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CD046.S1
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The five diverse pamphlets and publications primarily document certain architecturally-related events during Vancouver's explosive growth through the 1950s. Included are a fund-raising campaign brochure for the expansion of the Vancouver Art Gallery, 1949-1951, and an invitation to the inauguration of the Frederick Lasserre Architecture and Fine Arts Building at the University of British Columbia (UBC). The building was constructed by architects Thompson, Berwick, Pratt in 1957-1958, but officially opened in 1962 after the death of Lasserre (1911-1961), UBC's first director of the school of architecture. The series also includes "Project '58", a relatively rare privately-printed pamphlet given to Rhodri Windsor-Liscombe by architect Geoffrey Massey. Written by Wells Coates, with Massey, Arthur Erickson, Peter Oberlander, and E.J. Watkins, the illustrated proposal recommended the creation of a local urban-design centre in 1958 to forestall the rise of private development through the implimentation of a master plan strategy for Vancouver. Material in this series was produced between 1946 and 1962. Series contains a pamphlet, invitation brochures and publications.
1946-1962
Civic and Cultural Publications
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CD046.S1
Description:
The five diverse pamphlets and publications primarily document certain architecturally-related events during Vancouver's explosive growth through the 1950s. Included are a fund-raising campaign brochure for the expansion of the Vancouver Art Gallery, 1949-1951, and an invitation to the inauguration of the Frederick Lasserre Architecture and Fine Arts Building at the University of British Columbia (UBC). The building was constructed by architects Thompson, Berwick, Pratt in 1957-1958, but officially opened in 1962 after the death of Lasserre (1911-1961), UBC's first director of the school of architecture. The series also includes "Project '58", a relatively rare privately-printed pamphlet given to Rhodri Windsor-Liscombe by architect Geoffrey Massey. Written by Wells Coates, with Massey, Arthur Erickson, Peter Oberlander, and E.J. Watkins, the illustrated proposal recommended the creation of a local urban-design centre in 1958 to forestall the rise of private development through the implimentation of a master plan strategy for Vancouver. Material in this series was produced between 1946 and 1962. Series contains a pamphlet, invitation brochures and publications.
Series
1946-1962
5 avril 2018
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PHCON2002:0016:006:043
18 April 1978
documents textuels
18 April 1978
Sous-série
AP207.S2.SS12
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The sub-series documents the exhibition "Giardini Parchi Paesaggi. L’avventura delle idee in Toscana dall’Ottocento a oggi", curated by Pettena and presented at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, in 1998. The exhibition focuses on landscape architecture and its historical development by using the example of Tuscany from the 19th century to present day. "This set out to illustrate a historical course of development that also entailed the consideration and reevaluation [sic] of the landscape that results from human activity [...] and extended as far as an analysis and presentation of the most modern theme parks of sculpture and environmental art." [1] The sub-series contains research material, such as photocopies of articles and books on landscape architecture, and reference photographs. The sub-series also contains texts for the publication and correspondence related to the planning of the exhibition. Source: [1] Gianni Pettena website, https://www.giannipettena.it/english/exhibitions/settings/ (last accessed 29 January 2020).
circa 1998
Giardini Parchi Paesaggi. L’avventura delle idee in Toscana dall’Ottocento a oggi (1998)
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AP207.S2.SS12
Description:
The sub-series documents the exhibition "Giardini Parchi Paesaggi. L’avventura delle idee in Toscana dall’Ottocento a oggi", curated by Pettena and presented at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, in 1998. The exhibition focuses on landscape architecture and its historical development by using the example of Tuscany from the 19th century to present day. "This set out to illustrate a historical course of development that also entailed the consideration and reevaluation [sic] of the landscape that results from human activity [...] and extended as far as an analysis and presentation of the most modern theme parks of sculpture and environmental art." [1] The sub-series contains research material, such as photocopies of articles and books on landscape architecture, and reference photographs. The sub-series also contains texts for the publication and correspondence related to the planning of the exhibition. Source: [1] Gianni Pettena website, https://www.giannipettena.it/english/exhibitions/settings/ (last accessed 29 January 2020).
Subseries
circa 1998
Projet
Tumbleweeds Catcher (1972)
AP207.S1.1972.PR03
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The project series documents "Tumbleweeds Catcher", an installation by Pettena and a group of his students from the University of Utah, in Salt Lake City, in 1972. The installation consisted of a tower-scaffold built on a vacant lot near the city centre and covered with mesh so it could capture the tumbleweeds blown by the wind. Through this installation Pettena's intention was to "highlight the 'work of the land', the tumbleweeds moved by the wind and intercepted by the mesh of the tower, 'naturalize' it, contaminate it, thereby embodying the revenge of nature over urbanized space." [1] A second edition was later presented at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art in Salt Lake City in 2013. The project series contains photographs of the installation in 1972 and 2013, and drawings and sketches of the tower. Source: [1] Marco Scotini, editor. Non-conscious architecture: Gianni Pettena, Sternberg Press, 2018, 235 pages. p. 162.
circa 1972-2017
Tumbleweeds Catcher (1972)
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AP207.S1.1972.PR03
Description:
The project series documents "Tumbleweeds Catcher", an installation by Pettena and a group of his students from the University of Utah, in Salt Lake City, in 1972. The installation consisted of a tower-scaffold built on a vacant lot near the city centre and covered with mesh so it could capture the tumbleweeds blown by the wind. Through this installation Pettena's intention was to "highlight the 'work of the land', the tumbleweeds moved by the wind and intercepted by the mesh of the tower, 'naturalize' it, contaminate it, thereby embodying the revenge of nature over urbanized space." [1] A second edition was later presented at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art in Salt Lake City in 2013. The project series contains photographs of the installation in 1972 and 2013, and drawings and sketches of the tower. Source: [1] Marco Scotini, editor. Non-conscious architecture: Gianni Pettena, Sternberg Press, 2018, 235 pages. p. 162.
