textual records
AP206.S2.007
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File was originally housed in a binder along with content arranged in AP206.S2.006, AP206.S2.008 and AP206.S2.009. This file contains the following papers: "Technology and Architecture" "A new concept of Bylaws or Control of Physical Pattern of a City" "Your Environment," speech "Urban planning" "Form and Design," 1967 "7th annual function address," at Chandigarh College of Architecture, 1968 "Architecture and Society" "Campus planning," 1971
1959-1972
Published and unpublished papers (folder 2 of 4)
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AP206.S2.007
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File was originally housed in a binder along with content arranged in AP206.S2.006, AP206.S2.008 and AP206.S2.009. This file contains the following papers: "Technology and Architecture" "A new concept of Bylaws or Control of Physical Pattern of a City" "Your Environment," speech "Urban planning" "Form and Design," 1967 "7th annual function address," at Chandigarh College of Architecture, 1968 "Architecture and Society" "Campus planning," 1971
textual records
1959-1972
textual records
AP206.S2.059
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File was originally housed in a binder along with content arranged in AP206.S2.056, AP206.S2.057 and AP206.S2.058. This file includes the following papers: "The Role of Architects in Urban and Rural Growth" "The Environment of Chandigarh," 1985 "Memo on a possible New Capital for Haryana" "Manifesto of the Peoples of Haryana" "Spatial Planning of Human Settlements," 1984 Poem delivered at art exhibition inauguration at Lalit Kala Academy, 1985
1982-1985
Published and unpublished papers (folder 4 of 4)
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AP206.S2.059
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File was originally housed in a binder along with content arranged in AP206.S2.056, AP206.S2.057 and AP206.S2.058. This file includes the following papers: "The Role of Architects in Urban and Rural Growth" "The Environment of Chandigarh," 1985 "Memo on a possible New Capital for Haryana" "Manifesto of the Peoples of Haryana" "Spatial Planning of Human Settlements," 1984 Poem delivered at art exhibition inauguration at Lalit Kala Academy, 1985
textual records
1982-1985
drawings, textual records
ARCH187130
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c.v.'s of firms and architects Jacques Lefaivre David, Pierre J. Boulva, Dimitri Dimakopoulos, Guy Desbarats, selected lists of projects, perspective and plan of Urban Renewal Project in Montreal, perspective and section of Place des Arts, plans of Dow Planetarium. Loyola Athletic Complex, Montreal Institute of Diagnostic and Clinical Research Building, Banque Canadienne Nationale b/w and colour photocopies
Publicity for Proposed Joint Venture
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ARCH187130
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c.v.'s of firms and architects Jacques Lefaivre David, Pierre J. Boulva, Dimitri Dimakopoulos, Guy Desbarats, selected lists of projects, perspective and plan of Urban Renewal Project in Montreal, perspective and section of Place des Arts, plans of Dow Planetarium. Loyola Athletic Complex, Montreal Institute of Diagnostic and Clinical Research Building, Banque Canadienne Nationale b/w and colour photocopies
drawings, textual records
Learning from… Lagos
Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas and a team of students from The Harvard Project on the City are followed over a 2-year period as they research Lagos, Nigeria in Lagos Wide and Close (Netherlands, 2005), a documentary by Bregtje van der Haak. Lagos is home to an estimated 15 million people whose survival depends on improvisation, networking, and risk-taking. Despite extreme(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre
29 March 2007 , 6pm
Learning from… Lagos
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Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas and a team of students from The Harvard Project on the City are followed over a 2-year period as they research Lagos, Nigeria in Lagos Wide and Close (Netherlands, 2005), a documentary by Bregtje van der Haak. Lagos is home to an estimated 15 million people whose survival depends on improvisation, networking, and risk-taking. Despite extreme(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre
Learning from... Caracas
Venezuelan law allows for an entity called the consejo communal (communal council), which empowers citizens to initiate local development projects through neighbourhood-based elected councils. Dario Azzellini and Oliver Ressler’s film, Comuna under construction (2010), begins with the story of a poor hillside community in Caracas as its inhabitants decide whether they(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
8 May 2014 , 6pm
Learning from... Caracas
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Venezuelan law allows for an entity called the consejo communal (communal council), which empowers citizens to initiate local development projects through neighbourhood-based elected councils. Dario Azzellini and Oliver Ressler’s film, Comuna under construction (2010), begins with the story of a poor hillside community in Caracas as its inhabitants decide whether they(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
archives
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Fonds
Bernard Cache fonds
AP169
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Bernard Cache, fonds, 1991-2011, document the development and design process for the Objectile firm and its decorative panels and furniture. The records focus mostly on daily activities of the firm, the collaboration of principal Bernard Cache with TopSolid software, and his parallel academic work. The records consist solely of original born-digital material.
