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Greenbrake Uyeasound
AP144.S2.D92
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File documents renovations to Greenbrake Croft House at Uyeasound, Unst, Shetland, Scotland, for Mercia Price, Cedric Price's sister. David Price, Cedric Price's brother was involved with the project and may have been the main contributor and draughtsman for the project. Many additional drawings are included within the textual records. Material in this file was produced between 1971 and 1990, but predominantly between 1973 and 1976. Correspondence and some drawings are attributed to David Price. File contains design development drawings and textual records.
1971-1990, predominant 1973-1976
Greenbrake Uyeasound
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AP144.S2.D92
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File documents renovations to Greenbrake Croft House at Uyeasound, Unst, Shetland, Scotland, for Mercia Price, Cedric Price's sister. David Price, Cedric Price's brother was involved with the project and may have been the main contributor and draughtsman for the project. Many additional drawings are included within the textual records. Material in this file was produced between 1971 and 1990, but predominantly between 1973 and 1976. Correspondence and some drawings are attributed to David Price. File contains design development drawings and textual records.
File 92
1971-1990, predominant 1973-1976
DR1964:0016:002 R/V
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- This elevation is for an altarpiece frame which has a single rectangular panel surmounted by an entablature and sculpted birds within an arched surround. The frame is embellished with consoles and rosettes. Red wash is used, probably to indicate marble panels. The sketch on the verso is probably also for an altarpiece frame. It is composed of a rectangular frame with classical elements characteristic of Italian altarpiece frames.
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16th century
Elevation for an altarpiece frame; verso: Sketch for a frame, probably for an altarpiece
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DR1964:0016:002 R/V
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- This elevation is for an altarpiece frame which has a single rectangular panel surmounted by an entablature and sculpted birds within an arched surround. The frame is embellished with consoles and rosettes. Red wash is used, probably to indicate marble panels. The sketch on the verso is probably also for an altarpiece frame. It is composed of a rectangular frame with classical elements characteristic of Italian altarpiece frames.
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Günter Günschel fonds
AP187
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The Günter Günschel fonds documents the architectural work of Günter Günschel. The fonds spans the years 1943 to 2006 and consists of drawings, photographic materials, and textual documentation related to over 50 projects, such as Kristallwucherungen (1953-1988), Geodätische Hallen (1955-1978), Wohnheim in Raumzellenbauweise für das Studentenwerk Göttingen (1969), Stadtquartiere (1977-1988), Emtwurf zur Bebauung der Weserinsel Teerhof in Bremen (1977-1978), and Stühle, Computergrafiken (1998).
1943-2006
Günter Günschel fonds
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AP187
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The Günter Günschel fonds documents the architectural work of Günter Günschel. The fonds spans the years 1943 to 2006 and consists of drawings, photographic materials, and textual documentation related to over 50 projects, such as Kristallwucherungen (1953-1988), Geodätische Hallen (1955-1978), Wohnheim in Raumzellenbauweise für das Studentenwerk Göttingen (1969), Stadtquartiere (1977-1988), Emtwurf zur Bebauung der Weserinsel Teerhof in Bremen (1977-1978), and Stühle, Computergrafiken (1998).
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1943-2006
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Information Storage
AP144.S2.D68
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File documents a self-supported study by Cedric Price's office to study the feasibility of an information storage/retrieval system. Textual records mention two possible intentions for this project: the feasibility of operating an information storage unit within the office; and to study 'the architectural implications of automated library networks especially with reference to physical location and to the question of developing an architecture which will in no way inhibit the newly developing possibilities'. Material in this file was produced between 1966 and 1972. Roy Landau appears as a research assistant or collaborator for this project. File contains textual records.
1966-1972
Information Storage
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AP144.S2.D68
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File documents a self-supported study by Cedric Price's office to study the feasibility of an information storage/retrieval system. Textual records mention two possible intentions for this project: the feasibility of operating an information storage unit within the office; and to study 'the architectural implications of automated library networks especially with reference to physical location and to the question of developing an architecture which will in no way inhibit the newly developing possibilities'. Material in this file was produced between 1966 and 1972. Roy Landau appears as a research assistant or collaborator for this project. File contains textual records.
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1966-1972
Project
AP144.S2.D90
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File documents an unsuccessful competition entry for the River Clyde Study & Ideas Competition, organised by the City of Glasgow, Scotland, for the rehabilitation of sections of the river bank. Cedric Price's entry proposed the conversion of existing coal yards and abandoned docks with a "metropolitan farm" including a food-growing complex, fish and hydroponic farms, and marketing facilities, along with a new public river transportation system. An existing conditions survey and a map show the docks and areas along the River Clyde. Design development drawings of diagrams and charts explore the various activities and the accommodation of each activity within the design limitations associated with it. Components of the plan are organized by activity type, location, and the amount of time required per activity. The activities shown include shopping, observation, gardening, employment, sports, and retraining. Other components of the plan are shown in detail: housing, the city farm, research center, a ferry and ferry stop, and a floating jungle. A diagram plots the travel time from the project area to various locations within Glascow. A public survey card monitors the project. One plan compares the size of this project site with other sites including that of Abu Dhabi Breakwater (AP144.S2.D94). Reprographic copies show regional relevance, and explore "test-bed" areas for activities such as forestry and agriculture. Some material in this file was published in 'Cedric Price-Works II' (London: Architectural Press, 1984), 36, 39. Material in this file was produced between 1973 and1988, but predominantly in 1973. File contains conceptual drawings, design development drawings, cartographic materials, and textual records.
