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Learning from... Caracas
Learning from... Caracas
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Venezuelan law allows for an entity called the consejo communal (communal council), which empowers citizens to initiate local development projects through neighbourhood-based elected councils. Dario Azzellini and Oliver Ressler’s film, Comuna under construction (2010), begins with the story of a poor hillside community in Caracas as its inhabitants decide whether they(...)
Venezuelan law allows for an entity called the consejo communal (communal council), which empowers citizens to initiate local development projects through neighbourhood-based elected councils. Dario Azzellini and Oliver Ressler’s film, Comuna under construction (2010), begins with the story of a poor hillside community in Caracas as its inhabitants decide whether they(...)
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Paul-Desmarais Theatre
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
Date:
8 May 2014 , 6pm
8 May 2014 , 6pm
Title:
Learning from... Caracas
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Venezuelan law allows for an entity called the consejo communal (communal council), which empowers citizens to initiate local development projects through neighbourhood-based elected councils. Dario Azzellini and Oliver Ressler’s film, Comuna under construction (2010), begins with the story of a poor hillside community in Caracas as its inhabitants decide whether they(...)
Learning from... Caracas
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Venezuelan law allows for an entity called the consejo communal (communal council), which empowers citizens to initiate local development projects through neighbourhood-based elected councils. Dario Azzellini and Oliver Ressler’s film, Comuna under construction (2010), begins with the story of a poor hillside community in Caracas as its inhabitants decide whether they(...)
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events
events
Date:
8 May 2014
6pm
8 May 2014
6pm
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Paul-Desmarais Theatre
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
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events
events
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Front to Rear: Architecture and Planning during World War II, held at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, brings together research investigating a wide range of architectural activities, taking place in diverse geographical locations, and occurring between the bombings of Guernica in 1937 and Hiroshima in 1945. World War II was a key moment in the process of(...)
Front to Rear: Architecture and Planning during World War II, held at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, brings together research investigating a wide range of architectural activities, taking place in diverse geographical locations, and occurring between the bombings of Guernica in 1937 and Hiroshima in 1945. World War II was a key moment in the process of(...)
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Institute of Fine Arts, New York University
Institute of Fine Arts, New York University
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7 March 2009 to 8 March 2009
7 March 2009 to 8 March 2009
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Front to Rear: Architecture and Planning during World War II
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Front to Rear: Architecture and Planning during World War II, held at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, brings together research investigating a wide range of architectural activities, taking place in diverse geographical locations, and occurring between the bombings of Guernica in 1937 and Hiroshima in 1945. World War II was a key moment in the process of(...)
Front to Rear: Architecture and Planning during World War II
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Front to Rear: Architecture and Planning during World War II, held at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, brings together research investigating a wide range of architectural activities, taking place in diverse geographical locations, and occurring between the bombings of Guernica in 1937 and Hiroshima in 1945. World War II was a key moment in the process of(...)
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events
events
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7 March 2009 to
8 March 2009
7 March 2009 to
8 March 2009
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Institute of Fine Arts, New York University
Institute of Fine Arts, New York University
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exhibitions
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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. There was not only one SAAL: its initiatives and results varied widely depending on complex(...)
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. There was not only one SAAL: its initiatives and results varied widely depending on complex(...)
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Main galleries
Main galleries
Date:
12 May 2015 to 4 October 2015
12 May 2015 to 4 October 2015
Title:
The SAAL Process: Housing in Portugal 1974–76
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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. There was not only one SAAL: its initiatives and results varied widely depending on complex(...)
The SAAL Process: Housing in Portugal 1974–76
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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. There was not only one SAAL: its initiatives and results varied widely depending on complex(...)
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exhibitions
exhibitions
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12 May 2015 to
4 October 2015
12 May 2015 to
4 October 2015
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Main galleries
Main galleries
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photographs
photographs
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PH1981:0772:001-227
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Album of photographs showing views and monuments of german towns, mostly churches, castles, houses, streets, monnuments, museums and rivers. The cities shown are Munich, Wurzburg, Regensburg, Augsburg, Ulm, Stuttgart, Heidelberg, Bamberg, Nurnberg, Halberstadt, Munster, Strassburg, Speier, Worms, Wetzlar, Limburg, Marburg, Koln, Bonn, Karlsbad, Dresden, Berlin, Potsdam, Leipzig, Magdeburg, Braunschweig, Schwerin, Hamburg, Stendal, Doberan and Lubeck. Some views are from Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic).
