Sub-series
Partnerships and Conferences
AP149.S3.SS2
Description:
This sub-series documents the partnerships between Minimum Cost Housing Group and other institutions for planning of conferences and the production of publications on low-cost housing, environments, architecture or human conditions. The material in this series was created between 1970 and 2011 and includes predominantly textual records such as correspondence, reports, financial documents, presentation texts, and photographs for publications or conferences.
1970-2011
Partnerships and Conferences
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AP149.S3.SS2
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This sub-series documents the partnerships between Minimum Cost Housing Group and other institutions for planning of conferences and the production of publications on low-cost housing, environments, architecture or human conditions. The material in this series was created between 1970 and 2011 and includes predominantly textual records such as correspondence, reports, financial documents, presentation texts, and photographs for publications or conferences.
Sub-series
1970-2011
Sub-series
Visual material
AP149.S4.SS2
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File consists of slides library of visual material for lectures and courses given by Witold Rybczynski or Vikram Bhatt for presentation related to the Minimum Cost Housing Group or for seminars of the School of Architecture. The material was produced between 1970 and 2001 and includes slides on low-cost housing, alternative energy, urban argiculture, and human settlement in developping countries.
1970-2001
Visual material
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AP149.S4.SS2
Description:
File consists of slides library of visual material for lectures and courses given by Witold Rybczynski or Vikram Bhatt for presentation related to the Minimum Cost Housing Group or for seminars of the School of Architecture. The material was produced between 1970 and 2001 and includes slides on low-cost housing, alternative energy, urban argiculture, and human settlement in developping countries.
Sub-series
1970-2001
textual records
Ottawa Meeting
ARCH186998
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Design Conference on Housing at Carleton University, 1962
1959
Ottawa Meeting
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ARCH186998
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Design Conference on Housing at Carleton University, 1962
textual records
1959
Series
AP149.S2
Description:
Series related to the theses, the research papers and various other publications by the Minimum Cost Housing Group, or to which they participated to between 1970 and 1982. The material in this series was produced between 1947 and 1999. The series contains textual records, photographs and books, including copies of the publications, and an important collection of reference material on low-cost housing, human settlement, and ecological energies.
1947-1999
Theses, research papers and other publications
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AP149.S2
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Series related to the theses, the research papers and various other publications by the Minimum Cost Housing Group, or to which they participated to between 1970 and 1982. The material in this series was produced between 1947 and 1999. The series contains textual records, photographs and books, including copies of the publications, and an important collection of reference material on low-cost housing, human settlement, and ecological energies.
Series
1947-1999
Series
Research Library
AP149.S5
Description:
This series documents Minimum Cost Housing Group's research library. It consists of publications, which as published material is accessible through the CCA library to facilitate description and access. These publications can be found and requested for consultation on the CCA website using the search term "Minimum Cost Housing Group fonds." There are about 908 monographs and 160 periodicals collected since the foundation of the groupe in the early 1970s, until 2017, the year of the donation of the material to the CCA. The publications are mostly from the mid-1930s to the early 2010s and are mainly in English, French, and Spanish, but includes various other languages such as German, Hindi, and Mandarin. The collection includes numerous publications related to sustainable architecture, low-cost construction and housing, and urban agriculture. A major theme across these publications is housing and urban planning in the developing world. These publications are complemented by numerous reports from organizations such as the World Bank and various branches of the United Nations.
1935-2013
Research Library
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AP149.S5
Description:
This series documents Minimum Cost Housing Group's research library. It consists of publications, which as published material is accessible through the CCA library to facilitate description and access. These publications can be found and requested for consultation on the CCA website using the search term "Minimum Cost Housing Group fonds." There are about 908 monographs and 160 periodicals collected since the foundation of the groupe in the early 1970s, until 2017, the year of the donation of the material to the CCA. The publications are mostly from the mid-1930s to the early 2010s and are mainly in English, French, and Spanish, but includes various other languages such as German, Hindi, and Mandarin. The collection includes numerous publications related to sustainable architecture, low-cost construction and housing, and urban agriculture. A major theme across these publications is housing and urban planning in the developing world. These publications are complemented by numerous reports from organizations such as the World Bank and various branches of the United Nations.
