Project
AP207.S1.1985.PR04
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The project series documents "Case Conquistate Dal Verde," a series of photographs of buildings covered in vegetation, and "conquered" by nature. The photographs were "taken at different times but grouped under a single date to indicate the author's interest in the subject in that period, Pettena returns to the theme of the architecture not made by architects that had characterized the work he had done in the United States [...]" [1] The project series contains a sketch showing a house conquered by vegetation and the photographs series. Source: [1] Gianni Pettena website, https://www.giannipettena.it/italiano/opere-1/nat-buildings-conquered-1985/ (last accessed 11 December 2019).
circa 1985
Case Conquistate Dal Verde [Buildings Conquered by Nature] (1985)
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AP207.S1.1985.PR04
Description:
The project series documents "Case Conquistate Dal Verde," a series of photographs of buildings covered in vegetation, and "conquered" by nature. The photographs were "taken at different times but grouped under a single date to indicate the author's interest in the subject in that period, Pettena returns to the theme of the architecture not made by architects that had characterized the work he had done in the United States [...]" [1] The project series contains a sketch showing a house conquered by vegetation and the photographs series. Source: [1] Gianni Pettena website, https://www.giannipettena.it/italiano/opere-1/nat-buildings-conquered-1985/ (last accessed 11 December 2019).
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circa 1985
photographs
ARCH268932
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Group consists of photographs of some of the pavilion of the Panjab University in sector 14 in Chandigarh, India. There is a photograph of the Gandhi Bhawan with a view of the University Library on the back. There is also a photograph of houses designed by Pierre Jeanneret in Panjab University.
ca. 1966
Photographs of the Panjab University in Chandigarh, India
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ARCH268932
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Group consists of photographs of some of the pavilion of the Panjab University in sector 14 in Chandigarh, India. There is a photograph of the Gandhi Bhawan with a view of the University Library on the back. There is also a photograph of houses designed by Pierre Jeanneret in Panjab University.
photographs
ca. 1966
Project
AP164.S1.1993.D2
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This project series documents the design and construction of the Luis Gordillo Rodriguez house, in Villanueva de la Cañada, Spain. The firm identified this project as number 80. The firm received several awards and recognitions for Casa Gordillo. In 1997, the project won second place at the Premios COAM (Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Madrid), was a finalist at the IberFAD de Arquitectura, and a recipient of the Premio Calidad Comunidad de Madrid a la Estetica. The firm worked with Rafael Hernández, Beatriz Inglés, Javier Fresnada, Juan Gómez and Fernando Valero. Documenting this project are working drawings, reference and photographic materials, collages and correspondence, notes, invoices and budgets.
1990-1993
Casa Gordillo, Villanueva de la Cañada, Spain (1993)
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AP164.S1.1993.D2
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This project series documents the design and construction of the Luis Gordillo Rodriguez house, in Villanueva de la Cañada, Spain. The firm identified this project as number 80. The firm received several awards and recognitions for Casa Gordillo. In 1997, the project won second place at the Premios COAM (Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Madrid), was a finalist at the IberFAD de Arquitectura, and a recipient of the Premio Calidad Comunidad de Madrid a la Estetica. The firm worked with Rafael Hernández, Beatriz Inglés, Javier Fresnada, Juan Gómez and Fernando Valero. Documenting this project are working drawings, reference and photographic materials, collages and correspondence, notes, invoices and budgets.
Project
1990-1993
Myron Goldsmith’s architectural works show how an economy of means and a modest approach can generate a profoundly poetic expression. Myron Goldsmith: Poet of Structure reveals how the architect’s methods and ideas are formed, developed, and disseminated by drawing upon the body of notes, sketchbooks, and study documents found in the collection of Goldsmith’s personal(...)
Main galleries
13 March 1991 to 2 June 1991
Myron Goldsmith: Poet of Structure
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Myron Goldsmith’s architectural works show how an economy of means and a modest approach can generate a profoundly poetic expression. Myron Goldsmith: Poet of Structure reveals how the architect’s methods and ideas are formed, developed, and disseminated by drawing upon the body of notes, sketchbooks, and study documents found in the collection of Goldsmith’s personal(...)
Main galleries
books
The Problem Is
AP149.S1.1971.PR01.001
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Minimum Cost Housing Group's publication "The Problem is" by Samir Ayad et Witold Rybzynski about a project of prefabricated houses for the developing countries undetaken in 1971.
October 1971
The Problem Is
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AP149.S1.1971.PR01.001
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Minimum Cost Housing Group's publication "The Problem is" by Samir Ayad et Witold Rybzynski about a project of prefabricated houses for the developing countries undetaken in 1971.
books
October 1971
PH1980:0817:037
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Photograph is taken looking down toward a road with buildings, likely houses, along both sides. A rocky hillside rises up from the road on the right hand side of the photograph. The St. Lawrence River is visible in the left background.
1889-1896
View of buildings in Notre-Dame-du-Portage, Quebec, Canada
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PH1980:0817:037
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Photograph is taken looking down toward a road with buildings, likely houses, along both sides. A rocky hillside rises up from the road on the right hand side of the photograph. The St. Lawrence River is visible in the left background.
