Series
AP163.S1
Description:
Series documents Victor Prus's student work at the School of Architecture at Liverpool and his work as assistant professor at the Polish University College of London. Series also includes other material, including drawings and textual material, that was probably produced during the period between 1949 and 1952, when Prus was working in England, including material related to his work as Senior Executive Officer at the Festival of Britain. Material in this series was produced between 1946 and 1952. Series contains conceptual, design development, working and presentation drawings, presentation panels, photographic materials and textual records.
1946-1952
Student and professional work in England
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AP163.S1
Description:
Series documents Victor Prus's student work at the School of Architecture at Liverpool and his work as assistant professor at the Polish University College of London. Series also includes other material, including drawings and textual material, that was probably produced during the period between 1949 and 1952, when Prus was working in England, including material related to his work as Senior Executive Officer at the Festival of Britain. Material in this series was produced between 1946 and 1952. Series contains conceptual, design development, working and presentation drawings, presentation panels, photographic materials and textual records.
Series 1
1946-1952
Sub-series
AP207.S2.SS02
Description:
The sub-series documents the exhibition "Architettura corretta londinese” curated by Pettena and presented at the Palazzo Te in Mantova, in 1981. The exhibition presented the work of young architects from London, including Nigel Coates, Zaha Hadid, Jenny Lowe and Peter Wilson. The exhibition is also the result of Pettena's interest in the critic of contemporary avant-garde architecture. The sub-series contains scans of the exhibition catalogue published by Casa del Mantegna, in Mantova. The sub-series also contains two u-matic tapes of unidentified video recordings possibly related to the exhibition.
1981, 2013 - 2016
Architettura corretta londinese (1981)
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AP207.S2.SS02
Description:
The sub-series documents the exhibition "Architettura corretta londinese” curated by Pettena and presented at the Palazzo Te in Mantova, in 1981. The exhibition presented the work of young architects from London, including Nigel Coates, Zaha Hadid, Jenny Lowe and Peter Wilson. The exhibition is also the result of Pettena's interest in the critic of contemporary avant-garde architecture. The sub-series contains scans of the exhibition catalogue published by Casa del Mantegna, in Mantova. The sub-series also contains two u-matic tapes of unidentified video recordings possibly related to the exhibition.
Subseries
1981, 2013 - 2016
textual records
AP206.S2.033
Description:
File was originally housed in a binder along with content arranged in AP206.S2.031, AP206.S2.032 and AP206.S2.034. This file includes the following papers: “A Note on the Conditions of Service in Schools of Architecture” "Introspection," 1976 "Housing the Urban Poor," 1976 "Chandigarh in Retrospect"
1973-1978
Unpublished papers (folder 3 of 4)
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AP206.S2.033
Description:
File was originally housed in a binder along with content arranged in AP206.S2.031, AP206.S2.032 and AP206.S2.034. This file includes the following papers: “A Note on the Conditions of Service in Schools of Architecture” "Introspection," 1976 "Housing the Urban Poor," 1976 "Chandigarh in Retrospect"
textual records
1973-1978
textual records, photographs
Architect files
AP197.S2.016
Description:
The files mainly contain publications such as copies of the Progressive Architecture (1966-78), publications about Cesar Pelli (1969-1970), Mario Botta in Skyline (1989) as well as writings about Cesare Cattaneo, Louis Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier, Rafael Moneo and Tadao Ando.
circa 1966-1990
Architect files
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AP197.S2.016
Description:
The files mainly contain publications such as copies of the Progressive Architecture (1966-78), publications about Cesar Pelli (1969-1970), Mario Botta in Skyline (1989) as well as writings about Cesare Cattaneo, Louis Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier, Rafael Moneo and Tadao Ando.
textual records, photographs
circa 1966-1990
Project
CI007.S1.1943.PR01
Description:
This project series documents Mies van der Rohe concept design of the unexectuted project Museum for a Small City for the publication Architecture Forum in 1943 and documents related to a graduate thesis for a small museum by George Danforth, student of Mies van der Rohe. The material in this series was produced between 1941 and 1943. The series contains sketches by Mies van der Rohe, research notes and text for a graduate thesis for a small museum and two porfolio of drawings of Illinois Institute of Technology students' projects, including Museum of a Small City.
1943
Museum for a Small City (1943)
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CI007.S1.1943.PR01
Description:
This project series documents Mies van der Rohe concept design of the unexectuted project Museum for a Small City for the publication Architecture Forum in 1943 and documents related to a graduate thesis for a small museum by George Danforth, student of Mies van der Rohe. The material in this series was produced between 1941 and 1943. The series contains sketches by Mies van der Rohe, research notes and text for a graduate thesis for a small museum and two porfolio of drawings of Illinois Institute of Technology students' projects, including Museum of a Small City.
project
1943
textual records
ARCH278470
Description:
File's title: A&H 2.1 Columbia (administración) / USA. Includes the following courses: - Techniques & Architecture in Contemporary Cities (A4422y); - Advanced Studio IV (A4004y); - Light Construction (symposium and exhibition at MoMA). Contains as well biographical information on Iñaki Abalos and Juan Herreros. The documents are in English.
