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AP177
Synopsis:
The RUR Architecture Kansai-kan of the National Diet Library project records, circa 1996, document the New York based firm’s competition entry for the Kansai Science City branch of Japan’s National Diet Library. Records show integration of landscape in the building’s design, exploration of the relationship between structure and surface, and a multimedia approach to building design. Records include 169 digital files, mostly CAD models and images; 42 drawings and printed renderings; and 5 models and casts.
AP177
Synopsis:
The RUR Architecture Kansai-kan of the National Diet Library project records, circa 1996, document the New York based firm’s competition entry for the Kansai Science City branch of Japan’s National Diet Library. Records show integration of landscape in the building’s design, exploration of the relationship between structure and surface, and a multimedia approach to building design. Records include 169 digital files, mostly CAD models and images; 42 drawings and printed renderings; and 5 models and casts.
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Date:
1996-2015
1996-2015
Title:
RUR Architecture Kansai-kan of the National Diet Library project records
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AP177
Synopsis:
The RUR Architecture Kansai-kan of the National Diet Library project records, circa 1996, document the New York based firm’s competition entry for the Kansai Science City branch of Japan’s National Diet Library. Records show integration of landscape in the building’s design, exploration of the relationship between structure and surface, and a multimedia approach to building design. Records include 169 digital files, mostly CAD models and images; 42 drawings and printed renderings; and 5 models and casts.
RUR Architecture Kansai-kan of the National Diet Library project records
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AP177
Synopsis:
The RUR Architecture Kansai-kan of the National Diet Library project records, circa 1996, document the New York based firm’s competition entry for the Kansai Science City branch of Japan’s National Diet Library. Records show integration of landscape in the building’s design, exploration of the relationship between structure and surface, and a multimedia approach to building design. Records include 169 digital files, mostly CAD models and images; 42 drawings and printed renderings; and 5 models and casts.
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archives
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Fonds
archives
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Fonds
Date:
1996-2015
1996-2015
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drawings
drawings
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DR1980:0060:003
Description:
- This plan, with the perspective (DR1980:0060:001) and the first floor plan (DR1980:0060:002), forms a set of early presentation drawings. The scale is probably 1/4" = 1' (see object file, de Long report). Comparing this drawing with the plan reproduced in Hitchcock, an additional staircase leading to a (here non-existent) terrace has been added behind the stairwell. The closet for the right bedroom has been changed, and the bathroom "nook" has been assigned to the left bedroom in the Hitchcock plan. Doors do not yet appear.
DR1980:0060:003
Description:
- This plan, with the perspective (DR1980:0060:001) and the first floor plan (DR1980:0060:002), forms a set of early presentation drawings. The scale is probably 1/4" = 1' (see object file, de Long report). Comparing this drawing with the plan reproduced in Hitchcock, an additional staircase leading to a (here non-existent) terrace has been added behind the stairwell. The closet for the right bedroom has been changed, and the bathroom "nook" has been assigned to the left bedroom in the Hitchcock plan. Doors do not yet appear.
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architecture
architecture
Date:
1915
1915
Title:
Second floor plan for Emil Bach House, Chicago, Illinois
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DR1980:0060:003
Description:
- This plan, with the perspective (DR1980:0060:001) and the first floor plan (DR1980:0060:002), forms a set of early presentation drawings. The scale is probably 1/4" = 1' (see object file, de Long report). Comparing this drawing with the plan reproduced in Hitchcock, an additional staircase leading to a (here non-existent) terrace has been added behind the stairwell. The closet for the right bedroom has been changed, and the bathroom "nook" has been assigned to the left bedroom in the Hitchcock plan. Doors do not yet appear.
Second floor plan for Emil Bach House, Chicago, Illinois
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DR1980:0060:003
Description:
- This plan, with the perspective (DR1980:0060:001) and the first floor plan (DR1980:0060:002), forms a set of early presentation drawings. The scale is probably 1/4" = 1' (see object file, de Long report). Comparing this drawing with the plan reproduced in Hitchcock, an additional staircase leading to a (here non-existent) terrace has been added behind the stairwell. The closet for the right bedroom has been changed, and the bathroom "nook" has been assigned to the left bedroom in the Hitchcock plan. Doors do not yet appear.
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drawings
drawings
Date:
1915
1915
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Subject:
architecture
architecture
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drawings
drawings
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DR1990:0057
Description:
- This watercolour rendering depicts a welcome arch composed of a large central barrel vaulted archway which spans the street, with a lower parallel barrel vaulted archway over the sidewalks at each side. The central archway is surmounted by a dome on a drum and the entire structure is supported by four rows of columns. The arch is embellished with Gothic-inspired features such as blind tracery and pointed arches as well as shields, including two inscribed with the letter "L", flags, floral garlands, the British royal coat of arms, and possibly lights. Staffage indicates the large scale of the arch.
