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AP177
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The RUR Architecture Kansai-kan of the National Diet Library project records, circa 1996, document the New York based firm’s competition entry for the Kansai Science City branch of Japan’s National Diet Library. Records show integration of landscape in the building’s design, exploration of the relationship between structure and surface, and a multimedia approach to building design. Records include 169 digital files, mostly CAD models and images; 42 drawings and printed renderings; and 5 models and casts.
AP177
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The RUR Architecture Kansai-kan of the National Diet Library project records, circa 1996, document the New York based firm’s competition entry for the Kansai Science City branch of Japan’s National Diet Library. Records show integration of landscape in the building’s design, exploration of the relationship between structure and surface, and a multimedia approach to building design. Records include 169 digital files, mostly CAD models and images; 42 drawings and printed renderings; and 5 models and casts.
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Date:
1996-2015
1996-2015
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RUR Architecture Kansai-kan of the National Diet Library project records
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AP177
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The RUR Architecture Kansai-kan of the National Diet Library project records, circa 1996, document the New York based firm’s competition entry for the Kansai Science City branch of Japan’s National Diet Library. Records show integration of landscape in the building’s design, exploration of the relationship between structure and surface, and a multimedia approach to building design. Records include 169 digital files, mostly CAD models and images; 42 drawings and printed renderings; and 5 models and casts.
RUR Architecture Kansai-kan of the National Diet Library project records
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AP177
Synopsis:
The RUR Architecture Kansai-kan of the National Diet Library project records, circa 1996, document the New York based firm’s competition entry for the Kansai Science City branch of Japan’s National Diet Library. Records show integration of landscape in the building’s design, exploration of the relationship between structure and surface, and a multimedia approach to building design. Records include 169 digital files, mostly CAD models and images; 42 drawings and printed renderings; and 5 models and casts.
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archives
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Fonds
archives
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Fonds
Date:
1996-2015
1996-2015
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events
events
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In this lecture, Amy Kulper locates architecture’s “digital turn” in 1988, when Thomas Knoll invented Photoshop. Originally developed as an image-editing software, Photoshop fit neatly within the long history of optical correction in the discipline. Yet its ubiquity today also prompts new questions. Does Photoshop simply introduce logics of adjustment, correction, and(...)
In this lecture, Amy Kulper locates architecture’s “digital turn” in 1988, when Thomas Knoll invented Photoshop. Originally developed as an image-editing software, Photoshop fit neatly within the long history of optical correction in the discipline. Yet its ubiquity today also prompts new questions. Does Photoshop simply introduce logics of adjustment, correction, and(...)
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Paul Desmarais Theatre
Paul Desmarais Theatre
Date:
9 June 2016, 6pm
9 June 2016, 6pm
Title:
Amy Kulper: Architecture’s Digital Turn and the Advent of Photoshop
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In this lecture, Amy Kulper locates architecture’s “digital turn” in 1988, when Thomas Knoll invented Photoshop. Originally developed as an image-editing software, Photoshop fit neatly within the long history of optical correction in the discipline. Yet its ubiquity today also prompts new questions. Does Photoshop simply introduce logics of adjustment, correction, and(...)
Amy Kulper: Architecture’s Digital Turn and the Advent of Photoshop
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Description:
In this lecture, Amy Kulper locates architecture’s “digital turn” in 1988, when Thomas Knoll invented Photoshop. Originally developed as an image-editing software, Photoshop fit neatly within the long history of optical correction in the discipline. Yet its ubiquity today also prompts new questions. Does Photoshop simply introduce logics of adjustment, correction, and(...)
