photographs
PH1978:0206:030
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A partial view of the Seraskerate (later known as Ministry of War or Ministry of Defense; now Istanbul Üniversitesi) is visible in this photograph with the main building (also known as Ministry of War) in the lower left foreground; a building, possibly barracks, located north of the main building, in the left centre; and another building, located to the northeast of the main building, in the lower right.
architecture, engineering, military, topographic
between 1857 and 1899
View of the Süleymaniye Camii with a partial view of the Seraskerate (later known as Ministry of War or Ministry of Defense; now Istanbul Üniversitesi) in the foreground and the Unkapani Bridge (formerly Cisr-i Atik [Old Bridge]), Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey)
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PH1978:0206:030
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A partial view of the Seraskerate (later known as Ministry of War or Ministry of Defense; now Istanbul Üniversitesi) is visible in this photograph with the main building (also known as Ministry of War) in the lower left foreground; a building, possibly barracks, located north of the main building, in the left centre; and another building, located to the northeast of the main building, in the lower right.
photographs
between 1857 and 1899
architecture, engineering, military, topographic
textual records
AP206.S2.005
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File was originally housed in a binder along with content arranged in AP206.S2.002, AP206.S2.003 and AP206.S2.004. This file contains the following papers: "Future Urbanisation and Human Habitations" “A Lesson from Simla” "Tagore Theatre" “Planning of Office Buildings,” in Indian Construction News, January 1959 "Urbanism and Slum Clearance for Calcutta," 1961 "Primary Schools for North India," final paper at London Polytechnic, 1949
1949-1974
Published and unpublished papers (folder 4 of 4)
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AP206.S2.005
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File was originally housed in a binder along with content arranged in AP206.S2.002, AP206.S2.003 and AP206.S2.004. This file contains the following papers: "Future Urbanisation and Human Habitations" “A Lesson from Simla” "Tagore Theatre" “Planning of Office Buildings,” in Indian Construction News, January 1959 "Urbanism and Slum Clearance for Calcutta," 1961 "Primary Schools for North India," final paper at London Polytechnic, 1949
textual records
1949-1974
Project
Colina artificial, International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam, Leeuwarden, Netherlands (2005)
AP164.S1.2005.D3
Description:
The project series documents the design for an artificial hill and serves as the finish-line for the “Elfstedentocht”, Leeuwarden, Netherlands, at the International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam 2005. The firm identified this project as number 201. "The finish of the great race of the Elfstedentocht should be accompanied by a three-dimensial event which signals the site in the memory of the citizen. If from there, furthermore, the last part of the race is dominated we will be able to imagine that this three-dimensional event is a hybrid between a tribune and a landscaping milestone. […] If towards the South and East it disposes of a slope consisting of artificial lawn with solarium and tribunes above the canal and a scating [sic] park, then towards the North it could house the sport installations with tribunes and a climbing zone with the result that this minimum architectural organization could give life to the site during all year basing on the small sports center, solarium and skating track. A shelter structure crowns the artificial hill composing a lookout spot from where one dominates the whole city and the surrounding landscape." (ARCH270975) Documenting the project are conceptual and presentation drawings, digital, graphic and reference materials, correspondence, publications, competition documents, and agreements.
1982, 2005, predominant 2005
Colina artificial, International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam, Leeuwarden, Netherlands (2005)
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AP164.S1.2005.D3
Description:
The project series documents the design for an artificial hill and serves as the finish-line for the “Elfstedentocht”, Leeuwarden, Netherlands, at the International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam 2005. The firm identified this project as number 201. "The finish of the great race of the Elfstedentocht should be accompanied by a three-dimensial event which signals the site in the memory of the citizen. If from there, furthermore, the last part of the race is dominated we will be able to imagine that this three-dimensional event is a hybrid between a tribune and a landscaping milestone. […] If towards the South and East it disposes of a slope consisting of artificial lawn with solarium and tribunes above the canal and a scating [sic] park, then towards the North it could house the sport installations with tribunes and a climbing zone with the result that this minimum architectural organization could give life to the site during all year basing on the small sports center, solarium and skating track. A shelter structure crowns the artificial hill composing a lookout spot from where one dominates the whole city and the surrounding landscape." (ARCH270975) Documenting the project are conceptual and presentation drawings, digital, graphic and reference materials, correspondence, publications, competition documents, and agreements.