DR1990:0057
Description:
- This watercolour rendering depicts a welcome arch composed of a large central barrel vaulted archway which spans the street, with a lower parallel barrel vaulted archway over the sidewalks at each side. The central archway is surmounted by a dome on a drum and the entire structure is supported by four rows of columns. The arch is embellished with Gothic-inspired features such as blind tracery and pointed arches as well as shields, including two inscribed with the letter "L", flags, floral garlands, the British royal coat of arms, and possibly lights. Staffage indicates the large scale of the arch.
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Subject:
temporary architecture
temporary architecture
Date:
16 May 1879
16 May 1879
Title:
Perspective for a temporary welcome arch at the intersection of King and Yonge Streets for the visit of the Marquess of Lorne and Princess Louise to Toronto, September 1879
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DR1990:0057
Description:
- This watercolour rendering depicts a welcome arch composed of a large central barrel vaulted archway which spans the street, with a lower parallel barrel vaulted archway over the sidewalks at each side. The central archway is surmounted by a dome on a drum and the entire structure is supported by four rows of columns. The arch is embellished with Gothic-inspired features such as blind tracery and pointed arches as well as shields, including two inscribed with the letter "L", flags, floral garlands, the British royal coat of arms, and possibly lights. Staffage indicates the large scale of the arch.
Perspective for a temporary welcome arch at the intersection of King and Yonge Streets for the visit of the Marquess of Lorne and Princess Louise to Toronto, September 1879
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DR1990:0057
Description:
- This watercolour rendering depicts a welcome arch composed of a large central barrel vaulted archway which spans the street, with a lower parallel barrel vaulted archway over the sidewalks at each side. The central archway is surmounted by a dome on a drum and the entire structure is supported by four rows of columns. The arch is embellished with Gothic-inspired features such as blind tracery and pointed arches as well as shields, including two inscribed with the letter "L", flags, floral garlands, the British royal coat of arms, and possibly lights. Staffage indicates the large scale of the arch.
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drawings
drawings
Date:
16 May 1879
16 May 1879
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Subject:
temporary architecture
temporary architecture
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archives
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Fonds
archives
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Fonds
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AP113
Synopsis:
The Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) - New Campus Center Competition fonds documents the projects of 4 of the 5 finalists (Eisenman, Hadid, Jahn/Sobek and Sejima/Nishizawa) of the international competition Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Design Competition for the University’s New Campus Center held by the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) of Chicago in November 1996. The fonds contains 20 presentation panels and 7 models. _____________________ Le Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) - New Campus Center Competition fonds documentent les projets soumis par 4 des 5 finalistes (Eisenman, Hadid, Jahn/Sobek et Sejima/Nishizawa) au concours international Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Design Competition for the University’s New Campus Center lancé par l’Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) de Chicago en novembre 1996. Le fonds contient 20 panneaux de présentation et 7 maquettes.
AP113
Synopsis:
The Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) - New Campus Center Competition fonds documents the projects of 4 of the 5 finalists (Eisenman, Hadid, Jahn/Sobek and Sejima/Nishizawa) of the international competition Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Design Competition for the University’s New Campus Center held by the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) of Chicago in November 1996. The fonds contains 20 presentation panels and 7 models. _____________________ Le Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) - New Campus Center Competition fonds documentent les projets soumis par 4 des 5 finalistes (Eisenman, Hadid, Jahn/Sobek et Sejima/Nishizawa) au concours international Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Design Competition for the University’s New Campus Center lancé par l’Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) de Chicago en novembre 1996. Le fonds contient 20 panneaux de présentation et 7 maquettes.
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Date:
[1997]-1998
[1997]-1998
Title:
IIT - New Campus Center Competition fonds
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AP113
Synopsis:
The Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) - New Campus Center Competition fonds documents the projects of 4 of the 5 finalists (Eisenman, Hadid, Jahn/Sobek and Sejima/Nishizawa) of the international competition Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Design Competition for the University’s New Campus Center held by the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) of Chicago in November 1996. The fonds contains 20 presentation panels and 7 models. _____________________ Le Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) - New Campus Center Competition fonds documentent les projets soumis par 4 des 5 finalistes (Eisenman, Hadid, Jahn/Sobek et Sejima/Nishizawa) au concours international Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Design Competition for the University’s New Campus Center lancé par l’Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) de Chicago en novembre 1996. Le fonds contient 20 panneaux de présentation et 7 maquettes.