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events
events
Date:
9 June 2016
6pm
9 June 2016
6pm
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Paul Desmarais Theatre
Paul Desmarais Theatre
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drawings, textual records
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57 textual record(s) and reprographic copy(ies)
drawings, textual records
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57 textual record(s) and reprographic copy(ies)
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DR1997:0070:001-057
Description:
- Danforth's thesis included a written component. Danforth researched the history, function and program of the museum, modern art gallery or exhibition hall, taking suggestions from Mies van der Rohe and Walter Peterhans about which ones he should examine. The group of documents includes an incomplete draft of Danforth's written text, as well as research notes and illustrations of museums/exhibition spaces by architects including Schinkel (Altes Museum, Berlin), Le Corbusier (Pavillon des Temps Nouveaux, Paris and Palais de Tokyo, Paris), Henry van de Velde, and H.P. Berlage.
DR1997:0070:001-057
Description:
- Danforth's thesis included a written component. Danforth researched the history, function and program of the museum, modern art gallery or exhibition hall, taking suggestions from Mies van der Rohe and Walter Peterhans about which ones he should examine. The group of documents includes an incomplete draft of Danforth's written text, as well as research notes and illustrations of museums/exhibition spaces by architects including Schinkel (Altes Museum, Berlin), Le Corbusier (Pavillon des Temps Nouveaux, Paris and Palais de Tokyo, Paris), Henry van de Velde, and H.P. Berlage.
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architecture, installation
architecture, installation
Date:
1940-1943
1940-1943
Title:
Research notes, draft text, and illustrations for a graduate thesis for a small museum, Department of Architecture, Illinois Institute of Technology
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DR1997:0070:001-057
Description:
- Danforth's thesis included a written component. Danforth researched the history, function and program of the museum, modern art gallery or exhibition hall, taking suggestions from Mies van der Rohe and Walter Peterhans about which ones he should examine. The group of documents includes an incomplete draft of Danforth's written text, as well as research notes and illustrations of museums/exhibition spaces by architects including Schinkel (Altes Museum, Berlin), Le Corbusier (Pavillon des Temps Nouveaux, Paris and Palais de Tokyo, Paris), Henry van de Velde, and H.P. Berlage.
Research notes, draft text, and illustrations for a graduate thesis for a small museum, Department of Architecture, Illinois Institute of Technology
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DR1997:0070:001-057
Description:
- Danforth's thesis included a written component. Danforth researched the history, function and program of the museum, modern art gallery or exhibition hall, taking suggestions from Mies van der Rohe and Walter Peterhans about which ones he should examine. The group of documents includes an incomplete draft of Danforth's written text, as well as research notes and illustrations of museums/exhibition spaces by architects including Schinkel (Altes Museum, Berlin), Le Corbusier (Pavillon des Temps Nouveaux, Paris and Palais de Tokyo, Paris), Henry van de Velde, and H.P. Berlage.
Form:
drawings, textual records
Quantity:
57 textual record(s) and reprographic copy(ies)
drawings, textual records
Quantity:
57 textual record(s) and reprographic copy(ies)
Date:
1940-1943
1940-1943
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Subject:
architecture, installation
architecture, installation
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archives
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Fonds
archives
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Fonds
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Pierre du Prey fonds
Pierre du Prey fonds
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AP133
Synopsis:
The Pierre du Prey fonds documents Pierre du Prey’s work as a researcher and writer on the history of architecture. The fonds contains documents related to his work for "The Villas of Pliny: from antiquity to posterity," published in 1994, and a catalog he produced on Ockham Park in Surrey, England. It also documents du Prey's professional activities as an architectural historian, such as his lectures or his attendance to congresses.
AP133
Synopsis:
The Pierre du Prey fonds documents Pierre du Prey’s work as a researcher and writer on the history of architecture. The fonds contains documents related to his work for "The Villas of Pliny: from antiquity to posterity," published in 1994, and a catalog he produced on Ockham Park in Surrey, England. It also documents du Prey's professional activities as an architectural historian, such as his lectures or his attendance to congresses.
