DR1979:0256
architecture, military
printed 1547
architecture, military
Project
AP142.S2.D10
Description:
File documents an exhibition titled 'Sotto il cielo della cupola - Il coro di Santa Maria del Fiore dal Rinascimento al 2000' that was held in 1997 at the Sala d'Arme di Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Italy. The exhibition presented the results of an "international consultation for the rearrangement of the sanctuary" of the Santa Maria del Fiore cathedral, and, alongside works by Filippo Brunelleschi and Baccio Bandinelli, included submissions by Mario Botta, Klaus Theo Brenner, Roberto Gabetti and Aimaro Isola, Michael Graves, Hans Hollein, Arata Isozaki, Jean Nouvel, and Aldo Rossi. The "consultation" was one of several events celebrating the 700 anniversary of the laying of the cathedral's foundation stone. Material in this file was produced in 1996 and 1997. File contains presentation drawings. File also contains textual records, including sketches, drawings, photographs, correspondence, photocopies of views of the cathedral, technical reports and essays, a title page, and a schedule of drawings.
1996-1997
Riorganizzazione del presbiterio della cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore in Firenze
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AP142.S2.D10
Description:
File documents an exhibition titled 'Sotto il cielo della cupola - Il coro di Santa Maria del Fiore dal Rinascimento al 2000' that was held in 1997 at the Sala d'Arme di Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Italy. The exhibition presented the results of an "international consultation for the rearrangement of the sanctuary" of the Santa Maria del Fiore cathedral, and, alongside works by Filippo Brunelleschi and Baccio Bandinelli, included submissions by Mario Botta, Klaus Theo Brenner, Roberto Gabetti and Aimaro Isola, Michael Graves, Hans Hollein, Arata Isozaki, Jean Nouvel, and Aldo Rossi. The "consultation" was one of several events celebrating the 700 anniversary of the laying of the cathedral's foundation stone. Material in this file was produced in 1996 and 1997. File contains presentation drawings. File also contains textual records, including sketches, drawings, photographs, correspondence, photocopies of views of the cathedral, technical reports and essays, a title page, and a schedule of drawings.
File 10
1996-1997
Project
AP207.S1.1969.PR01
Description:
This project series documents the "Babele" Tavolo, a table design by Pettena in 1967 and produced in 1968 by Gufram, an Italian seat and furniture manufacturer based in Barolo. "A sculpture that has become a stand for objects: it consists of a tree (with a marble base and metal trunk) whose leaf-shelves in lacquered wood can be placed in any position." [1] The table was designed in the context of designing furnishings for Pettena's studio-home in Florence. The project series contains a sketch showing different configurations of the table and its components, drawings, photographs and project descriptions in Italian and in English. Source: [1] Gianni Pettena website, https://www.giannipettena.it/italiano/opere-1/design-babele-table-1969/ (last accessed 4 November 2019)
circa 1969-2015
Tavolo “Babele“ [Table “Babele”] (1969)
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AP207.S1.1969.PR01
Description:
This project series documents the "Babele" Tavolo, a table design by Pettena in 1967 and produced in 1968 by Gufram, an Italian seat and furniture manufacturer based in Barolo. "A sculpture that has become a stand for objects: it consists of a tree (with a marble base and metal trunk) whose leaf-shelves in lacquered wood can be placed in any position." [1] The table was designed in the context of designing furnishings for Pettena's studio-home in Florence. The project series contains a sketch showing different configurations of the table and its components, drawings, photographs and project descriptions in Italian and in English. Source: [1] Gianni Pettena website, https://www.giannipettena.it/italiano/opere-1/design-babele-table-1969/ (last accessed 4 November 2019)
Project
circa 1969-2015
Project
AP207.S1.1973.PR02
Description:
The project series documents the performance "Io Sono La Spia". It consists of a group of photographs of the founders of Global Tools taken in 1973, in Milan, in which Pettena identifies himself as "the spy" by holding a sign that reads "Io Sono La Spia" [I am the Spy]. Global Tools, was a multidisciplinary program of workshops used to promote different tools and materials in architecture and represented the peak in the radical movement in Italy. By identifying himself as "the spy", Pettena "claimed to be a betraying architect and he stated his own 'diversity' by calling into question his identified role as a 'radical architect'." [1] The project series contains the sign with the words "Io Sono La Spia" and photographs of the Global Tools team, including a photograph showing Pettena holding the sign "Io Sono La Spia". Source: [1] Marco Scotini, editor. Non-conscious architecture: Gianni Pettena, Sternberg Press, 2018, 235 pages. p. 184.