Project
circa 1972-2017
dessins
AP178.S2.1991.003
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This sketchbook includes sketches for the Housing and Offices Complex on Avenida da Boavista in Porto, Portugal, the Santa Maria church and parish centre in Marco de Canavezes, the Museum of Contemporary Art of the Serralves Foundation in Porto, and for the Olympic Village Meteorological Centre and MOPU delegation headquarters in Barcelona, Spain. 21 x 30 cm
April 1991
Sketchbook 316: Barcelona - Setubal ( Erco ) - Serralves
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AP178.S2.1991.003
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This sketchbook includes sketches for the Housing and Offices Complex on Avenida da Boavista in Porto, Portugal, the Santa Maria church and parish centre in Marco de Canavezes, the Museum of Contemporary Art of the Serralves Foundation in Porto, and for the Olympic Village Meteorological Centre and MOPU delegation headquarters in Barcelona, Spain. 21 x 30 cm
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April 1991
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AP206.S2.067
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File was originally housed in a binder along with content arranged in AP206.S2.065, AP206.S2.066 and AP206.S2.068. This file includes the following papers: "Modulor! A System of Proportions" "Art in Architecture," 1986 "The Capital for Haryana," 1985 Letters to newspaper editors, 1985 "Chandigarh," 1985 "Manifesto of the Peoples of Haryana" "Thoughts on the Capital for Haryana"
1985-1997
Published and unpublished papers (folder 3 of 4)
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AP206.S2.067
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File was originally housed in a binder along with content arranged in AP206.S2.065, AP206.S2.066 and AP206.S2.068. This file includes the following papers: "Modulor! A System of Proportions" "Art in Architecture," 1986 "The Capital for Haryana," 1985 Letters to newspaper editors, 1985 "Chandigarh," 1985 "Manifesto of the Peoples of Haryana" "Thoughts on the Capital for Haryana"
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1985-1997
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AP178.S2.1993.001
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This sketchbook contains sketches and notes of the Galician Centre of Contemporary Art in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, the Vitra International factory in Weil am Rhein, Germany, the urban plan for São João in Costa da Caparica, Portugal, and the urban plan for city centre of Montreuil in France. It also includes sketches of people and furniture.
January 1993
Sketchbook 341: Escritorio Filandia - Setubal - Chiado - Caparica - Metro - Santiago - Vitra
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AP178.S2.1993.001
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This sketchbook contains sketches and notes of the Galician Centre of Contemporary Art in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, the Vitra International factory in Weil am Rhein, Germany, the urban plan for São João in Costa da Caparica, Portugal, and the urban plan for city centre of Montreuil in France. It also includes sketches of people and furniture.
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January 1993
Writings
PHCON2002:0016:001
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Binder contains writings by Gordon Matta-Clark that take the form of letters; short texts about his projects; cards of various sizes that have short phrases about life, art, or politics; the transcription of interviews; and some drawings, either on separate sheets or drawn on the same pages as texts. Binder contains cards, drawings and textual records.
1970-1978
Writings
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PHCON2002:0016:001
Description:
Binder contains writings by Gordon Matta-Clark that take the form of letters; short texts about his projects; cards of various sizes that have short phrases about life, art, or politics; the transcription of interviews; and some drawings, either on separate sheets or drawn on the same pages as texts. Binder contains cards, drawings and textual records.
1970-1978
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ARCH257223
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"Permanent Files" - Lake Superior Centre, University of North Carolina Master Plan (Greensboro), University of British Columbia New Library Project, New Federal Court of Canada Building (Ottawa), Bayshore Gardens zoning admendment, Coal Harboor Arts Complex, Port Moody City Hall Library and Theatre Building, Furry Creek Development Project, Emily Carr College of Art and Design, Greater Victoria Hospital Diagnostic Treatment Facilities, Vancouver Dance Centre, University of British Columbia Performing Arts Facility, DCAD North Terminal Expansion (Miami)
1990-1991
Permanent Files for various projects
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ARCH257223
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"Permanent Files" - Lake Superior Centre, University of North Carolina Master Plan (Greensboro), University of British Columbia New Library Project, New Federal Court of Canada Building (Ottawa), Bayshore Gardens zoning admendment, Coal Harboor Arts Complex, Port Moody City Hall Library and Theatre Building, Furry Creek Development Project, Emily Carr College of Art and Design, Greater Victoria Hospital Diagnostic Treatment Facilities, Vancouver Dance Centre, University of British Columbia Performing Arts Facility, DCAD North Terminal Expansion (Miami)
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1990-1991