archives
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Fonds
Álvaro Siza fonds
AP178
Description:
The Álvaro Siza fonds documents the architectural work of Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza. Records in this fonds document Siza’s projects from 1958-2012, including built and unbuilt designs. A collaborative project was established between the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA), Fundação de Serralves, and Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian to allow for international research and access to the archive. The archive is shared by the three institutions with each institution holding different projects while collaborating on the descriptive work and increasing the visibility of the archive. The holdings at both the Fundação de Serralves and Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian focus on Siza’s Portuguese projects, while the portion of the archive held by the CCA mainly includes Siza’s projects abroad. All three institutions are committed to describing the archive and making it accessible for scholarly research. The processing of the Siza archive held by the CCA has been divided into four phases to allow for access to parts of the archive while still in process. For the first, second, and third phases, the processing archivist has described the projects from the fifties, sixties, and seventies, as well as projects for the IBA competition in Berlin, urban renewal projects in The Hague from the eighties, urban plans, museums, and individual houses between 1980 and 2000. The processing archivist has also described approximately 203 sketchbooks. Many of these sketchbooks include sketches related to architectural projects which were processed. The complete list of projects processed by the CCA to date can be found in series AP178.S1. The bulk of the Álvaro Siza fonds is arranged in Series AP178.S1, which contains documentation for over 200 of Siza’s architectural projects. Records in this archive are predominantly from 1970 to 2000. Series AP178.S1 mainly contains conceptual, design development, presentation, and working drawings. Also included are photographic materials, models, born digital records, and textual documentation, which include correspondence, project proposals, and notes. The architect’s creative process is captured in 282 sketchbooks arranged in Series AP178.S2. In all there are approximately 60 000 drawings, 3000 folders of textual documentation, 9.46 linear meters of photographs and negatives, 6,545 slides, 250 CD-ROMS, 101 floppy disks, and 371 models that document the architectural activities of Siza and his office. Among the drawings are sketches by Siza on various items, such as napkins, receipts, envelopes, or on the back of working drawings. The fonds contains several types of architectural projects including residential buildings, museums, universities, urban plans, offices, and city restorations. Of particular significance are the sketchbooks, comprised of sketches for architectural projects, Siza’s travels, people, and animals as well as notes and draft letters. The sketchbooks are organized in chronological order, starting in the late 1970’s to the beginning of the 2000’s. Locations, notes, and dates have also been identified on the front of each sketchbook along with the sketchbook number. The sketchbooks provide a unique perspective of Siza’s use of drawing as part of his work process.
1958-2002
Álvaro Siza fonds
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AP178
Description:
The Álvaro Siza fonds documents the architectural work of Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza. Records in this fonds document Siza’s projects from 1958-2012, including built and unbuilt designs. A collaborative project was established between the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA), Fundação de Serralves, and Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian to allow for international research and access to the archive. The archive is shared by the three institutions with each institution holding different projects while collaborating on the descriptive work and increasing the visibility of the archive. The holdings at both the Fundação de Serralves and Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian focus on Siza’s Portuguese projects, while the portion of the archive held by the CCA mainly includes Siza’s projects abroad. All three institutions are committed to describing the archive and making it accessible for scholarly research. The processing of the Siza archive held by the CCA has been divided into four phases to allow for access to parts of the archive while still in process. For the first, second, and third phases, the processing archivist has described the projects from the fifties, sixties, and seventies, as well as projects for the IBA competition in Berlin, urban renewal projects in The Hague from the eighties, urban plans, museums, and individual houses between 1980 and 2000. The processing archivist has also described approximately 203 sketchbooks. Many of these sketchbooks include sketches related to architectural projects which were processed. The complete list of projects processed by the CCA to date can be found in series AP178.S1. The bulk of the Álvaro Siza fonds is arranged in Series AP178.S1, which contains documentation for over 200 of Siza’s architectural projects. Records in this archive are predominantly from 1970 to 2000. Series AP178.S1 mainly contains conceptual, design development, presentation, and working drawings. Also included are photographic materials, models, born digital records, and textual documentation, which include correspondence, project proposals, and notes. The architect’s creative process is captured in 282 sketchbooks arranged in Series AP178.S2. In all there are approximately 60 000 drawings, 3000 folders of textual documentation, 9.46 linear meters of photographs and negatives, 6,545 slides, 250 CD-ROMS, 101 floppy disks, and 371 models that document the architectural activities of Siza and his office. Among the drawings are sketches by Siza on various items, such as napkins, receipts, envelopes, or on the back of working drawings. The fonds contains several types of architectural projects including residential buildings, museums, universities, urban plans, offices, and city restorations. Of particular significance are the sketchbooks, comprised of sketches for architectural projects, Siza’s travels, people, and animals as well as notes and draft letters. The sketchbooks are organized in chronological order, starting in the late 1970’s to the beginning of the 2000’s. Locations, notes, and dates have also been identified on the front of each sketchbook along with the sketchbook number. The sketchbooks provide a unique perspective of Siza’s use of drawing as part of his work process.