PH1981:0772:001-227
Description:
Album of photographs showing views and monuments of german towns, mostly churches, castles, houses, streets, monnuments, museums and rivers. The cities shown are Munich, Wurzburg, Regensburg, Augsburg, Ulm, Stuttgart, Heidelberg, Bamberg, Nurnberg, Halberstadt, Munster, Strassburg, Speier, Worms, Wetzlar, Limburg, Marburg, Koln, Bonn, Karlsbad, Dresden, Berlin, Potsdam, Leipzig, Magdeburg, Braunschweig, Schwerin, Hamburg, Stendal, Doberan and Lubeck. Some views are from Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic).
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architecture
architecture
Date:
1870s-1880s
1870s-1880s
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Album of photographs showing views of Germany and of Prague (Czech Republic)
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PH1981:0772:001-227
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Album of photographs showing views and monuments of german towns, mostly churches, castles, houses, streets, monnuments, museums and rivers. The cities shown are Munich, Wurzburg, Regensburg, Augsburg, Ulm, Stuttgart, Heidelberg, Bamberg, Nurnberg, Halberstadt, Munster, Strassburg, Speier, Worms, Wetzlar, Limburg, Marburg, Koln, Bonn, Karlsbad, Dresden, Berlin, Potsdam, Leipzig, Magdeburg, Braunschweig, Schwerin, Hamburg, Stendal, Doberan and Lubeck. Some views are from Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic).
Album of photographs showing views of Germany and of Prague (Czech Republic)
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PH1981:0772:001-227
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Album of photographs showing views and monuments of german towns, mostly churches, castles, houses, streets, monnuments, museums and rivers. The cities shown are Munich, Wurzburg, Regensburg, Augsburg, Ulm, Stuttgart, Heidelberg, Bamberg, Nurnberg, Halberstadt, Munster, Strassburg, Speier, Worms, Wetzlar, Limburg, Marburg, Koln, Bonn, Karlsbad, Dresden, Berlin, Potsdam, Leipzig, Magdeburg, Braunschweig, Schwerin, Hamburg, Stendal, Doberan and Lubeck. Some views are from Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic).
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photographs
photographs
Date:
1870s-1880s
1870s-1880s
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architecture
architecture
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events
events
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Learning from... Hong Kong
Learning from... Hong Kong
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Self-built settlements on the roofs of high-rise buildings have been an integral part of Hong Kong’s history for over half a century. Rooftop structures range from basic shelters for the disadvantaged to intricate multi-storey constructions equipped with the amenities of modern life. Rufina Wu and Stefan Canham use the tools of an architect and a photographer to document(...)
Self-built settlements on the roofs of high-rise buildings have been an integral part of Hong Kong’s history for over half a century. Rooftop structures range from basic shelters for the disadvantaged to intricate multi-storey constructions equipped with the amenities of modern life. Rufina Wu and Stefan Canham use the tools of an architect and a photographer to document(...)
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Paul-Desmarais Theatre
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
Date:
3 May 2012 , 7pm
3 May 2012 , 7pm
Title:
Learning from... Hong Kong
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Self-built settlements on the roofs of high-rise buildings have been an integral part of Hong Kong’s history for over half a century. Rooftop structures range from basic shelters for the disadvantaged to intricate multi-storey constructions equipped with the amenities of modern life. Rufina Wu and Stefan Canham use the tools of an architect and a photographer to document(...)
Learning from... Hong Kong
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Self-built settlements on the roofs of high-rise buildings have been an integral part of Hong Kong’s history for over half a century. Rooftop structures range from basic shelters for the disadvantaged to intricate multi-storey constructions equipped with the amenities of modern life. Rufina Wu and Stefan Canham use the tools of an architect and a photographer to document(...)
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events
events
Date:
3 May 2012
7pm
3 May 2012
7pm
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Paul-Desmarais Theatre
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
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archives
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Fonds
archives
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Fonds
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Van Ginkel Associates fonds
Van Ginkel Associates fonds
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AP027
Synopsis:
The Van Ginkel Associates fonds is comprised of documents concerning van Ginkel Associates, van Ginkel Associates Ltd., Ecos Ltd., van Ginkel Partners, Ginkelvan Ltd, van Ginkel Associates Ltd. (1977), the styles under which H.P. van Ginkel and Blanche Lemco van Ginkel practiced as a multidisciplinary planning, management and architecture firm. Much of the van Ginkels' work was done in the Montréal area and nation-wide. The fonds contains approximately 1 985 drawings (1 420 originals plus 565 reproductions), 41 boards, 3 photographs, 2 collages, 2 typescripts, 1 model, 1 sketchbook and approximately 12.23 meters of textual documents. The documents were primarily produced between 1955 and 1980.
