photographs
Quantity:
288 slide(s)
No title
PH1979:0627:001-288
Description:
- The group consists of photomicrographs and architectural views from the Netherlands, Germany, France and England. There is a large group of architectural views of York Minster, York, North Yorkshire, England. The group also includes architectural views of Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England; Kelmscott Manor, Kelmscott, Oxfordshire, England; Château d'Anet, Anet, France; Saint-Trophime, Arles, France; Château du Chambord, Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France; Château du Fontaine-Henry, Normandy, France; Château d'Ussé, Rigny-Ussé, France; cathedral and ampitheater in Nîmes, France; cathedral in Rouen, France; Notre-Dame de Reims (Cathedral), Reims, France; Ducal Palace, Nancy, France; Saint-Pierre Abbey, Moissac, Tarn-et-Garonne, France; church in Longstanton, Cambridgeshire, England; Le Puy, Haute-Loire, France; Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England; Château de Valençay, Valençay, France; St. Davids Cathedral, St. David's, Wales; and Tours Cathedral, Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France. There are also architectural views from Anger, France; Nuremburg, Germany; and Middelburg and Veere, Netherlands.
1883-1930
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PH1979:0627:001-288
Description:
- The group consists of photomicrographs and architectural views from the Netherlands, Germany, France and England. There is a large group of architectural views of York Minster, York, North Yorkshire, England. The group also includes architectural views of Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England; Kelmscott Manor, Kelmscott, Oxfordshire, England; Château d'Anet, Anet, France; Saint-Trophime, Arles, France; Château du Chambord, Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France; Château du Fontaine-Henry, Normandy, France; Château d'Ussé, Rigny-Ussé, France; cathedral and ampitheater in Nîmes, France; cathedral in Rouen, France; Notre-Dame de Reims (Cathedral), Reims, France; Ducal Palace, Nancy, France; Saint-Pierre Abbey, Moissac, Tarn-et-Garonne, France; church in Longstanton, Cambridgeshire, England; Le Puy, Haute-Loire, France; Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England; Château de Valençay, Valençay, France; St. Davids Cathedral, St. David's, Wales; and Tours Cathedral, Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France. There are also architectural views from Anger, France; Nuremburg, Germany; and Middelburg and Veere, Netherlands.
photographs
Quantity:
288 slide(s)
1883-1930
textual records
Portfolio of projects
ARCH270975
Description:
The book is in English and presents projects by the firm Abalos & Herreros from 1986 to 2006. It includes these projects: - Colegio oficial de architecturos Extremadura, Badajoz; - Centro cultural, Cobeña; - 3 Depuradoras de aguas residuales: Villalba, Guardarrama y Majadahonda; - Ordenación de la Plaza Castilla, Madrid; - Viviendas, locales y garajes en la M-30, Madrid; - Edificio de oficinas de RENFE; - Vivienda y Ciudad, avenida Diagonal, Barcelona; - Edificio administrativo por el Ministerio del Interior, Madrid; - Cityvips, Fuencarral, Madrid; - Palencia Parque Europa; - Ordenación del área de Abandoibarra, Bilbao; - Biblioteca Usera, Madrid; - Recualificación del espacio público de Ramos, Rio de Janeiro; - Aula medioambiental y oficinas, Arico, Tenerife; - Sala municipal y plaza en Colmenarejo, Madrid; - Museo arqueológico Alicante; - Centro universitario en Mérida; - Estación Zaragoza; - Estudio Gordillo, Villanueva de la Cañada, Madrid; - Estación maritima de Salerno; - El mirador: torre mixta en la bahía de Algeciras, Cádiz; - Pabellón de gimnasia en el parque del Retiro, Madrid; - Jardines Valdemingómez, Madrid; - Planta de biometanización y compostaje de residuos urbanos, Pinto, Madrid; - Barcelona Forum 2004 : Parque litroral nord-est, Barcelona; - Barcelona Forum 2004: Tersa/Edificio de oficinas y planta integral de RSU; - Barcelona Forum 2004: Bancos Xurret; - Barcelona Forum 2004: Bancos Pep; - Complejo de justicia, Aachen; - Southbank Londres; - Plaza y torre Woermann, Las Palmas; - Ciudad Real; - Torres mixtas bioclimáticas en el Humedal de Salburua, Vitoria; - Parque Cristina Enea, San Sebastián; - Parque Igara, San Sebastián; - Operación Chamartin; - Hotel Toyo, Almería; - Centro de cirugía de mínima invación, Cáceres; - Fira 2000 - Barcelona; - Fisur-Getafe; - New Museum de Arte Contemporaneo, New York; - Sociópolis, Valencia; - Ordenación de la ribera del arroyo Trejo-Guadalporcún, Setenil de las Bodegas; - Casa Luna, Chile; - Sagüés, San Sebastián; - Reordenación del Max-Reinhardt Platz, Salzburg; - Biblioteca de México, México D.F.; - Metro de Málaga; - Urbanización, ajardinamiento y paisajismo en el sector "La Lastra", León; - Helipuerto Forum; - The Collection building, Miami; - Laboratorios de ciencias moleculares para la Universidad de Puerto Rico, San Juan; - + Madrid. Desarrollo urbanistico del centro historico de Madrid y de las Orillas del rio Manzanares, Madrid; - Edificio de equipamiento, Alcalá de Henares; - Plan de ordenación territorial, Costa del Sol; - Pepe Cobo II, galería de arte; - EPFL learning center, Lausanne; - Integración del Ferrocarril, Logroño; - APTM Construmat; - Tour TSR, Geneva; - Colina artificial, International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam; - Grand Tour, Exposición; - Orange County Great Park; - DeCoro: decoración urbana; - Palacio de congresos y ferial internacional de León; - Viviendas en quartier Massena chevaleret, Paris, France; - Oru Yves Farge - Terres Neuves: architectural and urban feasibility study, Bégles, France; - Dos edificios de oficinas en Aravaca y Valdemarín, Madrid; - 200 viviendas para jóvenes en la Sagrera.
