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Amancio Williams fonds
AP205
Synopsis:
The Amancio Williams fonds documents Williams' career as an architect and designer from the 1940s to the late 1980s. The fonds documents his work for over 80 architectural, urban planning and furniture design projects, as well as the administration of his architecture practice, and his professional activities through correspondence, photographic material, and promotional materials.
1848-2010s
Amancio Williams fonds
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AP205
Synopsis:
The Amancio Williams fonds documents Williams' career as an architect and designer from the 1940s to the late 1980s. The fonds documents his work for over 80 architectural, urban planning and furniture design projects, as well as the administration of his architecture practice, and his professional activities through correspondence, photographic material, and promotional materials.
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1848-2010s
Project
CI005.S1.1924.PR2
Description:
The village of Hoek van Holland – which had been annexed to Rotterdam in 1914 – successfully appealed to the city council in 1923 to develop public housing to address the city's shortage of affordable housing. Oud was commissioned to sketch 40 dwellings for working class residents. The original plan consisted of three separate rows of housing, which were later amended to two two-storey rows of housing. City council sent back the plans with a request to change the facade, but in 1925 accepted the original design before construction began in 1927. The design comprehended 41 dwellings, a library, four warehouses and four shop fronts with unique curved facades (Taverne et al. 2001, 260-265). Project series includes photographs of facades and exteriors of housing as well as plans.
1924-1927
Hoek van Holland Housing Scheme, Hoek van Holland, Netherlands (1924-1927)
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CI005.S1.1924.PR2
Description:
The village of Hoek van Holland – which had been annexed to Rotterdam in 1914 – successfully appealed to the city council in 1923 to develop public housing to address the city's shortage of affordable housing. Oud was commissioned to sketch 40 dwellings for working class residents. The original plan consisted of three separate rows of housing, which were later amended to two two-storey rows of housing. City council sent back the plans with a request to change the facade, but in 1925 accepted the original design before construction began in 1927. The design comprehended 41 dwellings, a library, four warehouses and four shop fronts with unique curved facades (Taverne et al. 2001, 260-265). Project series includes photographs of facades and exteriors of housing as well as plans.
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1924-1927
Project
CI005.S1.1926.PR3
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In addition to its regular municipal housing program, the city of Stuttgart initiated the Weissenhof estate project in 1925, which featured the design and construction of 40 homes as part of the international exhibition of modern construction. Originally intended as an affordable housing project, the plans were later tailored to meet the needs of educated middle class citizens. The exhibition featured the experimental designs of various architects, experimenting with home economics and new building types and materials. When it opened in 1927, the Weissenhof estate comprehended 21 projects of 63 dwellings with Oud contributing designs for five identical terraced homes that were built (Taverne et al. 2001, 291-297). Project series includes photographs of exterior and interior views of terraced housing as well as Oud's drawings for plans.
1926-1927
Five Row Houses in the Weissenhofsiedlung, Stuttgart, Germany (1926-1927)
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CI005.S1.1926.PR3
Description:
In addition to its regular municipal housing program, the city of Stuttgart initiated the Weissenhof estate project in 1925, which featured the design and construction of 40 homes as part of the international exhibition of modern construction. Originally intended as an affordable housing project, the plans were later tailored to meet the needs of educated middle class citizens. The exhibition featured the experimental designs of various architects, experimenting with home economics and new building types and materials. When it opened in 1927, the Weissenhof estate comprehended 21 projects of 63 dwellings with Oud contributing designs for five identical terraced homes that were built (Taverne et al. 2001, 291-297). Project series includes photographs of exterior and interior views of terraced housing as well as Oud's drawings for plans.
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1926-1927
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Chennai House
AP182.S1.2013.D1
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File documents a project for a private house in Chennai, India. The design takes the form of a rectangular pavilion surrounding an open-air courtyard. The site is a former cricket pitch surrounded by a tropical garden. The structure is in granite, a material commonly used in Chennai, paired with lighter materials such as brick and timber. To address the city's hot and humid climate, the house is conceived as a porous structure that allows free circulation of air and water. An integrated irrigation system carries water between the home's corrugated roof, its exterior walls, and a series of surrounding lotus ponds and gardens. This movement mimics the visual and cooling effects of a rain shower multiple times each day. File contains drawings, photographs, and models.
2013-2014
Chennai House
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AP182.S1.2013.D1
Description:
File documents a project for a private house in Chennai, India. The design takes the form of a rectangular pavilion surrounding an open-air courtyard. The site is a former cricket pitch surrounded by a tropical garden. The structure is in granite, a material commonly used in Chennai, paired with lighter materials such as brick and timber. To address the city's hot and humid climate, the house is conceived as a porous structure that allows free circulation of air and water. An integrated irrigation system carries water between the home's corrugated roof, its exterior walls, and a series of surrounding lotus ponds and gardens. This movement mimics the visual and cooling effects of a rain shower multiple times each day. File contains drawings, photographs, and models.