AP027
Synopsis:
The Van Ginkel Associates fonds is comprised of documents concerning van Ginkel Associates, van Ginkel Associates Ltd., Ecos Ltd., van Ginkel Partners, Ginkelvan Ltd, van Ginkel Associates Ltd. (1977), the styles under which H.P. van Ginkel and Blanche Lemco van Ginkel practiced as a multidisciplinary planning, management and architecture firm. Much of the van Ginkels' work was done in the Montréal area and nation-wide. The fonds contains approximately 1 985 drawings (1 420 originals plus 565 reproductions), 41 boards, 3 photographs, 2 collages, 2 typescripts, 1 model, 1 sketchbook and approximately 12.23 meters of textual documents. The documents were primarily produced between 1955 and 1980.
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Date:
1944-1992
1944-1992
Title:
Van Ginkel Associates fonds
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AP027
Synopsis:
The Van Ginkel Associates fonds is comprised of documents concerning van Ginkel Associates, van Ginkel Associates Ltd., Ecos Ltd., van Ginkel Partners, Ginkelvan Ltd, van Ginkel Associates Ltd. (1977), the styles under which H.P. van Ginkel and Blanche Lemco van Ginkel practiced as a multidisciplinary planning, management and architecture firm. Much of the van Ginkels' work was done in the Montréal area and nation-wide. The fonds contains approximately 1 985 drawings (1 420 originals plus 565 reproductions), 41 boards, 3 photographs, 2 collages, 2 typescripts, 1 model, 1 sketchbook and approximately 12.23 meters of textual documents. The documents were primarily produced between 1955 and 1980.
Van Ginkel Associates fonds
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AP027
Synopsis:
The Van Ginkel Associates fonds is comprised of documents concerning van Ginkel Associates, van Ginkel Associates Ltd., Ecos Ltd., van Ginkel Partners, Ginkelvan Ltd, van Ginkel Associates Ltd. (1977), the styles under which H.P. van Ginkel and Blanche Lemco van Ginkel practiced as a multidisciplinary planning, management and architecture firm. Much of the van Ginkels' work was done in the Montréal area and nation-wide. The fonds contains approximately 1 985 drawings (1 420 originals plus 565 reproductions), 41 boards, 3 photographs, 2 collages, 2 typescripts, 1 model, 1 sketchbook and approximately 12.23 meters of textual documents. The documents were primarily produced between 1955 and 1980.
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archives
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Fonds
archives
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Fonds
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1944-1992
1944-1992
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drawings
drawings
![Magazine article "Iz materialov obsledovaniia arkhitektury zhilykh kompleksov" [From materials of a survey of architecture of Housing complexes], Moscow](/img-collection/V-ouTPI5K0BG3phlE7EWyvrO3jY=/500x696/9806.jpg)
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PH1998:0020:131
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- The article "Iz materialov obsledovaniia arkhitektury zhilykh kompleksov." by V.S. Balikhin published in 'Problemy arkhitektury: Sbornik materialov/Problèmes d'architecture: Recueil des matèriaux [sic]' in 1936 contains views and brief descriptions of the positive and negative characteristics of some of the housing complexes constructed during the late 1920s - early 1930s in various cities and towns of Soviet Union. The projects discussed in the article include some of the projects represented in the group of photographs PH1998:0020:001-130, such as housing complexes Dangauerovka, Shabolovka, Dubrovka, Usachevka, and "Sharikopodshipnik" [Bearing] plant complex, all in Moscow, and the First and Second Blocks in Magnitogorsk.
PH1998:0020:131
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- The article "Iz materialov obsledovaniia arkhitektury zhilykh kompleksov." by V.S. Balikhin published in 'Problemy arkhitektury: Sbornik materialov/Problèmes d'architecture: Recueil des matèriaux [sic]' in 1936 contains views and brief descriptions of the positive and negative characteristics of some of the housing complexes constructed during the late 1920s - early 1930s in various cities and towns of Soviet Union. The projects discussed in the article include some of the projects represented in the group of photographs PH1998:0020:001-130, such as housing complexes Dangauerovka, Shabolovka, Dubrovka, Usachevka, and "Sharikopodshipnik" [Bearing] plant complex, all in Moscow, and the First and Second Blocks in Magnitogorsk.
