Following an intense period of work in the mid-1970s with Portugal’s post-revolutionary housing initiatives, in the early 1980s Álvaro Siza contributed projects to two of the most important urban renewal programs in Europe: Berlin’s IBA and The Hague’s Stadsvernieuwing als Kulturel Aktiviteit (Urban Renewal as a Cultural Activity). This lecture will examine the(...)
26 November 2015
Álvaro Siza’s Archaeology of the Ordinary
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Following an intense period of work in the mid-1970s with Portugal’s post-revolutionary housing initiatives, in the early 1980s Álvaro Siza contributed projects to two of the most important urban renewal programs in Europe: Berlin’s IBA and The Hague’s Stadsvernieuwing als Kulturel Aktiviteit (Urban Renewal as a Cultural Activity). This lecture will examine the(...)
ARCH288575
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This sketchbook includes sketches and notes for the Urban plan for Boulevard Brune in Paris, France and the reconstruction of Chiado in Lisbon, Portugal. It also contains portraits and design of furniture.
May 1992
Sketchbook 330: Grandela - Boavista 2 - Puxadores
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ARCH288575
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This sketchbook includes sketches and notes for the Urban plan for Boulevard Brune in Paris, France and the reconstruction of Chiado in Lisbon, Portugal. It also contains portraits and design of furniture.
textual records
ARCH275852
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Contains 3 spiral bound documents with preliminary Planning & Urban Design proposals, meeting minutes from the advisory committee on design, preliminary report, statement of program requirements, building typography, elevations, sections, mechanical analysis, notes, Gaboury report, program analysis, office planning and by-laws.
1968-1969
Spiral bound documents with proposals, meeting minutes, preliminary reports, statement of program requirements, building typography, elevations, sections, mechanical analysis, and notes
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ARCH275852
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Contains 3 spiral bound documents with preliminary Planning & Urban Design proposals, meeting minutes from the advisory committee on design, preliminary report, statement of program requirements, building typography, elevations, sections, mechanical analysis, notes, Gaboury report, program analysis, office planning and by-laws.
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1968-1969
research
Support Grants 2008
Robert González, School of Architecture, Tulane University Ann Ferebee, Institute for Urban Design, New York Detlef Mertins, Department of Architecture, University of Pennsylvania Frances Richard, Barnard College, Columbia University Katherine Rinne, California College of the Arts
7 January 2008 to 31 July 2008
Support Grants 2008
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Robert González, School of Architecture, Tulane University Ann Ferebee, Institute for Urban Design, New York Detlef Mertins, Department of Architecture, University of Pennsylvania Frances Richard, Barnard College, Columbia University Katherine Rinne, California College of the Arts
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7 January 2008 to
31 July 2008
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Midtown Terrace
AP022.S1.1975.PR03
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File documents an urban design study for a hign-density, mixed-use development in Toronto, Onatrio. File contains textual documents.
1975
Midtown Terrace
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AP022.S1.1975.PR03
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File documents an urban design study for a hign-density, mixed-use development in Toronto, Onatrio. File contains textual documents.
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1975
drawings
AP178.S2.1992.005
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This sketchbook includes sketches and notes for the Urban plan for Boulevard Brune in Paris, France and the reconstruction of Chiado in Lisbon, Portugal. It also contains portraits and design of furniture.
May 1992
Sketchbook 330: Grandela - Boavista 2 - Puxadores
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AP178.S2.1992.005
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This sketchbook includes sketches and notes for the Urban plan for Boulevard Brune in Paris, France and the reconstruction of Chiado in Lisbon, Portugal. It also contains portraits and design of furniture.
drawings
May 1992
archives
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AP106
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The Faubourg Québec project records, 1989-1994, document the redevelopment of Faubourg Québec, a 30 acre site east of the Old Port of Montréal, into an urban residential neighbourhood. Materials in these project records consist of approximately 253 drawings (including reprographic copies) and 0.33 of l.m. textual materials.
1989-1994
Faubourg Québec project records
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AP106
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The Faubourg Québec project records, 1989-1994, document the redevelopment of Faubourg Québec, a 30 acre site east of the Old Port of Montréal, into an urban residential neighbourhood. Materials in these project records consist of approximately 253 drawings (including reprographic copies) and 0.33 of l.m. textual materials.
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1989-1994
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AP022.S1.1971.PR14
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File documents an urban planning and design study to revitalize the inner harour area (not built), Victoria, British Columbia. File contains design development drawings, textual documents (includes photographs).
1971-1974
Victoria Inner Harbour / Downtown Development Plan
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AP022.S1.1971.PR14
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File documents an urban planning and design study to revitalize the inner harour area (not built), Victoria, British Columbia. File contains design development drawings, textual documents (includes photographs).
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1971-1974
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ARCH153544
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Documentation concerning the project of a Journal for Discussion, and Criticism of Architecture, Planning and Urban Design, to be edited by Stanford Anderson and Anthony Vidler : with lists of proposed writers and topics for first issues; budget data Photocopy of Denise Levertov : "Some Notes on Organic Form", Poetry, vol. 106, no 6, September 1965 Schedule and introductory text by H.-R. Hitchcock for the "3rd Modern Architecture Symposium", Columbia University, May 13-15, 1966 CASE editorial Board Meeting, May 9 1965 Schedule of Seminar on Constructivism, A.A. 24/6/65 "A Work Study Program" Correspondence between PDE and Anthony Vidler Letter from Stuart Cohen [Statements of the editors about] Re:Form Editorial Statement (CASE/Problems in Architecture) Statement of the Editorial Board New York May 9, 1965; Colin Rowe, Peter Eisenman, Stanford Anderson, Kenneth Frampton, Henry Millon
1965-1971
PDE IAUS, 1971: D Projects - 2 IAUS magazine: CASE Mag. 1965-1971
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ARCH153544
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Documentation concerning the project of a Journal for Discussion, and Criticism of Architecture, Planning and Urban Design, to be edited by Stanford Anderson and Anthony Vidler : with lists of proposed writers and topics for first issues; budget data Photocopy of Denise Levertov : "Some Notes on Organic Form", Poetry, vol. 106, no 6, September 1965 Schedule and introductory text by H.-R. Hitchcock for the "3rd Modern Architecture Symposium", Columbia University, May 13-15, 1966 CASE editorial Board Meeting, May 9 1965 Schedule of Seminar on Constructivism, A.A. 24/6/65 "A Work Study Program" Correspondence between PDE and Anthony Vidler Letter from Stuart Cohen [Statements of the editors about] Re:Form Editorial Statement (CASE/Problems in Architecture) Statement of the Editorial Board New York May 9, 1965; Colin Rowe, Peter Eisenman, Stanford Anderson, Kenneth Frampton, Henry Millon
textual records
1965-1971
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Valiz with Guy Cools, Pascal Gielen, and Carolyn F. Strauss
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Please join us for a conversation about the independent international publisher Valiz with Guy Cools and Pascal Gielen. Focusing on contemporary art, theory, critique, design, and urban affairs, Valiz’s books offer critical reflection and interdisciplinary inspiration, often establishing a connection between cultural disciplines and socio-political questions. They(...)