1992-2011
Bernard Cache fonds
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AP169
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Bernard Cache, fonds, 1991-2011, document the development and design process for the Objectile firm and its decorative panels and furniture. The records focus mostly on daily activities of the firm, the collaboration of principal Bernard Cache with TopSolid software, and his parallel academic work. The records consist solely of original born-digital material.
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Fonds
1992-2011
Project
AP194.S1.1995.PR01
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Project records consist of records documenting the three phases of the Synthetic Landscape project (1995-2000) as worked on by Johan Bettum and OCEAN North. The project was initially developed and submitted in 1995 for the Membrane Design International Competition held in Japan by the Taiyo Kogyo Corporation. The entry showcases a children’s playscape in the setting of Oslo’s Tøyen Park, joining both its urban surroundings and its natural landscape into a synthetic space. Afterwards, the project was exhibited at the Architecture Association (AA) in London, where Johan Bettum and Kivi Sotamaa met. This eventually led to Bettum and Sotamaa collaborating on projects, along with their respective OCEAN teams in Oslo and Helsinki. The Synthetic Landscape project continued as a research project, with a second phase in 1996 and a third phase which ran from 1997 through 2000 and integrated design methods (particle streaming, Channelling Systems) from the work made on the Töölö and Jyväskylä projects. In the third phase, a pavilion was also added to the setting. Aside from one drawing, all records for this project are in a digital format. Drawings and models from phase 1 show parts or the whole of a shell-like structure. A color scheme seems to be associated to the different components of the structure. A report on phases 1 and 2 discusses the use of synthetic and composite materials for the structure, explaining the concept for the site. Phase 2 textual records include a working plan, site charts and program. Additional drawings and models show an evolution in the shape of the landscape. Most records are related to the third phase of Synthetic Landscape. They are largely drawings and models showing textures and coloured grafts used in the design process, section and surfaces studies, as well as site plans. Other files of the third phase consist of animated renderings of Channelling Systems studies within the Synthetic Landscape topology, saved as Quicktime MOV files. Additionally, the third phase of Synthetic Landscape has files related to the FEM (finite element method) analysis process utilized in the project’s engineering. This particular section includes raster images showing vectorial drawings and data appearing to be surface studies. These were likely created with the software Mathematica. The bulk of textual documentation on the project’s scope and outcomes may be found in AP194.S1.1995.PR01.001 for phases 1 and 2, and in AP194.S1.1995.PR01.005 for phase 3. The latter file also contains documentation related to a grant application to The Research Council of Norway; a proposal for a conference and exhibition at the AA; and administrative records such as budgets, correspondence, invoices, progress reports, meeting agendas and minutes. For all project phases, records related to the design process consist of CAD models saved in a variety of modelling formats (iges, fmz, dgn, 3dm, dxf) as well as raster or vector images (tiff, jpeg, png, eps, pict, etc.). In some cases, only these raster or vector images of the original CAD drawings are present in the archive.
