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AP178.S1.2002.PR05.SS2.001.1
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Original file title: Núcleo rural suites de Hotel e residência de artistas Vidago fotos
AP178.S1.2002.PR05.SS2.001.1
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Original file title: Núcleo rural suites de Hotel e residência de artistas Vidago fotos
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2005
2005
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Photographs of rural buildings, Parque de Vidago Moradias Turísticas, Vidago (folder 1 of 2)
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AP178.S1.2002.PR05.SS2.001.1
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Original file title: Núcleo rural suites de Hotel e residência de artistas Vidago fotos
Photographs of rural buildings, Parque de Vidago Moradias Turísticas, Vidago (folder 1 of 2)
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AP178.S1.2002.PR05.SS2.001.1
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Original file title: Núcleo rural suites de Hotel e residência de artistas Vidago fotos
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photographs
photographs
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2005
2005
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photographs
photographs
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AP178.S1.2002.PR05.SS2.001.2
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Original file title: Núcleo rural suites de Hotel e residência de artistas Vidago fotos
AP178.S1.2002.PR05.SS2.001.2
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Original file title: Núcleo rural suites de Hotel e residência de artistas Vidago fotos
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2005
2005
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Photographs of rural buildings, Parque de Vidago Moradias Turísticas, Vidago (folder 2 of 2)
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AP178.S1.2002.PR05.SS2.001.2
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Original file title: Núcleo rural suites de Hotel e residência de artistas Vidago fotos
Photographs of rural buildings, Parque de Vidago Moradias Turísticas, Vidago (folder 2 of 2)
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AP178.S1.2002.PR05.SS2.001.2
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Original file title: Núcleo rural suites de Hotel e residência de artistas Vidago fotos
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photographs
photographs
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2005
2005
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AP206.S1.1982.PR07
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This project series documents an acoustical treatment to the multipurpose hall of Himachal Bhawan sometime in the 1980s or 1990s. This building is most likely a hotel located in Chandigarh. The project is recorded through a drawing of a plan, elevations and details, possibly dating from sometime in the 1980s or1990s.
AP206.S1.1982.PR07
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This project series documents an acoustical treatment to the multipurpose hall of Himachal Bhawan sometime in the 1980s or 1990s. This building is most likely a hotel located in Chandigarh. The project is recorded through a drawing of a plan, elevations and details, possibly dating from sometime in the 1980s or1990s.
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circa 1980s-1990s
circa 1980s-1990s
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Himachal Bhawan, Chandigarh, India (circa 1980s-1990s)
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AP206.S1.1982.PR07
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This project series documents an acoustical treatment to the multipurpose hall of Himachal Bhawan sometime in the 1980s or 1990s. This building is most likely a hotel located in Chandigarh. The project is recorded through a drawing of a plan, elevations and details, possibly dating from sometime in the 1980s or1990s.
Himachal Bhawan, Chandigarh, India (circa 1980s-1990s)
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AP206.S1.1982.PR07
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This project series documents an acoustical treatment to the multipurpose hall of Himachal Bhawan sometime in the 1980s or 1990s. This building is most likely a hotel located in Chandigarh. The project is recorded through a drawing of a plan, elevations and details, possibly dating from sometime in the 1980s or1990s.
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circa 1980s-1990s
circa 1980s-1990s
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AP022.S1.1996.PR03
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File documents an expansion proposal for the Vancouver convention centre, including a civic square (with a scheme for a water park) and a hotel, Vancouver, British Columbia. The architects of the Convention Centre Expansion are the Musson Cartell Mackey Partnership, Vancouver. File contains design development drawings and textual records.
AP022.S1.1996.PR03
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File documents an expansion proposal for the Vancouver convention centre, including a civic square (with a scheme for a water park) and a hotel, Vancouver, British Columbia. The architects of the Convention Centre Expansion are the Musson Cartell Mackey Partnership, Vancouver. File contains design development drawings and textual records.
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1996
1996
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Vancouver Convention Centre Expansion
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AP022.S1.1996.PR03
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File documents an expansion proposal for the Vancouver convention centre, including a civic square (with a scheme for a water park) and a hotel, Vancouver, British Columbia. The architects of the Convention Centre Expansion are the Musson Cartell Mackey Partnership, Vancouver. File contains design development drawings and textual records.
