Series
Research Library
AP149.S5
Description:
This series documents Minimum Cost Housing Group's research library. It consists of publications, which as published material is accessible through the CCA library to facilitate description and access. These publications can be found and requested for consultation on the CCA website using the search term "Minimum Cost Housing Group fonds." There are about 908 monographs and 160 periodicals collected since the foundation of the groupe in the early 1970s, until 2017, the year of the donation of the material to the CCA. The publications are mostly from the mid-1930s to the early 2010s and are mainly in English, French, and Spanish, but includes various other languages such as German, Hindi, and Mandarin. The collection includes numerous publications related to sustainable architecture, low-cost construction and housing, and urban agriculture. A major theme across these publications is housing and urban planning in the developing world. These publications are complemented by numerous reports from organizations such as the World Bank and various branches of the United Nations.
1935-2013
Research Library
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AP149.S5
Description:
This series documents Minimum Cost Housing Group's research library. It consists of publications, which as published material is accessible through the CCA library to facilitate description and access. These publications can be found and requested for consultation on the CCA website using the search term "Minimum Cost Housing Group fonds." There are about 908 monographs and 160 periodicals collected since the foundation of the groupe in the early 1970s, until 2017, the year of the donation of the material to the CCA. The publications are mostly from the mid-1930s to the early 2010s and are mainly in English, French, and Spanish, but includes various other languages such as German, Hindi, and Mandarin. The collection includes numerous publications related to sustainable architecture, low-cost construction and housing, and urban agriculture. A major theme across these publications is housing and urban planning in the developing world. These publications are complemented by numerous reports from organizations such as the World Bank and various branches of the United Nations.
Series
1935-2013
Sub-series
AP149.S3.SS1
Description:
This sub-series documents the administration of the Minimum Cost Housing Group predominantly by Witold Rybczyncki and Vikram Bhatt, including the day-to-day management, the request for funding, project proposals, publishing management, and administration. The material in this sub-series was produced between 1970 and 2009 and includes predominantly textual records, such as reports, financial documents, and correspondence, but also photographic material related to the group's projects. The sub-series also includes photographs and artefacts from the travels of Witold Rybczynski and Vikram Bhatt collected during field trips.
1970-2009
Minimum Cost Housing Group’s administrative files
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AP149.S3.SS1
Description:
This sub-series documents the administration of the Minimum Cost Housing Group predominantly by Witold Rybczyncki and Vikram Bhatt, including the day-to-day management, the request for funding, project proposals, publishing management, and administration. The material in this sub-series was produced between 1970 and 2009 and includes predominantly textual records, such as reports, financial documents, and correspondence, but also photographic material related to the group's projects. The sub-series also includes photographs and artefacts from the travels of Witold Rybczynski and Vikram Bhatt collected during field trips.
Sub-series
1970-2009
Sub-series
Partnerships and Conferences
AP149.S3.SS2
Description:
This sub-series documents the partnerships between Minimum Cost Housing Group and other institutions for planning of conferences and the production of publications on low-cost housing, environments, architecture or human conditions. The material in this series was created between 1970 and 2011 and includes predominantly textual records such as correspondence, reports, financial documents, presentation texts, and photographs for publications or conferences.
1970-2011
Partnerships and Conferences
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AP149.S3.SS2
Description:
This sub-series documents the partnerships between Minimum Cost Housing Group and other institutions for planning of conferences and the production of publications on low-cost housing, environments, architecture or human conditions. The material in this series was created between 1970 and 2011 and includes predominantly textual records such as correspondence, reports, financial documents, presentation texts, and photographs for publications or conferences.
Sub-series
1970-2011
Sub-series
AP149.S3.SS3
Description:
This sub-series documents the low-cost housing or sustaibable housing projects undertaken by Minimun Cost Housing Group, predominantly by Witold Rybczynski with his firm Housing Research. The material in this file was produced between 1974 and 2009 and includes correspondence with clients, research and notes for the project, and drawings, predominantly presentation drawings. The sub-series also includes some photographs of the projects.
1974-2009
Housing Competition and housing projects
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AP149.S3.SS3
Description:
This sub-series documents the low-cost housing or sustaibable housing projects undertaken by Minimun Cost Housing Group, predominantly by Witold Rybczynski with his firm Housing Research. The material in this file was produced between 1974 and 2009 and includes correspondence with clients, research and notes for the project, and drawings, predominantly presentation drawings. The sub-series also includes some photographs of the projects.
