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Futurecasting: Towards Indigenous-Led Architecture
Nicole Luke speaks to Rafico Ruiz and Ella den Elzen about collaboration, collectivity, and listening in the future of Indigenous design
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textual records
ARCH256984
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Offer of services and Permanent Files - Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Upland Development of Pier B.C, Wadi Sagra Circle Project (Amman, Jordan), Bratish Columbia Place, Lethbridge Hospital and Nursing Home, Nothwest Territories Pavilion at Expo '86, Chirimena Tourist Development Plan (Venezuela), Islamic University of Medina, Lincoln Park, Tumbler Ridge Town Planning, Centro Simon Bolivar (Venezuela), Fraser Valley College (Abbotsford Campus), Alert Station Design, Lake Louise Visitors Service Centre (Banff), Kuwait News Agency, Architecture Building (Washington)
1975-1984
Offer of services and permanent files for various projects
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ARCH256984
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Offer of services and Permanent Files - Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Upland Development of Pier B.C, Wadi Sagra Circle Project (Amman, Jordan), Bratish Columbia Place, Lethbridge Hospital and Nursing Home, Nothwest Territories Pavilion at Expo '86, Chirimena Tourist Development Plan (Venezuela), Islamic University of Medina, Lincoln Park, Tumbler Ridge Town Planning, Centro Simon Bolivar (Venezuela), Fraser Valley College (Abbotsford Campus), Alert Station Design, Lake Louise Visitors Service Centre (Banff), Kuwait News Agency, Architecture Building (Washington)
textual records
1975-1984
textual records
DR2004:0241
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notes, price lists, promotional material, trade catalogues, brochures, and publications, on mobile homes, caravans, and bathroom units
Notes, price lists, promotional material, trade catalogues
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DR2004:0241
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notes, price lists, promotional material, trade catalogues, brochures, and publications, on mobile homes, caravans, and bathroom units
textual records
photographs
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10 photograph(s)
ARCH269666
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Group consists of various photographs predominantly of Chandigarh, India, including: - Pierre Jeanneret smoking in his office at the Architects's office in sector 19 - Le Corbusier and an indian journalist at the Bhakra Dam, near Talwara - Le Corbusier sitting in a car - Le Corbusier working at the Bhakra Dam - Sketches by Le Corbusier (2 photographs) - Entrance of an rural house - A man with two cobras - Women and children spinning string in a rural home near Chandigarh - A woman and a baby
between 1951 and 1965
Photographs predominantly of Chandigarh
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ARCH269666
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Group consists of various photographs predominantly of Chandigarh, India, including: - Pierre Jeanneret smoking in his office at the Architects's office in sector 19 - Le Corbusier and an indian journalist at the Bhakra Dam, near Talwara - Le Corbusier sitting in a car - Le Corbusier working at the Bhakra Dam - Sketches by Le Corbusier (2 photographs) - Entrance of an rural house - A man with two cobras - Women and children spinning string in a rural home near Chandigarh - A woman and a baby
photographs
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10 photograph(s)
between 1951 and 1965
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AP179.S1
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Series 1, Casa La Roca, Caracas, Venezuela, 1995 – 2001, documents the development of a project (unrealized) for a residential home situated among the hills at the southern edge of Caracas. The majority of records were produced between 1995 and 1997. The series consists of sketches, drawings and reprographic copies for the conceptual and design development phases of the project, a wood model and model pieces, photographs of the site, and textual records including correspondence and zoning records. The series also contains an oversized banner printed with an image of the model that was featured in the Fabrications exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, in 1998, as well as plans for the show. The digital material in this series consists of an animated rendering of the brick patio wall and photographs of the physical drawings and the model for Casa La Roca. The name of the project, Casa la Roca (in English, “the rock house”), is derived from a large mass of rock that occupies the back of the property. The design utilizes the presence of the rock, in combination with sliding glass doors and windows, to create an “outdoor room” that functions both as a living space and back yard. The design also incorporates the nature of the site through the use of materials such as terracotta block, brick, and tile.
1995 - 2001
Casa La Roca, Caracas, Venezuela (1995 - 2001)
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AP179.S1
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Series 1, Casa La Roca, Caracas, Venezuela, 1995 – 2001, documents the development of a project (unrealized) for a residential home situated among the hills at the southern edge of Caracas. The majority of records were produced between 1995 and 1997. The series consists of sketches, drawings and reprographic copies for the conceptual and design development phases of the project, a wood model and model pieces, photographs of the site, and textual records including correspondence and zoning records. The series also contains an oversized banner printed with an image of the model that was featured in the Fabrications exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, in 1998, as well as plans for the show. The digital material in this series consists of an animated rendering of the brick patio wall and photographs of the physical drawings and the model for Casa La Roca. The name of the project, Casa la Roca (in English, “the rock house”), is derived from a large mass of rock that occupies the back of the property. The design utilizes the presence of the rock, in combination with sliding glass doors and windows, to create an “outdoor room” that functions both as a living space and back yard. The design also incorporates the nature of the site through the use of materials such as terracotta block, brick, and tile.
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1995 - 2001
articles
5,000 Species of Trees
forest, deforestation, ecosystem, coffee, plantation, colonialism, extraction, Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte
8 September 2025
Where We Grow Older
The documentary Where We Grow Older (CCA, 2023, 30 min) looks at how the growing ageing population is reshaping architectural and social constructs and questions the role of urban design and politics in facing these challenges. The film investigates two models of how care and housing can be reconceived in light of prolonged lives: public housing and the creation of a new(...)
