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Fonds
Cedric Price fonds
AP144
Synopsis:
The Cedric Price fonds documents the personal activities and professional practice of architect Cedric Price, and includes his student work and architectural and urban planning projects. The fonds also contains records that document Cedric Price's teaching, publication, and exhibition activities. The archive comprises over 200 projects, from Price's student work in the 1950s at the University of Cambridge and the Architectural Association to projects he undertook as late as 2000. Key projects that are represented include New Aviary (1960-1966), Fun Palace (1961-1974), Potteries Thinkbelt (1963-1967), Inter-Action Centre (1971-1979), Generator (1976-1980), and Magnet (1995-1996).
1903-2006, predominant 1953-2000
Cedric Price fonds
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AP144
Synopsis:
The Cedric Price fonds documents the personal activities and professional practice of architect Cedric Price, and includes his student work and architectural and urban planning projects. The fonds also contains records that document Cedric Price's teaching, publication, and exhibition activities. The archive comprises over 200 projects, from Price's student work in the 1950s at the University of Cambridge and the Architectural Association to projects he undertook as late as 2000. Key projects that are represented include New Aviary (1960-1966), Fun Palace (1961-1974), Potteries Thinkbelt (1963-1967), Inter-Action Centre (1971-1979), Generator (1976-1980), and Magnet (1995-1996).
archives
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Fonds
1903-2006, predominant 1953-2000
Project
Mills
AP144.S2.D163
Description:
File documents a project for a redevelopment plan for the Mill Meads site in Newham, London, England, close to the intended site of the Fun Palace and due south of the site of the Strate projects. Material in this file was produced between 1990 and 1995. File contains conceptual drawings and textual records.
1990-1995
Mills
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AP144.S2.D163
Description:
File documents a project for a redevelopment plan for the Mill Meads site in Newham, London, England, close to the intended site of the Fun Palace and due south of the site of the Strate projects. Material in this file was produced between 1990 and 1995. File contains conceptual drawings and textual records.
File 163
1990-1995
DR1995:0188:712
Description:
Fun Palace Project is mentioned.
circa 1961-1963
Sketches with annotations for a publication about the Civic Trust
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DR1995:0188:712
Description:
Fun Palace Project is mentioned.
DR1995:0188:825
Description:
The letter is entitled "Fun Palace Project". The talk by Cedric Price might be about the Fun Palace Project. Further investigation required.
30 October 1964
Letter from Alan Neale of the Cambridge University Labour Club to Cedric Price regarding an upcoming speaking engagement
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DR1995:0188:825
Description:
The letter is entitled "Fun Palace Project". The talk by Cedric Price might be about the Fun Palace Project. Further investigation required.
DR1995:0188:755
Description:
Letter is about "speedramp" passenger conveyors for the Fun Palace Project.
20 January 1964
Letter from Richard Sutcliffe Engineering Systems Limited to Cedric Price
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DR1995:0188:755
Description:
Letter is about "speedramp" passenger conveyors for the Fun Palace Project.
DR1995:0188:729
Description:
The letter outlines all of Buckminster Fuller's travel schedule. He mentions wanting to see the Fun Palace Project plans.
6 May 1964
Letter from R. Buckminster Fuller to Cedric Price about the Delos Symposium
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DR1995:0188:729
Description:
The letter outlines all of Buckminster Fuller's travel schedule. He mentions wanting to see the Fun Palace Project plans.
Series
AP144.S7
Description:
Series contains miscellaneous artefacts, building material samples, and miscellaneous model parts. Materials include custom-made project name stamps that were used on drawings and documents. Model components included are for Olympia (AP144.S2.D83), with some possibly for Generator (AP144.S2.D100) and Fun Palace (AP144.S2.D46). Some building material samples may also have been intended as components for various models. Other, possibly personal artefacts include a compass, a measuring tape with loupe, and a yo-yo. Also includes commercially pre-packaged scale model pieces. Of interest is a building material sample, possibly for New Aviary (AP144.S2.D31).
1973, 1974, 1978
Models, Samples and Artefacts
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AP144.S7
Description:
Series contains miscellaneous artefacts, building material samples, and miscellaneous model parts. Materials include custom-made project name stamps that were used on drawings and documents. Model components included are for Olympia (AP144.S2.D83), with some possibly for Generator (AP144.S2.D100) and Fun Palace (AP144.S2.D46). Some building material samples may also have been intended as components for various models. Other, possibly personal artefacts include a compass, a measuring tape with loupe, and a yo-yo. Also includes commercially pre-packaged scale model pieces. Of interest is a building material sample, possibly for New Aviary (AP144.S2.D31).
Series
1973, 1974, 1978
DR1995:0188:721
Description:
About the shooting of the Pleasure film. The Pleasure film might be at the origin of the idea of the Fun Palace Project.
2 January 1963
Letter from Joan Littlewood to Cedric Price regarding the Pleasure film
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DR1995:0188:721
Description:
About the shooting of the Pleasure film. The Pleasure film might be at the origin of the idea of the Fun Palace Project.
drawings
Quantity:
18 presentation drawing(s)
DR2004:1263
Description:
rendered perspective views, views of model, computer printout, sketches, and drawing of size comparisons between Interaction, Pompidou, Fun Palace, and Generator
Rendered perspective views, views of model, computer printout
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DR2004:1263
Description:
rendered perspective views, views of model, computer printout, sketches, and drawing of size comparisons between Interaction, Pompidou, Fun Palace, and Generator
drawings
Quantity:
18 presentation drawing(s)
drawings, textual records, photographs
DR1995:0188:855-935
Description:
correspondence, trust deed, planning study for Riverside, list of articles on Fun Palace, preliminary cost estimate for Pilot project, assessment report, notes, minutes of meetings, slide descriptions, map, invoice, planning appeal, draft press release, reports to the Cybernetics Committee, including one folder containing, clippings, sketches, building programme, correspondence, list of Fun Palace drawings, photomechanical prints of drawings, reports on Fun Palace and on Biological Models, architect's statement, photograph, draft pamphlet, press release, draft publication, layout with sketches and annotations, and completed questionnaire forms
Correspondence, trust deed, planning study for Riverside
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DR1995:0188:855-935
Description:
correspondence, trust deed, planning study for Riverside, list of articles on Fun Palace, preliminary cost estimate for Pilot project, assessment report, notes, minutes of meetings, slide descriptions, map, invoice, planning appeal, draft press release, reports to the Cybernetics Committee, including one folder containing, clippings, sketches, building programme, correspondence, list of Fun Palace drawings, photomechanical prints of drawings, reports on Fun Palace and on Biological Models, architect's statement, photograph, draft pamphlet, press release, draft publication, layout with sketches and annotations, and completed questionnaire forms
drawings, textual records, photographs