2006 or after
Portfolio of projects
Actions:
ARCH270975
Description:
The book is in English and presents projects by the firm Abalos & Herreros from 1986 to 2006. It includes these projects: - Colegio oficial de architecturos Extremadura, Badajoz; - Centro cultural, Cobeña; - 3 Depuradoras de aguas residuales: Villalba, Guardarrama y Majadahonda; - Ordenación de la Plaza Castilla, Madrid; - Viviendas, locales y garajes en la M-30, Madrid; - Edificio de oficinas de RENFE; - Vivienda y Ciudad, avenida Diagonal, Barcelona; - Edificio administrativo por el Ministerio del Interior, Madrid; - Cityvips, Fuencarral, Madrid; - Palencia Parque Europa; - Ordenación del área de Abandoibarra, Bilbao; - Biblioteca Usera, Madrid; - Recualificación del espacio público de Ramos, Rio de Janeiro; - Aula medioambiental y oficinas, Arico, Tenerife; - Sala municipal y plaza en Colmenarejo, Madrid; - Museo arqueológico Alicante; - Centro universitario en Mérida; - Estación Zaragoza; - Estudio Gordillo, Villanueva de la Cañada, Madrid; - Estación maritima de Salerno; - El mirador: torre mixta en la bahía de Algeciras, Cádiz; - Pabellón de gimnasia en el parque del Retiro, Madrid; - Jardines Valdemingómez, Madrid; - Planta de biometanización y compostaje de residuos urbanos, Pinto, Madrid; - Barcelona Forum 2004 : Parque litroral nord-est, Barcelona; - Barcelona Forum 2004: Tersa/Edificio de oficinas y planta integral de RSU; - Barcelona Forum 2004: Bancos Xurret; - Barcelona Forum 2004: Bancos Pep; - Complejo de justicia, Aachen; - Southbank Londres; - Plaza y torre Woermann, Las Palmas; - Ciudad Real; - Torres mixtas bioclimáticas en el Humedal de Salburua, Vitoria; - Parque Cristina Enea, San Sebastián; - Parque Igara, San Sebastián; - Operación Chamartin; - Hotel Toyo, Almería; - Centro de cirugía de mínima invación, Cáceres; - Fira 2000 - Barcelona; - Fisur-Getafe; - New Museum de Arte Contemporaneo, New York; - Sociópolis, Valencia; - Ordenación de la ribera del arroyo Trejo-Guadalporcún, Setenil de las Bodegas; - Casa Luna, Chile; - Sagüés, San Sebastián; - Reordenación del Max-Reinhardt Platz, Salzburg; - Biblioteca de México, México D.F.; - Metro de Málaga; - Urbanización, ajardinamiento y paisajismo en el sector "La Lastra", León; - Helipuerto Forum; - The Collection building, Miami; - Laboratorios de ciencias moleculares para la Universidad de Puerto Rico, San Juan; - + Madrid. Desarrollo urbanistico del centro historico de Madrid y de las Orillas del rio Manzanares, Madrid; - Edificio de equipamiento, Alcalá de Henares; - Plan de ordenación territorial, Costa del Sol; - Pepe Cobo II, galería de arte; - EPFL learning center, Lausanne; - Integración del Ferrocarril, Logroño; - APTM Construmat; - Tour TSR, Geneva; - Colina artificial, International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam; - Grand Tour, Exposición; - Orange County Great Park; - DeCoro: decoración urbana; - Palacio de congresos y ferial internacional de León; - Viviendas en quartier Massena chevaleret, Paris, France; - Oru Yves Farge - Terres Neuves: architectural and urban feasibility study, Bégles, France; - Dos edificios de oficinas en Aravaca y Valdemarín, Madrid; - 200 viviendas para jóvenes en la Sagrera.
