Lessons from Bernard Rudofsky is the first retrospective to examine the life and work of the controversial architect, designer, and critic whose groundbreaking buildings, exhibitions, and fashion designs challenged the Western world’s perceptions of comfort and culture. The exhibition highlights the diverse contributions of a unique and underappreciated pioneer of(...)
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4 July 2007 to 30 September 2007
Lessons from Bernard Rudofsky
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Lessons from Bernard Rudofsky is the first retrospective to examine the life and work of the controversial architect, designer, and critic whose groundbreaking buildings, exhibitions, and fashion designs challenged the Western world’s perceptions of comfort and culture. The exhibition highlights the diverse contributions of a unique and underappreciated pioneer of(...)
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CI001.S1.D4
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The three portfolios of "Croquis", originally attributed to Hubert Rohault de Fleury, but probably also including work by Charles, are particularly informative of the range of artistic and architectural interests of these architects. While some of the drawings in these portfolios may be travel sketches or based on travel sketches (Charles is known to have visited some of the locations depicted (1)), the majority are probably copied or adapted from books and prints. In some cases, these sources have been identified. The stylistic range of the drawings is eclectic; in addition to the expected Classical material, Gothic, Romanesque, Islamic, Exotic Revival (namely Etruscan and Egyptian), Renaissance and Baroque periods and styles as well as contemporary 19th century architecture are all represented. The subject matter is equally varied. DR1974:0002:032:001-066, two portfolios, includes arabesque ornament (some from Palazzo del Te and Palazzo Ducal in Mantua (2)), Islamic ornament motifs, tile patterns, Sicilian architectural subjects - mainly church interiors, and stonework and woodwork from Romanesque and Gothic structures . DR1974:0002:031:001-055, three portfolios, contains drawings of classical figures, Christian imagery and architectural sculpture from antique, medieval [?] and 19th century sources, sculpture from the 16th century sepulchral monument of Maximillian I, Italian Classical structures and contemporary classically-inspired subject matter including a number of Parisian fountains and monuments, and several English townhouses. DR1974:0002:030:001-065, four portfolios, includes drawings of Classical, Gothic and Exotic Revival buildings and interiors as well as a number of drawings of non-architectural subject matter including military subjects - fortification, armaments, soldiers, and revolutionary battle scenes - and topographic views. A folder of Italian views and buildings in this portfolio may have been intended for publication. The designs for interiors, Empire furniture, garden structures and several of the buildings are probably original designs by Hubert. (1) A description of Charles' travels based on his sketchbooks held by the Académie d'architecture is found in Académie d'architecture, 'Catalogue des collection' (Paris: Académie d'architecture, 1988) 35-36 and 230-241. (2) These drawings were copied from Wilhelm Zahn, 'Gemalte Ornamente von Julio Romano' (s.l., s.n, ca. 1833)., The three portfolios of "Croquis" were originally attributed to Hubert Rohault de Fleury, but probably also including work by Charles. The source and purpose of many of these drawings is unclear; some may be record drawings and travel sketches or based on travel sketches, but the majority are probably copied or adapted from books and prints. The stylistic range and subject matter of the drawings is broad and eclectic: arabesques, Islamic ornament, stonework and woodwork from Romanesque and Gothic structures (DR1974:0002:032:001-066); classical and Christian imagery, architectural sculpture from antique, medieval [?] and 19th century sources, Italian Classical structures, nineteenth century classically-inspired subject matter (DR1974:0002:031:001-055); non-architectural subject matter including military subjects, topographic views, and Italian views and buildings, possibly intended for publication (DR1974:0002:030:001-065). Portfolio, DR1974:0002:030:001-065 also includes interiors, Empire furniture, garden structures and Classical, Gothic and Exotic Revival buildings, some of which are probably original designs by Hubert Rohault de Fleury. Bibliography: - Bergdoll, Barry. "Hubert Rohault de Fleury: Cinquième Partie: Équisses et Dessins d'Ornament." 'CCA Research Report.' n.d. - Académie d'architecture (France). 'Catalogue des collections' (Paris: L'Academie, 1988), 35-37 and 230-241.
