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CI007
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The Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and his students collection documents Mies's work as an architect, a designer and a consulting architect, between 1918 and 1981, as well as the work of his students at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, between 1938 and 1943. The collection is focussed on Mies's architectural projects and exhibition designs, mainly in Germany and in the United States.
1918-2000
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and his students collection
CI007
Synopsis:
The Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and his students collection documents Mies's work as an architect, a designer and a consulting architect, between 1918 and 1981, as well as the work of his students at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, between 1938 and 1943. The collection is focussed on Mies's architectural projects and exhibition designs, mainly in Germany and in the United States.
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Collection institutionnelle
1918-2000
Following an intense period of work in the mid-1970s with Portugal’s post-revolutionary housing initiatives, in the early 1980s Álvaro Siza contributed projects to two of the most important urban renewal programs in Europe: Berlin’s IBA and The Hague’s Stadsvernieuwing als Kulturel Aktiviteit (Urban Renewal as a Cultural Activity). This lecture will examine the(...)
26 November 2015
Álvaro Siza’s Archaeology of the Ordinary
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Following an intense period of work in the mid-1970s with Portugal’s post-revolutionary housing initiatives, in the early 1980s Álvaro Siza contributed projects to two of the most important urban renewal programs in Europe: Berlin’s IBA and The Hague’s Stadsvernieuwing als Kulturel Aktiviteit (Urban Renewal as a Cultural Activity). This lecture will examine the(...)
textual records
AP206.S2.027
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File was originally housed in a binder along with content arranged in AP206.S2.024, AP206.S2.025, AP206.S2.026, AP206.S2.028 and AP206.S2.029. This file includes the following papers: "The spirit of Chandigarh" 1976 “Mediocrity,” 1976 “The Sector,” 1976 “Chandigarh,” 1976 “Housing,” 1976 “Greed,” 1976 “The Time,” 1976 “The Leisure Valley,” 1976 “The City Centre,” “The V2s,” “Shopping,” 1976 “The Educational Zone,” 1976 “The Capitol Complex” “The Lake” “The Spiritual Responsibility,” 1976
1972-1978
Unpublished papers (folder 4 of 6)
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AP206.S2.027
Description:
File was originally housed in a binder along with content arranged in AP206.S2.024, AP206.S2.025, AP206.S2.026, AP206.S2.028 and AP206.S2.029. This file includes the following papers: "The spirit of Chandigarh" 1976 “Mediocrity,” 1976 “The Sector,” 1976 “Chandigarh,” 1976 “Housing,” 1976 “Greed,” 1976 “The Time,” 1976 “The Leisure Valley,” 1976 “The City Centre,” “The V2s,” “Shopping,” 1976 “The Educational Zone,” 1976 “The Capitol Complex” “The Lake” “The Spiritual Responsibility,” 1976
textual records
1972-1978
photographs
ARCH274434
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Group consists of negatives (113 negatives) contact sheets (24 contact sheets) and photographs (24 photographs) of Chandigarh, India, including photographs of the Capitol Complex's buildings, the University's buildings, including the Ghandi Bhawan, government housing, the Bhakra Dam near Talwara and some models. There are also photographs of Chandigard's area before the construction. The group also includes photographs of Pierre Jeanneret, P. L. Varma, Nehru, Jane Drew, Jacqueline Jeanneret, Le Corbusier and others.
between 1951 and 1965
Photographs of Chandigarh, India
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ARCH274434
Description:
Group consists of negatives (113 negatives) contact sheets (24 contact sheets) and photographs (24 photographs) of Chandigarh, India, including photographs of the Capitol Complex's buildings, the University's buildings, including the Ghandi Bhawan, government housing, the Bhakra Dam near Talwara and some models. There are also photographs of Chandigard's area before the construction. The group also includes photographs of Pierre Jeanneret, P. L. Varma, Nehru, Jane Drew, Jacqueline Jeanneret, Le Corbusier and others.
photographs
between 1951 and 1965
photographs
ARCH274424
Description:
Group consists of negatives (530 negatives) and contact sheets (45 contact sheets) of Chandigarh, India, including photographs of the government housing, the Capitol complex's buildings, school and the university, including the Ghandi Bhawan, sport installation, and administrative buildings. The group also includes photographs of the everyday life in Chandigarh, some photographs of India, other than Chandigarh and photographs of Pierre Jeanneret, Maxwell Fry, Jane Drew, Le Corbusier, Jawaharlal Nehru and others at Chandigarh.
between 1951 and 1965
Photographs of Chandigarh, India
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ARCH274424
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Group consists of negatives (530 negatives) and contact sheets (45 contact sheets) of Chandigarh, India, including photographs of the government housing, the Capitol complex's buildings, school and the university, including the Ghandi Bhawan, sport installation, and administrative buildings. The group also includes photographs of the everyday life in Chandigarh, some photographs of India, other than Chandigarh and photographs of Pierre Jeanneret, Maxwell Fry, Jane Drew, Le Corbusier, Jawaharlal Nehru and others at Chandigarh.
