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Visiting Scholars 2007
S.M. Can Bilsel, University of San Diego, San Diego, United States Topic: The Modern Cult of Authenticity: Reproduction of Antiquity and the Location of Architecture in the 20th Century Museum Constance Classen, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada Topic: Beckford and Fonthill: Creating a Palace of the Senses Seminar: Multisensory Marketing and the Design of Retail(...)
May 2007 to September 2007
Visiting Scholars 2007
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S.M. Can Bilsel, University of San Diego, San Diego, United States Topic: The Modern Cult of Authenticity: Reproduction of Antiquity and the Location of Architecture in the 20th Century Museum Constance Classen, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada Topic: Beckford and Fonthill: Creating a Palace of the Senses Seminar: Multisensory Marketing and the Design of Retail(...)
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May 2007 to
September 2007
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Visiting Scholars 2010
Nicholas Adams, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, United States Topic: Being Modern, Being Swedish: Gunnar Asplund’s Law Court Extension, Göteborg (1934-1938) Frederick Bohrer, Hood College, Frederick, United States Topic: Photography, Architecture, Archaeology: The Image as Object Enrico Chapel, École nationale supérieure d’architecture de Toulouse, France Topic: Le(...)
9 March 2010 to 15 August 2010
Visiting Scholars 2010
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Nicholas Adams, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, United States Topic: Being Modern, Being Swedish: Gunnar Asplund’s Law Court Extension, Göteborg (1934-1938) Frederick Bohrer, Hood College, Frederick, United States Topic: Photography, Architecture, Archaeology: The Image as Object Enrico Chapel, École nationale supérieure d’architecture de Toulouse, France Topic: Le(...)
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9 March 2010 to
15 August 2010
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Articles, 2015-2020
AP133.S3
Description:
This series documents Pierre du Prey's writings for articles in collaborative publications and magazine on the history of architecture. It contains documents related to the following articles: "William Chambers, John Yenn, and the Boboli Gardens transported to England's Shores" in "Rethinking Renaissance Drawings: Essays in Honour of David McTavish" edited by Una Roman d’Elia (2015); "Conviviality Versus Seclusions in Pliny’s Tuscan and Laurentine Villas" in "The Roman Villa in the Mediterranean Bassin: Late Republic to Late Antiquity" edited by Annalisa Marzano and Guy P. R. Métraux (2017); and "London, Parma, Dresden: Exposition, Competition, Exhibition" in "The Companions to the History of Architecture, Volume II: Eighteenth-Century Architecture", edited by Caroline van Eck and Sigrid de Jong (2018). It also contains material related to the article "A Serendipitous Discovery" published in "The Architectural Historian" magazine of March 2019 about a recently found drawing by Sir John Soane and small publication "Finding the 'Lost' Church of St. John the Baptist" published by Delusso Éditeur in 2020. The series contains draft and final versions of texts, and correspondence regarding each of the five articles.
2010-2020
Articles, 2015-2020
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AP133.S3
Description:
This series documents Pierre du Prey's writings for articles in collaborative publications and magazine on the history of architecture. It contains documents related to the following articles: "William Chambers, John Yenn, and the Boboli Gardens transported to England's Shores" in "Rethinking Renaissance Drawings: Essays in Honour of David McTavish" edited by Una Roman d’Elia (2015); "Conviviality Versus Seclusions in Pliny’s Tuscan and Laurentine Villas" in "The Roman Villa in the Mediterranean Bassin: Late Republic to Late Antiquity" edited by Annalisa Marzano and Guy P. R. Métraux (2017); and "London, Parma, Dresden: Exposition, Competition, Exhibition" in "The Companions to the History of Architecture, Volume II: Eighteenth-Century Architecture", edited by Caroline van Eck and Sigrid de Jong (2018). It also contains material related to the article "A Serendipitous Discovery" published in "The Architectural Historian" magazine of March 2019 about a recently found drawing by Sir John Soane and small publication "Finding the 'Lost' Church of St. John the Baptist" published by Delusso Éditeur in 2020. The series contains draft and final versions of texts, and correspondence regarding each of the five articles.