textual records
2006 or after
Learning from... Hong Kong
Self-built settlements on the roofs of high-rise buildings have been an integral part of Hong Kong’s history for over half a century. Rooftop structures range from basic shelters for the disadvantaged to intricate multi-storey constructions equipped with the amenities of modern life. Rufina Wu and Stefan Canham use the tools of an architect and a photographer to document(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
3 May 2012 , 7pm
Learning from... Hong Kong
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Self-built settlements on the roofs of high-rise buildings have been an integral part of Hong Kong’s history for over half a century. Rooftop structures range from basic shelters for the disadvantaged to intricate multi-storey constructions equipped with the amenities of modern life. Rufina Wu and Stefan Canham use the tools of an architect and a photographer to document(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
textual records
Portfolio of projects
ARCH270976
Description:
The book is in Spanish and presents projects by the firm Abalos & Herreros from 1986 to 2006. It includes these projects: - Colegio oficial de architecturos Extremadura, Badajoz; - Centro cultural, Cobeña; - 3 Depuradoras de aguas residuales: Villalba, Guardarrama y Majadahonda; - Ordenación de la Plaza Castilla, Madrid; - Viviendas, locales y garajes en la M-30, Madrid; - Edificio de oficinas de RENFE; - Vivienda y Ciudad, avenida Diagonal, Barcelona; - Polideportivo Parquesol - Edificio administrativo por el Ministerio del Interior, Madrid; - Cityvips, Fuencarral, Madrid; - Palencia Parque Europa; - Ordenación del área de Abandoibarra, Bilbao; - Parque Dunar, Doñana National Park; - Biblioteca Usera, Madrid; - Planta de reciclaje de residuos urbanos de Valdemingómez; - Recualificación del espacio público de Ramos, Rio de Janeiro; - Delegación de hacienda, Almería; - Aula medioambiental y oficinas, Arico, Tenerife; - Sala municipal y plaza en Colmenarejo, Madrid; - Museo arqueológico Alicante; - Centro universitario en Mérida; - Estación Zaragoza; - Estudio Gordillo, Villanueva de la Cañada, Madrid; - Estación maritima de Salerno; - El mirador: torre mixta en la bahía de Algeciras, Cádiz; - Pabellón de gimnasia en el parque del Retiro, Madrid; - Jardines Valdemingómez, Madrid; - Es Pil•larí; - Planta de biometanización y compostaje de residuos urbanos, Pinto, Madrid; - Barcelona Forum 2004 : Parque litroral nord-est, Barcelona; - Barcelona Forum 2004: Tersa/Edificio de oficinas y planta integral de RSU; - Barcelona Forum 2004: Bancos Xurret; - Barcelona Forum 2004: Bancos Pep; - Complejo de justicia, Aachen; - Casa Marina Collazo; - Southbank Londres; - Plaza y torre Woermann, Las Palmas; - Ciudad Real; - Torres mixtas bioclimáticas en el Humedal de Salburua, Vitoria; - Parque Cristina Enea, San Sebastián; - Parque Igara, San Sebastián; - Operación Chamartin; - Hotel Toyo, Almería; - Centro de cirugía de mínima invación, Cáceres; - Fira 2000 - Barcelona; - Fisur-Getafe; - New Museum de Arte Contemporaneo, New York; - Sociópolis, Valencia; - Ordenación de la ribera del arroyo Trejo-Guadalporcún, Setenil de las Bodegas; - Casa Luna, Chile; - Sagüés, San Sebastián; - Reordenación del Max-Reinhardt Platz, Salzburg; - Biblioteca de México, México D.F.; - Metro de Málaga; - Urbanización, ajardinamiento y paisajismo en el sector "La Lastra", León; - Helipuerto Forum; - The Collection building, Miami; - Laboratorios de ciencias moleculares para la Universidad de Puerto Rico, San Juan; - + Madrid. Desarrollo urbanistico del centro historico de Madrid y de las Orillas del rio Manzanares, Madrid; - Edificio de equipamiento, Alcalá de Henares; - Plan de ordenación territorial, Costa del Sol; - Pepe Cobo II, galería de arte; - EPFL learning center, Lausanne; - Integración del Ferrocarril, Logroño; - APTM Construmat; - Tour TSR, Geneva; - Colina artificial, International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam; - Grand Tour, Exposición; - Orange County Great Park; - DeCoro: decoración urbana; - Palacio de congresos y ferial internacional de León; - M30 - Parque lineal del río Manzanares; - Dos edificios de oficinas en Aravaca y Valdemarín, Madrid; - 200 viviendas para jóvenes en la Sagrera; - 1000 viviendas en la Maquinista, Barcelona.
