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What about the provinces?
13 December 2020
What about the provinces?
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AP149.S1.1972.PR01
Description:
File related to the Ecol House project, a self-sufficient habitable low-cost house by the Minimum Cost House Group, built in spring and summer 1972, and the publication "Ecol Operation: Ecology + Building + Common Sense" related to the project. The material in this file was produced between 1972 and 1977. The file contains textual records, predominantly dummies for the publication, and photographs of the Ecol House. The file also includes copies of the publications "Ecol Operation: Ecology + Building + Common Sense" (including a French translation) and printing plates.
1972-1977
Self-Sufficient Habitable Low-Cost House
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AP149.S1.1972.PR01
Description:
File related to the Ecol House project, a self-sufficient habitable low-cost house by the Minimum Cost House Group, built in spring and summer 1972, and the publication "Ecol Operation: Ecology + Building + Common Sense" related to the project. The material in this file was produced between 1972 and 1977. The file contains textual records, predominantly dummies for the publication, and photographs of the Ecol House. The file also includes copies of the publications "Ecol Operation: Ecology + Building + Common Sense" (including a French translation) and printing plates.
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1972-1977
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Is My House Trying to Kill Me?
Melanija Grozdanoska questions if building codes and standards for common household materials are actually keeping us safe
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Keep Safe
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AP206.S1.1996.PR01
Description:
This project series documents an elders' home on hospital grounds in Jalandhar, India in 1996. The project consisted of four free-standing blocks of housing and one building for common facilities. Each housing block was three-storeys at its maximum height and had a main lounge surrounded by guest rooms of various sizes. The blocks were largely rectangular, but each featured a curved exterior wall that was dotted with small, circular windows. The project is recorded through plans and a perspective dating from 1996.
1996
Lala Jagat Narain elders' home, Jalandhar, India (1996)
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AP206.S1.1996.PR01
Description:
This project series documents an elders' home on hospital grounds in Jalandhar, India in 1996. The project consisted of four free-standing blocks of housing and one building for common facilities. Each housing block was three-storeys at its maximum height and had a main lounge surrounded by guest rooms of various sizes. The blocks were largely rectangular, but each featured a curved exterior wall that was dotted with small, circular windows. The project is recorded through plans and a perspective dating from 1996.
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1996
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AP206.S1.1982.PR05
Description:
This project series documents LIG (low income group) housing in Sector 52 in Chandigarh from around the 1980s or 1990s. This project consisted of the design of typical three-storey housing clusters for the Chandigarh Housing Board. The typical design had four housing wings attached by a central, common courtyard. Balconies and courtyards on the building's exterior were arranged in an alternating pattern to give every resident a view of the sky. The project is recorded through floor plans, elevations, sections and a perspective, likely dating from sometime in the 1980s or 1990s.
circa 1980s-1990s
LIG flats, Chandigarh, India (circa 1980s-1990s)
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AP206.S1.1982.PR05
Description:
This project series documents LIG (low income group) housing in Sector 52 in Chandigarh from around the 1980s or 1990s. This project consisted of the design of typical three-storey housing clusters for the Chandigarh Housing Board. The typical design had four housing wings attached by a central, common courtyard. Balconies and courtyards on the building's exterior were arranged in an alternating pattern to give every resident a view of the sky. The project is recorded through floor plans, elevations, sections and a perspective, likely dating from sometime in the 1980s or 1990s.
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circa 1980s-1990s
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Memorie [Memories] (2005)
AP207.S1.2005.PR01
Description:
The project series documents the installation "Memorie" presented at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, in Chateauroux, in 2005. The installation consists of classroom furniture, such as desks, chairs and window panels, emerging from walls and "represent things that only partly resurface in the memory of each of us in different ways when we come across objects whose use is common to all." [1] The project series contains photographs of the installation. Source: [1] Gianni Pettena website, https://www.giannipettena.it/italiano/opere-1/inst-memories-2005/ (last accessed 22 January 2020).
2005-2017
Memorie [Memories] (2005)
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AP207.S1.2005.PR01
Description:
The project series documents the installation "Memorie" presented at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, in Chateauroux, in 2005. The installation consists of classroom furniture, such as desks, chairs and window panels, emerging from walls and "represent things that only partly resurface in the memory of each of us in different ways when we come across objects whose use is common to all." [1] The project series contains photographs of the installation. Source: [1] Gianni Pettena website, https://www.giannipettena.it/italiano/opere-1/inst-memories-2005/ (last accessed 22 January 2020).
