DR1990:0056
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- This watercolour rendering depicts a welcome arch which spans the intersection of two streets. The arch is composed of a large central groin vaulted archway and four smaller groin vaulted archways. The central archway is supported by four compound piers and is surmounted by a dome on a drum. The smaller archways which are surmounted by turrets, span the sidewalks at the street corners and are each supported by a compound pier and three columns. The structure 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, a sheaf of wheat and possibly lights. Staffage indicates the large scale of the arch.
temporary architecture
16 May 1879
Perspective for a temporary welcome arch for the visit of the Marquess of Lorne and Princess Louise to Toronto, September 1879
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DR1990:0056
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- This watercolour rendering depicts a welcome arch which spans the intersection of two streets. The arch is composed of a large central groin vaulted archway and four smaller groin vaulted archways. The central archway is supported by four compound piers and is surmounted by a dome on a drum. The smaller archways which are surmounted by turrets, span the sidewalks at the street corners and are each supported by a compound pier and three columns. The structure 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, a sheaf of wheat and possibly lights. Staffage indicates the large scale of the arch.
temporary architecture
archives
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Fonds
AP226
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The Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects fonds, 1970 – 2011, documents the studio’s architectural work and involvement in selected exhibitions in the 1970s and 1980s. The records in this fonds represent 34 architectural projects, including built, unbuilt, and conceptual projects. The majority of the projects are located in Japan and are mostly documented through drawings as well as a limited number of videos, models, panels, textual records, and photographs. The fonds also contains records related to Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects’ participation in three exhibitions in the USA and the UK in 1978 and 1986.
1970 - 2011
Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects fonds
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AP226
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The Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects fonds, 1970 – 2011, documents the studio’s architectural work and involvement in selected exhibitions in the 1970s and 1980s. The records in this fonds represent 34 architectural projects, including built, unbuilt, and conceptual projects. The majority of the projects are located in Japan and are mostly documented through drawings as well as a limited number of videos, models, panels, textual records, and photographs. The fonds also contains records related to Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects’ participation in three exhibitions in the USA and the UK in 1978 and 1986.
archives
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Fonds
1970 - 2011
photographs
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82 photograph(s)
PH1996:0069:001-109
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Group of 109 Polaroid photographs made by Aldo Rossi with some presented in the exhibition 'Luigi Ghirri - Aldo Rossi. Things Which Are Only Themselves' held at the CCA in 1996. The photographs represent several scenes from Rossi's travels in different countries: building façades, sacred images, billboards, houses from a Shaker village, baroque façades of churches (in Lecce, Italy), shops, street scenes, lakes, ports, showcases and furniture. Rossi's photography shows the interest he shares with photographer Luigi Ghirri in the belief in the autonomous eye of the photographer and in the potential of that eye to reveal something new to the architect. Ghirri sees in Rossi's Polaroids a "concealed passion, the 'secret' images of the architect, [...] puzzles that are solved with the heart". And according to his definition of photography, "a tangle of monuments, lights, thoughts, objects, moments and metaphors forming the landscape we are searching for in our minds... as would the points of an imaginary compass, which indicates a possible direction".
architecture, engineering, sculpture
1980s-1990s
Group of views of architecture from Aldo Rossi's trips to Italy, France, Corsica, Greece, United States and unspecified countries
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PH1996:0069:001-109
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Group of 109 Polaroid photographs made by Aldo Rossi with some presented in the exhibition 'Luigi Ghirri - Aldo Rossi. Things Which Are Only Themselves' held at the CCA in 1996. The photographs represent several scenes from Rossi's travels in different countries: building façades, sacred images, billboards, houses from a Shaker village, baroque façades of churches (in Lecce, Italy), shops, street scenes, lakes, ports, showcases and furniture. Rossi's photography shows the interest he shares with photographer Luigi Ghirri in the belief in the autonomous eye of the photographer and in the potential of that eye to reveal something new to the architect. Ghirri sees in Rossi's Polaroids a "concealed passion, the 'secret' images of the architect, [...] puzzles that are solved with the heart". And according to his definition of photography, "a tangle of monuments, lights, thoughts, objects, moments and metaphors forming the landscape we are searching for in our minds... as would the points of an imaginary compass, which indicates a possible direction".