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2010-2020
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Education
CI001.S1.D1
Description:
Hubert Rohault de Fleury studied under Jean-Nicolas-Louis Durand at the École polytechnique and with Julien-David Leroy at the École des beaux-arts. The confluence of their respective pedagogies is evident in albums DR1974:0002:012:001-049 and DR1974:0002:013:001-008 where Durand's` "rationalized" methodology of design is applied to Leroy's vocabulary of antiquity(1). Hubert's two albums of student drawings for the École des Beaux-Arts (DR1974:0002:012:001-049 and DR1974:0002:013:001-008) are complimentary. The former contains competition drawings and programmes for the monthly competitions (Concours d'emulation) as well as drawing, prints, and programmes for the 1800 (2e), 1801, and 1802 (1er) Grand Prix competitions, each of which trace the entire process from "Concours d'essai" and "esquisse", up to and including, studies for final renderings. The latter album contains large-scale final renderings for the 1800, 1801, and possibly the 1798 Grand prix competitions. As in Durand's "mecanisme de la composition", Hubert proceeds from the simple to the complex, often utilizing the graph paper or hand drawn grid particular to Durand's design methodology (codified in his book 'Precis des Lecons' 1802). This process is readily apparent in both Hubert's "Concours d'emulation" drawings, and, more completely, in the drawings for the Grand Prix competitions. The studies for Hubert's winning 1802 Grand Prix entry for a'Foire' indicate that he isolated and studied different building types before combining them into the unified complex evident in his final renderings. The original final renderings of the Grand Prix winners were kept by the École des beaux-arts. Album DR1974:0002:012:001-049 contains only the prints of the final renderings. The success of Hubert in the Grand Prix competitions is not surprising. His large wash final renderings for the 1800 and 1801 competitions (DR1974:0002:013:001-008) indicate that the neo-classical simplicity then favoured by the judges at the École des beaux-arts dovetailed with the notions of economy implicit in Durand's functionalist approach to design. (1) Barry Bergdoll, "Hubert Rohault de Fleury: Architectural Education", 'CCA Research Report', n.d.
1800-1807
Education
CI001.S1.D1
Description:
Hubert Rohault de Fleury studied under Jean-Nicolas-Louis Durand at the École polytechnique and with Julien-David Leroy at the École des beaux-arts. The confluence of their respective pedagogies is evident in albums DR1974:0002:012:001-049 and DR1974:0002:013:001-008 where Durand's` "rationalized" methodology of design is applied to Leroy's vocabulary of antiquity(1). Hubert's two albums of student drawings for the École des Beaux-Arts (DR1974:0002:012:001-049 and DR1974:0002:013:001-008) are complimentary. The former contains competition drawings and programmes for the monthly competitions (Concours d'emulation) as well as drawing, prints, and programmes for the 1800 (2e), 1801, and 1802 (1er) Grand Prix competitions, each of which trace the entire process from "Concours d'essai" and "esquisse", up to and including, studies for final renderings. The latter album contains large-scale final renderings for the 1800, 1801, and possibly the 1798 Grand prix competitions. As in Durand's "mecanisme de la composition", Hubert proceeds from the simple to the complex, often utilizing the graph paper or hand drawn grid particular to Durand's design methodology (codified in his book 'Precis des Lecons' 1802). This process is readily apparent in both Hubert's "Concours d'emulation" drawings, and, more completely, in the drawings for the Grand Prix competitions. The studies for Hubert's winning 1802 Grand Prix entry for a'Foire' indicate that he isolated and studied different building types before combining them into the unified complex evident in his final renderings. The original final renderings of the Grand Prix winners were kept by the École des beaux-arts. Album DR1974:0002:012:001-049 contains only the prints of the final renderings. The success of Hubert in the Grand Prix competitions is not surprising. His large wash final renderings for the 1800 and 1801 competitions (DR1974:0002:013:001-008) indicate that the neo-classical simplicity then favoured by the judges at the École des beaux-arts dovetailed with the notions of economy implicit in Durand's functionalist approach to design. (1) Barry Bergdoll, "Hubert Rohault de Fleury: Architectural Education", 'CCA Research Report', n.d.
