textual records
DR2001:0032
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documents include miscellaneous personal papers, 1982-92: correspondence, June 92-present, dead Files, 1990 and 1991. File folder entitled "Preliminary Texts for House VI Book" [but no files on this subject] - miscellaneous papers and correspondence, Berlin project, Lecture 1983, Internal office memos. File folder containing PDE personal accounts - medical, insurance, legal, etc. File folder with 6 files on miscellaneous topics - proposals for services, memos, correspondence, grant applications, etc. File folder containing 4 files: transcripts of Interview between Robert Hughes and Peter Eisenman, correspondence 1982, correspondence 1982-84,"Five Architects" - papers concerning legal action.
Miscellaneous personal papers
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DR2001:0032
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documents include miscellaneous personal papers, 1982-92: correspondence, June 92-present, dead Files, 1990 and 1991. File folder entitled "Preliminary Texts for House VI Book" [but no files on this subject] - miscellaneous papers and correspondence, Berlin project, Lecture 1983, Internal office memos. File folder containing PDE personal accounts - medical, insurance, legal, etc. File folder with 6 files on miscellaneous topics - proposals for services, memos, correspondence, grant applications, etc. File folder containing 4 files: transcripts of Interview between Robert Hughes and Peter Eisenman, correspondence 1982, correspondence 1982-84,"Five Architects" - papers concerning legal action.
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Project
AP148.S1.1972.PR01
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Project series documents Poli's research and design work on his major project about a peasant farmer named Zeno from Riparbella. This project, entitled "Zeno, una cultura autosufficiente," was presented at the 1978 Venice Biennale with Superstudio as "La Coscienza di Zeno (Zeno's consciousness)". The project also appears to have some overlap with another research project in which Poli and other members of Superstudio were involved: Culture materiale extraurbane. This involved research and the development of a course in the architecture programme at the University of Florence on research into traditional tools and other aspects of rural material culture. The research work on rural culture was published in the magazine Modo (no.7) in March 1978. The Zeno project reflects a major project in Poli's output, with work beginning on it in 1972 and into 1980. There are numerous narratives at work in this project. There is the narrative of Zeno's relationship to the small house built by his grandfather and in which he was born, and has always lived. Alongside this, is Poli's interest in Zeno's relationship to his tools, his clothes, all the material elements of his life in the only house he has ever known. The fictional narrative that Poli weaves into this project involves an imagined encounter between Zeno and astronaut Buzz Aldrin. Poli's fascination with Zeno's material culture extends into a comparison of these two men and their physical interactions with their worlds: both self-sufficient capsules of a kind. Material in this project includes a large number of drawings and collages depicting different domestic and working spaces and tools in Zeno's life. A number of these drawings feature artefacts, such as cloth pillowcases, metal pieces, and a rope. In addition, the project series includes a number of physical artefacts, such as tools and even Zeno's door. A notable element in this series is an artist book by Poli which features a catalogue or register of elements in Zeno's life, detailing everything about his spaces, his working days, and even the food he eats.
1972-1980
Zeno, una cultura autosufficiente [Zeno, a self-sufficient culture] (1972-1980)
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AP148.S1.1972.PR01
Description:
Project series documents Poli's research and design work on his major project about a peasant farmer named Zeno from Riparbella. This project, entitled "Zeno, una cultura autosufficiente," was presented at the 1978 Venice Biennale with Superstudio as "La Coscienza di Zeno (Zeno's consciousness)". The project also appears to have some overlap with another research project in which Poli and other members of Superstudio were involved: Culture materiale extraurbane. This involved research and the development of a course in the architecture programme at the University of Florence on research into traditional tools and other aspects of rural material culture. The research work on rural culture was published in the magazine Modo (no.7) in March 1978. The Zeno project reflects a major project in Poli's output, with work beginning on it in 1972 and into 1980. There are numerous narratives at work in this project. There is the narrative of Zeno's relationship to the small house built by his grandfather and in which he was born, and has always lived. Alongside this, is Poli's interest in Zeno's relationship to his tools, his clothes, all the material elements of his life in the only house he has ever known. The fictional narrative that Poli weaves into this project involves an imagined encounter between Zeno and astronaut Buzz Aldrin. Poli's fascination with Zeno's material culture extends into a comparison of these two men and their physical interactions with their worlds: both self-sufficient capsules of a kind. Material in this project includes a large number of drawings and collages depicting different domestic and working spaces and tools in Zeno's life. A number of these drawings feature artefacts, such as cloth pillowcases, metal pieces, and a rope. In addition, the project series includes a number of physical artefacts, such as tools and even Zeno's door. A notable element in this series is an artist book by Poli which features a catalogue or register of elements in Zeno's life, detailing everything about his spaces, his working days, and even the food he eats.