[1800-1868]
Miscellanea
CI001.S1.D4
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The three portfolios of "Croquis", originally attributed to Hubert Rohault de Fleury, but probably also including work by Charles, are particularly informative of the range of artistic and architectural interests of these architects. While some of the drawings in these portfolios may be travel sketches or based on travel sketches (Charles is known to have visited some of the locations depicted (1)), the majority are probably copied or adapted from books and prints. In some cases, these sources have been identified. The stylistic range of the drawings is eclectic; in addition to the expected Classical material, Gothic, Romanesque, Islamic, Exotic Revival (namely Etruscan and Egyptian), Renaissance and Baroque periods and styles as well as contemporary 19th century architecture are all represented. The subject matter is equally varied. DR1974:0002:032:001-066, two portfolios, includes arabesque ornament (some from Palazzo del Te and Palazzo Ducal in Mantua (2)), Islamic ornament motifs, tile patterns, Sicilian architectural subjects - mainly church interiors, and stonework and woodwork from Romanesque and Gothic structures . DR1974:0002:031:001-055, three portfolios, contains drawings of classical figures, Christian imagery and architectural sculpture from antique, medieval [?] and 19th century sources, sculpture from the 16th century sepulchral monument of Maximillian I, Italian Classical structures and contemporary classically-inspired subject matter including a number of Parisian fountains and monuments, and several English townhouses. DR1974:0002:030:001-065, four portfolios, includes drawings of Classical, Gothic and Exotic Revival buildings and interiors as well as a number of drawings of non-architectural subject matter including military subjects - fortification, armaments, soldiers, and revolutionary battle scenes - and topographic views. A folder of Italian views and buildings in this portfolio may have been intended for publication. The designs for interiors, Empire furniture, garden structures and several of the buildings are probably original designs by Hubert. (1) A description of Charles' travels based on his sketchbooks held by the Académie d'architecture is found in Académie d'architecture, 'Catalogue des collection' (Paris: Académie d'architecture, 1988) 35-36 and 230-241. (2) These drawings were copied from Wilhelm Zahn, 'Gemalte Ornamente von Julio Romano' (s.l., s.n, ca. 1833)., The three portfolios of "Croquis" were originally attributed to Hubert Rohault de Fleury, but probably also including work by Charles. The source and purpose of many of these drawings is unclear; some may be record drawings and travel sketches or based on travel sketches, but the majority are probably copied or adapted from books and prints. The stylistic range and subject matter of the drawings is broad and eclectic: arabesques, Islamic ornament, stonework and woodwork from Romanesque and Gothic structures (DR1974:0002:032:001-066); classical and Christian imagery, architectural sculpture from antique, medieval [?] and 19th century sources, Italian Classical structures, nineteenth century classically-inspired subject matter (DR1974:0002:031:001-055); non-architectural subject matter including military subjects, topographic views, and Italian views and buildings, possibly intended for publication (DR1974:0002:030:001-065). Portfolio, DR1974:0002:030:001-065 also includes interiors, Empire furniture, garden structures and Classical, Gothic and Exotic Revival buildings, some of which are probably original designs by Hubert Rohault de Fleury. Bibliography: - Bergdoll, Barry. "Hubert Rohault de Fleury: Cinquième Partie: Équisses et Dessins d'Ornament." 'CCA Research Report.' n.d. - Académie d'architecture (France). 'Catalogue des collections' (Paris: L'Academie, 1988), 35-37 and 230-241.
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The history of architecture addresses the relationships between spaces, buildings, urban geometries, and social practices—it tells us how an experience of space corresponds to an experience of the world. To this end, this lecture will analyze the sixteenth-century debate around the completion of the facade of the Basilica of San Petronio in Bologna, partially built in the(...)
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Guido Beltramini, church of San Petronio, Bologna, Andrea Palladio, Baldassare Peruzzi, Giacomo da Vignola
5 October 2017, 6:30pm
Guido Beltramini, what was history for patrons and architects in Bologna in 1579?
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The history of architecture addresses the relationships between spaces, buildings, urban geometries, and social practices—it tells us how an experience of space corresponds to an experience of the world. To this end, this lecture will analyze the sixteenth-century debate around the completion of the facade of the Basilica of San Petronio in Bologna, partially built in the(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre Keyword(s):
Guido Beltramini, church of San Petronio, Bologna, Andrea Palladio, Baldassare Peruzzi, Giacomo da Vignola
1973: Sorry, Out of Gas
1973: Sorry, Out of Gas captures the architectural innovation spurred by the 1973 oil crisis, when the value of oil increased exponentially and triggered economic, political, and social upheaval across the world. Featuring over 350 objects including architectural drawings, photographs, books and pamphlets, archival television footage, and historical artefacts, it maps the(...)
7 November 2007 to 20 April 2008
1973: Sorry, Out of Gas
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1973: Sorry, Out of Gas captures the architectural innovation spurred by the 1973 oil crisis, when the value of oil increased exponentially and triggered economic, political, and social upheaval across the world. Featuring over 350 objects including architectural drawings, photographs, books and pamphlets, archival television footage, and historical artefacts, it maps the(...)