1973-2015
Io Sono La Spia [I am the Spy] (1973)
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AP207.S1.1973.PR02
Description:
The project series documents the performance "Io Sono La Spia". It consists of a group of photographs of the founders of Global Tools taken in 1973, in Milan, in which Pettena identifies himself as "the spy" by holding a sign that reads "Io Sono La Spia" [I am the Spy]. Global Tools, was a multidisciplinary program of workshops used to promote different tools and materials in architecture and represented the peak in the radical movement in Italy. By identifying himself as "the spy", Pettena "claimed to be a betraying architect and he stated his own 'diversity' by calling into question his identified role as a 'radical architect'." [1] The project series contains the sign with the words "Io Sono La Spia" and photographs of the Global Tools team, including a photograph showing Pettena holding the sign "Io Sono La Spia". Source: [1] Marco Scotini, editor. Non-conscious architecture: Gianni Pettena, Sternberg Press, 2018, 235 pages. p. 184.
Project
1973-2015
research
Visiting Scholars 1999–2000
Theme: The Baroque Phenomenon beyond Rome: Mark Dorrian, Department of Architecture, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom Topic: Baroque Deformation Martina Frank, Department of History, Università degli studi di Udine, Italy Topic: Luca Danesi et le baroque vénitien Indra McEwen, National Theatre School of Canada, Montreal, Canada Subject: The State of(...)
January 2000 to August 2000
Visiting Scholars 1999–2000
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Description:
Theme: The Baroque Phenomenon beyond Rome: Mark Dorrian, Department of Architecture, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom Topic: Baroque Deformation Martina Frank, Department of History, Università degli studi di Udine, Italy Topic: Luca Danesi et le baroque vénitien Indra McEwen, National Theatre School of Canada, Montreal, Canada Subject: The State of(...)
research
January 2000 to
August 2000
Learning from... Rome
Filmmaker and photographer Armin Linke reveals the societal changes, cultural complexities, and beauty of contemporary Rome through two short films and architectural photographs from his archives. The first film focuses on a moment of natural choreography as some 100,000 starlings fly against the backdrop of the city of Rome. Linke presents a selection of photographs,(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre
5 March 2009
Learning from... Rome
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Description:
Filmmaker and photographer Armin Linke reveals the societal changes, cultural complexities, and beauty of contemporary Rome through two short films and architectural photographs from his archives. The first film focuses on a moment of natural choreography as some 100,000 starlings fly against the backdrop of the city of Rome. Linke presents a selection of photographs,(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre
Project
AP142.S1.D214
Description:
File documents an unsuccessful competition entry for a new Italian embassy in Washington, D.C., United States. Material in this file was produced in 1992. File contains a conceptual drawing and presentation drawings. File also contains textual records, including a sketch, a drawing, correspondence, a competition programme, an estimate, and a black-and-white transparency.
1992
Cancelleria dell’Ambasciata d’Italia a Washington
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AP142.S1.D214
Description:
File documents an unsuccessful competition entry for a new Italian embassy in Washington, D.C., United States. Material in this file was produced in 1992. File contains a conceptual drawing and presentation drawings. File also contains textual records, including a sketch, a drawing, correspondence, a competition programme, an estimate, and a black-and-white transparency.
