Learning from... Brussels
Rotor members Michael Ghyoot and Maarten Gielen investigate the processes and practices of material management in Brussels and its suburbs. The concept of waste played a key role in their research and was informed by hundreds of visits to businesses, work sites, and recycling plants. The examination of discarded, unfinished products or those considered of inferior quality(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre
19 April 2012 , 7pm
Learning from... Brussels
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Rotor members Michael Ghyoot and Maarten Gielen investigate the processes and practices of material management in Brussels and its suburbs. The concept of waste played a key role in their research and was informed by hundreds of visits to businesses, work sites, and recycling plants. The examination of discarded, unfinished products or those considered of inferior quality(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre
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(...)
born digital
AP200.S9.105.01
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Only came in envelope, no manual or installation guide. Envelope labelled "Software for hardware: NEC compact- disk player, should go with manual". Floppy disk labelled "SCSI interface kit for CDROM reader - NEC for DOS from Frank Heitzman".
circa 1990
NEC Technologies, SCSI Interface kit for CD ROM reader - NEC for DOS
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AP200.S9.105.01
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Only came in envelope, no manual or installation guide. Envelope labelled "Software for hardware: NEC compact- disk player, should go with manual". Floppy disk labelled "SCSI interface kit for CDROM reader - NEC for DOS from Frank Heitzman".
born digital
circa 1990
photographs
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3 photograph(s)
Copies of photographs by Jeet Malhotra of everyday life in Chandigarh before Chandigarh, India
ARCH268951
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Group consists of copies of photographs of everyday life in Chandigarh or near Chandigarh, India. There a photograph of children playing in garden of a courtyard of rural home, a photograph of women and children spinning string in rural home near Chandigarh and a portrait of two girls in Shimla, India.
early 1950s
Copies of photographs by Jeet Malhotra of everyday life in Chandigarh before Chandigarh, India
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Group consists of copies of photographs of everyday life in Chandigarh or near Chandigarh, India. There a photograph of children playing in garden of a courtyard of rural home, a photograph of women and children spinning string in rural home near Chandigarh and a portrait of two girls in Shimla, India.
photographs
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3 photograph(s)
early 1950s
The expanded role: SITU
Bradley Samuels presents recent SITU Research work and the role that research plays within the larger practice of SITU as a whole. A series of case studies will be presented which explore an expanded role for architectural and spatial practice across a range of fields—from human rights and public policy to earth science and workspace design. SITU Research’s past work(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
14 January 2016
The expanded role: SITU
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Bradley Samuels presents recent SITU Research work and the role that research plays within the larger practice of SITU as a whole. A series of case studies will be presented which explore an expanded role for architectural and spatial practice across a range of fields—from human rights and public policy to earth science and workspace design. SITU Research’s past work(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
drawings, born digital
AP183.002.FM
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This directory contains 6 GIFs of the renderings contained in AP183.002. In Fcheck, the original renderings played as an animation; however, still image TIFs were the only available preservation format during export. GIFs were created at the time of processing to best recreate the original experience and use of the files. Most common file formats: Graphics Interchange Format.
15 October 1995 - 17 October 1995
Animated renderings of Chemnitz Stadium
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AP183.002.FM
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This directory contains 6 GIFs of the renderings contained in AP183.002. In Fcheck, the original renderings played as an animation; however, still image TIFs were the only available preservation format during export. GIFs were created at the time of processing to best recreate the original experience and use of the files. Most common file formats: Graphics Interchange Format.
drawings, born digital
15 October 1995 - 17 October 1995
born digital
AP167.S1.SS3.009
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This directory contains chiefly Virtools files and CAD files, including 3DS and Maya. The Virtools files in this directory include player files and supporting files for two objects. The first is titled "keep at contant distance thing," which allows the user to interact with two objects that are constantly kept at a constant distance from one another. The other player file has several versions, all titled "Virtools," which allow the user to experiment with the volume of a Muscle-like structure by moving different vertices within the structure. The Maya files contain various 3D wireframe models, and the 3DS files largely come back as "not found." Original directory name: "75 virtools muscle simulation". Most common file formats: Unidentified, Maya Binary File Format, Plain Text File, 3D Studio, Hypertext Markup Language.
