Project
AP178.S1.1979.PR06
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The project series documents the 1979 design entry for Block 70 and 89, also known as the Fränkelufer residential complex. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 55/70. The office assigned the date 1979 for this project. This project was submitted to the International Architectural Exhibition Berlin competition (International Bauaustellung, IBA, circa 1979-1987), an urban renewal strategy for West Berlin, Germany. Six months prior to submitting the design for Block 70 and 89 Siza submitted a design for the Görlitzer Bad swimming pool, which did not win the competition but received a special prize. Siza later submitted proposals to the IBA for Bonjour Tristesse (Block 121), Monument to Gestapo victims Prinz-Albrecht-Palais, Block 11-12 (Kottbusser Damm), and the Kulturforum, all of which are documented in this fonds. The IBA divided West Berlin into two parts: IBA Neubau ('new building'), led by Josef Paul Kleihues, and IBA Altbau ('old building') led by Hardt-Walherr Hämer. IBA Nuebau's focus was to build new structures while IBA Altbau's was to renovate existing buildings. The competition site for Block 70 and 89 was located on the west side of Kreuzberg, a district on the eastern edge of West Berlin. Although this project was part of the Altbau section, it nonetheless required building new housing complexes, which was generally under the purview of the Neubau section (Mota, "An archaeology of the ordinary" 299). Siza won second prize in the competition for his design of Block 70 and 89. This design proposal is said to have prepared Siza's ideas for his first international built project, Block 121 (Mathur, "The migrant's time"). The project series contains sketches and studies, which include notes. Several of the project sketches also include sketches of people. Documenting the design proposal are site plans, elevations, interior elevations, and floor plans. Photographs, negatives, contact sheets, and slides depict the project site and surrounding area as well as the model and drawings. Additionally there are panoramic photomontages of the project site. Please note that documentation for this project series is housed with documentation on Block 11-12 in file AP178.S1.1980.PR03.008, in the order it was kept by the office. Documentation for Block 70 and 89 includes an invitation to the competition, recommendations from the IBA advisory council, and other information regarding the competition.
1976-1982
Blocke 70 und 89, Kreuzberg, Fränkelufer [Fränkelufer residential complex], Berlin, Germany (1976-1982)
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AP178.S1.1979.PR06
Description:
The project series documents the 1979 design entry for Block 70 and 89, also known as the Fränkelufer residential complex. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 55/70. The office assigned the date 1979 for this project. This project was submitted to the International Architectural Exhibition Berlin competition (International Bauaustellung, IBA, circa 1979-1987), an urban renewal strategy for West Berlin, Germany. Six months prior to submitting the design for Block 70 and 89 Siza submitted a design for the Görlitzer Bad swimming pool, which did not win the competition but received a special prize. Siza later submitted proposals to the IBA for Bonjour Tristesse (Block 121), Monument to Gestapo victims Prinz-Albrecht-Palais, Block 11-12 (Kottbusser Damm), and the Kulturforum, all of which are documented in this fonds. The IBA divided West Berlin into two parts: IBA Neubau ('new building'), led by Josef Paul Kleihues, and IBA Altbau ('old building') led by Hardt-Walherr Hämer. IBA Nuebau's focus was to build new structures while IBA Altbau's was to renovate existing buildings. The competition site for Block 70 and 89 was located on the west side of Kreuzberg, a district on the eastern edge of West Berlin. Although this project was part of the Altbau section, it nonetheless required building new housing complexes, which was generally under the purview of the Neubau section (Mota, "An archaeology of the ordinary" 299). Siza won second prize in the competition for his design of Block 70 and 89. This design proposal is said to have prepared Siza's ideas for his first international built project, Block 121 (Mathur, "The migrant's time"). The project series contains sketches and studies, which include notes. Several of the project sketches also include sketches of people. Documenting the design proposal are site plans, elevations, interior elevations, and floor plans. Photographs, negatives, contact sheets, and slides depict the project site and surrounding area as well as the model and drawings. Additionally there are panoramic photomontages of the project site. Please note that documentation for this project series is housed with documentation on Block 11-12 in file AP178.S1.1980.PR03.008, in the order it was kept by the office. Documentation for Block 70 and 89 includes an invitation to the competition, recommendations from the IBA advisory council, and other information regarding the competition.