archives
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Fonds
1958-2002
Series
AP058.S1
Description:
This series documents Blanche Lemco van Ginkel’s involvement in professional committees and associations, as the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Board (1977-1992), the National Capital Commission (1970-1983), the School of Architecture and Urban Planning, at Princeton University (1976-1988), the Graduate School of Design, at Harvard University (1979-1990), the National Architectural Accrediting Board (U.S.) (1983-1991), the Toronto Arts Week (1987-1989), the National Council of Architecture Registration Boards, the Canadian Friends of Finland, the Canadian Housing Design Council, the Canadian Institute of Planners, the University of Miami Visiting Committee, and many others. The series contains correspondence, programmes and scheduled activities, publications, schedules, information packages, notes, minutes, lists of members, posters, papers, calendars, directories, studies, and reports, dating from 1970 to 1992. The main areas of interests extracted from the material are North American architecture schools and their development, and the architecture and urban planning of the National Capital Region, in Canada.
1970-1992
Professional committees and associations
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AP058.S1
Description:
This series documents Blanche Lemco van Ginkel’s involvement in professional committees and associations, as the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Board (1977-1992), the National Capital Commission (1970-1983), the School of Architecture and Urban Planning, at Princeton University (1976-1988), the Graduate School of Design, at Harvard University (1979-1990), the National Architectural Accrediting Board (U.S.) (1983-1991), the Toronto Arts Week (1987-1989), the National Council of Architecture Registration Boards, the Canadian Friends of Finland, the Canadian Housing Design Council, the Canadian Institute of Planners, the University of Miami Visiting Committee, and many others. The series contains correspondence, programmes and scheduled activities, publications, schedules, information packages, notes, minutes, lists of members, posters, papers, calendars, directories, studies, and reports, dating from 1970 to 1992. The main areas of interests extracted from the material are North American architecture schools and their development, and the architecture and urban planning of the National Capital Region, in Canada.
Series
1970-1992
articles
1966: Galactic Metropolis
What the future looked like
16 April 2016
What the future looked like
textual records
AP206.S2.007
Description:
File was originally housed in a binder along with content arranged in AP206.S2.006, AP206.S2.008 and AP206.S2.009. This file contains the following papers: "Technology and Architecture" "A new concept of Bylaws or Control of Physical Pattern of a City" "Your Environment," speech "Urban planning" "Form and Design," 1967 "7th annual function address," at Chandigarh College of Architecture, 1968 "Architecture and Society" "Campus planning," 1971
1959-1972
Published and unpublished papers (folder 2 of 4)
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AP206.S2.007
Description:
File was originally housed in a binder along with content arranged in AP206.S2.006, AP206.S2.008 and AP206.S2.009. This file contains the following papers: "Technology and Architecture" "A new concept of Bylaws or Control of Physical Pattern of a City" "Your Environment," speech "Urban planning" "Form and Design," 1967 "7th annual function address," at Chandigarh College of Architecture, 1968 "Architecture and Society" "Campus planning," 1971
textual records
1959-1972
textual records
AP206.S2.042
Description:
File was originally housed in a binder labelled "Manuscripts" along with content arranged in AP206.S2.039, AP206.S2.040, AP206.S2.041 and AP206.S2.043. This file includes the following papers: "Chandigarh: Its Trials and Travails," 1978 "Administrative Aspects of Urban and Regional Planning" "Varanasi," 1976
1975-1980
Unpublished papers (folder 4 of 5)
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AP206.S2.042
Description:
File was originally housed in a binder labelled "Manuscripts" along with content arranged in AP206.S2.039, AP206.S2.040, AP206.S2.041 and AP206.S2.043. This file includes the following papers: "Chandigarh: Its Trials and Travails," 1978 "Administrative Aspects of Urban and Regional Planning" "Varanasi," 1976
textual records
1975-1980
textual records
ARCH275451
Description:
Presentation documents, includes: University of California, Irvine Biological Sciences Quad, Planning Study; Bank of Canada, specifications and budgets; Alberta Centre, design competition; Robson Square Revitalization Project, Interim Discussion Draft and Conceptual Design Stage, Estimate #3; British Columbia Medical Centre, Building Systems Design; Brookswood-Fernridge Community Centre, Development Study; Al-Buhairat City, Master Plan and Urban Design Summary; Pearls of Kuwait; SANCST Science Halls, Design Report; Abu Nuwas, Conservation/Development Project, Urban Design Summary.
