photographs
ARCH269053
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Group consists of photographs of schools in Chandigarh, India. There are two photographs of the Nursery School-II in sector 16 designed by Pierre Jeanneret and a photograph of the interior of the College of Architecture in sector 10 designed by Le Corbusier. The group also includes a photograph of a higher secondary school designed by Jeet Malhotra with a low income group housing on the back in sector 20.
1960s
Mounted photographs of schools in Chandigarh, India
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ARCH269053
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Group consists of photographs of schools in Chandigarh, India. There are two photographs of the Nursery School-II in sector 16 designed by Pierre Jeanneret and a photograph of the interior of the College of Architecture in sector 10 designed by Le Corbusier. The group also includes a photograph of a higher secondary school designed by Jeet Malhotra with a low income group housing on the back in sector 20.
photographs
1960s
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Research files
AP197.S2
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This series consists of research materials, 1958-2016, that Frampton was either interested in or may have used to develop his works and teachings. Materials consist of articles, student essays, biographies, chronologies of architectural movements, maps, curriculum vitaes, and journal, newspaper and magazine clippings. Reprographic copies of architectural drawings as well as prints, photographs, negatives, and slides that depict the built projects of various architects are also included in this series. Research materials consist of writings by or about various architects and theorists such as: Mario Botta; Charles Correa; Alan Colquhoun; Marco Frascari;Ignacio de Sola-Morales; O.M. Ungers; James Stirling; Fumihiko Maki; Le Corbusier; Tadao Ando; Alvaro Siza; Peter Eisenman; Frank Lloyd Wright; Alvar Aalto; Hannah Arendt; Walter Benjamin; H.P. Berlage; Mario Botta; Louis Kahn; Mies dan ver Rohe; Jørn Utzon; August Perret; and Louis Sullivan. The subjects explored in these texts are diverse and include: various architectural styles; architecture education; meaning in architecture, philosophy; film; art; music; mathematics; ecology; landscapes/gardens; and housing and urbanism.
1958-2016
Research files
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AP197.S2
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This series consists of research materials, 1958-2016, that Frampton was either interested in or may have used to develop his works and teachings. Materials consist of articles, student essays, biographies, chronologies of architectural movements, maps, curriculum vitaes, and journal, newspaper and magazine clippings. Reprographic copies of architectural drawings as well as prints, photographs, negatives, and slides that depict the built projects of various architects are also included in this series. Research materials consist of writings by or about various architects and theorists such as: Mario Botta; Charles Correa; Alan Colquhoun; Marco Frascari;Ignacio de Sola-Morales; O.M. Ungers; James Stirling; Fumihiko Maki; Le Corbusier; Tadao Ando; Alvaro Siza; Peter Eisenman; Frank Lloyd Wright; Alvar Aalto; Hannah Arendt; Walter Benjamin; H.P. Berlage; Mario Botta; Louis Kahn; Mies dan ver Rohe; Jørn Utzon; August Perret; and Louis Sullivan. The subjects explored in these texts are diverse and include: various architectural styles; architecture education; meaning in architecture, philosophy; film; art; music; mathematics; ecology; landscapes/gardens; and housing and urbanism.
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1958-2016
PH1984:0722
architecture
between April 1920 and November 1923
architecture
PH1984:0724
architecture
1923 or after
architecture
Series
AP140.S2
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Series documents the professional activities of James Stirling, James Gowan, Michael Wilford, and the successive firms of Stirling and Gowan; James Stirling; James Stirling and Partner; James Stirling, Michael Wilford, and Associates; Michael Wilford and Partners; as well as the firm of Michael Wilford GmbH. It chiefly illustrates the architectural and urban planning projects by James Stirling and the successive firms, including earlier theoretical and housing schemes, competition entries, major international commissions, as well as dead projects. The series also relates to exhibitions and publications of the firms' work, to writing and lecturing activities, to prizes, distinctions and honours received by the partners and the successive firms, and to other professional activities including participation to competition juries and teaching. Administrative and office activities are also documented in this series. Material in this series was produced between ca. 1948 and probably 2004. Series contains a large number of reference, conceptual, and design development drawings, publication and presentation drawings and panels, working drawings and several models. Series also contains photographic materials, textual records, film reels and other audiovisual materials, and artefacts.
[ca. 1948-2004?]
