Sub-series
AP197.S1.SS3
Description:
This subseries documents Frampton's activities as Graham Foundation Fellow at the Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies (IAUS), including the development and design of IAUS’s only built project, the Low-Rise High-Density (LRHD) housing project in Brooklyn, New York. Also documented in this series are some of Frampton's other activities for IAUS. Frampton was not only co-founding editor of IAUS's magazine, "Oppositions" (1973), but also served as an editor for all of IAUS's publications; their journal, book series, and catalogue series. IAUS also served as a cultural space that held lectures for highschool and undergraduate students. Materials in this subseries consist of elevation and site drawings for the LRHD housing project and photographic materials for MoMA’s exhibition on the LRHD. Textual documentation is comprised of IAUS’s original application to the Ford Foundation and drafts of Frampton’s writings on the LRHD as well as IAUS meeting minutes, IAUS by-laws, announcement pamphlets, booklets, IAUS research programs and outlines of seminar sessions, correspondence, postcards, and posters. The subseries also includes an IAUS watch.
1970-2015
Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies (IAUS) (1970-1982)
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AP197.S1.SS3
Description:
This subseries documents Frampton's activities as Graham Foundation Fellow at the Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies (IAUS), including the development and design of IAUS’s only built project, the Low-Rise High-Density (LRHD) housing project in Brooklyn, New York. Also documented in this series are some of Frampton's other activities for IAUS. Frampton was not only co-founding editor of IAUS's magazine, "Oppositions" (1973), but also served as an editor for all of IAUS's publications; their journal, book series, and catalogue series. IAUS also served as a cultural space that held lectures for highschool and undergraduate students. Materials in this subseries consist of elevation and site drawings for the LRHD housing project and photographic materials for MoMA’s exhibition on the LRHD. Textual documentation is comprised of IAUS’s original application to the Ford Foundation and drafts of Frampton’s writings on the LRHD as well as IAUS meeting minutes, IAUS by-laws, announcement pamphlets, booklets, IAUS research programs and outlines of seminar sessions, correspondence, postcards, and posters. The subseries also includes an IAUS watch.
Subseries
1970-2015
textual records
ARCH153676
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essay by Roderick J. Lawrence rejected for publication by editorial board of Oppositions magazine
1981
Architectural Space and Society: Towards a Structural Analysis
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ARCH153676
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essay by Roderick J. Lawrence rejected for publication by editorial board of Oppositions magazine
textual records
1981
Project
CI005.S1.1949.PR1
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Vredenburg Square – originally designed by H.P. Berlage in 1919 – had become problematic for traffic congestion; the problem was compounded by the erection of the Jaarbeurs Exhibition Complex. Utrecht city council commissioned Oud to design a square with architect C. Wegener Sleeswijk. Oud modified Sleeswijk's original expansion plan to create a design for a twelve-storey tower block that would take up less space and open up the southeast side of the square. In addition to the Jaarbeurs tower, Oud suggested placing more emphasis on the square's entrance. Oud also modified the traffic routes and created a semi-circular facade across from a secretariat. Although the city council approved Oud's plan in 1951, his design was unrealized as the council ultimately commissioned another architectural firm's design (Taverne et al. 2001, 472-473). Project series includes plans for the Vredenburg development.
1949-1961
Urban Design, Vredenburg Mixed-Use Development, Utrecht, Netherlands (1949-1961)
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CI005.S1.1949.PR1
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Vredenburg Square – originally designed by H.P. Berlage in 1919 – had become problematic for traffic congestion; the problem was compounded by the erection of the Jaarbeurs Exhibition Complex. Utrecht city council commissioned Oud to design a square with architect C. Wegener Sleeswijk. Oud modified Sleeswijk's original expansion plan to create a design for a twelve-storey tower block that would take up less space and open up the southeast side of the square. In addition to the Jaarbeurs tower, Oud suggested placing more emphasis on the square's entrance. Oud also modified the traffic routes and created a semi-circular facade across from a secretariat. Although the city council approved Oud's plan in 1951, his design was unrealized as the council ultimately commissioned another architectural firm's design (Taverne et al. 2001, 472-473). Project series includes plans for the Vredenburg development.
project
1949-1961
books
ARCH252099
Description:
The book is stamped as part of the IAUS Library.