Vancouver Convention Centre Expansion
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AP022.S1.1996.PR03
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File documents an expansion proposal for the Vancouver convention centre, including a civic square (with a scheme for a water park) and a hotel, Vancouver, British Columbia. The architects of the Convention Centre Expansion are the Musson Cartell Mackey Partnership, Vancouver. File contains design development drawings and textual records.
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1996
1996
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AP060.S3.D107
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Le dossier documente le projet de Roger D'Astous et de la firme Gagnon et Archambault, architectes d'un hôtel et du développement commercial du quadrilatère Sainte-Catherine, McGill, Cathcart et Mansfield, à Montréal, Québec. Il contient des dessins et des reprographies produits en 1972.
AP060.S3.D107
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Le dossier documente le projet de Roger D'Astous et de la firme Gagnon et Archambault, architectes d'un hôtel et du développement commercial du quadrilatère Sainte-Catherine, McGill, Cathcart et Mansfield, à Montréal, Québec. Il contient des dessins et des reprographies produits en 1972.
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Date:
1972
1972
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Projet d'hôtel et de développement commercial (Quadrilatère Sainte-Catherine, McGill, Cathcart et Mansfield)
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AP060.S3.D107
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Le dossier documente le projet de Roger D'Astous et de la firme Gagnon et Archambault, architectes d'un hôtel et du développement commercial du quadrilatère Sainte-Catherine, McGill, Cathcart et Mansfield, à Montréal, Québec. Il contient des dessins et des reprographies produits en 1972.
Projet d'hôtel et de développement commercial (Quadrilatère Sainte-Catherine, McGill, Cathcart et Mansfield)
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AP060.S3.D107
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Le dossier documente le projet de Roger D'Astous et de la firme Gagnon et Archambault, architectes d'un hôtel et du développement commercial du quadrilatère Sainte-Catherine, McGill, Cathcart et Mansfield, à Montréal, Québec. Il contient des dessins et des reprographies produits en 1972.
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1972
1972
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drawings
drawings
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DR1981:0109
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A design for the ceiling of the bedchamber of the Princesse de Montmorency, Hotel de Montmorency, Paris
DR1981:0109
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A design for the ceiling of the bedchamber of the Princesse de Montmorency, Hotel de Montmorency, Paris
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1770
1770
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Design for a ceiling decoration: putti with flowers in the centre
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DR1981:0109
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A design for the ceiling of the bedchamber of the Princesse de Montmorency, Hotel de Montmorency, Paris
Design for a ceiling decoration: putti with flowers in the centre
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DR1981:0109
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A design for the ceiling of the bedchamber of the Princesse de Montmorency, Hotel de Montmorency, Paris
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1770
1770
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Risistemazione del complesso dell'Agnello [Renovations for the Agnello Complex], Taino, Italy (1970)
Risistemazione del complesso dell'Agnello [Renovations for the Agnello Complex], Taino, Italy (1970)
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AP180.S1.1970.PR03
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This project series documents an unrealized project for the renovation of the Complesso dell'Agnello, a three-storey hotel in Taino. Riva worked on this project in 1970. The project is recorded through studies and sketches of exterior elevations. The project series also contains exterior and interior elevations, floor plans, and sections.
AP180.S1.1970.PR03
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This project series documents an unrealized project for the renovation of the Complesso dell'Agnello, a three-storey hotel in Taino. Riva worked on this project in 1970. The project is recorded through studies and sketches of exterior elevations. The project series also contains exterior and interior elevations, floor plans, and sections.
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1970
1970
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Risistemazione del complesso dell'Agnello [Renovations for the Agnello Complex], Taino, Italy (1970)
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AP180.S1.1970.PR03
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This project series documents an unrealized project for the renovation of the Complesso dell'Agnello, a three-storey hotel in Taino. Riva worked on this project in 1970. The project is recorded through studies and sketches of exterior elevations. The project series also contains exterior and interior elevations, floor plans, and sections.
Risistemazione del complesso dell'Agnello [Renovations for the Agnello Complex], Taino, Italy (1970)
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AP180.S1.1970.PR03
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This project series documents an unrealized project for the renovation of the Complesso dell'Agnello, a three-storey hotel in Taino. Riva worked on this project in 1970. The project is recorded through studies and sketches of exterior elevations. The project series also contains exterior and interior elevations, floor plans, and sections.
