Mabel O. Wilson and Jordan Carver present the ongoing advocacy project Who Builds Your Architecture? (WBYA?), which asks architects and allied fields to better understand how the production of buildings connects their practices to migrant construction workers who build their designs. WBYA?, a group of designers, scholars, and activists based in New York City, has(...)
28 January 2016
Practicing Advocacy: Who Builds Your Architecture?
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Mabel O. Wilson and Jordan Carver present the ongoing advocacy project Who Builds Your Architecture? (WBYA?), which asks architects and allied fields to better understand how the production of buildings connects their practices to migrant construction workers who build their designs. WBYA?, a group of designers, scholars, and activists based in New York City, has(...)
Learning from… Toronto
Ian Chodikoff, architect, urban designer, and editor of Canadian Architect magazine, presents his research on the contemporary suburb and how the influences of ethnic diversity and multiculturalism affect architecture and urban design within the suburban landscape across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Today’s suburbs are more ethnically diverse, globally connected and(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre
4 March 2010 , 7pm
Learning from… Toronto
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Ian Chodikoff, architect, urban designer, and editor of Canadian Architect magazine, presents his research on the contemporary suburb and how the influences of ethnic diversity and multiculturalism affect architecture and urban design within the suburban landscape across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Today’s suburbs are more ethnically diverse, globally connected and(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre
ARCH264222:012
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La lettre a pour sujet l'emplacement de la bibliothèque nationale à Chandigarh. La lettre en pièce-jointe contient de l'information relative à la construction du palais du gouverneur à Chandigarh.
29 et 31 janvier 1955
Lettre de Le Corbusier à Pierre Jeanneret relative à Chandigarh, Inde
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ARCH264222:012
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La lettre a pour sujet l'emplacement de la bibliothèque nationale à Chandigarh. La lettre en pièce-jointe contient de l'information relative à la construction du palais du gouverneur à Chandigarh.
29 et 31 janvier 1955
ARCH264044
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La lettre contient de l'information sur les vacances de Dominique Escorsa à Cannes, en France, où il a visité Picasso. Laia Escorsa est mentionnée dans la lettre.
27 février 1957
Lettre de Dominique Escorsa à Pierre Jeanneret
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ARCH264044
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La lettre contient de l'information sur les vacances de Dominique Escorsa à Cannes, en France, où il a visité Picasso. Laia Escorsa est mentionnée dans la lettre.
27 février 1957
Lettre de André Wogenscky de la part de Le Corbusier à Pierre Jeanneret relative à Chandigarh, Inde
ARCH264222:014
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La lettre traite pour sujet la peinture des bâtiments à Chandigarh. La lettre en pièce-jointe contient de l'information relative à la peinture de la Haute Cour et du palais du secrétariat à Chandigarh.
9 février 1955
Lettre de André Wogenscky de la part de Le Corbusier à Pierre Jeanneret relative à Chandigarh, Inde
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ARCH264222:014
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La lettre traite pour sujet la peinture des bâtiments à Chandigarh. La lettre en pièce-jointe contient de l'information relative à la peinture de la Haute Cour et du palais du secrétariat à Chandigarh.
9 février 1955
ARCH263902
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La lettre contient de l'information sur les honoraires de Pierre Jeanneret. On présume que le contenu de la lettre est relatif à Chandigarh, Inde. Une analyse plus approfondie est nécessaire.
2 août 1961
Brouillon d'une lettre de Pierre Jeanneret à un correspondant inconnu
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ARCH263902
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La lettre contient de l'information sur les honoraires de Pierre Jeanneret. On présume que le contenu de la lettre est relatif à Chandigarh, Inde. Une analyse plus approfondie est nécessaire.
2 août 1961
ARCH264470
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Le manuscrit contient, entre autres, de l'information sur le plan, la circulation, le système de climatisation et l'idée d'un "hôpital moderne". M. Tushpadass est mentionné au haut du deuxième feuillet.
s.d.
Manuscrit relatif à la compétition pour le All India Medical Institute à New Delhi, Inde
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ARCH264470
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Le manuscrit contient, entre autres, de l'information sur le plan, la circulation, le système de climatisation et l'idée d'un "hôpital moderne". M. Tushpadass est mentionné au haut du deuxième feuillet.
s.d.
