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AP194.S1.1995.PR01
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Project records consist of records documenting the three phases of the Synthetic Landscape project (1995-2000) as worked on by Johan Bettum and OCEAN North. The project was initially developed and submitted in 1995 for the Membrane Design International Competition held in Japan by the Taiyo Kogyo Corporation. The entry showcases a children’s playscape in the setting of Oslo’s Tøyen Park, joining both its urban surroundings and its natural landscape into a synthetic space. Afterwards, the project was exhibited at the Architecture Association (AA) in London, where Johan Bettum and Kivi Sotamaa met. This eventually led to Bettum and Sotamaa collaborating on projects, along with their respective OCEAN teams in Oslo and Helsinki. The Synthetic Landscape project continued as a research project, with a second phase in 1996 and a third phase which ran from 1997 through 2000 and integrated design methods (particle streaming, Channelling Systems) from the work made on the Töölö and Jyväskylä projects. In the third phase, a pavilion was also added to the setting. Aside from one drawing, all records for this project are in a digital format. Drawings and models from phase 1 show parts or the whole of a shell-like structure. A color scheme seems to be associated to the different components of the structure. A report on phases 1 and 2 discusses the use of synthetic and composite materials for the structure, explaining the concept for the site. Phase 2 textual records include a working plan, site charts and program. Additional drawings and models show an evolution in the shape of the landscape. Most records are related to the third phase of Synthetic Landscape. They are largely drawings and models showing textures and coloured grafts used in the design process, section and surfaces studies, as well as site plans. Other files of the third phase consist of animated renderings of Channelling Systems studies within the Synthetic Landscape topology, saved as Quicktime MOV files. Additionally, the third phase of Synthetic Landscape has files related to the FEM (finite element method) analysis process utilized in the project’s engineering. This particular section includes raster images showing vectorial drawings and data appearing to be surface studies. These were likely created with the software Mathematica. The bulk of textual documentation on the project’s scope and outcomes may be found in AP194.S1.1995.PR01.001 for phases 1 and 2, and in AP194.S1.1995.PR01.005 for phase 3. The latter file also contains documentation related to a grant application to The Research Council of Norway; a proposal for a conference and exhibition at the AA; and administrative records such as budgets, correspondence, invoices, progress reports, meeting agendas and minutes. For all project phases, records related to the design process consist of CAD models saved in a variety of modelling formats (iges, fmz, dgn, 3dm, dxf) as well as raster or vector images (tiff, jpeg, png, eps, pict, etc.). In some cases, only these raster or vector images of the original CAD drawings are present in the archive.
1995-2000
Synthetic Landscape research project, Oslo, Norway (1995-2000)
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AP194.S1.1995.PR01
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Project records consist of records documenting the three phases of the Synthetic Landscape project (1995-2000) as worked on by Johan Bettum and OCEAN North. The project was initially developed and submitted in 1995 for the Membrane Design International Competition held in Japan by the Taiyo Kogyo Corporation. The entry showcases a children’s playscape in the setting of Oslo’s Tøyen Park, joining both its urban surroundings and its natural landscape into a synthetic space. Afterwards, the project was exhibited at the Architecture Association (AA) in London, where Johan Bettum and Kivi Sotamaa met. This eventually led to Bettum and Sotamaa collaborating on projects, along with their respective OCEAN teams in Oslo and Helsinki. The Synthetic Landscape project continued as a research project, with a second phase in 1996 and a third phase which ran from 1997 through 2000 and integrated design methods (particle streaming, Channelling Systems) from the work made on the Töölö and Jyväskylä projects. In the third phase, a pavilion was also added to the setting. Aside from one drawing, all records for this project are in a digital format. Drawings and models from phase 1 show parts or the whole of a shell-like structure. A color scheme seems to be associated to the different components of the structure. A report on phases 1 and 2 discusses the use of synthetic and composite materials for the structure, explaining the concept for the site. Phase 2 textual records include a working plan, site charts and program. Additional drawings and models show an evolution in the shape of the landscape. Most records are related to the third phase of Synthetic Landscape. They are largely drawings and models showing textures and coloured grafts used in the design process, section and surfaces studies, as well as site plans. Other files of the third phase consist of animated renderings of Channelling Systems studies within the Synthetic Landscape topology, saved as Quicktime MOV files. Additionally, the third phase of Synthetic Landscape has files related to the FEM (finite element method) analysis process utilized in the project’s engineering. This particular section includes raster images showing vectorial drawings and data appearing to be surface studies. These were likely created with the software Mathematica. The bulk of textual documentation on the project’s scope and outcomes may be found in AP194.S1.1995.PR01.001 for phases 1 and 2, and in AP194.S1.1995.PR01.005 for phase 3. The latter file also contains documentation related to a grant application to The Research Council of Norway; a proposal for a conference and exhibition at the AA; and administrative records such as budgets, correspondence, invoices, progress reports, meeting agendas and minutes. For all project phases, records related to the design process consist of CAD models saved in a variety of modelling formats (iges, fmz, dgn, 3dm, dxf) as well as raster or vector images (tiff, jpeg, png, eps, pict, etc.). In some cases, only these raster or vector images of the original CAD drawings are present in the archive.