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1970
1970
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Harborplace Square
Harborplace Square
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AP022.S1.1981.PR03
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File documents a competition submission for a mixed-use development project consisting of a commercial block with a department store and shops, an office tower and a 400-room hotel (not built), Baltimore, Maryland. File contains reference drawings, presentation drawings and panels, photographic materia, a model and textual records.
AP022.S1.1981.PR03
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File documents a competition submission for a mixed-use development project consisting of a commercial block with a department store and shops, an office tower and a 400-room hotel (not built), Baltimore, Maryland. File contains reference drawings, presentation drawings and panels, photographic materia, a model and textual records.
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Date:
1981-1982
1981-1982
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Harborplace Square
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AP022.S1.1981.PR03
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File documents a competition submission for a mixed-use development project consisting of a commercial block with a department store and shops, an office tower and a 400-room hotel (not built), Baltimore, Maryland. File contains reference drawings, presentation drawings and panels, photographic materia, a model and textual records.
Harborplace Square
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AP022.S1.1981.PR03
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File documents a competition submission for a mixed-use development project consisting of a commercial block with a department store and shops, an office tower and a 400-room hotel (not built), Baltimore, Maryland. File contains reference drawings, presentation drawings and panels, photographic materia, a model and textual records.
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1981-1982
1981-1982
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Architectural projects
Architectural projects
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AP114.S1.SS1
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Sub-series documents Gene Summers’ architectural work from 1957 to 1985. It includes material from Summers’ collaborations with the office of Mies van der Rohe in the late 1950s, as well as records from Ridgway Development Ltd., the architectural and development firm that he founded with Phyllis Lambert in 1973. The Ridgway Ltd. projects that are best represented in this sub-series include: the Cañada Business Center in Lake Forest, Orange County, California (1975-1978), the Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel restoration project (1976-1984), an unrealized desert resort project in La Quinta, California (circa 1980), and the Newporter Resort Hotel in Newport California (1983-1985). Projects in this sub-series are mostly documented through drawings, including reprographic copies, and photographs.
AP114.S1.SS1
Description:
Sub-series documents Gene Summers’ architectural work from 1957 to 1985. It includes material from Summers’ collaborations with the office of Mies van der Rohe in the late 1950s, as well as records from Ridgway Development Ltd., the architectural and development firm that he founded with Phyllis Lambert in 1973. The Ridgway Ltd. projects that are best represented in this sub-series include: the Cañada Business Center in Lake Forest, Orange County, California (1975-1978), the Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel restoration project (1976-1984), an unrealized desert resort project in La Quinta, California (circa 1980), and the Newporter Resort Hotel in Newport California (1983-1985). Projects in this sub-series are mostly documented through drawings, including reprographic copies, and photographs.
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Date:
1957 - 1985
1957 - 1985
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Architectural projects
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AP114.S1.SS1
Description:
Sub-series documents Gene Summers’ architectural work from 1957 to 1985. It includes material from Summers’ collaborations with the office of Mies van der Rohe in the late 1950s, as well as records from Ridgway Development Ltd., the architectural and development firm that he founded with Phyllis Lambert in 1973. The Ridgway Ltd. projects that are best represented in this sub-series include: the Cañada Business Center in Lake Forest, Orange County, California (1975-1978), the Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel restoration project (1976-1984), an unrealized desert resort project in La Quinta, California (circa 1980), and the Newporter Resort Hotel in Newport California (1983-1985). Projects in this sub-series are mostly documented through drawings, including reprographic copies, and photographs.
Architectural projects
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AP114.S1.SS1
Description:
Sub-series documents Gene Summers’ architectural work from 1957 to 1985. It includes material from Summers’ collaborations with the office of Mies van der Rohe in the late 1950s, as well as records from Ridgway Development Ltd., the architectural and development firm that he founded with Phyllis Lambert in 1973. The Ridgway Ltd. projects that are best represented in this sub-series include: the Cañada Business Center in Lake Forest, Orange County, California (1975-1978), the Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel restoration project (1976-1984), an unrealized desert resort project in La Quinta, California (circa 1980), and the Newporter Resort Hotel in Newport California (1983-1985). Projects in this sub-series are mostly documented through drawings, including reprographic copies, and photographs.