IIT - New Campus Center Competition fonds
Actions:
AP113
Synopsis:
The Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) - New Campus Center Competition fonds documents the projects of 4 of the 5 finalists (Eisenman, Hadid, Jahn/Sobek and Sejima/Nishizawa) of the international competition Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Design Competition for the University’s New Campus Center held by the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) of Chicago in November 1996. The fonds contains 20 presentation panels and 7 models. _____________________ Le Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) - New Campus Center Competition fonds documentent les projets soumis par 4 des 5 finalistes (Eisenman, Hadid, Jahn/Sobek et Sejima/Nishizawa) au concours international Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Design Competition for the University’s New Campus Center lancé par l’Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) de Chicago en novembre 1996. Le fonds contient 20 panneaux de présentation et 7 maquettes.
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archives
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Fonds
archives
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Fonds
Date:
[1997]-1998
[1997]-1998
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Chèques Postaux - 1930
Chèques Postaux - 1930
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PH1986:0900.09
Description:
Album PH1986:0900.09 comprises 119 photographs of a post-office located on the Rue d'Alleray, Rue des Favorites and Rue Bourseul, Paris, France, designed by Michel Roux-Spitz. The building featured in the album is identified on one of the photographs as "Poste télégraphe - Téléphone - Bureau central du XVe arrondissement". Photographs show exterior and interior views of the post-office including the inner court, roof, several views of a scale model of the building, the post-office counter, set of shelves (the stacks), hallways, staircase, kitchen, cafeteria, boiler room, utility room and views of the post office's surroundings.
PH1986:0900.09
Description:
Album PH1986:0900.09 comprises 119 photographs of a post-office located on the Rue d'Alleray, Rue des Favorites and Rue Bourseul, Paris, France, designed by Michel Roux-Spitz. The building featured in the album is identified on one of the photographs as "Poste télégraphe - Téléphone - Bureau central du XVe arrondissement". Photographs show exterior and interior views of the post-office including the inner court, roof, several views of a scale model of the building, the post-office counter, set of shelves (the stacks), hallways, staircase, kitchen, cafeteria, boiler room, utility room and views of the post office's surroundings.
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Subject:
architecture, interior design
architecture, interior design
Date:
1930
1930
Title:
Chèques Postaux - 1930
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PH1986:0900.09
Description:
Album PH1986:0900.09 comprises 119 photographs of a post-office located on the Rue d'Alleray, Rue des Favorites and Rue Bourseul, Paris, France, designed by Michel Roux-Spitz. The building featured in the album is identified on one of the photographs as "Poste télégraphe - Téléphone - Bureau central du XVe arrondissement". Photographs show exterior and interior views of the post-office including the inner court, roof, several views of a scale model of the building, the post-office counter, set of shelves (the stacks), hallways, staircase, kitchen, cafeteria, boiler room, utility room and views of the post office's surroundings.
Chèques Postaux - 1930
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PH1986:0900.09
Description:
Album PH1986:0900.09 comprises 119 photographs of a post-office located on the Rue d'Alleray, Rue des Favorites and Rue Bourseul, Paris, France, designed by Michel Roux-Spitz. The building featured in the album is identified on one of the photographs as "Poste télégraphe - Téléphone - Bureau central du XVe arrondissement". Photographs show exterior and interior views of the post-office including the inner court, roof, several views of a scale model of the building, the post-office counter, set of shelves (the stacks), hallways, staircase, kitchen, cafeteria, boiler room, utility room and views of the post office's surroundings.
Date:
1930
1930
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Subject:
architecture, interior design
architecture, interior design
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exhibitions
exhibitions
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First, the Forests
First, the Forests
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Description:
*First, the Forests* examines some unexplored relationships between forestry, planning, and design. Reframing forestry as an activity that creates highly designed environments with unprecedented scale, ambition and precision, the exhibition proposes an expanded understanding of the connections between natural resources, production processes, and designed form. Curated(...)
*First, the Forests* examines some unexplored relationships between forestry, planning, and design. Reframing forestry as an activity that creates highly designed environments with unprecedented scale, ambition and precision, the exhibition proposes an expanded understanding of the connections between natural resources, production processes, and designed form. Curated(...)
Location:
Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
Date:
4 October 2012 to 6 January 2013
4 October 2012 to 6 January 2013
Title:
First, the Forests
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Description:
*First, the Forests* examines some unexplored relationships between forestry, planning, and design. Reframing forestry as an activity that creates highly designed environments with unprecedented scale, ambition and precision, the exhibition proposes an expanded understanding of the connections between natural resources, production processes, and designed form. Curated(...)
