28980 Résultats
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expositions
expositions
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Richard Pare – Tadao Ando : les couleurs de la lumière examine le rapport entre le travail de l’architecte japonais Tadao Ando, un des principaux partisans du nouveau sens poétique dans l’architecture de notre époque, et les œuvres du photographe britannique Richard Pare, qui a été parmi les premiers à étudier la question du rôle de la photographie dans la représentation(...)
Richard Pare – Tadao Ando : les couleurs de la lumière examine le rapport entre le travail de l’architecte japonais Tadao Ando, un des principaux partisans du nouveau sens poétique dans l’architecture de notre époque, et les œuvres du photographe britannique Richard Pare, qui a été parmi les premiers à étudier la question du rôle de la photographie dans la représentation(...)
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Salle octogonale
Salle octogonale
Date:
26 mars 1997 au 1 juin 1997
26 mars 1997 au 1 juin 1997
Titre:
Richard Pare – Tadao Ando : les couleurs de la lumière
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Richard Pare – Tadao Ando : les couleurs de la lumière examine le rapport entre le travail de l’architecte japonais Tadao Ando, un des principaux partisans du nouveau sens poétique dans l’architecture de notre époque, et les œuvres du photographe britannique Richard Pare, qui a été parmi les premiers à étudier la question du rôle de la photographie dans la représentation(...)
Richard Pare – Tadao Ando : les couleurs de la lumière
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Richard Pare – Tadao Ando : les couleurs de la lumière examine le rapport entre le travail de l’architecte japonais Tadao Ando, un des principaux partisans du nouveau sens poétique dans l’architecture de notre époque, et les œuvres du photographe britannique Richard Pare, qui a été parmi les premiers à étudier la question du rôle de la photographie dans la représentation(...)
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expositions
expositions
Date:
26 mars 1997 au
1 juin 1997
26 mars 1997 au
1 juin 1997
Localisation:
Salle octogonale
Salle octogonale
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expositions
expositions
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1973 : Désolé, plus d’essence analyse l’innovation architecturale à laquelle a donné naissance la crise énergétique de 1973, alors que la valeur du baril de pétrole augmentait de façon exponentielle, donnant lieu à des bouleversements économiques, politiques et sociaux dans de nombreux pays. Présentant plus de 350 objets – dessins d’architecture, photographies,(...)
1973 : Désolé, plus d’essence analyse l’innovation architecturale à laquelle a donné naissance la crise énergétique de 1973, alors que la valeur du baril de pétrole augmentait de façon exponentielle, donnant lieu à des bouleversements économiques, politiques et sociaux dans de nombreux pays. Présentant plus de 350 objets – dessins d’architecture, photographies,(...)
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Salles principales Mot(s)-clé(s):
1973, désolé plus d'essence, crise du pétrole, énergie, environnement
Salles principales Mot(s)-clé(s):
1973, désolé plus d'essence, crise du pétrole, énergie, environnement
Date:
7 novembre 2007 au 20 avril 2008
7 novembre 2007 au 20 avril 2008
Titre:
1973 : désolé, plus d’essence
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1973 : Désolé, plus d’essence analyse l’innovation architecturale à laquelle a donné naissance la crise énergétique de 1973, alors que la valeur du baril de pétrole augmentait de façon exponentielle, donnant lieu à des bouleversements économiques, politiques et sociaux dans de nombreux pays. Présentant plus de 350 objets – dessins d’architecture, photographies,(...)
1973 : désolé, plus d’essence
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1973 : Désolé, plus d’essence analyse l’innovation architecturale à laquelle a donné naissance la crise énergétique de 1973, alors que la valeur du baril de pétrole augmentait de façon exponentielle, donnant lieu à des bouleversements économiques, politiques et sociaux dans de nombreux pays. Présentant plus de 350 objets – dessins d’architecture, photographies,(...)
Classification:
expositions
expositions
Date:
7 novembre 2007 au
20 avril 2008
7 novembre 2007 au
20 avril 2008
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Salles principales Mot(s)-clé(s):
1973, désolé plus d'essence, crise du pétrole, énergie, environnement
Salles principales Mot(s)-clé(s):
1973, désolé plus d'essence, crise du pétrole, énergie, environnement
Classification:
archives
Niveau de description archivistique:
Fonds
archives
Niveau de description archivistique:
Fonds
Titre:
Pierlucio Pellissier fonds
Pierlucio Pellissier fonds
Numéro de référence:
AP215
Résumé:
Le fonds Pierlucio Pellissier, 1946-2020, documente les projets de conservation et de commissariat entrepris par Pierlucio Pellissier, architecte, conservateur et professeur, entre 1996 et 2003. Le fonds comprend des documents textuels et photographiques touchant à trois projets distincts : les restaurations de deux églises décorées par l’architecte et artiste Guido Nincheri (1885-1973), qui en assura également le design architectural, soit Sainte-Amélie à Baie-Comeau, Québec (1938-1939) et Notre-Dame-de-la-Défense, Montréal (1919), et le commissariat d’une exposition sur l’œuvre de Guido Nincheri tenue à Montréal en 2001. Le travail de conservation et de restauration des fresques de Nincheri, qui ornent les deux églises, forme la plus grande partie de la documentation, mettant en lumière la spécificité du médium et les problématiques de la conservation d’œuvres d’art à portée publique.
