drawings, textual records
DR2004:0506
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notes, memorandums, meeting minutes, correspondence, reports, clippings, transmittal forms, drawings, contract documents, cost estimates, draft specifications, sketches, views of models, views of prototypes, invoices, press releases, and speech text
Notes, memorandums, meeting minutes, correspondence
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DR2004:0506
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notes, memorandums, meeting minutes, correspondence, reports, clippings, transmittal forms, drawings, contract documents, cost estimates, draft specifications, sketches, views of models, views of prototypes, invoices, press releases, and speech text
drawings, textual records
Every first Sunday of the month, from 11am to 12pm, we invite you and your children to dive into the world of construction games—Kapla, Mega Bloks, Lego, and many more. Together, discover how spaces are designed, transformed, and inhabited, while drawing inspiration from the objects, models, and drawings in our Collection.
2 August 2026, 11am to 12pm
Architecture Playshop
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Every first Sunday of the month, from 11am to 12pm, we invite you and your children to dive into the world of construction games—Kapla, Mega Bloks, Lego, and many more. Together, discover how spaces are designed, transformed, and inhabited, while drawing inspiration from the objects, models, and drawings in our Collection.
Project
AP143.S4.D22
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File documents the executed project for the Wexner Center for the Visual Arts, Columbus, Ohio. Material in this file was produced between 1977 and 1989. File contains conceptual drawings, design development drawings, working drawings, competition drawings, presentation drawings, record drawings, reference drawings, publication drawings, photographic material, reference drawings, CD-Rs, textual records, and a model. Textual records include conceptual drawings, some by Eisenman (DR1994:0149:001-1138). Design development drawings and final working drawings are organized chronologically: 1983 (DR1994:0149:1139-1140), 1984 (DR1994:00149:1141-1294), 1985 (DR1994:00149:1295-1542), 1986 (DR1994:0149:1543-1577), 1988 (DR1994:0149:1578-1582), and 1989 (DR1994:0149:1583-1642). Competition drawings include original drawings (DR1994:0149:1643-1662) and KC5 negatives (DR1994:0149:1670-1754) used to produce the final presentation panels (DR1994:0149:1755-1756). Lithographs DR1994:0149:1757-1774 were used as presentation drawings. Reference drawings include site plans provided by the client (DR1994:0149:1780-1821), aerial photographs (DR1994:0149:1822-1823), photographs of the existing buildings on the proposed site (DR1994:0149:1824-1827) and measured drawings of the armoury, and shop drawings by Jules Fisher & Paul Marantz, Inc. Architectural Lighting Design. Eisenman published a book on the Wexner Center in 1989, and the cover and galleys are included in this group (cover: DR1994:0149:1828; galleys: DR1994:0149:1829-1831). Textual records include competition information, program, agreements, correspondence, specifications, construction progress, plans, and photographs.
1977-1989
Wexner Center for the Visual Arts
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AP143.S4.D22
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File documents the executed project for the Wexner Center for the Visual Arts, Columbus, Ohio. Material in this file was produced between 1977 and 1989. File contains conceptual drawings, design development drawings, working drawings, competition drawings, presentation drawings, record drawings, reference drawings, publication drawings, photographic material, reference drawings, CD-Rs, textual records, and a model. Textual records include conceptual drawings, some by Eisenman (DR1994:0149:001-1138). Design development drawings and final working drawings are organized chronologically: 1983 (DR1994:0149:1139-1140), 1984 (DR1994:00149:1141-1294), 1985 (DR1994:00149:1295-1542), 1986 (DR1994:0149:1543-1577), 1988 (DR1994:0149:1578-1582), and 1989 (DR1994:0149:1583-1642). Competition drawings include original drawings (DR1994:0149:1643-1662) and KC5 negatives (DR1994:0149:1670-1754) used to produce the final presentation panels (DR1994:0149:1755-1756). Lithographs DR1994:0149:1757-1774 were used as presentation drawings. Reference drawings include site plans provided by the client (DR1994:0149:1780-1821), aerial photographs (DR1994:0149:1822-1823), photographs of the existing buildings on the proposed site (DR1994:0149:1824-1827) and measured drawings of the armoury, and shop drawings by Jules Fisher & Paul Marantz, Inc. Architectural Lighting Design. Eisenman published a book on the Wexner Center in 1989, and the cover and galleys are included in this group (cover: DR1994:0149:1828; galleys: DR1994:0149:1829-1831). Textual records include competition information, program, agreements, correspondence, specifications, construction progress, plans, and photographs.