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1995-2000
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Miragaia, Porto
CD034.S1.1975.PR01
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This project series contains reproductions of drawings and panels displayed in the exhibit to document the neighbourhood Miragaia, in Porto Portugal. The exhibit text explained that: ... although the Miragaia project was never built, its seminal and programmatic character contributed significantly to the development of the SAAL Process. The project architect Fernando Távora first worked on the Barredo Neighbourhood ― a very poor area in the Porto's historic centre ― as an architect and teacher at the city's School of Fine Arts, and the Miragaia project built on this research, demonstrating a knowledge of and sensitivity to both the physical terrain and the social landscape of Porto, presenting a nuanced view of life in an urban space. Despite the strengths of the plan, the city council's policy on Porto's historic centre subsequently did not include Távora's project for Miragaia. Nonetheless, in the seriousness of its design and the depth of knowledge that it displayed, the project was a significant attempt to recover and rationalize Miragaia's vacant riverside zone. The highly developed nature of the proposal, its level of surgical precision, and Fernando Távora's thoughtful notes reveal a great deal about SAAL, its structure, its relationship with residents, and the overall model for urban intervention. (The SAAL Process, Housing in Portugal 1974–76) Fernando Távora worked for SAAL/North with Antónia Nolo, Bernardo Ferrão, Gil Carneiro, Joaquim Jordão, Jorge Barros, Manuel Campos, Pedro Paredes and the residents' association Miragaia, that was founded on March 30th, 1976. The project was for 900 dwellings, but none were built. The operation began in June 1975. This project series contains reproductions of design development drawings, presentation panels, site plans and a study of a logo. The original drawings and panels were produced from 1975 to 1977 and were reproduced in 2015 for the exhibit.
1975-1977
Miragaia, Porto
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CD034.S1.1975.PR01
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This project series contains reproductions of drawings and panels displayed in the exhibit to document the neighbourhood Miragaia, in Porto Portugal. The exhibit text explained that: ... although the Miragaia project was never built, its seminal and programmatic character contributed significantly to the development of the SAAL Process. The project architect Fernando Távora first worked on the Barredo Neighbourhood ― a very poor area in the Porto's historic centre ― as an architect and teacher at the city's School of Fine Arts, and the Miragaia project built on this research, demonstrating a knowledge of and sensitivity to both the physical terrain and the social landscape of Porto, presenting a nuanced view of life in an urban space. Despite the strengths of the plan, the city council's policy on Porto's historic centre subsequently did not include Távora's project for Miragaia. Nonetheless, in the seriousness of its design and the depth of knowledge that it displayed, the project was a significant attempt to recover and rationalize Miragaia's vacant riverside zone. The highly developed nature of the proposal, its level of surgical precision, and Fernando Távora's thoughtful notes reveal a great deal about SAAL, its structure, its relationship with residents, and the overall model for urban intervention. (The SAAL Process, Housing in Portugal 1974–76) Fernando Távora worked for SAAL/North with Antónia Nolo, Bernardo Ferrão, Gil Carneiro, Joaquim Jordão, Jorge Barros, Manuel Campos, Pedro Paredes and the residents' association Miragaia, that was founded on March 30th, 1976. The project was for 900 dwellings, but none were built. The operation began in June 1975. This project series contains reproductions of design development drawings, presentation panels, site plans and a study of a logo. The original drawings and panels were produced from 1975 to 1977 and were reproduced in 2015 for the exhibit.