circa 2006
Portfolio of projects
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ARCH270976
Description:
The book is in Spanish and presents projects by the firm Abalos & Herreros from 1986 to 2006. It includes these projects: - Colegio oficial de architecturos Extremadura, Badajoz; - Centro cultural, Cobeña; - 3 Depuradoras de aguas residuales: Villalba, Guardarrama y Majadahonda; - Ordenación de la Plaza Castilla, Madrid; - Viviendas, locales y garajes en la M-30, Madrid; - Edificio de oficinas de RENFE; - Vivienda y Ciudad, avenida Diagonal, Barcelona; - Polideportivo Parquesol - Edificio administrativo por el Ministerio del Interior, Madrid; - Cityvips, Fuencarral, Madrid; - Palencia Parque Europa; - Ordenación del área de Abandoibarra, Bilbao; - Parque Dunar, Doñana National Park; - Biblioteca Usera, Madrid; - Planta de reciclaje de residuos urbanos de Valdemingómez; - Recualificación del espacio público de Ramos, Rio de Janeiro; - Delegación de hacienda, Almería; - Aula medioambiental y oficinas, Arico, Tenerife; - Sala municipal y plaza en Colmenarejo, Madrid; - Museo arqueológico Alicante; - Centro universitario en Mérida; - Estación Zaragoza; - Estudio Gordillo, Villanueva de la Cañada, Madrid; - Estación maritima de Salerno; - El mirador: torre mixta en la bahía de Algeciras, Cádiz; - Pabellón de gimnasia en el parque del Retiro, Madrid; - Jardines Valdemingómez, Madrid; - Es Pil•larí; - Planta de biometanización y compostaje de residuos urbanos, Pinto, Madrid; - Barcelona Forum 2004 : Parque litroral nord-est, Barcelona; - Barcelona Forum 2004: Tersa/Edificio de oficinas y planta integral de RSU; - Barcelona Forum 2004: Bancos Xurret; - Barcelona Forum 2004: Bancos Pep; - Complejo de justicia, Aachen; - Casa Marina Collazo; - Southbank Londres; - Plaza y torre Woermann, Las Palmas; - Ciudad Real; - Torres mixtas bioclimáticas en el Humedal de Salburua, Vitoria; - Parque Cristina Enea, San Sebastián; - Parque Igara, San Sebastián; - Operación Chamartin; - Hotel Toyo, Almería; - Centro de cirugía de mínima invación, Cáceres; - Fira 2000 - Barcelona; - Fisur-Getafe; - New Museum de Arte Contemporaneo, New York; - Sociópolis, Valencia; - Ordenación de la ribera del arroyo Trejo-Guadalporcún, Setenil de las Bodegas; - Casa Luna, Chile; - Sagüés, San Sebastián; - Reordenación del Max-Reinhardt Platz, Salzburg; - Biblioteca de México, México D.F.; - Metro de Málaga; - Urbanización, ajardinamiento y paisajismo en el sector "La Lastra", León; - Helipuerto Forum; - The Collection building, Miami; - Laboratorios de ciencias moleculares para la Universidad de Puerto Rico, San Juan; - + Madrid. Desarrollo urbanistico del centro historico de Madrid y de las Orillas del rio Manzanares, Madrid; - Edificio de equipamiento, Alcalá de Henares; - Plan de ordenación territorial, Costa del Sol; - Pepe Cobo II, galería de arte; - EPFL learning center, Lausanne; - Integración del Ferrocarril, Logroño; - APTM Construmat; - Tour TSR, Geneva; - Colina artificial, International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam; - Grand Tour, Exposición; - Orange County Great Park; - DeCoro: decoración urbana; - Palacio de congresos y ferial internacional de León; - M30 - Parque lineal del río Manzanares; - Dos edificios de oficinas en Aravaca y Valdemarín, Madrid; - 200 viviendas para jóvenes en la Sagrera; - 1000 viviendas en la Maquinista, Barcelona.
textual records
circa 2006
photographs
PH1980:0987.02:001-023
Description:
Album contains several views of bridges, viaducs, railways, footbridges, in France; on the railway line from Nantes to Chateaulin: trench of Brissais, entrance to Redon, Ste-Anne Station, Lorient bridge and Station, viaduc of Quimperlé; on the line from Auray to Pontivy: bridge of Pontivy; on the line from Chateaulin to Landerneau: viaduc of Port-Launay, viaduc of Pont de Buis, viaduc of Daoulas; on the line of Angers to Niort: viaduc of Maulevrier; on the line from Bretigny to Tours: bridge of Marboué, footbridge Verdier, city of Vendôme and castle of Chateaudun.
