Series
Objectile records
AP169.S1
Description:
Series 1, Objectile, 1993 - 2011, relates to the firm’s activities, from the production of decorative panels to the management of daily business. This series includes born-digital material and chiefly dates from 2004-2008. “Objectile” is a term first proposed by philosopher Gilles Deleuze in his book The Fold, published in 1988. It was used to name the research conducted by Bernard Cache and his associate Patrick Beaucé around the development of industrial means to produce “non-standard” objects. In his book Earth Moves (Terre Meuble), Bernard Cache describes non-standard objects as repeatable variations on a theme, such as a family of curves declining the same mathematical model. The randomness of their patterns recalls earth’s forms and curves, the way geography generates nature’s topography. Cache also wanted these folds and curves to express a relationship between the exterior (geography) and the interior (furniture) of architecture. From these ideas, the firm Objectile was founded created to industrially produce and market those non-standard objects mostly taking the form of decorative panels. Those panels and other furniture were among the first objects to be computationally designed with computer-aided design software (CAD) and then industrially built through computer numerical control (CNC). The patterns were designed through unique algorithms that could endlessly be modified and personalized. Materials in this series reflect the work of Objectile. This includes design and execution records for the different wooden panels and other furniture, which are primarily in still image and CAD formats (TopSolid, AutoCAD). There is also a significant body of material for the Objectile website (in HTML and XML formats). The series additionally includes textual documentation reflecting the administration of the firm, including accounting and legal documentation, as well as correspondence. These materials are in typical office formats and include email.
1993-2011
Objectile records
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AP169.S1
Description:
Series 1, Objectile, 1993 - 2011, relates to the firm’s activities, from the production of decorative panels to the management of daily business. This series includes born-digital material and chiefly dates from 2004-2008. “Objectile” is a term first proposed by philosopher Gilles Deleuze in his book The Fold, published in 1988. It was used to name the research conducted by Bernard Cache and his associate Patrick Beaucé around the development of industrial means to produce “non-standard” objects. In his book Earth Moves (Terre Meuble), Bernard Cache describes non-standard objects as repeatable variations on a theme, such as a family of curves declining the same mathematical model. The randomness of their patterns recalls earth’s forms and curves, the way geography generates nature’s topography. Cache also wanted these folds and curves to express a relationship between the exterior (geography) and the interior (furniture) of architecture. From these ideas, the firm Objectile was founded created to industrially produce and market those non-standard objects mostly taking the form of decorative panels. Those panels and other furniture were among the first objects to be computationally designed with computer-aided design software (CAD) and then industrially built through computer numerical control (CNC). The patterns were designed through unique algorithms that could endlessly be modified and personalized. Materials in this series reflect the work of Objectile. This includes design and execution records for the different wooden panels and other furniture, which are primarily in still image and CAD formats (TopSolid, AutoCAD). There is also a significant body of material for the Objectile website (in HTML and XML formats). The series additionally includes textual documentation reflecting the administration of the firm, including accounting and legal documentation, as well as correspondence. These materials are in typical office formats and include email.
Series
1993-2011
Series
AP179.S3
Description:
Series 3, Tongxian Art Center, Beijing, 2000 – 2007, documents the development of a multiphase project for a public arts complex thirty miles from Beijing. Phases are distinguished when possible. Phase I of the project is the gatehouse (realized), which consists of housing and studio space for artists-in-residence. It is conceived as a brick monolith that has been shrink-wrapped or vacuumed into its shape – a metaphor for the optimization of the building’s limited space. Regional materials are incorporated through the use of local brick and native chudumu wood on the exterior. The gatehouse was completed in 2003. Phase II of the project is the art center (unrealized), which consists of public spaces, sculpture courts, administrative spaces and infrastructural needs of the institution, connected through a series of alleyways. The layout is organized to maximize interaction between inhabitants while maintaining a level of privacy. In addition to phases I and II, records in the series document a design referred to as Tongxian Gatekeeper (unrealized). Drawings, circa 2006, illustrate a building to house animals and agriculture in the southwest corner of the Tongxian Art complex grounds. The series contains sketches, drawings and reprographic copies from pre-design to construction stages of the project, two models including a wood model of the art center and a cardboard model of the gatekeeper wall, and photographic materials. The series also contains textual documents including correspondence with on-site project coordinator Timothy Clark, as well as meeting agendas, project schedules, agreements and proposals, and other project documentation. Digital material includes photographs of construction, CAD drawings, renderings, e-mail, and a video featuring the project team. The majority of material in the series relates to phase I of the project, the gatehouse. Some files include documentation about the involvement of contemporary artist Ai Wei Wei in a supervisory role for the project.
