Sub-series
AP041.S6.SS03
Description:
This sub-series contains various reference material collected by Melvin Charney. It includes notes, ephemera, newspaper clippings, photographic materials, and various publications and bulletins, mainly related to Canadian and Montréal archtiecture, urbanism, tourism, art and artworks.
1925-2012
Ephemera and reference materials
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AP041.S6.SS03
Description:
This sub-series contains various reference material collected by Melvin Charney. It includes notes, ephemera, newspaper clippings, photographic materials, and various publications and bulletins, mainly related to Canadian and Montréal archtiecture, urbanism, tourism, art and artworks.
Subseries
1925-2012
drawings
ARCH274618
1945
drawings
1945
drawings
ARCH274619
1944 - 1954
drawings
1944 - 1954
drawings
ARCH274620
1944 - 1954
drawings
1944 - 1954
born digital
Quantity:
29 digital file(s)
AP174.S1.2001.D1.001
Description:
Contains minutes of meetings between the Emergent Design Group and the engineering firm Arup NY held in July 2002 on the Carbon Tower, as well as related 3D CAD structure diagrams, sketches and CAD drawings related to climate control, and some reference material on composite materials. Original directory name: "_ref_ARUP". Most common file formats: AutoCAD Drawing, Microsoft Word Document, 3D Studio, DS_store file (MAC), Tagged Image File Format
2002
Emergent Design Group consultation with Arup Consulting Engineers, New York
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AP174.S1.2001.D1.001
Description:
Contains minutes of meetings between the Emergent Design Group and the engineering firm Arup NY held in July 2002 on the Carbon Tower, as well as related 3D CAD structure diagrams, sketches and CAD drawings related to climate control, and some reference material on composite materials. Original directory name: "_ref_ARUP". Most common file formats: AutoCAD Drawing, Microsoft Word Document, 3D Studio, DS_store file (MAC), Tagged Image File Format
born digital
Quantity:
29 digital file(s)
2002
born digital
Quantity:
23 digital file(s)
Composite materials research
AP174.S1.2001.D1.002
Description:
Contains lists, presentations, and articles on various composite materials considered for use with the Carbon Tower. Original directory name: "_ref_MATERIALS". Most common file formats: Microsoft Word Document, Acrobat PDF 1.2 - Portable Document Format, Acrobat PDF 1.3 - Portable Document Format, JPEG File Interchange Format, Acrobat PDF 1.6 - Portable Document Format
2002-2007
Composite materials research
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AP174.S1.2001.D1.002
Description:
Contains lists, presentations, and articles on various composite materials considered for use with the Carbon Tower. Original directory name: "_ref_MATERIALS". Most common file formats: Microsoft Word Document, Acrobat PDF 1.2 - Portable Document Format, Acrobat PDF 1.3 - Portable Document Format, JPEG File Interchange Format, Acrobat PDF 1.6 - Portable Document Format
born digital
Quantity:
23 digital file(s)
2002-2007
born digital
Quantity:
357 digital file(s)
AP174.S1.2001.D1.003
Description:
Contains press reviews and pictures documenting Carbon Tower's inclusion in the Extreme Textiles exhibit at the Cooper-Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum (New York, 2005) in the form of captured HTML pages and associated folders containing media and code. Original directory name: "_ref_PRESS". Most common file formats: Graphics Interchange Format, JavaScript file, JPEG File Interchange Format, Cascading Style Sheet, Hypertext Markup Language
2004-2007
Extreme Textiles exhibit press
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AP174.S1.2001.D1.003
Description:
Contains press reviews and pictures documenting Carbon Tower's inclusion in the Extreme Textiles exhibit at the Cooper-Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum (New York, 2005) in the form of captured HTML pages and associated folders containing media and code. Original directory name: "_ref_PRESS". Most common file formats: Graphics Interchange Format, JavaScript file, JPEG File Interchange Format, Cascading Style Sheet, Hypertext Markup Language
born digital
Quantity:
357 digital file(s)
2004-2007
Sub-series
Notebooks and sketchbooks
AP041.S6.SS01
Description:
This sub-series documents Melvin Charney’s education and career through notebooks and sketchbooks. The sub-series includes class notes from the primary, secondary, and post-secondary levels, travel journals and sketchbooks, lecture notes, as well as sketchbooks containing materials from multiple projects spanning his career.
1947-2010
Notebooks and sketchbooks
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AP041.S6.SS01
Description:
This sub-series documents Melvin Charney’s education and career through notebooks and sketchbooks. The sub-series includes class notes from the primary, secondary, and post-secondary levels, travel journals and sketchbooks, lecture notes, as well as sketchbooks containing materials from multiple projects spanning his career.
Subseries
1947-2010
born digital
Quantity:
610 digital file(s)
AP174.S1.2001.D1.004
Description:
Contains plan and section studies, ramp studies, and final plans and sections, in Rhinoceros and Illustrator formats, as well as the 3D Rhinoceros file from which the plans and sections were derived. Also includes a PDF containing elevations and plans in vector form. Original directory name: "2D RHINO MAKE2D ILLUSTRATOR". Most common file formats: 3DM, Acrobat PDF 1.5 - Portable Document Format, JPEG File Interchange Format, DS_store file (MAC), Initial Graphics Exchange Specification (IGES)
2008-2014
Rhinoceros and Illustrator design files
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AP174.S1.2001.D1.004
Description:
Contains plan and section studies, ramp studies, and final plans and sections, in Rhinoceros and Illustrator formats, as well as the 3D Rhinoceros file from which the plans and sections were derived. Also includes a PDF containing elevations and plans in vector form. Original directory name: "2D RHINO MAKE2D ILLUSTRATOR". Most common file formats: 3DM, Acrobat PDF 1.5 - Portable Document Format, JPEG File Interchange Format, DS_store file (MAC), Initial Graphics Exchange Specification (IGES)
born digital
Quantity:
610 digital file(s)
2008-2014
born digital
Quantity:
423 digital file(s)
AP174.S1.2001.D1.005
Description:
Contains 3D computer-aided design files central to the development process of Carbon Tower. The bulk of the design files are in Rhinoceros and are arranged in folders by year. Also includes some Maya renders as well as design and image files resulting from early attempts to model the Carbon Tower in CATIA. Original directory name: "3D CATIA MAYA RHINO". Most common file formats: 3DM, Plain Text File, Initial Graphics Exchange Specification (IGES), Maya Binary File Format, DS_store file (MAC)
2002-2013
Three-dimensional Rhinoceros, Maya, and CATIA design files
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AP174.S1.2001.D1.005
Description:
Contains 3D computer-aided design files central to the development process of Carbon Tower. The bulk of the design files are in Rhinoceros and are arranged in folders by year. Also includes some Maya renders as well as design and image files resulting from early attempts to model the Carbon Tower in CATIA. Original directory name: "3D CATIA MAYA RHINO". Most common file formats: 3DM, Plain Text File, Initial Graphics Exchange Specification (IGES), Maya Binary File Format, DS_store file (MAC)
born digital
Quantity:
423 digital file(s)
2002-2013