Series
1935-2013
archives
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Collection
J.J.P. Oud Collection
CI005
Synopsis:
The J.J.P. Oud Collection, 1911-1973, documents J.J.P. Oud's work as an architect between 1911 and 1973. The collection is focussed on Oud’s architectural projects, including work on major exectued and unrealized buildings in the Netherlands, Germany, Czechoslovakia, and the United States. The collection also includes Oud's designs for diverse projects on public housing, war memorials and interior design.
1908-1966 (1911-1963 predominant)
J.J.P. Oud Collection
CI005
Synopsis:
The J.J.P. Oud Collection, 1911-1973, documents J.J.P. Oud's work as an architect between 1911 and 1973. The collection is focussed on Oud’s architectural projects, including work on major exectued and unrealized buildings in the Netherlands, Germany, Czechoslovakia, and the United States. The collection also includes Oud's designs for diverse projects on public housing, war memorials and interior design.
archives
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Collection institutionnelle
1908-1966 (1911-1963 predominant)
Sub-series
Other publications
AP149.S2.SS2
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File related to other publications by the Minimum Cost Housing Group, or publication to which the group participated, about low-cost housing and energy saving devices, including to various edition of the publication "Open House International". The material in this file was produced in the 1970s and between 1981 and 1988. The file contains textual records, predominantly dummies, including a dummy for the publication "Open House International", but also correspondence and photographs related to these publications.
1970-1988
Other publications
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AP149.S2.SS2
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File related to other publications by the Minimum Cost Housing Group, or publication to which the group participated, about low-cost housing and energy saving devices, including to various edition of the publication "Open House International". The material in this file was produced in the 1970s and between 1981 and 1988. The file contains textual records, predominantly dummies, including a dummy for the publication "Open House International", but also correspondence and photographs related to these publications.
Sub-series
1970-1988
Project
AP149.S1.1995.PR01
Description:
This project series documents Minimum Cost Housing Group's project a proposal for urban upgrading in La Esperanza, Mexico in collaboration with the municipal gouvernment of Zihuatanejo, in 1995 and 1996. The project for upgrading popular housing, is also known as the "Fingers of Hope" (in Spanish "Los dedos de la esperanza).Included in the project series are documents related to the production of presentation panels for the proposal of urban upgrading and the final version of the presentation panels with photographs and houses plans.
1995
Urban upgrading proposals in Mexico
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AP149.S1.1995.PR01
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This project series documents Minimum Cost Housing Group's project a proposal for urban upgrading in La Esperanza, Mexico in collaboration with the municipal gouvernment of Zihuatanejo, in 1995 and 1996. The project for upgrading popular housing, is also known as the "Fingers of Hope" (in Spanish "Los dedos de la esperanza).Included in the project series are documents related to the production of presentation panels for the proposal of urban upgrading and the final version of the presentation panels with photographs and houses plans.
Project
1995
textual records
AP149.S2.SS3.047
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Reference material from the reference library of the Minimum Cost Housing Group. Includes photocopies of publication on on urban agriculture, such as policies and regulations, implementation and case study. Also includes a folder on a case study in China, a folder on slums and housing improvement for self-help and a folder on housing policies in Africa.
1970s-1990s
Reference material on urban agriculture
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AP149.S2.SS3.047
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Reference material from the reference library of the Minimum Cost Housing Group. Includes photocopies of publication on on urban agriculture, such as policies and regulations, implementation and case study. Also includes a folder on a case study in China, a folder on slums and housing improvement for self-help and a folder on housing policies in Africa.
textual records
1970s-1990s
2016 Visiting Scholar Olumuyiwa Adegun presents his research: European cities of the nineteenth century, like African cities today, experienced severe housing problems. Shanty towns marked Berlin and Paris in ways that are similar to how Nairobi and Johannesburg have been characterized by informal settlements in the last few decades. This lecture explores the history of(...)
Shaughnessy House
4 August 2016, 6pm
Visiting Scholar Seminar: Olumuyiwa Adegun
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2016 Visiting Scholar Olumuyiwa Adegun presents his research: European cities of the nineteenth century, like African cities today, experienced severe housing problems. Shanty towns marked Berlin and Paris in ways that are similar to how Nairobi and Johannesburg have been characterized by informal settlements in the last few decades. This lecture explores the history of(...)
Shaughnessy House