Learning from... Nairobi
Italian documentary and architecture photographer Filippo Romano presents his ongoing study of Nairobi’s exploding slums. The city is represented through the many portraits of residents, workers and communities he captured, giving evidence of the built environment that shapes local urban cultures. The Learning From… series takes its title from Learning From Las Vegas(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
9 October 2014 , 6pm
Learning from... Nairobi
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Italian documentary and architecture photographer Filippo Romano presents his ongoing study of Nairobi’s exploding slums. The city is represented through the many portraits of residents, workers and communities he captured, giving evidence of the built environment that shapes local urban cultures. The Learning From… series takes its title from Learning From Las Vegas(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
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AP164.S1.1986.D9
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This project series documents the exhibition “Le Corbusier: rascacielos” curated by Abalos & Herreros and organised by the Ayuntamiento de Madrid. The exposition, installation and catalog commemorated the centenary of the birth of Le Corbusier. The exhibition won the premio de investigación from the Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Madrid (C.O.A.M.) in 1987 or 1988. It also won the prize from the Ayuntamiento de Madrid in 1988 or 1989. The firm identified this project as number 41. Documenting the exhibition are design development drawings, illustrations, notes, project descriptions, correspondence, clippings, portraits, drafts, and reference and photographic materials.
1986-1988
Le Corbusier : rascacielos, Madrid, Spain (1986-1987)
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AP164.S1.1986.D9
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This project series documents the exhibition “Le Corbusier: rascacielos” curated by Abalos & Herreros and organised by the Ayuntamiento de Madrid. The exposition, installation and catalog commemorated the centenary of the birth of Le Corbusier. The exhibition won the premio de investigación from the Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Madrid (C.O.A.M.) in 1987 or 1988. It also won the prize from the Ayuntamiento de Madrid in 1988 or 1989. The firm identified this project as number 41. Documenting the exhibition are design development drawings, illustrations, notes, project descriptions, correspondence, clippings, portraits, drafts, and reference and photographic materials.
Project
1986-1988
DR1988:0437:025
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- This etching for a fireworks construction or macchina is intended to resemble the portico of the Parthenon in Athens. Each of the bays of the portico is decorated with a portrait medalion of a philosopher placed on the entablature. The portico is flanked by statues of river gods.
temporary architecture
printed 1757
Etching of Posi's design for the "prima macchina" of 1757
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DR1988:0437:025
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- This etching for a fireworks construction or macchina is intended to resemble the portico of the Parthenon in Athens. Each of the bays of the portico is decorated with a portrait medalion of a philosopher placed on the entablature. The portico is flanked by statues of river gods.
temporary architecture
textual records
ARCH275923
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2 files - Edited copy of Seven Stones: The Architecture of Arthur Erickson by Edith Iglauer, later renamed to Seven Stones: A Portrait of Arthur Erickson (first published in1981); A bibliography of literature on Arthur Erickson (1973), compiled by Jill Wade, University of Manitoba Libraries.
1973-1980
Various publications on Arthur Erickson
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ARCH275923
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2 files - Edited copy of Seven Stones: The Architecture of Arthur Erickson by Edith Iglauer, later renamed to Seven Stones: A Portrait of Arthur Erickson (first published in1981); A bibliography of literature on Arthur Erickson (1973), compiled by Jill Wade, University of Manitoba Libraries.
textual records
1973-1980
Sub-series
AP140.S1.SS2
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This sub-series documents James Stirling's collected artwork and photographic materials. Material in this sub-series was produced between the 1950s and 1990. The sub-series contains drawings, including student artwork by Stirling, and several portraits and caricatures of Stirling, as well as slides, photographs and negatives taken by Stirling of architectural subject matters. It also includes Stirling's personal records, including those relating to his military service in the Second World War and its relation to his university education. This material consists of correspondence and a certificate dated between 1948 and 1951. Some personal notebooks are also included.
1939-1990
Personal collections and records
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AP140.S1.SS2
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This sub-series documents James Stirling's collected artwork and photographic materials. Material in this sub-series was produced between the 1950s and 1990. The sub-series contains drawings, including student artwork by Stirling, and several portraits and caricatures of Stirling, as well as slides, photographs and negatives taken by Stirling of architectural subject matters. It also includes Stirling's personal records, including those relating to his military service in the Second World War and its relation to his university education. This material consists of correspondence and a certificate dated between 1948 and 1951. Some personal notebooks are also included.