File 214
1992
Project
AP207.S1.1979.PR02
Description:
The project series documents "Un’idea di Bellazza" a project by Pettena, realized in 1979. The aim of the project was to choose a building to represent an idea of beauty. Pettena selected a Medici era pyramid, used as an ice house, in the Cascine di Firenze, in Florence. The project series contains project descriptions in Italian and in English, and photographs of the choosen pyramid.
2013-2017
Un’idea di Bellazza [An idea of Beauty] (1979)
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AP207.S1.1979.PR02
Description:
The project series documents "Un’idea di Bellazza" a project by Pettena, realized in 1979. The aim of the project was to choose a building to represent an idea of beauty. Pettena selected a Medici era pyramid, used as an ice house, in the Cascine di Firenze, in Florence. The project series contains project descriptions in Italian and in English, and photographs of the choosen pyramid.
Project
2013-2017
Sub-series
Architectural projects
AP140.S2.SS1
Description:
Sub-series documents competition entries and projects by James Stirling, and by the successive firms of James Stirling; Stirling and Gowan; James Stirling and Partner; James Stirling, Michael Wilford, and Associates; Michael Wilford and Partners; and Michael Wilford GmbH. Several projects were carried out in association with other architects, including Léon Krier, Walter Nägeli, and the firms of Giancarlo de Carlo and of Marlies Hentrup Norbert Heyer. A majority of projects were designed for London, England and other locations in England and Scotland, Germany and the United States. Other projects were designed for Italy, Iran, Japan, France, Algeria, Spain, Netherlands, Kenya, Qatar, Canada, Singapore and Switzerland. Material in this sub-series was produced between 1951 and probably 2004. The publication drawings for Stirling's projects were often drawn by Leon Krier, Russell Bevington, or Ulrich Schaad ('British Architecture Today', 1991). Sub-series contains reference drawings, conceptual and design development drawings, publication and presentation drawings and panels, and working drawings. It also contains photographic materials, textual records, models and artefacts.
1951-2004
Architectural projects
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AP140.S2.SS1
Description:
Sub-series documents competition entries and projects by James Stirling, and by the successive firms of James Stirling; Stirling and Gowan; James Stirling and Partner; James Stirling, Michael Wilford, and Associates; Michael Wilford and Partners; and Michael Wilford GmbH. Several projects were carried out in association with other architects, including Léon Krier, Walter Nägeli, and the firms of Giancarlo de Carlo and of Marlies Hentrup Norbert Heyer. A majority of projects were designed for London, England and other locations in England and Scotland, Germany and the United States. Other projects were designed for Italy, Iran, Japan, France, Algeria, Spain, Netherlands, Kenya, Qatar, Canada, Singapore and Switzerland. Material in this sub-series was produced between 1951 and probably 2004. The publication drawings for Stirling's projects were often drawn by Leon Krier, Russell Bevington, or Ulrich Schaad ('British Architecture Today', 1991). Sub-series contains reference drawings, conceptual and design development drawings, publication and presentation drawings and panels, and working drawings. It also contains photographic materials, textual records, models and artefacts.
Sub-Series 1
1951-2004
Sub-series
AP207.S3.SS06
Description:
The sub-series documents a publication entitled "Gianni Pettena: Opere 2001/2018" which appears to be an unfinished publication about Gianni Pettena's projects from 2001 to 2018. The work doesn't appear to have been published. The sub-series contains a digital version of the publication, with pictures for each projects and a small description in Italian and English.
2018
Gianni Pettena: Opere 2001/2018 (circa 2001-2018)
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AP207.S3.SS06
Description:
The sub-series documents a publication entitled "Gianni Pettena: Opere 2001/2018" which appears to be an unfinished publication about Gianni Pettena's projects from 2001 to 2018. The work doesn't appear to have been published. The sub-series contains a digital version of the publication, with pictures for each projects and a small description in Italian and English.
Subseries
2018