V-shaped decorative motif to be used on the face of piers on the exterior of the plane sheds, station and observation tower. The architect is working out the thickness of the ribbing. A detail similar to the elevation appears on the submitted competition panel (DR1987:0359). Wright used a similar V-shaped motif in other contemporary projects.
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drawings
drawings
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1929
1929
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architecture
architecture
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CI007.S1.1949.PR02
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This project series documents Mies van der Rohe architecture project of for the Seagram Building in New York, United States, commissioned by Samuel Bronfman, and for which he was involved as architect, in collaboration with Philip Johnson, interior designer and furniture designer. The building was built between 1949 and 1958. The materiel in this series was produced between 1949 and 1997, but predominantly between 1949 and 1963. The series contains photographs of the exterior and the interior of the building predominantly by photographer Ezra Stoller, and also photographs and portraits of architects and creative team working of the design and planning of the Seagram Building project, including Mies van der Rohe, Philip Johnson and Phyllis Lambert. The serie also includes a conceptual sketch for the building Plaza by Mies van der Rohe.
CI007.S1.1949.PR02
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This project series documents Mies van der Rohe architecture project of for the Seagram Building in New York, United States, commissioned by Samuel Bronfman, and for which he was involved as architect, in collaboration with Philip Johnson, interior designer and furniture designer. The building was built between 1949 and 1958. The materiel in this series was produced between 1949 and 1997, but predominantly between 1949 and 1963. The series contains photographs of the exterior and the interior of the building predominantly by photographer Ezra Stoller, and also photographs and portraits of architects and creative team working of the design and planning of the Seagram Building project, including Mies van der Rohe, Philip Johnson and Phyllis Lambert. The serie also includes a conceptual sketch for the building Plaza by Mies van der Rohe.
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1949-1997
1949-1997
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Seagram Building, New York, United States (1949-1958)
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CI007.S1.1949.PR02
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This project series documents Mies van der Rohe architecture project of for the Seagram Building in New York, United States, commissioned by Samuel Bronfman, and for which he was involved as architect, in collaboration with Philip Johnson, interior designer and furniture designer. The building was built between 1949 and 1958. The materiel in this series was produced between 1949 and 1997, but predominantly between 1949 and 1963. The series contains photographs of the exterior and the interior of the building predominantly by photographer Ezra Stoller, and also photographs and portraits of architects and creative team working of the design and planning of the Seagram Building project, including Mies van der Rohe, Philip Johnson and Phyllis Lambert. The serie also includes a conceptual sketch for the building Plaza by Mies van der Rohe.
Seagram Building, New York, United States (1949-1958)
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CI007.S1.1949.PR02
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This project series documents Mies van der Rohe architecture project of for the Seagram Building in New York, United States, commissioned by Samuel Bronfman, and for which he was involved as architect, in collaboration with Philip Johnson, interior designer and furniture designer. The building was built between 1949 and 1958. The materiel in this series was produced between 1949 and 1997, but predominantly between 1949 and 1963. The series contains photographs of the exterior and the interior of the building predominantly by photographer Ezra Stoller, and also photographs and portraits of architects and creative team working of the design and planning of the Seagram Building project, including Mies van der Rohe, Philip Johnson and Phyllis Lambert. The serie also includes a conceptual sketch for the building Plaza by Mies van der Rohe.
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project
project
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1949-1997
1949-1997
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