125 Kilos of Books
125 Kilos of Books presents a selection of printed architectural works from the CCA collection dating from the fifteenth century to the present in order to provoke thought about what seems, at first sight, the most banal fact of any book: its size. With dimensions ranging from 10 centimetres to 1 metre, the works are explored through such themes as Buildings are Bigger(...)
Octagonal gallery
23 March 2006 to 30 April 2006
125 Kilos of Books
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125 Kilos of Books presents a selection of printed architectural works from the CCA collection dating from the fifteenth century to the present in order to provoke thought about what seems, at first sight, the most banal fact of any book: its size. With dimensions ranging from 10 centimetres to 1 metre, the works are explored through such themes as Buildings are Bigger(...)
Octagonal gallery
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Education
CI001.S2.D1
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Like his father Hubert, Charles Rohault de Fleury also studied at the École polytechnique with Jean-Nicolas-Louis Durand (1820-1821), and at the École des Beaux-Arts (1823-1825), Charles studied under his father and Louis Hippolyte Lebas. The CCA collection contains his printed exercise book from the École polytechnique and an album of drawings of the orders executed at both schools. The printed exercise book (DR1974:0002:001:001-105), primarily dated to 1821, provides an overview of the first year curriculum at the École polytechnique reflecting the emphasis placed on the course in descriptive geometry. The exercises proceed from the simple to the complex; from the analysis of simple shapes to the interpretation of basic architectural elements. Many of the problems have been solved by Charles, and carry the approval seal of his professor. A large engraving included in the album provides a succinct table recording the career paths of graduating students in the various Écoles d'application, a description of the core curriculum, and a historical and chronological outline of the École polytechnique from its inception to 1828. Charles' studies of the architectural orders (DR1974:0002:019:001-033), many of which are copied directly from Charles Normand's 'Nouveau parallele des ordres d'architecture...,' demonstrate the continued application of Durand's methodology applied to typical Beaux-Arts studies. The orders executed at the École polytechnique are pared down to their essential form and porticos are abstracted and grouped according to their tetrastyle, hexastyle, or octastyle configurations, whereas the orders completed at the École des beaux-arts are simplified, but still reflect the traditional mimetic interpretation of classical antiquity, with its fidelity to mouldings and details. The conspicous abscence of the composite order and the addition of the 'Dorique Romain and Moderne', attest to the continued influence of Durand's ''Precis'. The information regarding George's architectural career is limited to twelve drawings for architectural ornament and sculpture (1858-1859) submitted to a newly introduced, and obligatory, 'dessin' Concours d'emulation at the École des beaux-arts (1). (1) R. Chaffe, "The teaching of architecture at the École des Beaux-Arts" in Arthur Drexler ed., 'The Architecture of the École des Beaux-Arts' (New York: MOMA, 1975), p.84 and fn. 120.)
[1776?]-1868
Education
CI001.S2.D1
Description:
Like his father Hubert, Charles Rohault de Fleury also studied at the École polytechnique with Jean-Nicolas-Louis Durand (1820-1821), and at the École des Beaux-Arts (1823-1825), Charles studied under his father and Louis Hippolyte Lebas. The CCA collection contains his printed exercise book from the École polytechnique and an album of drawings of the orders executed at both schools. The printed exercise book (DR1974:0002:001:001-105), primarily dated to 1821, provides an overview of the first year curriculum at the École polytechnique reflecting the emphasis placed on the course in descriptive geometry. The exercises proceed from the simple to the complex; from the analysis of simple shapes to the interpretation of basic architectural elements. Many of the problems have been solved by Charles, and carry the approval seal of his professor. A large engraving included in the album provides a succinct table recording the career paths of graduating students in the various Écoles d'application, a description of the core curriculum, and a historical and chronological outline of the École polytechnique from its inception to 1828. Charles' studies of the architectural orders (DR1974:0002:019:001-033), many of which are copied directly from Charles Normand's 'Nouveau parallele des ordres d'architecture...,' demonstrate the continued application of Durand's methodology applied to typical Beaux-Arts studies. The orders executed at the École polytechnique are pared down to their essential form and porticos are abstracted and grouped according to their tetrastyle, hexastyle, or octastyle configurations, whereas the orders completed at the École des beaux-arts are simplified, but still reflect the traditional mimetic interpretation of classical antiquity, with its fidelity to mouldings and details. The conspicous abscence of the composite order and the addition of the 'Dorique Romain and Moderne', attest to the continued influence of Durand's ''Precis'. The information regarding George's architectural career is limited to twelve drawings for architectural ornament and sculpture (1858-1859) submitted to a newly introduced, and obligatory, 'dessin' Concours d'emulation at the École des beaux-arts (1). (1) R. Chaffe, "The teaching of architecture at the École des Beaux-Arts" in Arthur Drexler ed., 'The Architecture of the École des Beaux-Arts' (New York: MOMA, 1975), p.84 and fn. 120.)