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1975-1977
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CD041.S1
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This series documents eight projects that Eva Hollo Vecsei worked on while at the firm Affleck, Desbarats, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold & Sise Architect (Arcop). Vecsei worked for the firm from 1959 to 1971 and was made an associate in 1964. She was the designer in charge of several Massey Award winning projects such as: Saint Gerard Magella Church, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec (1960-1963); Place Bonaventure, Montréal, Québec (circa 1963-1969); Student Union building, McGill University, Montréal, Québec (1965); and the Life science building, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia (1971). This series includes documents related to the following projects: Tifereth Jerusalem Synagogue, Côte-Saint-Luc, Québec (circa 1959-1971); Saint Gerard Magella Church, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec (1960-1963); Centre civique Chomedey, Chomedey [now Laval], Québec (1962-1965); Place des Arts, Montréal, Québec (1963); Place Bonaventure, Montréal, Québec (circa 1963-1969); Student Union building, McGill University, Montréal, Québec (1965); and the Life science building, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia (1971). Collection material in this series was produced between 1959 and 2017. Documenting the series are photographs, presentation drawings, slides, publications, clippings, correspondence, and digital material (mainly photographs and versions of a filmed interview). Records are predominantly related to Place Bonaventure, a large multi-functional complex comprised of exhibition and convention halls, an international trade centre, shopping concourses, offices, and a 400-room hotel with rooftop gardens. Mostly constructed of concrete, the building is connected to an underground pedestrian network and the Place Bonaventure metro station.
1959-2017
Affleck, Desbarats, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold & Sise Architect (1959-1971)
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CD041.S1
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This series documents eight projects that Eva Hollo Vecsei worked on while at the firm Affleck, Desbarats, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold & Sise Architect (Arcop). Vecsei worked for the firm from 1959 to 1971 and was made an associate in 1964. She was the designer in charge of several Massey Award winning projects such as: Saint Gerard Magella Church, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec (1960-1963); Place Bonaventure, Montréal, Québec (circa 1963-1969); Student Union building, McGill University, Montréal, Québec (1965); and the Life science building, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia (1971). This series includes documents related to the following projects: Tifereth Jerusalem Synagogue, Côte-Saint-Luc, Québec (circa 1959-1971); Saint Gerard Magella Church, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec (1960-1963); Centre civique Chomedey, Chomedey [now Laval], Québec (1962-1965); Place des Arts, Montréal, Québec (1963); Place Bonaventure, Montréal, Québec (circa 1963-1969); Student Union building, McGill University, Montréal, Québec (1965); and the Life science building, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia (1971). Collection material in this series was produced between 1959 and 2017. Documenting the series are photographs, presentation drawings, slides, publications, clippings, correspondence, and digital material (mainly photographs and versions of a filmed interview). Records are predominantly related to Place Bonaventure, a large multi-functional complex comprised of exhibition and convention halls, an international trade centre, shopping concourses, offices, and a 400-room hotel with rooftop gardens. Mostly constructed of concrete, the building is connected to an underground pedestrian network and the Place Bonaventure metro station.
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1959-2017
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Avec le programme de stages curatoriaux, le Centre Canadien d’Architecture souhaite partager son expertise avec des étudiants ou des jeunes diplômés dans les domaines de l’architecture, du design, des arts et des sciences humaines intéressés à explorer les aspects éditoriaux et curatoriaux de l’architecture. Les candidats sélectionnés seront invités à se familiariser avec l’approche curatoriale du CCA - en particulier ses activités liées à sa Collection, ses expositions, ses projets éditoriaux et ses programmes de recherche - au cours d’un stage de neuf mois à Montréal.
