Project
AP143.S4.D108
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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
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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
photographs
AP178.S1.1998.PR08.035
Description:
Original file title: Biblioteca de Humanidades da Universidade de Salamanca Siza's offices numbered these negatives BHUS001 to BHUS013. The model is © Alvaro Negrello and the photographs are © Alberto Placido.
2001
Negatives showing the model, Biblioteca de Humanidades de la Universidade de Salamanca, Salamanca
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AP178.S1.1998.PR08.035
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Original file title: Biblioteca de Humanidades da Universidade de Salamanca Siza's offices numbered these negatives BHUS001 to BHUS013. The model is © Alvaro Negrello and the photographs are © Alberto Placido.
photographs
2001
drawings
AP140.S2.SS1.D70.P124
Description:
Plans, elevations, sections and details for second Abando Passenger Interchange project, including for Renfe railway station control room and offices, cladding, lounge and tourist advice centre, cinema and restaurant
circa 1974-1999
Plans, elevations, sections and details for second Abando Passenger Interchange project, Abando Passenger Interchange, Bilbao, Spain
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AP140.S2.SS1.D70.P124
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Plans, elevations, sections and details for second Abando Passenger Interchange project, including for Renfe railway station control room and offices, cladding, lounge and tourist advice centre, cinema and restaurant
drawings
circa 1974-1999
drawings
AP140.S2.SS1.D70.P165
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Schematic plans and sections, including for Renfe railway station offices, sketch and schematic plans, elevations, sections and perspectives for cinema and egg building for second Abando Passenger Interchange project
circa 1974-1999
Schematic plans and sections, including for Renfe railway station offices, Abando Passenger Interchange, Bilbao, Spain
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AP140.S2.SS1.D70.P165
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Schematic plans and sections, including for Renfe railway station offices, sketch and schematic plans, elevations, sections and perspectives for cinema and egg building for second Abando Passenger Interchange project
drawings
circa 1974-1999
photographs
ARCH274581
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Reference slides related to subway design, from the Toronto offices of Arthur Erickson Architects. Includes: Toronto transit system, Chicago transit authority and commuter trains research and Montreal subway stations.
1974
Architectural reference slides
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ARCH274581
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Reference slides related to subway design, from the Toronto offices of Arthur Erickson Architects. Includes: Toronto transit system, Chicago transit authority and commuter trains research and Montreal subway stations.
photographs
1974
textual records
ARCH273830
Description:
3 files- correspondence, schedules, travel itineraries from the offices of Arthur Erickson Architects, Vancouver British Columbia and Los Angeles, California. Also includes some personal correspondence related to Francisco Kripacz.
Correspondence, schedules, travel itineraries
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ARCH273830
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3 files- correspondence, schedules, travel itineraries from the offices of Arthur Erickson Architects, Vancouver British Columbia and Los Angeles, California. Also includes some personal correspondence related to Francisco Kripacz.
textual records
textual records
Document outlining Pierre Jeanneret’s professional relationship with the City of Puteaux, France
ARCH267773
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File includes a document outlining Pierre Jeanneret’s professional relationship with the City of Puteaux, France, specifically with L’Office d’Habitations à Bon Marché de Puteaux entitled « Aide-mémoire / relatif aux relations contractuelles / entre l’Office Municipale d’H.B.M. de Puteaux / et son architecte JEANNERET » dated May 13, 1948. This document covers the period between Decembre 1947 and May 1948. This file also includes a small-scale photographic reproduction of the topographic plan of the city of Puteaux.
1947-1948
Document outlining Pierre Jeanneret’s professional relationship with the City of Puteaux, France
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ARCH267773
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File includes a document outlining Pierre Jeanneret’s professional relationship with the City of Puteaux, France, specifically with L’Office d’Habitations à Bon Marché de Puteaux entitled « Aide-mémoire / relatif aux relations contractuelles / entre l’Office Municipale d’H.B.M. de Puteaux / et son architecte JEANNERET » dated May 13, 1948. This document covers the period between Decembre 1947 and May 1948. This file also includes a small-scale photographic reproduction of the topographic plan of the city of Puteaux.
textual records
1947-1948
photographs
ARCH274331
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Project slides, "Later Works," including: Markham Municipal Building (1986); Brisbane Competition (1990); Canadian Chancery, Washington, D.C. (1984); California Plaza (1986); Teck Mining Headquarters (1980); Brentwood Branch Library (1987); Fresno City Hall (1987). Includes primarily images of models, sites, interiors and presentation slides. The majority of slides are from the Vancouver and Los Angeles offices of Arthur Erickson Architects. A few slides are from the Toronto offices of Arthur Erickson Architects.
1980-1990
Project documentation for presentation purposes for Erickson's later works
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ARCH274331
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Project slides, "Later Works," including: Markham Municipal Building (1986); Brisbane Competition (1990); Canadian Chancery, Washington, D.C. (1984); California Plaza (1986); Teck Mining Headquarters (1980); Brentwood Branch Library (1987); Fresno City Hall (1987). Includes primarily images of models, sites, interiors and presentation slides. The majority of slides are from the Vancouver and Los Angeles offices of Arthur Erickson Architects. A few slides are from the Toronto offices of Arthur Erickson Architects.
photographs
1980-1990
drawings
Quantity:
20 File
General Offices
ARCH41037
Description:
General Offices; stairs, sketch of basement, vestibules, proposed alterations, contraction joints: spandrels for several buildings: Signal and Seamanship school; stairs, expansion joints: soundings for Barracks Building, foundations for machine shop
General Offices
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ARCH41037
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General Offices; stairs, sketch of basement, vestibules, proposed alterations, contraction joints: spandrels for several buildings: Signal and Seamanship school; stairs, expansion joints: soundings for Barracks Building, foundations for machine shop
drawings
Quantity:
20 File
photographs
PH1986:0905:001-065
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Group consists of a photographic album containing photographic views of Kryn and Lahy Metal Works, showing offices and factory areas producing munitions, artillery, and the Inglis Portable Bridge in England.
1914-1918
Kryn and Lahy Metal Works, showing offices and factory areas producing munitions, artillery, and the "Inglis Portable Bridge," England
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PH1986:0905:001-065
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Group consists of a photographic album containing photographic views of Kryn and Lahy Metal Works, showing offices and factory areas producing munitions, artillery, and the Inglis Portable Bridge in England.
photographs
1914-1918