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2013-2014
Sub-series
Exhibitions
AP140.S2.SS3
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Sub-series documents exhibitions of the projects of James Stirling, and the successive firms of James Stirling; Stirling and Gowan; James Stirling and Partner; James Stirling, Michael Wilford, and Associates; and Michael Wilford and Partners. Exhibitions were held in London, England and New York City, New York, and several other locations, including Dortmund, Germany; Venice, Rome, Bologna and Vicenza, Italy; and Arc-et-Senans, France. Material in this sub-series was produced between 1969 and 2000. Sub-series contains a few reference and design development drawings, presentation panels, and a small number of working drawings. Photographic materials include views of exhibitions by photographers George Cserna and Bevan Davies. It also contains textual records, including drawings for exhibition layouts, drafts of texts and layouts of exhibition catalogues, clippings and correspondence.
1969-2000
Exhibitions
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AP140.S2.SS3
Description:
Sub-series documents exhibitions of the projects of James Stirling, and the successive firms of James Stirling; Stirling and Gowan; James Stirling and Partner; James Stirling, Michael Wilford, and Associates; and Michael Wilford and Partners. Exhibitions were held in London, England and New York City, New York, and several other locations, including Dortmund, Germany; Venice, Rome, Bologna and Vicenza, Italy; and Arc-et-Senans, France. Material in this sub-series was produced between 1969 and 2000. Sub-series contains a few reference and design development drawings, presentation panels, and a small number of working drawings. Photographic materials include views of exhibitions by photographers George Cserna and Bevan Davies. It also contains textual records, including drawings for exhibition layouts, drafts of texts and layouts of exhibition catalogues, clippings and correspondence.
Sub-Series 3
1969-2000
Series
Photographic materials
AP144.S6
Description:
Series contains photographic materials including slides, negatives, and photographs that relate to many of Cedric Price's projects, and to other office activities, such as exhibitions, lectures, field trips and office parties. A substantial slide collection contains mounted and un-mounted slides showing views of projects, early work, exhibitions, drawings, and images taken from other sources and publications. The series also contains a substantial number of negatives that represent many of the projects, as well as, trips, lectures, exhibitions, and office parties. Some of the photographic materials show interior and exterior views, panoramic views, and aerial views of both identified and unidentified sites. Additional material includes postcards of inflatable structures by Eventstructure Research Group (Amsterdam) and a promotional set of slides that show the General Motors Technical Center (Michigan).
1963-1995
Photographic materials
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AP144.S6
Description:
Series contains photographic materials including slides, negatives, and photographs that relate to many of Cedric Price's projects, and to other office activities, such as exhibitions, lectures, field trips and office parties. A substantial slide collection contains mounted and un-mounted slides showing views of projects, early work, exhibitions, drawings, and images taken from other sources and publications. The series also contains a substantial number of negatives that represent many of the projects, as well as, trips, lectures, exhibitions, and office parties. Some of the photographic materials show interior and exterior views, panoramic views, and aerial views of both identified and unidentified sites. Additional material includes postcards of inflatable structures by Eventstructure Research Group (Amsterdam) and a promotional set of slides that show the General Motors Technical Center (Michigan).
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1963-1995
Project
AP075.S1.1953.PR02
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This project series documents Cornelia Hahn Oberlander's project for the garden of Dr. and Mrs. S. Friedman residence, a split-level house designed by Fred Lasserre, at the corner of Chancellor Boulevard and Queensland Road in Vancouver, British Columbia. Oberlander worked on this project in 1953. The project was one of the first residence garden designs by Oberlander in Vancouver. Oberlander was hired to create a landscape for a triangle-shaped site with a steep slope. The project series contains a list of plants for the garden, reference drawings, and a survey plan for the lot, as well as design development and working drawings, and two photographs. Source: Herrington, Susan. Cornelia Hahn Oberlander: Making the Modern Landscape, University of Virginia Press, 2014, 304 pages.
1952-1966
Dr. and Mrs. S. Friedman Garden, Vancouver, British Columbia (1953-1966)
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AP075.S1.1953.PR02
Description:
This project series documents Cornelia Hahn Oberlander's project for the garden of Dr. and Mrs. S. Friedman residence, a split-level house designed by Fred Lasserre, at the corner of Chancellor Boulevard and Queensland Road in Vancouver, British Columbia. Oberlander worked on this project in 1953. The project was one of the first residence garden designs by Oberlander in Vancouver. Oberlander was hired to create a landscape for a triangle-shaped site with a steep slope. The project series contains a list of plants for the garden, reference drawings, and a survey plan for the lot, as well as design development and working drawings, and two photographs. Source: Herrington, Susan. Cornelia Hahn Oberlander: Making the Modern Landscape, University of Virginia Press, 2014, 304 pages.
