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Fonds
AP140
Synopsis:
The James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds documents the personal activities and professional practice of architects James Stirling and Michael Wilford. It pertains to their work as architectural students, and to the architectural and urban planning projects by the successive firms of Stirling and Gowan; James Stirling; James Stirling and Partner; James Stirling, Michael Wilford, and Associates; Michael Wilford and Partners; Michael Wilford GmbH; and Wilford Schupp Architekten GmbH, as well as by the firms of Michael Wilford Architects and Michael Wilford + MUMA. Significant British and German projects designed by the firms of James Stirling and Partner and successive firms are particularly well represented in the fonds.
circa 1939-2004
James Stirling / Michael Wilford fonds
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AP140
Synopsis:
The James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds documents the personal activities and professional practice of architects James Stirling and Michael Wilford. It pertains to their work as architectural students, and to the architectural and urban planning projects by the successive firms of Stirling and Gowan; James Stirling; James Stirling and Partner; James Stirling, Michael Wilford, and Associates; Michael Wilford and Partners; Michael Wilford GmbH; and Wilford Schupp Architekten GmbH, as well as by the firms of Michael Wilford Architects and Michael Wilford + MUMA. Significant British and German projects designed by the firms of James Stirling and Partner and successive firms are particularly well represented in the fonds.
archives
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Fonds
circa 1939-2004
archives
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Fonds
Gianni Pettena fonds
AP207
Synopsis:
The Gianni Pettena fonds documents Pettena’s work as an artist, architect, critic, and professor of history of contemporary architecture from the 1960s to the end of the 2010s. It includes one hundred artistic and architectural projects, material related to exhibitions he curated and designed, and his writings.
1960-2019
Gianni Pettena fonds
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AP207
Synopsis:
The Gianni Pettena fonds documents Pettena’s work as an artist, architect, critic, and professor of history of contemporary architecture from the 1960s to the end of the 2010s. It includes one hundred artistic and architectural projects, material related to exhibitions he curated and designed, and his writings.
archives
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Fonds
1960-2019
Project
Marburg Museum
AP142.S1.D108
Description:
File documents Aldo Rossi's participation to the exhibit "Documenta 8" in Kassel, Germany, held from June 12 to September 20, 1987. Ten architects were invited to design a small museum on the premise "The Art Museum: It's Reality and Future". Rossi's project was to be erected around a statue of Georg Kolbe, in a yard of Philipps University in Marburg, Germany. Material in this file was produced between 1986 and 1987. File contains conceptual drawings, design development drawings and presentation drawings. File also contains textual records, including correspondence, an architect's report, a contract, invoices, Aldo Rossi's biography file, Aldo Rossi's publication, drawings and photographic material.
1986-1987
Marburg Museum
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AP142.S1.D108
Description:
File documents Aldo Rossi's participation to the exhibit "Documenta 8" in Kassel, Germany, held from June 12 to September 20, 1987. Ten architects were invited to design a small museum on the premise "The Art Museum: It's Reality and Future". Rossi's project was to be erected around a statue of Georg Kolbe, in a yard of Philipps University in Marburg, Germany. Material in this file was produced between 1986 and 1987. File contains conceptual drawings, design development drawings and presentation drawings. File also contains textual records, including correspondence, an architect's report, a contract, invoices, Aldo Rossi's biography file, Aldo Rossi's publication, drawings and photographic material.
File 108
1986-1987
Series
Library
AP144.S4
Description:
Series documents materials from the office library of Cedric Price as it existed in 2001 when it was housed at 38 Alfred Place in London, England, the United Kingdom. Series contains textual records including trade literature and publications on architecture, and includes trade brochures, trade specifications, promotional material, pamphlets, books, periodicals, clippings, price lists, reference drawings, technical drawings, correspondence, office memoranda, notes, annual reports, yearbooks, albums, dissertations, exhibition catalogues, programmes, booklets, prospectuses, newsletters, ephemera, photographic material, and a puzzle. Library contents illustrate Cedric Price's interests in topics such as transportation, demolition, underwater research, oil rigs, fish farming, portable structures, air structures, lightweight enclosures, construction and mechanical processes, and architectural education.