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architecture
architecture
Date:
published before 15 September 1936
published before 15 September 1936
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Magazine article "Iz materialov obsledovaniia arkhitektury zhilykh kompleksov" [From materials of a survey of architecture of Housing complexes], Moscow
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PH1998:0020:131
Description:
- The article "Iz materialov obsledovaniia arkhitektury zhilykh kompleksov." by V.S. Balikhin published in 'Problemy arkhitektury: Sbornik materialov/Problèmes d'architecture: Recueil des matèriaux [sic]' in 1936 contains views and brief descriptions of the positive and negative characteristics of some of the housing complexes constructed during the late 1920s - early 1930s in various cities and towns of Soviet Union. The projects discussed in the article include some of the projects represented in the group of photographs PH1998:0020:001-130, such as housing complexes Dangauerovka, Shabolovka, Dubrovka, Usachevka, and "Sharikopodshipnik" [Bearing] plant complex, all in Moscow, and the First and Second Blocks in Magnitogorsk.
Magazine article "Iz materialov obsledovaniia arkhitektury zhilykh kompleksov" [From materials of a survey of architecture of Housing complexes], Moscow
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PH1998:0020:131
Description:
- The article "Iz materialov obsledovaniia arkhitektury zhilykh kompleksov." by V.S. Balikhin published in 'Problemy arkhitektury: Sbornik materialov/Problèmes d'architecture: Recueil des matèriaux [sic]' in 1936 contains views and brief descriptions of the positive and negative characteristics of some of the housing complexes constructed during the late 1920s - early 1930s in various cities and towns of Soviet Union. The projects discussed in the article include some of the projects represented in the group of photographs PH1998:0020:001-130, such as housing complexes Dangauerovka, Shabolovka, Dubrovka, Usachevka, and "Sharikopodshipnik" [Bearing] plant complex, all in Moscow, and the First and Second Blocks in Magnitogorsk.
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drawings
drawings
Date:
published before 15 September 1936
published before 15 September 1936
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architecture
architecture
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exhibitions
exhibitions
Title:
Starting From... The Bubble
Starting From... The Bubble
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The bubble is a wonder of surface tension. In its architectural interpretation, the bubble can be understood as a feat of engineering or as a metaphor for an enclosed hermetic environment. As such, the bubble emerges, in the architect Cedric Price’s words, “in any shape or any size” as a powerful symbol of the future, or becomes synonymous with the condition of isolation(...)
The bubble is a wonder of surface tension. In its architectural interpretation, the bubble can be understood as a feat of engineering or as a metaphor for an enclosed hermetic environment. As such, the bubble emerges, in the architect Cedric Price’s words, “in any shape or any size” as a powerful symbol of the future, or becomes synonymous with the condition of isolation(...)
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Hall cases
Hall cases
Date:
26 November 2009 to 17 January 2010
26 November 2009 to 17 January 2010
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Starting From... The Bubble
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The bubble is a wonder of surface tension. In its architectural interpretation, the bubble can be understood as a feat of engineering or as a metaphor for an enclosed hermetic environment. As such, the bubble emerges, in the architect Cedric Price’s words, “in any shape or any size” as a powerful symbol of the future, or becomes synonymous with the condition of isolation(...)
Starting From... The Bubble
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The bubble is a wonder of surface tension. In its architectural interpretation, the bubble can be understood as a feat of engineering or as a metaphor for an enclosed hermetic environment. As such, the bubble emerges, in the architect Cedric Price’s words, “in any shape or any size” as a powerful symbol of the future, or becomes synonymous with the condition of isolation(...)