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[1776?]-1868
textual records, photographs
DR1999:0356
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Documents include 3 audiocassettes, 44 slides, 57 photographs, 54 negatives, drawings (including computer drawings and sketches), blueprints, a project proposal, newspapers, competition brief, program, DNA information, surveys, meeting minutes, building area calculations, book, correspondence, schedule, progress report, budget, postcards, file index, master plan and a history of Frankfurt.
Meeting records, building analysis, budget, reports and other reference documentation
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DR1999:0356
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Documents include 3 audiocassettes, 44 slides, 57 photographs, 54 negatives, drawings (including computer drawings and sketches), blueprints, a project proposal, newspapers, competition brief, program, DNA information, surveys, meeting minutes, building area calculations, book, correspondence, schedule, progress report, budget, postcards, file index, master plan and a history of Frankfurt.
textual records, photographs
Series
Olzweg
AP193.S3
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Series 3, Olzweg, 2006, relates to a competition proposal conceptualized in 2006 for an extension to the Fond Régional d’Art Contemporain (FRAC) in Orléans, France. The records contain images of plans, elevations, sections, and renderings of the project and the robot. There are also pictures of the model and an animated rendering of different 3D model views. The FRAC competition sought an emblematic extension that would complement the original 18th century building hosting the collection. R&Sie(n)’s project earned second place in the competition. The project takes its name from Holzwege a book from Heidegger inspired by the paths that winds through the forest. It consists of a labyrinth of recycled glass sticks, which appeared to be “glued” to the existing building and courtyard. The glass comes from recycled bottles provided by the neighborhood inhabitants. R&Sie(n) sees this as a form of criticism of France’s relation to wine consumption through its materialization. The labyrinth is progressively constructed and rearranged by a robotic arm and randomized, interactive software continuously reprogramming its parameters during construction.
2006
Olzweg
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AP193.S3
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Series 3, Olzweg, 2006, relates to a competition proposal conceptualized in 2006 for an extension to the Fond Régional d’Art Contemporain (FRAC) in Orléans, France. The records contain images of plans, elevations, sections, and renderings of the project and the robot. There are also pictures of the model and an animated rendering of different 3D model views. The FRAC competition sought an emblematic extension that would complement the original 18th century building hosting the collection. R&Sie(n)’s project earned second place in the competition. The project takes its name from Holzwege a book from Heidegger inspired by the paths that winds through the forest. It consists of a labyrinth of recycled glass sticks, which appeared to be “glued” to the existing building and courtyard. The glass comes from recycled bottles provided by the neighborhood inhabitants. R&Sie(n) sees this as a form of criticism of France’s relation to wine consumption through its materialization. The labyrinth is progressively constructed and rearranged by a robotic arm and randomized, interactive software continuously reprogramming its parameters during construction.