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Sub-series 1
Sub-series 1
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1957 - 1985
1957 - 1985
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CI001.S2.D4
Description:
The CCA collection includes albums of drawings for some of Charles Rohault de Fleury's most important public architectural projects, built and unbuilt. They provide valuable insight into his design development process, construction techniques, and flexibility regarding building types and styles, as well as illuminating the larger issues of urban planning and the complex interaction between architect, contractor, and entrepreneur in mid-19th century France. The neo-Moorish Hippodrome National (DR1974:0002:017:001-060) - an ephemeral structure constructed of a wood frame with canvas sheathing- was built adjacent to the Place de l'Étoile in 1845 and destroyed in 1856. The documents and drawings in the album provide a highly detailed and complete overview of the project from the study of historical models to contract drawings. Written documentation, including cost estimates, a contract, daily accounts of construction, entrepreneur's accounts, and correspondence with the principal contractor, is particularly revealing of the working procedures on a large commercial project. In 1855 Charles and Auguste Joseph Pellechet constructed the Chambre des Notaires on the newly transformed Place du Chatelet - the intended centre point of Haussmann's 'Nouveau Paris' (1). The CCA album contains primarily transfer lithographed working and contract drawings signed by the entrepreneurs and/or contractors (DR1974:0002:022:001-021). The plans reflect Charles' sensitive integration of iron and masonry construction, which allowed for abundant fenestration on the side facades, while maintaining the traditional aspects of character and solidity required in a prominent urban building. Charles' approach to the design of more utilitarian structures is indicated in his album of competition drawings for a municipal slaughterhouse submitted to the city of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 1846-1847 (DR1974:0002:023:001-012). His interpretation of the written programme (included in the album) and the resulting design, is strongly influenced by his father's previous slaughterhouse projects, as well as his own for La Villete, 1835-1836 (see DR1974:0002:014:001-104 in Hubert Rohault de Fleury's Public and Urban Architecture (file CI001.S3.D1)). The pared down Neoclassical style of the slaughterhouse is typical of both Charles and Hubert's utilitarian structures. Charles' largest public urban project outside of Paris was for an unexecuted Hôtel de Prefecture (Departement de la Vienne) and Hôtel de Ville for the city of Poitiers, 1859-1860 (DR1974:0002:020:001-050). The project for the Louis XIIIth style Hotel de Prefecture is fairly complete and includes many working drawings, while the Francis Ist style Hotel de Ville is much less developed and consists primarily of unbound sketches and finished drawings. A site plan indicates that Charles intended the Hôtel de Prefecture and Hôtel de Ville to be located nearly opposite each other and connected by a major thoroughfare. The placement of both structures in the western quarter of the city probably reflects an earlier urban renewal plan proposed by the architects Morandiere et Compaing in 1849. The Hôtel de Prefecture (1864-1868) and Hotel de Ville (1869-1876) were eventually built after designs by Antoine Guerinot, in the same style, and on sites close to those proposed by Charles. Drawings and engravings of antique and contemporary theatres, fountains, honorific monuments, and large public projects by other architects are collected in album DR1974:0002:010:001-048 for reference purposes (some of these may have been collected by his father Hubert). (1) David Van Zanten, "Building Paris: Architectural Institutions and the Transformation of the French Capital, 1830-1870" (Cambridge, Eng.: Cambridge University Press, 1994), p. 235 and pp. 233-241 for the development of the Place du Chatelet.
CI001.S2.D4
Description:
The CCA collection includes albums of drawings for some of Charles Rohault de Fleury's most important public architectural projects, built and unbuilt. They provide valuable insight into his design development process, construction techniques, and flexibility regarding building types and styles, as well as illuminating the larger issues of urban planning and the complex interaction between architect, contractor, and entrepreneur in mid-19th century France. The neo-Moorish Hippodrome National (DR1974:0002:017:001-060) - an ephemeral structure constructed of a wood frame with canvas sheathing- was built adjacent to the Place de l'Étoile in 1845 and destroyed in 1856. The documents and drawings in the album provide a highly detailed and complete overview of the project from the study of historical models to contract drawings. Written documentation, including cost estimates, a contract, daily accounts of construction, entrepreneur's accounts, and correspondence with the principal contractor, is particularly revealing of the working procedures on a large commercial project. In 1855 Charles and Auguste Joseph Pellechet constructed the Chambre des Notaires on the newly transformed Place du Chatelet - the intended centre point of Haussmann's 'Nouveau Paris' (1). The CCA album contains primarily transfer lithographed working and contract drawings signed by the entrepreneurs and/or contractors (DR1974:0002:022:001-021). The plans reflect Charles' sensitive integration of iron and masonry construction, which allowed for abundant fenestration on the side facades, while maintaining the traditional aspects of character and solidity required in a prominent urban building. Charles' approach to the design of more utilitarian structures is indicated in his album of competition drawings for a municipal slaughterhouse submitted to the city of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 