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Date:
1967-2019
1967-2019
Title:
Pierre du Prey fonds
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AP133
Synopsis:
The Pierre du Prey fonds documents Pierre du Prey’s work as a researcher and writer on the history of architecture. The fonds contains documents related to his work for "The Villas of Pliny: from antiquity to posterity," published in 1994, and a catalog he produced on Ockham Park in Surrey, England. It also documents du Prey's professional activities as an architectural historian, such as his lectures or his attendance to congresses.
Pierre du Prey fonds
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AP133
Synopsis:
The Pierre du Prey fonds documents Pierre du Prey’s work as a researcher and writer on the history of architecture. The fonds contains documents related to his work for "The Villas of Pliny: from antiquity to posterity," published in 1994, and a catalog he produced on Ockham Park in Surrey, England. It also documents du Prey's professional activities as an architectural historian, such as his lectures or his attendance to congresses.
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archives
Level of archival description:
Fonds
archives
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Fonds
Date:
1967-2019
1967-2019
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books
books
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DR1974:0002:039
Description:
- One of two volumes of a history of Tuscan civil and military architecture to 1400, this publication includes several chapters on major cities such as Florence and Pisa with accounts of their important buildings, as well as discussions of many of the smaller towns in Tuscany. The text is accompanied by photomechanical illustrations, mostly sketches of scenes from bas-reliefs and manuscripts, but also including some illustrations of built structures.
DR1974:0002:039
Description:
- One of two volumes of a history of Tuscan civil and military architecture to 1400, this publication includes several chapters on major cities such as Florence and Pisa with accounts of their important buildings, as well as discussions of many of the smaller towns in Tuscany. The text is accompanied by photomechanical illustrations, mostly sketches of scenes from bas-reliefs and manuscripts, but also including some illustrations of built structures.
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Subject:
architecture, military
architecture, military
Date:
printed 1874
printed 1874
Title:
LETTRES SUR LA TOSCANE / EN 1400 / ARCHITECTURE CIVILE ET MILITAIRE / PAR / M. GEORGES ROHAULT DE FLEURY / MEMBRE DES ACADÉMIES DES BEAUX-ARTS DE FLORENCE ET DE PISE / TOME Ier
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DR1974:0002:039
Description:
- One of two volumes of a history of Tuscan civil and military architecture to 1400, this publication includes several chapters on major cities such as Florence and Pisa with accounts of their important buildings, as well as discussions of many of the smaller towns in Tuscany. The text is accompanied by photomechanical illustrations, mostly sketches of scenes from bas-reliefs and manuscripts, but also including some illustrations of built structures.
LETTRES SUR LA TOSCANE / EN 1400 / ARCHITECTURE CIVILE ET MILITAIRE / PAR / M. GEORGES ROHAULT DE FLEURY / MEMBRE DES ACADÉMIES DES BEAUX-ARTS DE FLORENCE ET DE PISE / TOME Ier
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DR1974:0002:039
Description:
- One of two volumes of a history of Tuscan civil and military architecture to 1400, this publication includes several chapters on major cities such as Florence and Pisa with accounts of their important buildings, as well as discussions of many of the smaller towns in Tuscany. The text is accompanied by photomechanical illustrations, mostly sketches of scenes from bas-reliefs and manuscripts, but also including some illustrations of built structures.
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books
books
Date:
printed 1874
printed 1874
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architecture, military
architecture, military
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books
books
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DR1974:0002:040
Description:
- One of two volumes of a history of Tuscan civil and military architecture to 1400, this publication includes several chapters on major cities such as Florence and Pisa with accounts of their important buildings, as well as discussions of many of the smaller towns in Tuscany. The text is accompanied by photomechanical illustrations, mostly sketches of scenes from bas-reliefs and manuscripts, but also including some illustrations of built structures.
DR1974:0002:040
Description:
- One of two volumes of a history of Tuscan civil and military architecture to 1400, this publication includes several chapters on major cities such as Florence and Pisa with accounts of their important buildings, as well as discussions of many of the smaller towns in Tuscany. The text is accompanied by photomechanical illustrations, mostly sketches of scenes from bas-reliefs and manuscripts, but also including some illustrations of built structures.
