This event, open to the public, brings together in conversation some of the people that were collaborating with Jean-Louis Cohen on several of his unfinished projects.
6 April 2024, 1pm to 6pm
Unfinished Business: A Tribute to Jean-Louis Cohen
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This event, open to the public, brings together in conversation some of the people that were collaborating with Jean-Louis Cohen on several of his unfinished projects.
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ARCH153535
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Letters confirming contributions to the ReVisions Program, June 1981 Press release of Elizabeth Diller's "Cone Project" installed at Columbus Circle, June 25, 1981 Program of ReVisions 1981 Spring Competition 8 cards announcing the ReVisions series of conversation among architects 35 and under Young Architects Circle, Proposed budget, Spring 1981 Proposal : Young Architects Circle, 19 February 1981
1981
D. Programs and Publications, 1981: 7. Young Architects Circle
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ARCH153535
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Letters confirming contributions to the ReVisions Program, June 1981 Press release of Elizabeth Diller's "Cone Project" installed at Columbus Circle, June 25, 1981 Program of ReVisions 1981 Spring Competition 8 cards announcing the ReVisions series of conversation among architects 35 and under Young Architects Circle, Proposed budget, Spring 1981 Proposal : Young Architects Circle, 19 February 1981
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1981
DR1986:0071
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- This site plan indicates the location of the proposed Schevill House, the drive, and the garden, as well as topographical curves. As the streets are aligned with the compass points, Wright has placed the house on the diagonal so that it faces south-west. - This drawing was probably sold to Kenneth Hardgrove in 1967/68 by Helen Blum Schevill (phone conversation with Susie Schevill).
architecture
before 25 April 1941
Presentation drawing of the site plan for Margaret Schevill House, Tucson, Arizona
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DR1986:0071
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- This site plan indicates the location of the proposed Schevill House, the drive, and the garden, as well as topographical curves. As the streets are aligned with the compass points, Wright has placed the house on the diagonal so that it faces south-west. - This drawing was probably sold to Kenneth Hardgrove in 1967/68 by Helen Blum Schevill (phone conversation with Susie Schevill).
architecture
The CCA hosts a second afternoon of discussion on the work of Cedric Price, with the participation of Samantha Hardingham, Whitney Moon, Molly Wright Steenson, Kathy Velikov, and Mark Wigley. As Price’s archive is one of the most consulted at the CCA, we have invited scholars, mostly from North America, to present their individual motivations and methodologies for(...)
9 February 2017
An Afternoon with Cedric Price no. 2
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The CCA hosts a second afternoon of discussion on the work of Cedric Price, with the participation of Samantha Hardingham, Whitney Moon, Molly Wright Steenson, Kathy Velikov, and Mark Wigley. As Price’s archive is one of the most consulted at the CCA, we have invited scholars, mostly from North America, to present their individual motivations and methodologies for(...)
Project
AP148.S1.1991.PR01
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Project series comprises design and promotional material for a bed entitled "Il carro di giove" designed by Poli in 1991. The bed was made for F.lli Ciulli (likely Fratelli Ciulli), based in Florence, Italy, and an accompanying blanket was made for the textile design company Fanair. The bed project was featured in the 1991 publication Catalogo Armonia by publisher Ponte alla Grazie in Florence, as well as the April 1992 issue of Casa Vogue (no. 240). The design features a large alabaster disc suspended from an iron frame. Project material in the series ranges from early sketches to drawings and collages of the bed in various media, with some drawings overlayed with wax and silver paper. Also included are excerpted pages from the Catalogo Armonia, featuring a conversation with Sergio Cammilli, who commissioned furniture designs from architects and contemporary artists. The Catalogo Armonia pages also feature images of the bed and blanket prototype. This project series includes textile reference studies, though no drawings or designs for the bed's blanket were received from Poli.
1991
Bed and blanket design, Il carro di giove [Jupiter's chariot] (1991)
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AP148.S1.1991.PR01
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Project series comprises design and promotional material for a bed entitled "Il carro di giove" designed by Poli in 1991. The bed was made for F.lli Ciulli (likely Fratelli Ciulli), based in Florence, Italy, and an accompanying blanket was made for the textile design company Fanair. The bed project was featured in the 1991 publication Catalogo Armonia by publisher Ponte alla Grazie in Florence, as well as the April 1992 issue of Casa Vogue (no. 240). The design features a large alabaster disc suspended from an iron frame. Project material in the series ranges from early sketches to drawings and collages of the bed in various media, with some drawings overlayed with wax and silver paper. Also included are excerpted pages from the Catalogo Armonia, featuring a conversation with Sergio Cammilli, who commissioned furniture designs from architects and contemporary artists. The Catalogo Armonia pages also feature images of the bed and blanket prototype. This project series includes textile reference studies, though no drawings or designs for the bed's blanket were received from Poli.
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1991
A conversation between Jean-Philippe Vassal of Lacaton Vassal architects, Paris, France, and Giancarlo Mazzanti of Mazzanti Arquitectos, Bogotá, Colombia, moderated by CCA Director and Chief Curator Mirko Zardini. The 2011 edition considers the role of architectural interventions that address social issues through projects of various scales and typologies. Urgency series(...)