[1959-2000]
Library
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AP144.S4
Description:
Series documents materials from the office library of Cedric Price as it existed in 2001 when it was housed at 38 Alfred Place in London, England, the United Kingdom. Series contains textual records including trade literature and publications on architecture, and includes trade brochures, trade specifications, promotional material, pamphlets, books, periodicals, clippings, price lists, reference drawings, technical drawings, correspondence, office memoranda, notes, annual reports, yearbooks, albums, dissertations, exhibition catalogues, programmes, booklets, prospectuses, newsletters, ephemera, photographic material, and a puzzle. Library contents illustrate Cedric Price's interests in topics such as transportation, demolition, underwater research, oil rigs, fish farming, portable structures, air structures, lightweight enclosures, construction and mechanical processes, and architectural education.
Series
[1959-2000]
Series
Reference material
AP206.S4
Description:
The Reference material series, circa 1947-2008, contains diverse materials used by Aditya Prakash throughout his career as an architect, artist and academic. This series is recorded through textual records, books, serials, maps and drawings, likely used for research and presentations. The drawings are largely reprographic copies and predominantly consist of plans of Indian cities, sector and city plans of Chandigarh, and buildings in Chandigarh. Likewise, the series contains a large number of maps and tourism brochures collected from Indian cities and some international cities. Many books, magazines and their excerpts are also included, as well as other small publications and papers on subjects of art and architecture.
circa 1947-2008
Reference material
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AP206.S4
Description:
The Reference material series, circa 1947-2008, contains diverse materials used by Aditya Prakash throughout his career as an architect, artist and academic. This series is recorded through textual records, books, serials, maps and drawings, likely used for research and presentations. The drawings are largely reprographic copies and predominantly consist of plans of Indian cities, sector and city plans of Chandigarh, and buildings in Chandigarh. Likewise, the series contains a large number of maps and tourism brochures collected from Indian cities and some international cities. Many books, magazines and their excerpts are also included, as well as other small publications and papers on subjects of art and architecture.
Series
circa 1947-2008
Project
AP140.S2.SS1.D58
Description:
File documents an executed project for the Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. The museum was initially conceived as an addition to the Fogg Museum to which it was to be linked by a new footbridge. Material in this file was produced between 1975 and 1987. File contains reference drawings, several conceptual and design development drawings, presentation drawings including several produced for publication purposes, and a large number of working drawings. Photographic materials includes views of drawings, of a model and of the completed building, including several by photographers Richard Bryant, Alastair Hunter, Timothy Hursley and Steve Rosenthal. File also contains textual records.
1979-1987
Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
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AP140.S2.SS1.D58
Description:
File documents an executed project for the Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. The museum was initially conceived as an addition to the Fogg Museum to which it was to be linked by a new footbridge. Material in this file was produced between 1975 and 1987. File contains reference drawings, several conceptual and design development drawings, presentation drawings including several produced for publication purposes, and a large number of working drawings. Photographic materials includes views of drawings, of a model and of the completed building, including several by photographers Richard Bryant, Alastair Hunter, Timothy Hursley and Steve Rosenthal. File also contains textual records.
File 58
1979-1987
Project
AP140.S2.SS1.D28
Description:
File documents a partially executed scheme for students' residences for the University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom. The initial commission was for six residences, later revised to four, of which only one was built. Material in this file was produced between 1963 and 1979. File contains a small number of design development drawings, publications drawings and several working drawings. Photographic materials include views of drawings, of a model, of the site before construction, of the building site and of the completed building, several by photographer Richard Einzig of the studio Brecht-Einzig and by photographer Tim Street-Porter. File also contains textual records and printing plates.