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1976-1982
Series
AP175.S1
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Series 1, Erasmus Bridge, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 1990-1996, documents the design, conception and construction of a third bridge for Rotterdam over the Nieuwe Maas River. The bridge connects the Kop van Zuid neighborhood, located on the south side of the river, to Willemsplein, located on the north side. The bridge is considered as a landmark in Rotterdam’s landscape. The Erasmus Bridge was a formative project in the thinking of UNStudio. It was originally supposed to be designed by architect Maarten Struijs who was the city of Rotterdam principal architect and who is responsible for the concept of the neighboring Willem Bridge. Ben van Berkel came later into the project and was hired as a designing consultant along with architect Wim Quist. Ben van Berkel proposed design was selected allowing him and his firm, which was called Van Berkel & Bos Architectuurbureau at that time, to supervise the conception and construction of the project, from the original concept to piers design to the selection of every item of bridge furniture such as traffic lights, bridge camera and handrails. The bridge was designed to fit the distinct character and industrial past of Rotterdam. The construction of this landmark was one component of a larger redevelopment project, coinciding with other major developments in the city of Rotterdam. The goal was to develop a dense urban intervention on the southern shore of the Nieuwe Maas, in the Kop van Zuid neighborhood. This explains the implication of UNStudio in the planning of urban configuration of the neighborhoods on both sides of the river and their work for Spido, a ferry company operating on the Nieuwe Maas, work spaces and parking garage. This commercial building was designed by the firm and also hosts The Grand Café and Jazz Café. This commercial building is integrated to one of the bridge pillar on the north shore of the river. For the design the firm used AutoCAD to work along with engineers and to conceptualize 3D models. They also used the software to evaluate the circulation flow of drivers, pedestrians and streetcars, measuring its impact on the structure and the urban configuration of the neighborhoods on both sides of the river. The records contain sketches for bridge and pier design, plans and sections for pier, Spido and bridge, architectural and construction details created by engineering companies for every component of the bridge, from drawbridge, to cable car system, to bridge furnitures such as traffic light, handrails and cameras and photographs documenting the research for precedent and the original configuration of the neighborhoods on both sides of the river. The record contains AutoCAD plans, details and sections for both the bridge and Spido parking garage. The records also contain one physical model: a small scale plastic, glass and metal model of the bridge.
1990-1996
Erasmus Bridge, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 1990-1996
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AP175.S1
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Series 1, Erasmus Bridge, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 1990-1996, documents the design, conception and construction of a third bridge for Rotterdam over the Nieuwe Maas River. The bridge connects the Kop van Zuid neighborhood, located on the south side of the river, to Willemsplein, located on the north side. The bridge is considered as a landmark in Rotterdam’s landscape. The Erasmus Bridge was a formative project in the thinking of UNStudio. It was originally supposed to be designed by architect Maarten Struijs who was the city of Rotterdam principal architect and who is responsible for the concept of the neighboring Willem Bridge. Ben van Berkel came later into the project and was hired as a designing consultant along with architect Wim Quist. Ben van Berkel proposed design was selected allowing him and his firm, which was called Van Berkel & Bos Architectuurbureau at that time, to supervise the conception and construction of the project, from the original concept to piers design to the selection of every item of bridge furniture such as traffic lights, bridge camera and handrails. The bridge was designed to fit the distinct character and industrial past of Rotterdam. The construction of this landmark was one component of a larger redevelopment project, coinciding with other major developments in the city of Rotterdam. The goal was to develop a dense urban intervention on the southern shore of the Nieuwe Maas, in the Kop van Zuid neighborhood. This explains the implication of UNStudio in the planning of urban configuration of the neighborhoods on both sides of the river and their work for Spido, a ferry company operating on the Nieuwe Maas, work spaces and parking garage. This commercial building was designed by the firm and also hosts The Grand Café and Jazz Café. This commercial building is integrated to one of the bridge pillar on the north shore of the river. For the design the firm used AutoCAD to work along with engineers and to conceptualize 3D models. They also used the software to evaluate the circulation flow of drivers, pedestrians and streetcars, measuring its impact on the structure and the urban configuration of the neighborhoods on both sides of the river. The records contain sketches for bridge and pier design, plans and sections for pier, Spido and bridge, architectural and construction details created by engineering companies for every component of the bridge, from drawbridge, to cable car system, to bridge furnitures such as traffic light, handrails and cameras and photographs documenting the research for precedent and the original configuration of the neighborhoods on both sides of the river. The record contains AutoCAD plans, details and sections for both the bridge and Spido parking garage. The records also contain one physical model: a small scale plastic, glass and metal model of the bridge.
Series
1990-1996
This year we released our first series of e-publications in conjunction with Archaeology of the Digital, the CCA’s three-year long research project investigating the foundations of digital architecture. The series features slideshows, annotations, and multimedia optimized for use on ereaders. Join us in the Bookstore as we launch the series with a special presentation by(...)
CCA bookstore
15 May 2014 , 6pm
Linked By Air presents our new ePub series
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This year we released our first series of e-publications in conjunction with Archaeology of the Digital, the CCA’s three-year long research project investigating the foundations of digital architecture. The series features slideshows, annotations, and multimedia optimized for use on ereaders. Join us in the Bookstore as we launch the series with a special presentation by(...)
