Series
AP196.S1
Description:
Series 1, Project files for competition, 2003-2004, documents the first design phase of the project originally titled Best Nest, which would later become the Ford Calumet Environmental Center. The records consist largely of digital photographs documenting the original state of the site and its surroundings. AutoCAD drawings and physical early design sketches, research and studies document the design for bird screen, column bundles, roof and environmental systems. The records also include study models for column bundles and pod layout with the screen representing the early stages of the design. The records also contain email correspondence between Studio Gang Architects and other project stakeholders, budget records, and a PowerPoint presentation and presentation model for competition final presentation.
2003-2004
Project files for competition
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AP196.S1
Description:
Series 1, Project files for competition, 2003-2004, documents the first design phase of the project originally titled Best Nest, which would later become the Ford Calumet Environmental Center. The records consist largely of digital photographs documenting the original state of the site and its surroundings. AutoCAD drawings and physical early design sketches, research and studies document the design for bird screen, column bundles, roof and environmental systems. The records also include study models for column bundles and pod layout with the screen representing the early stages of the design. The records also contain email correspondence between Studio Gang Architects and other project stakeholders, budget records, and a PowerPoint presentation and presentation model for competition final presentation.
Series
2003-2004
Project
AP143.S4.D106
Description:
In 1993, the CCA invited Peter Eisenman to design an installation for the exhibition 'Cities of Artificial Excavation: The Work of Peter Eisenman, 1978-1988'. The exhibition was presented at the CCA from 2 March to 29 May 1994. The drawings and models of this group document the development of Eisenman's installation design from late 1993 through March 1994, as well as the various processes used by the architect in his investigation of the 'Cities of Artificial Excavation'. Material in this file was produced between 1993 and 1994. File contains conceptual drawings, design development drawings, installation drawings, measured drawings, presentation drawings, publication drawings, record drawings, textual records, and models. Documents by Eisenman's office include material for schemes A and B, the first and second proposals for the installation, as well as material for the exhibition installation. Material for scheme A includes conceptual drawings (DR1994:0030:001-005), hardline design development drawings (DR1994:0030:006-011), design development computer-aided drawings (DR1994:0030:012-027), and fully developed drawings (DR1994:0030:028-034). Material for scheme B, a design which is closer to the final project, includes hardline drawings (DR1994:0030:035-044) and computer-aided drawings (DR1994:0030:045-069). Material for the exhibition installation includes: computer-aided drawings (DR1994:0030:070-196), which were generated to construct models for the installation, notably a preliminary model (DR1994:0035) and the final model (DR1994:0036), which was used for planning the exhibition layout; hardline drawings which are the final drawings for the installation (DR1994:0030:262-265); a preliminary exhibition layout (DR1994:0030:280); and Iris colour prints of computer-aided conceptual axonometrics (DR1994:0030:281-282). Three working models show different stages of the design development (DR1994:0031 - DR1994:0034). File contains photographs of the completed installation by Richard Pare (DR1994:0037:001-028), fragments of the installation preserved after its demolition (DR1994:0038:001-0028) and paint samples (DR1994:0038:035-037). File contains Cities of Artificial Excavation exhibition Catalogue Cover Design layouts and trial proofs. This group of material by Eisenman's office includes freehand drawings and collages for early proposals for the cover (DR1994:0029:001-003), ink drawings on Mylar of the floor plans of the four principal projects presented in the exhibition traced from diazotypes (diazotypes: DR1994:0029:014-019; ink drawings: DR1994:0029:004-010), and Iris colour prints of computer-aided drawings which Eisenman's staff used to test different colour schemes (DR1994:0029:020-030). Offset prints for the cover proposing different colour schemes were used to select the cover design used for publication (DR1994:0029:036-039).