1974-1995
Specifications, budgets, design summaries for various projects
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ARCH275451
Description:
Presentation documents, includes: University of California, Irvine Biological Sciences Quad, Planning Study; Bank of Canada, specifications and budgets; Alberta Centre, design competition; Robson Square Revitalization Project, Interim Discussion Draft and Conceptual Design Stage, Estimate #3; British Columbia Medical Centre, Building Systems Design; Brookswood-Fernridge Community Centre, Development Study; Al-Buhairat City, Master Plan and Urban Design Summary; Pearls of Kuwait; SANCST Science Halls, Design Report; Abu Nuwas, Conservation/Development Project, Urban Design Summary.
textual records
1974-1995
Project
AP142.S1.D133
Description:
File documents an unexecuted (?) project for the urban planning and revalorization of the railway system in Udine, Italy. Aldo Rossi acted as a consultant architect for this "Programma di valorizzazione degli immobili e di riqualificazione delle principali stazioni della rete". Material in this file was produced between 1988 and 1989. File contains design development drawings and presentation drawings. File also contains textual records, including correspondence, report and drawings.
1988-1989
Valorizzazione e riqualificazione degli impianti ferroviari di Udine
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AP142.S1.D133
Description:
File documents an unexecuted (?) project for the urban planning and revalorization of the railway system in Udine, Italy. Aldo Rossi acted as a consultant architect for this "Programma di valorizzazione degli immobili e di riqualificazione delle principali stazioni della rete". Material in this file was produced between 1988 and 1989. File contains design development drawings and presentation drawings. File also contains textual records, including correspondence, report and drawings.
File 133
1988-1989
textual records
AP206.S2.068
Description:
File was originally housed in a binder along with content arranged in AP206.S2.065, AP206.S2.066 and AP206.S2.067. This file includes the following papers: "The Role of Architects in Urban and Rural Growth" "Spatial Planning of Human Settlements," for seminar on environmental challenges Statement on art exhibition, 1989
1985-1997
Published and unpublished papers (folder 4 of 4)
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AP206.S2.068
Description:
File was originally housed in a binder along with content arranged in AP206.S2.065, AP206.S2.066 and AP206.S2.067. This file includes the following papers: "The Role of Architects in Urban and Rural Growth" "Spatial Planning of Human Settlements," for seminar on environmental challenges Statement on art exhibition, 1989
textual records
1985-1997
Project
'Tourismus Forum Neuruppin'
AP142.S1.D273
Description:
File documents an unexecuted project for the restoration of a church, the construction of several buildings, and the development of an urban plan in Neuruppin, Germany. Material in this file was produced in 1996 and 1997. File contains textual records.
1996-1997
'Tourismus Forum Neuruppin'
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AP142.S1.D273
Description:
File documents an unexecuted project for the restoration of a church, the construction of several buildings, and the development of an urban plan in Neuruppin, Germany. Material in this file was produced in 1996 and 1997. File contains textual records.
File 273
1996-1997
Project
Proyecto Alameda
AP142.S1.D239
Description:
File documents an unexecuted project for an office building in Mexico City, Mexico. Aldo Rossi's proposal was part of an urban planning project for Reichmann International that included proposals by Charles Correa, Kuwabara, Payne, McKenna, Blumberg Architects, Legorreta Arquitectos, Maki and Associates, and Carlos G. Mijares Bracho. Material in this file was produced in 1994. File contains conceptual drawings, design development drawings, and presentation drawings. File also contains textual records, including drawings and photographs.
1994
Proyecto Alameda
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AP142.S1.D239
Description:
File documents an unexecuted project for an office building in Mexico City, Mexico. Aldo Rossi's proposal was part of an urban planning project for Reichmann International that included proposals by Charles Correa, Kuwabara, Payne, McKenna, Blumberg Architects, Legorreta Arquitectos, Maki and Associates, and Carlos G. Mijares Bracho. Material in this file was produced in 1994. File contains conceptual drawings, design development drawings, and presentation drawings. File also contains textual records, including drawings and photographs.
File 239
1994