architecture, engineering
ca. 1864-1869
Various views of bridges and viaducs across the country, France
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PH1980:0987.02:001-023
Description:
Album contains several views of bridges, viaducs, railways, footbridges, in France; on the railway line from Nantes to Chateaulin: trench of Brissais, entrance to Redon, Ste-Anne Station, Lorient bridge and Station, viaduc of Quimperlé; on the line from Auray to Pontivy: bridge of Pontivy; on the line from Chateaulin to Landerneau: viaduc of Port-Launay, viaduc of Pont de Buis, viaduc of Daoulas; on the line of Angers to Niort: viaduc of Maulevrier; on the line from Bretigny to Tours: bridge of Marboué, footbridge Verdier, city of Vendôme and castle of Chateaudun.
photographs
ca. 1864-1869
architecture, engineering
Sub-series
CI001.S2.D5
Description:
Charles Rohault de Fleury was architect for the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle from 1833 to 1862. His work for the Muséum is represented in the CCA collection by a diverse group of prints and drawings. In addition to documenting his built and unbuilt projects, the inclusion of prints and drawings of museum and zoo buildings by other architects record, if only partially, the resources available to Charles in designing his buildings. This reference material provides insight into the influences on Charles' work as well as the nature of the design process itself. His built works, with the exception of the 1854 addition to the greenhouses, are illustrated in a book of prints with a brief accompanying text - "Muséum d'histoire naturelle: serres chaudes, galeries de minéralogie, etc. etc." (published 1837) (DR1974:0002:004:001; a second copy is held by the CCA library) (1). While prints are included for the Galerie de minéralogie et de géologie, the monkey house and the reservoirs, the majority of the prints are of the greenhouses (serres chaudes) begun 1833 (2). Known for their technological innovations in iron construction, these greenhouses utilized the first multi-storey load-bearing cast-iron façades for the central pavilions as well as space frame roof structures and prefabricated parts. This structural system is well documented in the prints in the CCA collection. The design was apparently inspired by the English greenhouses - a plate of which are included in the book - that Charles saw on a tour of England. The use of prestressed beams and curved roofs in the lateral wings attest to this influence. Charles' greenhouses, in turn, influenced the design of other greenhouses in Europe especially those at the Jardins Botanique in Liège and Ghent, Belgium (3). Although Joseph Paxton saw the greenhouses in 1833, it is unclear if they had an impact on the design of the Crystal Palace constructed 1850-1851 (4). The innovations of Charles' greenhouses continued to be acknowledged into the 20th century. Giedion in "Space, Time and Architecture", while erroneously attributing them to Rouhault (5)(6), refers to the greenhouses as "the prototype of all large iron-framed conservatories" (7). In addition to the greenhouses for the Muséum, the CCA collection includes three proposals (dated 1841) for a private greenhouse designed by Charles Rohault de Fleury (DR1974:0002:002:008 - DR1974:0002:002:013). The designs utilize the same curved roofs as the wings of the greenhouses at the Muséum combined with classically detailed stonework. An different aspect of Charles' work for the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle is represented in the album of unexecuted proposals -the only design drawings for the Muséum in the collection - for a Galerie de zoologie (DR1974:0002:024:001-079). Building on the typology of his earlier classical Galerie de minéralogie et de géologie (constructed 1833 -1841), the proposals, which date from between 1838 and 1862, illustrate a gradual enrichment of Charles' classical architectural vocabulary (8). They vary in their spatial configurations and façade treatments ranging from austere colonnaded designs with little ornament to more elaborate ones with richly encrusted facades, complex rooflines and more dramatic interior spaces characteristic of the Second Empire. The majority of the proposals consist of preliminary drawings illustrating the essential formal, spatial and ornamental aspects of the building. One proposal, dated January 1846, is substantially more developed than the others; in addition to general plans, sections and elevations, more detailed drawings are included for the layout of spaces, the elaboration of the facades, the configuration of the structure and even the designs for the specimen display cases. It is also worth noting that this album includes several plans outlining Rohault de Fleury's ideas for the overall development of the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. In 1846, an album of prints of the Museo di fiscia e storia naturelle in Florence (DR1974:0002:005:001-018) was presented to Charles by the Grand Duke of Tuscany in response to his request for tracings of that building. These prints were probably used as reference material for the design of the new Galerie de zoologie described above. The portfolio of record drawings (ca. 1862) of the zoos in Antwerp, Brussels, Marseille and Amsterdam (DR1974:0002:018:001-027) is probably a dummy for a publication on zoological gardens as well as background documentation for the renovation and expansion of the zoo at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris. Both drawings of the facilities for the animals and visitors and general plans of the zoological gardens are included. The Paris zoo project was apparently never undertaken. (1) These prints were reused in the "Oeuvre de C. Rohault de Fleury, architecte" (published 1884) (DR1974:0002:029:001-044). (2) Rohault de Fleury's greenhouses were destroyed in the Prussian bombardments of 1870. The greenhouses, which now stand in their place, are similar in layout and appearance to the original design, but their structural system is different. (3) John Hix, 'The Glass House' (Cambridge, Mass.: The MIT Press, 1981), p. 115. (4) Ibid., p. 115. (5) This error has been repeated by other authors including Henry-Russell Hitchcock, 'Architecture: Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries' (Baltimore, Maryland: Penguin Books, 1968), p. 120. (6) Leonardo Benevolo, 'History of Modern Architecture' Volume 1: The tradition of modern architecture (Cambridge, Mass.: The M.I.T. Press, 1971), p. 22. (7) Sigfried Giedion, 'Space, Time and Architecture; the growth of a new tradition' (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1941), p. 181. (8) Barry Bergdoll, "Charles Rohault de Fleury: Part two: Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle and Studies on analogous Constructions in Europe", 'CCA Research Report", n.d., p. 1.
