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Victor Depocas fonds
AP028
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Victor Depocas fonds is composed of documents and graphic materials produced between 1921 and 1986, predominantly between 1956 and 1984. It records Depocas activities as a member of the Province of Québec Association of Architects (A.A.P.Q.), the Ordre d’Architects du Québec (O.A.P.), and the Commission des monuments historiques du Québec; his activities as a Professor of architectural composition at l’École de Beaux-arts de Montréal (1953-1957); and his work as a professional architect along with general office files of the short-life firms David & Depocas and Deshaies & Depocas (1946-1950). The fonds documents mainly the architectural projects from the Commission that include restorations, renovations and modifications of residential, educational, ecclesiastical, and commercial buildings across Québec. Represented in drawings, textual records and photographs.
1921-1986
Victor Depocas fonds
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AP028
Synopsis:
Victor Depocas fonds is composed of documents and graphic materials produced between 1921 and 1986, predominantly between 1956 and 1984. It records Depocas activities as a member of the Province of Québec Association of Architects (A.A.P.Q.), the Ordre d’Architects du Québec (O.A.P.), and the Commission des monuments historiques du Québec; his activities as a Professor of architectural composition at l’École de Beaux-arts de Montréal (1953-1957); and his work as a professional architect along with general office files of the short-life firms David & Depocas and Deshaies & Depocas (1946-1950). The fonds documents mainly the architectural projects from the Commission that include restorations, renovations and modifications of residential, educational, ecclesiastical, and commercial buildings across Québec. Represented in drawings, textual records and photographs.
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Fonds
1921-1986
textual records
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16 textual record(s)
ARCH267532
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Photocopies of various personal documents, including an identity card issued to Pierre Jeanneret (1963), numerous pages from the architects' Swiss and French passports (1937-1963), a certificate of employment issued by the "Ministère de l'Armement" (1940), movement cards ("carte de circulation") and authorisations to carry weapons issued to Pierre Jeanneret during World War II by the "Bureau Militaire de Circulation" and the "Forces Françaises de l'Intérieur" (1939-1945), and a movement card issued to André Masson by the "Détachement Armée des Alpes (1945). Also contains a copy of the agenda for CIAM2, the second International Congress of Modern Architecture ("Congrès International d'Architecture Moderne"), which reveals Pierre Jeanneret's participation in the Congress.
Photocopies of various personal documents
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ARCH267532
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Photocopies of various personal documents, including an identity card issued to Pierre Jeanneret (1963), numerous pages from the architects' Swiss and French passports (1937-1963), a certificate of employment issued by the "Ministère de l'Armement" (1940), movement cards ("carte de circulation") and authorisations to carry weapons issued to Pierre Jeanneret during World War II by the "Bureau Militaire de Circulation" and the "Forces Françaises de l'Intérieur" (1939-1945), and a movement card issued to André Masson by the "Détachement Armée des Alpes (1945). Also contains a copy of the agenda for CIAM2, the second International Congress of Modern Architecture ("Congrès International d'Architecture Moderne"), which reveals Pierre Jeanneret's participation in the Congress.
textual records
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16 textual record(s)
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,(...)
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5 January 2003 to
31 August 2003
drawings, graphic materials
Posters and prints
AP197.S4.010
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This box contains various drawings and collages, some of which are dedicated to Frampton. The box also comprises of posters for lectures/conferences/events that Frampton may have either participated in or attended. Posters include: the lecture on the Imaginary space of El Lissitzky, Harvard University; Place, form, and cultural identity, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne; the Alcan Lectures, McGill University; and Modern Architecture and Critique of Ulm, the University of Southern California. Also included in the box is a poster of the Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles, which is signed by Arata Isozaki.
circa 1978-2015
Posters and prints
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AP197.S4.010
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This box contains various drawings and collages, some of which are dedicated to Frampton. The box also comprises of posters for lectures/conferences/events that Frampton may have either participated in or attended. Posters include: the lecture on the Imaginary space of El Lissitzky, Harvard University; Place, form, and cultural identity, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne; the Alcan Lectures, McGill University; and Modern Architecture and Critique of Ulm, the University of Southern California. Also included in the box is a poster of the Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles, which is signed by Arata Isozaki.