3 March 2003 - 25 June 2003
Virtools experimentation with volume and constant distances
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AP167.S1.SS3.009
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This directory contains chiefly Virtools files and CAD files, including 3DS and Maya. The Virtools files in this directory include player files and supporting files for two objects. The first is titled "keep at contant distance thing," which allows the user to interact with two objects that are constantly kept at a constant distance from one another. The other player file has several versions, all titled "Virtools," which allow the user to experiment with the volume of a Muscle-like structure by moving different vertices within the structure. The Maya files contain various 3D wireframe models, and the 3DS files largely come back as "not found." Original directory name: "75 virtools muscle simulation". Most common file formats: Unidentified, Maya Binary File Format, Plain Text File, 3D Studio, Hypertext Markup Language.
born digital
3 March 2003 - 25 June 2003
photographs
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Group consists of photographs of some of the nurseries and schools in Chandigarh, India. There is a photograph of the Hall of the Higher Secondary School in sector 10, of the Primary School in sector 15 (including one while the school was under construction) and a photograph of the Boy Hostel in sector 14. The group also contains three photographs of a sculpture by Pierre Jeanneret in the nursery school yard in sector 16, including one with children playing around.
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Mounted photographs of nurseries and schools in Chandigarh, India
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ARCH280819
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Group consists of photographs of some of the nurseries and schools in Chandigarh, India. There is a photograph of the Hall of the Higher Secondary School in sector 10, of the Primary School in sector 15 (including one while the school was under construction) and a photograph of the Boy Hostel in sector 14. The group also contains three photographs of a sculpture by Pierre Jeanneret in the nursery school yard in sector 16, including one with children playing around.
photographs
s.d.
photographs
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Group consists of photographs of everyday life in Chandigarh, India, predominantly of streets markets. There is a photograph of the shopping area Shop-Cum-Flats II and a photograph of a street market in sector 23. There is also a photograph of inhabitants in front on the Cinema in sector 17 (designed by Pierre Jeanneret) and a photograph of another street market in sector 22. The group also includes a photograph of children playing on a playground with Houses Type 13-J in background.
ca. 1967-1979
Photographs of street markets in Chandigarh, India
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Group consists of photographs of everyday life in Chandigarh, India, predominantly of streets markets. There is a photograph of the shopping area Shop-Cum-Flats II and a photograph of a street market in sector 23. There is also a photograph of inhabitants in front on the Cinema in sector 17 (designed by Pierre Jeanneret) and a photograph of another street market in sector 22. The group also includes a photograph of children playing on a playground with Houses Type 13-J in background.
photographs
ca. 1967-1979
born digital
AP167.S1.SS3.005
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This directory chiefly contains audio files played by the NSA Muscle, as well as Virtools composition files which coordinate these sounds. The folder also contains the audio editing softwares Sony SoundForge and Alive MP3 Converter. Original directory name: "07 muscle music". Most common file formats: Unidentified, Waveform Audio (PCMWAVEFORMAT), MPEG 1/2 Audio Layer 3, Waveform Audio (WAVEFORMATEX), Windows Portable Executable.
25 September 2002 - 30 November 2003
Sound effects for the NSA Muscle
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AP167.S1.SS3.005
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This directory chiefly contains audio files played by the NSA Muscle, as well as Virtools composition files which coordinate these sounds. The folder also contains the audio editing softwares Sony SoundForge and Alive MP3 Converter. Original directory name: "07 muscle music". Most common file formats: Unidentified, Waveform Audio (PCMWAVEFORMAT), MPEG 1/2 Audio Layer 3, Waveform Audio (WAVEFORMATEX), Windows Portable Executable.
born digital
25 September 2002 - 30 November 2003