2000 - 2007
Tongxian Art Center, Beijing, China (2000 - 2007)
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AP179.S3
Description:
Series 3, Tongxian Art Center, Beijing, 2000 – 2007, documents the development of a multiphase project for a public arts complex thirty miles from Beijing. Phases are distinguished when possible. Phase I of the project is the gatehouse (realized), which consists of housing and studio space for artists-in-residence. It is conceived as a brick monolith that has been shrink-wrapped or vacuumed into its shape – a metaphor for the optimization of the building’s limited space. Regional materials are incorporated through the use of local brick and native chudumu wood on the exterior. The gatehouse was completed in 2003. Phase II of the project is the art center (unrealized), which consists of public spaces, sculpture courts, administrative spaces and infrastructural needs of the institution, connected through a series of alleyways. The layout is organized to maximize interaction between inhabitants while maintaining a level of privacy. In addition to phases I and II, records in the series document a design referred to as Tongxian Gatekeeper (unrealized). Drawings, circa 2006, illustrate a building to house animals and agriculture in the southwest corner of the Tongxian Art complex grounds. The series contains sketches, drawings and reprographic copies from pre-design to construction stages of the project, two models including a wood model of the art center and a cardboard model of the gatekeeper wall, and photographic materials. The series also contains textual documents including correspondence with on-site project coordinator Timothy Clark, as well as meeting agendas, project schedules, agreements and proposals, and other project documentation. Digital material includes photographs of construction, CAD drawings, renderings, e-mail, and a video featuring the project team. The majority of material in the series relates to phase I of the project, the gatehouse. Some files include documentation about the involvement of contemporary artist Ai Wei Wei in a supervisory role for the project.
Series
2000 - 2007
Project
BMI/HQ
AP144.S2.D74
Description:
File documents the unexecuted design for the headquarters of the Birmingham and Midland Institute (BMI), in Birmingham, England. This project is related to the Shantasea Development (AP144.S2.D72) from which Cedric Price resigned as architect to take on the role of architect for BMI, one of the proposed tenants for the Shantasea project. Cedric Price proposed a municipal and regional "nerve centre" to house seminar and study rooms, workshops, galleries, film, television and music studios, a library, a planetarium, and a theatre. A flexible life-cycle plan (expansion, static, contraction) for the building and the activities would allow BMI to expand in the short and medium term, and to shrink in the long term, when it was assumed that many of its roles would be replaced by the UK's Open University plan (Works II, 42). Work on the project came to a stop in 1970 under a new city council (Architectural Design, June 1971, 368). Existing conditions material consists of maps and a survey of Birmingham. Conceptual sketches and drawings include: annotated diagrammatic plans and sections used to develop the building's massing and the horizontal/vertical relationships between functional areas; axonometric views showing the building's general form/functions; plans used for calculating square footage; diagrams showing visual and physical movement through the building; information and movement charts; and flow charts showing the building's organization. Design development drawings consist of graphs showing how functional areas might be used over time. Design development and working drawings include: diagrammatic plans and sections; exploded axonometric views of the functional relationships between areas; exterior axonometric views; sectional perspectives; space allocation plans; circulation drawings; diagrams showing activities throughout the day; furniture equipment schedules; theatre seating and stair studies; and elevations for exterior cladding. Charts show links between activities/actions; activity distribution; activity/capacity; progress of pre-contract work; and the telephone network. File also includes drawings by engineering consultants Felix Samuely and Partners and Zisman, Bowyer and Partners. Presentation material includes: newspaper clippings and text concerning the project; diagrammatic plans, sections, and charts; and a photo collage of the site; and a text by Cedric Price entitled "The Present Position". Some materials in this file were published in "Cedric Price Supplement No. 3", 'Architectural Design', vol. 41, (June 1971), 364-368, and 'Cedric Price-Works II' (London: Architectural Press, 1984), 36, 42. Material in this file was produced between 1967 and 1971. Zisman Bowyer and Partners appear as the mechanical and electrical consulting engineers; Silk and Frazier as the quantity surveyors; and Versa-Serve Ltd as the catering consultants on this project. File contains cartographic materials, conceptual drawings, design development drawings, panels, photographic materials, presentation drawings, presentation panels, publication drawings, technical drawings, and textual records.
