Project
AP178.S1.1980.PR06
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This project series documents the Casa J. M. Teixeira in Guimarães, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 11/80. The office assigned the date 1981 to this project. The project files document the repurposing of an old barn into a house. Additions to the site included a swimming pool, a fountain, and several decorative elements in the garden. The house also included a gymnasium. Granite blocks were used on the exterior of the house. The house was built between 1980 and 1990. Documenting this project are sketches, studies, working drawings, structural drawings, and technical drawings. Textual material includes project documentation. Photographic material documents the models, construction work, and the built project.
1979-1991
Casa J. M. Teixeira [J.M. Teixeira house], Quinta do Forno, Briteiros - Guimarães, Portugal (1980-1991)
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AP178.S1.1980.PR06
Description:
This project series documents the Casa J. M. Teixeira in Guimarães, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 11/80. The office assigned the date 1981 to this project. The project files document the repurposing of an old barn into a house. Additions to the site included a swimming pool, a fountain, and several decorative elements in the garden. The house also included a gymnasium. Granite blocks were used on the exterior of the house. The house was built between 1980 and 1990. Documenting this project are sketches, studies, working drawings, structural drawings, and technical drawings. Textual material includes project documentation. Photographic material documents the models, construction work, and the built project.
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1979-1991
Project
AP178.S1.1980.PR05
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This project series documents the Monte Picoto hotel and restaurant in Braga, Portugal. While the records were held in the office's archives, this project was assigned the number 6/80. The office assigned the date 1981 to this project. Proposed as a hotel and restaurant, this project was designed for a competition on the most fitting real estate for Monte Picoto. Competitors had leeway to decide on the function and form of the real estate. The competition was administered by the entrepreneur José Veloso Braque and promoted by the City Council. A winner for the competition was never declared and the project was not built. Documenting this project are documents about the competition from the Camara Municipal de Braga, photographs, elevations, studies for the project site, and sketches of the proposed hotel and restaurant.
1980-1982
Monte Picoto [Monte Picoto hotel and restaurant], Braga, Portugal (1981)
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AP178.S1.1980.PR05
Description:
This project series documents the Monte Picoto hotel and restaurant in Braga, Portugal. While the records were held in the office's archives, this project was assigned the number 6/80. The office assigned the date 1981 to this project. Proposed as a hotel and restaurant, this project was designed for a competition on the most fitting real estate for Monte Picoto. Competitors had leeway to decide on the function and form of the real estate. The competition was administered by the entrepreneur José Veloso Braque and promoted by the City Council. A winner for the competition was never declared and the project was not built. Documenting this project are documents about the competition from the Camara Municipal de Braga, photographs, elevations, studies for the project site, and sketches of the proposed hotel and restaurant.
Project
1980-1982
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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
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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
Sub-series
AP178.S1.1998.PR03.SS2
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This project subseries documents the Caja Rural de Granada in the Edifício Zaida in Granada, Spain. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 98/90 B. The office assigned the dates 1998-2006 to this project subseries. This was part of phase 1 of the larger project to redevelop three parcels of land that faced the Plaza Puerta Real. This part of the project consisted of a bank branch for Caja Rural located on the ground level of the larger Zaida building. Documenting this project subseries are drawings and textual records dating from 2002-2005. The textual records include supplier catalogues, contract details, correspondence and documentation on the interiors. The drawings include plans, sketches, mechanical drawings and details.
2002-2005
Edifício Zaida, "Caja Rural de Granada" [Zaida building, "Caja Rural de Granada"], Granada, Spain (1998-2006)
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AP178.S1.1998.PR03.SS2
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This project subseries documents the Caja Rural de Granada in the Edifício Zaida in Granada, Spain. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 98/90 B. The office assigned the dates 1998-2006 to this project subseries. This was part of phase 1 of the larger project to redevelop three parcels of land that faced the Plaza Puerta Real. This part of the project consisted of a bank branch for Caja Rural located on the ground level of the larger Zaida building. Documenting this project subseries are drawings and textual records dating from 2002-2005. The textual records include supplier catalogues, contract details, correspondence and documentation on the interiors. The drawings include plans, sketches, mechanical drawings and details.
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2002-2005
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AP178.S1.1986.PR03
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This project series documents the Plano Geral da Expo '92 in Seville, Spain While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 42/80. The office assigned the date 1986 to this project. The project files document the competition for the master plan of the 1992 Universal Exposition of Seville. Adalberto Dias and Eduardo Souta de Moura collaborated on this project while working at Siza's office. The master plan proposed by Siza and his team included the creation of a link between Seville and the Island of the Carthusians. Siza's proposal was not chosen by the organization. Documenting this project are studies and site plans. Textual materials include competition documentation. Photographs and negatives document the project site and model.
1984-1987
Plano Geral da Expo '92 [Expo '92 master plan], Seville, Spain (1984)
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AP178.S1.1986.PR03
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This project series documents the Plano Geral da Expo '92 in Seville, Spain While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 42/80. The office assigned the date 1986 to this project. The project files document the competition for the master plan of the 1992 Universal Exposition of Seville. Adalberto Dias and Eduardo Souta de Moura collaborated on this project while working at Siza's office. The master plan proposed by Siza and his team included the creation of a link between Seville and the Island of the Carthusians. Siza's proposal was not chosen by the organization. Documenting this project are studies and site plans. Textual materials include competition documentation. Photographs and negatives document the project site and model.
