Michela Rosso, 2013 Support Grant Recipient, presents her research from Peter Carter’s archive on the Mansion House square scheme (1962–1985) and shows the different facets of the controversy over Mies van der Rohe’s unbuilt tower in the heart of the City of London. Rosso holds a doctorate from the Politecnico di Torino, where since 2003 she has been Associate professor(...)
Shaughnessy House
30 May 2013, 6pm
Friends and Enemies of Mies’s Mansion House Square
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Michela Rosso, 2013 Support Grant Recipient, presents her research from Peter Carter’s archive on the Mansion House square scheme (1962–1985) and shows the different facets of the controversy over Mies van der Rohe’s unbuilt tower in the heart of the City of London. Rosso holds a doctorate from the Politecnico di Torino, where since 2003 she has been Associate professor(...)
Shaughnessy House
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Fonds
Guy Desbarats fonds
AP109
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The Fonds Guy Desbarats documents most aspects of Desbarats professional career as a teacher, critic and architect as well as personal materials relating to his time as a university student and after. The majority of the documents in the fonds consist of drawings, photographs and textual records relating to 81 architectural projects. Many commissions from the early 1950s are represented, including schools and residences designed for Abra, Balharrie & Shore in Ottawa, and various projects produced in association with Raymond Affleck. Additionally, projects by the firm Affleck, Desbarats, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold & Sise (later known as Arcop) are represented.
1947 - 1998
Guy Desbarats fonds
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The Fonds Guy Desbarats documents most aspects of Desbarats professional career as a teacher, critic and architect as well as personal materials relating to his time as a university student and after. The majority of the documents in the fonds consist of drawings, photographs and textual records relating to 81 architectural projects. Many commissions from the early 1950s are represented, including schools and residences designed for Abra, Balharrie & Shore in Ottawa, and various projects produced in association with Raymond Affleck. Additionally, projects by the firm Affleck, Desbarats, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold & Sise (later known as Arcop) are represented.
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Fonds
1947 - 1998
Project
AP178.S1.1996.PR04
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This project series documents the Edifício Figueiredo in Viseu, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 77/90. The office assigned the date 1996 to this project. Located in the historic centre of Viseau, the project was for the Figueiredo building. The client asked for a three-storey building that included space for a coffee shop on the ground floor and residential units on the second and third floor. The project was not realized. Documenting this project are sketches, design development drawings and plans. Textual documentation includes correspondence with the client, notes and building programs.
1996-2001
Edifício Figueiredo [Figueiredo building], Viseu, Portugal (1996)
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AP178.S1.1996.PR04
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This project series documents the Edifício Figueiredo in Viseu, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 77/90. The office assigned the date 1996 to this project. Located in the historic centre of Viseau, the project was for the Figueiredo building. The client asked for a three-storey building that included space for a coffee shop on the ground floor and residential units on the second and third floor. The project was not realized. Documenting this project are sketches, design development drawings and plans. Textual documentation includes correspondence with the client, notes and building programs.
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1996-2001
articles
The Modernizing Beat
The Modernizing Beat
Dele Adeyemo rereads the production of space of a modernizing Ghana through highlife
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Far from Nostalgia
9 October 2023
Project
AP178.S1.1961.PR01
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The project series documents the design for the Habitação Dr. Júlio Gesta in Matosinhos, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 8/60; in the past the office identified the project as number 103. The office assigned the date 1961 for this project. The project files document a housing cooperative commissioned by Dr. Júlio Gesta, located on Dr. Afonso Corderio street. Drawings suggest a two-storey building. The project was not realized. Documenting this project are sketches, plans and elevations, as well as correspondence, project documentation and a negative of the model.
1961, 2012
Habitação Dr. Júlio Gesta, Cooperativa [Dr. Júlio Gesta's co-operative housing], Matosinhos, Portugal (1961)
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AP178.S1.1961.PR01
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The project series documents the design for the Habitação Dr. Júlio Gesta in Matosinhos, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 8/60; in the past the office identified the project as number 103. The office assigned the date 1961 for this project. The project files document a housing cooperative commissioned by Dr. Júlio Gesta, located on Dr. Afonso Corderio street. Drawings suggest a two-storey building. The project was not realized. Documenting this project are sketches, plans and elevations, as well as correspondence, project documentation and a negative of the model.