Where We Grow Older
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The documentary Where We Grow Older (CCA, 2023, 30 min) looks at how the growing ageing population is reshaping architectural and social constructs and questions the role of urban design and politics in facing these challenges. The film investigates two models of how care and housing can be reconceived in light of prolonged lives: public housing and the creation of a new(...)
drawings, textual records, photographs
'Time & Tide' Articles
DR2006:0102
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correspondence, a financial record, clippings, notes, the 2 March 1961 issue of 'Time & Tide' magazine, clippings from other issues of 'Time & Tide' featuring articles by Cedric Price, drafts for these articles, photographic views of mobile homes and drawings of mobile homes, and photographic views of a cocktail cabinet
1960-1961
'Time & Tide' Articles
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DR2006:0102
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correspondence, a financial record, clippings, notes, the 2 March 1961 issue of 'Time & Tide' magazine, clippings from other issues of 'Time & Tide' featuring articles by Cedric Price, drafts for these articles, photographic views of mobile homes and drawings of mobile homes, and photographic views of a cocktail cabinet
drawings, textual records, photographs
1960-1961
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AP178.S1.2002.PR05
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This project series documents the Parque de Vidago in Vidago, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 49/00. The office assigned the dates 2002-2010 to this project. This project consisted of extensive modifications to the spa resort Parque de Vidago Palace Hotel for owner VMPS - Águas & Turismo, S.A, part of Unicer (now Super Bock Group). The Palace Hotel and its surrounding nature park were originally proposed by King Carlos I at the beginning of the 20th century in order to create a luxurious resort around the famous Vidago mineral springs. In 2006, the resort was temporarily closed for the work to begin. For Siza, this primarily consisted of the construction of a new thermal spa, the conversion of rural buildings into vacation homes, and the building of a new clubhouse for the golf course. These three aspects of the project were divided as three subprojects by the office and have been arranged under AP178.S1.2002.PR05.SS1, AP178.S1.2002.PR05.SS2 and AP178.S1.2002.PR05.SS3, respectively. While the spa and clubhouse were both built, the vacation homes were not realized. The resort reopened in 2010. Several smaller buildings were also realized as part of this project including the Fonte Salus (spring), the Fonte de Vidago (spring) and the Portaria (gatehouse). Materials for these three building are arranged in AP178.S1.2002.PR05.SS1. Also included were several buildings that were not realized such as the Academia de golfe and the Edifício da manutenção (arranged in AP178.S1.2002.PR05.SS3), and the Espaço Serralves (arranged in AP178.S1.2002.PR05.SS1). This project was realized in tandem with another similar project by Siza, the Parque de Pedras Salgadas (AP178.S1.2002.PR06), also owned by Unicer. For this reason, the materials for both projects are mixed together. Files in this project series that contain materials for the Pedras Salgadas project have been identified at the file level.
2002-2012
Parque de Vidago [Vidago Palace], Vidago, Portugal (2002-2010)
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AP178.S1.2002.PR05
Description:
This project series documents the Parque de Vidago in Vidago, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 49/00. The office assigned the dates 2002-2010 to this project. This project consisted of extensive modifications to the spa resort Parque de Vidago Palace Hotel for owner VMPS - Águas & Turismo, S.A, part of Unicer (now Super Bock Group). The Palace Hotel and its surrounding nature park were originally proposed by King Carlos I at the beginning of the 20th century in order to create a luxurious resort around the famous Vidago mineral springs. In 2006, the resort was temporarily closed for the work to begin. For Siza, this primarily consisted of the construction of a new thermal spa, the conversion of rural buildings into vacation homes, and the building of a new clubhouse for the golf course. These three aspects of the project were divided as three subprojects by the office and have been arranged under AP178.S1.2002.PR05.SS1, AP178.S1.2002.PR05.SS2 and AP178.S1.2002.PR05.SS3, respectively. While the spa and clubhouse were both built, the vacation homes were not realized. The resort reopened in 2010. Several smaller buildings were also realized as part of this project including the Fonte Salus (spring), the Fonte de Vidago (spring) and the Portaria (gatehouse). Materials for these three building are arranged in AP178.S1.2002.PR05.SS1. Also included were several buildings that were not realized such as the Academia de golfe and the Edifício da manutenção (arranged in AP178.S1.2002.PR05.SS3), and the Espaço Serralves (arranged in AP178.S1.2002.PR05.SS1). This project was realized in tandem with another similar project by Siza, the Parque de Pedras Salgadas (AP178.S1.2002.PR06), also owned by Unicer. For this reason, the materials for both projects are mixed together. Files in this project series that contain materials for the Pedras Salgadas project have been identified at the file level.
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2002-2012
photographs
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10 photograph(s)
Photographs of Chandigarh
ARCH269671
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Group consists of photographs of Chandigarh, India, including: - Model makers at work (2 photographs) - Portrait of Pierre Jeanneret - Pierre Jeanneret and Jawaharlal Nehru at Gandhi Bhawan inauguration - Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret and Parmeshwari Lal Varma discussing in front of the Chandigarh general layout model - Pierre Jeanneret sitting on the branch of a tree with three unidentified men - Sketches by Le Corbusier - Woman standing near a rural home - Two women walking away with baskets in their hands - A man and a child plowing the ground with two oxen
between 1951 and 1965
Photographs of Chandigarh
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ARCH269671
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Group consists of photographs of Chandigarh, India, including: - Model makers at work (2 photographs) - Portrait of Pierre Jeanneret - Pierre Jeanneret and Jawaharlal Nehru at Gandhi Bhawan inauguration - Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret and Parmeshwari Lal Varma discussing in front of the Chandigarh general layout model - Pierre Jeanneret sitting on the branch of a tree with three unidentified men - Sketches by Le Corbusier - Woman standing near a rural home - Two women walking away with baskets in their hands - A man and a child plowing the ground with two oxen
photographs
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10 photograph(s)
between 1951 and 1965