Programme de stages curatoriaux
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Avec le programme de stages curatoriaux, le Centre Canadien d’Architecture souhaite partager son expertise avec des étudiants ou des jeunes diplômés dans les domaines de l’architecture, du design, des arts et des sciences humaines intéressés à explorer les aspects éditoriaux et curatoriaux de l’architecture. Les candidats sélectionnés seront invités à se familiariser avec l’approche curatoriale du CCA - en particulier ses activités liées à sa Collection, ses expositions, ses projets éditoriaux et ses programmes de recherche - au cours d’un stage de neuf mois à Montréal.
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AP164.S1.1998.D1
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The project series documents the design and constuction of the environmental complex for the treatment of municipal solid waste from the island of Tenerife, in Arico. The project was also named “PIRS building” and includes an environmental education center and offices. Abalos & Herreros was invited to enter the competition and won first prize for their entry. The firm identified this project as number 111. The firm worked with Ángel Jaramillo, Obiol y Moya and Luís Jesús Tomás Martínez. In 2001, the project received a mention at the tenth Premio Regional de Arquitectura Manuel de Oraá y Arcocha 2000-2001. Documenting the project are conceptual, design development and working drawings, correspondence, reports, project descriptions, budgets, specifications, invoices, minutes, postcards and reference and photographic materials.
1995-2002
Centro de control y aula medioambiental de Arico, Tenerife, Spain (1998-2001)
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AP164.S1.1998.D1
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The project series documents the design and constuction of the environmental complex for the treatment of municipal solid waste from the island of Tenerife, in Arico. The project was also named “PIRS building” and includes an environmental education center and offices. Abalos & Herreros was invited to enter the competition and won first prize for their entry. The firm identified this project as number 111. The firm worked with Ángel Jaramillo, Obiol y Moya and Luís Jesús Tomás Martínez. In 2001, the project received a mention at the tenth Premio Regional de Arquitectura Manuel de Oraá y Arcocha 2000-2001. Documenting the project are conceptual, design development and working drawings, correspondence, reports, project descriptions, budgets, specifications, invoices, minutes, postcards and reference and photographic materials.
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1995-2002
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AP164.S1.2000.D5
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The project series documents the design of social and elderly housing complexes, office equipment, gardening and landscaping, in the village Es Pil·lari, Palma de Mallorca, Spain. The firm gave iterations of this project the following identification numbers: 129, 157, 166, 167, and 168. Each of these iterations is found within this project series. Abalos & Herreros were invited to participate in a competition organised by the Institut Balear de la Vivienda. They won the first prize. The firm worked with Ángel Jaramillo, Uriel Fogué, Fermina Garrído, Renata Sentkiewicz and Jacob Hense. Documenting this project are conceptual, design development, presentation and working drawings, digital, photographic and reference materials, notes, minutes, correspondence, specifications, presentation documents, reports, studies, and a postcard.
1998-2004
Es Pil·lari, Palma de Mallorca, Spain (2000)
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AP164.S1.2000.D5
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The project series documents the design of social and elderly housing complexes, office equipment, gardening and landscaping, in the village Es Pil·lari, Palma de Mallorca, Spain. The firm gave iterations of this project the following identification numbers: 129, 157, 166, 167, and 168. Each of these iterations is found within this project series. Abalos & Herreros were invited to participate in a competition organised by the Institut Balear de la Vivienda. They won the first prize. The firm worked with Ángel Jaramillo, Uriel Fogué, Fermina Garrído, Renata Sentkiewicz and Jacob Hense. Documenting this project are conceptual, design development, presentation and working drawings, digital, photographic and reference materials, notes, minutes, correspondence, specifications, presentation documents, reports, studies, and a postcard.
Project
1998-2004
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Hans Hansen
AP162.S4
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Series documents the contribution of architect Hans Hansen to the correspondence circle of Die gläserne Kette, with Hansen writing under the pseudonym Antischmitz. Born in Roetgen, Germany, in 1886, Hansen studied architecture in Cologne. After the war, Hansen joined the circle Cologne Dadaists, contributed to the magazine "Der Ventilor", and published "Das Erlebnis der Architektur". From 1922, he worked on commissions for the Catholic Church in Germany, including his most known project for the St. Bruno Church in Cologne-Kletteberg (1924-1926). He died in Cologne in 1966. (Source: Ian Boyd Whyte, Bruno Taut and the Architecture of Activism. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1982) The series comprises part of the correspondence of Hans Hansen to the Die gläserne Kette circle.