photographs
between 1951 and 1965
photographs
PH1986:0638
architecture, sculpture
1985
photographs
1985
architecture, sculpture
Sub-series
AP058.S1.SS1
Description:
This subseries documents Blanche Lemco van Ginkel’s involvement in the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Board (ACSA). During that period of activity with the ACSA, where Mrs. van Ginkel was a member and has occupied the positions of vice-president and president, she was involved in annual and board meetings, the Award Selection Committee, the Strategic Planning Committee, the Jubilee Committee for the “Journal of architectural education”, the conferences for the East Central, Northeast, West, and West Central regions, on task forces on the ACSA mission and on architectural education and practice, etc. Also documented is her attendance in several other meetings and conferences, among them the Five Presidents Meeting, the Administrators Conference, the Wingspread Presidents Meeting, the San Francisco Forum, the Chicago Forum, and the Fifth Technology Conference. The subseries documents as well correspondence between Mrs. van Ginkel, as president, and other institutions or associations, like the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, the Royal Architecture Institute of Canada, and the Canadian Housing Design Council. The subseries contains correspondence, programmes and scheduled activities, brochures, information packages, notes, reports, minutes, budgets, lists of members, memorandum, posters, and a few ACSA publications, dating from 1977 to 1992.
1977-1992
Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Board
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AP058.S1.SS1
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This subseries documents Blanche Lemco van Ginkel’s involvement in the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Board (ACSA). During that period of activity with the ACSA, where Mrs. van Ginkel was a member and has occupied the positions of vice-president and president, she was involved in annual and board meetings, the Award Selection Committee, the Strategic Planning Committee, the Jubilee Committee for the “Journal of architectural education”, the conferences for the East Central, Northeast, West, and West Central regions, on task forces on the ACSA mission and on architectural education and practice, etc. Also documented is her attendance in several other meetings and conferences, among them the Five Presidents Meeting, the Administrators Conference, the Wingspread Presidents Meeting, the San Francisco Forum, the Chicago Forum, and the Fifth Technology Conference. The subseries documents as well correspondence between Mrs. van Ginkel, as president, and other institutions or associations, like the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, the Royal Architecture Institute of Canada, and the Canadian Housing Design Council. The subseries contains correspondence, programmes and scheduled activities, brochures, information packages, notes, reports, minutes, budgets, lists of members, memorandum, posters, and a few ACSA publications, dating from 1977 to 1992.
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1977-1992
drawings
AP178.S2.1989.010
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This sketchbook includes sketches for the reconstruction of Portal di Riquer in Alcoy, Spain, and for the reconstruction of the Chiado. It also contains sketches of a garden in Seville, people, and furniture, as well as notes for the Housing in Concepción Arenal in Cadiz, Guardiola house in Puerto de Santa Maria, Santo Domingo de Bonaval Park in Santiago de Compostela, Vilanova de Arousa Sport complex, and Olympic Village Meteorological Centre and MOPU delegation headquarters in Barcelona.
August 1989
Sketchbook 292: Texto Baixa - Fac. Arq.ra Jardins-Madrid- Museu Porto II-Cadiz I -Sevilha Jardim Sicilia-Alcoy
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AP178.S2.1989.010
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This sketchbook includes sketches for the reconstruction of Portal di Riquer in Alcoy, Spain, and for the reconstruction of the Chiado. It also contains sketches of a garden in Seville, people, and furniture, as well as notes for the Housing in Concepción Arenal in Cadiz, Guardiola house in Puerto de Santa Maria, Santo Domingo de Bonaval Park in Santiago de Compostela, Vilanova de Arousa Sport complex, and Olympic Village Meteorological Centre and MOPU delegation headquarters in Barcelona.
drawings
August 1989
archives
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Fonds
Douglas C. Simpson fonds
AP076
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The Douglas C. Simpson fonds documents Simpson's 1938 graduation thesis project, residential projects from early in his career in Ottawa, furniture projects, and residential and commercial projects in British Columbia including those by the firm Semmens, Simpson. The fonds is composed primarily of drawings and photographs dating from 1938-1992, with the bulk of the documents ranging from ca. 1940 to ca. 1960.
1938-1992, [predominant ca. 1940-ca. 1960]
Douglas C. Simpson fonds
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AP076
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The Douglas C. Simpson fonds documents Simpson's 1938 graduation thesis project, residential projects from early in his career in Ottawa, furniture projects, and residential and commercial projects in British Columbia including those by the firm Semmens, Simpson. The fonds is composed primarily of drawings and photographs dating from 1938-1992, with the bulk of the documents ranging from ca. 1940 to ca. 1960.
archives
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Fonds
1938-1992, [predominant ca. 1940-ca. 1960]
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Fonds
Barry Downs fonds
AP077
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The Barry Downs fonds contains 6 drawings and 8 presentation panels for a total of 11 projects conceived between 1956 and 1968. This period coincided with Down's position as design architect for Thompson, Berwick, Pratt & Partners, and his subsequent partnership with Fred Thornton Hollingsworth. The documents, particularly the drawings, reveal the considerable skill Downs possessed as both a draughtsman and a designer.
[1956-1968]
Barry Downs fonds
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AP077
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The Barry Downs fonds contains 6 drawings and 8 presentation panels for a total of 11 projects conceived between 1956 and 1968. This period coincided with Down's position as design architect for Thompson, Berwick, Pratt & Partners, and his subsequent partnership with Fred Thornton Hollingsworth. The documents, particularly the drawings, reveal the considerable skill Downs possessed as both a draughtsman and a designer.
archives
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Fonds
[1956-1968]