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Subject:
architecture, military
architecture, military
Date:
printed 1874
printed 1874
Title:
LETTRES SUR LA TOSCANE / EN 1400 / ARCHITECTURE CIVILE ET MILITAIRE / PAR / M. GEORGES ROHAULT DE FLEURY / MEMBRE DES ACADÉMIES DES BEAUX-ARTS DE FLORENCE ET DE PISE / TOME II
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DR1974:0002:040
Description:
- One of two volumes of a history of Tuscan civil and military architecture to 1400, this publication includes several chapters on major cities such as Florence and Pisa with accounts of their important buildings, as well as discussions of many of the smaller towns in Tuscany. The text is accompanied by photomechanical illustrations, mostly sketches of scenes from bas-reliefs and manuscripts, but also including some illustrations of built structures.
LETTRES SUR LA TOSCANE / EN 1400 / ARCHITECTURE CIVILE ET MILITAIRE / PAR / M. GEORGES ROHAULT DE FLEURY / MEMBRE DES ACADÉMIES DES BEAUX-ARTS DE FLORENCE ET DE PISE / TOME II
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DR1974:0002:040
Description:
- One of two volumes of a history of Tuscan civil and military architecture to 1400, this publication includes several chapters on major cities such as Florence and Pisa with accounts of their important buildings, as well as discussions of many of the smaller towns in Tuscany. The text is accompanied by photomechanical illustrations, mostly sketches of scenes from bas-reliefs and manuscripts, but also including some illustrations of built structures.
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books
books
Date:
printed 1874
printed 1874
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Subject:
architecture, military
architecture, military
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archives
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Fonds
archives
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Fonds
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Gianni Pettena fonds
Gianni Pettena fonds
Reference number:
AP207
Synopsis:
The Gianni Pettena fonds documents Pettena’s work as an artist, architect, critic, and professor of history of contemporary architecture from the 1960s to the end of the 2010s. It includes one hundred artistic and architectural projects, material related to exhibitions he curated and designed, and his writings.
AP207
Synopsis:
The Gianni Pettena fonds documents Pettena’s work as an artist, architect, critic, and professor of history of contemporary architecture from the 1960s to the end of the 2010s. It includes one hundred artistic and architectural projects, material related to exhibitions he curated and designed, and his writings.
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Date:
1960-2019
1960-2019
Title:
Gianni Pettena fonds
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AP207
Synopsis:
The Gianni Pettena fonds documents Pettena’s work as an artist, architect, critic, and professor of history of contemporary architecture from the 1960s to the end of the 2010s. It includes one hundred artistic and architectural projects, material related to exhibitions he curated and designed, and his writings.
Gianni Pettena fonds
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AP207
Synopsis:
The Gianni Pettena fonds documents Pettena’s work as an artist, architect, critic, and professor of history of contemporary architecture from the 1960s to the end of the 2010s. It includes one hundred artistic and architectural projects, material related to exhibitions he curated and designed, and his writings.
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archives
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Fonds
archives
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Fonds
Date:
1960-2019
1960-2019
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archives
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Fonds
archives
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Fonds
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Joseph Rykwert fonds
Joseph Rykwert fonds
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AP209
Synopsis:
The Joseph Rykwert fonds, 1928-2022, documents Joseph Rykwert’s career as an architectural historian, author and professor. The fonds includes the records for over a dozen monographs written between the mid-1960s and the mid-2010s as well as edited works and articles, and details his teaching and lecturing activities from the 1960s onwards in universities in Europe and the United States. The records highlight Joseph Rykwert’s multidisciplinary approach, which involved archaeology, anthropology and psychoanalysis in his study of the history and theory of architecture and of the urban form. The fonds is composed of textual records, publications and ephemera, and of photographs including multiple albums and a large number of slides; the fonds also documents Joseph Rykwert’s career as an independent designer through drawings realized between the late 1940s and the late 1970s.