Project
1982, 2005, predominant 2005
Project
AP075.S1.1957.PR01
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This project series documents Cornelie Hahn Oberlander's landscape project for the University of British Columbia's Faculty Club, a social club providing accomodation and recreation for members of the Society, in Vancouver. The Faculty Club is located on the northern edge of the University of British Columbia's campus and overlook the Burrard Inlet and the North Shore Mountains. Oberlander worked on this project from 1956-1959 with architect Fred Lasserre and later architect Arthur Erickson in 1963. During the first phase of the construction in 1956, Oberlander designed the parking area, the upper terrace, and garden with a water feature of water cascading into a series of square basins. For the second phase of the design, Oberlander worked with architect Arthur Erickson, who connected the water feature to a larger pool situated next to a new pavilion. In 2008, the Faculty Club was converted into classrooms and Oberlander was hired to revitalise the planting areas around the club. The project series contains sketches for the upper terrace, design development drawings, including landscape plans, grading plans and planting plans, presentation drawings and working drawings, including building plans used for reference. The project series also includes photographs.
1957-1959
University Faculty Club, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia (1957-1959)
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AP075.S1.1957.PR01
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This project series documents Cornelie Hahn Oberlander's landscape project for the University of British Columbia's Faculty Club, a social club providing accomodation and recreation for members of the Society, in Vancouver. The Faculty Club is located on the northern edge of the University of British Columbia's campus and overlook the Burrard Inlet and the North Shore Mountains. Oberlander worked on this project from 1956-1959 with architect Fred Lasserre and later architect Arthur Erickson in 1963. During the first phase of the construction in 1956, Oberlander designed the parking area, the upper terrace, and garden with a water feature of water cascading into a series of square basins. For the second phase of the design, Oberlander worked with architect Arthur Erickson, who connected the water feature to a larger pool situated next to a new pavilion. In 2008, the Faculty Club was converted into classrooms and Oberlander was hired to revitalise the planting areas around the club. The project series contains sketches for the upper terrace, design development drawings, including landscape plans, grading plans and planting plans, presentation drawings and working drawings, including building plans used for reference. The project series also includes photographs.
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1957-1959
photographs
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57 slide(s)
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PH1979:0628:001-057
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- The group consists of six photomicrographs, three details of hedges, one view of New Forest, Hampshire, England, and one view of an unidentified forest. The group also consists of architectural views of Southwell Minster, Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England; Cathédrale Saint-Etienne de Bourges, Bourges, France; York Minster, York, North Yorkshire, England; Ely Cathedral, Ely, Cambridgeshire, England; Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England; and Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England.
1883-1930
No title
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PH1979:0628:001-057
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- The group consists of six photomicrographs, three details of hedges, one view of New Forest, Hampshire, England, and one view of an unidentified forest. The group also consists of architectural views of Southwell Minster, Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England; Cathédrale Saint-Etienne de Bourges, Bourges, France; York Minster, York, North Yorkshire, England; Ely Cathedral, Ely, Cambridgeshire, England; Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England; and Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England.
photographs
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57 slide(s)
1883-1930
Series
AP175.S1
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Series 1, Erasmus Bridge, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 1990-1996, documents the design, conception and construction of a third bridge for Rotterdam over the Nieuwe Maas River. The bridge connects the Kop van Zuid neighborhood, located on the south side of the river, to Willemsplein, located on the north side. The bridge is considered as a landmark in Rotterdam’s landscape. The Erasmus Bridge was a formative project in the thinking of UNStudio. It was originally supposed to be designed by architect Maarten Struijs who was the city of Rotterdam principal architect and who is responsible for the concept of the neighboring Willem Bridge. Ben van Berkel came later into the project and was hired as a designing consultant along with architect Wim Quist. Ben van Berkel proposed design was selected allowing him and his firm, which was called Van Berkel & Bos Architectuurbureau at that time, to supervise the conception and construction of the project, from the original concept to piers design to the selection of every item of bridge furniture such as traffic lights, bridge camera and handrails. The bridge was designed to fit the distinct character and industrial past of Rotterdam. The construction of this landmark was one component of a larger redevelopment project, coinciding with other major developments in the city of Rotterdam. The goal was to develop a dense urban intervention on the southern shore of the Nieuwe Maas, in the Kop van Zuid neighborhood. This explains the implication of UNStudio in the planning of urban configuration of the neighborhoods on both sides of the river and their work for Spido, a ferry company operating on the Nieuwe Maas, work spaces and parking garage. This commercial building was designed by the firm and also hosts The Grand Café and Jazz Café. This commercial building is integrated to one of the bridge pillar on the north shore of the river. For the design the firm used AutoCAD to work along with engineers and to conceptualize 3D models. They also used the software to evaluate the circulation flow of drivers, pedestrians and streetcars, measuring its impact on the structure and the urban configuration of the neighborhoods on both sides of the river. The records contain sketches for bridge and pier design, plans and sections for pier, Spido and bridge, architectural and construction details created by engineering companies for every component of the bridge, from drawbridge, to cable car system, to bridge furnitures such as traffic light, handrails and cameras and photographs documenting the research for precedent and the original configuration of the neighborhoods on both sides of the river. The record contains AutoCAD plans, details and sections for both the bridge and Spido parking garage. The records also contain one physical model: a small scale plastic, glass and metal model of the bridge.