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1800-1807
works of art
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20 print(s)
Détails d'architecture
DR1990:0047:001-020
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The etchings in this set include designs for various parts of architectural orders including column bases, capitals, and entablatures. There is some overlap with prints in Du Cerceau’s 'Détails d’ordres antiques' (notably elements on Plates 007 and 011), however most of the etchings include novel elements drawn from the type of ornament in use in works produced by the First School of Fontainebleau such as armor, musical instruments, and fruit. In purportedly representing architectural elements drawn from antiquity, Du Cerceau introduces a high level of variation and innovation. Some of these details are whimsical, for example a small detail of a dog on the entablature of Plate 002. Each plate is organized to accommodate the greatest number of variations possible. For example, Plate 12 includes two friezes, one with a series of musical instruments and the other with instruments of war – suggesting that the designs could be adapted to suit each patron’s particular interests.
architecture
engraved circa 1566-1570
Détails d'architecture
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DR1990:0047:001-020
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The etchings in this set include designs for various parts of architectural orders including column bases, capitals, and entablatures. There is some overlap with prints in Du Cerceau’s 'Détails d’ordres antiques' (notably elements on Plates 007 and 011), however most of the etchings include novel elements drawn from the type of ornament in use in works produced by the First School of Fontainebleau such as armor, musical instruments, and fruit. In purportedly representing architectural elements drawn from antiquity, Du Cerceau introduces a high level of variation and innovation. Some of these details are whimsical, for example a small detail of a dog on the entablature of Plate 002. Each plate is organized to accommodate the greatest number of variations possible. For example, Plate 12 includes two friezes, one with a series of musical instruments and the other with instruments of war – suggesting that the designs could be adapted to suit each patron’s particular interests.
works of art
Quantity:
20 print(s)
engraved circa 1566-1570
architecture
During the eighteenth century, Rome was both an important centre for Italian art and the focal point for the studies of most European artists; all were drawn by the city’s antique art, architecture, and statuary, as well as its Renaissance, Baroque, and eighteenth-century masterpieces. Exploring Rome: Piranesi and His Contemporaries is concerned with eighteenth-century(...)
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18 August 1993 to 2 January 1994
Exploring Rome: Piranesi and His Contemporaries
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During the eighteenth century, Rome was both an important centre for Italian art and the focal point for the studies of most European artists; all were drawn by the city’s antique art, architecture, and statuary, as well as its Renaissance, Baroque, and eighteenth-century masterpieces. Exploring Rome: Piranesi and His Contemporaries is concerned with eighteenth-century(...)
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Education
CI001.S2.D1
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Like his father Hubert, Charles Rohault de Fleury also studied at the École polytechnique with Jean-Nicolas-Louis Durand (1820-1821), and at the École des Beaux-Arts (1823-1825), Charles studied under his father and Louis Hippolyte Lebas. The CCA collection contains his printed exercise book from the École polytechnique and an album of drawings of the orders executed at both schools. The printed exercise book (DR1974:0002:001:001-105), primarily dated to 1821, provides an overview of the first year curriculum at the École polytechnique reflecting the emphasis placed on the course in descriptive geometry. The exercises proceed from the simple to the complex; from the analysis of simple shapes to the interpretation of basic architectural elements. Many of the problems have been solved by Charles, and carry the approval seal of his professor. A large engraving included in the album provides a succinct table recording the career paths of graduating students in the various Écoles d'application, a description of the core curriculum, and a historical and chronological outline of the École polytechnique from its inception to 1828. Charles' studies of the architectural orders (DR1974:0002:019:001-033), many of which are copied directly from Charles Normand's 'Nouveau parallele des ordres d'architecture...,' demonstrate the continued application of Durand's methodology applied to typical Beaux-Arts studies. The orders executed at the École polytechnique are pared down to their essential form and porticos are abstracted and grouped according to their tetrastyle, hexastyle, or octastyle configurations, whereas the orders completed at the École des beaux-arts are simplified, but still reflect the traditional mimetic interpretation of classical antiquity, with its fidelity to mouldings and details. The conspicous abscence of the composite order and the addition of the 'Dorique Romain and Moderne', attest to the continued influence of Durand's ''Precis'. The information regarding George's architectural career is limited to twelve drawings for architectural ornament and sculpture (1858-1859) submitted to a newly introduced, and obligatory, 'dessin' Concours d'emulation at the École des beaux-arts (1). (1) R. Chaffe, "The teaching of architecture at the École des Beaux-Arts" in Arthur Drexler ed., 'The Architecture of the École des Beaux-Arts' (New York: MOMA, 1975), p.84 and fn. 120.)
