In 1929, Ilse Bing bought a Leica camera and started a photographic career that took her from Frankfurt to New York via Paris. While still in Frankfurt, she was commissioned by architect and urban planner Mart Stam to undertake a photographic survey of the modern buildings that were being erected in the city, including the Henry and Emma Budge-Heim H-block building. Built(...)
Hall cases
5 September 2013 to 5 December 2013
H-BLOCK: Social Housing – Ilse Bing
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In 1929, Ilse Bing bought a Leica camera and started a photographic career that took her from Frankfurt to New York via Paris. While still in Frankfurt, she was commissioned by architect and urban planner Mart Stam to undertake a photographic survey of the modern buildings that were being erected in the city, including the Henry and Emma Budge-Heim H-block building. Built(...)
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articles
Lateral Gaze
21 August 2023
Lateral Gaze
Stefano Boeri on Gabriele Basilico, in conversation with Stefano Graziani and Bas Princen
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AP066.S3.D6
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Le dossier documente la soumission pour le concours sur invitation tenu en hiver 1987 pour des arches des "Olympic Winter Games" de 1988, à Calgary, Alberta. Le dossier contient des dessins, des documents textuels, des photographies, une maquette et une reprographie. Objectifs du concours: "Twenty Canadian architects have been commissioned to submit designs for a ceremonial Olympic arch that will capture the spirit of the Olympic Winter Games in Calgary. The models and accompanying drawings will be exhibited during the Olympic Arts Festival, next Jan. 23 to Feb. 28." The Globe and Mail, 27 février 1987. Description du projet: "It explores the theme of "Boundary" as space. It delineates the outside and the outside, skin and structure, tension and pressure. It assembles the given and the withheld, the synthesis and the enigma." Jacques Rousseau, extrait du texte faisant partie de la soumission du projet (25-03-1987)
1987-1988
National Competition for the Calgary Olympic Arches
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AP066.S3.D6
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Le dossier documente la soumission pour le concours sur invitation tenu en hiver 1987 pour des arches des "Olympic Winter Games" de 1988, à Calgary, Alberta. Le dossier contient des dessins, des documents textuels, des photographies, une maquette et une reprographie. Objectifs du concours: "Twenty Canadian architects have been commissioned to submit designs for a ceremonial Olympic arch that will capture the spirit of the Olympic Winter Games in Calgary. The models and accompanying drawings will be exhibited during the Olympic Arts Festival, next Jan. 23 to Feb. 28." The Globe and Mail, 27 février 1987. Description du projet: "It explores the theme of "Boundary" as space. It delineates the outside and the outside, skin and structure, tension and pressure. It assembles the given and the withheld, the synthesis and the enigma." Jacques Rousseau, extrait du texte faisant partie de la soumission du projet (25-03-1987)
Dossier 6
1987-1988
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AP066.S3.D2
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Le dossier documente la soumission pour le concours pour un projet d'ornementation contemporaine en maçonnerie à la Place des Arts de Montréal où Jacques Rousseau, ex-aequo, s'est mérité le premier prix. Le budget aloué pour ce projet était de 3 000$. Il s'agit d'un mur de maçonnerie armée réalisé dans le cadre de l'Archifête à la Place-des-arts en 1984. Le mur a été déménagé sur la rue St-Hubert, la rue de Bullion, au Bar Business sur la rue Saint-Laurent et sur le terrain à l'avant de la Maison Coloniale. Le dossier contient des dessins, des photographies, des panneaux, des documents textuels et des documents photographiques. Description du projet par l'architecte: "Chante pleure, tant en temps la larme est donnée À qui s'est tu!" Siglinde Spanihel [pseudonyme?], "Premier prix ex-aequo: Jacques Rousseau, architecte", ARQ vol. 21, nº 9.
1984
Concours "Architecture en relief " de l'archifête - Projet d'ornementation contemporaine en maçonnerie
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AP066.S3.D2
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Le dossier documente la soumission pour le concours pour un projet d'ornementation contemporaine en maçonnerie à la Place des Arts de Montréal où Jacques Rousseau, ex-aequo, s'est mérité le premier prix. Le budget aloué pour ce projet était de 3 000$. Il s'agit d'un mur de maçonnerie armée réalisé dans le cadre de l'Archifête à la Place-des-arts en 1984. Le mur a été déménagé sur la rue St-Hubert, la rue de Bullion, au Bar Business sur la rue Saint-Laurent et sur le terrain à l'avant de la Maison Coloniale. Le dossier contient des dessins, des photographies, des panneaux, des documents textuels et des documents photographiques. Description du projet par l'architecte: "Chante pleure, tant en temps la larme est donnée À qui s'est tu!" Siglinde Spanihel [pseudonyme?], "Premier prix ex-aequo: Jacques Rousseau, architecte", ARQ vol. 21, nº 9.
Dossier 2
1984
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AP115.S3.D2
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Cette sous-série porte sur le travail de documentation photographique de Robert Duchesnay du dôme géodésique Climatron dome à St. Louis, Missouri, aux États-Unis. Conçu en 1960 par les architectes Murphy et Mackey de St. Louis en utilisant le système conçu par Buckminter Fuller, il abrite la serre et le pavillon principal du Missouri Botanical Garden. Le Climatron est la première serre complètement climatisée au monde. Son diamètre est de 175 pieds. Le pavillon sera fermé en 1988 pour un vaste projet de rénovations qui dureront jusqu'en 1990. Le bâtiment est toujours en activité. La sous-série contient cinq photographies, de l'extérieur et de l'intérieur du dôme, prises par Robert Duchesnay en 1990 après sa réouverture à la suite des rénovations. Source: Duchesnay, Robert. "Other domes by Buckminster Fuller". https://robertduchesnay.com/en/other-domes-by-buckminster-fuller/ (page consultée 24 février 2023).