1993-1994
Cities of Artificial Excavation: The Work of Peter Eisenman, 1978-1988 (1994)
Actions:
AP143.S4.D106
Description:
In 1993, the CCA invited Peter Eisenman to design an installation for the exhibition 'Cities of Artificial Excavation: The Work of Peter Eisenman, 1978-1988'. The exhibition was presented at the CCA from 2 March to 29 May 1994. The drawings and models of this group document the development of Eisenman's installation design from late 1993 through March 1994, as well as the various processes used by the architect in his investigation of the 'Cities of Artificial Excavation'. Material in this file was produced between 1993 and 1994. File contains conceptual drawings, design development drawings, installation drawings, measured drawings, presentation drawings, publication drawings, record drawings, textual records, and models. Documents by Eisenman's office include material for schemes A and B, the first and second proposals for the installation, as well as material for the exhibition installation. Material for scheme A includes conceptual drawings (DR1994:0030:001-005), hardline design development drawings (DR1994:0030:006-011), design development computer-aided drawings (DR1994:0030:012-027), and fully developed drawings (DR1994:0030:028-034). Material for scheme B, a design which is closer to the final project, includes hardline drawings (DR1994:0030:035-044) and computer-aided drawings (DR1994:0030:045-069). Material for the exhibition installation includes: computer-aided drawings (DR1994:0030:070-196), which were generated to construct models for the installation, notably a preliminary model (DR1994:0035) and the final model (DR1994:0036), which was used for planning the exhibition layout; hardline drawings which are the final drawings for the installation (DR1994:0030:262-265); a preliminary exhibition layout (DR1994:0030:280); and Iris colour prints of computer-aided conceptual axonometrics (DR1994:0030:281-282). Three working models show different stages of the design development (DR1994:0031 - DR1994:0034). File contains photographs of the completed installation by Richard Pare (DR1994:0037:001-028), fragments of the installation preserved after its demolition (DR1994:0038:001-0028) and paint samples (DR1994:0038:035-037). File contains Cities of Artificial Excavation exhibition Catalogue Cover Design layouts and trial proofs. This group of material by Eisenman's office includes freehand drawings and collages for early proposals for the cover (DR1994:0029:001-003), ink drawings on Mylar of the floor plans of the four principal projects presented in the exhibition traced from diazotypes (diazotypes: DR1994:0029:014-019; ink drawings: DR1994:0029:004-010), and Iris colour prints of computer-aided drawings which Eisenman's staff used to test different colour schemes (DR1994:0029:020-030). Offset prints for the cover proposing different colour schemes were used to select the cover design used for publication (DR1994:0029:036-039).
File 106
1993-1994
Project
AP143.S4.D108
Description:
The project series documents the executed project for Cites of Artificial Excavation, Madrid, Spain. Material in was produced between 1994 and 1995. In 1993, the CCA invited Peter Eisenman to design an installation for the exhibition 'Cities of Artificial Excavation: The Work of Peter Eisenman, 1978-1988'. The exhibition was presented at the CCA from 2 March to 29 May 1994. The drawings and models in this project series document the development of Eisenman's installation design from late 1993 through March 1994, as well as the various processes used by the architect in his investigation of the 'Cities of Artificial Excavation'. Eisenman uses a computer to superimpose, distort and multiply a Greek cross, while simultaneously modifying its plan and section. The computer enables the architect to generate geometric figures that are extremely difficult to produce by traditional means. It also constitutes a new phase in Eisenman's research into the depersonalization of the creative process, a central concern of his 'Cities of Artificial Excavation' (1978-1988). The Greek cross was one of the elements of the grid developed for the 'Museum of Artifical Excavation', and part of the project he submitted for the Internationale Bauausstellung in Berlin (1980-1986). The project series contains material by Eisenman's office including material for schemes A and B, the first and second proposals for the installation, as well as material for the exhibition installation. Material for scheme A includes conceptual drawings (DR1994:0030:001-005), hardline design development drawings (DR1994:0030:006-011), design development computer-aided drawings (DR1994:0030:012-027), and fully developed drawings (DR1994:0030:028-034). Material for scheme B, a design which is closer to the final project, includes hardline drawings (DR1994:0030:035-044) and computer-aided drawings (DR1994:0030:045-069). Material for the exhibition installation includes: computer-aided drawings (DR1994:0030:070-196) which were generated to construct models for the installation, notably a preliminary model (DR1994:0035) and the final model (DR1994:0036) which was used for planning the exhibition layout; hardline drawings which are the final drawings for the installation (DR1994:0030:262-265); a preliminary exhibition layout (DR1994:0030:280); and Iris colour prints of computer-aided conceptual axonometrics (DR1994:0030:281-282). Three working models show different stages of the design development (DR1994:0031 - DR1994:0034). Also included are photographs of the completed installation by Richard Pare (DR1994:0037:001-028), fragments of the installation preserved after its demolition (DR1994:0038:001-0028), and paint samples (DR1994:0038:035-037). The project series contains design development drawings, working drawings, photographic materials, publication drawings, reference drawings, textual records, and models.
