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Projects
AP174.S1
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This series contains records relating to four projects by Testa & Weiser: Kings Road Apparel Shop (1999), Carbon Tower (2001), Filament Tower (2006), and Strand Tower (2006). The bulk of the records in the series are digital files, the majority of which relate to the unbuilt research projects Carbon Tower (2001) and Strand Tower (2006). These files include files relating to the conceptual design and design development of the projects, production of presentation materials and 3D printed physical models, and exhibition of the projects in museums and galleries. For the Kings Road Apparel Shop and Filament Tower projects, the Testa & Weiser records contain only a single digital folio each. In addition to the digital files, this series contains eight 3D printed models of Carbon Tower and Strand Tower and 56 paper drawings of Carbon Tower.
2002-2014
Projects
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AP174.S1
Description:
This series contains records relating to four projects by Testa & Weiser: Kings Road Apparel Shop (1999), Carbon Tower (2001), Filament Tower (2006), and Strand Tower (2006). The bulk of the records in the series are digital files, the majority of which relate to the unbuilt research projects Carbon Tower (2001) and Strand Tower (2006). These files include files relating to the conceptual design and design development of the projects, production of presentation materials and 3D printed physical models, and exhibition of the projects in museums and galleries. For the Kings Road Apparel Shop and Filament Tower projects, the Testa & Weiser records contain only a single digital folio each. In addition to the digital files, this series contains eight 3D printed models of Carbon Tower and Strand Tower and 56 paper drawings of Carbon Tower.
Series
2002-2014
photographs
AP207.S4.017
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Includes reference slides on designs by Memphis' groups (including Ettore Sotsass Senior), Studio Alchimia's work (including Ettore Sotsass Senior), and Alessandro Mendini's works, and views of an exhibition entitled "Arte Austriaca 1960-1984" in Bologna in 1984.
1970s-1990s
References slides used as teaching material
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AP207.S4.017
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Includes reference slides on designs by Memphis' groups (including Ettore Sotsass Senior), Studio Alchimia's work (including Ettore Sotsass Senior), and Alessandro Mendini's works, and views of an exhibition entitled "Arte Austriaca 1960-1984" in Bologna in 1984.
photographs
1970s-1990s
Project
AP164.S1.2003.D12
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The project series documents the commission for the new Gallery Building in Miami, Florida, United States. The museum would include the Rosa de la Cruz and Craig Robins’ art collections. The building was designed to include temporary and permanent exhibitions’ showrooms, offices, architectural promenade, esplanade, interior patio with a garden, etc. The gallery was never built. The firm identified this project as number 175. Documenting the project are conceptual, design development and presentation drawings, correspondence, invoices, notes, agreements, proposals, and reference and graphic materials.
2003-2006
The Collection building, Miami, United States (2003)
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AP164.S1.2003.D12
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The project series documents the commission for the new Gallery Building in Miami, Florida, United States. The museum would include the Rosa de la Cruz and Craig Robins’ art collections. The building was designed to include temporary and permanent exhibitions’ showrooms, offices, architectural promenade, esplanade, interior patio with a garden, etc. The gallery was never built. The firm identified this project as number 175. Documenting the project are conceptual, design development and presentation drawings, correspondence, invoices, notes, agreements, proposals, and reference and graphic materials.
Project
2003-2006
Series
Student Work
AP144.S1
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This series documents Cedric Price's student work and includes material from his studies at the University of Cambridge School of Architecture (now known as the Department of Architecture), at St. John's College in Cambridge, England, as well as the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London, including his thesis project for Oldham Town Centre in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom. Price's professional memberships and lectures from this time are also documented, as well as RIBA examinations. The series also includes other material produced approximately during Price's student years, including artwork and textual materials. Materials in this series was produced between 1949 and 1960, but predominantly between 1953 and 1957. The series contains design development drawings, reference drawings, other drawings, presentation panels, photographic materials, posters, and textual records for various school projects. Price's time at the University of Cambridge is documented through notes, drawinexerciseses and some projects. Materials from the AA School of Architecture are mostly for projects, including an ice rink, the British Transport Commission offices, exhibition halls and restaurants, a wholesale gown showroom and offices, the Eel and Elephant pub and restaurant, and a design for the Auschwitz Memorial competition, entered jointly with Richard Padovan. Other materials show work-for-hire done by Price, such aillustrations,s; designs for letterheads, advertisements and brochures, and architectural sketches. Material relating to the AA School of Architecture's annual student exhibition in 1956, of which Price was director, are also included.