1973-1988, predominant 1973
River Clyde Competition
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AP144.S2.D90
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File documents an unsuccessful competition entry for the River Clyde Study & Ideas Competition, organised by the City of Glasgow, Scotland, for the rehabilitation of sections of the river bank. Cedric Price's entry proposed the conversion of existing coal yards and abandoned docks with a "metropolitan farm" including a food-growing complex, fish and hydroponic farms, and marketing facilities, along with a new public river transportation system. An existing conditions survey and a map show the docks and areas along the River Clyde. Design development drawings of diagrams and charts explore the various activities and the accommodation of each activity within the design limitations associated with it. Components of the plan are organized by activity type, location, and the amount of time required per activity. The activities shown include shopping, observation, gardening, employment, sports, and retraining. Other components of the plan are shown in detail: housing, the city farm, research center, a ferry and ferry stop, and a floating jungle. A diagram plots the travel time from the project area to various locations within Glascow. A public survey card monitors the project. One plan compares the size of this project site with other sites including that of Abu Dhabi Breakwater (AP144.S2.D94). Reprographic copies show regional relevance, and explore "test-bed" areas for activities such as forestry and agriculture. Some material in this file was published in 'Cedric Price-Works II' (London: Architectural Press, 1984), 36, 39. Material in this file was produced between 1973 and1988, but predominantly in 1973. File contains conceptual drawings, design development drawings, cartographic materials, and textual records.
File 90
1973-1988, predominant 1973
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J.J.P. Oud Collection
CI005
Synopsis:
The J.J.P. Oud Collection, 1911-1973, documents J.J.P. Oud's work as an architect between 1911 and 1973. The collection is focussed on Oud’s architectural projects, including work on major exectued and unrealized buildings in the Netherlands, Germany, Czechoslovakia, and the United States. The collection also includes Oud's designs for diverse projects on public housing, war memorials and interior design.
1908-1966 (1911-1963 predominant)
J.J.P. Oud Collection
CI005
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The J.J.P. Oud Collection, 1911-1973, documents J.J.P. Oud's work as an architect between 1911 and 1973. The collection is focussed on Oud’s architectural projects, including work on major exectued and unrealized buildings in the Netherlands, Germany, Czechoslovakia, and the United States. The collection also includes Oud's designs for diverse projects on public housing, war memorials and interior design.
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1908-1966 (1911-1963 predominant)
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AP164.S1.2000.D5
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The project series documents the design of social and elderly housing complexes, office equipment, gardening and landscaping, in the village Es Pil·lari, Palma de Mallorca, Spain. The firm gave iterations of this project the following identification numbers: 129, 157, 166, 167, and 168. Each of these iterations is found within this project series. Abalos & Herreros were invited to participate in a competition organised by the Institut Balear de la Vivienda. They won the first prize. The firm worked with Ángel Jaramillo, Uriel Fogué, Fermina Garrído, Renata Sentkiewicz and Jacob Hense. Documenting this project are conceptual, design development, presentation and working drawings, digital, photographic and reference materials, notes, minutes, correspondence, specifications, presentation documents, reports, studies, and a postcard.
1998-2004
Es Pil·lari, Palma de Mallorca, Spain (2000)
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AP164.S1.2000.D5
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The project series documents the design of social and elderly housing complexes, office equipment, gardening and landscaping, in the village Es Pil·lari, Palma de Mallorca, Spain. The firm gave iterations of this project the following identification numbers: 129, 157, 166, 167, and 168. Each of these iterations is found within this project series. Abalos & Herreros were invited to participate in a competition organised by the Institut Balear de la Vivienda. They won the first prize. The firm worked with Ángel Jaramillo, Uriel Fogué, Fermina Garrído, Renata Sentkiewicz and Jacob Hense. Documenting this project are conceptual, design development, presentation and working drawings, digital, photographic and reference materials, notes, minutes, correspondence, specifications, presentation documents, reports, studies, and a postcard.
