Architecture as Evidence
Architecture as Evidence presents a set of materials gathered during a forensic analysis of the architecture of Auschwitz. It assembles plaster casts of blueprints, letters, contractor bills, and photographs, as well as two reconstructed monuments (a gas column and a gas-tight hatch), which together provide tangible evidence that Auschwitz was designed by its architects(...)
Octagonal gallery
16 June 2016 to 11 September 2016
Architecture as Evidence
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Architecture as Evidence presents a set of materials gathered during a forensic analysis of the architecture of Auschwitz. It assembles plaster casts of blueprints, letters, contractor bills, and photographs, as well as two reconstructed monuments (a gas column and a gas-tight hatch), which together provide tangible evidence that Auschwitz was designed by its architects(...)
Octagonal gallery
PH1986:0273
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- Photographs PH1986:0148 - PH1986:0283 form a sequence of views. Accession numbers follow an order established by the photographer that is based on the temporal experience of walking through the grounds of Katsura Rikyu (also known as Katsura Imperial Villa) (see acquisition file). - Yasuhiro Ishimoto returned to Katsura Rikyu (also known as Katsura Imperial Villa) in 1982 and took another series of photographs, this time with many in colour, often using the same or very similar views to those of his 1953 photographs at the same location (Ishimoto, p. 266). - This photograph shows the Pantry (also known as the Preparation Area for the Tea Ceremony) in the background, the loggia in the middle gound and the Second Room (also known as the Middle Room) in the foreground (Isozaki, et al, p. 227, repr.; p. 257; Tange, n.p., plan).
architecture, interior design
1953
Interior view of the Gepparo showing the Pantry (also known as the Preparation Area for the Tea Ceremony), the loggia and the Second Room (also known as the Middle Room), Katsura Rikyu (also known as Katsura Imperial Villa), Kyoto, Japan
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PH1986:0273
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- Photographs PH1986:0148 - PH1986:0283 form a sequence of views. Accession numbers follow an order established by the photographer that is based on the temporal experience of walking through the grounds of Katsura Rikyu (also known as Katsura Imperial Villa) (see acquisition file). - Yasuhiro Ishimoto returned to Katsura Rikyu (also known as Katsura Imperial Villa) in 1982 and took another series of photographs, this time with many in colour, often using the same or very similar views to those of his 1953 photographs at the same location (Ishimoto, p. 266). - This photograph shows the Pantry (also known as the Preparation Area for the Tea Ceremony) in the background, the loggia in the middle gound and the Second Room (also known as the Middle Room) in the foreground (Isozaki, et al, p. 227, repr.; p. 257; Tange, n.p., plan).
architecture, interior design
PH1999:0111
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- Photographs from the Convent Series by Clara Gutsche are dated 1980, 1985, 1990-1996 and are comprised of over 25 cloistered communities of nuns from many Quebec cities and villages.
architecture
1991
View of interior of the choir with the Carmélite nuns sitting along the sides, from the Convent Series, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
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PH1999:0111
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- Photographs from the Convent Series by Clara Gutsche are dated 1980, 1985, 1990-1996 and are comprised of over 25 cloistered communities of nuns from many Quebec cities and villages.
architecture
drawings, textual records, photographs
DR1995:0263:034-034
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includes 5 folders containing 'The Angel Court Story' report, including test results, drawings, and views of installations, brochure, photographs, specifications, proposals, programmes, and drafts for the McAppy reports
'The Angel Court Story' report, including test results, drawings, and views of installations
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DR1995:0263:034-034
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includes 5 folders containing 'The Angel Court Story' report, including test results, drawings, and views of installations, brochure, photographs, specifications, proposals, programmes, and drafts for the McAppy reports
drawings, textual records, photographs
drawings, textual records, photographs
DR2004:0343
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clippings from the Magnet project, notes, sketches, maps, photographs, views of Venice and London, letter, site plan from the South Bank project, and documents from the Citlin project
Clippings from the Magnet project, notes, sketches
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DR2004:0343
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clippings from the Magnet project, notes, sketches, maps, photographs, views of Venice and London, letter, site plan from the South Bank project, and documents from the Citlin project
drawings, textual records, photographs
textual records
ARCH260088
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request for proposals, correspondence and memos, competition program, plans and sections (diazotypes photocopies, facsimile transmissions), request for qualifications, photographs of model, management plan, revisions to competition submission, clippings
1982-1986
Request for proposals, correspondence and memos, competition program
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ARCH260088
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request for proposals, correspondence and memos, competition program, plans and sections (diazotypes photocopies, facsimile transmissions), request for qualifications, photographs of model, management plan, revisions to competition submission, clippings
textual records
1982-1986
drawings, textual records, photographs
AP178.S1.2000.PR08.007
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Original file title: ACCD Pasadena E.U.A. Reuniâo This file includes photographs of Siza's visit to California, a project summary, photocopies of sketches, and documentation about Craig Ellwood buildin
July 30, 2001
Preliminary design drawings and project documentation, Art Center College of Design (Ampliação), Pasedena
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AP178.S1.2000.PR08.007
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Original file title: ACCD Pasadena E.U.A. Reuniâo This file includes photographs of Siza's visit to California, a project summary, photocopies of sketches, and documentation about Craig Ellwood buildin
drawings, textual records, photographs
July 30, 2001
drawings
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34 conceptual drawing(s)
DR2004:0228
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layout for Architectural Design article, notes, panel, modified photographs of model overlaid with sketches on translucent paper, sketches, graphs, table, details, sketch plans, elevations, diagrams, and site plans
Layout for Architectural Design article, notes, panel
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DR2004:0228
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layout for Architectural Design article, notes, panel, modified photographs of model overlaid with sketches on translucent paper, sketches, graphs, table, details, sketch plans, elevations, diagrams, and site plans
drawings
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34 conceptual drawing(s)
Series
Other Records
AP076.S6
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Series documents miscellaneous records including an album of photographs of Douglas Simpson House I and II and family scenes, a document relating to the Canada Pavilion model for the 1958 Universal and International Exhibition in Brussels, and a video recording of a symposium on Semmens, Simpson (Firm). Material in this series was produced between 1948 and 1992.
[1948]-1992
Other Records
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AP076.S6
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Series documents miscellaneous records including an album of photographs of Douglas Simpson House I and II and family scenes, a document relating to the Canada Pavilion model for the 1958 Universal and International Exhibition in Brussels, and a video recording of a symposium on Semmens, Simpson (Firm). Material in this series was produced between 1948 and 1992.
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[1948]-1992
Sub-series
Architectural Drawings
AP032.S2.SS2.D2
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Prints and original drawings from Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Chicago, and a number of other architectural and engineering offices. If Goldsmith was associated with a project, his name and the nature of his involvement is included in the title block after the office name. Includes a model of the Ruck-a-Chucky Bridge project, and some papers and photographs.
1959-1986
Architectural Drawings
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AP032.S2.SS2.D2
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Prints and original drawings from Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Chicago, and a number of other architectural and engineering offices. If Goldsmith was associated with a project, his name and the nature of his involvement is included in the title block after the office name. Includes a model of the Ruck-a-Chucky Bridge project, and some papers and photographs.
File 2
1959-1986