1994-1996
Mostly correspondence regarding courses taught by Abalos & Herreros at Columbia University
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ARCH278470
Description:
File's title: A&H 2.1 Columbia (administración) / USA. Includes the following courses: - Techniques & Architecture in Contemporary Cities (A4422y); - Advanced Studio IV (A4004y); - Light Construction (symposium and exhibition at MoMA). Contains as well biographical information on Iñaki Abalos and Juan Herreros. The documents are in English.
textual records
1994-1996
textual records
Agreements and correspondence for film and television programs related to or involving Erickson
ARCH273727
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4 files- agreements and correspondence for film and television programs related to or involving Arthur Erickson. Includes, "Concrete Poetry" directed by Michele Smolkin, "Life & Times," produced by Gordon McLennan, Trailblazers commercial featuring Erickson, and "Radical Attitudes: the Architecture of Douglas Cardinal," Jim Hamm Productions.
2003-2004
Agreements and correspondence for film and television programs related to or involving Erickson
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ARCH273727
Description:
4 files- agreements and correspondence for film and television programs related to or involving Arthur Erickson. Includes, "Concrete Poetry" directed by Michele Smolkin, "Life & Times," produced by Gordon McLennan, Trailblazers commercial featuring Erickson, and "Radical Attitudes: the Architecture of Douglas Cardinal," Jim Hamm Productions.
textual records
2003-2004
Series
Projects
AP041.S1
Description:
This series documents Melvin Charney's artistic, architecture and design projects from 1950 to 2012. It includes material related to his installations, architectural projects, his artworks and photographic projects. This series contains over 70 projects, including Charney's proposal for the Canadian government pavilion for the Japan world exposition, in Osaka, in 1967, his design for the Canadian tribute to human rights, in Ottawa, in 1986-1987, his installation Les maison de la rue Sherbrooke presented during the Corridart in 1976 for the Montréal Summer Olympics and Un dictionnaire presented, amongts others, at the 7th Venice Biennale in 2000. The series drawings and sketches, such as conceptual, design development, presentation and working drawings as well as some his mixed media artworks. It also contains some photographs including photographs of the installations design by Charney, reference photographs, textual documents, such as notes, rapports and proposals, correspondence and reference materials.
1955-2012
Projects
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AP041.S1
Description:
This series documents Melvin Charney's artistic, architecture and design projects from 1950 to 2012. It includes material related to his installations, architectural projects, his artworks and photographic projects. This series contains over 70 projects, including Charney's proposal for the Canadian government pavilion for the Japan world exposition, in Osaka, in 1967, his design for the Canadian tribute to human rights, in Ottawa, in 1986-1987, his installation Les maison de la rue Sherbrooke presented during the Corridart in 1976 for the Montréal Summer Olympics and Un dictionnaire presented, amongts others, at the 7th Venice Biennale in 2000. The series drawings and sketches, such as conceptual, design development, presentation and working drawings as well as some his mixed media artworks. It also contains some photographs including photographs of the installations design by Charney, reference photographs, textual documents, such as notes, rapports and proposals, correspondence and reference materials.
Series
1955-2012
PH1985:0548:001-030
Description:
Volume consists of 29 black-and-white photographic prints showing the destruction to the city of Paris during the Paris Commune in 1871, and one print reproducing a painting. The photographs show the architecture of Paris before and after the war. Two of the photographs are photographs of drawings.
1871
Views of the destruction of Paris during the Commune, Paris, France
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PH1985:0548:001-030
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Volume consists of 29 black-and-white photographic prints showing the destruction to the city of Paris during the Paris Commune in 1871, and one print reproducing a painting. The photographs show the architecture of Paris before and after the war. Two of the photographs are photographs of drawings.
textual records
RIBA, ARCUK, UKAAA
DR2006:0105
Description:
a report titled 'The British Architectural Library - Report of the Review Group', a newsletter on architects' liability, handbills and a folder, a transcript of the Special General Meeting (30 April 1987) on the RIBA drawings collection, and clippings, including many relating to the UKAAA (United Kingdom Architects Against Apartheid) and to the RIBA collection and the British Architecture Library
1986-1988
RIBA, ARCUK, UKAAA
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DR2006:0105
Description:
a report titled 'The British Architectural Library - Report of the Review Group', a newsletter on architects' liability, handbills and a folder, a transcript of the Special General Meeting (30 April 1987) on the RIBA drawings collection, and clippings, including many relating to the UKAAA (United Kingdom Architects Against Apartheid) and to the RIBA collection and the British Architecture Library
textual records
1986-1988