Project
AP178.S1.1984.PR02
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The project series documents the Punt en Komma social housing project in The Hague, The Netherlands, with some materials related to the Urban plan for Deelgebied Zone 5, Schilderswijk-West. While the records were held in the office’s archives the urban plan for Deelgebied Zone 5 was assigned the number 30/80 and Punt en Komma was assigned the number 30/80 A/B (Punt (A) and Komma (B)). The office assigned the date 1984 for this project. In the mid to late1970s The Hague underwent an urban renewal program and in 1980 Adri Duivesteijn became the alderman responsible for this program. Dissatisfied with the results, in the early to mid-1980s Duivesteijn began a campaign to look at urban renewal as a cultural approach, and was interested in the participatory process that Siza incorporated for the Serviço Ambulatório de Apoio Local (SAAL) in Portugal and the Berlin projects submitted to the International Architectural Exhibition Berlin competition (International Bauaustellung, IBA, circa 1979-1987). After taking a trip to Portugal, Duivesteijn invited Siza to speak with residents of Schilderswijk. The urban plan for Schilderswijk was the first part of a redevelopment plan for the 19th century district and included two four story blocks of 106 apartments, named Punt en Komma. Schilderswijk is in the centre of The Hague and is nearby the Haag Spoor train station. The residents are made up of multi-ethnic communities and included immigrants from Turkey, Morocco, Tunisia, and Portugal. Similarly to the Berlin projects, Siza was faced with cultural tensions between the residents of the area. The urban plan was to take into account the preservation of the neighborhood's identity while accounting for the changes brought on by multi-ethnic communities. As with the SAAL and Berlin projects there was an element of participation from the residents and included the collaboration of a residents association. In the “Plan of Zone 5 of Schilderswijk Centrum…”, found in this project series [AP178.S1.1984.PR02.024.1, AP178.S1.1984.PR02.024.2], it is outlined that meetings were periodically held with technicians appointed by the Department of Urban Planning and Housing of The Hague, the Housing Cooperative, and each of the designers. Siza’s design for Punt en Komma incorporated elements prevalent in Dutch architecture such as the Haagse Portiek. However, he also included components in his design which accounted for the needs of residents living there at the time. One feature which gained much attention was the incorporation of sliding doors in the apartments. Siza included these doors in his design in consideration of the cultural practices of Muslim families. Documenting this project series are drawings, photographic materials, and textual documentation. Among the drawings are plans, elevations, sections, and details, as well as axonometric drawings, such as the proposed design for Deelgebied zone 5 (including Punt en Komma) and drawings of the Haagse Porteik. Photographic materials document both Duivesteijn’s trip to Portugal and Siza’s first trip to The Hague and include photographs, negatives, and slides of the built project, as well as slides of drawings. Note that the photographic materials include photographs related to the housing and shopping complex in Schilderswijk. Textual documentation includes brochures regarding rent increases, a copy of “Stadsvernieuwing als Kulturele Aktiviteit” by Duivesteijn, and information booklets for the residents. Also included are minutes of meeting and correspondence from the Woningbouwvereniging’s-Gravenhage. Among the correspondence are letters regarding construction costs, including a letter from Siza to the local architectural firm Architectengemeenschap Van den Broek en Bakema explaining that he does not wish to modify the detail he specified for the lintels of the Punt building. There is also correspondence from project architect Carlos Castenheira and Duivesteijn and a summary of the meeting between Siza and the Committee of the Corporation for Social Housing (17 April, 1985)[AP178.S1.1984.PR02.025.1] It is important to note that Siza also participated in other projects for this urban renewal program: the housing and shopping complex in Schilderswijk [AP178.S1.1984.PR03], the Van der Vennepark [AP178.S1.1985.PR01], and the residential settlement in Schilderswijk (Plano de Doedijnstraat [AP178.S1.1989.PR03]). All three of these projects are arranged in separate project series.
