Project
AP178.S1.1999.PR11
Description:
This project series documents the exhibition stand "Horm" at the Fiera del Mobile in Milan, Italy. While the records were held in the office’s archives this work was assigned the label "outro" in place of the usual project number, to designate that it was work done for an exhibition. The office assigned the dates 1999-2000 for this exhibition work. This project consisted of a stand for the furniture design brand Horm at the Fiera del Mobile (furniture fair). The materials document the built stand through a small number of photographs.
circa 2000
Stand "Horm" Fiera del Mobile ["Horm" stand for Fiera del Mobile], Milano (1999-2000)
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AP178.S1.1999.PR11
Description:
This project series documents the exhibition stand "Horm" at the Fiera del Mobile in Milan, Italy. While the records were held in the office’s archives this work was assigned the label "outro" in place of the usual project number, to designate that it was work done for an exhibition. The office assigned the dates 1999-2000 for this exhibition work. This project consisted of a stand for the furniture design brand Horm at the Fiera del Mobile (furniture fair). The materials document the built stand through a small number of photographs.
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circa 2000
Project
AP178.S1.1989.PR02
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This project series documents the Biblioteca de França (Bibliothèque Nationale de France) in Paris, France. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 62/80. The office assigned the date 1989 for this project. An architectural competition for the Bibliothèque Nationale de France was held in 1988. Siza proposed a design but was not selected by the jury to build the library. Dominique Perrault was the architect seletected and the library was open in 1996. Documenting this project are presentation drawings, competition documentation, and slides of models.
1989-2016
Biblioteca de França [National Library of France], Paris, France (1989)
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AP178.S1.1989.PR02
Description:
This project series documents the Biblioteca de França (Bibliothèque Nationale de France) in Paris, France. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 62/80. The office assigned the date 1989 for this project. An architectural competition for the Bibliothèque Nationale de France was held in 1988. Siza proposed a design but was not selected by the jury to build the library. Dominique Perrault was the architect seletected and the library was open in 1996. Documenting this project are presentation drawings, competition documentation, and slides of models.
Project
1989-2016
Sub-series
AP178.S1.1995.PR10.SS1
Description:
This project subseries documents the Conjunto Habitações in Quinta da Palmeira, Evora, Portugal. While the records were held in the office's archives, this project was assigned the number 66/90 A/B. The office assigned the date 1995 to this project. Documenting this project are sketches, studies, and plans. Photographic material includes photographs, slides and negatives of the project site and model. Textual material includes project documentation, notes, meeting minutes, contracts, technical specifications, and correpondence with Câmara Municipal de Évora, and Sociedade Hoteleira Do Arez.
1995-2008
Conjunto Habitações [Housing complex], Quinta da Palmeira, Evora, Portugal (1995)
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AP178.S1.1995.PR10.SS1
Description:
This project subseries documents the Conjunto Habitações in Quinta da Palmeira, Evora, Portugal. While the records were held in the office's archives, this project was assigned the number 66/90 A/B. The office assigned the date 1995 to this project. Documenting this project are sketches, studies, and plans. Photographic material includes photographs, slides and negatives of the project site and model. Textual material includes project documentation, notes, meeting minutes, contracts, technical specifications, and correpondence with Câmara Municipal de Évora, and Sociedade Hoteleira Do Arez.
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1995-2008
Ábalos Herreros constructed landscapes—or, more precisely, assembled them—by crudely juxtaposing a cast of semi-familiar characters. Novel to Spanish architecture in the 1980s, this pragmatic method of appropriation was developed and consistently employed as part of their design process. Borrowing, incorporating and transforming allowed ÁbalosHerreros to absorb the(...)
Octagonal gallery
23 July 2015 to 13 September 2015
Landscapes of the Hyperreal: Ábalos&Herreros selected by SO – IL
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Description:
Ábalos Herreros constructed landscapes—or, more precisely, assembled them—by crudely juxtaposing a cast of semi-familiar characters. Novel to Spanish architecture in the 1980s, this pragmatic method of appropriation was developed and consistently employed as part of their design process. Borrowing, incorporating and transforming allowed ÁbalosHerreros to absorb the(...)
