In 1973, following the strikes that beset the British construction industry during the early 1970s, Alistair McAlpine commissioned a design program for his construction company, Sir Robert McAlpine Sons, that aimed to increase production efficiency and improve labour relations. Cedric Price’s proposal took the format of a two-volume report and a Portable Enclosures(...)
9 February 2017 to 14 May 2017
What About Happiness on the Building Site?
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In 1973, following the strikes that beset the British construction industry during the early 1970s, Alistair McAlpine commissioned a design program for his construction company, Sir Robert McAlpine Sons, that aimed to increase production efficiency and improve labour relations. Cedric Price’s proposal took the format of a two-volume report and a Portable Enclosures(...)
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Architects in Agriculture
What about the provinces?
Visiting Scholar Seminar: Whitney Moon
Cedric Price, and the Rise and Fall of Pneumatic Architecture
Study Room Keyword(s):
visiting scholars 2018, Whitney Moon, Cedric Price, pneumatic architecture
26 July 2018, 6:30pm
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visiting scholars 2018, Whitney Moon, Cedric Price, pneumatic architecture
From 1966 to 1968, Shadrach Woods and Cedric Price, two architects and educators in Paris and London, found themselves caught up in a vortex of change in education. Like architecture, the field was searching for new models; thinkers sought to reformulate the basic problems of education, rather than simply seeking new solutions to old questions. In this seminar 2014(...)
Shaughnessy House Keyword(s):
Shadrach Woods, Cedric Price, Visiting Scholar, Federica Doglio
24 July 2014, 6pm
Visiting Scholar Seminar: Federica Doglio
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From 1966 to 1968, Shadrach Woods and Cedric Price, two architects and educators in Paris and London, found themselves caught up in a vortex of change in education. Like architecture, the field was searching for new models; thinkers sought to reformulate the basic problems of education, rather than simply seeking new solutions to old questions. In this seminar 2014(...)
Shaughnessy House Keyword(s):
Shadrach Woods, Cedric Price, Visiting Scholar, Federica Doglio
A Pneu World
DR2003:0014
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Houston tape, Cedric Price
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AA Exhibition
AP144.S2.D126
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File documents Cedric Price's involvement in a retrospective exhibition of his works hosted by the Architectural Association, London, England, entitled 'Works II: Cedric Price'. This file also documents 3 public lectures that Price gave to coincide with the exhibition, as well as his work on the book 'Cedric Price: Works II', which was published to coincide with the exhibition. Material in this file was produced between 1980 and 1985, but predominantly in 1984. File contains textual records.
1980-1985, predominant 1984
AA Exhibition
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AP144.S2.D126
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File documents Cedric Price's involvement in a retrospective exhibition of his works hosted by the Architectural Association, London, England, entitled 'Works II: Cedric Price'. This file also documents 3 public lectures that Price gave to coincide with the exhibition, as well as his work on the book 'Cedric Price: Works II', which was published to coincide with the exhibition. Material in this file was produced between 1980 and 1985, but predominantly in 1984. File contains textual records.
File 126
1980-1985, predominant 1984
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Awards
AP144.S9
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Series contains textual records that document two honours received by Cedric Price, one, an Honorable Mention for the Shinkenchiku Residential Design Competition (1990), titled 'The House is an Electronics Device for Living', and the other, the Austrian Frederick Kiesler Award for Architecture and Art, awarded to Cedric Price in 2002.
1990, 2002
Awards
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AP144.S9
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Series contains textual records that document two honours received by Cedric Price, one, an Honorable Mention for the Shinkenchiku Residential Design Competition (1990), titled 'The House is an Electronics Device for Living', and the other, the Austrian Frederick Kiesler Award for Architecture and Art, awarded to Cedric Price in 2002.
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1990, 2002
Project
CP 3
AP144.S2.D169
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File documents a project for a book of Cedric Price's works since 1984, edited by Samantha Hardingham, which was eventually published by Wiley-Academy as 'Cedric Price, Opera'. An earlier attempt to publish a version of the book entitled 'Cedric Price: More Works' with the publisher Artemis was unsuccessful. This file also includes material relating to the publication of 'Cedric Price, The Square Book', a Wiley-Academy reprint of the book 'Cedric Price: Works II'. Material in this file was produced between 1975 and 2003. File contains presentation panels and textual records.
1975-2003
CP 3
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AP144.S2.D169
Description:
File documents a project for a book of Cedric Price's works since 1984, edited by Samantha Hardingham, which was eventually published by Wiley-Academy as 'Cedric Price, Opera'. An earlier attempt to publish a version of the book entitled 'Cedric Price: More Works' with the publisher Artemis was unsuccessful. This file also includes material relating to the publication of 'Cedric Price, The Square Book', a Wiley-Academy reprint of the book 'Cedric Price: Works II'. Material in this file was produced between 1975 and 2003. File contains presentation panels and textual records.
File 169
1975-2003
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Greenbrake Uyeasound
AP144.S2.D92
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File documents renovations to Greenbrake Croft House at Uyeasound, Unst, Shetland, Scotland, for Mercia Price, Cedric Price's sister. David Price, Cedric Price's brother was involved with the project and may have been the main contributor and draughtsman for the project. Many additional drawings are included within the textual records. Material in this file was produced between 1971 and 1990, but predominantly between 1973 and 1976. Correspondence and some drawings are attributed to David Price. File contains design development drawings and textual records.
1971-1990, predominant 1973-1976
Greenbrake Uyeasound
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AP144.S2.D92
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File documents renovations to Greenbrake Croft House at Uyeasound, Unst, Shetland, Scotland, for Mercia Price, Cedric Price's sister. David Price, Cedric Price's brother was involved with the project and may have been the main contributor and draughtsman for the project. Many additional drawings are included within the textual records. Material in this file was produced between 1971 and 1990, but predominantly between 1973 and 1976. Correspondence and some drawings are attributed to David Price. File contains design development drawings and textual records.
File 92
1971-1990, predominant 1973-1976
Shaughnessy House Keyword(s):
research fellow 2022, marina otero verzier, cedric price, frank newby, leightweight enclosures unit, LEU, inflatable
27 July 2022, 6pm
Shaughnessy House Keyword(s):
research fellow 2022, marina otero verzier, cedric price, frank newby, leightweight enclosures unit, LEU, inflatable