circa 1981 - 1990
106 habitações, Punt en Komma [Punt en Komma social housing], Schilderswijk-West, The Hague, The Netherlands, (1981-1990)
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AP178.S1.1984.PR02
Description:
The project series documents the Punt en Komma social housing project in The Hague, The Netherlands, with some materials related to the Urban plan for Deelgebied Zone 5, Schilderswijk-West. While the records were held in the office’s archives the urban plan for Deelgebied Zone 5 was assigned the number 30/80 and Punt en Komma was assigned the number 30/80 A/B (Punt (A) and Komma (B)). The office assigned the date 1984 for this project. In the mid to late1970s The Hague underwent an urban renewal program and in 1980 Adri Duivesteijn became the alderman responsible for this program. Dissatisfied with the results, in the early to mid-1980s Duivesteijn began a campaign to look at urban renewal as a cultural approach, and was interested in the participatory process that Siza incorporated for the Serviço Ambulatório de Apoio Local (SAAL) in Portugal and the Berlin projects submitted to the International Architectural Exhibition Berlin competition (International Bauaustellung, IBA, circa 1979-1987). After taking a trip to Portugal, Duivesteijn invited Siza to speak with residents of Schilderswijk. The urban plan for Schilderswijk was the first part of a redevelopment plan for the 19th century district and included two four story blocks of 106 apartments, named Punt en Komma. Schilderswijk is in the centre of The Hague and is nearby the Haag Spoor train station. The residents are made up of multi-ethnic communities and included immigrants from Turkey, Morocco, Tunisia, and Portugal. Similarly to the Berlin projects, Siza was faced with cultural tensions between the residents of the area. The urban plan was to take into account the preservation of the neighborhood's identity while accounting for the changes brought on by multi-ethnic communities. As with the SAAL and Berlin projects there was an element of participation from the residents and included the collaboration of a residents association. In the “Plan of Zone 5 of Schilderswijk Centrum…”, found in this project series [AP178.S1.1984.PR02.024.1, AP178.S1.1984.PR02.024.2], it is outlined that meetings were periodically held with technicians appointed by the Department of Urban Planning and Housing of The Hague, the Housing Cooperative, and each of the designers. Siza’s design for Punt en Komma incorporated elements prevalent in Dutch architecture such as the Haagse Portiek. However, he also included components in his design which accounted for the needs of residents living there at the time. One feature which gained much attention was the incorporation of sliding doors in the apartments. Siza included these doors in his design in consideration of the cultural practices of Muslim families. Documenting this project series are drawings, photographic materials, and textual documentation. Among the drawings are plans, elevations, sections, and details, as well as axonometric drawings, such as the proposed design for Deelgebied zone 5 (including Punt en Komma) and drawings of the Haagse Porteik. Photographic materials document both Duivesteijn’s trip to Portugal and Siza’s first trip to The Hague and include photographs, negatives, and slides of the built project, as well as slides of drawings. Note that the photographic materials include photographs related to the housing and shopping complex in Schilderswijk. Textual documentation includes brochures regarding rent increases, a copy of “Stadsvernieuwing als Kulturele Aktiviteit” by Duivesteijn, and information booklets for the residents. Also included are minutes of meeting and correspondence from the Woningbouwvereniging’s-Gravenhage. Among the correspondence are letters regarding construction costs, including a letter from Siza to the local architectural firm Architectengemeenschap Van den Broek en Bakema explaining that he does not wish to modify the detail he specified for the lintels of the Punt building. There is also correspondence from project architect Carlos Castenheira and Duivesteijn and a summary of the meeting between Siza and the Committee of the Corporation for Social Housing (17 April, 1985)[AP178.S1.1984.PR02.025.1] It is important to note that Siza also participated in other projects for this urban renewal program: the housing and shopping complex in Schilderswijk [AP178.S1.1984.PR03], the Van der Vennepark [AP178.S1.1985.PR01], and the residential settlement in Schilderswijk (Plano de Doedijnstraat [AP178.S1.1989.PR03]). All three of these projects are arranged in separate project series.
Project
circa 1981 - 1990
textual records
Correspondence relating to reproduction requests, Técnica y architectura en la ciudad contemporánea
ARCH278205
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File's title: informe geotécnico. The title doesn't represent the content of the file. Documents are in English, Spanish and German.
2001-2002, predominant 2001
Correspondence relating to reproduction requests, Técnica y architectura en la ciudad contemporánea
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ARCH278205
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File's title: informe geotécnico. The title doesn't represent the content of the file. Documents are in English, Spanish and German.
textual records
2001-2002, predominant 2001
ARCH263969
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La lettre contient de l'information sur l'appartement de Pierre Jeanneret de la rue Jacob, des affaires fiscales, la sécurité sociale et l'affaire Knoll (meubles). La lettre traite aussi de Puteaux, France.
28 mai 1953
Fragment d'une lettre de Georges Blanchon à Pierre Jeanneret
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ARCH263969
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La lettre contient de l'information sur l'appartement de Pierre Jeanneret de la rue Jacob, des affaires fiscales, la sécurité sociale et l'affaire Knoll (meubles). La lettre traite aussi de Puteaux, France.
28 mai 1953