1920
Hans Hansen
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AP162.S4
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Series documents the contribution of architect Hans Hansen to the correspondence circle of Die gläserne Kette, with Hansen writing under the pseudonym Antischmitz. Born in Roetgen, Germany, in 1886, Hansen studied architecture in Cologne. After the war, Hansen joined the circle Cologne Dadaists, contributed to the magazine "Der Ventilor", and published "Das Erlebnis der Architektur". From 1922, he worked on commissions for the Catholic Church in Germany, including his most known project for the St. Bruno Church in Cologne-Kletteberg (1924-1926). He died in Cologne in 1966. (Source: Ian Boyd Whyte, Bruno Taut and the Architecture of Activism. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1982) The series comprises part of the correspondence of Hans Hansen to the Die gläserne Kette circle.
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1920
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AP018.S1.1972.PR17
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This project series documents a proposal for a People Mover System for the Metropolitan Toronto Zoo in 1972. The office identified the project number as 7224. The project was a transportation system for the zoo, which required a guideway be built without disrupting the zoo's terrain as well as ensuring that the fences were out of passenger view. Parkin Architects Planners' worked with the engineering firm M.M. Dillion Limited and were in conversation with Boeing to build the vehicle for the system. The project is recorded through several topographic drawings showing the proposed design for the tracks, also included is a file of correspondence, mostly with M.M. Dillion Limited and Boeing, as well a file of notes and photocopies of drawings for the passenger vehicle. A letter in the correspondance file suggests that Parkin Architects Planners where not choosen to build this project.
1972 - 1973
Metropolitan Toronto Zoo, People Mover System, Scarborough, Ontario (1972)
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AP018.S1.1972.PR17
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This project series documents a proposal for a People Mover System for the Metropolitan Toronto Zoo in 1972. The office identified the project number as 7224. The project was a transportation system for the zoo, which required a guideway be built without disrupting the zoo's terrain as well as ensuring that the fences were out of passenger view. Parkin Architects Planners' worked with the engineering firm M.M. Dillion Limited and were in conversation with Boeing to build the vehicle for the system. The project is recorded through several topographic drawings showing the proposed design for the tracks, also included is a file of correspondence, mostly with M.M. Dillion Limited and Boeing, as well a file of notes and photocopies of drawings for the passenger vehicle. A letter in the correspondance file suggests that Parkin Architects Planners where not choosen to build this project.
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1972 - 1973
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AP180.S1.1965.PR01
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This project series documents the Cooperativa di abitazione, a built eight-storey low-income housing cooperative of friends and acquaintances on Via Paravia in the San Siro district of Milan, Italy. Riva worked on this housing complex from 1965-1967. The project is considered his first major project and was the first residential complex that he designed. This project is also known as 37 Via Paravia and was realized in collaboration with Bianco Bottero. The project is recorded through studies and design development drawings, including elevations, axonometric drawings, sections, floor plans, furnishing details, structural details, and electrical plans. The project series also includes drawings for a later alteration to the living room bookcase design, around the mid-1970s.
1967-1969
Cooperativa di abitazione in via Paravia [Housing cooperative on via Paravia], Milan, Italy (1965-1966)
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AP180.S1.1965.PR01
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This project series documents the Cooperativa di abitazione, a built eight-storey low-income housing cooperative of friends and acquaintances on Via Paravia in the San Siro district of Milan, Italy. Riva worked on this housing complex from 1965-1967. The project is considered his first major project and was the first residential complex that he designed. This project is also known as 37 Via Paravia and was realized in collaboration with Bianco Bottero. The project is recorded through studies and design development drawings, including elevations, axonometric drawings, sections, floor plans, furnishing details, structural details, and electrical plans. The project series also includes drawings for a later alteration to the living room bookcase design, around the mid-1970s.
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1967-1969