[1837-ca. 1862]
Muséum nationale d'histoire naturelle
CI001.S2.D5
Description:
Charles Rohault de Fleury was architect for the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle from 1833 to 1862. His work for the Muséum is represented in the CCA collection by a diverse group of prints and drawings. In addition to documenting his built and unbuilt projects, the inclusion of prints and drawings of museum and zoo buildings by other architects record, if only partially, the resources available to Charles in designing his buildings. This reference material provides insight into the influences on Charles' work as well as the nature of the design process itself. His built works, with the exception of the 1854 addition to the greenhouses, are illustrated in a book of prints with a brief accompanying text - "Muséum d'histoire naturelle: serres chaudes, galeries de minéralogie, etc. etc." (published 1837) (DR1974:0002:004:001; a second copy is held by the CCA library) (1). While prints are included for the Galerie de minéralogie et de géologie, the monkey house and the reservoirs, the majority of the prints are of the greenhouses (serres chaudes) begun 1833 (2). Known for their technological innovations in iron construction, these greenhouses utilized the first multi-storey load-bearing cast-iron façades for the central pavilions as well as space frame roof structures and prefabricated parts. This structural system is well documented in the prints in the CCA collection. The design was apparently inspired by the English greenhouses - a plate of which are included in the book - that Charles saw on a tour of England. The use of prestressed beams and curved roofs in the lateral wings attest to this influence. Charles' greenhouses, in turn, influenced the design of other greenhouses in Europe especially those at the Jardins Botanique in Liège and Ghent, Belgium (3). Although Joseph Paxton saw the greenhouses in 1833, it is unclear if they had an impact on the design of the Crystal Palace constructed 1850-1851 (4). The innovations of Charles' greenhouses continued to be acknowledged into the 20th century. Giedion in "Space, Time and Architecture", while erroneously attributing them to Rouhault (5)(6), refers to the greenhouses as "the prototype of all large iron-framed conservatories" (7). In addition to the greenhouses for the Muséum, the CCA collection includes three proposals (dated 1841) for a private greenhouse designed by Charles Rohault de Fleury (DR1974:0002:002:008 - DR1974:0002:002:013). The designs utilize the same curved roofs as the wings of the greenhouses at the Muséum combined with classically detailed stonework. An different aspect of Charles' work for the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle is represented in the album of unexecuted proposals -the only design drawings for the Muséum in the collection - for a Galerie de zoologie (DR1974:0002:024:001-079). Building on the typology of his earlier classical Galerie de minéralogie et de géologie (constructed 1833 -1841), the proposals, which date from between 1838 and 1862, illustrate a gradual enrichment of Charles' classical architectural vocabulary (8). They vary in their spatial configurations and façade treatments ranging from austere colonnaded designs with little ornament to more elaborate ones with richly encrusted facades, complex rooflines and more dramatic interior spaces characteristic of the Second Empire. The majority of the proposals consist of preliminary drawings illustrating the essential formal, spatial and ornamental aspects of the building. One proposal, dated January 1846, is substantially more developed than the others; in addition to general plans, sections and elevations, more detailed drawings are included for the layout of spaces, the elaboration of the facades, the configuration of the structure and even the designs for the specimen display cases. It is also worth noting that this album includes several plans outlining Rohault de Fleury's ideas for the overall development of the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. In 1846, an album of prints of the Museo di fiscia e storia naturelle in Florence (DR1974:0002:005:001-018) was presented to Charles by the Grand Duke of Tuscany in response to his request for tracings of that building. These prints were probably used as reference material for the design of the new Galerie de zoologie described above. The portfolio of record drawings (ca. 1862) of the zoos in Antwerp, Brussels, Marseille and Amsterdam (DR1974:0002:018:001-027) is probably a dummy for a publication on zoological gardens as well as background documentation for the renovation and expansion of the zoo at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris. Both drawings of the facilities for the animals and visitors and general plans of the zoological gardens are included. The Paris zoo project was apparently never undertaken. (1) These prints were reused in the "Oeuvre de C. Rohault de Fleury, architecte" (published 1884) (DR1974:0002:029:001-044). (2) Rohault de Fleury's greenhouses were destroyed in the Prussian bombardments of 1870. The greenhouses, which now stand in their place, are similar in layout and appearance to the original design, but their structural system is different. (3) John Hix, 'The Glass House' (Cambridge, Mass.: The MIT Press, 1981), p. 115. (4) Ibid., p. 115. (5) This error has been repeated by other authors including Henry-Russell Hitchcock, 'Architecture: Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries' (Baltimore, Maryland: Penguin Books, 1968), p. 120. (6) Leonardo Benevolo, 'History of Modern Architecture' Volume 1: The tradition of modern architecture (Cambridge, Mass.: The M.I.T. Press, 1971), p. 22. (7) Sigfried Giedion, 'Space, Time and Architecture; the growth of a new tradition' (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1941), p. 181. (8) Barry Bergdoll, "Charles Rohault de Fleury: Part two: Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle and Studies on analogous Constructions in Europe", 'CCA Research Report", n.d., p. 1.