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1952-1966
Series
AP156.S6
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La série documente les dossiers et collections de Jacqueline Jeanneret (21 août 1928-18 janvier 2018), ses activités professionnelles et ses intérêts personnels. La série inclut des documents biographiques sur elle, de la correspondance, des dossiers personnels et professionnels, des documents relatifs à sa famille, des dossiers documentaires et des publications. Le matériel dans cette série a été produit entre 1931 et 2011. La série comprend des documents textuels, des documents photographiques, des dessins et reprographies, des publications, des enregistrements sonores, des cartes et des artéfacts. Series documents the files and collections of Jacqueline Jeanneret (21 August 1928-18 January 2018), her profesionnal activities and her personal interests. The series includes biographical documents about her, correspondence, personal and professional files, documents related to her family, documentary files and publications. The material in this series was produced between 1931 and 2011. The series contains textual records, photographic documents, drawings and reprographic copies, publications, sound recordings, maps and artefacts.
1931-2011
Dossiers de Jacqueline Jeanneret = Jacqueline Jeanneret's files
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AP156.S6
Description:
La série documente les dossiers et collections de Jacqueline Jeanneret (21 août 1928-18 janvier 2018), ses activités professionnelles et ses intérêts personnels. La série inclut des documents biographiques sur elle, de la correspondance, des dossiers personnels et professionnels, des documents relatifs à sa famille, des dossiers documentaires et des publications. Le matériel dans cette série a été produit entre 1931 et 2011. La série comprend des documents textuels, des documents photographiques, des dessins et reprographies, des publications, des enregistrements sonores, des cartes et des artéfacts. Series documents the files and collections of Jacqueline Jeanneret (21 August 1928-18 January 2018), her profesionnal activities and her personal interests. The series includes biographical documents about her, correspondence, personal and professional files, documents related to her family, documentary files and publications. The material in this series was produced between 1931 and 2011. The series contains textual records, photographic documents, drawings and reprographic copies, publications, sound recordings, maps and artefacts.
Série 6
1931-2011
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AP148.S1.1996.PR01
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Project series comprises preparatory studies and competition drawings for a redevelopment project in the historical centre of Pontassieve, outside Florence, Italy, and particularly the area around its piazza Vittorio Emanuele. Material in this project series is dated 1996. Alessandro Poli was the project group leader, and collaborated with architect Giannantonio Vannetti, landscape architects Mariella Sgaravatti and Elena Morici, artist Hidetoshi Nagasawa, artistic heritage expert Guiliano Gori, and art historian and critic Lara Vinca Masini. It is unclear whether the project was successful. The studies and project drawings emphasize the teardrop shape of the piazza. Project materials feature sketches and painted studies, including two with cotton materials, as well as presentation drawings and collages, including a large photograph of the site.
1996
Ideas competition, Riqualificazione centro Storico di Pontassieve [Redevelopment of the historical center of Pontassieve], Florence, Italy (1996)
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AP148.S1.1996.PR01
Description:
Project series comprises preparatory studies and competition drawings for a redevelopment project in the historical centre of Pontassieve, outside Florence, Italy, and particularly the area around its piazza Vittorio Emanuele. Material in this project series is dated 1996. Alessandro Poli was the project group leader, and collaborated with architect Giannantonio Vannetti, landscape architects Mariella Sgaravatti and Elena Morici, artist Hidetoshi Nagasawa, artistic heritage expert Guiliano Gori, and art historian and critic Lara Vinca Masini. It is unclear whether the project was successful. The studies and project drawings emphasize the teardrop shape of the piazza. Project materials feature sketches and painted studies, including two with cotton materials, as well as presentation drawings and collages, including a large photograph of the site.
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1996
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AP018.S1.1962.PR01
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This project series documents the Sifto Salt Division Mill and Warehouse of Domtar Chemicals Limited in Goderich, Ontario, Canada from 1962-1963. The office probably identified the project number as either 6237 or 6264. This project consisted of a 62,000 square foot facility on the existing industrial complex of Domtar. The building was clad in epoxy faced brick and concrete up to the third floor, while the rest of the structure was clad in ribbed cement asbestos siding up to the roof. The building included process areas, packaging areas, a warehouse, bagging room, offices, cafeteria and canteen, and shipping and recieving areas. This project won a special mention at the Massey Medal for Architecture in 1964. The project is recorded through a mounted photograph showing the finished buillding.
circa 1963
Domtar Chemicals Limited, Sifto Salt Division Mill and Warehouse, Goderich, Ontario, Canada (1962-1963)
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AP018.S1.1962.PR01
Description:
This project series documents the Sifto Salt Division Mill and Warehouse of Domtar Chemicals Limited in Goderich, Ontario, Canada from 1962-1963. The office probably identified the project number as either 6237 or 6264. This project consisted of a 62,000 square foot facility on the existing industrial complex of Domtar. The building was clad in epoxy faced brick and concrete up to the third floor, while the rest of the structure was clad in ribbed cement asbestos siding up to the roof. The building included process areas, packaging areas, a warehouse, bagging room, offices, cafeteria and canteen, and shipping and recieving areas. This project won a special mention at the Massey Medal for Architecture in 1964. The project is recorded through a mounted photograph showing the finished buillding.
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circa 1963