published 1967
Space Structures: A study of methods and developments in three-dimensional construction resulting from The International Conference on Space Structures University of Surrey, September 1966
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ARCH252099
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The book is stamped as part of the IAUS Library.
books
published 1967
Project
AP178.S1.1995.PR04
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This project series documents the Estudo Urbanístico da Lagoinha in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 63/90. The office assigned the date 1995 to this project. The project consisted of an urban study for the area of Lagoinha in Belo Horizonte. The program was based on the idea of improving living conditions for residents in the area and to adapt the urban plan to residents' everyday activities. It included alterations to the infrastructure and the public spaces in order to stimulate cultural activities and the economy of Bairro Lagoinha. In the building program, a particular emphasis was placed on the dialogue between the people and the architects. Documenting this project are studies and plans. Textual materials include project documentation and correspondence. Photo albums and negatives document the project site.
1994-1998
Estudo Urbanístico da Lagoinha [Urban plan for Lagoinha], Belo Horizonte, Brazil (1995)
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AP178.S1.1995.PR04
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This project series documents the Estudo Urbanístico da Lagoinha in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 63/90. The office assigned the date 1995 to this project. The project consisted of an urban study for the area of Lagoinha in Belo Horizonte. The program was based on the idea of improving living conditions for residents in the area and to adapt the urban plan to residents' everyday activities. It included alterations to the infrastructure and the public spaces in order to stimulate cultural activities and the economy of Bairro Lagoinha. In the building program, a particular emphasis was placed on the dialogue between the people and the architects. Documenting this project are studies and plans. Textual materials include project documentation and correspondence. Photo albums and negatives document the project site.
Project
1994-1998
ARCH293339
circa 1990s
drawings
AP206.S1.1960.PR01.005
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These drawings appear to be from later work done on the theatre for the Department of Urban Planning, Chandigarh Administration.
1999-2001
Rehearsal space proposal, plans and sections, Tagore Theatre, Chandigarh, India
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AP206.S1.1960.PR01.005
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These drawings appear to be from later work done on the theatre for the Department of Urban Planning, Chandigarh Administration.
drawings
1999-2001
textual records
ARCH153717
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10 student essays and an essay by Peter Smithson entitled Space is the American Mediator, or The Blocks of Ithaca: A Speculation; intended for a special issue of Oppositions edited by Smithson; eventually rejected for publication by editorial board of Oppositions magazine
1975-1977
Student essays and an essay by Peter Smithson entitled Space is the American Mediator
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ARCH153717
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10 student essays and an essay by Peter Smithson entitled Space is the American Mediator, or The Blocks of Ithaca: A Speculation; intended for a special issue of Oppositions edited by Smithson; eventually rejected for publication by editorial board of Oppositions magazine
textual records
1975-1977
Project
AP178.S1.1982.PR01
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This project series documents the Plano Urbanístico e Central de Camionagem in Guimarães, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the numbe 12/80. The office assigned the date 1982 to this project. The project was part of an urban plan for Guimarães designed by Fernando Távora. Siza's project consisted of a study for a bus station that was linked to the EN 206 road. The program included parking for short and long term use, a system for the arrival and departure of buses, and a covered pathway. The program also included a building with spaces for the public and for administrative activities, as well as a circuit for the maintenance of the buses without creating traffic. Documenting this project are studies and site plans. Textual materials include project documentation and correspondence. Photographs and negatives document the project site.
1981-1985
Plano Urbanístico e Central de Camionagem [Urban plan and bus station], Guimarães, Portugal (1982)
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AP178.S1.1982.PR01
Description:
This project series documents the Plano Urbanístico e Central de Camionagem in Guimarães, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the numbe 12/80. The office assigned the date 1982 to this project. The project was part of an urban plan for Guimarães designed by Fernando Távora. Siza's project consisted of a study for a bus station that was linked to the EN 206 road. The program included parking for short and long term use, a system for the arrival and departure of buses, and a covered pathway. The program also included a building with spaces for the public and for administrative activities, as well as a circuit for the maintenance of the buses without creating traffic. Documenting this project are studies and site plans. Textual materials include project documentation and correspondence. Photographs and negatives document the project site.
Project
1981-1985
articles
Fictions of Fictions
Fictions of Fictions
Piper Bernbaum on the material facts and urban fictions of the Eruv wars in Jerusalem
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Figuring Territory