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[1837-ca. 1862]
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ARCH153530
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Correspondence with contributors and readers Newpaper clippings Memos and letters from Suzanne Stevens Transcript Peter Eisenman- Philip Johnson interview, 1/8/82 Documents relating to the dinner in honor of Ada Louis Huxtable, January 25 Atttorneys' advice on agreement with Rizzoli, Sept. 1, 1981 Letter of Agreement between IAUS and Suzanne Stevens, 8 June 1981 List of sponsors Bills relating to dinner in honor of sponsors, October 1981 Press releases Hand written notes from PDE on the content of Skyline Folder Skyline - PDE's income tax documents - Folder SKYLINE: sealed enveloppe addressed to Suzanne Stevens; drafts of Peter Eisenman- Philip Johnson interview; draft of the agreement between IAUS and Suzanne Stevens; list of potential content and contributors for Skyline issues of September, October, November & December [1981]; 2 drafts of Jonathan Barnett : "The Avant-Garde Position". Folder Skyline Letter/PDE - 29 April 1981: PDE's letters to Skyline sponsors Various documents documenting the crisis of 1980, including : - Sponsors's letters; - Subscribers' complaints, - The Thomas Bender affair; - Proposed budgets for FY81; - Andrew MacNair's resignation as editor, - Correspondence with Rizzoli; - Documents relating to the distribution of Skyline, - Skyline development report. Folder Skyline : - Document describing the objectives and situation of Skyline in early 1980 - Memo from PDE to the Trustees, 9 June - New editor search - Conditions from Andrew MacNair, Dec. 1979 - Expenditures - Several memos - Distribution reports - Austrian tour - p. 1, 2, 7, 8 of Skyline no 1, 1 April 1978 (mock-up)
1978-1982
D. Programmes and Publications, 1980-1982: 3. Skyline
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Correspondence with contributors and readers Newpaper clippings Memos and letters from Suzanne Stevens Transcript Peter Eisenman- Philip Johnson interview, 1/8/82 Documents relating to the dinner in honor of Ada Louis Huxtable, January 25 Atttorneys' advice on agreement with Rizzoli, Sept. 1, 1981 Letter of Agreement between IAUS and Suzanne Stevens, 8 June 1981 List of sponsors Bills relating to dinner in honor of sponsors, October 1981 Press releases Hand written notes from PDE on the content of Skyline Folder Skyline - PDE's income tax documents - Folder SKYLINE: sealed enveloppe addressed to Suzanne Stevens; drafts of Peter Eisenman- Philip Johnson interview; draft of the agreement between IAUS and Suzanne Stevens; list of potential content and contributors for Skyline issues of September, October, November & December [1981]; 2 drafts of Jonathan Barnett : "The Avant-Garde Position". Folder Skyline Letter/PDE - 29 April 1981: PDE's letters to Skyline sponsors Various documents documenting the crisis of 1980, including : - Sponsors's letters; - Subscribers' complaints, - The Thomas Bender affair; - Proposed budgets for FY81; - Andrew MacNair's resignation as editor, - Correspondence with Rizzoli; - Documents relating to the distribution of Skyline, - Skyline development report. Folder Skyline : - Document describing the objectives and situation of Skyline in early 1980 - Memo from PDE to the Trustees, 9 June - New editor search - Conditions from Andrew MacNair, Dec. 1979 - Expenditures - Several memos - Distribution reports - Austrian tour - p. 1, 2, 7, 8 of Skyline no 1, 1 April 1978 (mock-up)
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1978-1982
Talking Pictures
Sophie Dars and Carlo Menon, Stefano Graziani, and Yasufumi Nakamori present strategies for reimagining and employing visual formats such as the photo essay, the photo novel, and the photo exhibition. The event takes place in the framework of an ongoing CCA research project on the relationship between architecture and photography funded by The Andrew W. Mellon(...)