File 22
1977-1989
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Steel House
AP144.S2.D60
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File documents an unsuccessful competition entry, in collaboration with Miles Park, Douglas Smith and Frank Newby, for a mass-produced housing system using steel, for a competition sponsored by the European Coal and Steel Community. Requirements called for rapid assembly/disassembly, and flexible unit plans that could be altered by home owners and appeal to a wide range of owners and their preferences. Schematic sketches include exterior elevations, floor plans, preliminary details, and charts for building components. Conceptual sketches show alternate unit and floor plan arrangements, and include network analysis plans, site maximization plans based on transportability, family breakdown diagrams, alternate internal unit layout plans based on age and other factors, functional area plans indicating separation possibilities, and charts which cross-reference factors such as transportability, construction, and assembly requirements. Design development drawings show typical plans, site plans, sections, elevations, details, axonometric drawings of structure and cladding, internal units, and components. Some material in this file was published in Price, Cedric, "Steel Housing", 'Architectural Design', vol. 37, (May 1967) 244, and Price, Cedric, 'Cedric Price-Works II' (London: Architectural Press, 1984) 36, 49-50, 113. Material in this file was produced between 1965 and 1969. 'High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community' is the full name of the client as found in the textual records. The title of the competition is 'International Competition for the Design of Industrially Fabricated Dwellings'. File contains conceptual drawings, design development drawings, photographic material, presentation panels, textual records, and model.
1965-1969
Steel House
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AP144.S2.D60
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File documents an unsuccessful competition entry, in collaboration with Miles Park, Douglas Smith and Frank Newby, for a mass-produced housing system using steel, for a competition sponsored by the European Coal and Steel Community. Requirements called for rapid assembly/disassembly, and flexible unit plans that could be altered by home owners and appeal to a wide range of owners and their preferences. Schematic sketches include exterior elevations, floor plans, preliminary details, and charts for building components. Conceptual sketches show alternate unit and floor plan arrangements, and include network analysis plans, site maximization plans based on transportability, family breakdown diagrams, alternate internal unit layout plans based on age and other factors, functional area plans indicating separation possibilities, and charts which cross-reference factors such as transportability, construction, and assembly requirements. Design development drawings show typical plans, site plans, sections, elevations, details, axonometric drawings of structure and cladding, internal units, and components. Some material in this file was published in Price, Cedric, "Steel Housing", 'Architectural Design', vol. 37, (May 1967) 244, and Price, Cedric, 'Cedric Price-Works II' (London: Architectural Press, 1984) 36, 49-50, 113. Material in this file was produced between 1965 and 1969. 'High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community' is the full name of the client as found in the textual records. The title of the competition is 'International Competition for the Design of Industrially Fabricated Dwellings'. File contains conceptual drawings, design development drawings, photographic material, presentation panels, textual records, and model.
File 60
1965-1969
*Cities of Artificial Excavation: The Work of Peter Eisenman, 1978–1988* explores how American architect and writer Peter Eisenman questioned the concept of “site,” and demonstrates the importance of drawing and modelmaking in generating his ideas. The exhibition reveals the richness and complexity of the design process by looking carefully at Eisenman’s drawings and(...)
Main galleries
2 March 1994 to 19 June 1994
Cities of Artificial Excavation: The Work of Peter Eisenman, 1978-1988
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*Cities of Artificial Excavation: The Work of Peter Eisenman, 1978–1988* explores how American architect and writer Peter Eisenman questioned the concept of “site,” and demonstrates the importance of drawing and modelmaking in generating his ideas. The exhibition reveals the richness and complexity of the design process by looking carefully at Eisenman’s drawings and(...)