photographs
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82 photograph(s)
1980s-1990s
architecture, engineering, sculpture
drawings
AP154.S1.1973.PR01.SS2.032
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Seventy-six drawings numbered AR91 through AR297 with significant gaps. Drawings include ceramic tile layout for toilets, property markers, flagpole details, other details (bronze saddle at doors to 11th floor roof, fire passage, traffic signal lights, thermostat covers, lighting hangars for plaza pool, wood platform in ceiling of main lobby for valve access, rated access doors in ceilings, powder rooms, beam clamps and trolley beam, bronze louvers), granolithic paving, fire alarm bell, revisions to railings, platform and steps for lower level machine room, west wall of YWCA, vent grilles, down anchors for window cleaning equipment, "Seagram" chute details and relocation, relocated and new walls, sliding door detials, self-closing device for sliding doors, detials of sidewalk vibration joints, bronze fixtures plaza wall, lettering on standpipe faceplate, lettering on auto-sprinkler faceplate, elevator cab and entrance details, detail revision of fire hose cab., 1st floor lobby entrance and exterior bronze details, revolving door details, attachment of ceiling moulding at perimeter columns, ramp entraces--bronze skin and rolling doors, lobby entrance to restaurant, typical spandrel detail, 11th floor roof plan showing W.P. outlets and finish, details of railings and curbs, drains and vent pipe, fire alarm box, cover plates for roadway boxes, wood bumper details, cellar part plans, hydrant and comp. air box, tile conditions, louver and bird screen, expansion joints, ceiling revisions, and parking garage sign.
1956-1959
Copies of drawings for the Seagram Building, 375 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y.
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AP154.S1.1973.PR01.SS2.032
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Seventy-six drawings numbered AR91 through AR297 with significant gaps. Drawings include ceramic tile layout for toilets, property markers, flagpole details, other details (bronze saddle at doors to 11th floor roof, fire passage, traffic signal lights, thermostat covers, lighting hangars for plaza pool, wood platform in ceiling of main lobby for valve access, rated access doors in ceilings, powder rooms, beam clamps and trolley beam, bronze louvers), granolithic paving, fire alarm bell, revisions to railings, platform and steps for lower level machine room, west wall of YWCA, vent grilles, down anchors for window cleaning equipment, "Seagram" chute details and relocation, relocated and new walls, sliding door detials, self-closing device for sliding doors, detials of sidewalk vibration joints, bronze fixtures plaza wall, lettering on standpipe faceplate, lettering on auto-sprinkler faceplate, elevator cab and entrance details, detail revision of fire hose cab., 1st floor lobby entrance and exterior bronze details, revolving door details, attachment of ceiling moulding at perimeter columns, ramp entraces--bronze skin and rolling doors, lobby entrance to restaurant, typical spandrel detail, 11th floor roof plan showing W.P. outlets and finish, details of railings and curbs, drains and vent pipe, fire alarm box, cover plates for roadway boxes, wood bumper details, cellar part plans, hydrant and comp. air box, tile conditions, louver and bird screen, expansion joints, ceiling revisions, and parking garage sign.