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exhibitions
exhibitions
Date:
26 November 2009 to
17 January 2010
26 November 2009 to
17 January 2010
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Hall cases
Hall cases
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textual records
textual records
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AP206.S2.074
Description:
File was originally housed in a binder along with content arranged in AP206.S2.072 and AP206.S2.073. This file includes the following papers: "Le Corbusier's Chandigarh: Architecture in the Cultural Context," symposium talk, 1990 "Why not Ruralisation," paper outline "Growing Problems of Cities," book review of "The Politics of Urban Redevelopment: A Study of Old Delhi by Ajay K. Mehra," 1991 "Housing as Consumer Commodity," book review of "Housing and Urbanisation: A Study of India by Cedric Pugh," 1991 "Air Pollution and Conservation of the Environment," speech
AP206.S2.074
Description:
File was originally housed in a binder along with content arranged in AP206.S2.072 and AP206.S2.073. This file includes the following papers: "Le Corbusier's Chandigarh: Architecture in the Cultural Context," symposium talk, 1990 "Why not Ruralisation," paper outline "Growing Problems of Cities," book review of "The Politics of Urban Redevelopment: A Study of Old Delhi by Ajay K. Mehra," 1991 "Housing as Consumer Commodity," book review of "Housing and Urbanisation: A Study of India by Cedric Pugh," 1991 "Air Pollution and Conservation of the Environment," speech
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Date:
1986-1998
1986-1998
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Published and unpublished papers (folder 3 of 3)
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AP206.S2.074
Description:
File was originally housed in a binder along with content arranged in AP206.S2.072 and AP206.S2.073. This file includes the following papers: "Le Corbusier's Chandigarh: Architecture in the Cultural Context," symposium talk, 1990 "Why not Ruralisation," paper outline "Growing Problems of Cities," book review of "The Politics of Urban Redevelopment: A Study of Old Delhi by Ajay K. Mehra," 1991 "Housing as Consumer Commodity," book review of "Housing and Urbanisation: A Study of India by Cedric Pugh," 1991 "Air Pollution and Conservation of the Environment," speech
Published and unpublished papers (folder 3 of 3)
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AP206.S2.074
Description:
File was originally housed in a binder along with content arranged in AP206.S2.072 and AP206.S2.073. This file includes the following papers: "Le Corbusier's Chandigarh: Architecture in the Cultural Context," symposium talk, 1990 "Why not Ruralisation," paper outline "Growing Problems of Cities," book review of "The Politics of Urban Redevelopment: A Study of Old Delhi by Ajay K. Mehra," 1991 "Housing as Consumer Commodity," book review of "Housing and Urbanisation: A Study of India by Cedric Pugh," 1991 "Air Pollution and Conservation of the Environment," speech
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textual records
textual records
Date:
1986-1998
1986-1998
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archives
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Fonds
archives
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Fonds
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AP184
Synopsis:
The Asymptote Architecture New York Stock Exchange project records, 1990 - 2009, document the firm’s work on three major projects for the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), in collaboration with the Securities Industry Automation Corporation (SIAC): the Three Dimensional Trading Floor (3DTF), MarkeTrac/OrderTrac, and the Advanced Trading Floor Operations Center. The majority of the records date from 1998 to 2004, and include textual, born-digital, audiovisual and over-sized materials.
AP184
Synopsis:
The Asymptote Architecture New York Stock Exchange project records, 1990 - 2009, document the firm’s work on three major projects for the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), in collaboration with the Securities Industry Automation Corporation (SIAC): the Three Dimensional Trading Floor (3DTF), MarkeTrac/OrderTrac, and the Advanced Trading Floor Operations Center. The majority of the records date from 1998 to 2004, and include textual, born-digital, audiovisual and over-sized materials.
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Date:
1991-2009
1991-2009
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Asymptote Architecture New York Stock Exchange project records
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AP184
Synopsis:
The Asymptote Architecture New York Stock Exchange project records, 1990 - 2009, document the firm’s work on three major projects for the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), in collaboration with the Securities Industry Automation Corporation (SIAC): the Three Dimensional Trading Floor (3DTF), MarkeTrac/OrderTrac, and the Advanced Trading Floor Operations Center. The majority of the records date from 1998 to 2004, and include textual, born-digital, audiovisual and over-sized materials.
Asymptote Architecture New York Stock Exchange project records
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AP184
Synopsis:
The Asymptote Architecture New York Stock Exchange project records, 1990 - 2009, document the firm’s work on three major projects for the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), in collaboration with the Securities Industry Automation Corporation (SIAC): the Three Dimensional Trading Floor (3DTF), MarkeTrac/OrderTrac, and the Advanced Trading Floor Operations Center. The majority of the records date from 1998 to 2004, and include textual, born-digital, audiovisual and over-sized materials.
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archives
Level of archival description:
Fonds
archives
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Fonds
Date:
1991-2009
1991-2009
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