AP215
Résumé:
Le fonds Pierlucio Pellissier, 1946-2020, documente les projets de conservation et de commissariat entrepris par Pierlucio Pellissier, architecte, conservateur et professeur, entre 1996 et 2003. Le fonds comprend des documents textuels et photographiques touchant à trois projets distincts : les restaurations de deux églises décorées par l’architecte et artiste Guido Nincheri (1885-1973), qui en assura également le design architectural, soit Sainte-Amélie à Baie-Comeau, Québec (1938-1939) et Notre-Dame-de-la-Défense, Montréal (1919), et le commissariat d’une exposition sur l’œuvre de Guido Nincheri tenue à Montréal en 2001. Le travail de conservation et de restauration des fresques de Nincheri, qui ornent les deux églises, forme la plus grande partie de la documentation, mettant en lumière la spécificité du médium et les problématiques de la conservation d’œuvres d’art à portée publique.
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Date:
1946-2020
1946-2020
Titre:
Pierlucio Pellissier fonds
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AP215
Résumé:
Le fonds Pierlucio Pellissier, 1946-2020, documente les projets de conservation et de commissariat entrepris par Pierlucio Pellissier, architecte, conservateur et professeur, entre 1996 et 2003. Le fonds comprend des documents textuels et photographiques touchant à trois projets distincts : les restaurations de deux églises décorées par l’architecte et artiste Guido Nincheri (1885-1973), qui en assura également le design architectural, soit Sainte-Amélie à Baie-Comeau, Québec (1938-1939) et Notre-Dame-de-la-Défense, Montréal (1919), et le commissariat d’une exposition sur l’œuvre de Guido Nincheri tenue à Montréal en 2001. Le travail de conservation et de restauration des fresques de Nincheri, qui ornent les deux églises, forme la plus grande partie de la documentation, mettant en lumière la spécificité du médium et les problématiques de la conservation d’œuvres d’art à portée publique.
Pierlucio Pellissier fonds
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AP215
Résumé:
Le fonds Pierlucio Pellissier, 1946-2020, documente les projets de conservation et de commissariat entrepris par Pierlucio Pellissier, architecte, conservateur et professeur, entre 1996 et 2003. Le fonds comprend des documents textuels et photographiques touchant à trois projets distincts : les restaurations de deux églises décorées par l’architecte et artiste Guido Nincheri (1885-1973), qui en assura également le design architectural, soit Sainte-Amélie à Baie-Comeau, Québec (1938-1939) et Notre-Dame-de-la-Défense, Montréal (1919), et le commissariat d’une exposition sur l’œuvre de Guido Nincheri tenue à Montréal en 2001. Le travail de conservation et de restauration des fresques de Nincheri, qui ornent les deux églises, forme la plus grande partie de la documentation, mettant en lumière la spécificité du médium et les problématiques de la conservation d’œuvres d’art à portée publique.
Classification:
archives
Niveau de description archivistique:
Fonds
archives
Niveau de description archivistique:
Fonds
Date:
1946-2020
1946-2020
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expositions
expositions
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Les termes contemplation, désert, exil, loisir, repos, retraite, rêverie, solitude et leurs antonymes, action, cour, monde, mondanité, société, constituent un champ lexical fortement utilisé dans la littérature de fiction et la littérature biographique du XVIIe siècle. L’exposition conjugue histoire, littérature et architecture, s’attachant en particulier au thème de la(...)
Les termes contemplation, désert, exil, loisir, repos, retraite, rêverie, solitude et leurs antonymes, action, cour, monde, mondanité, société, constituent un champ lexical fortement utilisé dans la littérature de fiction et la littérature biographique du XVIIe siècle. L’exposition conjugue histoire, littérature et architecture, s’attachant en particulier au thème de la(...)
Localisation:
Vitrines
Vitrines
Date:
12 octobre 1994 au 15 janvier 1995
12 octobre 1994 au 15 janvier 1995
Titre:
De la ville au désert : espaces publics et privés dans la France du XVIIe siècle
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Les termes contemplation, désert, exil, loisir, repos, retraite, rêverie, solitude et leurs antonymes, action, cour, monde, mondanité, société, constituent un champ lexical fortement utilisé dans la littérature de fiction et la littérature biographique du XVIIe siècle. L’exposition conjugue histoire, littérature et architecture, s’attachant en particulier au thème de la(...)
De la ville au désert : espaces publics et privés dans la France du XVIIe siècle
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Les termes contemplation, désert, exil, loisir, repos, retraite, rêverie, solitude et leurs antonymes, action, cour, monde, mondanité, société, constituent un champ lexical fortement utilisé dans la littérature de fiction et la littérature biographique du XVIIe siècle. L’exposition conjugue histoire, littérature et architecture, s’attachant en particulier au thème de la(...)
