Project
Reciclando Madrid
AP164.S1.2000.D12
Description:
The subseries documents the travelling exhibition “Reciclando Madrid” curated by Abalos & Herreros and by the architectural firm BOPBAA. A book was also published in Spanish with the same title and in English as “Recycling Madrid.” The exhibition and publication are based on the firm’s projects. It was held, among other places, at the Col.legi d’Arquitectes de Catalunya, Barcelona (June 20th to September 9th, 2000). The exhibition was coordinated with two other exhibitions: Emergencias, by the Ministeri de Foment, cero9, Ángel Borregoi and Eduardo Arroyo; and Fotografías : s’exposarà l’obra fotogràfica de Luís Asín sobre el paisatge de l’abocador de Valdemingómez, obra dels arquitectes Abalos & Herreros. Documenting the exhibition are presentation and working drawings, correspondence, press-kit, exhibition ephemera and brochures, clippings, and reference, digital, graphic and photographic materials.
1996-2001
Reciclando Madrid
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AP164.S1.2000.D12
Description:
The subseries documents the travelling exhibition “Reciclando Madrid” curated by Abalos & Herreros and by the architectural firm BOPBAA. A book was also published in Spanish with the same title and in English as “Recycling Madrid.” The exhibition and publication are based on the firm’s projects. It was held, among other places, at the Col.legi d’Arquitectes de Catalunya, Barcelona (June 20th to September 9th, 2000). The exhibition was coordinated with two other exhibitions: Emergencias, by the Ministeri de Foment, cero9, Ángel Borregoi and Eduardo Arroyo; and Fotografías : s’exposarà l’obra fotogràfica de Luís Asín sobre el paisatge de l’abocador de Valdemingómez, obra dels arquitectes Abalos & Herreros. Documenting the exhibition are presentation and working drawings, correspondence, press-kit, exhibition ephemera and brochures, clippings, and reference, digital, graphic and photographic materials.
Project
1996-2001
Series
Photographs and publicity
AP167.S2
Description:
Series 2, Photographs and publicity, 2003—2013, chiefly contains photographs, videos, and other publicity materials. The photographs consist of over 700 JPEGs illustrating the construction, installation and showcase of the Muscle. It also documents the team during construction, as well as the materials used. There are also five MPEG videos which show the ONL exhibit at the Centre George Pompidou, including the NSA Muscle and 3D models of the A2 Cockpit and Soundbarrier. Two more videos show additional footage cut together, showing the user experience of the NSA Muscle at the exhibition. The publicity materials include photographs of press coverage and of the pages relevant to the Muscle in the book ONL: Hyperbody Logic, as well as written descriptions of the project.
2003-2013
Photographs and publicity
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AP167.S2
Description:
Series 2, Photographs and publicity, 2003—2013, chiefly contains photographs, videos, and other publicity materials. The photographs consist of over 700 JPEGs illustrating the construction, installation and showcase of the Muscle. It also documents the team during construction, as well as the materials used. There are also five MPEG videos which show the ONL exhibit at the Centre George Pompidou, including the NSA Muscle and 3D models of the A2 Cockpit and Soundbarrier. Two more videos show additional footage cut together, showing the user experience of the NSA Muscle at the exhibition. The publicity materials include photographs of press coverage and of the pages relevant to the Muscle in the book ONL: Hyperbody Logic, as well as written descriptions of the project.
