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Maxwell Levinson fonds
AP037
Synopsis:
The Maxwell Levison fonds (Shelter, T. Square) illustrates primarily the activities of Maxwell Levinson as editor of T-Square Club Journal, T-Square, Shelter and USA Tomorrow. It documents the various aspects of the publication of these magazines. It includes editorial, production and promotional material as well as documentation and research files. The fonds also contains records pertaining to the professional practice of Maxwell Levinson as architect and city planning consultant.
1926-1990
Maxwell Levinson fonds
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AP037
Synopsis:
The Maxwell Levison fonds (Shelter, T. Square) illustrates primarily the activities of Maxwell Levinson as editor of T-Square Club Journal, T-Square, Shelter and USA Tomorrow. It documents the various aspects of the publication of these magazines. It includes editorial, production and promotional material as well as documentation and research files. The fonds also contains records pertaining to the professional practice of Maxwell Levinson as architect and city planning consultant.
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1926-1990
DR1988:0386
Description:
- This reprographic copy shows an imitation mother-of-pearl lamp shade to be suspended by a bronze chain. There is a thumbnail sketch of the design in the lower right corner. - This work is part of an incomplete group of possibly working reprographic copies for Electric House, Battersea Borough, designed by the borough architect, Henry Hyams. The group also includes some reprographic copies which may have been used for publication purposes. - The style of many of these drawings and reprographic copies by Henry Hyams (DR1988:0332 - DR1988:0414) suggests that they were possibly for periodical illustrations. Hyams contributed articles to the periodicals 'The Builder' and 'The Architect'. Two objects in the CCA collections can be directly linked to an article published prior to 1926 in 'The Architect'; a reprographic copy (DR1988:0357) and a drawing (DR1988:0364) (Who's Who in Architecture, 161).
interior design
printed late 1926 or 1927
Elevation and half plan for a lamp shade for Electric House, Battersea Borough
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DR1988:0386
Description:
- This reprographic copy shows an imitation mother-of-pearl lamp shade to be suspended by a bronze chain. There is a thumbnail sketch of the design in the lower right corner. - This work is part of an incomplete group of possibly working reprographic copies for Electric House, Battersea Borough, designed by the borough architect, Henry Hyams. The group also includes some reprographic copies which may have been used for publication purposes. - The style of many of these drawings and reprographic copies by Henry Hyams (DR1988:0332 - DR1988:0414) suggests that they were possibly for periodical illustrations. Hyams contributed articles to the periodicals 'The Builder' and 'The Architect'. Two objects in the CCA collections can be directly linked to an article published prior to 1926 in 'The Architect'; a reprographic copy (DR1988:0357) and a drawing (DR1988:0364) (Who's Who in Architecture, 161).
interior design
DR1988:0401
Description:
- This reprographic copy shows a design for a plaster frieze for the ceiling ribs in the showrooms of Electric House, Battersea Borough. The design includes lightbulbs, electrical cords, and swags. - This work is part of an incomplete group of possibly working reprographic copies for Electric House, Battersea Borough, designed by the borough architect, Henry Hyams. The group also includes some reprographic copies which may have been used for publication purposes. - The style of many of these drawings and reprographic copies by Henry Hyams (DR1988:0332 - DR1988:0414) suggests that they were possibly for periodical illustrations. Hyams contributed articles to the periodicals 'The Builder' and 'The Architect'. Two objects in the CCA collections can be directly linked to an article published prior to 1926 in 'The Architect'; a reprographic copy (DR1988:0357) and a drawing (DR1988:0364) (Who's Who in Architecture, 161).
interior design
printed November 1926
Detail for the plaster frieze on showroom ceiling ribs, Electric House, Battersea Borough
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DR1988:0401
Description:
- This reprographic copy shows a design for a plaster frieze for the ceiling ribs in the showrooms of Electric House, Battersea Borough. The design includes lightbulbs, electrical cords, and swags. - This work is part of an incomplete group of possibly working reprographic copies for Electric House, Battersea Borough, designed by the borough architect, Henry Hyams. The group also includes some reprographic copies which may have been used for publication purposes. - The style of many of these drawings and reprographic copies by Henry Hyams (DR1988:0332 - DR1988:0414) suggests that they were possibly for periodical illustrations. Hyams contributed articles to the periodicals 'The Builder' and 'The Architect'. Two objects in the CCA collections can be directly linked to an article published prior to 1926 in 'The Architect'; a reprographic copy (DR1988:0357) and a drawing (DR1988:0364) (Who's Who in Architecture, 161).
interior design
DR1988:0341
Description:
- This reprographic copy shows a storefront for a three storey building, with plate glass windows at the street level. - The style of many of these drawings and reprographic copies by Henry Hyams (DR1988:0332 - DR1988:0414) suggests that they were possibly for periodical illustrations. Hyams contributed articles to the periodicals 'The Builder' and 'The Architect'. Two objects in the CCA collections can be linked to the article "Music in Stone" published prior to 1926 in 'The Architect'; a reprographic copy (DR1988:0357) and a drawing (DR1988:0364) (Who's Who in Architecture, 161).
architecture
printed in the 1920s or 1930s
Elevation showing a storefront for Eyre and Sons, Ltd., England
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DR1988:0341
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- This reprographic copy shows a storefront for a three storey building, with plate glass windows at the street level. - The style of many of these drawings and reprographic copies by Henry Hyams (DR1988:0332 - DR1988:0414) suggests that they were possibly for periodical illustrations. Hyams contributed articles to the periodicals 'The Builder' and 'The Architect'. Two objects in the CCA collections can be linked to the article "Music in Stone" published prior to 1926 in 'The Architect'; a reprographic copy (DR1988:0357) and a drawing (DR1988:0364) (Who's Who in Architecture, 161).