1990
Climatron, Saint Louis, Missouri
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AP115.S3.D2
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Cette sous-série porte sur le travail de documentation photographique de Robert Duchesnay du dôme géodésique Climatron dome à St. Louis, Missouri, aux États-Unis. Conçu en 1960 par les architectes Murphy et Mackey de St. Louis en utilisant le système conçu par Buckminter Fuller, il abrite la serre et le pavillon principal du Missouri Botanical Garden. Le Climatron est la première serre complètement climatisée au monde. Son diamètre est de 175 pieds. Le pavillon sera fermé en 1988 pour un vaste projet de rénovations qui dureront jusqu'en 1990. Le bâtiment est toujours en activité. La sous-série contient cinq photographies, de l'extérieur et de l'intérieur du dôme, prises par Robert Duchesnay en 1990 après sa réouverture à la suite des rénovations. Source: Duchesnay, Robert. "Other domes by Buckminster Fuller". https://robertduchesnay.com/en/other-domes-by-buckminster-fuller/ (page consultée 24 février 2023).
Dossier 2
1990
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AP140.S2.SS1.D44
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File documents an unsuccessful competition entry for the Wallraf-Richartz Museum and an urban redevelopment project in the historic centre of Cologne, Germany. Material in this file was produced between 1974 and 1976. File contains mostly reference material and presentation drawings submitted for the competition or produced for publication purposes. File also contains photographic material, including views of model by John Donat Photography, as well as textual records and a presentation model.
1974-1976
Wallraf-Richartz Museum Competition, Cologne, Germany
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AP140.S2.SS1.D44
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File documents an unsuccessful competition entry for the Wallraf-Richartz Museum and an urban redevelopment project in the historic centre of Cologne, Germany. Material in this file was produced between 1974 and 1976. File contains mostly reference material and presentation drawings submitted for the competition or produced for publication purposes. File also contains photographic material, including views of model by John Donat Photography, as well as textual records and a presentation model.
File 44
1974-1976
drawings
Carnet de croquis
ARCH163843
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- Carnet de croquis, rouge couvert d'illustrations chinoises - Le monument commémoratif aux fêtes du 350ième Anniversaire de Montréal - Notes sur le projet de la Place Jacques-Cartier - Notes sur la figure du cercle, symbolisme des figures utilisées dans le projet - "Synthèse et pierre de touche", texte daté du 22 mai 1993 - 4 copies couleur de photographies de maquette insérées dans le cahier
mars-mai 1993
Carnet de croquis
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ARCH163843
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- Carnet de croquis, rouge couvert d'illustrations chinoises - Le monument commémoratif aux fêtes du 350ième Anniversaire de Montréal - Notes sur le projet de la Place Jacques-Cartier - Notes sur la figure du cercle, symbolisme des figures utilisées dans le projet - "Synthèse et pierre de touche", texte daté du 22 mai 1993 - 4 copies couleur de photographies de maquette insérées dans le cahier
drawings
mars-mai 1993
The exhibition presents a work by American artist Lewis Baltz that provokes critical thought on the relationships between architecture, landscape, and photography. The New Industrial Parks is part of a monographic series developed in the 1970s (The Tract Houses, Maryland, Nevada and Park City) that deals with wide-ranging cultural and philosophical questions about(...)
Octagonal gallery
18 April 2002 to 29 September 2002
Lewis Baltz: The New Industrial Parks Near Irvine, California
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The exhibition presents a work by American artist Lewis Baltz that provokes critical thought on the relationships between architecture, landscape, and photography. The New Industrial Parks is part of a monographic series developed in the 1970s (The Tract Houses, Maryland, Nevada and Park City) that deals with wide-ranging cultural and philosophical questions about(...)
Octagonal gallery
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AP140.S2.SS1.D41
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File documents an unexecuted project for an arts centre, an addition to existing 18th-century house and lodges for the University of St. Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom. Material in this file was produced between 1971 and 1974. File contains design development drawings, several presentation drawings and working drawings. Photographic materials include views of drawings as well as views of a model by John Donat Photography. File also contains textual records.
1971-1974
Arts Centre, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, England, United Kingdom
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AP140.S2.SS1.D41
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File documents an unexecuted project for an arts centre, an addition to existing 18th-century house and lodges for the University of St. Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom. Material in this file was produced between 1971 and 1974. File contains design development drawings, several presentation drawings and working drawings. Photographic materials include views of drawings as well as views of a model by John Donat Photography. File also contains textual records.
File 41
1971-1974
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AP140.S2.SS1.D75
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File documents a premiated competition entry for an addition to the State Theatre scenery workshops in Stuttgart, Germany. The office of James Stirling, Michael Wilford and Associates was awarded the third prize in this competition. Material in this file was produced between 1985 and 1988. File contains reference, design development and presentation drawings. File also contains photographic materials, including several views of presentation model by John Donat Photography, as well as textual records.
1985-1988
State Theatre Scenery Building Addition Competition, Stuttgart, Germany
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AP140.S2.SS1.D75
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File documents a premiated competition entry for an addition to the State Theatre scenery workshops in Stuttgart, Germany. The office of James Stirling, Michael Wilford and Associates was awarded the third prize in this competition. Material in this file was produced between 1985 and 1988. File contains reference, design development and presentation drawings. File also contains photographic materials, including several views of presentation model by John Donat Photography, as well as textual records.
File 75
1985-1988