1967-1971
BMI/HQ
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AP144.S2.D74
Description:
File documents the unexecuted design for the headquarters of the Birmingham and Midland Institute (BMI), in Birmingham, England. This project is related to the Shantasea Development (AP144.S2.D72) from which Cedric Price resigned as architect to take on the role of architect for BMI, one of the proposed tenants for the Shantasea project. Cedric Price proposed a municipal and regional "nerve centre" to house seminar and study rooms, workshops, galleries, film, television and music studios, a library, a planetarium, and a theatre. A flexible life-cycle plan (expansion, static, contraction) for the building and the activities would allow BMI to expand in the short and medium term, and to shrink in the long term, when it was assumed that many of its roles would be replaced by the UK's Open University plan (Works II, 42). Work on the project came to a stop in 1970 under a new city council (Architectural Design, June 1971, 368). Existing conditions material consists of maps and a survey of Birmingham. Conceptual sketches and drawings include: annotated diagrammatic plans and sections used to develop the building's massing and the horizontal/vertical relationships between functional areas; axonometric views showing the building's general form/functions; plans used for calculating square footage; diagrams showing visual and physical movement through the building; information and movement charts; and flow charts showing the building's organization. Design development drawings consist of graphs showing how functional areas might be used over time. Design development and working drawings include: diagrammatic plans and sections; exploded axonometric views of the functional relationships between areas; exterior axonometric views; sectional perspectives; space allocation plans; circulation drawings; diagrams showing activities throughout the day; furniture equipment schedules; theatre seating and stair studies; and elevations for exterior cladding. Charts show links between activities/actions; activity distribution; activity/capacity; progress of pre-contract work; and the telephone network. File also includes drawings by engineering consultants Felix Samuely and Partners and Zisman, Bowyer and Partners. Presentation material includes: newspaper clippings and text concerning the project; diagrammatic plans, sections, and charts; and a photo collage of the site; and a text by Cedric Price entitled "The Present Position". Some materials in this file were published in "Cedric Price Supplement No. 3", 'Architectural Design', vol. 41, (June 1971), 364-368, and 'Cedric Price-Works II' (London: Architectural Press, 1984), 36, 42. Material in this file was produced between 1967 and 1971. Zisman Bowyer and Partners appear as the mechanical and electrical consulting engineers; Silk and Frazier as the quantity surveyors; and Versa-Serve Ltd as the catering consultants on this project. File contains cartographic materials, conceptual drawings, design development drawings, panels, photographic materials, presentation drawings, presentation panels, publication drawings, technical drawings, and textual records.
File 74
1967-1971
Project
AP156.S3.SS1.D21
Description:
Le dossier documente le projet de Pierre Jeanneret pour Village d'enfants de Roybon en 1946. Le matériel dans ce dossier a été produit le 24 juillet 1946. Le dossier contient une reprographie d'un dessin de présentation. File documents Pierre Jeanneret's project for the Village d'enfants de Roybon in 1946. Material in this file was produced in July 24, 1946. The file contains a reprographic copy of a presentation drawing.
July 24, 1946
4797, Village d’enfants de Roybon
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AP156.S3.SS1.D21
Description:
Le dossier documente le projet de Pierre Jeanneret pour Village d'enfants de Roybon en 1946. Le matériel dans ce dossier a été produit le 24 juillet 1946. Le dossier contient une reprographie d'un dessin de présentation. File documents Pierre Jeanneret's project for the Village d'enfants de Roybon in 1946. Material in this file was produced in July 24, 1946. The file contains a reprographic copy of a presentation drawing.
Dossier 21
July 24, 1946
Project
AP156.S3.SS3.D10
Description:
Le dossier documente le projet de Pierre Jeanneret pour une Maison unifamiliale à Chandigarh, Inde. Le matériel dans ce dossier a probablement été produit entre 1950 et 1965. Le dossier contient un dessin de développement du design. File documents Pierre Jeanneret's project for the Single-family house in Chandigarh, India. Material in this file was probably produced between 1950 and 1965. The file contains a design developement drawing.
between 1950 and 1965
Maison unifamiliale = Single-family house
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AP156.S3.SS3.D10
Description:
Le dossier documente le projet de Pierre Jeanneret pour une Maison unifamiliale à Chandigarh, Inde. Le matériel dans ce dossier a probablement été produit entre 1950 et 1965. Le dossier contient un dessin de développement du design. File documents Pierre Jeanneret's project for the Single-family house in Chandigarh, India. Material in this file was probably produced between 1950 and 1965. The file contains a design developement drawing.