Series
2003-2013
Project
AP154.S1.1975.PR01
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Project series AP154.S1.1975.PR01, Housing for Little Italy Restoration Association, New York, N.Y. (1975), documents research by Giovanni Pasanella related to restoration and housing development for the Little Italy neighborhood in Manhattan and a project for family housing in Little Italy by Pasanella + Klein. The client was the Little Italy Restoration Association. The research is documented by a spiral-bound volume, The Little Italy block book. The family housing project is documented by design drawings and sketches. A housing project by Pasanella + Klein was executed on a site at Spring and Mott Streets. The drawings in this file appear to be an earlier version of the project. References: Latour, Alessandra (ed.) Pasanella + Klein (Roma : Edizioni Kappa, c1983), pages 13-15, 100-111
1976-1978
Housing for Little Italy Restoration Association, New York, N.Y. (1975)
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AP154.S1.1975.PR01
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Project series AP154.S1.1975.PR01, Housing for Little Italy Restoration Association, New York, N.Y. (1975), documents research by Giovanni Pasanella related to restoration and housing development for the Little Italy neighborhood in Manhattan and a project for family housing in Little Italy by Pasanella + Klein. The client was the Little Italy Restoration Association. The research is documented by a spiral-bound volume, The Little Italy block book. The family housing project is documented by design drawings and sketches. A housing project by Pasanella + Klein was executed on a site at Spring and Mott Streets. The drawings in this file appear to be an earlier version of the project. References: Latour, Alessandra (ed.) Pasanella + Klein (Roma : Edizioni Kappa, c1983), pages 13-15, 100-111
Project
1976-1978
DR1985:0388:001-006
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- In this letter from J.J.P. Oud to Sigfried Giedion, Oud critiques Giedon's book about Modernist Dutch architecture (title not indicated). Oud challenges several points made by Giedion and rebukes the author for his anti-socialist approach to architectural analysis. Oud suggests a less romantic and speculative methodology, and concludes the letter with a proposal to meet with the author and discuss their ideas. The letter is addressed to "Pep", Sigfried Giedion's nickname.
architecture
24 June 1928
Letter from J.J.P. Oud to Sigfried [Pep] Giedion, 28 June 1924, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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DR1985:0388:001-006
Description:
- In this letter from J.J.P. Oud to Sigfried Giedion, Oud critiques Giedon's book about Modernist Dutch architecture (title not indicated). Oud challenges several points made by Giedion and rebukes the author for his anti-socialist approach to architectural analysis. Oud suggests a less romantic and speculative methodology, and concludes the letter with a proposal to meet with the author and discuss their ideas. The letter is addressed to "Pep", Sigfried Giedion's nickname.
architecture
textual records
ARCH274177
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6 files- press clippings related to Arthur Erickson's receipt of the AIA Gold Medal 1986 and various architectural projects (1970s-1980s); correspondence related to a promotional brochure that included selected projects by Arthur Erickson; correspondence about John Chen's book, Architecture in Colour Drawings (1996); correspondence about image rights for Glass in Architecture, with a case study on the Vancouver Law Courts, published by Phaidon Press (1996).
Press clippings on Arthur Erickson and correspondence related to articles
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ARCH274177
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6 files- press clippings related to Arthur Erickson's receipt of the AIA Gold Medal 1986 and various architectural projects (1970s-1980s); correspondence related to a promotional brochure that included selected projects by Arthur Erickson; correspondence about John Chen's book, Architecture in Colour Drawings (1996); correspondence about image rights for Glass in Architecture, with a case study on the Vancouver Law Courts, published by Phaidon Press (1996).
textual records
drawings, photographs
DR2012:0012:103:006
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File containing documents in English and French, including notes, photographs, and reference materials of the following: - Unidentified stone house (1 photograph); - Maison Hector Brossard, Laprairie (1 photograph); - Montreal mass housing (1 photograph); - Sherbrooke Street West (2 photographs); - A.D. settlements (1 photograph); - F.E. Came railway specialties (1 printout); - 415-419 des Récollets (2 photographs); - Unidentified houses (2 photographs, 1 printout). Original folder inscribed in graphite: HEROIC PERIOD - QUÉBEC BOOK
1971-1973
Reference materials, notes, photographs of various residential buildings
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DR2012:0012:103:006