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expositions
expositions
Date:
12 octobre 1994 au
15 janvier 1995
12 octobre 1994 au
15 janvier 1995
Localisation:
Vitrines
Vitrines
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événements
événements
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Cara Rachele, chercheure en résidence 2016, présente ses recherches: Cette conférence se penche sur l’explosion de dessins détaillés produits pendant la Renaissance. Elle établit le lien entre l’émergence, au XVIe siècle, du détail devenu un canon du dessin et l’évocation de l’antique matériel. L’évolution organique de la façon de dessiner les détails transparaît dans(...)
Cara Rachele, chercheure en résidence 2016, présente ses recherches: Cette conférence se penche sur l’explosion de dessins détaillés produits pendant la Renaissance. Elle établit le lien entre l’émergence, au XVIe siècle, du détail devenu un canon du dessin et l’évocation de l’antique matériel. L’évolution organique de la façon de dessiner les détails transparaît dans(...)
Date:
11 août 2016, 18h
11 août 2016, 18h
Titre:
Séminaire de chercheur en résidence : Cara Rachele
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Cara Rachele, chercheure en résidence 2016, présente ses recherches: Cette conférence se penche sur l’explosion de dessins détaillés produits pendant la Renaissance. Elle établit le lien entre l’émergence, au XVIe siècle, du détail devenu un canon du dessin et l’évocation de l’antique matériel. L’évolution organique de la façon de dessiner les détails transparaît dans(...)
Séminaire de chercheur en résidence : Cara Rachele
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Cara Rachele, chercheure en résidence 2016, présente ses recherches: Cette conférence se penche sur l’explosion de dessins détaillés produits pendant la Renaissance. Elle établit le lien entre l’émergence, au XVIe siècle, du détail devenu un canon du dessin et l’évocation de l’antique matériel. L’évolution organique de la façon de dessiner les détails transparaît dans(...)
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événements
événements
Date:
11 août 2016
18h
11 août 2016
18h
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recherche
recherche
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Thème : Le phénomène baroque au-delà de Rome : Mark Dorrian, Département d’architecture, Université d’Édimbourg, Édimbourg, Royaume-Uni Sujet : Baroque Deformation Martina Frank, Département d’histoire, Université d’Udine, Udine, Italie Sujet : Luca Danesi et le baroque vénitien Indra McEwen, École nationale de théâtre du Canada, Montréal, Canada Sujet : The State of(...)
Thème : Le phénomène baroque au-delà de Rome : Mark Dorrian, Département d’architecture, Université d’Édimbourg, Édimbourg, Royaume-Uni Sujet : Baroque Deformation Martina Frank, Département d’histoire, Université d’Udine, Udine, Italie Sujet : Luca Danesi et le baroque vénitien Indra McEwen, École nationale de théâtre du Canada, Montréal, Canada Sujet : The State of(...)
Date:
janvier 2000 au août 2000
janvier 2000 au août 2000
Titre:
Chercheurs en résidence 1999–2000
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Thème : Le phénomène baroque au-delà de Rome : Mark Dorrian, Département d’architecture, Université d’Édimbourg, Édimbourg, Royaume-Uni Sujet : Baroque Deformation Martina Frank, Département d’histoire, Université d’Udine, Udine, Italie Sujet : Luca Danesi et le baroque vénitien Indra McEwen, École nationale de théâtre du Canada, Montréal, Canada Sujet : The State of(...)
Chercheurs en résidence 1999–2000
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Thème : Le phénomène baroque au-delà de Rome : Mark Dorrian, Département d’architecture, Université d’Édimbourg, Édimbourg, Royaume-Uni Sujet : Baroque Deformation Martina Frank, Département d’histoire, Université d’Udine, Udine, Italie Sujet : Luca Danesi et le baroque vénitien Indra McEwen, École nationale de théâtre du Canada, Montréal, Canada Sujet : The State of(...)
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recherche
recherche
Date:
janvier 2000 au
août 2000
janvier 2000 au
août 2000
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expositions
expositions
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Lors de la réforme de l’enseignement dans les écoles d’architecture américaines durant les années 1970, Kenneth Frampton a joué un rôle de premier plan dans la transformation du programme de la Graduate School of Architecture Planning de Columbia University. Il a notamment créé et enseigné les trois cours de base du programme: le séminaire théorique «Comparative Critical(...)
Lors de la réforme de l’enseignement dans les écoles d’architecture américaines durant les années 1970, Kenneth Frampton a joué un rôle de premier plan dans la transformation du programme de la Graduate School of Architecture Planning de Columbia University. Il a notamment créé et enseigné les trois cours de base du programme: le séminaire théorique «Comparative Critical(...)