1995-2000
Synthetic Landscape research project, Oslo, Norway (1995-2000)
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AP194.S1.1995.PR01
Description:
Project records consist of records documenting the three phases of the Synthetic Landscape project (1995-2000) as worked on by Johan Bettum and OCEAN North. The project was initially developed and submitted in 1995 for the Membrane Design International Competition held in Japan by the Taiyo Kogyo Corporation. The entry showcases a children’s playscape in the setting of Oslo’s Tøyen Park, joining both its urban surroundings and its natural landscape into a synthetic space. Afterwards, the project was exhibited at the Architecture Association (AA) in London, where Johan Bettum and Kivi Sotamaa met. This eventually led to Bettum and Sotamaa collaborating on projects, along with their respective OCEAN teams in Oslo and Helsinki. The Synthetic Landscape project continued as a research project, with a second phase in 1996 and a third phase which ran from 1997 through 2000 and integrated design methods (particle streaming, Channelling Systems) from the work made on the Töölö and Jyväskylä projects. In the third phase, a pavilion was also added to the setting. Aside from one drawing, all records for this project are in a digital format. Drawings and models from phase 1 show parts or the whole of a shell-like structure. A color scheme seems to be associated to the different components of the structure. A report on phases 1 and 2 discusses the use of synthetic and composite materials for the structure, explaining the concept for the site. Phase 2 textual records include a working plan, site charts and program. Additional drawings and models show an evolution in the shape of the landscape. Most records are related to the third phase of Synthetic Landscape. They are largely drawings and models showing textures and coloured grafts used in the design process, section and surfaces studies, as well as site plans. Other files of the third phase consist of animated renderings of Channelling Systems studies within the Synthetic Landscape topology, saved as Quicktime MOV files. Additionally, the third phase of Synthetic Landscape has files related to the FEM (finite element method) analysis process utilized in the project’s engineering. This particular section includes raster images showing vectorial drawings and data appearing to be surface studies. These were likely created with the software Mathematica. The bulk of textual documentation on the project’s scope and outcomes may be found in AP194.S1.1995.PR01.001 for phases 1 and 2, and in AP194.S1.1995.PR01.005 for phase 3. The latter file also contains documentation related to a grant application to The Research Council of Norway; a proposal for a conference and exhibition at the AA; and administrative records such as budgets, correspondence, invoices, progress reports, meeting agendas and minutes. For all project phases, records related to the design process consist of CAD models saved in a variety of modelling formats (iges, fmz, dgn, 3dm, dxf) as well as raster or vector images (tiff, jpeg, png, eps, pict, etc.). In some cases, only these raster or vector images of the original CAD drawings are present in the archive.
Project
1995-2000
research
Support Grants 2007
Christy Anderson, Department of Fine Art, University of Toronto Molly Nesbit, Department of Art, Vassar College Sunil Sharma, Department of Modern Languages and Comparative Literature, Boston University Mark Crinson, History of Art, School of Arts, Histories and Cultures, University of Manchester Claire Zimmerman, Department of the History of Art and Taubman College(...)
May 2007 to December 2007
Support Grants 2007
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Christy Anderson, Department of Fine Art, University of Toronto Molly Nesbit, Department of Art, Vassar College Sunil Sharma, Department of Modern Languages and Comparative Literature, Boston University Mark Crinson, History of Art, School of Arts, Histories and Cultures, University of Manchester Claire Zimmerman, Department of the History of Art and Taubman College(...)
research
May 2007 to
December 2007
ARCH273835
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Honours given to Arthur Erickson, including a plaque from the S-20 & Nisei Veteran's Association recognizing the group of veterans who where in or attached to the Canadian Intelligence Corps for duties involving the use of Japanese Language during World War II, medal and plaque of appreciation from the National Ballet of Canada and the Ballet British Columbia, Letter of Appointment (carved wood) for the Advisory Board of Kumming Urban Planning.
1989-2004
Various awards and honours to Arthur Erickson
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ARCH273835
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Honours given to Arthur Erickson, including a plaque from the S-20 & Nisei Veteran's Association recognizing the group of veterans who where in or attached to the Canadian Intelligence Corps for duties involving the use of Japanese Language during World War II, medal and plaque of appreciation from the National Ballet of Canada and the Ballet British Columbia, Letter of Appointment (carved wood) for the Advisory Board of Kumming Urban Planning.
1989-2004
Born out of the Portuguese revolution of 25 April 1974, the Serviço Ambulatório de Apoio Local (Local Ambulatory Support Service) was a pioneering architectural and political experiment designed to address extreme housing shortages and poor living conditions in Portuguese cities. There was not only one SAAL: its initiatives and results varied widely depending on complex(...)
Main galleries
12 May 2015 to 4 October 2015
The SAAL Process: Housing in Portugal 1974–76
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Born out of the Portuguese revolution of 25 April 1974, the Serviço Ambulatório de Apoio Local (Local Ambulatory Support Service) was a pioneering architectural and political experiment designed to address extreme housing shortages and poor living conditions in Portuguese cities. There was not only one SAAL: its initiatives and results varied widely depending on complex(...)
Main galleries