Architect James Frazer Stirling’s work has resisted characterization because of its radical shifts in influence, named by others as prewar modernism to Neoclassicism, Rationalism and Brutalism to Postmodernism. But the continuity of his thinking emerges through the quantity and variety of material in the James Stirling/Michael Wilford Archive, a tool for understanding an(...)
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16 May 2012 to 14 October 2012
Notes from the Archive: James Frazer Stirling
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Architect James Frazer Stirling’s work has resisted characterization because of its radical shifts in influence, named by others as prewar modernism to Neoclassicism, Rationalism and Brutalism to Postmodernism. But the continuity of his thinking emerges through the quantity and variety of material in the James Stirling/Michael Wilford Archive, a tool for understanding an(...)
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AP156.S3.SS1.D28
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Le dossier documente le projet de Pierre Jeanneret d'un bâtiment démontable pour les dessinateurs de la Société centrale de alliages légers (SCAL) réalisé à Issoire en France, en 1940. Jeanneret collabore avec Jean Prouvé pour la réalisaition de ce projet. Le bâtiment consiste en un pavillon à portique axiale sur deux étages, la première structure à portique axial réalisée par Jean Prouvé. Ce projet à été présenté dans la publication spéciale "Solutions d'urgence" de la revue "Architecture d'aujourd'hui" publiée en 1945. Le dossier contient une photographie du bâtiment. File documents Pierre Jeanneret's project for a dismontable building for the offices of the draftsman of the Société centrale de alliages légers (SCAL) in Issoire, France, in 1940. Jeanneret works on this projet in collaboration with Jean Prouvé. The building consists in a two-storey pavilion with an axial gantry, the first structure of the type realized by Jean Prouvé. This project was presented in the special publication "Solutions d'urgence" of the serial "Architecture d'aujourd'hui" published in 1945. The file contains a photograph of the building.
1940
Bureau des dessinateurs de la SCAL, Issoire, France = Offices of the draftsman of the SCAL, Issoire, France
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AP156.S3.SS1.D28
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Le dossier documente le projet de Pierre Jeanneret d'un bâtiment démontable pour les dessinateurs de la Société centrale de alliages légers (SCAL) réalisé à Issoire en France, en 1940. Jeanneret collabore avec Jean Prouvé pour la réalisaition de ce projet. Le bâtiment consiste en un pavillon à portique axiale sur deux étages, la première structure à portique axial réalisée par Jean Prouvé. Ce projet à été présenté dans la publication spéciale "Solutions d'urgence" de la revue "Architecture d'aujourd'hui" publiée en 1945. Le dossier contient une photographie du bâtiment. File documents Pierre Jeanneret's project for a dismontable building for the offices of the draftsman of the Société centrale de alliages légers (SCAL) in Issoire, France, in 1940. Jeanneret works on this projet in collaboration with Jean Prouvé. The building consists in a two-storey pavilion with an axial gantry, the first structure of the type realized by Jean Prouvé. This project was presented in the special publication "Solutions d'urgence" of the serial "Architecture d'aujourd'hui" published in 1945. The file contains a photograph of the building.
Dossier 28
1940
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PH1981:0401.01:001-030
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Album showing several views of bridges, viaducts and contruction sites in France. Photographs are titled as follows: .01 G. Eiffel & Cie. Ingénieurs constructeurs à Levallois-Perret près Paris. Appareils à bascule pour le lançage des grands ponts. Système G. Eiffel & Cie. .02 Pont Maria-Pia sur le Douro à Porto.Compagnie Royale des Chemins de Fer Portugais projeté et exécuté par G. Eiffel & Cie .03 Exposition universelle de 1867. Réduction de dessins et photographies exposés dans la section des Travaux Publics [...] Médaille d'Or [14 reproductions of bridges, viaducs, the 'grande nef de l'Exposition et ses annexes' and elevation of one of the pavilions of the Halles Centrales of Bucharest] .04 Pont sous les voies de la Cie de l'Ouest à la rencontre du Boulevart [sic] extérieur et du Chemin de fer de Ceinture .05 Viaduc de La Creuse au Busseau d'Ahun .06 Viaduc de La Creuse au Busseau d'Ahun .07 Pont sous la Place de L'Europe à la sortie de la Gare St. Lazare à Paris .08 Ligne de Chalon à Dôle. Pont sur le Doubs, à