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Salle octogonale Mot(s)-clé(s):
Kenneth Frampton, Columbia, Princeton, teaching, GSAPP
Salle octogonale Mot(s)-clé(s):
Kenneth Frampton, Columbia, Princeton, teaching, GSAPP
Date:
31 mai 2017 au 24 septembre 2017
31 mai 2017 au 24 septembre 2017
Titre:
Apprendre aux architectes : quatre cours de Kenneth Frampton
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Lors de la réforme de l’enseignement dans les écoles d’architecture américaines durant les années 1970, Kenneth Frampton a joué un rôle de premier plan dans la transformation du programme de la Graduate School of Architecture Planning de Columbia University. Il a notamment créé et enseigné les trois cours de base du programme: le séminaire théorique «Comparative Critical(...)
Apprendre aux architectes : quatre cours de Kenneth Frampton
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Lors de la réforme de l’enseignement dans les écoles d’architecture américaines durant les années 1970, Kenneth Frampton a joué un rôle de premier plan dans la transformation du programme de la Graduate School of Architecture Planning de Columbia University. Il a notamment créé et enseigné les trois cours de base du programme: le séminaire théorique «Comparative Critical(...)
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expositions
expositions
Date:
31 mai 2017 au
24 septembre 2017
31 mai 2017 au
24 septembre 2017
Localisation:
Salle octogonale Mot(s)-clé(s):
Kenneth Frampton, Columbia, Princeton, teaching, GSAPP
Salle octogonale Mot(s)-clé(s):
Kenneth Frampton, Columbia, Princeton, teaching, GSAPP
Classification:
documents textuels
documents textuels
Titre:
Kenneth Frampton notebooks
Kenneth Frampton notebooks
Numéro de référence:
AP197.S1.SS9.008
Description:
This box contains notebooks with notes on various architects, subjects, and writings including Glenn Murcutt, Renzo Piano, Manuel de Sola Morales, and Modern Architecture: a Critical History.
AP197.S1.SS9.008
Description:
This box contains notebooks with notes on various architects, subjects, and writings including Glenn Murcutt, Renzo Piano, Manuel de Sola Morales, and Modern Architecture: a Critical History.
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Date:
circa 1985-2015
circa 1985-2015
Titre:
Kenneth Frampton notebooks
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AP197.S1.SS9.008
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This box contains notebooks with notes on various architects, subjects, and writings including Glenn Murcutt, Renzo Piano, Manuel de Sola Morales, and Modern Architecture: a Critical History.
Kenneth Frampton notebooks
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AP197.S1.SS9.008
Description:
This box contains notebooks with notes on various architects, subjects, and writings including Glenn Murcutt, Renzo Piano, Manuel de Sola Morales, and Modern Architecture: a Critical History.
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documents textuels
documents textuels
Date:
circa 1985-2015
circa 1985-2015
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événements
événements
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Quand Gordon Matta-Clark se procure les titres de propriété et la documentation d’une douzaine de petites parcelles non occupées à New York entre 1974 et 1977 (qui, en 1992, ont fait l’objet d’une exposition intitulée Reality Properties: Fake Estates), il n’a pas d’intention précise – autre que sa conviction suivant laquelle « l’existence de lots vacants et sous-utilisés(...)
Quand Gordon Matta-Clark se procure les titres de propriété et la documentation d’une douzaine de petites parcelles non occupées à New York entre 1974 et 1977 (qui, en 1992, ont fait l’objet d’une exposition intitulée Reality Properties: Fake Estates), il n’a pas d’intention précise – autre que sa conviction suivant laquelle « l’existence de lots vacants et sous-utilisés(...)
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Théâtre Paul-Desmarais
Théâtre Paul-Desmarais
Date:
22 septembre 2016, 18h
22 septembre 2016, 18h
Titre:
Nicholas de Monchaux : Local Code
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Quand Gordon Matta-Clark se procure les titres de propriété et la documentation d’une douzaine de petites parcelles non occupées à New York entre 1974 et 1977 (qui, en 1992, ont fait l’objet d’une exposition intitulée Reality Properties: Fake Estates), il n’a pas d’intention précise – autre que sa conviction suivant laquelle « l’existence de lots vacants et sous-utilisés(...)
Nicholas de Monchaux : Local Code
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Quand Gordon Matta-Clark se procure les titres de propriété et la documentation d’une douzaine de petites parcelles non occupées à New York entre 1974 et 1977 (qui, en 1992, ont fait l’objet d’une exposition intitulée Reality Properties: Fake Estates), il n’a pas d’intention précise – autre que sa conviction suivant laquelle « l’existence de lots vacants et sous-utilisés(...)