Main galleries
Launched in November 1998 by the International Foundation for the Canadian Centre for Architecture, The CCA Competition for the Design of Cities invited architects from around the world to submit solutions to a problem facing all major cities at the dawn of the twenty-first century: how to repair the scars left by transportation structures that are vestiges from a bygone(...)
Main galleries
15 November 2000 to 1 April 2001
New York: CCA Competition for the Design of Cities
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Launched in November 1998 by the International Foundation for the Canadian Centre for Architecture, The CCA Competition for the Design of Cities invited architects from around the world to submit solutions to a problem facing all major cities at the dawn of the twenty-first century: how to repair the scars left by transportation structures that are vestiges from a bygone(...)
Main galleries
Sub-series
AP178.S1.1988.PR07.SS9
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This project series documents the restoration of the Grandes Armazéns do Chiado building in Lisbon, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 58/80 N4. The office assigned the dates 1988-1998 for this project. The Grandes Armazéns do Chiado was part of Bloco C and identified as building 4 in Siza's reconstruction plan. The site of the Grandes Armazéns served several different functions in its history, including a hotel, a palace, and a convent, before becoming a department store in 1894. In the 1920s, a hotel was created at the top floors. After the destructive fire of 1988, the new owners of the building were interested in using the totality of the building for a shopping mall and restaurants. On the other hand, Siza's proposal included the expansion of the hotel in the building to introduce more public activity in the area after the regular work and shopping hours. Several programs were proposed to the owners of the building, and it was decided in 1996 that the hotel space would be reduced to the two top floors to have more room for the shopping center. The new division included 41 hotel rooms and 41 stores. The interior of the shopping mall was designed by Eduardo Souto Moura. Drawings include studies, working drawings, mechanical drawings, and structural drawings. Textual material includes project documentation, studies, meeting reports, and correspondence. Photographic material includes photographs of the building before the fire, ruins, model, and construction work. Documentation for this project can also be found in subseries AP178.S1.1988.PR07.SS1 and AP178.S1.1988.PR07.SS7 of this project series.
1988-2000
Recuperação do Edifício dos Grandes Armazéns, Bloco C, Reconstrução do Chiado [Restoration of Grandes Armazéns do Chiado building, Block C, Reconstruction of the Chiado] Lisbon, Portugal (1988-1998)
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AP178.S1.1988.PR07.SS9
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This project series documents the restoration of the Grandes Armazéns do Chiado building in Lisbon, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 58/80 N4. The office assigned the dates 1988-1998 for this project. The Grandes Armazéns do Chiado was part of Bloco C and identified as building 4 in Siza's reconstruction plan. The site of the Grandes Armazéns served several different functions in its history, including a hotel, a palace, and a convent, before becoming a department store in 1894. In the 1920s, a hotel was created at the top floors. After the destructive fire of 1988, the new owners of the building were interested in using the totality of the building for a shopping mall and restaurants. On the other hand, Siza's proposal included the expansion of the hotel in the building to introduce more public activity in the area after the regular work and shopping hours. Several programs were proposed to the owners of the building, and it was decided in 1996 that the hotel space would be reduced to the two top floors to have more room for the shopping center. The new division included 41 hotel rooms and 41 stores. The interior of the shopping mall was designed by Eduardo Souto Moura. Drawings include studies, working drawings, mechanical drawings, and structural drawings. Textual material includes project documentation, studies, meeting reports, and correspondence. Photographic material includes photographs of the building before the fire, ruins, model, and construction work. Documentation for this project can also be found in subseries AP178.S1.1988.PR07.SS1 and AP178.S1.1988.PR07.SS7 of this project series.