Sub-Series 2
1939-1990
drawings, textual records, photographs
AP142.S1.D243.P1
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sketches, drawings, photographs, negatives, colour photocopies of views of the site, a photocopy of a photographic portrait, correspondence, specifications, estimates, an invoice, calculations, contract documents, financial records, a technical report, labels for drawings, schedules for drawings, building permits, business cards, unused stationery supplies, and notes
Sketches, drawings, photographs, negatives, colour photocopies of views of the site
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AP142.S1.D243.P1
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sketches, drawings, photographs, negatives, colour photocopies of views of the site, a photocopy of a photographic portrait, correspondence, specifications, estimates, an invoice, calculations, contract documents, financial records, a technical report, labels for drawings, schedules for drawings, building permits, business cards, unused stationery supplies, and notes
drawings, textual records, photographs
drawings
AP178.S2.1982.001
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This sketchbook includes sketches for the Quinta da Malagueira housing in Évora, Avelino Duarte house in Ovar, and for Bonjour Tristesse in Berlin, Germany. It also contains a draft of the article A casa do Dr. Fernando Machado: a casa interrompida, as well as a self-portrait.
January 1982
Sketchbook 98: Lojas (Evora) Casa Porto - Ovar Puxad.
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AP178.S2.1982.001
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This sketchbook includes sketches for the Quinta da Malagueira housing in Évora, Avelino Duarte house in Ovar, and for Bonjour Tristesse in Berlin, Germany. It also contains a draft of the article A casa do Dr. Fernando Machado: a casa interrompida, as well as a self-portrait.
drawings
January 1982
drawings
AP178.S2.1983.003
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This sketchbook includes a self-portrait, sketches, and notes about the architecture of Montréal and Québec, Canada. There is also a mention of Ernest Cormier. It also contains notes about Portuguese architecture, including mentions of Raul Lino ''Casa Portuguesas''and of the University of Los Andes.
June 1983
Sketchbook 145: Texto Columbia
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AP178.S2.1983.003
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This sketchbook includes a self-portrait, sketches, and notes about the architecture of Montréal and Québec, Canada. There is also a mention of Ernest Cormier. It also contains notes about Portuguese architecture, including mentions of Raul Lino ''Casa Portuguesas''and of the University of Los Andes.
drawings
June 1983
Équipement photographique
ARCH250572
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- 1 boîte de caméra "Minoxb" contenant des manuels d'instructions pour les produits "Minoxir"; - "bandes enregistreuses Le Luminographe" dans leur boîte; - 1 boîte vide portant l'inscription "MINOX / Stativkopf / Tripod Clamp"; - 1 déclencheur souple double de marque E. Leitz Wetzlar; - 1 ensemble "Le Luminographe" dans sa boîte (usage inconnu; boîte incomplète); - 1 objectif pour portrait pour chambre grand format portant l'inscription "7806 / Quick Acting / V / 8 [?] / A / Portrait Lens. Patent"; - 1 trépied de marque Minox dans un étui en cuirette; - 1 trépied dans un étui en cuir; - 1 trépied de marque E. Leitz Wetzlar "ROWI" et une tête de trépied assemblés; - 1 miroir (pour agrandisseur?) dans un emballage de papier kraft
Équipement photographique
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ARCH250572
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- 1 boîte de caméra "Minoxb" contenant des manuels d'instructions pour les produits "Minoxir"; - "bandes enregistreuses Le Luminographe" dans leur boîte; - 1 boîte vide portant l'inscription "MINOX / Stativkopf / Tripod Clamp"; - 1 déclencheur souple double de marque E. Leitz Wetzlar; - 1 ensemble "Le Luminographe" dans sa boîte (usage inconnu; boîte incomplète); - 1 objectif pour portrait pour chambre grand format portant l'inscription "7806 / Quick Acting / V / 8 [?] / A / Portrait Lens. Patent"; - 1 trépied de marque Minox dans un étui en cuirette; - 1 trépied dans un étui en cuir; - 1 trépied de marque E. Leitz Wetzlar "ROWI" et une tête de trépied assemblés; - 1 miroir (pour agrandisseur?) dans un emballage de papier kraft
photographs
AP140.S2.SS7.D1.P15
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views of Flats at Ham Common, Students' residences, University of St. Andrews, Science Library, University of California Irvine, Stadium Development, Seville, and Biennale Bookshop projects, view of Couvent Sainte-Marie de La Tourette by Le Corbusier, also portrait of James Stirling, and of James Stirling and Michael Wilford
Views of Flats at Ham Common, Students' residences
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AP140.S2.SS7.D1.P15
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views of Flats at Ham Common, Students' residences, University of St. Andrews, Science Library, University of California Irvine, Stadium Development, Seville, and Biennale Bookshop projects, view of Couvent Sainte-Marie de La Tourette by Le Corbusier, also portrait of James Stirling, and of James Stirling and Michael Wilford
photographs