Classification:
événements
événements
Date:
22 septembre 2016
18h
22 septembre 2016
18h
Localisation:
Théâtre Paul-Desmarais
Théâtre Paul-Desmarais
Niveau de description archivistique:
Sous-série
Sous-série
Numéro de référence:
CI001.S2.D5
Description:
Charles Rohault de Fleury was architect for the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle from 1833 to 1862. His work for the Muséum is represented in the CCA collection by a diverse group of prints and drawings. In addition to documenting his built and unbuilt projects, the inclusion of prints and drawings of museum and zoo buildings by other architects record, if only partially, the resources available to Charles in designing his buildings. This reference material provides insight into the influences on Charles' work as well as the nature of the design process itself. His built works, with the exception of the 1854 addition to the greenhouses, are illustrated in a book of prints with a brief accompanying text - "Muséum d'histoire naturelle: serres chaudes, galeries de minéralogie, etc. etc." (published 1837) (DR1974:0002:004:001; a second copy is held by the CCA library) (1). While prints are included for the Galerie de minéralogie et de géologie, the monkey house and the reservoirs, the majority of the prints are of the greenhouses (serres chaudes) begun 1833 (2). Known for their technological innovations in iron construction, these greenhouses utilized the first multi-storey load-bearing cast-iron façades for the central pavilions as well as space frame roof structures and prefabricated parts. This structural system is well documented in the prints in the CCA collection. The design was apparently inspired by the English greenhouses - a plate of which are included in the book - that Charles saw on a tour of England. The use of prestressed beams and curved roofs in the lateral wings attest to this influence. Charles' greenhouses, in turn, influenced the design of other greenhouses in Europe especially those at the Jardins Botanique in Liège and Ghent, Belgium (3). Although Joseph Paxton saw the greenhouses in 1833, it is unclear if they had an impact on the design of the Crystal Palace constructed 1850-1851 (4). The innovations of Charles' greenhouses continued to be acknowledged into the 20th century. Giedion in "Space, Time and Architecture", while erroneously attributing them to Rouhault (5)(6), refers to the greenhouses as "the prototype of all large iron-framed conservatories" (7). In addition to the greenhouses for the Muséum, the CCA collection includes three proposals (dated 1841) for a private greenhouse designed by Charles Rohault de Fleury (DR1974:0002:002:008 - DR1974:0002:002:013). The designs utilize the same curved roofs as the wings of the greenhouses at the Muséum combined with classically detailed stonework. An different aspect of Charles' work for the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle is represented in the album of unexecuted proposals -the only design drawings for the Muséum in the collection - for a Galerie de zoologie (DR1974:0002:024:001-079). Building on the typology of his earlier classical Galerie de minéralogie et de géologie (constructed 1833 -1841), the proposals, which date from between 1838 and 1862, illustrate a gradual enrichment of Charles' classical architectural vocabulary (8). They vary in their spatial configurations and façade treatments ranging from austere colonnaded designs with little ornament to more elaborate ones with richly encrusted facades, complex rooflines and more dramatic interior spaces characteristic of the Second Empire. The majority of the proposals consist of preliminary drawings illustrating the essential formal, spatial and ornamental aspects of the building. One proposal, dated January 1846, is substantially more developed than the others; in addition to general plans, sections and elevations, more detailed drawings are included for the layout of spaces, the elaboration of the facades, the configuration of the structure and even the designs for the specimen display cases. It is also worth noting that this album includes several plans outlining Rohault de Fleury's ideas for the overall development of the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. In 1846, an album of prints of the Museo di fiscia e storia naturelle in Florence (DR1974:0002:005:001-018) was presented to Charles by the Grand Duke of Tuscany in response to his request for tracings of that building. These prints were probably used as reference material for the design of the new Galerie de zoologie described above. The portfolio of record drawings (ca. 1862) of the zoos in Antwerp, Brussels, Marseille and Amsterdam (DR1974:0002:018:001-027) is probably a dummy for a publication on zoological gardens as well as background documentation for the renovation and expansion of the zoo at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris. Both drawings of the facilities for the animals and visitors and general plans of the zoological gardens are included. The Paris zoo project was apparently never undertaken. (1) These prints were reused in the "Oeuvre de C. Rohault de Fleury, architecte" (published 1884) (DR1974:0002:029:001-044). (2) Rohault de Fleury's greenhouses were destroyed in the Prussian bombardments of 1870. The greenhouses, which now stand in their place, are similar in layout and appearance to the original design, but their structural system is different. (3) John Hix, 'The Glass House' (Cambridge, Mass.: The MIT Press, 1981), p. 115. (4) Ibid., p. 115. (5) This error has been repeated by other authors including Henry-Russell Hitchcock, 'Architecture: Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries' (Baltimore, Maryland: Penguin Books, 1968), p. 120. (6) Leonardo Benevolo, 'History of Modern Architecture' Volume 1: The tradition of modern architecture (Cambridge, Mass.: The M.I.T. Press, 1971), p. 22. (7) Sigfried Giedion, 'Space, Time and Architecture; the growth of a new tradition' (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1941), p. 181. (8) Barry Bergdoll, "Charles Rohault de Fleury: Part two: Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle and Studies on analogous Constructions in Europe", 'CCA Research Report", n.d., p. 1.
