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Fonds
Melvin Charney fonds
AP041
Synopsis:
The Melvin Charney fonds documents Charney's career from the 1950s to the 2012 over 70 architectural and artistics projects, records related to exhibitions he designed, exhibition in which his projects were presented, his teaching activities, and his writings. The fonds contains a considerable amount of textual records, architectural drawings, photographic materials, some models, and a small number of artefacts related to his projects.
1947-2012
Melvin Charney fonds
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AP041
Synopsis:
The Melvin Charney fonds documents Charney's career from the 1950s to the 2012 over 70 architectural and artistics projects, records related to exhibitions he designed, exhibition in which his projects were presented, his teaching activities, and his writings. The fonds contains a considerable amount of textual records, architectural drawings, photographic materials, some models, and a small number of artefacts related to his projects.
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Fonds
1947-2012
textual records
ARCH153829
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With one essay by S. Rustow, "An Essay on Notation: a Speculative Examination of What and How Architectural Drawings Might Mean" (1979)
1979-1981
Letter, S. Rustow to P. Eisenman 1981
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ARCH153829
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With one essay by S. Rustow, "An Essay on Notation: a Speculative Examination of What and How Architectural Drawings Might Mean" (1979)
textual records
1979-1981
articles
Still the Housing Question
27 July 2026
Still the Housing Question
Joaquim Moreno reviews one of the episodes of the Open University’s course A305, History of Architecture and Design 1890–1939
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Fonds
Alessandro Poli fonds
AP148
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The Alessandro Poli fonds documents the work of Italian architect, designer and artist Alessandro Poli. Born in Fiesole in 1941, Poli studied architecture at the University of Florence, and was a member of Superstudio from 1970 to 1972. Poli’s involvement with Superstudio and engaged research on material culture constitute two strong components of his archive.
1963-1996
Alessandro Poli fonds
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AP148
Synopsis:
The Alessandro Poli fonds documents the work of Italian architect, designer and artist Alessandro Poli. Born in Fiesole in 1941, Poli studied architecture at the University of Florence, and was a member of Superstudio from 1970 to 1972. Poli’s involvement with Superstudio and engaged research on material culture constitute two strong components of his archive.
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1963-1996
photographs
AP207.S4.022
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Includes reference slides on Florence architecture.
1970s-1990s
References slides used as teaching material
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AP207.S4.022
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Includes reference slides on Florence architecture.
photographs
1970s-1990s
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CD037.S5
Description:
This series consists of the Institut für Tropenbau's (Institute for Tropical Building) slide collection on buildings in tropical climates, from the1960s to 2000s. The slides are organized alphabetically by the country documented. The series also includes an inventory of the slides used by the staff members of the Institut to access the slide collection. The inventory arranges the slides alphabetically by country and each slide is numbered.
1960s-2012
Institute of Tropical Building slide collection
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CD037.S5
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This series consists of the Institut für Tropenbau's (Institute for Tropical Building) slide collection on buildings in tropical climates, from the1960s to 2000s. The slides are organized alphabetically by the country documented. The series also includes an inventory of the slides used by the staff members of the Institut to access the slide collection. The inventory arranges the slides alphabetically by country and each slide is numbered.
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1960s-2012
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Research library
CD037.S6
Description:
This series includes the Institut für Tropenbau (Institute for Tropical Building) research library inventory used by the staff members of the Institut to access the reference library. It contains a first series of index cards organizing the publications alphabetically by author, a second series of index cards organizing the publications by assigned numbers (based on the numbering system of the Deutsche Dezimalklassifikation), and a third series of index cards organizing the publications by country. The series also includes a bound copy of the inventory organized by the assigned number.
1960s-1990s
Research library
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CD037.S6
Description:
This series includes the Institut für Tropenbau (Institute for Tropical Building) research library inventory used by the staff members of the Institut to access the reference library. It contains a first series of index cards organizing the publications alphabetically by author, a second series of index cards organizing the publications by assigned numbers (based on the numbering system of the Deutsche Dezimalklassifikation), and a third series of index cards organizing the publications by country. The series also includes a bound copy of the inventory organized by the assigned number.
Series
1960s-1990s
photographs
AP207.S4.009
Description:
Includes reference slides on history of architecture, including slides on radical architecture, slides on Aldo Rossi's works, and Ettore Sottsass Senior's works.
1970s-1990s
References slides used as teaching material
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AP207.S4.009
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Includes reference slides on history of architecture, including slides on radical architecture, slides on Aldo Rossi's works, and Ettore Sottsass Senior's works.
photographs
1970s-1990s
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CD034
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The SAAL Process exhibition collection consists of reproductions of several objects used in the exhibition “The SAAL Process, Housing in Portugal 1974–76.” It was created by the Museu Serralves and travelled to the Canadian Center for Architecture (CCA) in 2015. The collection contains reproductions of drawings, presentation panels and photographs dating from 1974 to 1979. Born out of the Portuguese Revolution of 25 April 1974, the Serviço Ambulatório de Apoio Local (Local Ambulatory Support Service) was a pioneering architectural and political experiment designed to address extreme housing shortages and poor living conditions in Portuguese cities.
1974-1979
The SAAL Process exhibition collection
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CD034
Synopsis:
The SAAL Process exhibition collection consists of reproductions of several objects used in the exhibition “The SAAL Process, Housing in Portugal 1974–76.” It was created by the Museu Serralves and travelled to the Canadian Center for Architecture (CCA) in 2015. The collection contains reproductions of drawings, presentation panels and photographs dating from 1974 to 1979. Born out of the Portuguese Revolution of 25 April 1974, the Serviço Ambulatório de Apoio Local (Local Ambulatory Support Service) was a pioneering architectural and political experiment designed to address extreme housing shortages and poor living conditions in Portuguese cities.
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1974-1979
textual records
ARCH221051
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correspondence, package from London Architectural Association, School of Architecture
I.I.T. Publications Advisory Board
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ARCH221051
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correspondence, package from London Architectural Association, School of Architecture
textual records