Project
1972-1980
Ben Bradley presents how the automobile shaped how Canadians encountered their country during the 20th century. As thousands and then millions came to know Canada by motoring, their travel patterns, viewing habits, and tastes shaped and reshaped the places they passed through. Canada’s roads came to be festooned with scenic pullouts, viewpoints, and a constellation of(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre Keyword(s):
Canada, environment, Bradley, It's all happening so fast, roadside
23 February 2017, 6pm
Making Canada a Roadside Attraction
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Ben Bradley presents how the automobile shaped how Canadians encountered their country during the 20th century. As thousands and then millions came to know Canada by motoring, their travel patterns, viewing habits, and tastes shaped and reshaped the places they passed through. Canada’s roads came to be festooned with scenic pullouts, viewpoints, and a constellation of(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre Keyword(s):
Canada, environment, Bradley, It's all happening so fast, roadside
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Fonds
Joseph Rykwert fonds
AP209
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The Joseph Rykwert fonds, 1928-2022, documents Joseph Rykwert’s career as an architectural historian, author and professor. The fonds includes the records for over a dozen monographs written between the mid-1960s and the mid-2010s as well as edited works and articles, and details his teaching and lecturing activities from the 1960s onwards in universities in Europe and the United States. The records highlight Joseph Rykwert’s multidisciplinary approach, which involved archaeology, anthropology and psychoanalysis in his study of the history and theory of architecture and of the urban form. The fonds is composed of textual records, publications and ephemera, and of photographs including multiple albums and a large number of slides; the fonds also documents Joseph Rykwert’s career as an independent designer through drawings realized between the late 1940s and the late 1970s.
1928-2022
Joseph Rykwert fonds
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AP209
Synopsis:
The Joseph Rykwert fonds, 1928-2022, documents Joseph Rykwert’s career as an architectural historian, author and professor. The fonds includes the records for over a dozen monographs written between the mid-1960s and the mid-2010s as well as edited works and articles, and details his teaching and lecturing activities from the 1960s onwards in universities in Europe and the United States. The records highlight Joseph Rykwert’s multidisciplinary approach, which involved archaeology, anthropology and psychoanalysis in his study of the history and theory of architecture and of the urban form. The fonds is composed of textual records, publications and ephemera, and of photographs including multiple albums and a large number of slides; the fonds also documents Joseph Rykwert’s career as an independent designer through drawings realized between the late 1940s and the late 1970s.
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1928-2022
Learning from... Montréal
Lance Blomgren uses his 2009 book Walkups—a novella set entirely within Montréal’s row house apartment buildings—as a springboard for an analysis of the discursive plane of fictional architecture. Looking at works by John Hejduk, Ilya Kabakov, Alice Aycock and others, Blomgren argues that contemporary modes of speculative architecture offer a vital, if ethically fraught,(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
2 May 2013 , 7pm
Learning from... Montréal
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Lance Blomgren uses his 2009 book Walkups—a novella set entirely within Montréal’s row house apartment buildings—as a springboard for an analysis of the discursive plane of fictional architecture. Looking at works by John Hejduk, Ilya Kabakov, Alice Aycock and others, Blomgren argues that contemporary modes of speculative architecture offer a vital, if ethically fraught,(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
textual records
DR1995:0188:936-1056
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correspondence, and four folders that include, building programme, poster, land use application, site plans, 1966 flyer of Glasgow Fun Palace, report on Pilot Project, trust deed, report on proposed arts centre in Manchester, notes and sketches on architectural sketches, report on Fun Palace Project, drawings, minutes of meeting, cost estimate for Pilot Project, photographs, draft notes on Children's Learning Garden, financial record of Summer Fair 1974, planning application forms, sketches of temporary project at Salway and Great Eastern Roads, grant application, questionnaire, report on land redevelopment, 'Bubble City' publication by Joan Littlewood, renovation proposal for Theatre Royal, poster, kids village colouring book, and application for children's playground
Correspondence, and four folders that include, building programme
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DR1995:0188:936-1056
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correspondence, and four folders that include, building programme, poster, land use application, site plans, 1966 flyer of Glasgow Fun Palace, report on Pilot Project, trust deed, report on proposed arts centre in Manchester, notes and sketches on architectural sketches, report on Fun Palace Project, drawings, minutes of meeting, cost estimate for Pilot Project, photographs, draft notes on Children's Learning Garden, financial record of Summer Fair 1974, planning application forms, sketches of temporary project at Salway and Great Eastern Roads, grant application, questionnaire, report on land redevelopment, 'Bubble City' publication by Joan Littlewood, renovation proposal for Theatre Royal, poster, kids village colouring book, and application for children's playground
textual records
drawings
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132 drawing(s)
DR1994:0165:001-132
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- This group of visual and textual documents from the office of Peter Eisenman includes miscellaneous unidentified drawings, mostly conceptual sketches, all by Eisenman except for eleven drawings for an unidentified project (DR1994:0165:077-087). The drawings by Eisenman include: drawings for unidentified houses, possibly House III and House VI (DR1994:0165:030-076); conceptual sketches, possibly for House IV (DR1994:0165:126-128); drawings for an unidentified house, possibly House X and diagrams prepared for an unidentified publication, possibly concerning House X (DR1994:0165:088-103); drawings for an unidentified row house (DR1994:0165:100-102); and doodles and layouts for an unidentified book (DR1994:0165:104-125).