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2005-2017
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With and Within
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AP056.S1.1995.PR07
Description:
This project series documents a proposed mixed-use development at the corner of Phoebe and Soho Streets in Toronto from 1995-1997. The office identified the project number as 9513. This project proposed a large development on approximately 75,000 square feet of land that would host condominiums, parking areas, common outdoor spaces, retail and other amenities. Several schemes were examined that varied in the number of buildings, their configuration on the site, and on specific amenities that would be provided. The project was commissioned by The Wittington Group, but was never built. The project is recorded through drawings, a presentation painting and some accompanying textual records dating from 1995-1997. The drawings are mostly original sketches and presentation drawings.
1995-1997
SOHO/Phoebe, Toronto (1995-1997)
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AP056.S1.1995.PR07
Description:
This project series documents a proposed mixed-use development at the corner of Phoebe and Soho Streets in Toronto from 1995-1997. The office identified the project number as 9513. This project proposed a large development on approximately 75,000 square feet of land that would host condominiums, parking areas, common outdoor spaces, retail and other amenities. Several schemes were examined that varied in the number of buildings, their configuration on the site, and on specific amenities that would be provided. The project was commissioned by The Wittington Group, but was never built. The project is recorded through drawings, a presentation painting and some accompanying textual records dating from 1995-1997. The drawings are mostly original sketches and presentation drawings.
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1995-1997
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AP207.S1.2012.PR03
Description:
The project series documents "The Curious Mr. Pettena", a series of photographs taken by Pettena during his stay in the United States from 1971 to 1973. During that time "[Pettena] discovers views and contexts which he feels near to his theoretic and visual work, a temporary architecture as well, documenting research and whatever comes from the mind, making it real, or discovering it in something already built where nature has worked so that it may become part of a common language or subject." [1] The project series contains the photograph series and a project description. Source: [1] Gianni Pettena website, https://www.giannipettena.it/italiano/opere-1/ff-the-curious-2012-1/ (last accessed 27 January 2020)
2012-2015
The Curious Mr. Pettena (2012)
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AP207.S1.2012.PR03
Description:
The project series documents "The Curious Mr. Pettena", a series of photographs taken by Pettena during his stay in the United States from 1971 to 1973. During that time "[Pettena] discovers views and contexts which he feels near to his theoretic and visual work, a temporary architecture as well, documenting research and whatever comes from the mind, making it real, or discovering it in something already built where nature has worked so that it may become part of a common language or subject." [1] The project series contains the photograph series and a project description. Source: [1] Gianni Pettena website, https://www.giannipettena.it/italiano/opere-1/ff-the-curious-2012-1/ (last accessed 27 January 2020)
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2012-2015
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AP206.S1.1985.PR07
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This project series documents a housing study for Dr. Bhimrao Ambedker University in Lucknow, India around 1985. This project consisted of multi-storey buildings arranged in clusters. The buildings had three apartments on each floor and were joined to create common courtyards. Diamond shaped buildings with centre courtyards were also investigated for a different area of the campus, as well as a nursery school, shopping complex, administrative block and information tower. The architect also made recommendations to build facilities near the campus for recycling, waste water, vegetables and livestock, stating that doing so would avoid the natural occurrence of slums that served a similar purpose. The project is recorded through original drawings of site, floor and landscaping plans, as well as elevations and photographic negatives of the project model, likely dating from around 1985.
circa 1985
Dr. Bhimrao Ambedker University, housing study, Lucknow, India (circa 1985)
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AP206.S1.1985.PR07
Description:
This project series documents a housing study for Dr. Bhimrao Ambedker University in Lucknow, India around 1985. This project consisted of multi-storey buildings arranged in clusters. The buildings had three apartments on each floor and were joined to create common courtyards. Diamond shaped buildings with centre courtyards were also investigated for a different area of the campus, as well as a nursery school, shopping complex, administrative block and information tower. The architect also made recommendations to build facilities near the campus for recycling, waste water, vegetables and livestock, stating that doing so would avoid the natural occurrence of slums that served a similar purpose. The project is recorded through original drawings of site, floor and landscaping plans, as well as elevations and photographic negatives of the project model, likely dating from around 1985.
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circa 1985