Dossier 10
between 1950 and 1965
Project
AP156.S3.SS3.D29
Description:
Le dossier documente le projet de Pierre Jeanneret pour un coffrage en bois à Chandigarh, Inde. Le matériel dans ce dossier a probablement été produit entre 1950 et 1965. Le dossier contient des reprographies d'un tableau de classification. File documents Pierre Jeanneret's project for a wodden shuttering in Chandigarh, India. Material in this file was probably produced between 1950 and 1965. The file contains reprographic copies of classification chart.
between 1950 and 1965
Coffrage en bois = Wooden shuttering
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AP156.S3.SS3.D29
Description:
Le dossier documente le projet de Pierre Jeanneret pour un coffrage en bois à Chandigarh, Inde. Le matériel dans ce dossier a probablement été produit entre 1950 et 1965. Le dossier contient des reprographies d'un tableau de classification. File documents Pierre Jeanneret's project for a wodden shuttering in Chandigarh, India. Material in this file was probably produced between 1950 and 1965. The file contains reprographic copies of classification chart.
Dossier 29
between 1950 and 1965
Project
AP156.S3.SS3.D32
Description:
Le dossier documente divers projets conçus par Marciej Nowicki pour Chandigarh, Inde. Le matériel dans ce dossier a probablement été produit entre 1940 et 1950. Le dossier contient des reprographies de dessins de présentation. File documents various projects as conceived by Marciej Nowicki for Chandigarh, India. Material in this file was probably produced between 1940 and 1950. The file contains reprographic copies of presentation drawings.
between 1945 and 1950
Projets divers conçus par Maciej [Matthew] Nowicki = Various projects as conceived by Maciej [Matthew] Nowicki
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AP156.S3.SS3.D32
Description:
Le dossier documente divers projets conçus par Marciej Nowicki pour Chandigarh, Inde. Le matériel dans ce dossier a probablement été produit entre 1940 et 1950. Le dossier contient des reprographies de dessins de présentation. File documents various projects as conceived by Marciej Nowicki for Chandigarh, India. Material in this file was probably produced between 1940 and 1950. The file contains reprographic copies of presentation drawings.
Dossier 32
between 1945 and 1950
Project
AP156.S3.SS4.D1
Description:
Le dossier documente le projet de Pierre Jeanneret pour la Compétition A.I.M.I. à New Delhi, en Inde. Le matériel dans ce dossier à probablement été produit entre 1945 et 1967. Le dossier contient des reprographies de dessins d'exécution. File documents Pierre Jeanneret's project for the A.I.M.I Competition, New Delhi in India. Material in this file was probably produced between 1945 and 1967. The file contains reprographic copies of working drawings.
n.d.
Compétition A.I.M.I., New Delhi = A.I.M.I. Competition, New Delhi
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AP156.S3.SS4.D1
Description:
Le dossier documente le projet de Pierre Jeanneret pour la Compétition A.I.M.I. à New Delhi, en Inde. Le matériel dans ce dossier à probablement été produit entre 1945 et 1967. Le dossier contient des reprographies de dessins d'exécution. File documents Pierre Jeanneret's project for the A.I.M.I Competition, New Delhi in India. Material in this file was probably produced between 1945 and 1967. The file contains reprographic copies of working drawings.
Dossier 1
n.d.
Project
AP153.S1.D19
Description:
File related to PA Technology North American Headquarters and Laboratories in East Windsor, New Jersey, designed by Douglas Kelbaugh with Kelbaugh + Lee Architects. The material in this file was produced between 1980 and 1975. The file contains reprographic copies, including a bound set of working drawings, photographs of the building, textual records and a serial.
between 1980 and 1985
PA Technology North American Headquarters and Laboratories
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AP153.S1.D19
Description:
File related to PA Technology North American Headquarters and Laboratories in East Windsor, New Jersey, designed by Douglas Kelbaugh with Kelbaugh + Lee Architects. The material in this file was produced between 1980 and 1975. The file contains reprographic copies, including a bound set of working drawings, photographs of the building, textual records and a serial.
File 19
between 1980 and 1985
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