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2006
drawings
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143 reprographic copy(ies)
AP142.S1.D211.P23
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site plans, plans, elevations, sections, persspectives, sketches, details, maps, photographs, correspondence, specifications, labels for drawings, a schedule for drawings, computer printouts, and photocopies of views of Moji, drawings, and pages of a book; includes a colour photocopy of a drawing for the Nara Hotel and material for an unidentified project or projects
Site plans, plans, elevations, sections, persspectives
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AP142.S1.D211.P23
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site plans, plans, elevations, sections, persspectives, sketches, details, maps, photographs, correspondence, specifications, labels for drawings, a schedule for drawings, computer printouts, and photocopies of views of Moji, drawings, and pages of a book; includes a colour photocopy of a drawing for the Nara Hotel and material for an unidentified project or projects
drawings
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143 reprographic copy(ies)
books, photographs
PH1987:1301:001-020
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- Contemporary binding consists of grey paper-covered boards with a black leather spine. There is a gold gilt inscription on the spine and black imprinted inscriptions on the cover. Endpages are of white brownish white paper. The book is comprised of a tile page, 4 pages of text, a list of photographs and 20 photographs.
architecture, sculpture
published 1868
The Cathedral of Santiago de Compostella [sic] in Spain: Showing especially the Sculpture of the Portico de la Gloria, By Mestre Mateo
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PH1987:1301:001-020
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- Contemporary binding consists of grey paper-covered boards with a black leather spine. There is a gold gilt inscription on the spine and black imprinted inscriptions on the cover. Endpages are of white brownish white paper. The book is comprised of a tile page, 4 pages of text, a list of photographs and 20 photographs.
books, photographs
published 1868
architecture, sculpture
This Thursday at 6 pm, 2011 Visiting Scholar Łukasz Stanek presents the first public talk of his book Henri Lefebvre on Space: Architecture, Urban Research, and the Production of Theory. Click here for the Facebook event.
Shaughnessy House
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Łukasz Stanek, visiting scholar seminar, Lukasz Stanek, Henri Lefebvre on Space, Henri Lefebvre
4 August 2011 , 6pm
Visiting Scholar Seminar: Łukasz Stanek
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This Thursday at 6 pm, 2011 Visiting Scholar Łukasz Stanek presents the first public talk of his book Henri Lefebvre on Space: Architecture, Urban Research, and the Production of Theory. Click here for the Facebook event.
Shaughnessy House
Presented in English Keyword(s):
Łukasz Stanek, visiting scholar seminar, Lukasz Stanek, Henri Lefebvre on Space, Henri Lefebvre
articles
2011: StackView / ShelfLife
What the future looked like
book, Dewey Decimal system, Google, Harvard, Harvard Library Innovation Laboratory, Library of Congress, skeuomorphisme
5 July 2012
What the future looked like
Michelangelo Sabatino, 2011 Visiting Scholar, offers an overview of Arthur Erickson’s contribution to shaping the city of the 20th century, drawn from his forthcoming book Arthur Erickson : Architectural Environments. Click here for the Facebook event.
Shaughnessy House
Presented in English Keyword(s):
Michelangelo Sabatino, visiting scholar seminar
11 August 2011, 6pm
Visiting Scholar Seminar: Michelangelo Sabatino
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Michelangelo Sabatino, 2011 Visiting Scholar, offers an overview of Arthur Erickson’s contribution to shaping the city of the 20th century, drawn from his forthcoming book Arthur Erickson : Architectural Environments. Click here for the Facebook event.
Shaughnessy House
Presented in English Keyword(s):
Michelangelo Sabatino, visiting scholar seminar
DR2007:0019:001-008
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Set of eight original concept drawings on board, each 12" x 12", colour pencil and metallic marker, dated December 1988, for the 1989 exhibition, "CCA: Building and Gardens", in the Octogonale Gallery. L.W. Richards was curator and designer for the exhibition in conjunction with the opening of the CCA and the book, CCA: Building and Gardens.
1988-1989
CCA: Building and Gardens, 1988-1989
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DR2007:0019:001-008
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Set of eight original concept drawings on board, each 12" x 12", colour pencil and metallic marker, dated December 1988, for the 1989 exhibition, "CCA: Building and Gardens", in the Octogonale Gallery. L.W. Richards was curator and designer for the exhibition in conjunction with the opening of the CCA and the book, CCA: Building and Gardens.