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1998-2004
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Save the Mountain
AP027.S1.D12
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Long-range plan to preserve and expand Mount Royal Park. Definition and recognition of the logical boundaries of the mountain park area are called for by the Save the Mountain Committee. The plan would establish the right of city to acquire all properties within the designated areas as they become available, and would restrict construction and control building heights in the park area. This project was initiated by H. P. Daniel van Ginkel and Blanche Lemco van Ginkel on their own account. The work was executed pro bono with Michel Chevalier, Harry Mayerovitch and Hazen Sise. It was effected with the support of the Montréal Parks and Playground Association. The recommendations were accepted and embodied in a private bill by the Québec Provincial Legislature and in the bylaws of the City of Montréal.
urban planning
1960
Save the Mountain
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AP027.S1.D12
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Long-range plan to preserve and expand Mount Royal Park. Definition and recognition of the logical boundaries of the mountain park area are called for by the Save the Mountain Committee. The plan would establish the right of city to acquire all properties within the designated areas as they become available, and would restrict construction and control building heights in the park area. This project was initiated by H. P. Daniel van Ginkel and Blanche Lemco van Ginkel on their own account. The work was executed pro bono with Michel Chevalier, Harry Mayerovitch and Hazen Sise. It was effected with the support of the Montréal Parks and Playground Association. The recommendations were accepted and embodied in a private bill by the Québec Provincial Legislature and in the bylaws of the City of Montréal.
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1960
urban planning
Through the work of internationally renowned architects, this exhibition reveals the presence of utopian modernist ideas thought to have been discarded with the advent of the postmodern era. According to the exhibition’s lead curator Reinhold Martin, much of the architectural production of the last half-century has been haunted by the ghosts of modernist utopias: “The(...)
Octagonal gallery
28 February 2008 to 25 May 2008
Utopia's Ghost: Postmodernism Reconsidered
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Through the work of internationally renowned architects, this exhibition reveals the presence of utopian modernist ideas thought to have been discarded with the advent of the postmodern era. According to the exhibition’s lead curator Reinhold Martin, much of the architectural production of the last half-century has been haunted by the ghosts of modernist utopias: “The(...)
Octagonal gallery
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PGL architectes fonds
AP014
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Le fonds PGL architectes, 1959 – 1994, témoigne des activités de la firme d’architecture montréalaise, Papineau Gérin-Lajoie Le Blanc architectes, autant que ses sociétés affiliées et firmes remplaçantes. La majorité du fonds comprend des documents qui représentent 70 projets architecturaux, incluant des projets entrepris à travers le Québec, à Ottawa, à de multiples endroits au Nunavut, ainsi que des projets internationaux. Le fonds met en évidence la participation du PGL dans la construction d'infrastructure coloniale au Nunavik et au Nunavut, y compris les travaux sur des écoles associées avec des foyers fédéraux, qui sont reconnus comme faisant partie du système des pensionnats autochtones du Canada. De plus, le fonds documente l’utilisation des panneaux de fibre de verre modulaires employés par PGL. Pour la plupart, les documents dans ce fonds se composent des dessins, des documents photographiques, et des documents textuels. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The PGL architectes fonds, 1959 - 1994, documents the work and activities of the Montréal-based architecture firm, Papineau Gérin-Lajoie Le Blanc architectes, and its successor and affiliate companies. The records within this fonds represent 70 architectural projects undertaken by the firm, which include projects throughout Québec, Ottawa, and various locations in Nunavut, as well as some international projects. The fonds offers evidence of PGL’s participation in the construction of colonial infrastructure in Nunavik and Nunavut, including work on schools that are connected to Federal Hostels which are recognised as part of Canada's Indian Residential School system. The fonds also contains records documenting PGL’s use of modular, fiberglass-reinforced plastic panels in construction. The records within this fonds largely consist of drawings, photographic materials, and textual records.
1959 - 1994
PGL architectes fonds
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AP014
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Le fonds PGL architectes, 1959 – 1994, témoigne des activités de la firme d’architecture montréalaise, Papineau Gérin-Lajoie Le Blanc architectes, autant que ses sociétés affiliées et firmes remplaçantes. La majorité du fonds comprend des documents qui représentent 70 projets architecturaux, incluant des projets entrepris à travers le Québec, à Ottawa, à de multiples endroits au Nunavut, ainsi que des projets internationaux. Le fonds met en évidence la participation du PGL dans la construction d'infrastructure coloniale au Nunavik et au Nunavut, y compris les travaux sur des écoles associées avec des foyers fédéraux, qui sont reconnus comme faisant partie du système des pensionnats autochtones du Canada. De plus, le fonds documente l’utilisation des panneaux de fibre de verre modulaires employés par PGL. Pour la plupart, les documents dans ce fonds se composent des dessins, des documents photographiques, et des documents textuels. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The PGL architectes fonds, 1959 - 1994, documents the work and activities of the Montréal-based architecture firm, Papineau Gérin-Lajoie Le Blanc architectes, and its successor and affiliate companies. The records within this fonds represent 70 architectural projects undertaken by the firm, which include projects throughout Québec, Ottawa, and various locations in Nunavut, as well as some international projects. The fonds offers evidence of PGL’s participation in the construction of colonial infrastructure in Nunavik and Nunavut, including work on schools that are connected to Federal Hostels which are recognised as part of Canada's Indian Residential School system. The fonds also contains records documenting PGL’s use of modular, fiberglass-reinforced plastic panels in construction. The records within this fonds largely consist of drawings, photographic materials, and textual records.
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1959 - 1994