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Aldo Rossi fonds
AP142
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The Aldo Rossi fonds documents the professional practice of architect Aldo Rossi and that of his firm, Studio di Architettura (SDA). Drawings of nearly every project by Rossi and SDA are present, with significant Italian, German and Japanese projects particularly well represented. The fonds also includes material relating to exhibitions and some material on publications that feature the work of Rossi and his firm. Material in this fonds was produced between 1953 and 1997.
1953-1997, predominant 1962-1997
Aldo Rossi fonds
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AP142
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The Aldo Rossi fonds documents the professional practice of architect Aldo Rossi and that of his firm, Studio di Architettura (SDA). Drawings of nearly every project by Rossi and SDA are present, with significant Italian, German and Japanese projects particularly well represented. The fonds also includes material relating to exhibitions and some material on publications that feature the work of Rossi and his firm. Material in this fonds was produced between 1953 and 1997.
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1953-1997, predominant 1962-1997
research
Visiting Scholars 2002–2003
Chiara Baglione, IUAV-Istituto Universitario di Archittetura di Venezia, Venice, Italy Topic: Becoming an Architect in the Rome of Urban VIII: Architectural Training and Early Works of Pietro da Cortona Laurent Baridon, Université Marc Bloch, Strasbourg, France Topic: Dinocrate ou l’architecte en représentation Martin Bressani, McGill University, Montreal,(...)
5 January 2003 to 31 August 2003
Visiting Scholars 2002–2003
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Chiara Baglione, IUAV-Istituto Universitario di Archittetura di Venezia, Venice, Italy Topic: Becoming an Architect in the Rome of Urban VIII: Architectural Training and Early Works of Pietro da Cortona Laurent Baridon, Université Marc Bloch, Strasbourg, France Topic: Dinocrate ou l’architecte en représentation Martin Bressani, McGill University, Montreal,(...)
research
5 January 2003 to
31 August 2003
Architecture and Its Image examines the complex relationships between drawings, photographs, prints, and other architectural representations and the buildings, landscapes, and cities they represent. The exhibition assembles images dating from the early sixteenth century to the late twentieth century from Tokyo and Rome to Mississauga and Montreal and includes maps, books,(...)
7 May 1989 to 7 August 1989
Architecture and Its Image
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Architecture and Its Image examines the complex relationships between drawings, photographs, prints, and other architectural representations and the buildings, landscapes, and cities they represent. The exhibition assembles images dating from the early sixteenth century to the late twentieth century from Tokyo and Rome to Mississauga and Montreal and includes maps, books,(...)
textual records
ARCH271696
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Group consists of documentation and texts about the Roosevelt Senior Citizen Housing Development in Roosevelt, New Jersey, including promotional project description, building description, project identification forms and text about the housing development. The group also includes clippings of articles, correspondence and a leaflet for the Passive Solar Forum in Tokyo.
1982-1993
Roosevelt - Text, Publications
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ARCH271696
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Group consists of documentation and texts about the Roosevelt Senior Citizen Housing Development in Roosevelt, New Jersey, including promotional project description, building description, project identification forms and text about the housing development. The group also includes clippings of articles, correspondence and a leaflet for the Passive Solar Forum in Tokyo.
textual records
1982-1993
ARCH273834
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The Massey Foundation Awards, on the recommendation of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada: Residence of Gordon Smith (1955), House in West Vancouver (n.d.), Simon Fraser University (1963), Man in the Community and Man & His Health, Expo '67, Canadian Pavilion Expo '70, MacMillan Bloedel Building (1965), Canadian Pavilion International Trade Fair, Tokyo,
Massey Foundation Awards awarded to Erickson
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ARCH273834
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The Massey Foundation Awards, on the recommendation of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada: Residence of Gordon Smith (1955), House in West Vancouver (n.d.), Simon Fraser University (1963), Man in the Community and Man & His Health, Expo '67, Canadian Pavilion Expo '70, MacMillan Bloedel Building (1965), Canadian Pavilion International Trade Fair, Tokyo,
The beginning of the 1950s was a moment of global upheaval. From India to Morocco, from Guatemala to Indochina, the process of decolonization gained momentum and the Cold War began. Architects working or acting as experts in the non-Western areas of the globe could no longer plan as if sites were terrains vague and people were mute subjects. The end of colonial(...)