1990-1996
Erasmus Bridge, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 1990-1996
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AP175.S1
Description:
Series 1, Erasmus Bridge, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 1990-1996, documents the design, conception and construction of a third bridge for Rotterdam over the Nieuwe Maas River. The bridge connects the Kop van Zuid neighborhood, located on the south side of the river, to Willemsplein, located on the north side. The bridge is considered as a landmark in Rotterdam’s landscape. The Erasmus Bridge was a formative project in the thinking of UNStudio. It was originally supposed to be designed by architect Maarten Struijs who was the city of Rotterdam principal architect and who is responsible for the concept of the neighboring Willem Bridge. Ben van Berkel came later into the project and was hired as a designing consultant along with architect Wim Quist. Ben van Berkel proposed design was selected allowing him and his firm, which was called Van Berkel & Bos Architectuurbureau at that time, to supervise the conception and construction of the project, from the original concept to piers design to the selection of every item of bridge furniture such as traffic lights, bridge camera and handrails. The bridge was designed to fit the distinct character and industrial past of Rotterdam. The construction of this landmark was one component of a larger redevelopment project, coinciding with other major developments in the city of Rotterdam. The goal was to develop a dense urban intervention on the southern shore of the Nieuwe Maas, in the Kop van Zuid neighborhood. This explains the implication of UNStudio in the planning of urban configuration of the neighborhoods on both sides of the river and their work for Spido, a ferry company operating on the Nieuwe Maas, work spaces and parking garage. This commercial building was designed by the firm and also hosts The Grand Café and Jazz Café. This commercial building is integrated to one of the bridge pillar on the north shore of the river. For the design the firm used AutoCAD to work along with engineers and to conceptualize 3D models. They also used the software to evaluate the circulation flow of drivers, pedestrians and streetcars, measuring its impact on the structure and the urban configuration of the neighborhoods on both sides of the river. The records contain sketches for bridge and pier design, plans and sections for pier, Spido and bridge, architectural and construction details created by engineering companies for every component of the bridge, from drawbridge, to cable car system, to bridge furnitures such as traffic light, handrails and cameras and photographs documenting the research for precedent and the original configuration of the neighborhoods on both sides of the river. The record contains AutoCAD plans, details and sections for both the bridge and Spido parking garage. The records also contain one physical model: a small scale plastic, glass and metal model of the bridge.
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1990-1996
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Peter Caspari fonds
AP123
Synopsis:
The Peter Caspari fonds documents the education, personal and military activities of architect Peter Caspari from student work in Berlin to his immigration to England, and participation in WWII. The majority of the documents in the fonds consist of drawings relating to student building design projects, and textual records relating to architecture course notes, training for the Pioneer Corps, and professional registration as an architect.
1928-1941
Peter Caspari fonds
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AP123
Synopsis:
The Peter Caspari fonds documents the education, personal and military activities of architect Peter Caspari from student work in Berlin to his immigration to England, and participation in WWII. The majority of the documents in the fonds consist of drawings relating to student building design projects, and textual records relating to architecture course notes, training for the Pioneer Corps, and professional registration as an architect.
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Fonds
1928-1941
Project
AP075.S1.1979.PR05
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Project series documents Cornelia Hahn Oberlander's landscape project for the Discovery Parks' site on the Simon Fraser University campus, in Burnaby, British Columbia. Created in 1979, Discovery Parks is an organization with the mission to accomodate scientific and technological research activities by building and renting research installations. Initially founded by the provincial government, Discovery Parks became self-governning and independant in 1990. Oberlander worked on this project from 1979-1984 with Russell Vandiver Architects. The project consisted in creating three research building north of University Drive, in the Naheeto Park, with landscaped recreational areas between each buildings. The project was later reduce to one research building located at the corner of Nelson Way and University Drive, on the far east end of the initial site. Oberlander's landscape design consisted in trees planting along the street, the parking lot and the driveway, and creating a recreational area for staff and students. The project series contains textual records, including research, Oberlander's concept notes, project proposals, correspondence with architect and clients, specifications, and financial documents. The project series also comprises photographs and working drawings, such as proposed sites plans, site plans, grading plans, planting plans and landscape plans.