1846-1847 (DR1974:0002:023:001-012). His interpretation of the written programme (included in the album) and the resulting design, is strongly influenced by his father's previous slaughterhouse projects, as well as his own for La Villete, 1835-1836 (see DR1974:0002:014:001-104 in Hubert Rohault de Fleury's Public and Urban Architecture (file CI001.S3.D1)). The pared down Neoclassical style of the slaughterhouse is typical of both Charles and Hubert's utilitarian structures. Charles' largest public urban project outside of Paris was for an unexecuted Hôtel de Prefecture (Departement de la Vienne) and Hôtel de Ville for the city of Poitiers, 1859-1860 (DR1974:0002:020:001-050). The project for the Louis XIIIth style Hotel de Prefecture is fairly complete and includes many working drawings, while the Francis Ist style Hotel de Ville is much less developed and consists primarily of unbound sketches and finished drawings. A site plan indicates that Charles intended the Hôtel de Prefecture and Hôtel de Ville to be located nearly opposite each other and connected by a major thoroughfare. The placement of both structures in the western quarter of the city probably reflects an earlier urban renewal plan proposed by the architects Morandiere et Compaing in 1849. The Hôtel de Prefecture (1864-1868) and Hotel de Ville (1869-1876) were eventually built after designs by Antoine Guerinot, in the same style, and on sites close to those proposed by Charles. Drawings and engravings of antique and contemporary theatres, fountains, honorific monuments, and large public projects by other architects are collected in album DR1974:0002:010:001-048 for reference purposes (some of these may have been collected by his father Hubert). (1) David Van Zanten, "Building Paris: Architectural Institutions and the Transformation of the French Capital, 1830-1870" (Cambridge, Eng.: Cambridge University Press, 1994), p. 235 and pp. 233-241 for the development of the Place du Chatelet.
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[1840-1860]
[1840-1860]
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Public and Urban Architecture
CI001.S2.D4
Description:
The CCA collection includes albums of drawings for some of Charles Rohault de Fleury's most important public architectural projects, built and unbuilt. They provide valuable insight into his design development process, construction techniques, and flexibility regarding building types and styles, as well as illuminating the larger issues of urban planning and the complex interaction between architect, contractor, and entrepreneur in mid-19th century France. The neo-Moorish Hippodrome National (DR1974:0002:017:001-060) - an ephemeral structure constructed of a wood frame with canvas sheathing- was built adjacent to the Place de l'Étoile in 1845 and destroyed in 1856. The documents and drawings in the album provide a highly detailed and complete overview of the project from the study of historical models to contract drawings. Written documentation, including cost estimates, a contract, daily accounts of construction, entrepreneur's accounts, and correspondence with the principal contractor, is particularly revealing of the working procedures on a large commercial project. In 1855 Charles and Auguste Joseph Pellechet constructed the Chambre des Notaires on the newly transformed Place du Chatelet - the intended centre point of Haussmann's 'Nouveau Paris' (1). The CCA album contains primarily transfer lithographed working and contract drawings signed by the entrepreneurs and/or contractors (DR1974:0002:022:001-021). The plans reflect Charles' sensitive integration of iron and masonry construction, which allowed for abundant fenestration on the side facades, while maintaining the traditional aspects of character and solidity required in a prominent urban building. Charles' approach to the design of more utilitarian structures is indicated in his album of competition drawings for a municipal slaughterhouse submitted to the city of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 1846-1847 (DR1974:0002:023:001-012). His interpretation of the written programme (included in the album) and the resulting design, is strongly influenced by his father's previous slaughterhouse projects, as well as his own for La Villete, 1835-1836 (see DR1974:0002:014:001-104 in Hubert Rohault de Fleury's Public and Urban Architecture (file CI001.S3.D1)). The pared down Neoclassical style of the slaughterhouse is typical of both Charles and Hubert's utilitarian structures. Charles' largest public urban project outside of Paris was for an unexecuted Hôtel de Prefecture (Departement de la Vienne) and Hôtel de Ville for the city of Poitiers, 1859-1860 (DR1974:0002:020:001-050). The project for the Louis XIIIth style Hotel de Prefecture is fairly complete and includes many working drawings, while the Francis Ist style Hotel de Ville is much less developed and consists primarily of unbound sketches and finished drawings. A site plan indicates that Charles intended the Hôtel de Prefecture and Hôtel de Ville to be located nearly opposite each other and connected by a major thoroughfare. The placement of both structures in the western quarter of the city probably reflects an earlier urban renewal plan proposed by the architects Morandiere et Compaing in 1849. The Hôtel de Prefecture (1864-1868) and Hotel de Ville (1869-1876) were eventually built after designs by Antoine Guerinot, in the same style, and on sites close to those proposed by Charles. Drawings and engravings of antique and contemporary theatres, fountains, honorific monuments, and large public projects by other architects are collected in album DR1974:0002:010:001-048 for reference purposes (some of these may have been collected by his father Hubert). (1) David Van Zanten, "Building Paris: Architectural Institutions and the Transformation of the French Capital, 1830-1870" (Cambridge, Eng.: Cambridge University Press, 1994), p. 235 and pp. 233-241 for the development of the Place du Chatelet.