1994-1995
Cities of Artificial Excavation, Madrid
Actions:
AP143.S4.D108
Description:
The project series documents the executed project for Cites of Artificial Excavation, Madrid, Spain. Material in was produced between 1994 and 1995. In 1993, the CCA invited Peter Eisenman to design an installation for the exhibition 'Cities of Artificial Excavation: The Work of Peter Eisenman, 1978-1988'. The exhibition was presented at the CCA from 2 March to 29 May 1994. The drawings and models in this project series document the development of Eisenman's installation design from late 1993 through March 1994, as well as the various processes used by the architect in his investigation of the 'Cities of Artificial Excavation'. Eisenman uses a computer to superimpose, distort and multiply a Greek cross, while simultaneously modifying its plan and section. The computer enables the architect to generate geometric figures that are extremely difficult to produce by traditional means. It also constitutes a new phase in Eisenman's research into the depersonalization of the creative process, a central concern of his 'Cities of Artificial Excavation' (1978-1988). The Greek cross was one of the elements of the grid developed for the 'Museum of Artifical Excavation', and part of the project he submitted for the Internationale Bauausstellung in Berlin (1980-1986). The project series contains material by Eisenman's office including material for schemes A and B, the first and second proposals for the installation, as well as material for the exhibition installation. Material for scheme A includes conceptual drawings (DR1994:0030:001-005), hardline design development drawings (DR1994:0030:006-011), design development computer-aided drawings (DR1994:0030:012-027), and fully developed drawings (DR1994:0030:028-034). Material for scheme B, a design which is closer to the final project, includes hardline drawings (DR1994:0030:035-044) and computer-aided drawings (DR1994:0030:045-069). Material for the exhibition installation includes: computer-aided drawings (DR1994:0030:070-196) which were generated to construct models for the installation, notably a preliminary model (DR1994:0035) and the final model (DR1994:0036) which was used for planning the exhibition layout; hardline drawings which are the final drawings for the installation (DR1994:0030:262-265); a preliminary exhibition layout (DR1994:0030:280); and Iris colour prints of computer-aided conceptual axonometrics (DR1994:0030:281-282). Three working models show different stages of the design development (DR1994:0031 - DR1994:0034). Also included are photographs of the completed installation by Richard Pare (DR1994:0037:001-028), fragments of the installation preserved after its demolition (DR1994:0038:001-0028), and paint samples (DR1994:0038:035-037). The project series contains design development drawings, working drawings, photographic materials, publication drawings, reference drawings, textual records, and models.
File 108
1994-1995
Project
AP178.S1.1989.PR05
Description:
This project series documents the Restaurante de Santo Domingo de Bonaval in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 68/90. The office assigned the date 1989 for this project. Documenting this project are studies, preliminary drawings, floor plans and sections. It also contains photographs and negatives of models.
1989-1992
Restaurante de Santo Domingo de Bonaval [Santo Domingo de Bonaval restaurant], Santiago de Compostela, Spain (1989)
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AP178.S1.1989.PR05
Description:
This project series documents the Restaurante de Santo Domingo de Bonaval in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 68/90. The office assigned the date 1989 for this project. Documenting this project are studies, preliminary drawings, floor plans and sections. It also contains photographs and negatives of models.