CI001.S2.D5
Description:
Charles Rohault de Fleury was architect for the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle from 1833 to 1862. His work for the Muséum is represented in the CCA collection by a diverse group of prints and drawings. In addition to documenting his built and unbuilt projects, the inclusion of prints and drawings of museum and zoo buildings by other architects record, if only partially, the resources available to Charles in designing his buildings. This reference material provides insight into the influences on Charles' work as well as the nature of the design process itself. His built works, with the exception of the 1854 addition to the greenhouses, are illustrated in a book of prints with a brief accompanying text - "Muséum d'histoire naturelle: serres chaudes, galeries de minéralogie, etc. etc." (published 1837) (DR1974:0002:004:001; a second copy is held by the CCA library) (1). While prints are included for the Galerie de minéralogie et de géologie, the monkey house and the reservoirs, the majority of the prints are of the greenhouses (serres chaudes) begun 1833 (2). Known for their technological innovations in iron construction, these greenhouses utilized the first multi-storey load-bearing cast-iron façades for the central pavilions as well as space frame roof structures and prefabricated parts. This structural system is well documented in the prints in the CCA collection. The design was apparently inspired by the English greenhouses - a plate of which are included in the book - that Charles saw on a tour of England. The use of prestressed beams and curved roofs in the lateral wings attest to this influence. Charles' greenhouses, in turn, influenced the design of other greenhouses in Europe especially those at the Jardins Botanique in Liège and Ghent, Belgium (3). Although Joseph Paxton saw the greenhouses in 1833, it is unclear if they had an impact on the design of the Crystal Palace constructed 1850-1851 (4). The innovations of Charles' greenhouses continued to be acknowledged into the 20th century. Giedion in "Space, Time and Architecture", while erroneously attributing them to Rouhault (5)(6), refers to the greenhouses as "the prototype of all large iron-framed conservatories" (7). In addition to the greenhouses for the Muséum, the CCA collection includes three proposals (dated 1841) for a private greenhouse designed by Charles Rohault de Fleury (DR1974:0002:002:008 - DR1974:0002:002:013). The designs utilize the same curved roofs as the wings of the greenhouses at the Muséum combined with classically detailed stonework. An different aspect of Charles' work for the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle is represented in the album of unexecuted proposals -the only design drawings for the Muséum in the collection - for a Galerie de zoologie (DR1974:0002:024:001-079). Building on the typology of his earlier classical Galerie de minéralogie et de géologie (constructed 1833 -1841), the proposals, which date from between 1838 and 1862, illustrate a gradual enrichment of Charles' classical architectural vocabulary (8). They vary in their spatial configurations and façade treatments ranging from austere colonnaded designs with little ornament to more elaborate ones with richly encrusted facades, complex rooflines and more dramatic interior spaces characteristic of the Second Empire. The majority of the proposals consist of preliminary drawings illustrating the essential formal, spatial and ornamental aspects of the building. One proposal, dated January 1846, is substantially more developed than the others; in addition to general plans, sections and elevations, more detailed drawings are included for the layout of spaces, the elaboration of the facades, the configuration of the structure and even the designs for the specimen display cases. It is also worth noting that this album includes several plans outlining Rohault de Fleury's ideas for the overall development of the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. In 1846, an album of prints of the Museo di fiscia e storia naturelle in Florence (DR1974:0002:005:001-018) was presented to Charles by the Grand Duke of Tuscany in response to his request for tracings of that building. These prints were probably used as reference material for the design of the new Galerie de zoologie described above. The portfolio of record drawings (ca. 1862) of the zoos in Antwerp, Brussels, Marseille and Amsterdam (DR1974:0002:018:001-027) is probably a dummy for a publication on zoological gardens as well as background documentation for the renovation and expansion of the zoo at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris. Both drawings of the facilities for the animals and visitors and general plans of the zoological gardens are included. The Paris zoo project was apparently never undertaken. (1) These prints were reused in the "Oeuvre de C. Rohault de Fleury, architecte" (published 1884) (DR1974:0002:029:001-044). (2) Rohault de Fleury's greenhouses were destroyed in the Prussian bombardments of 1870. The greenhouses, which now stand in their place, are similar in layout and appearance to the original design, but their structural system is different. (3) John Hix, 'The Glass House' (Cambridge, Mass.: The MIT Press, 1981), p. 115. (4) Ibid., p. 115. (5) This error has been repeated by other authors including Henry-Russell Hitchcock, 'Architecture: Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries' (Baltimore, Maryland: Penguin Books, 1968), p. 120. (6) Leonardo Benevolo, 'History of Modern Architecture' Volume 1: The tradition of modern architecture (Cambridge, Mass.: The M.I.T. Press, 1971), p. 22. (7) Sigfried Giedion, 'Space, Time and Architecture; the growth of a new tradition' (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1941), p. 181. (8) Barry Bergdoll, "Charles Rohault de Fleury: Part two: Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle and Studies on analogous Constructions in Europe", 'CCA Research Report", n.d., p. 1.