AP209
Synopsis:
The Joseph Rykwert fonds, 1928-2022, documents Joseph Rykwert’s career as an architectural historian, author and professor. The fonds includes the records for over a dozen monographs written between the mid-1960s and the mid-2010s as well as edited works and articles, and details his teaching and lecturing activities from the 1960s onwards in universities in Europe and the United States. The records highlight Joseph Rykwert’s multidisciplinary approach, which involved archaeology, anthropology and psychoanalysis in his study of the history and theory of architecture and of the urban form. The fonds is composed of textual records, publications and ephemera, and of photographs including multiple albums and a large number of slides; the fonds also documents Joseph Rykwert’s career as an independent designer through drawings realized between the late 1940s and the late 1970s.
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Date:
1928-2022
1928-2022
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Joseph Rykwert fonds
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AP209
Synopsis:
The Joseph Rykwert fonds, 1928-2022, documents Joseph Rykwert’s career as an architectural historian, author and professor. The fonds includes the records for over a dozen monographs written between the mid-1960s and the mid-2010s as well as edited works and articles, and details his teaching and lecturing activities from the 1960s onwards in universities in Europe and the United States. The records highlight Joseph Rykwert’s multidisciplinary approach, which involved archaeology, anthropology and psychoanalysis in his study of the history and theory of architecture and of the urban form. The fonds is composed of textual records, publications and ephemera, and of photographs including multiple albums and a large number of slides; the fonds also documents Joseph Rykwert’s career as an independent designer through drawings realized between the late 1940s and the late 1970s.
Joseph Rykwert fonds
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AP209
Synopsis:
The Joseph Rykwert fonds, 1928-2022, documents Joseph Rykwert’s career as an architectural historian, author and professor. The fonds includes the records for over a dozen monographs written between the mid-1960s and the mid-2010s as well as edited works and articles, and details his teaching and lecturing activities from the 1960s onwards in universities in Europe and the United States. The records highlight Joseph Rykwert’s multidisciplinary approach, which involved archaeology, anthropology and psychoanalysis in his study of the history and theory of architecture and of the urban form. The fonds is composed of textual records, publications and ephemera, and of photographs including multiple albums and a large number of slides; the fonds also documents Joseph Rykwert’s career as an independent designer through drawings realized between the late 1940s and the late 1970s.
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archives
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Fonds
archives
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Fonds
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1928-2022
1928-2022
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articles
articles
Title:
A way of being an architect
A way of being an architect
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Sebastián Adamo and Marcelo Faiden revisit the recent architectural history of Buenos Aires
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26 April 2021
26 April 2021
Title:
A way of being an architect
Sebastián Adamo and Marcelo Faiden revisit the recent architectural history of Buenos Aires
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A way of being an architect
Sebastián Adamo and Marcelo Faiden revisit the recent architectural history of Buenos Aires
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textual records
textual records
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ARCH258555
Description:
2 page correspondence from Arthur Erickson in Montreal to Mrs. Leslie in Vancouver concerning his studies of architectural history.
ARCH258555
Description:
2 page correspondence from Arthur Erickson in Montreal to Mrs. Leslie in Vancouver concerning his studies of architectural history.
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Date:
March 12, 1947
March 12, 1947
Title:
Correspondence from Arthur Erickson to Mrs. Leslie
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ARCH258555
Description:
2 page correspondence from Arthur Erickson in Montreal to Mrs. Leslie in Vancouver concerning his studies of architectural history.
Correspondence from Arthur Erickson to Mrs. Leslie
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ARCH258555
Description:
2 page correspondence from Arthur Erickson in Montreal to Mrs. Leslie in Vancouver concerning his studies of architectural history.
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textual records
textual records
Date:
March 12, 1947
March 12, 1947
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