James Stirling/Michael Wilford professional papers
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AP140.S2
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Series documents the professional activities of James Stirling, James Gowan, Michael Wilford, and the successive firms of Stirling and Gowan; James Stirling; James Stirling and Partner; James Stirling, Michael Wilford, and Associates; Michael Wilford and Partners; as well as the firm of Michael Wilford GmbH. It chiefly illustrates the architectural and urban planning projects by James Stirling and the successive firms, including earlier theoretical and housing schemes, competition entries, major international commissions, as well as dead projects. The series also relates to exhibitions and publications of the firms' work, to writing and lecturing activities, to prizes, distinctions and honours received by the partners and the successive firms, and to other professional activities including participation to competition juries and teaching. Administrative and office activities are also documented in this series. Material in this series was produced between ca. 1948 and probably 2004. Series contains a large number of reference, conceptual, and design development drawings, publication and presentation drawings and panels, working drawings and several models. Series also contains photographic materials, textual records, film reels and other audiovisual materials, and artefacts.
Series 2
[ca. 1948-2004?]
drawings
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21 reprographic copy(ies)
ARCH268432
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5 photocopies of sketches and 14 fragments of a diazotype. Photocopies of sketches of Chandigarh include one showing three city centers (1952). The diazotype reproduces drawings by the architect (1943). Also includes 2 texts by Le Corbusier. Texts are a record of speeches given by Le Corbusier while in Chandigarh and include the architects’ “Presentation of the enamel gate of Punjab Legislature” and a presentation on modern housing (June 1953).
1943-1953
Photocopies of sketches of Chandigarh and 2 texts by Le Corbusier
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ARCH268432
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5 photocopies of sketches and 14 fragments of a diazotype. Photocopies of sketches of Chandigarh include one showing three city centers (1952). The diazotype reproduces drawings by the architect (1943). Also includes 2 texts by Le Corbusier. Texts are a record of speeches given by Le Corbusier while in Chandigarh and include the architects’ “Presentation of the enamel gate of Punjab Legislature” and a presentation on modern housing (June 1953).
drawings
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21 reprographic copy(ies)
1943-1953
In the Yesterday Today lecture series, Canadian architect and author Witold Rybczynski discusses the roots of Ecol House, a prototype for an autonomous dwelling for use in developing countries. The project was created in Montréal in 1972 by Ecol Operation, a group of architects and students of which he was a member that became an international point of reference for(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
29 November 2007
Witold Rybczynski: Green Before Green
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In the Yesterday Today lecture series, Canadian architect and author Witold Rybczynski discusses the roots of Ecol House, a prototype for an autonomous dwelling for use in developing countries. The project was created in Montréal in 1972 by Ecol Operation, a group of architects and students of which he was a member that became an international point of reference for(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
photographs
ARCH257145
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promotional material (printed on paper) of models, drawings, and existing buildings - Village Lake Louise, West End Scheme (Vancouver), West Seattle Freeway, Yorkdale Subway Station, Museum of Anthroplogy, Macmillan-Bloedel building, M-3 Cite des terrasses, Oppenheimer Lodge, Sawber Housing, Toronto Midtown Terrace, Victoria Inner Harbour Study, Toronto Transit Study, Vancouver Study, Smith House 2, Roy Thomson Hall and Downtown West, Sikh Temple, Shannon Mews
Promotional material for various projects
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ARCH257145
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promotional material (printed on paper) of models, drawings, and existing buildings - Village Lake Louise, West End Scheme (Vancouver), West Seattle Freeway, Yorkdale Subway Station, Museum of Anthroplogy, Macmillan-Bloedel building, M-3 Cite des terrasses, Oppenheimer Lodge, Sawber Housing, Toronto Midtown Terrace, Victoria Inner Harbour Study, Toronto Transit Study, Vancouver Study, Smith House 2, Roy Thomson Hall and Downtown West, Sikh Temple, Shannon Mews
photographs
articles
Rescue Robin Hood
Robin Hood Gardens, London, Smithson, social housing, demolition, gentrification, 56A Infoshop
2 June 2025
Rescue Robin Hood
Lisa Belabed on an anti-demolition effort in the context of a globalized city
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photographs
ARCH274429
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Group consists of negatives (61 negatives), contact sheets (20 contact sheets) and a photograph of Chandigarh, India, including photographs of government housing, the Capitol Complex's buildings and schools. There are also photographs of Pierre Jeanneret and Le Corbusier, including a photograph of Le Corbusier with the model for the Bhakra Dam, near Talwara. The group also includes photographs of Chandigarh's area before the construction and photographs of India other than Chandigarh.
between 1951 and 1965
Photographs of Chandigarh, India
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ARCH274429
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Group consists of negatives (61 negatives), contact sheets (20 contact sheets) and a photograph of Chandigarh, India, including photographs of government housing, the Capitol Complex's buildings and schools. There are also photographs of Pierre Jeanneret and Le Corbusier, including a photograph of Le Corbusier with the model for the Bhakra Dam, near Talwara. The group also includes photographs of Chandigarh's area before the construction and photographs of India other than Chandigarh.
photographs
between 1951 and 1965