Herzog de Meuron: Archaeology of the Mind presents an exhaustive display of materials from the architects’ archive and from related collections. Referencing a natural history, the exhibition includes study models, books, photographs, toys, fossils, Chinese scholars’ rocks, and significant works of contemporary art, all of which have informed the thinking of the Swiss(...)
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23 October 2002 to 6 April 2003
Herzog & de Meuron: Archaeology of the Mind
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Herzog de Meuron: Archaeology of the Mind presents an exhaustive display of materials from the architects’ archive and from related collections. Referencing a natural history, the exhibition includes study models, books, photographs, toys, fossils, Chinese scholars’ rocks, and significant works of contemporary art, all of which have informed the thinking of the Swiss(...)
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Mies in America
A profound thinker, painstaking artist, and one of the greatest architects in history, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe emigrated from Germany to the United States in 1938, when he was already in his fifties and one of the recognized masters of his profession. Transplanted from the Bauhaus (of which he was the last director) to a technical institute in Chicago, from the European(...)
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17 October 2001 to 20 January 2002
Mies in America
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A profound thinker, painstaking artist, and one of the greatest architects in history, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe emigrated from Germany to the United States in 1938, when he was already in his fifties and one of the recognized masters of his profession. Transplanted from the Bauhaus (of which he was the last director) to a technical institute in Chicago, from the European(...)
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AP178.S1.1977.PR03
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This project series documents the Cinema Teatro Edifício Av. de Roma in Lisbon, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 43/70. The office assigned the date 1977 to this project. The project was a feasibility study for a building for the Portuguese Institute of Cinema. The proposal consisted of a four-storey building that included viewing rooms and storage spaces for cinematographic materials. The project was not realized. This project was not in the initial project list provided by the office. The office assembled documentation and added it to the list of projects. Documenting this project are sketches, project documentation and slides.
1977
Cinema Teatro Edifício Av. de Roma [Cinema Theater Av. de Roma], Lisbon, Portugal (1977)
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AP178.S1.1977.PR03
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This project series documents the Cinema Teatro Edifício Av. de Roma in Lisbon, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 43/70. The office assigned the date 1977 to this project. The project was a feasibility study for a building for the Portuguese Institute of Cinema. The proposal consisted of a four-storey building that included viewing rooms and storage spaces for cinematographic materials. The project was not realized. This project was not in the initial project list provided by the office. The office assembled documentation and added it to the list of projects. Documenting this project are sketches, project documentation and slides.
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1977
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AP178.S1.1983.PR06
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This project series documents a competition for the Proposta para Caserta in Caserta, Italy. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 23/80. The office assigned the dates 1983-1984 to this project. The project files document a competition for an urban study for the city of Caserta. The proposal submitted by Siza for the ''Archi Della Valle'' area included a new design for the road. Siza was not seleted to build the project. Documenting this project are sketches, studies, plans, project documentation and correspondence. Photographic materials include photographs, negatives and slides of the area and of Siza's drawings.
1980-1990
Proposta para Caserta [Proposal for Caserta], Caserta, Italy (1983-1984)
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AP178.S1.1983.PR06
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This project series documents a competition for the Proposta para Caserta in Caserta, Italy. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 23/80. The office assigned the dates 1983-1984 to this project. The project files document a competition for an urban study for the city of Caserta. The proposal submitted by Siza for the ''Archi Della Valle'' area included a new design for the road. Siza was not seleted to build the project. Documenting this project are sketches, studies, plans, project documentation and correspondence. Photographic materials include photographs, negatives and slides of the area and of Siza's drawings.
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1980-1990
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AP178.S1.1983.PR07
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This project series documents the Ampliação do Institut Français no Porto in Porto, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 22/80. The office assigned the date 1983 to this project. The project files document the addition of an annex and renovations to the main pavilion of the Porto French Institute. Modifications included the transformation of the garage into classrooms, the addition of a cafeteria in the basement and general renovations. The project was not realized. Documenting this project are sketches, studies, design development drawings and plans. Textual material includes project documentation. Photographic materials document the building.
1983
Ampliação do Institut Français no Porto [Extension of the Porto French Institute], Porto, Portugal (1983)
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AP178.S1.1983.PR07
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This project series documents the Ampliação do Institut Français no Porto in Porto, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 22/80. The office assigned the date 1983 to this project. The project files document the addition of an annex and renovations to the main pavilion of the Porto French Institute. Modifications included the transformation of the garage into classrooms, the addition of a cafeteria in the basement and general renovations. The project was not realized. Documenting this project are sketches, studies, design development drawings and plans. Textual material includes project documentation. Photographic materials document the building.