drawings
1956-1959
drawings, textual records, born digital
AP181.S1.005
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Original directory name: "04_Planung". File shows plans, drawings, renderings, project specifications, lists of plans and their circulation among consultants for design planning. These include PRO-Elektroplan GmbH, Bollinger+Grohmann, Dr. Pfeiler GmbH, Kersken + Kirchner GmbH., KBP Beratende Ingenieure GmbH, pbb planungsbüro balke, Ingenieurgemeinschaft BDP, a.g Licht, bfm, Realgruen Landschaftsarchitekten, Lang + Burkhardt Verkehrsplanung und Städtebau, Emmer Pfenninger Partner AG, IB Rüdiger Schönenberg, Thomas A. Weisse + Partner. Consultant Schmitt Stumpf Frühauf und partner (SSF) also facilitated some of the documentation’s organization and exchange. Bulk dates run from 2003-2006. Over a third of the records are under the “CAD” directory. They are DWG data models, layouts, templates, fonts, line types and plot styles, and act as reference materials for the project. More elaborate files show drawings and plans of the roof, the double cone, the restaurants, the hall, etc. A handbook is included to guide the usage of CAD tools for the BMW Welt project, and can be found in “b_CAD\06_Handbuecher”. It provides an understanding of the firm’s methodology for the development of the project into a building. Furthermore, the “Archiv” directory contains an earlier version of the "b_CAD/01_Datenmodell" directory. Its “Transfer” sub-directory has records showing how COOP HIMMELB(L)AU sent plans to the project's stakeholders. An additional third of the records are part of the “3D-Modell” directory which reflects the use of a diversity of software and formats (Rhino, Maya, DWG, JPG, TIFF, IGES, MAX, etc.) for plans of the various parts of the building, such as the facade, hall, roof, and double cone. The “Raumbuch” directory includes files showing the detailed planning for all parts of a given room: plumbing, heat and ventilation, refrigeration systems, building automation, etc. Related Access and FileMaker databases can be found in file AP181.S1.006 under "b_KBP_Haustechnik\D_Berichte\Raumbuch" and "c_PRO_Elektro_Foerdertechnik\I_Raumbuch_Elektro". Under “Valid plans” (gueltige plaene) are specific sets of plans organized under directories dated between June 2005 and April 2007. Those subdirectories also indicate the building area they concern. Most plans were saved here in PDF, although there are some AutoCAD and Rhino files too. "Dokumentation" records are divided under three directories: design (entwurf), approval planning (genehmigungsplanung), and specifications (baubeschreibung). The first two contain plans, organized by date and building area or stakeholder. The third one contains textual records of various early scenarios of specifications for the project. Specific and smaller sets of records in other directories include: scheduling and circulation of plans to stakeholders in “Lieferscheine_Planlisten”; early documentation on program planning in “Flaechenlisten”; reference documentation and concept presentations for the choice of materials, such as lights and facade materials, in “Materialen”; drawings and plans for the steel structure in “ZBV”; engineering data for parts of the building (basement, facade, double cone, etc.) in “Bauteilkatalog”; and stock material from the client in “3D-Modelle-BMWs”. Most common file formats: JPEG File Interchange Format, AutoCAD Drawing, 3DM, Exchangeable Image File Format (Compressed), Acrobat PDF 1.4 - Portable Document Format
1994-2013
Design planning, BMW Welt, Munich
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AP181.S1.005
Description:
Original directory name: "04_Planung". File shows plans, drawings, renderings, project specifications, lists of plans and their circulation among consultants for design planning. These include PRO-Elektroplan GmbH, Bollinger+Grohmann, Dr. Pfeiler GmbH, Kersken + Kirchner GmbH., KBP Beratende Ingenieure GmbH, pbb planungsbüro balke, Ingenieurgemeinschaft BDP, a.g Licht, bfm, Realgruen Landschaftsarchitekten, Lang + Burkhardt Verkehrsplanung und Städtebau, Emmer Pfenninger Partner AG, IB Rüdiger Schönenberg, Thomas A. Weisse + Partner. Consultant Schmitt Stumpf Frühauf und partner (SSF) also facilitated some of the documentation’s organization and exchange. Bulk dates run from 2003-2006. Over a third of the records are under the “CAD” directory. They are DWG data models, layouts, templates, fonts, line types and plot