CCA bookstore
Topic: L’architecture en expositions. Contribution à une sociohistoire de la médiation architecturale. Les cas du CCA (Montréal) et du CCI (Paris) Presentation: The CCA before the CCA
25 July 2013
Visiting Scholar Seminar: Pierre Chabard
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Topic: L’architecture en expositions. Contribution à une sociohistoire de la médiation architecturale. Les cas du CCA (Montréal) et du CCI (Paris) Presentation: The CCA before the CCA
drawings, textual records
DR2012:0012:130:014
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File containing documents in English, including correspondence, an instant photograph (Polaroid®), notes, printouts of architectural drawings and siteplans, reference materials, and sketches related to the Canadian tribute to human rights. Original folder inscribed in graphite: CANADIAN TRBIUTE TO HUMAN RIGHTS INTER PLAQUES Nos 1/2/3 1993-1995
1990-1995
Correspondence, photograph, notes, site plan, reference materials, and sketches, The Canadian tribute to human rights
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DR2012:0012:130:014
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File containing documents in English, including correspondence, an instant photograph (Polaroid®), notes, printouts of architectural drawings and siteplans, reference materials, and sketches related to the Canadian tribute to human rights. Original folder inscribed in graphite: CANADIAN TRBIUTE TO HUMAN RIGHTS INTER PLAQUES Nos 1/2/3 1993-1995
drawings, textual records
1990-1995
textual records
DR2012:0015:025:017
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File containing documents in English, including newspaper clippings related to municipal construction projects in Montreal, and correspondence related to the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada. Also included is a call for public art design submissions for the McGill University Health Centre, Glen Site. Original folder inscribed on front label in graphite: POTENTIAL PROJECTS
2011-2012
Newspaper clippings, correspondence, call for public art design submissions, McGill University Health Centre, Glen Site, Montréal, Québec
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DR2012:0015:025:017
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File containing documents in English, including newspaper clippings related to municipal construction projects in Montreal, and correspondence related to the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada. Also included is a call for public art design submissions for the McGill University Health Centre, Glen Site. Original folder inscribed on front label in graphite: POTENTIAL PROJECTS
textual records
2011-2012
textual records
Adresses and articles
ARCH186962
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Titles include - "Automation and Training in the Construction Industry", "The Design of a More Human Environment", "Thoughts on Urban Research and Development", "La Faculté de l'Aménagement de l'Université de Montréal", "Colour and Children", Convocation Address University of Concordia, "Systemia and Academia: a tale of two universities", "The Design Professions", "Knowledge and Credibility in Architectural Education"
1961 - 1977
Adresses and articles
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ARCH186962
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Titles include - "Automation and Training in the Construction Industry", "The Design of a More Human Environment", "Thoughts on Urban Research and Development", "La Faculté de l'Aménagement de l'Université de Montréal", "Colour and Children", Convocation Address University of Concordia, "Systemia and Academia: a tale of two universities", "The Design Professions", "Knowledge and Credibility in Architectural Education"
textual records
1961 - 1977
textual records
R-Z alphabetical files
ARCH255601
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24 files - R-Z alphabetical files - Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, R miscellaneous; S miscellaneous; Transcendental Meditation Soc., telex messages, travelling exhibition, trip file, T miscellaneous; U-Z miscellaneous including University of Calgary archived inventory of drawings; Who's Who correspondence and biographical sketches.
1979-1986
R-Z alphabetical files
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ARCH255601
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24 files - R-Z alphabetical files - Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, R miscellaneous; S miscellaneous; Transcendental Meditation Soc., telex messages, travelling exhibition, trip file, T miscellaneous; U-Z miscellaneous including University of Calgary archived inventory of drawings; Who's Who correspondence and biographical sketches.
textual records
1979-1986
textual records
ARCH255690
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31 files - requests for additional fees, Specifications (Canadian Government Specification Board), revisions to costs and budgets, budget reports, client/architect correspondence, correspondence with Marani Rounthwaite & Dick Architects, interview reports, interior estimates, change notices (architectural, electrical, furniture), acoustical consultants correspondence, garden court and garden link.
1973-1976
Requests for additional fees, specifications, revisions to costs and budgets, budget reports
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ARCH255690
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31 files - requests for additional fees, Specifications (Canadian Government Specification Board), revisions to costs and budgets, budget reports, client/architect correspondence, correspondence with Marani Rounthwaite & Dick Architects, interview reports, interior estimates, change notices (architectural, electrical, furniture), acoustical consultants correspondence, garden court and garden link.
textual records
1973-1976
drawings
AP178.S2.1979.003
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This sketchbook includes studies for Blocke 70 und 89, Kreuzberg, Fränkelufer and for Blocke 121, Schlesisches Tor, Berlin, Germany. Also included are sketches of Kreuzberg and notes on the International Architectural Exhibition Berlin competition (International Bauaustellung, IBA). Inserted in the notebook is a loose paper with a hand drawn street map and a mention of Andreas Brandt.
December 1979
Sketchbook 46: Berlim
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AP178.S2.1979.003
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This sketchbook includes studies for Blocke 70 und 89, Kreuzberg, Fränkelufer and for Blocke 121, Schlesisches Tor, Berlin, Germany. Also included are sketches of Kreuzberg and notes on the International Architectural Exhibition Berlin competition (International Bauaustellung, IBA). Inserted in the notebook is a loose paper with a hand drawn street map and a mention of Andreas Brandt.
drawings
December 1979