[1776?]-1868
Education
CI001.S2.D1
Description:
Like his father Hubert, Charles Rohault de Fleury also studied at the École polytechnique with Jean-Nicolas-Louis Durand (1820-1821), and at the École des Beaux-Arts (1823-1825), Charles studied under his father and Louis Hippolyte Lebas. The CCA collection contains his printed exercise book from the École polytechnique and an album of drawings of the orders executed at both schools. The printed exercise book (DR1974:0002:001:001-105), primarily dated to 1821, provides an overview of the first year curriculum at the École polytechnique reflecting the emphasis placed on the course in descriptive geometry. The exercises proceed from the simple to the complex; from the analysis of simple shapes to the interpretation of basic architectural elements. Many of the problems have been solved by Charles, and carry the approval seal of his professor. A large engraving included in the album provides a succinct table recording the career paths of graduating students in the various Écoles d'application, a description of the core curriculum, and a historical and chronological outline of the École polytechnique from its inception to 1828. Charles' studies of the architectural orders (DR1974:0002:019:001-033), many of which are copied directly from Charles Normand's 'Nouveau parallele des ordres d'architecture...,' demonstrate the continued application of Durand's methodology applied to typical Beaux-Arts studies. The orders executed at the École polytechnique are pared down to their essential form and porticos are abstracted and grouped according to their tetrastyle, hexastyle, or octastyle configurations, whereas the orders completed at the École des beaux-arts are simplified, but still reflect the traditional mimetic interpretation of classical antiquity, with its fidelity to mouldings and details. The conspicous abscence of the composite order and the addition of the 'Dorique Romain and Moderne', attest to the continued influence of Durand's ''Precis'. The information regarding George's architectural career is limited to twelve drawings for architectural ornament and sculpture (1858-1859) submitted to a newly introduced, and obligatory, 'dessin' Concours d'emulation at the École des beaux-arts (1). (1) R. Chaffe, "The teaching of architecture at the École des Beaux-Arts" in Arthur Drexler ed., 'The Architecture of the École des Beaux-Arts' (New York: MOMA, 1975), p.84 and fn. 120.)
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[1776?]-1868
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Visiting Scholars 2001–2002
Theme: The Phenomenon of Paradigm Shifts in Architecture since Antiquity: Brigitte Desrochers, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Canada Topic: Au-delà du style. Naissance du classicisme structurel dans les ruines de Pompei Joseph Disponzio, Graduate School of Design, Harvard University, Cambridge, United States Topic: Jean-Marie Morel and the Invention of Landscape(...)
September 2001 to August 2002
Visiting Scholars 2001–2002
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Theme: The Phenomenon of Paradigm Shifts in Architecture since Antiquity: Brigitte Desrochers, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Canada Topic: Au-delà du style. Naissance du classicisme structurel dans les ruines de Pompei Joseph Disponzio, Graduate School of Design, Harvard University, Cambridge, United States Topic: Jean-Marie Morel and the Invention of Landscape(...)
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September 2001 to
August 2002
articles
18th century, 19th century, Antiquité, antiquité, Antiquity, Buffon, Charles de Wailly, Charles-François Viel, Claude-Nicolas Ledoux, dessin, drawing, Etienne-Louis Boullée, Étienne-Louis Boullée, France, French Revolution, Grèce, Greece, hôpital, hospital, Jacques-Germain Soufflot, Jean-Louis Viel de Saint-Maux, Jean-Nicolas-Louis Durand, Lettres d’architecture des anciens et celle des moderns, Panthéon, Paris, Paul Holmquist, Principes de l’ordonnance et de la construction des bâtimens, Renaissance, Révolution française, Rome, Sainte-Geneviève, Vitruve,
28 November 2011
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Visiting Scholars 2000–2001
Theme: The Phenomenon of Paradigm Shifts in Architecture since Antiquity: Oliver Botar, School of Art, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada Topic: On Biocentrism and Modernism in Weimar German Architecture and Art Fabrizio Nevola, School of Architecture, Syracuse University Florence, Italy Topic: Siena, 1450-1520: From ‘Medieval’ to ‘Renaissance’ City Alessandra(...)
September 2000 to August 2001
Visiting Scholars 2000–2001
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Theme: The Phenomenon of Paradigm Shifts in Architecture since Antiquity: Oliver Botar, School of Art, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada Topic: On Biocentrism and Modernism in Weimar German Architecture and Art Fabrizio Nevola, School of Architecture, Syracuse University Florence, Italy Topic: Siena, 1450-1520: From ‘Medieval’ to ‘Renaissance’ City Alessandra(...)
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September 2000 to
August 2001