17 November 2011
Urgency 2011: Jean-Philippe Vassal and Giancarlo Mazzanti
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A conversation between Jean-Philippe Vassal of Lacaton Vassal architects, Paris, France, and Giancarlo Mazzanti of Mazzanti Arquitectos, Bogotá, Colombia, moderated by CCA Director and Chief Curator Mirko Zardini. The 2011 edition considers the role of architectural interventions that address social issues through projects of various scales and typologies. Urgency series(...)
Project
Scotswhim
AP144.S2.D95
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File documents unexecuted modifications to an exterior swimming pool area for a hotel located in Firth of Forth, Scotland. The hotel burned down before the construction could begin (Shubert, with Price). Conceptual sketches show a design for a structure to cover the pool. The proposed programme for the project states that: "An outdoors swimming pool is a source of voluntary delight. Being outside is a particular quality which must not be lost through misapplied protection. In all cases this unique element of glamour related to site, season, time of day and occupancy must be exploited." Photographs document the existing site and structures. Material in this file was produced in 1975. Joe Lyons, of Lyons catering and teahouse businesses, was also the client for O.C.H. Feasibility Study (AP144.S2.D59) and Blackpool Project (AP144.S2.D81). Frederick Salmon, of Salmon and Gluckstein, owned Lyons' businesses and was the client representative for Scotswim, O.C.H. Feasibility Study, and Blackpool Project (Shubert, with Price, 1996). Information on attribution based on the content of the file and on notes by Howard Shubert, CCA Curator of Prints and Drawings, in conversation with Cedric Price. File contains conceptual drawings.
1975
Scotswhim
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AP144.S2.D95
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File documents unexecuted modifications to an exterior swimming pool area for a hotel located in Firth of Forth, Scotland. The hotel burned down before the construction could begin (Shubert, with Price). Conceptual sketches show a design for a structure to cover the pool. The proposed programme for the project states that: "An outdoors swimming pool is a source of voluntary delight. Being outside is a particular quality which must not be lost through misapplied protection. In all cases this unique element of glamour related to site, season, time of day and occupancy must be exploited." Photographs document the existing site and structures. Material in this file was produced in 1975. Joe Lyons, of Lyons catering and teahouse businesses, was also the client for O.C.H. Feasibility Study (AP144.S2.D59) and Blackpool Project (AP144.S2.D81). Frederick Salmon, of Salmon and Gluckstein, owned Lyons' businesses and was the client representative for Scotswim, O.C.H. Feasibility Study, and Blackpool Project (Shubert, with Price, 1996). Information on attribution based on the content of the file and on notes by Howard Shubert, CCA Curator of Prints and Drawings, in conversation with Cedric Price. File contains conceptual drawings.
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1975
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Audio-Visual Materials
AP144.S8
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Series contains audio-visual materials, including audio reels, audiocassettes, a film reel and videocassettes that document Cedric Price's projects, lectures, presentations, gallery talks, and interviews. Audiocassettes also include recordings of lectures presented at the AA, office design chats, conversations with clients (Generator, 1977-78), design notes, and site visits. Series also includes audio-visual materials from other sources, such as BBC radio and television broadcasts, as well as commercially-produced material such as 'Insite: the Video Magazine for Architects' (1986-87). Also included is a set consisting of 24 slides and one audiocassette by Cedric Price, titled 'Technology is the Answer but What Was the Question', (Pidgeon Audio Visual). Material in this series was produced between 1966 and 1987.
1966-1987
Audio-Visual Materials
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AP144.S8
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Series contains audio-visual materials, including audio reels, audiocassettes, a film reel and videocassettes that document Cedric Price's projects, lectures, presentations, gallery talks, and interviews. Audiocassettes also include recordings of lectures presented at the AA, office design chats, conversations with clients (Generator, 1977-78), design notes, and site visits. Series also includes audio-visual materials from other sources, such as BBC radio and television broadcasts, as well as commercially-produced material such as 'Insite: the Video Magazine for Architects' (1986-87). Also included is a set consisting of 24 slides and one audiocassette by Cedric Price, titled 'Technology is the Answer but What Was the Question', (Pidgeon Audio Visual). Material in this series was produced between 1966 and 1987.
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1966-1987
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Into the material world
Starting From... The Suburbs
We are more likely today to consider suburbs formless, vacant, or unsustainable compared to the dense social and economic activity of cities. Starting from… The Suburbs looks at the past fifty years of suburban culture through the lens of the CCA Collection’s photography holdings, produced by photographers’ longstanding attraction and aversion to this urban form. The(...)
Hall cases
16 February 2012 to 10 June 2012
Starting From... The Suburbs
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We are more likely today to consider suburbs formless, vacant, or unsustainable compared to the dense social and economic activity of cities. Starting from… The Suburbs looks at the past fifty years of suburban culture through the lens of the CCA Collection’s photography holdings, produced by photographers’ longstanding attraction and aversion to this urban form. The(...)
Hall cases