First, the Forests
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*First, the Forests* examines some unexplored relationships between forestry, planning, and design. Reframing forestry as an activity that creates highly designed environments with unprecedented scale, ambition and precision, the exhibition proposes an expanded understanding of the connections between natural resources, production processes, and designed form. Curated(...)
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exhibitions
exhibitions
Date:
4 October 2012 to
6 January 2013
4 October 2012 to
6 January 2013
Location:
Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
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archives
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Fonds
archives
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Fonds
Title:
Bernard Cache fonds
Bernard Cache fonds
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AP169
Synopsis:
Bernard Cache, fonds, 1991-2011, document the development and design process for the Objectile firm and its decorative panels and furniture. The records focus mostly on daily activities of the firm, the collaboration of principal Bernard Cache with TopSolid software, and his parallel academic work. The records consist solely of original born-digital material.
AP169
Synopsis:
Bernard Cache, fonds, 1991-2011, document the development and design process for the Objectile firm and its decorative panels and furniture. The records focus mostly on daily activities of the firm, the collaboration of principal Bernard Cache with TopSolid software, and his parallel academic work. The records consist solely of original born-digital material.
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Date:
1992-2011
1992-2011
Title:
Bernard Cache fonds
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AP169
Synopsis:
Bernard Cache, fonds, 1991-2011, document the development and design process for the Objectile firm and its decorative panels and furniture. The records focus mostly on daily activities of the firm, the collaboration of principal Bernard Cache with TopSolid software, and his parallel academic work. The records consist solely of original born-digital material.
Bernard Cache fonds
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AP169
Synopsis:
Bernard Cache, fonds, 1991-2011, document the development and design process for the Objectile firm and its decorative panels and furniture. The records focus mostly on daily activities of the firm, the collaboration of principal Bernard Cache with TopSolid software, and his parallel academic work. The records consist solely of original born-digital material.
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archives
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Fonds
archives
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Fonds
Date:
1992-2011
1992-2011
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textual records
textual records
Title:
Bowring Park ARUP 1/2
Bowring Park ARUP 1/2
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ARCH253438
Description:
proposals and schemes for new bridge, reprographic copies, sketches, sections, site plans, correspondence, 2 copies of "Association of Consulting Engineers Professional Rules and Practice and Scales of Fees" (1957)
ARCH253438
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proposals and schemes for new bridge, reprographic copies, sketches, sections, site plans, correspondence, 2 copies of "Association of Consulting Engineers Professional Rules and Practice and Scales of Fees" (1957)
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Date:
1957-1963
1957-1963
Title:
Bowring Park ARUP 1/2
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ARCH253438
Description:
proposals and schemes for new bridge, reprographic copies, sketches, sections, site plans, correspondence, 2 copies of "Association of Consulting Engineers Professional Rules and Practice and Scales of Fees" (1957)
Bowring Park ARUP 1/2
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ARCH253438
Description:
proposals and schemes for new bridge, reprographic copies, sketches, sections, site plans, correspondence, 2 copies of "Association of Consulting Engineers Professional Rules and Practice and Scales of Fees" (1957)
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textual records
textual records
Date:
1957-1963
1957-1963
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textual records
textual records
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ARCH269223
Description:
Contains correspondence, reports, notes, technical specifications documentation and plans about main control module scales, liquid penetrant inspection, certificate welders and welding procedures, and secondary structure scheme stands.
ARCH269223
Description:
Contains correspondence, reports, notes, technical specifications documentation and plans about main control module scales, liquid penetrant inspection, certificate welders and welding procedures, and secondary structure scheme stands.
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Date:
1998-1999
1998-1999
Title:
Correspondence, reports, notes, technical specifications documentation and plans
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ARCH269223
Description:
Contains correspondence, reports, notes, technical specifications documentation and plans about main control module scales, liquid penetrant inspection, certificate welders and welding procedures, and secondary structure scheme stands.
Correspondence, reports, notes, technical specifications documentation and plans
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ARCH269223
Description:
Contains correspondence, reports, notes, technical specifications documentation and plans about main control module scales, liquid penetrant inspection, certificate welders and welding procedures, and secondary structure scheme stands.
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textual records
textual records
Date:
1998-1999
1998-1999
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Sub-series
Sub-series
Title:
Education
Education
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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.
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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Date:
1800-1807
1800-1807
Title:
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.
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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File 1
File 1
Date:
1800-1807
1800-1807
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