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[1837-ca. 1862]
[1837-ca. 1862]
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Muséum nationale d'histoire naturelle
CI001.S2.D5
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Charles Rohault de Fleury was architect for the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle from 1833 to 1862. His work for the Muséum is represented in the CCA collection by a diverse group of prints and drawings. In addition to documenting his built and unbuilt projects, the inclusion of prints and drawings of museum and zoo buildings by other architects record, if only partially, the resources available to Charles in designing his buildings. This reference material provides insight into the influences on Charles' work as well as the nature of the design process itself. His built works, with the exception of the 1854 addition to the greenhouses, are illustrated in a book of prints with a brief accompanying text - "Muséum d'histoire naturelle: serres chaudes, galeries de minéralogie, etc. etc." (published 1837) (DR1974:0002:004:001; a second copy is held by the CCA library) (1). While prints are included for the Galerie de minéralogie et de géologie, the monkey house and the reservoirs, the majority of the prints are of the greenhouses (serres chaudes) begun 1833 (2). Known for their technological innovations in iron construction, these greenhouses utilized the first multi-storey load-bearing cast-iron façades for the central pavilions as well as space frame roof structures and prefabricated parts. This structural system is well documented in the prints in the CCA collection. The design was apparently inspired by the English greenhouses - a plate of which are included in the book - that Charles saw on a tour of England. The use of prestressed beams and curved roofs in the lateral wings attest to this influence. Charles' greenhouses, in turn, influenced the design of other greenhouses in Europe especially those at the Jardins Botanique in Liège and Ghent, Belgium (3). Although Joseph Paxton saw the greenhouses in 1833, it is unclear if they had an impact on the design of the Crystal Palace constructed 1850-1851 (4). The innovations of Charles' greenhouses continued to be acknowledged into the 20th century. Giedion in "Space, Time and Architecture", while erroneously attributing them to Rouhault (5)(6), refers to the greenhouses as "the prototype of all large iron-framed conservatories" (7). In addition to the greenhouses for the Muséum, the CCA collection includes three proposals (dated 1841) for a private greenhouse designed by Charles Rohault de Fleury (DR1974:0002:002:008 - DR1974:0002:002:013). The designs utilize the same curved roofs as the wings of the greenhouses at the Muséum combined with classically detailed stonework. An different aspect of Charles' work for the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle is represented in the album of unexecuted proposals -the only design drawings for the Muséum in the collection - for a Galerie de zoologie (DR1974:0002:024:001-079). Building on the typology of his earlier classical Galerie de minéralogie et de géologie (constructed 1833 -1841), the proposals, which date from between 1838 and 1862, illustrate a gradual enrichment of Charles' classical architectural vocabulary (8). They vary in their spatial configurations and façade treatments ranging from austere colonnaded designs with little ornament to more elaborate ones with richly encrusted facades, complex rooflines and more dramatic interior spaces characteristic of the Second Empire. The majority of the proposals consist of preliminary drawings illustrating the essential formal, spatial and ornamental aspects of the building. One proposal, dated January 1846, is substantially more developed than the others; in addition to general plans, sections and elevations, more detailed drawings are included for the layout of spaces, the elaboration of the facades, the configuration of the structure and even the designs for the specimen display cases. It is also worth noting that this album includes several plans outlining Rohault de Fleury's ideas for the overall development of the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. In 1846, an album of prints of the Museo di fiscia e storia naturelle in Florence (DR1974:0002:005:001-018) was presented to Charles by the Grand Duke of Tuscany in response to his request for tracings of that building. These prints were probably used as reference material for the design of the new Galerie de zoologie described above. The portfolio of record drawings (ca. 1862) of the zoos in Antwerp, Brussels, Marseille and Amsterdam (DR1974:0002:018:001-027) is probably a dummy for a publication on zoological gardens as well as background documentation for the renovation and expansion of the zoo at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris. Both drawings of the facilities for the animals and visitors and general plans of the zoological gardens are included. The Paris zoo project was apparently never undertaken. (1) These prints were reused in the "Oeuvre de C. Rohault de Fleury, architecte" (published 1884) (DR1974:0002:029:001-044). (2) Rohault de Fleury's greenhouses were destroyed in the Prussian bombardments of 1870. The greenhouses, which now stand in their place, are similar in layout and appearance to the original design, but their structural system is different. (3) John Hix, 'The Glass House' (Cambridge, Mass.: The MIT Press, 1981), p. 115. (4) Ibid., p. 115. (5) This error has been repeated by other authors including Henry-Russell Hitchcock, 'Architecture: Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries' (Baltimore, Maryland: Penguin Books, 1968), p. 120. (6) Leonardo Benevolo, 'History of Modern Architecture' Volume 1: The tradition of modern architecture (Cambridge, Mass.: The M.I.T. Press, 1971), p. 22. (7) Sigfried Giedion, 'Space, Time and Architecture; the growth of a new tradition' (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1941), p. 181. (8) Barry Bergdoll, "Charles Rohault de Fleury: Part two: Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle and Studies on analogous Constructions in Europe", 'CCA Research Report", n.d., p. 1.