Octagonal gallery
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AP178.S1.1994.PR03
Description:
This project series documents the Aparcamento de la Salle in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 46/90. The office assigned the date 1994 for this project. The site was located near the Calexio de La Salle, the Galician Centre of Contemporary Art, and the Santo Domingo de Bonaval Garden. The parking lot was intended to be two or three stories, including between 235 and 359 parking spaces. The project was not realized. Documenting this project are photographs of the model.
1994
Aparcamento de la Salle [La Salle parking lot], Santiago de Compostela, Spain (1994)
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AP178.S1.1994.PR03
Description:
This project series documents the Aparcamento de la Salle in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 46/90. The office assigned the date 1994 for this project. The site was located near the Calexio de La Salle, the Galician Centre of Contemporary Art, and the Santo Domingo de Bonaval Garden. The parking lot was intended to be two or three stories, including between 235 and 359 parking spaces. The project was not realized. Documenting this project are photographs of the model.
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1994
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AP178.S1.1988.PR06
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This project series documents the Galeria Carvalho Araújo in Lisbon, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 57/80. The office assigned the date 1988 for this project. The project files document the remodeling of a space into a showroom and shops for furniture, commissioned by Carvalho Araújo. The building program included a reception area, galleries and a vestibule. The project was realized. Documenting this project are sketches, studies, design development drawings, plans and working drawings. Textual materials include correspondence. Photographic materials document the built project.
1985-1989
Galeria Carvalho Araújo [Carvalho Araújo gallery], Lisbon, Portugal (1988)
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AP178.S1.1988.PR06
Description:
This project series documents the Galeria Carvalho Araújo in Lisbon, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 57/80. The office assigned the date 1988 for this project. The project files document the remodeling of a space into a showroom and shops for furniture, commissioned by Carvalho Araújo. The building program included a reception area, galleries and a vestibule. The project was realized. Documenting this project are sketches, studies, design development drawings, plans and working drawings. Textual materials include correspondence. Photographic materials document the built project.
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1985-1989
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AP178.S1.2002.PR04
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This project series documents the New Orleans building in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 58/00. The office assigned the date 2002 to this project. The New Orleans building is the tallest residential building in The Netherlands. The 45 storey skycraper includes 235 appartments, offices, a movie theater, a commercial area, and a private health club. The project was a collaboration with the architectural firm ADP. The project was realized. Documenting this project are sketches, correspondence, detail and installation plans, and models.
2002
New Orleans, Plot UG-8, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (2002)
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AP178.S1.2002.PR04
Description:
This project series documents the New Orleans building in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 58/00. The office assigned the date 2002 to this project. The New Orleans building is the tallest residential building in The Netherlands. The 45 storey skycraper includes 235 appartments, offices, a movie theater, a commercial area, and a private health club. The project was a collaboration with the architectural firm ADP. The project was realized. Documenting this project are sketches, correspondence, detail and installation plans, and models.
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2002
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AP178.S1.1996.PR02
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This project series documents the Concurso para o Metro do Porto in Porto, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 74/90. The office assigned the date 1996 to this project. At the end of 1994, an international competition was held to design and build the Porto Metro. Àlvaro Siza's design was not selected by the jury. Documenting this project are sketches, design development drawings, and presentation drawings. Photographic material documents the models and drawings. Textual material includes competition documentation and correspondence.
1995-2010
Concurso para o Metro do Porto [Competition for Porto Underground] Porto, Portugal (1996)
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AP178.S1.1996.PR02
Description:
This project series documents the Concurso para o Metro do Porto in Porto, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 74/90. The office assigned the date 1996 to this project. At the end of 1994, an international competition was held to design and build the Porto Metro. Àlvaro Siza's design was not selected by the jury. Documenting this project are sketches, design development drawings, and presentation drawings. Photographic material documents the models and drawings. Textual material includes competition documentation and correspondence.
Project
1995-2010
Project
Cidade da Cultura de Galicia
AP143.S4.D138
Description:
File documents an executed project for six related buildings: Museum of Galician History, New Technologies Center, Music Theatre, Central Services and Administration Building, Galician Library, Periodicals Archive, in Santiago da Compostela, Spain. Material in this file was produced between 1999 and 2007.
1999-2008
Cidade da Cultura de Galicia
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AP143.S4.D138
Description:
File documents an executed project for six related buildings: Museum of Galician History, New Technologies Center, Music Theatre, Central Services and Administration Building, Galician Library, Periodicals Archive, in Santiago da Compostela, Spain. Material in this file was produced between 1999 and 2007.
File 138
1999-2008
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