drawings, graphic materials
circa 1978-2015
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Professional papers
AP206.S3
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The Professional papers series, circa 1950-2008, records the professional activities of Aditya Prakash throughout his career up until his death in 2008. His work in architecture, art, photography, academia and theatre are documented through textual records, drawings, photographic materials, ephemera, books, serials and sound recordings. The earliest materials in this series show Prakash’s interest in architectural photography early in his career through photographs, slides, and negatives taken by him. These materials, dating from before 1970, show most prominently his projects, people, villages and cityscapes. Materials dating from after 1968 show Prakash’s move into academia and his solo architectural career. During this time, the records document Prakash’s research interests on subjects such as urbanization, Chandigarh, the Modular and the environment, through drawings, newspaper articles, government and committee reports, correspondence and presentation materials. Likewise, his teaching is recorded through overhead transparencies, drawings and notes. The series also shows Prakash’s involvement in the professional community, including event photographs, correspondence and records documenting conferences, events and his discussion group Our Get Togethers. Correspondence with architect Charles Correa and frequent letters between Prakash and writer Mulk Raj Anand are of note here. Apart from his architectural career, Prakash’s work as a modern artist is well recorded through drawings, sketchbooks, and photographic reproductions of his art, mostly dating from after 1980. His interest in art as well as his community involvement are documented through exhibition ephemera, correspondence, and exhibition reviews and writings on his artwork. His role as the president of the Lalit Kala Akademi is also documented through publications, event photographs and correspondence. Finally, Prakash’s involvement in theatre, specifically with his amateur theatre troop Abhinet, is captured through scripts, photographs of performances and play reviews.
circa 1950-2008
Professional papers
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AP206.S3
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The Professional papers series, circa 1950-2008, records the professional activities of Aditya Prakash throughout his career up until his death in 2008. His work in architecture, art, photography, academia and theatre are documented through textual records, drawings, photographic materials, ephemera, books, serials and sound recordings. The earliest materials in this series show Prakash’s interest in architectural photography early in his career through photographs, slides, and negatives taken by him. These materials, dating from before 1970, show most prominently his projects, people, villages and cityscapes. Materials dating from after 1968 show Prakash’s move into academia and his solo architectural career. During this time, the records document Prakash’s research interests on subjects such as urbanization, Chandigarh, the Modular and the environment, through drawings, newspaper articles, government and committee reports, correspondence and presentation materials. Likewise, his teaching is recorded through overhead transparencies, drawings and notes. The series also shows Prakash’s involvement in the professional community, including event photographs, correspondence and records documenting conferences, events and his discussion group Our Get Togethers. Correspondence with architect Charles Correa and frequent letters between Prakash and writer Mulk Raj Anand are of note here. Apart from his architectural career, Prakash’s work as a modern artist is well recorded through drawings, sketchbooks, and photographic reproductions of his art, mostly dating from after 1980. His interest in art as well as his community involvement are documented through exhibition ephemera, correspondence, and exhibition reviews and writings on his artwork. His role as the president of the Lalit Kala Akademi is also documented through publications, event photographs and correspondence. Finally, Prakash’s involvement in theatre, specifically with his amateur theatre troop Abhinet, is captured through scripts, photographs of performances and play reviews.
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circa 1950-2008
textual records
AP197.S1.SS9.001
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This box contains notes, drafts, articles, book reviews and lectures by Kenneth Frampton. The materials are organized alphabetically by either title or the architect's last name, from A-Z. The contents are mostly older texts by Frampton, circa 1960-1990. Subjects and architects explored in these texts include: Raimund Abraham; Tadao Ando; contemporary architecture; the modern urban form; Gustave Eiffel; English neoclassicism; Louis Kahn; John Hejduk; Herman Hertzberger; postmodern theory; Steven Holl; industrialization; Le Corbusier; El Lissitzky; modernism; Palais Royale; Carlo Scarpa; James Stirling; Team 10; technology; and Otto Wagner.
circa 1964-1990
Kenneth Frampton texts, articles and notes (A-Z)
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AP197.S1.SS9.001
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This box contains notes, drafts, articles, book reviews and lectures by Kenneth Frampton. The materials are organized alphabetically by either title or the architect's last name, from A-Z. The contents are mostly older texts by Frampton, circa 1960-1990. Subjects and architects explored in these texts include: Raimund Abraham; Tadao Ando; contemporary architecture; the modern urban form; Gustave Eiffel; English neoclassicism; Louis Kahn; John Hejduk; Herman Hertzberger; postmodern theory; Steven Holl; industrialization; Le Corbusier; El Lissitzky; modernism; Palais Royale; Carlo Scarpa; James Stirling; Team 10; technology; and Otto Wagner.
textual records
circa 1964-1990
Technological advances as well as the general social, political, and economic climate have always been of great interest to architects. Toys and the Modernist Tradition examines at how toy manufacturers responded to the exciting and rapidly changing ideas of modern architects. Many of the exhibited toys were designed by leading architects of the modern movement, including(...)