une voie .09 Ligne d'Avignon à Salon. Pont sur la Durance, à deux voies .10 Genève .11 not titled .12 not titled .13 Chantier de montage .14 not titled .15 Viaduc de la Sagne de 5 arches de 20 mètres d'ouverture .16 Viaduc de Vignols de 10 arches de 20 mètres d'ouverture, côté amont .17 Viaduc de Vignols de 10 arches de 20 mètres d'ouverture, côté aval .18 Viaduc du Sarget de 5 arches de 20 mêtres d'ouverture .19 Viaduc de Pompadour. Mise au levage d'un Cintre d'après le système Varinot .20 Viaduc de Pompadour de 8 arches de 25 mêtres d'ouverture et 57 mêtres d'élévation. Vue du côté amont .21 Viaduc de Pompadour de 8 arches de 25 mêtres d'ouverture et 57 mêtres d'élévation. Vue du côté aval .22 Pont sur la Seine [? illegible] .23 Pont sur la Leze [? illegible] .24 Pont [?illegible] .25 Viaduc [?illegible] .26 Pont [?illegible] .27 Pont [?illegible] .28 Pont [?illegible] .29 not titled .30 not titled .31 Panorama on two pages: Chemin de fer de Condom à Port- Ste.-Marie. Pont sur la Garonne à Port- Ste.-Marie
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ca. 1864-1877
Album showing views of bridges, viaducts and building sites in France
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PH1981:0401.01:001-030
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Album showing several views of bridges, viaducts and contruction sites in France. Photographs are titled as follows: .01 G. Eiffel & Cie. Ingénieurs constructeurs à Levallois-Perret près Paris. Appareils à bascule pour le lançage des grands ponts. Système G. Eiffel & Cie. .02 Pont Maria-Pia sur le Douro à Porto.Compagnie Royale des Chemins de Fer Portugais projeté et exécuté par G. Eiffel & Cie .03 Exposition universelle de 1867. Réduction de dessins et photographies exposés dans la section des Travaux Publics [...] Médaille d'Or [14 reproductions of bridges, viaducs, the 'grande nef de l'Exposition et ses annexes' and elevation of one of the pavilions of the Halles Centrales of Bucharest] .04 Pont sous les voies de la Cie de l'Ouest à la rencontre du Boulevart [sic] extérieur et du Chemin de fer de Ceinture .05 Viaduc de La Creuse au Busseau d'Ahun .06 Viaduc de La Creuse au Busseau d'Ahun .07 Pont sous la Place de L'Europe à la sortie de la Gare St. Lazare à Paris .08 Ligne de Chalon à Dôle. Pont sur le Doubs, à une voie .09 Ligne d'Avignon à Salon. Pont sur la Durance, à deux voies .10 Genève .11 not titled .12 not titled .13 Chantier de montage .14 not titled .15 Viaduc de la Sagne de 5 arches de 20 mètres d'ouverture .16 Viaduc de Vignols de 10 arches de 20 mètres d'ouverture, côté amont .17 Viaduc de Vignols de 10 arches de 20 mètres d'ouverture, côté aval .18 Viaduc du Sarget de 5 arches de 20 mêtres d'ouverture .19 Viaduc de Pompadour. Mise au levage d'un Cintre d'après le système Varinot .20 Viaduc de Pompadour de 8 arches de 25 mêtres d'ouverture et 57 mêtres d'élévation. Vue du côté amont .21 Viaduc de Pompadour de 8 arches de 25 mêtres d'ouverture et 57 mêtres d'élévation. Vue du côté aval .22 Pont sur la Seine [? illegible] .23 Pont sur la Leze [? illegible] .24 Pont [?illegible] .25 Viaduc [?illegible] .26 Pont [?illegible] .27 Pont [?illegible] .28 Pont [?illegible] .29 not titled .30 not titled .31 Panorama on two pages: Chemin de fer de Condom à Port- Ste.-Marie. Pont sur la Garonne à Port- Ste.-Marie
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ca. 1864-1877
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191 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Paris : Société du Salon du dessin, 2015.
Le dessin d'architecture dans tous ses états / sous la direction de Claude Mignot ; textes réunis par Cordélia Hattori.
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191 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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Paris : Société du Salon du dessin, 2015.
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1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 30 cm
Paris : Éditions B42, [2022], ©2022
Avec le dessin / Pierre Charpin.
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Paris : Éditions B42, [2022], ©2022
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2 volumes (1249 pages) : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm.
Paris : Éditions du patrimoine : Centre des monuments nationaux, ©2009.
Peinture & dessin : vocabulaire typologique et technique / Ségolène Bergeon Langle, Pierre Curie ; préface d'Alain Rey.
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2 volumes (1249 pages) : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm.
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Paris : Éditions du patrimoine : Centre des monuments nationaux, ©2009.