1963-1979
Students' residences, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom
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AP140.S2.SS1.D28
Description:
File documents a partially executed scheme for students' residences for the University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom. The initial commission was for six residences, later revised to four, of which only one was built. Material in this file was produced between 1963 and 1979. File contains a small number of design development drawings, publications drawings and several working drawings. Photographic materials include views of drawings, of a model, of the site before construction, of the building site and of the completed building, several by photographer Richard Einzig of the studio Brecht-Einzig and by photographer Tim Street-Porter. File also contains textual records and printing plates.
File 28
1963-1979
photographs
PH1979:0162.03:001-032
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This unbound album comprises 32 photographs (incomplete, missing .33, .34, .35 according to List of plates), title pages and a list of plates (as follows): Le Nouvel Opéra de Paris. Statues décoratives Le Nouvel Opéra de Paris. Statues décoratives. Groupes et bas-reliefs par Charles Garnier, architecte, membre de l'Institut D et Cie, Paris, Librairie Générale de l'Architecture et des Travaux Publics, Ducher et Cie Éditeurs, 51, rue des Écoles, 51, 1875 Table des Planches Groupes de la façade principale 1. - La danse - Carpeaux 2. - La Poésie - Jouffroy 3. - Le Drame - Perraud 4. - La Musique - Guillaume 5. - Apollon - Millet 6. - Pégase - Lequesne 7. - Pégase - Lequesne Statues dans le Grand Foyer 8. - L'Imagination - Bourgeois 9. - La Beauté - Soitoux 10. - La Grâce - Loison 11. - La Pensée - Franceschi 12. - La Dignité - Sanzel 13. - L'Indépendance - Varnier 14. - La Fantaisie - Chambard 15. - La Passion - Debut 16. - La Foi - Olliva 17. - L'Élégance - Iselin 18. - La Philosophie - Tournois 19. - La Modération - Gauthier 20. - L'Espérance - Bruyer 21. - La Force - Eude 22. - La Sagesse - Talluet 23. - La Volonté - Janson 24. - La Prudence - Frison 25. - La Tradition - Cambos 26. - La Science - Marcelin 27. - La Modestie - Vilain Dessus de portes de l'avant-foyer 28. - Pavage et Gaz - Cugnot 29. - Plomberie et Taille de pierre - Guitton 30. - Peinture et Fumisterie - Chevalier 31. - Terrasse et Charpente - Delaplanche 32. - Tapisserie et Menuiserie - Vital-Dubray 33. - Maçonnerie et Serrurerie - Barrias 34. - Mosaïque et Mécanique - Mathieu-Meunier 35. - Arc doubleau de la scène - Chabaud
published 1875
Le Nouvel Opéra de Paris. Statues Décoratives. Groupes et Bas-reliefs par Charles Garnier
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PH1979:0162.03:001-032
Description:
This unbound album comprises 32 photographs (incomplete, missing .33, .34, .35 according to List of plates), title pages and a list of plates (as follows): Le Nouvel Opéra de Paris. Statues décoratives Le Nouvel Opéra de Paris. Statues décoratives. Groupes et bas-reliefs par Charles Garnier, architecte, membre de l'Institut D et Cie, Paris, Librairie Générale de l'Architecture et des Travaux Publics, Ducher et Cie Éditeurs, 51, rue des Écoles, 51, 1875 Table des Planches Groupes de la façade principale 1. - La danse - Carpeaux 2. - La Poésie - Jouffroy 3. - Le Drame - Perraud 4. - La Musique - Guillaume 5. - Apollon - Millet 6. - Pégase - Lequesne 7. - Pégase - Lequesne Statues dans le Grand Foyer 8. - L'Imagination - Bourgeois 9. - La Beauté - Soitoux 10. - La Grâce - Loison 11. - La Pensée - Franceschi 12. - La Dignité - Sanzel 13. - L'Indépendance - Varnier 14. - La Fantaisie - Chambard 15. - La Passion - Debut 16. - La Foi - Olliva 17. - L'Élégance - Iselin 18. - La Philosophie - Tournois 19. - La Modération - Gauthier 20. - L'Espérance - Bruyer 21. - La Force - Eude 22. - La Sagesse - Talluet 23. - La Volonté - Janson 24. - La Prudence - Frison 25. - La Tradition - Cambos 26. - La Science - Marcelin 27. - La Modestie - Vilain Dessus de portes de l'avant-foyer 28. - Pavage et Gaz - Cugnot 29. - Plomberie et Taille de pierre - Guitton 30. - Peinture et Fumisterie - Chevalier 31. - Terrasse et Charpente - Delaplanche 32. - Tapisserie et Menuiserie - Vital-Dubray 33. - Maçonnerie et Serrurerie - Barrias 34. - Mosaïque et Mécanique - Mathieu-Meunier 35. - Arc doubleau de la scène - Chabaud