Toys and the Modernist Tradition
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Technological advances as well as the general social, political, and economic climate have always been of great interest to architects. Toys and the Modernist Tradition examines at how toy manufacturers responded to the exciting and rapidly changing ideas of modern architects. Many of the exhibited toys were designed by leading architects of the modern movement, including(...)
research
Visiting Scholars 1998–1999
Theme: The Baroque Phenomenon beyond Rome Annalisa Avon, Independent researcher, Fiume Veneto, Italy Topic: Baroque in France Before Bernini’s Arrival Dirk De Meyer, Universiteit Gent, Belgium Topic: Johann Santini Aichel (1677-1723) Rochelle Ziskin, Department of Art and Art History, University of Missouri-Kansas City, United States Topic: Lexicons of Feminity and(...)
September 1998 to August 1999
Visiting Scholars 1998–1999
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Theme: The Baroque Phenomenon beyond Rome Annalisa Avon, Independent researcher, Fiume Veneto, Italy Topic: Baroque in France Before Bernini’s Arrival Dirk De Meyer, Universiteit Gent, Belgium Topic: Johann Santini Aichel (1677-1723) Rochelle Ziskin, Department of Art and Art History, University of Missouri-Kansas City, United States Topic: Lexicons of Feminity and(...)
research
September 1998 to
August 1999
drawings, textual records, graphic materials, photographs
AP197.S4.009
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This box contains Kenneth Frampton's various certificates and diplomas as well as some prints, drawings, posters, and photographs. This box includes: posters of lectures and exhibitions presented at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Columbia University; a print by Frampton entitled "unfinished modern project in homage to it and to Habermas;" his diploma from the Architectural Association (1956); a certifacte from the Royal Insititute of British Architects (1961); a certificate from the L'Academie d`architecture; a Honory Fellowship from the Royal Institiute of Architects of Ireland; a professional headshot and a group photograph of Frampton at the ceremony of the American Academy of Arts and Letters (2012). This box also includes gifts that Frampton received over the years such as an old photograph of Frampton that was given to him for 56th birthday and drawings from SHIM SUTCLIFFE for his 80th birthday.
1956-2016
Kenneth Frampton certificates, diplomas, and posters
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AP197.S4.009
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This box contains Kenneth Frampton's various certificates and diplomas as well as some prints, drawings, posters, and photographs. This box includes: posters of lectures and exhibitions presented at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Columbia University; a print by Frampton entitled "unfinished modern project in homage to it and to Habermas;" his diploma from the Architectural Association (1956); a certifacte from the Royal Insititute of British Architects (1961); a certificate from the L'Academie d`architecture; a Honory Fellowship from the Royal Institiute of Architects of Ireland; a professional headshot and a group photograph of Frampton at the ceremony of the American Academy of Arts and Letters (2012). This box also includes gifts that Frampton received over the years such as an old photograph of Frampton that was given to him for 56th birthday and drawings from SHIM SUTCLIFFE for his 80th birthday.
drawings, textual records, graphic materials, photographs
1956-2016
Philip Ursprung, guest curator of the 2002 CCA exhibition Herzog de Meuron: Archaeology of the Mind, discusses the Swiss architects’ collaborative relationship with artists. The lecture is part a series exploring the boundary between art and architecture, presented in conjunction with the exhibition. Philip Ursprung is Professor of the History of Modern and Contemporary(...)
17 October 2002
Philip Ursprung: Close Encounters: Herzog & de Meuron en collaboration avec des artistes
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Philip Ursprung, guest curator of the 2002 CCA exhibition Herzog de Meuron: Archaeology of the Mind, discusses the Swiss architects’ collaborative relationship with artists. The lecture is part a series exploring the boundary between art and architecture, presented in conjunction with the exhibition. Philip Ursprung is Professor of the History of Modern and Contemporary(...)