Muséum nationale d'histoire naturelle
CI001.S2.D5
Description:
Charles Rohault de Fleury was architect for the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle from 1833 to 1862. His work for the Muséum is represented in the CCA collection by a diverse group of prints and drawings. In addition to documenting his built and unbuilt projects, the inclusion of prints and drawings of museum and zoo buildings by other architects record, if only partially, the resources available to Charles in designing his buildings. This reference material provides insight into the influences on Charles' work as well as the nature of the design process itself. His built works, with the exception of the 1854 addition to the greenhouses, are illustrated in a book of prints with a brief accompanying text - "Muséum d'histoire naturelle: serres chaudes, galeries de minéralogie, etc. etc." (published 1837) (DR1974:0002:004:001; a second copy is held by the CCA library) (1). While prints are included for the Galerie de minéralogie et de géologie, the monkey house and the reservoirs, the majority of the prints are of the greenhouses (serres chaudes) begun 1833 (2). Known for their technological innovations in iron construction, these greenhouses utilized the first multi-storey load-bearing cast-iron façades for the central pavilions as well as space frame roof structures and prefabricated parts. This structural system is well documented in the prints in the CCA collection. The design was apparently inspired by the English greenhouses - a plate of which are included in the book - that Charles saw on a tour of England. The use of prestressed beams and curved roofs in the lateral wings attest to this influence. Charles' greenhouses, in turn, influenced the design of other greenhouses in Europe especially those at the Jardins Botanique in Liège and Ghent, Belgium (3). Although Joseph Paxton saw the greenhouses in 1833, it is unclear if they had an impact on the design of the Crystal Palace constructed 1850-1851 (4). The innovations of Charles' greenhouses continued to be acknowledged into the 20th century. Giedion in "Space, Time and Architecture", while erroneously attributing them to Rouhault (5)(6), refers to the greenhouses as "the prototype of all large iron-framed conservatories" (7). In addition to the greenhouses for the Muséum, the CCA collection includes three proposals (dated 1841) for a private greenhouse designed by Charles Rohault de Fleury (DR1974:0002:002:008 - DR1974:0002:002:013). The designs utilize the same curved roofs as the wings of the greenhouses at the Muséum combined with classically detailed stonework. An different aspect of Charles' work for the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle is represented in the album of unexecuted proposals -the only design drawings for the Muséum in the collection - for a Galerie de zoologie (DR1974:0002:024:001-079). Building on the typology of his earlier classical Galerie de minéralogie et de géologie (constructed 1833 -1841), the proposals, which date from between 1838 and 1862, illustrate a gradual enrichment of Charles' classical architectural vocabulary (8). They vary in their spatial configurations and façade treatments ranging from austere colonnaded designs with little ornament to more elaborate ones with richly encrusted facades, complex rooflines and more dramatic interior spaces characteristic of the Second Empire. The majority of the proposals consist of preliminary drawings illustrating the essential formal, spatial and ornamental aspects of the building. One proposal, dated January 1846, is substantially more developed than the others; in addition to general plans, sections and elevations, more detailed drawings are included for the layout of spaces, the elaboration of the facades, the configuration of the structure and even the designs for the specimen display cases. It is also worth noting that this album includes several plans outlining Rohault de Fleury's ideas for the overall development of the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. In 1846, an album of prints of the Museo di fiscia e storia naturelle in Florence (DR1974:0002:005:001-018) was presented to Charles by the Grand Duke of Tuscany in response to his request for tracings of that building. These prints were probably used as reference material for the design of the new Galerie de zoologie described above. The portfolio of record drawings (ca. 1862) of the zoos in Antwerp, Brussels, Marseille and Amsterdam (DR1974:0002:018:001-027) is probably a dummy for a publication on zoological gardens as well as background documentation for the renovation and expansion of the zoo at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris. Both drawings of the facilities for the animals and visitors and general plans of the zoological gardens are included. The Paris zoo project was apparently never undertaken. (1) These prints were reused in the "Oeuvre de C. Rohault de Fleury, architecte" (published 1884) (DR1974:0002:029:001-044). (2) Rohault de Fleury's greenhouses were destroyed in the Prussian bombardments of 1870. The greenhouses, which now stand in their place, are similar in layout and appearance to the original design, but their structural system is different. (3) John Hix, 'The Glass House' (Cambridge, Mass.: The MIT Press, 1981), p. 115. (4) Ibid., p. 115. (5) This error has been repeated by other authors including Henry-Russell Hitchcock, 'Architecture: Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries' (Baltimore, Maryland: Penguin Books, 1968), p. 120. (6) Leonardo Benevolo, 'History of Modern Architecture' Volume 1: The tradition of modern architecture (Cambridge, Mass.: The M.I.T. Press, 1971), p. 22. (7) Sigfried Giedion, 'Space, Time and Architecture; the growth of a new tradition' (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1941), p. 181. (8) Barry Bergdoll, "Charles Rohault de Fleury: Part two: Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle and Studies on analogous Constructions in Europe", 'CCA Research Report", n.d., p. 1.
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Date:
[1837-ca. 1862]
[1837-ca. 1862]
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