photographs
published 1875
archives
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Ábalos & Herreros fonds
AP164
Synopsis:
The Ábalos&Herreros fonds documents the activities of the architectural firm Ábalos&Herreros, founded by architects Iñaki Ábalos and Juan Herreros. The archive primarily consists of drawings, photographic materials and textual documentation, and covers the existance of the firm from 1985 to 2008. The concentration of the firm's work was produced in the city of Madrid and the Community of Madrid where the firm maintained its head office. However, the archive also documents projects for other Spanish autonomous communities as well as for other countries such as Portugal, Germany, the United States, and Brazil.
1920-2009
Ábalos & Herreros fonds
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AP164
Synopsis:
The Ábalos&Herreros fonds documents the activities of the architectural firm Ábalos&Herreros, founded by architects Iñaki Ábalos and Juan Herreros. The archive primarily consists of drawings, photographic materials and textual documentation, and covers the existance of the firm from 1985 to 2008. The concentration of the firm's work was produced in the city of Madrid and the Community of Madrid where the firm maintained its head office. However, the archive also documents projects for other Spanish autonomous communities as well as for other countries such as Portugal, Germany, the United States, and Brazil.
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1920-2009
textual records
AP197.S3.003
Description:
The box is comprised of correspondence for the years of 1991-1994, organized in alphabetical order by last name, from A-K. The box documents Frampton’s career as Ware professor at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Columbia University and his related professional activities. Correspondence in this box includes: offers of teaching positions; requests to write articles, reviews, books and recommendation letters; invitations to teach, present, or attend at lectures/symposiums/conferences; and requests to serve on juries. Throughout this period, Frampton corresponded with architects, professors, publishers, and editors of various publications such as: Botond Bognar; Norman Foster; Yukio Futagawa; Gevork Hartoonian; and the commissioning editor of Phaidon Press Limited, David Jenkins. Correspondence relates to Kenneth Frampton’s involvement/participation in the publication of Hopkins: The Work of Michael Hopkins and Partners; as a lecturer at the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ASCA) Conference, the Berlage Institute and the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne; and as a jury member for the Carlsberg Architectural Prize.
1991-1994
Personal and professional correspondence for names A-K from 1991-1994
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AP197.S3.003
Description:
The box is comprised of correspondence for the years of 1991-1994, organized in alphabetical order by last name, from A-K. The box documents Frampton’s career as Ware professor at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Columbia University and his related professional activities. Correspondence in this box includes: offers of teaching positions; requests to write articles, reviews, books and recommendation letters; invitations to teach, present, or attend at lectures/symposiums/conferences; and requests to serve on juries. Throughout this period, Frampton corresponded with architects, professors, publishers, and editors of various publications such as: Botond Bognar; Norman Foster; Yukio Futagawa; Gevork Hartoonian; and the commissioning editor of Phaidon Press Limited, David Jenkins. Correspondence relates to Kenneth Frampton’s involvement/participation in the publication of Hopkins: The Work of Michael Hopkins and Partners; as a lecturer at the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ASCA) Conference, the Berlage Institute and the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne; and as a jury member for the Carlsberg Architectural Prize.
textual records
1991-1994