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1961, 2012
Project
AP178.S1.1972.PR05
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This project series documents renovations to the Galeria do Antiquário in Porto, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 13/70. The office had previously assigned the number 135. The office assigned the dates 1972-1973 to this project. Modifications to the atrium, bathrooms and gallery were made. It also included an extension to the basement gallery. The building program also mentions work on the lighting and ventilation. Drawings include studies, working drawings and plans. Textual materials include project documentation and correspondence. Photographic materials document the built project.
1972-1973
Galeria do Antiquário [Antiquarian Gallery], Campo Alegre, Porto, Portugal (1972-1973)
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AP178.S1.1972.PR05
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This project series documents renovations to the Galeria do Antiquário in Porto, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 13/70. The office had previously assigned the number 135. The office assigned the dates 1972-1973 to this project. Modifications to the atrium, bathrooms and gallery were made. It also included an extension to the basement gallery. The building program also mentions work on the lighting and ventilation. Drawings include studies, working drawings and plans. Textual materials include project documentation and correspondence. Photographic materials document the built project.
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1972-1973
Project
AP178.S1.1972.PR07
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This project series documents the Casa de Férias em Azeitão in Setúbal, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 15/70. In the past the office identified the project as number 137. The office assigned the dates 1972-1974 to this project. The Férias em Azeitão house was a single-storey summer house. It included five bedrooms, an antechamber, a game room, a swimming pool, a tennis court and a portico for cars. Documenting this project are sketches, studies and plans. Photographs and slides document the model. Textual documentation includes project documentation.
1972-1974
Casa de Férias em Azeitão [Azeitão summer house], Setúbal, Portugal (1972-1974)
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AP178.S1.1972.PR07
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This project series documents the Casa de Férias em Azeitão in Setúbal, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 15/70. In the past the office identified the project as number 137. The office assigned the dates 1972-1974 to this project. The Férias em Azeitão house was a single-storey summer house. It included five bedrooms, an antechamber, a game room, a swimming pool, a tennis court and a portico for cars. Documenting this project are sketches, studies and plans. Photographs and slides document the model. Textual documentation includes project documentation.
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1972-1974
Project
AP178.S1.2000.PR06
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This project series documents the Villa Zileri in Vicenza, Italy. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 6/00. The office assigned the date 2000 to this project. The project files document the design for three annexes to the Villa Zileri complex. The program was separated into three buildings (A, B, and C). Each building included two floors, a living room, a bedroom, a bathroom and a kitchen. The project was not realized. Documenting this project are sketches, studies, floor plans, and elevations. Textual materials include project documentation and correspondence. Photographic materials document the model.
1999-2003
Villa Zileri [Zileri Villa], Vicenza, Italy (2000)
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AP178.S1.2000.PR06
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This project series documents the Villa Zileri in Vicenza, Italy. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 6/00. The office assigned the date 2000 to this project. The project files document the design for three annexes to the Villa Zileri complex. The program was separated into three buildings (A, B, and C). Each building included two floors, a living room, a bedroom, a bathroom and a kitchen. The project was not realized. Documenting this project are sketches, studies, floor plans, and elevations. Textual materials include project documentation and correspondence. Photographic materials document the model.
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1999-2003
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AP178.S1.1987.PR01
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This project series documents the Reconstrução do Portal de Riquer in Alcoi-Valencia, Spain. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 48/80. The office assigned the date 1987 to this project. The reconstruction of the Portal de Riquer was part of a rehabilitation project for the city of Alcoi supervised by the Rehabilitacion de Alcoy (ARA). The project was realized. Documenting this project are sketches, plans, sections, studies, surveys and design development drawings. Textual materials include project documentation and correspondence. Photographic materials document the project site, model, and built project.
1987-2012
Reconstrução do Portal de Riquer [Reconstruction of Portal de Riquer], Alcoi-Valencia, Spain (1987)
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AP178.S1.1987.PR01
Description:
This project series documents the Reconstrução do Portal de Riquer in Alcoi-Valencia, Spain. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 48/80. The office assigned the date 1987 to this project. The reconstruction of the Portal de Riquer was part of a rehabilitation project for the city of Alcoi supervised by the Rehabilitacion de Alcoy (ARA). The project was realized. Documenting this project are sketches, plans, sections, studies, surveys and design development drawings. Textual materials include project documentation and correspondence. Photographic materials document the project site, model, and built project.
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1987-2012