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1988-2000
textual records
ARCH257321
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mixed reports: Transit Station and Large Public assembly Facilities, Office Buildings, Science, Technology and Computer Centres, Museum Packet, Mid East Projects, Hotel List, Law Courts, Office buildings and Data Centres, Project Descriptions R-Z, Projects list, Notes AEA Projects, miscellaneous Photographs: miscellaneous unidentified, Yordale Subway Station, The World Bank, Western Washington, Woodside Residence, Robson Sqaure, Witting Place, U.C Irvine, USCD, Vancouver Art Gallery, Wall Street, Westin Bayshore, Wilshire Art Complex, Village Lake Louise, Taos Resort Study Model, SunLife Building, U.B.C Facility Club, University of Victoria, Tokyo international Trade Fair Pavillon, Teck Mining, Sunkin House, Saudi Embassy, Sawaber Housing, Spadina Quay, Songhees Seniors Tower, Shangai Culture, Saskatoon Hospital
Reports, projects descriptions and projects photographs for promotion
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ARCH257321
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mixed reports: Transit Station and Large Public assembly Facilities, Office Buildings, Science, Technology and Computer Centres, Museum Packet, Mid East Projects, Hotel List, Law Courts, Office buildings and Data Centres, Project Descriptions R-Z, Projects list, Notes AEA Projects, miscellaneous Photographs: miscellaneous unidentified, Yordale Subway Station, The World Bank, Western Washington, Woodside Residence, Robson Sqaure, Witting Place, U.C Irvine, USCD, Vancouver Art Gallery, Wall Street, Westin Bayshore, Wilshire Art Complex, Village Lake Louise, Taos Resort Study Model, SunLife Building, U.B.C Facility Club, University of Victoria, Tokyo international Trade Fair Pavillon, Teck Mining, Sunkin House, Saudi Embassy, Sawaber Housing, Spadina Quay, Songhees Seniors Tower, Shangai Culture, Saskatoon Hospital
textual records
drawings
AP154.S1.1973.PR01.SS2.035
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Thirty-two drawings numbered 1, BD1, C114, LP205, S11-S12, and SK1 through SK205 with significant gaps. Drawings include section thru elevator core, section thru stair, spandrel heights, street elevations, section at lobby steps, partial plans, expansion joints (record of observation), special mullions at 1st floor (General Bronze Corporation), column schedule center core, loading platform and bumper, building model, lighting plan, fire exit signs, building elevations along north sides of E. 51st and 54th Streets (George A. Fuller Company), Four Seasons Restaurant--chain barrier details, ceiling revision (9th fl.), construction plan, rev'd bumper guard, front stair const., architectural symbols and abbreviations, truck entrance and loading dock, and window unit.
1955-1963
Copies of drawings for the Seagram Building, 375 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y.
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AP154.S1.1973.PR01.SS2.035
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Thirty-two drawings numbered 1, BD1, C114, LP205, S11-S12, and SK1 through SK205 with significant gaps. Drawings include section thru elevator core, section thru stair, spandrel heights, street elevations, section at lobby steps, partial plans, expansion joints (record of observation), special mullions at 1st floor (General Bronze Corporation), column schedule center core, loading platform and bumper, building model, lighting plan, fire exit signs, building elevations along north sides of E. 51st and 54th Streets (George A. Fuller Company), Four Seasons Restaurant--chain barrier details, ceiling revision (9th fl.), construction plan, rev'd bumper guard, front stair const., architectural symbols and abbreviations, truck entrance and loading dock, and window unit.
drawings
1955-1963
photographs
ARCH268583
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Contains photographic materials of projects by Abalos & Herreros: - Ordenación del área de Abandoibarra, Bilbao, AP164.S1.1993.D5 (110 slides, 11 negatives, 1 gelatin silver print: maps, models, sketches, various plans, collage, perspective, etc.); - Parque Dunar, Doñana National Park, AP164.S1.1993.D6 (9 slides: plans, presentation drawings, etc.); - Various projects, among them Centro cívico y comercial, Majadahonda, AP164.S1.1992.D3 (18 slides: models, perspectives, site plans, etc.).
1993
Ring binder with photographic materials related to different projects by Abalos & Herreros
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ARCH268583
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Contains photographic materials of projects by Abalos & Herreros: - Ordenación del área de Abandoibarra, Bilbao, AP164.S1.1993.D5 (110 slides, 11 negatives, 1 gelatin silver print: maps, models, sketches, various plans, collage, perspective, etc.); - Parque Dunar, Doñana National Park, AP164.S1.1993.D6 (9 slides: plans, presentation drawings, etc.); - Various projects, among them Centro cívico y comercial, Majadahonda, AP164.S1.1992.D3 (18 slides: models, perspectives, site plans, etc.).
photographs
1993