1949-1960, predominant 1953-1957
Student Work
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AP144.S1
Description:
This series documents Cedric Price's student work and includes material from his studies at the University of Cambridge School of Architecture (now known as the Department of Architecture), at St. John's College in Cambridge, England, as well as the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London, including his thesis project for Oldham Town Centre in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom. Price's professional memberships and lectures from this time are also documented, as well as RIBA examinations. The series also includes other material produced approximately during Price's student years, including artwork and textual materials. Materials in this series was produced between 1949 and 1960, but predominantly between 1953 and 1957. The series contains design development drawings, reference drawings, other drawings, presentation panels, photographic materials, posters, and textual records for various school projects. Price's time at the University of Cambridge is documented through notes, drawinexerciseses and some projects. Materials from the AA School of Architecture are mostly for projects, including an ice rink, the British Transport Commission offices, exhibition halls and restaurants, a wholesale gown showroom and offices, the Eel and Elephant pub and restaurant, and a design for the Auschwitz Memorial competition, entered jointly with Richard Padovan. Other materials show work-for-hire done by Price, such aillustrations,s; designs for letterheads, advertisements and brochures, and architectural sketches. Material relating to the AA School of Architecture's annual student exhibition in 1956, of which Price was director, are also included.
Series
1949-1960, predominant 1953-1957
First, the Forests
*First, the Forests* examines some unexplored relationships between forestry, planning, and design. Reframing forestry as an activity that creates highly designed environments with unprecedented scale, ambition and precision, the exhibition proposes an expanded understanding of the connections between natural resources, production processes, and designed form. Curated(...)
Octagonal gallery
4 October 2012 to 6 January 2013
First, the Forests
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*First, the Forests* examines some unexplored relationships between forestry, planning, and design. Reframing forestry as an activity that creates highly designed environments with unprecedented scale, ambition and precision, the exhibition proposes an expanded understanding of the connections between natural resources, production processes, and designed form. Curated(...)
Octagonal gallery
DR2019:0018
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Photograph of a model for one of four "Folly" projects designed by Agrest and Gandelsonas for the exhibition "Architecture III: Follies: Architecture for the Late Twentieth-Century Landscape" at Leo Castelli Gallery, New York, October 22-November 19, 1983
between 1983 and 1995
Photograph of model for Folly Four: Pascal's Sphere
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DR2019:0018
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Photograph of a model for one of four "Folly" projects designed by Agrest and Gandelsonas for the exhibition "Architecture III: Follies: Architecture for the Late Twentieth-Century Landscape" at Leo Castelli Gallery, New York, October 22-November 19, 1983
between 1983 and 1995
DR2019:0019
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Photograph of a model for one of four "Folly" projects designed by Agrest and Gandelsonas for the exhibition "Architecture III: Follies: Architecture for the Late Twentieth-Century Landscape" at Leo Castelli Gallery, New York, October 22-November 19, 1983
between 1983 and 1995
Photograph of model for Folly Three: The Rigorous Abolition of History
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DR2019:0019
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Photograph of a model for one of four "Folly" projects designed by Agrest and Gandelsonas for the exhibition "Architecture III: Follies: Architecture for the Late Twentieth-Century Landscape" at Leo Castelli Gallery, New York, October 22-November 19, 1983
between 1983 and 1995
DR2019:0020
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Photograph of a model for one of four "Folly" projects designed by Agrest and Gandelsonas for the exhibition "Architecture III: Follies: Architecture for the Late Twentieth-Century Landscape" at Leo Castelli Gallery, New York, October 22-November 19, 1983
between 1983 and 1995?
Photograph of model for Folly Two: Six Hundred Leagues of Stone
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DR2019:0020
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Photograph of a model for one of four "Folly" projects designed by Agrest and Gandelsonas for the exhibition "Architecture III: Follies: Architecture for the Late Twentieth-Century Landscape" at Leo Castelli Gallery, New York, October 22-November 19, 1983
between 1983 and 1995?
archives
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AP194
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The Johan Bettum OCEAN North projects records, 1995-2000, consist of born-digital files and a physical drawing that document three projects by the OCEAN North collective: Synthetic Landscape (1995-2000), Jyväskylä Music and Arts Centre (competition, 1997), and Tölöö Football Stadium (competition, 1997). The archive also includes a small amount of additional born-digital reference materials on 11 projects from the collective, including the three projects mentioned above.
1995-2000
Johan Bettum OCEAN North project records
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AP194
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The Johan Bettum OCEAN North projects records, 1995-2000, consist of born-digital files and a physical drawing that document three projects by the OCEAN North collective: Synthetic Landscape (1995-2000), Jyväskylä Music and Arts Centre (competition, 1997), and Tölöö Football Stadium (competition, 1997). The archive also includes a small amount of additional born-digital reference materials on 11 projects from the collective, including the three projects mentioned above.
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1995-2000
Lessons from Bernard Rudofsky is the first retrospective to examine the life and work of the controversial architect, designer, and critic whose groundbreaking buildings, exhibitions, and fashion designs challenged the Western world’s perceptions of comfort and culture. The exhibition highlights the diverse contributions of a unique and underappreciated pioneer of(...)
Main galleries
4 July 2007 to 30 September 2007
Lessons from Bernard Rudofsky
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Lessons from Bernard Rudofsky is the first retrospective to examine the life and work of the controversial architect, designer, and critic whose groundbreaking buildings, exhibitions, and fashion designs challenged the Western world’s perceptions of comfort and culture. The exhibition highlights the diverse contributions of a unique and underappreciated pioneer of(...)
Main galleries