Main galleries Keyword(s):
Casablanca, Chandigarh, Le Corbusier, Jeanneret, Morocco, Punjab, India, Morocco, modernism, Africa, Takashi Homma, Yto Barrada
26 November 2013 to 20 April 2014
How architects, experts, politicians, international agencies and citizens negotiate modern planning: Casablanca Chandigarh
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The beginning of the 1950s was a moment of global upheaval. From India to Morocco, from Guatemala to Indochina, the process of decolonization gained momentum and the Cold War began. Architects working or acting as experts in the non-Western areas of the globe could no longer plan as if sites were terrains vague and people were mute subjects. The end of colonial(...)
Main galleries Keyword(s):
Casablanca, Chandigarh, Le Corbusier, Jeanneret, Morocco, Punjab, India, Morocco, modernism, Africa, Takashi Homma, Yto Barrada
photographs
ARCH274180
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Binder with project documentation used for presentation purposes. Filed under "Governement": Canadian Embassy Development, Tokyo (1984); Markham Municipal Building (1989); Fresno City Hall (1987); Thunder Bay Government Office Building (1987). Includes slides of site plans, photocopies of plans, photographs (exterior and interior), photographs of models, press clippings. Produced at the offices of Arthur Erickson Architects.
1 October 1990
Project documentation for presentation purposes for Erickson's governmental projects
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ARCH274180
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Binder with project documentation used for presentation purposes. Filed under "Governement": Canadian Embassy Development, Tokyo (1984); Markham Municipal Building (1989); Fresno City Hall (1987); Thunder Bay Government Office Building (1987). Includes slides of site plans, photocopies of plans, photographs (exterior and interior), photographs of models, press clippings. Produced at the offices of Arthur Erickson Architects.
photographs
1 October 1990
archives
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Chuck Hoberman fonds
AP165
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The Chuck Hoberman fonds documents Hoberman’s work in transformable design throughout the first part of his career, from 1980 to 2006, as well as the operations of his company Hoberman Associates Inc. Materials relate to the research and development of design concepts, the patenting of inventions, detailed drawings for certain unfolding structures, the workings and movements of mechanisms, public presentations at fairs and exhibitions, and media coverage.
circa 1980-2006
Chuck Hoberman fonds
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The Chuck Hoberman fonds documents Hoberman’s work in transformable design throughout the first part of his career, from 1980 to 2006, as well as the operations of his company Hoberman Associates Inc. Materials relate to the research and development of design concepts, the patenting of inventions, detailed drawings for certain unfolding structures, the workings and movements of mechanisms, public presentations at fairs and exhibitions, and media coverage.
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circa 1980-2006
photographs
ARCH276992
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3 binders, 1 folder - presentation slides and/o project documentation photographs for B.C. Medical Center, Kaiser Hospital, Napp Laboratories, Kwantlen College, Harbour Steps, 1300 West Pender Street, 1800 West Georgia Street, Robson Square, Medina Housing, Man in the Community Pavilion expo '67, Canadian Pavilion Tokyo International Trade Fair 1964, Saskatoon City Hospital and Russell House.
n.d.
Photographic documentation for various projects
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ARCH276992
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3 binders, 1 folder - presentation slides and/o project documentation photographs for B.C. Medical Center, Kaiser Hospital, Napp Laboratories, Kwantlen College, Harbour Steps, 1300 West Pender Street, 1800 West Georgia Street, Robson Square, Medina Housing, Man in the Community Pavilion expo '67, Canadian Pavilion Tokyo International Trade Fair 1964, Saskatoon City Hospital and Russell House.
photographs
n.d.
ARCH273872
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Massey Medals awarded to Erickson/Massey Architects: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby B.C. (1967), Smith Residence, West Vancouver, B.C. (1967), Canadian Pavilion for International Trade Fair Tokyo, Japan (1967) and Canadian Pavilion, Expo '70, Osaka, Japan; Beautification Award, Los Angeles Business Council, to Arthur Erickson Architect for the Los Angeles Public Library, Donald Bruce Kaufman Branch (3 April 1995).
1967-1995
Massey Medals awarded to Erickson/Massey Architects
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ARCH273872
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Massey Medals awarded to Erickson/Massey Architects: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby B.C. (1967), Smith Residence, West Vancouver, B.C. (1967), Canadian Pavilion for International Trade Fair Tokyo, Japan (1967) and Canadian Pavilion, Expo '70, Osaka, Japan; Beautification Award, Los Angeles Business Council, to Arthur Erickson Architect for the Los Angeles Public Library, Donald Bruce Kaufman Branch (3 April 1995).
1967-1995