styles, and act as reference materials for the project. More elaborate files show drawings and plans of the roof, the double cone, the restaurants, the hall, etc. A handbook is included to guide the usage of CAD tools for the BMW Welt project, and can be found in “b_CAD\06_Handbuecher”. It provides an understanding of the firm’s methodology for the development of the project into a building. Furthermore, the “Archiv” directory contains an earlier version of the "b_CAD/01_Datenmodell" directory. Its “Transfer” sub-directory has records showing how COOP HIMMELB(L)AU sent plans to the project's stakeholders. An additional third of the records are part of the “3D-Modell” directory which reflects the use of a diversity of software and formats (Rhino, Maya, DWG, JPG, TIFF, IGES, MAX, etc.) for plans of the various parts of the building, such as the facade, hall, roof, and double cone. The “Raumbuch” directory includes files showing the detailed planning for all parts of a given room: plumbing, heat and ventilation, refrigeration systems, building automation, etc. Related Access and FileMaker databases can be found in file AP181.S1.006 under "b_KBP_Haustechnik\D_Berichte\Raumbuch" and "c_PRO_Elektro_Foerdertechnik\I_Raumbuch_Elektro". Under “Valid plans” (gueltige plaene) are specific sets of plans organized under directories dated between June 2005 and April 2007. Those subdirectories also indicate the building area they concern. Most plans were saved here in PDF, although there are some AutoCAD and Rhino files too. "Dokumentation" records are divided under three directories: design (entwurf), approval planning (genehmigungsplanung), and specifications (baubeschreibung). The first two contain plans, organized by date and building area or stakeholder. The third one contains textual records of various early scenarios of specifications for the project. Specific and smaller sets of records in other directories include: scheduling and circulation of plans to stakeholders in “Lieferscheine_Planlisten”; early documentation on program planning in “Flaechenlisten”; reference documentation and concept presentations for the choice of materials, such as lights and facade materials, in “Materialen”; drawings and plans for the steel structure in “ZBV”; engineering data for parts of the building (basement, facade, double cone, etc.) in “Bauteilkatalog”; and stock material from the client in “3D-Modelle-BMWs”. Most common file formats: JPEG File Interchange Format, AutoCAD Drawing, 3DM, Exchangeable Image File Format (Compressed), Acrobat PDF 1.4 - Portable Document Format
drawings, textual records, born digital
1994-2013
journals and magazines
Light.
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volumes
Chelmsford : ETP, 1994-
journals and magazines
Chelmsford : ETP, 1994-
books
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287 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 31 cm
Zurich : Lars Müller Publishers, [2024], ©2024
Windows of light / Lina Ghotmeh.
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287 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 31 cm
books
Zurich : Lars Müller Publishers, [2024], ©2024
books
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2 volumes in 1 : chiefly illustrations ; 42 cm
Santa Fe, NM : Radius Books, [2010], ©2010
Michael Light : LA day ; Michael Light : LA night.
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2 volumes in 1 : chiefly illustrations ; 42 cm
books
Santa Fe, NM : Radius Books, [2010], ©2010
journals and magazines
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8 volumes : illustrations ; 28 cm
[Nela Park, Cleveland] : [The Company], [©1923-©1930]
Light : the magazine of the National Lamp Works of General Electric Company.
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8 volumes : illustrations ; 28 cm
journals and magazines
[Nela Park, Cleveland] : [The Company], [©1923-©1930]
books
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271 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
[London] : Thames & Hudson ; [Pittsburgh, Pa.] : Carnegie Museum of Art ; [Amsterdam] : Van Gogh Museum, 2000.
Light! : the industrial age 1750-1900 : art & science, technology & society / Andreas Blühm, Louise Lippincott.
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271 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
books
[London] : Thames & Hudson ; [Pittsburgh, Pa.] : Carnegie Museum of Art ; [Amsterdam] : Van Gogh Museum, 2000.