architecture
1951-1978
Visual and textual documents from the Office of Peter Eisenman
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DR1994:0165:001-132
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- This group of visual and textual documents from the office of Peter Eisenman includes miscellaneous unidentified drawings, mostly conceptual sketches, all by Eisenman except for eleven drawings for an unidentified project (DR1994:0165:077-087). The drawings by Eisenman include: drawings for unidentified houses, possibly House III and House VI (DR1994:0165:030-076); conceptual sketches, possibly for House IV (DR1994:0165:126-128); drawings for an unidentified house, possibly House X and diagrams prepared for an unidentified publication, possibly concerning House X (DR1994:0165:088-103); drawings for an unidentified row house (DR1994:0165:100-102); and doodles and layouts for an unidentified book (DR1994:0165:104-125).
drawings
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132 drawing(s)
1951-1978
architecture
exhibitions
As they fill their sketchbooks with both texts and images, architects capture initial reactions to sites; record impressions and make drawings as they travel; organise work to be done; articulate design concepts and pose solutions; draft essays, lectures, and letters; write research notes; and copy inspirational passages from their readings. The Architect’s Sketchbook:(...)
Hall cases
26 February 1992 to 24 May 1992
The Architect's Sketchbook: Current Practice
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As they fill their sketchbooks with both texts and images, architects capture initial reactions to sites; record impressions and make drawings as they travel; organise work to be done; articulate design concepts and pose solutions; draft essays, lectures, and letters; write research notes; and copy inspirational passages from their readings. The Architect’s Sketchbook:(...)
exhibitions
26 February 1992 to
24 May 1992
Hall cases
This exhibition presents American architect Ben Nicholson’s search for order, meaning, and logic in a world of art, science, and mystery. The Laurentian Library in Florence, a masterwork by Michelangelo designed in 1524–25, contains fifteen pairs of terra cotta panels bearing complex geometric patterns that have been long hidden from view. Nicholson studied the panels at(...)
Octagonal gallery
11 December 1996 to 9 March 1997
Uncovering Geometry: Ben Nicholson at the Laurentian Library
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This exhibition presents American architect Ben Nicholson’s search for order, meaning, and logic in a world of art, science, and mystery. The Laurentian Library in Florence, a masterwork by Michelangelo designed in 1524–25, contains fifteen pairs of terra cotta panels bearing complex geometric patterns that have been long hidden from view. Nicholson studied the panels at(...)
Octagonal gallery
Visiting Scholar Seminar: Aglaya Glebova
Revolution on a Human Scale: Photography and Vkhutemas
Visiting Scholar Aglaya Glebova presents her research: Vkhutemas, or Higher Art and Technical Studios, was a state-funded institute that sought to prepare a new generation of revolutionary artists and architects for the construction of a properly Soviet modernity. Dissolved under political pressure in 1930, the school never had a dedicated department of photography, but(...)
Shaughnessy House
29 June 2017, 6pm
Visiting Scholar Seminar: Aglaya Glebova
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Visiting Scholar Aglaya Glebova presents her research: Vkhutemas, or Higher Art and Technical Studios, was a state-funded institute that sought to prepare a new generation of revolutionary artists and architects for the construction of a properly Soviet modernity. Dissolved under political pressure in 1930, the school never had a dedicated department of photography, but(...)
Shaughnessy House