architecture
DR1988:0356
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- This drawing shows a two-storey house with large leaded glass windows on the front façade. - The style of many of these drawings and reprographic copies by Henry Hyams (DR1988:0332 - DR1988:0414) suggests that they were possibly for periodical illustrations. Hyams contributed articles to the periodicals 'The Builder' and 'The Architect'. Two objects in the CCA collections can be linked to the article "Music in Stone" published prior to 1926 in 'The Architect'; a reprographic copy (DR1988:0357) and a drawing (DR1988:0364) (Who's Who in Architecture, 161).
architecture
1920s or 1930s
Perspectival view showing a house
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DR1988:0356
Description:
- This drawing shows a two-storey house with large leaded glass windows on the front façade. - The style of many of these drawings and reprographic copies by Henry Hyams (DR1988:0332 - DR1988:0414) suggests that they were possibly for periodical illustrations. Hyams contributed articles to the periodicals 'The Builder' and 'The Architect'. Two objects in the CCA collections can be linked to the article "Music in Stone" published prior to 1926 in 'The Architect'; a reprographic copy (DR1988:0357) and a drawing (DR1988:0364) (Who's Who in Architecture, 161).
architecture
DR1988:0361
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- This drawing shows a design for improvements to a townhouse garden, including garden walls, bath and fountain. Plant species are also identified. - The style of many of these drawings and reprographic copies by Henry Hyams (DR1988:0332 - DR1988:0414) suggests that they were possibly for periodical illustrations. Hyams contributed articles to the periodicals 'The Builder' and 'The Architect'. Two objects in the CCA collections can be linked to the article "Music in Stone" published prior to 1926 in 'The Architect'; a reprographic copy (DR1988:0357) and a drawing (DR1988:0364) (Who's Who in Architecture, 161).
landscape architecture
1920s or 1930s
Sketch sections, plan, and elevation for improvements to a town house yard
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DR1988:0361
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- This drawing shows a design for improvements to a townhouse garden, including garden walls, bath and fountain. Plant species are also identified. - The style of many of these drawings and reprographic copies by Henry Hyams (DR1988:0332 - DR1988:0414) suggests that they were possibly for periodical illustrations. Hyams contributed articles to the periodicals 'The Builder' and 'The Architect'. Two objects in the CCA collections can be linked to the article "Music in Stone" published prior to 1926 in 'The Architect'; a reprographic copy (DR1988:0357) and a drawing (DR1988:0364) (Who's Who in Architecture, 161).
landscape architecture
DR1988:0389
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- This rendering shows the project for the Railway Hotel, Pitsea, from across the street, with the inn surrounded by cars and people. - The style of many of these drawings and reprographic copies by Henry Hyams (DR1988:0332 - DR1988:0414) suggests that they were possibly for periodical illustrations. Hyams contributed articles to the periodicals 'The Builder' and 'The Architect'. Two objects in the CCA collections can be linked to the article "Music in Stone" published prior to 1926 in 'The Architect'; a reprographic copy (DR1988:0357) and a drawing (DR1988:0364) (Who's Who in Architecture, 161).
architecture
printed after 1934
Perspectival view showing the Railway Hotel, Pitsea
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DR1988:0389
Description:
- This rendering shows the project for the Railway Hotel, Pitsea, from across the street, with the inn surrounded by cars and people. - The style of many of these drawings and reprographic copies by Henry Hyams (DR1988:0332 - DR1988:0414) suggests that they were possibly for periodical illustrations. Hyams contributed articles to the periodicals 'The Builder' and 'The Architect'. Two objects in the CCA collections can be linked to the article "Music in Stone" published prior to 1926 in 'The Architect'; a reprographic copy (DR1988:0357) and a drawing (DR1988:0364) (Who's Who in Architecture, 161).
architecture
research
Peter Sealy, McGill University Topic: Nineteenth-Century Photography and the Architectural Unconscious Christopher C. Clarke, University of Calgary Topic: Influences of Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Architects on Aboriginal Communities and Architecture
January 2005 to September 2005
Master’s Students Program 2005
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Peter Sealy, McGill University Topic: Nineteenth-Century Photography and the Architectural Unconscious Christopher C. Clarke, University of Calgary Topic: Influences of Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Architects on Aboriginal Communities and Architecture
research
January 2005 to
September 2005
Project
Dirigible Pavilion
AP095.S2.D4
Description:
Cette série de projets documente le projet intitulé "Dirigible Pavilion" réalisé par les architectes Ewan Branda et Kati Rubinyi avec, comme collaborateur, Chris Ludwig, compositeur.
Dirigible Pavilion
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AP095.S2.D4
Description:
Cette série de projets documente le projet intitulé "Dirigible Pavilion" réalisé par les architectes Ewan Branda et Kati Rubinyi avec, comme collaborateur, Chris Ludwig, compositeur.
Dossier 4
Project
Recipro-City
AP095.S2.D15
Description:
Cette série de projets documente le projet intitulé "Recipro-City" réalisé par les architectes Andreas Kaminki et Erick Lee avec, comme collaborateur, Ladislav Konopa, ordinartiste.
Recipro-City
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AP095.S2.D15
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Cette série de projets documente le projet intitulé "Recipro-City" réalisé par les architectes Andreas Kaminki et Erick Lee avec, comme collaborateur, Ladislav Konopa, ordinartiste.
Dossier 15