Project
1989-1992
Project
AP140.S2.SS1.D88
Description:
File documents an unsuccessful competition entry for the Bibliothèque de France, in Paris, France. Material in this file was produced between 1989 and 1990. File contains reference drawings, several conceptual and design development drawings, as well as presentation drawings. Photographic materials include views of a presentation model by John Donat Photography. File also contains textual records and a presentation model.
1989-1990
Bibliothèque de France Competition, Paris, France
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AP140.S2.SS1.D88
Description:
File documents an unsuccessful competition entry for the Bibliothèque de France, in Paris, France. Material in this file was produced between 1989 and 1990. File contains reference drawings, several conceptual and design development drawings, as well as presentation drawings. Photographic materials include views of a presentation model by John Donat Photography. File also contains textual records and a presentation model.
File 88
1989-1990
Sub-series
AP032.S1.SS4.D1.SD6
Description:
Panels for a competition in Rome, Italy includes plan, sections, structural details, photo-montages and view of model.
1955
Competition for Garibaldi Bridge
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AP032.S1.SS4.D1.SD6
Description:
Panels for a competition in Rome, Italy includes plan, sections, structural details, photo-montages and view of model.
Sub-file 6
1955
Project
AP022.S1.1971.PR01
Description:
File documents competition entry for a Museum of Contemporary Art (not built), Paris, France. File contains a model.
1971
Centre du Plateau Beaubourg Compeition
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AP022.S1.1971.PR01
Description:
File documents competition entry for a Museum of Contemporary Art (not built), Paris, France. File contains a model.
Project
1971
Project
AP178.S1.1997.PR01
Description:
This project series documents the Casa Manuel Silva in Lousada, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 81/90. The office assigned the date 1995 to this project. Documenting this project are sketches and working drawings. Textual materials include project documentation. Photographic material documents the models, construction work, and the built project.
1992-2002
Casa Manuel Silva [Manuel Silva house], Quinta de S. Ovidio, Lousada, Portugal (1997)
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AP178.S1.1997.PR01
Description:
This project series documents the Casa Manuel Silva in Lousada, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 81/90. The office assigned the date 1995 to this project. Documenting this project are sketches and working drawings. Textual materials include project documentation. Photographic material documents the models, construction work, and the built project.
Project
1992-2002
Project
AP178.S1.1990.PR05
Description:
This project series document the Edifício da Reitoria e Biblioteca Jurídica in Valencia, Spain. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 7/90. The office assigned the date 1990 to this project. Documenting this project are sketches, plans, correspondence, and project documentation. Photographic material includes photographs, negatives, and slides of the plans and models.
1990-1991
Edifício da Reitoria e Biblioteca Jurídica - Proj. I [Rectory and law library, University Valencia], Valencia, Spain (1990)
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AP178.S1.1990.PR05
Description:
This project series document the Edifício da Reitoria e Biblioteca Jurídica in Valencia, Spain. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 7/90. The office assigned the date 1990 to this project. Documenting this project are sketches, plans, correspondence, and project documentation. Photographic material includes photographs, negatives, and slides of the plans and models.
Project
1990-1991
Project
AP140.S2.SS1.D77
Description:
File documents an unsuccessful competition entry for the redevelopment of Bracken House, an existing office building in London, England, United Kingdom. Material in this file was produced between 1985 and 1987. File contains reference drawings, design development and presentation drawings. Photographic materials include views of a presentation model by John Donat Photography. File also contains textual records and a presentation model.
1985-1987
Bracken House Competition, London, England, United Kingdom
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AP140.S2.SS1.D77
Description:
File documents an unsuccessful competition entry for the redevelopment of Bracken House, an existing office building in London, England, United Kingdom. Material in this file was produced between 1985 and 1987. File contains reference drawings, design development and presentation drawings. Photographic materials include views of a presentation model by John Donat Photography. File also contains textual records and a presentation model.
File 77
1985-1987