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1984-1987
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AP178.S1.1992.PR01
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This project series documents the Remodelação do Cinema Condes in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 22/90. The office assigned the dates 1991-1992 to this project. The Cinema Condes was built between 1949 and 1951. At the beginning of the 1990s, the owners of the building wanted to add offices and stores while maintaining the cinema. The renovations to the cinema were part of an urban rehabilitation project for the Avenida da Liberdade. Siza did a preliminary study for these renovations. The project was not realized. Documenting this project are sketches, studies, and working drawings. Textual materials include project documentation. Photographic materials document the existing building, models and project site.
1991-2012
Remodelação do Cinema Condes [Remodelling of Cinema Condes], Lisbon, Portugal (1991-1992)
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AP178.S1.1992.PR01
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This project series documents the Remodelação do Cinema Condes in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 22/90. The office assigned the dates 1991-1992 to this project. The Cinema Condes was built between 1949 and 1951. At the beginning of the 1990s, the owners of the building wanted to add offices and stores while maintaining the cinema. The renovations to the cinema were part of an urban rehabilitation project for the Avenida da Liberdade. Siza did a preliminary study for these renovations. The project was not realized. Documenting this project are sketches, studies, and working drawings. Textual materials include project documentation. Photographic materials document the existing building, models and project site.
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1991-2012
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Victor Prus fonds
AP163
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The Victor Prus fonds documents the professional practice of architect Victor Prus from student and professional work in England to architectural projects in Canada. The majority of the documents in the fonds consist of drawings and textual records relating to over 90 projects, such as Centre Rockland (1960), the Expo 67 Stadium (1967), the Grand Théâtre de Québec (1971) and the Palais des Congrès de Montréal (1983).
1945-1992
Victor Prus fonds
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AP163
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The Victor Prus fonds documents the professional practice of architect Victor Prus from student and professional work in England to architectural projects in Canada. The majority of the documents in the fonds consist of drawings and textual records relating to over 90 projects, such as Centre Rockland (1960), the Expo 67 Stadium (1967), the Grand Théâtre de Québec (1971) and the Palais des Congrès de Montréal (1983).
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1945-1992
The exhibition Industrial Architecture: ÁbalosHerreros selected by OFFICE Kersten Geers David Van Severen presents a precise reading of the industrial approach to architecture in the work of ÁbalosHerreros, a firm that operated in Madrid from 1984 until 2008. Diverse objects are presented: CAD drawings, photographs of archival material taken by Stefano Graziani, a replica(...)
Octagonal gallery Keyword(s):
Kersten Geers, David Van Severen, OFFICE, KGVDS, Ábalos, Herreros, Ábalos&Herreros, out of the box
12 March 2015 to 17 May 2015
Industrial Architecture: Ábalos&Herreros selected by OFFICE Kersten Geers David Van Severen
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The exhibition Industrial Architecture: ÁbalosHerreros selected by OFFICE Kersten Geers David Van Severen presents a precise reading of the industrial approach to architecture in the work of ÁbalosHerreros, a firm that operated in Madrid from 1984 until 2008. Diverse objects are presented: CAD drawings, photographs of archival material taken by Stefano Graziani, a replica(...)
Octagonal gallery Keyword(s):
Kersten Geers, David Van Severen, OFFICE, KGVDS, Ábalos, Herreros, Ábalos&Herreros, out of the box
Project
AP178.S1.1983.PR05
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The project series documents the Boutique Nina in Porto, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 20/80. The office assigned the date 1983 for this project. This project consisted of a 50 square metre fashion boutique located on Rua Firmeza. The shop's focal point was a curved marble staircase that led to a balcony, visable through the shop's large windows from the street. The project is recorded through drawings, photographic materials and some textual records dating from 1983. The drawings are mostly originals and consist of sketches, plans, sections, perspectives, details and axonometric drawings. The textual records consist of invoices, correspondence, material schedules and notes, while photographs and slides show plans and the built project.
1983
Boutique Nina, Porto, Portugal (1983)
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AP178.S1.1983.PR05
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The project series documents the Boutique Nina in Porto, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 20/80. The office assigned the date 1983 for this project. This project consisted of a 50 square metre fashion boutique located on Rua Firmeza. The shop's focal point was a curved marble staircase that led to a balcony, visable through the shop's large windows from the street. The project is recorded through drawings, photographic materials and some textual records dating from 1983. The drawings are mostly originals and consist of sketches, plans, sections, perspectives, details and axonometric drawings. The textual records consist of invoices, correspondence, material schedules and notes, while photographs and slides show plans and the built project.
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1983
Sub-series
AP178.S1.1985.PR02.SS2
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This project subseries documents the Projecto para um Edifício de Habitação em Campo di Marte in Giudecca, Italy. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 34/80 A. The office assigned the date 1985 to this project. The building was part of Siza's intervention in Giudecca. The L-shaped housing building included three floors and 32 apartments. The building respected the Venetian architectural style. Due to financial problems, construction of the building stopped in 2010. Construction eventually continued later on and the project was finished in 2016. Documenting this project are sketches, studies and plans. Photographic materials include photographs and negatives of the project site and model. Textual materials include competition documentation, project documentation, notes and technical specifications.
1984-2005
Projecto para um Edifício de Habitação em Campo di Marte [Housing complex, Campo di Marte], Giudecca, Venice, Italy, (1985)
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AP178.S1.1985.PR02.SS2
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This project subseries documents the Projecto para um Edifício de Habitação em Campo di Marte in Giudecca, Italy. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 34/80 A. The office assigned the date 1985 to this project. The building was part of Siza's intervention in Giudecca. The L-shaped housing building included three floors and 32 apartments. The building respected the Venetian architectural style. Due to financial problems, construction of the building stopped in 2010. Construction eventually continued later on and the project was finished in 2016. Documenting this project are sketches, studies and plans. Photographic materials include photographs and negatives of the project site and model. Textual materials include competition documentation, project documentation, notes and technical specifications.
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1984-2005