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1983
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AP178.S1.1999.PR05
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This project series documents the Casa Museo Jose Regio in Villa do Conde, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 110/90. The office assigned the dates 1999 to this project. The museum was the house of the poet José Régio. This project included renovations to the building, as well as the construction of a new building. The proposed renovations were mainly done to the structure with some upgrades to the mechanical installations. The design for the new building included exhibition halls and spaces for work. The project was not realized. Documenting this project are studies, plans, and a building program.
1999
Casa Museu José Régio [José Régio House Museum], Villa do Conde, Portugal (1999)
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AP178.S1.1999.PR05
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This project series documents the Casa Museo Jose Regio in Villa do Conde, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 110/90. The office assigned the dates 1999 to this project. The museum was the house of the poet José Régio. This project included renovations to the building, as well as the construction of a new building. The proposed renovations were mainly done to the structure with some upgrades to the mechanical installations. The design for the new building included exhibition halls and spaces for work. The project was not realized. Documenting this project are studies, plans, and a building program.
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1999
Amid education reform in American schools of architecture in the 1970s, Kenneth Frampton was integral in transforming the curriculum of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture Planning. In particular, he designed and taught what became three core courses: the theory seminar “Comparative Critical Analysis,” the history lectures “Thresholds of Modern(...)
31 May 2017 to 24 September 2017
Educating Architects: Four Courses by Kenneth Frampton
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Amid education reform in American schools of architecture in the 1970s, Kenneth Frampton was integral in transforming the curriculum of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture Planning. In particular, he designed and taught what became three core courses: the theory seminar “Comparative Critical Analysis,” the history lectures “Thresholds of Modern(...)
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J.J.P. Oud Collection
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The J.J.P. Oud Collection, 1911-1973, documents J.J.P. Oud's work as an architect between 1911 and 1973. The collection is focussed on Oud’s architectural projects, including work on major exectued and unrealized buildings in the Netherlands, Germany, Czechoslovakia, and the United States. The collection also includes Oud's designs for diverse projects on public housing, war memorials and interior design.
1908-1966 (1911-1963 predominant)
J.J.P. Oud Collection
CI005
Synopsis:
The J.J.P. Oud Collection, 1911-1973, documents J.J.P. Oud's work as an architect between 1911 and 1973. The collection is focussed on Oud’s architectural projects, including work on major exectued and unrealized buildings in the Netherlands, Germany, Czechoslovakia, and the United States. The collection also includes Oud's designs for diverse projects on public housing, war memorials and interior design.
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1908-1966 (1911-1963 predominant)
Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza travelled to Peru in 1995 with his usual baggage: only a few changes of clothes, some books of poetry, and a single sketchbook. This was the toolkit he used to interpret the voyage and integrate it into his architecture. More than half a century earlier, Peruvian photographer Martín Chambi had taken his famous series of portraits of the(...)
Octagonal gallery
26 January 2012 to 29 April 2012
Alturas de Machu Picchu: Martín Chambi – Álvaro Siza at work
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Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza travelled to Peru in 1995 with his usual baggage: only a few changes of clothes, some books of poetry, and a single sketchbook. This was the toolkit he used to interpret the voyage and integrate it into his architecture. More than half a century earlier, Peruvian photographer Martín Chambi had taken his famous series of portraits of the(...)
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AP178.S1.1967.PR01
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This project series documents the Motel em Vale de Canas in Coimbra, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 26/60. In the past the office identified the project as number 116. The office assigned the date 1967 for this project. The motel was commissioned by Carlos de Freitas Morna.The project was not realized, but a model was produced. Documenting this project are sketches, studies, plans, profiles, and elevations. Also included in this project series are negatives and photographs of the model. Textual documentation includes correspondence between Siza, Carlos de Freitas Morna and the city of Coimbra.
1967-1968
Motel em Vale de Canas [Motel Vale de Canas], Coimbra, Portugal (1967-1968)
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AP178.S1.1967.PR01
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This project series documents the Motel em Vale de Canas in Coimbra, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 26/60. In the past the office identified the project as number 116. The office assigned the date 1967 for this project. The motel was commissioned by Carlos de Freitas Morna.The project was not realized, but a model was produced. Documenting this project are sketches, studies, plans, profiles, and elevations. Also included in this project series are negatives and photographs of the model. Textual documentation includes correspondence between Siza, Carlos de Freitas Morna and the city of Coimbra.
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1967-1968