Sub-series
1974-2009
Sub-series
Visual material
AP149.S4.SS2
Description:
File consists of slides library of visual material for lectures and courses given by Witold Rybczynski or Vikram Bhatt for presentation related to the Minimum Cost Housing Group or for seminars of the School of Architecture. The material was produced between 1970 and 2001 and includes slides on low-cost housing, alternative energy, urban argiculture, and human settlement in developping countries.
1970-2001
Visual material
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AP149.S4.SS2
Description:
File consists of slides library of visual material for lectures and courses given by Witold Rybczynski or Vikram Bhatt for presentation related to the Minimum Cost Housing Group or for seminars of the School of Architecture. The material was produced between 1970 and 2001 and includes slides on low-cost housing, alternative energy, urban argiculture, and human settlement in developping countries.
Sub-series
1970-2001
AP149.S3.SS1.098
Description:
Metal cards cabinets with 2 drawers for the storage of index cards with the information of the subscribers to the Minimum Cost Housing Group series of publications.
1970s-1990s
Index cards of subscribers to the publications series of Minimum Cost Housing Group
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AP149.S3.SS1.098
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Metal cards cabinets with 2 drawers for the storage of index cards with the information of the subscribers to the Minimum Cost Housing Group series of publications.
1970s-1990s
textual records
ARCH273161
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Group consists of a copy of the publication "The Activities of the United Nations in Housing, Building, and Planning Between 1945-47".
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The Activities of the United Nations in Housing, Building, and Planning Between 1945-47
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ARCH273161
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Group consists of a copy of the publication "The Activities of the United Nations in Housing, Building, and Planning Between 1945-47".
textual records
n.d.
Series
Housing Research Projects
AP149.S1
Description:
Series related to the Minimum Cost Housing Group projects and publications, including the publications known as the "The Problem is" series about low-cost housing between 1971 and 1978 and all the other publications related to projects from 1984 to 2004. This series documents publications about the projects of prefabricated houses for the developing countries, a self-sufficient habitable low-cost house, low-cost sanitation systems, sulphur concrete for low-cost housing, building components from secondary use, rooftop gardens and urban agriculture, domestic water saving devices, human settlement developement or improvement in developping countries and in Native American communities. The material in this series was produced between 1970 and 2011. The file contains textual records, mainly dummies for the publications, office records and reports, photographic material related to the projects, copies of the publications, a few drawings and plans related to the housing project and samples of the sulphur bricks developed by the Minimum Cost Housing Group.
1970-2011
Housing Research Projects
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AP149.S1
Description:
Series related to the Minimum Cost Housing Group projects and publications, including the publications known as the "The Problem is" series about low-cost housing between 1971 and 1978 and all the other publications related to projects from 1984 to 2004. This series documents publications about the projects of prefabricated houses for the developing countries, a self-sufficient habitable low-cost house, low-cost sanitation systems, sulphur concrete for low-cost housing, building components from secondary use, rooftop gardens and urban agriculture, domestic water saving devices, human settlement developement or improvement in developping countries and in Native American communities. The material in this series was produced between 1970 and 2011. The file contains textual records, mainly dummies for the publications, office records and reports, photographic material related to the projects, copies of the publications, a few drawings and plans related to the housing project and samples of the sulphur bricks developed by the Minimum Cost Housing Group.
Series
1970-2011
Series
AP149.S2
Description:
Series related to the theses, the research papers and various other publications by the Minimum Cost Housing Group, or to which they participated to between 1970 and 1982. The material in this series was produced between 1947 and 1999. The series contains textual records, photographs and books, including copies of the publications, and an important collection of reference material on low-cost housing, human settlement, and ecological energies.
1947-1999
Theses, research papers and other publications
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AP149.S2
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Series related to the theses, the research papers and various other publications by the Minimum Cost Housing Group, or to which they participated to between 1970 and 1982. The material in this series was produced between 1947 and 1999. The series contains textual records, photographs and books, including copies of the publications, and an important collection of reference material on low-cost housing, human settlement, and ecological energies.
Series
1947-1999
Project
AP149.S1.1971.PR01
Description:
File related to the publication "The Problem Is" in 1971 by Minimum Cost Housing Group about the project of a prefabricated house for the developping countries. The material in this file was produced around 1971. The file contains textual records, predominantly dummies for the publications, and a copy of the book entitled "The Problem Is".
1971 or before
Prefabricated Houses for the Developing Countries
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AP149.S1.1971.PR01
Description:
File related to the publication "The Problem Is" in 1971 by Minimum Cost Housing Group about the project of a prefabricated house for the developping countries. The material in this file was produced around 1971. The file contains textual records, predominantly dummies for the publications, and a copy of the book entitled "The Problem Is".
Project
1971 or before