PH1980:0048.01:001-049
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Album PH1980:0048.01:001-0049 comprises 49 views of the Ottoman Empire, including views of subjects which are now located in Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, and Israel. The 24 views of Lebanon include ten views of Tripoli, eight of Baalbek, four of Beirut and two of Jubayl. The photographs show: eight cityscapes; seven views of temples; three views of mosques; 2 views of towers; and one view each of a convent, the ruins of a castle, the foundations of a Phoenician building, and the Consulate General of France in Beirut. The 12 views of Syria include seven views of Damascus, two of Jebel ed Druz, two of Tartus and one view of Latakia. The photographs show: three views of Jewish houses; two views of the ruins of a Roman amphitheater; two views of the French Consulate in Damascus; and one view each of a Christian house, the ruins of a castle, a church, a cityscape and a city gate. The seven views of Turkey include six views of Antioch and one view of Seleucia Pieria (both now Antakya). The photographs show: three views of fortifications; and one view each of a city gate, a statue, a cityscape and the entry to the Iron Canyon. The six views of Israel include two views of Acre, two of Mount Carmel and one view each of Haifa and Nazareth. The photographs show three cityscapes, and one view each of batteries, a convent and a palace.
architecture, engineering, military, sculpture
published 1859-1860
Album of views of cities and towns showing public, religious and domestic architecture, Ottoman Empire (now in Lebanon, Syria, Turkey and Israel)
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PH1980:0048.01:001-049
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Album PH1980:0048.01:001-0049 comprises 49 views of the Ottoman Empire, including views of subjects which are now located in Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, and Israel. The 24 views of Lebanon include ten views of Tripoli, eight of Baalbek, four of Beirut and two of Jubayl. The photographs show: eight cityscapes; seven views of temples; three views of mosques; 2 views of towers; and one view each of a convent, the ruins of a castle, the foundations of a Phoenician building, and the Consulate General of France in Beirut. The 12 views of Syria include seven views of Damascus, two of Jebel ed Druz, two of Tartus and one view of Latakia. The photographs show: three views of Jewish houses; two views of the ruins of a Roman amphitheater; two views of the French Consulate in Damascus; and one view each of a Christian house, the ruins of a castle, a church, a cityscape and a city gate. The seven views of Turkey include six views of Antioch and one view of Seleucia Pieria (both now Antakya). The photographs show: three views of fortifications; and one view each of a city gate, a statue, a cityscape and the entry to the Iron Canyon. The six views of Israel include two views of Acre, two of Mount Carmel and one view each of Haifa and Nazareth. The photographs show three cityscapes, and one view each of batteries, a convent and a palace.
architecture, engineering, military, sculpture
photographs
DR2012:0015:023:004
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Ring binder containing the following photographs: - Fragments... la maison de Rivière-des-Prairies (1 photograph); - Memo series...planche 112 - Mies on his way to Los Angeles (1 photograph) - Old Montreal (3 photographs); - Entrance to the Lachine Canal (1 photograph); - Lachine Canal, 1956 (4 photographs); - Possibly additional photographs of Lachine Canal (3 photographs); - Unidentified columns (3 photographs); - Grain elevators (3 photographs); - Temple of Concordia (3 photographs); - Unidentified buildings (7 photographs); - A street in Montreal, 1964 (1 printout); - A house in the village of Casuvin (1 printout).
between 1956 and 1988
Photographs from Melvin Charney's early and middle career
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DR2012:0015:023:004
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Ring binder containing the following photographs: - Fragments... la maison de Rivière-des-Prairies (1 photograph); - Memo series...planche 112 - Mies on his way to Los Angeles (1 photograph) - Old Montreal (3 photographs); - Entrance to the Lachine Canal (1 photograph); - Lachine Canal, 1956 (4 photographs); - Possibly additional photographs of Lachine Canal (3 photographs); - Unidentified columns (3 photographs); - Grain elevators (3 photographs); - Temple of Concordia (3 photographs); - Unidentified buildings (7 photographs); - A street in Montreal, 1964 (1 printout); - A house in the village of Casuvin (1 printout).
photographs
between 1956 and 1988
Project
AP207.S1.1987.PR02
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The project series documents "Mauritania E Lusitania", a series of collages using Cunard Lines' advertisement posters for the new transatlantic liners Mauretania and Lusitania and posters of famous monuments, such as the pyramid Cheops in Egypt and the Houses of Parliament in London. The project series contains photocopies of a publication about the Lusitania and the Mauretania, and prints, including digital copies of Pettena's final collages.
circa 1987-2015
Mauritania E Lusitania [Mauretania and Lusitania] (1987)
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AP207.S1.1987.PR02
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The project series documents "Mauritania E Lusitania", a series of collages using Cunard Lines' advertisement posters for the new transatlantic liners Mauretania and Lusitania and posters of famous monuments, such as the pyramid Cheops in Egypt and the Houses of Parliament in London. The project series contains photocopies of a publication about the Lusitania and the Mauretania, and prints, including digital copies of Pettena's final collages.
Project
circa 1987-2015
Letters 1975
PHCON2002:0016:003
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Binder documents Gordon Matta-Clark's personal and professional correspondence predominantly from 1975, a period when he was actively involved in many cut building projects. Documents related to the following realized and unrealized projects are included: Anarchitecture (1973-1974); A W-Hole House (1973), Column Drop (undated); Conical Intersect (1975); Day's End (1975), Doors on all 4's (1975); Fresh Air Cart (1972); and Splitting (1974). Documentation on projects by other artists, including Matta-Clark's brother John Sebastian Matta, are also included. Binder contains photographs and textual records.
1971-1976
Letters 1975
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PHCON2002:0016:003
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Binder documents Gordon Matta-Clark's personal and professional correspondence predominantly from 1975, a period when he was actively involved in many cut building projects. Documents related to the following realized and unrealized projects are included: Anarchitecture (1973-1974); A W-Hole House (1973), Column Drop (undated); Conical Intersect (1975); Day's End (1975), Doors on all 4's (1975); Fresh Air Cart (1972); and Splitting (1974). Documentation on projects by other artists, including Matta-Clark's brother John Sebastian Matta, are also included. Binder contains photographs and textual records.
1971-1976