1971-1989
Discovery Parks, Simon Fraser University Site, Burnaby, British Columbia (1979-1984)
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AP075.S1.1979.PR05
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Project series documents Cornelia Hahn Oberlander's landscape project for the Discovery Parks' site on the Simon Fraser University campus, in Burnaby, British Columbia. Created in 1979, Discovery Parks is an organization with the mission to accomodate scientific and technological research activities by building and renting research installations. Initially founded by the provincial government, Discovery Parks became self-governning and independant in 1990. Oberlander worked on this project from 1979-1984 with Russell Vandiver Architects. The project consisted in creating three research building north of University Drive, in the Naheeto Park, with landscaped recreational areas between each buildings. The project was later reduce to one research building located at the corner of Nelson Way and University Drive, on the far east end of the initial site. Oberlander's landscape design consisted in trees planting along the street, the parking lot and the driveway, and creating a recreational area for staff and students. The project series contains textual records, including research, Oberlander's concept notes, project proposals, correspondence with architect and clients, specifications, and financial documents. The project series also comprises photographs and working drawings, such as proposed sites plans, site plans, grading plans, planting plans and landscape plans.
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1971-1989
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AP075.S1.2007.PR02
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Project series documents Cornelia Hahn Oberlander's work for the renewal of Robson Square in Vancouver. This project series concerns work on Robson Square grounds starting from the mid 2000s to early 2010s to which Oberlander participated as landscape architect or consultaing landscape architect. Oberlander worked with Arthur Erickson on the earliest revitalisation projects, but also with other architectural firms, including Grout McTavish Architects. It includes revitisation works, such as sunken plaza revitalization, the Nelson Street Plaza revitalisation, addition of a 'grass wave' or a mound in 2008 for the North Plaza, renovations for the 2010 Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic Games, and Ice Rink Expansion and Revitalisation of Ice Rink Plaza. The project series contains predominantly textual records, including correspondence with client, architects, consultants and contractors, specifications, including landscape specifications, minutes of projects meetings, inspections reports and press clippings and articles on the revitalisation projects. The project is also documented through landscape drawings, such as planting plans, irrigation and grading plans, landscape sections, and details for planters. It also includes sets of building plans used as reference and digital photographs of planting and landscape maintenance. Project series comprises documents related to the preservation of Robson Square, including documentation, articles and clippings, and correspondence.
1994-2016
Robson Square Renewal, Vancouver, British Columbia (2007)
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AP075.S1.2007.PR02
Description:
Project series documents Cornelia Hahn Oberlander's work for the renewal of Robson Square in Vancouver. This project series concerns work on Robson Square grounds starting from the mid 2000s to early 2010s to which Oberlander participated as landscape architect or consultaing landscape architect. Oberlander worked with Arthur Erickson on the earliest revitalisation projects, but also with other architectural firms, including Grout McTavish Architects. It includes revitisation works, such as sunken plaza revitalization, the Nelson Street Plaza revitalisation, addition of a 'grass wave' or a mound in 2008 for the North Plaza, renovations for the 2010 Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic Games, and Ice Rink Expansion and Revitalisation of Ice Rink Plaza. The project series contains predominantly textual records, including correspondence with client, architects, consultants and contractors, specifications, including landscape specifications, minutes of projects meetings, inspections reports and press clippings and articles on the revitalisation projects. The project is also documented through landscape drawings, such as planting plans, irrigation and grading plans, landscape sections, and details for planters. It also includes sets of building plans used as reference and digital photographs of planting and landscape maintenance. Project series comprises documents related to the preservation of Robson Square, including documentation, articles and clippings, and correspondence.
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1994-2016
photographs
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46 slide(s)
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PH1979:0630:001-046
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- The group consists of architectural views of York Minster, York, North Yorkshire, England; Southwell Minster, Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England; Cathédrale de Chartres, Chartres, Eure-et-Loir, France; St. Cross Church, Winchester, Hampshire, England; Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England; St. Davids Cathedral, St. David's, Wales; Saint-Trophime, Arles, France; Ely Cathedral, Ely, Cambridgeshire, England; and Cathédrale Saint-Etienne de Bourges, Bourges, France. The group also consists of two details of hedges.
1883-1930
No title
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PH1979:0630:001-046
Description:
- The group consists of architectural views of York Minster, York, North Yorkshire, England; Southwell Minster, Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England; Cathédrale de Chartres, Chartres, Eure-et-Loir, France; St. Cross Church, Winchester, Hampshire, England; Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England; St. Davids Cathedral, St. David's, Wales; Saint-Trophime, Arles, France; Ely Cathedral, Ely, Cambridgeshire, England; and Cathédrale Saint-Etienne de Bourges, Bourges, France. The group also consists of two details of hedges.
photographs
Quantity:
46 slide(s)
1883-1930