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File containing documents in English and French, including notes, photographs, and reference materials of the following: - Unidentified stone house (1 photograph); - Maison Hector Brossard, Laprairie (1 photograph); - Montreal mass housing (1 photograph); - Sherbrooke Street West (2 photographs); - A.D. settlements (1 photograph); - F.E. Came railway specialties (1 printout); - 415-419 des Récollets (2 photographs); - Unidentified houses (2 photographs, 1 printout). Original folder inscribed in graphite: HEROIC PERIOD - QUÉBEC BOOK
drawings, photographs
1971-1973
textual records
AP206.S2.031
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File was originally housed in a binder along with content arranged in AP206.S2.032, AP206.S2.033 and AP206.S2.034. This file includes the following papers: "Book Review of Human Identity in the Urban Environment edited by Gwen Bell and Jaqueline Tyrwhitt" "What Architect Does" "The Big Boss" "Address by Principal Aditya Prakash on the occasion of the College Convocation [..]," 1973 "Simla: The Metropolis on the Mountain," 1975
1973-1978
Unpublished papers (folder 1 of 4)
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AP206.S2.031
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File was originally housed in a binder along with content arranged in AP206.S2.032, AP206.S2.033 and AP206.S2.034. This file includes the following papers: "Book Review of Human Identity in the Urban Environment edited by Gwen Bell and Jaqueline Tyrwhitt" "What Architect Does" "The Big Boss" "Address by Principal Aditya Prakash on the occasion of the College Convocation [..]," 1973 "Simla: The Metropolis on the Mountain," 1975
textual records
1973-1978
born digital, photographs
AP170.S4.002
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This directory chiefly contains images and animated GIFs for various publications related to HypoSurface and other dECOi projects, including Art and Architecture magazine and an unidentified book. Directory also includes Paul Steenhuisen audio files of modified cow sounds. Original directory name: "ftp-data". Most common file formats: Aegis Files, Tagged Image File Format, Graphics Interchange Format, Audio Interchange File Format, Exchangeable Image File Format (Compressed).
25 February 1999 - 23 April 2007
Publication images and animations for HypoSurface and other dECOi projects (1 of 2)
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AP170.S4.002
Description:
This directory chiefly contains images and animated GIFs for various publications related to HypoSurface and other dECOi projects, including Art and Architecture magazine and an unidentified book. Directory also includes Paul Steenhuisen audio files of modified cow sounds. Original directory name: "ftp-data". Most common file formats: Aegis Files, Tagged Image File Format, Graphics Interchange Format, Audio Interchange File Format, Exchangeable Image File Format (Compressed).
born digital, photographs
25 February 1999 - 23 April 2007
books, photographs
PH1990:0330:001-008
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- Contemporary binding consists of maroon cloth-covered boards and spine. There is a red leather label with a gold gilt inscription on the spine. Endpapers, pages and secondary supports are of light brownish white paper. The book is comprised of a title page, dedication page, prefatory note, list of photographs, 261 pages of text, including an appendix and index, a plan of the fair buildings and 8 photographs.
architecture, portrait
published 1867
A Record of the Metropolitan Fair in Aid of the United States Sanitary Commission, Held at New York, in April, 1864
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PH1990:0330:001-008
Description:
- Contemporary binding consists of maroon cloth-covered boards and spine. There is a red leather label with a gold gilt inscription on the spine. Endpapers, pages and secondary supports are of light brownish white paper. The book is comprised of a title page, dedication page, prefatory note, list of photographs, 261 pages of text, including an appendix and index, a plan of the fair buildings and 8 photographs.
books, photographs
published 1867
architecture, portrait
drawings, born digital
AP195.S3.005
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Includes a digitized copy of the book "Concrete Dreams: Zaha Hadid's Phaeno," as well as plans, meeting minutes, and materials sent to the press. Notably, the press materials include concept animations and renderings from each phase of the project. Original directory name: "988_DOCS_2006". Most common file formats: JPEG File Interchange Format, Tagged Image File Format, Encapsulated PostScript File Format, Microsoft Word Document, Acrobat PDF.
8 May 1999 - 29 March 2007
2006 working files for Phaeno Science Centre, including plans, meeting minutes, and the book "Concrete Dreams: Zaha Hadid's Phaeno"
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AP195.S3.005
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Includes a digitized copy of the book "Concrete Dreams: Zaha Hadid's Phaeno," as well as plans, meeting minutes, and materials sent to the press. Notably, the press materials include concept animations and renderings from each phase of the project. Original directory name: "988_DOCS_2006". Most common file formats: JPEG File Interchange Format, Tagged Image File Format, Encapsulated PostScript File Format, Microsoft Word Document, Acrobat PDF.
drawings, born digital
8 May 1999 - 29 March 2007