Public and Urban Architecture
CI001.S2.D4
Description:
The CCA collection includes albums of drawings for some of Charles Rohault de Fleury's most important public architectural projects, built and unbuilt. They provide valuable insight into his design development process, construction techniques, and flexibility regarding building types and styles, as well as illuminating the larger issues of urban planning and the complex interaction between architect, contractor, and entrepreneur in mid-19th century France. The neo-Moorish Hippodrome National (DR1974:0002:017:001-060) - an ephemeral structure constructed of a wood frame with canvas sheathing- was built adjacent to the Place de l'Étoile in 1845 and destroyed in 1856. The documents and drawings in the album provide a highly detailed and complete overview of the project from the study of historical models to contract drawings. Written documentation, including cost estimates, a contract, daily accounts of construction, entrepreneur's accounts, and correspondence with the principal contractor, is particularly revealing of the working procedures on a large commercial project. In 1855 Charles and Auguste Joseph Pellechet constructed the Chambre des Notaires on the newly transformed Place du Chatelet - the intended centre point of Haussmann's 'Nouveau Paris' (1). The CCA album contains primarily transfer lithographed working and contract drawings signed by the entrepreneurs and/or contractors (DR1974:0002:022:001-021). The plans reflect Charles' sensitive integration of iron and masonry construction, which allowed for abundant fenestration on the side facades, while maintaining the traditional aspects of character and solidity required in a prominent urban building. Charles' approach to the design of more utilitarian structures is indicated in his album of competition drawings for a municipal slaughterhouse submitted to the city of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 1846-1847 (DR1974:0002:023:001-012). His interpretation of the written programme (included in the album) and the resulting design, is strongly influenced by his father's previous slaughterhouse projects, as well as his own for La Villete, 1835-1836 (see DR1974:0002:014:001-104 in Hubert Rohault de Fleury's Public and Urban Architecture (file CI001.S3.D1)). The pared down Neoclassical style of the slaughterhouse is typical of both Charles and Hubert's utilitarian structures. Charles' largest public urban project outside of Paris was for an unexecuted Hôtel de Prefecture (Departement de la Vienne) and Hôtel de Ville for the city of Poitiers, 1859-1860 (DR1974:0002:020:001-050). The project for the Louis XIIIth style Hotel de Prefecture is fairly complete and includes many working drawings, while the Francis Ist style Hotel de Ville is much less developed and consists primarily of unbound sketches and finished drawings. A site plan indicates that Charles intended the Hôtel de Prefecture and Hôtel de Ville to be located nearly opposite each other and connected by a major thoroughfare. The placement of both structures in the western quarter of the city probably reflects an earlier urban renewal plan proposed by the architects Morandiere et Compaing in 1849. The Hôtel de Prefecture (1864-1868) and Hotel de Ville (1869-1876) were eventually built after designs by Antoine Guerinot, in the same style, and on sites close to those proposed by Charles. Drawings and engravings of antique and contemporary theatres, fountains, honorific monuments, and large public projects by other architects are collected in album DR1974:0002:010:001-048 for reference purposes (some of these may have been collected by his father Hubert). (1) David Van Zanten, "Building Paris: Architectural Institutions and the Transformation of the French Capital, 1830-1870" (Cambridge, Eng.: Cambridge University Press, 1994), p. 235 and pp. 233-241 for the development of the Place du Chatelet.
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File 4
File 4
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[1840-1860]
[1840-1860]
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