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Talking Pictures
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Sophie Dars and Carlo Menon, Stefano Graziani, and Yasufumi Nakamori present strategies for reimagining and employing visual formats such as the photo essay, the photo novel, and the photo exhibition. The event takes place in the framework of an ongoing CCA research project on the relationship between architecture and photography funded by The Andrew W. Mellon(...)
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Press material including Time magazine (14 February 1972) and The Canadian Province (19 February 1977) with feature articles on Arthur Erickson. Also includes an exhibition catalogue for the touring exhibition "Arthur Erickson: Selected Projects 1971-1985," curated by Barbara Shapiro, 1985.
1972-1985
Press material with article on Arthur Erickson and his projects
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Press material including Time magazine (14 February 1972) and The Canadian Province (19 February 1977) with feature articles on Arthur Erickson. Also includes an exhibition catalogue for the touring exhibition "Arthur Erickson: Selected Projects 1971-1985," curated by Barbara Shapiro, 1985.
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1972-1985
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DR2001:0036
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documents include correspondence files, 1991-1992: Architecture in Greece, Academy Group Ltd., AIA, Anyone, ARCHIS, Architects for SOS, Architectural Article, Architectural Design, Architecture d'aujourd'hui, Architectural Digest, Arquitectura & Viviendas, Atlanta Theft (insurance claim), Blast, Brasil Bienale, Bologna Arte Architectura, B.D., Brooklyn Museum - Isozaki & Polshek, CAYC (Center for Arts and Communications, Buenos Aires), The Century Club, Cloverdale (Transportation Services) 2 files, Commissio Internacional, Connaissance des arts, Correspondence (miscellaneous), Declines (invitations), Design Book Review, Ingersoll, For Your Signature (Hall of Wisdom), Flores & Wollny, Design Edition, Gallery 91, Hamberg, Harvard Architectural Review, Interiors (magazine), IDCNY (International Design Center, New York), Invites, Kosmopolis, Kreisberg Projects, Lufthansa. Correspondence Files, 1991-1992: Morgensen undergrad essay, New York State Association of Architects, NYC / AIA, Hiroshi Maruyama, Office Tours, PDE / Draft Correspondence: Projects, PDE - 27th W. 10th St., Pending Invitations, Permission Agreements, Perspecta - pending, Petrafina, Inc., The Pritzker Prize, Progressive Architecture, Max Protech, Requests for Drawings, Articles, Photos, Slides, etc., SKALA, National Gallery of Art / Smithsonian, Staff, Stuttgart - AW Architektur & Wettbewerbe / Martina Schlumberger, Synetics, Inc, Thesis Requests, Urban Center Books, Vanity Fair, Westweek 92 (Pacific Design Center, Knoll).
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documents include correspondence files, 1991-1992: Architecture in Greece, Academy Group Ltd., AIA, Anyone, ARCHIS, Architects for SOS, Architectural Article, Architectural Design, Architecture d'aujourd'hui, Architectural Digest, Arquitectura & Viviendas, Atlanta Theft (insurance claim), Blast, Brasil Bienale, Bologna Arte Architectura, B.D., Brooklyn Museum - Isozaki & Polshek, CAYC (Center for Arts and Communications, Buenos Aires), The Century Club, Cloverdale (Transportation Services) 2 files, Commissio Internacional, Connaissance des arts, Correspondence (miscellaneous), Declines (invitations), Design Book Review, Ingersoll, For Your Signature (Hall of Wisdom), Flores & Wollny, Design Edition, Gallery 91, Hamberg, Harvard Architectural Review, Interiors (magazine), IDCNY (International Design Center, New York), Invites, Kosmopolis, Kreisberg Projects, Lufthansa. Correspondence Files, 1991-1992: Morgensen undergrad essay, New York State Association of Architects, NYC / AIA, Hiroshi Maruyama, Office Tours, PDE / Draft Correspondence: Projects, PDE - 27th W. 10th St., Pending Invitations, Permission Agreements, Perspecta - pending, Petrafina, Inc., The Pritzker Prize, Progressive Architecture, Max Protech, Requests for Drawings, Articles, Photos, Slides, etc., SKALA, National Gallery of Art / Smithsonian, Staff, Stuttgart - AW Architektur & Wettbewerbe / Martina Schlumberger, Synetics, Inc, Thesis Requests, Urban Center Books, Vanity Fair, Westweek 92 (Pacific Design Center, Knoll).
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