photographies
AP140.S2.SS1.D23.P18
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views of the building site and of the exterior and interior of the completed building, including details; also views of a preliminary model for the Engineering Building not otherwise present in the project documents, of a collage by Nils-Ole Lund featuring the Leicester University Engineering Building, and of British postage stamps showing the Engineering Building
1959 or after
Views of the building site and of the exterior and interior of the completed building
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AP140.S2.SS1.D23.P18
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views of the building site and of the exterior and interior of the completed building, including details; also views of a preliminary model for the Engineering Building not otherwise present in the project documents, of a collage by Nils-Ole Lund featuring the Leicester University Engineering Building, and of British postage stamps showing the Engineering Building
photographies
1959 or after
Projet
Two Tree Island
AP144.S2.D84
Description:
File documents an unexecuted project for Two Tree Island, the last uninhabited island in the Thames Estuary, in Essex, England. Cedric Price collaborated with Yorke Rosenberg Mardall Architects (YMR) on the project for client David Keddie, to develop a 178-hectare site on the island which encompassed both existing and reclaimed land, some of which was reserved under a trust for nature conservation. Early proposals showed residential areas, commercial, as well as, industrial zones, and facilities for recreation and leisure activities, including a marina. The final design proposed a much smaller residential area and harbour and included larger conservation and marshland areas in response to local concerns. The project was rejected and a portion of Two Tree Island was leased to the Nature Conservancy (NERC). An Appeal and Public Enquiry lodged by the client was subsequently indefinitely postponed. The architects produced several versions of a consultant's report, created a 'logbook' for the project, and published a brochure and promotional material for a public meeting. Existing conditions and reference material in the file includes maps of the area showing locations for a photo survey; Port of Authority of London plans showing water depths at various locations; a drawing of Marine Island, Essex; and a collage of photos of the area mounted on a board. Sketches by Cedric Price show development plans for the island and explore alternate "open" and "closed" configurations for the basin. Sketch sections show established maximum flood heights on the proposed schemes (see sketches in Works II, p. 86). A series of schematic drawings by YMR develop preliminary schemes exploring alternate layouts in relation to the primary basin configuration. A perspective drawing shows a view of the site from the main road to the island. Design development drawings include both original drawings and reprographic copies and include bird's-eye view perspective sketches; diagrams showing "domestic development" and projected "typical patterning"; and diagrammatic plans/charts showing existing and reclaimed areas, compatibility of activities, and degrees of accessibility (see typical diagram in Works II, p. 87). Other design development drawings include standard plans, sections and elevations, as well as site plans, land-use plans for the marina, plans showing alternate layouts for the marina dock, plans showing Thames tidal defences, site sections, and breakwater profiles. Working drawings for the marina by consulting engineers Sir Frederick Snow and Partners include survey plans, detailed sections illustrating the reinforcement and stabilization of the marine bed, and task sequencing diagrams and charts. Publication and presentation material includes photographs of rendered perspectives, over 18 watercolour renderings of Two Tree Island by Cedric Price, and a mock-up for a 13-page brochure or report summarizing the project. Many drawings are also included in the textual records, which also include Cedric Price's diary on the project. Some material in this file was published in 'Cedric Price-Works II' (London: Architectural Press, 1984), 72, 86-87. Material in this file was produced between 1963 and 1989, but predominantly between 1971 and 1974. Cedric Price's office lists the following firms as the main consultants for this project: Felix J. Samuely & Partners and Sir Frederick Snow & Partners, Consulting Engineers; Baker Wilkins & Smith, Quantity Surveyors; Prof. Peter Cowan, Director, Joint Unit for Planning Research; Prof. Peter Willmott, Director Institute of Community Studies; Prof. G. P. Wibberley, Professor of Countryside Planning, University of London; M. A. B. Boddington, Rural Planning Services. One drawing in DR1995:0255:011-021 is attributed to Costain Civil Engineering Ltd. File contains cartographic materials, conceptual drawings, design development drawings, presentation drawings, consultant drawings, model, and textual records.
1963-1989, predominant 1971-1974
Two Tree Island
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AP144.S2.D84
Description:
File documents an unexecuted project for Two Tree Island, the last uninhabited island in the Thames Estuary, in Essex, England. Cedric Price collaborated with Yorke Rosenberg Mardall Architects (YMR) on the project for client David Keddie, to develop a 178-hectare site on the island which encompassed both existing and reclaimed land, some of which was reserved under a trust for nature conservation. Early proposals showed residential areas, commercial, as well as, industrial zones, and facilities for recreation and leisure activities, including a marina. The final design proposed a much smaller residential area and harbour and included larger conservation and marshland areas in response to local concerns. The project was rejected and a portion of Two Tree Island was leased to the Nature Conservancy (NERC). An Appeal and Public Enquiry lodged by the client was subsequently indefinitely postponed. The architects produced several versions of a consultant's report, created a 'logbook' for the project, and published a brochure and promotional material for a public meeting. Existing conditions and reference material in the file includes maps of the area showing locations for a photo survey; Port of Authority of London plans showing water depths at various locations; a drawing of Marine Island, Essex; and a collage of photos of the area mounted on a board. Sketches by Cedric Price show development plans for the island and explore alternate "open" and "closed" configurations for the basin. Sketch sections show established maximum flood heights on the proposed schemes (see sketches in Works II, p. 86). A series of schematic drawings by YMR develop preliminary schemes exploring alternate layouts in relation to the primary basin configuration. A perspective drawing shows a view of the site from the main road to the island. Design development drawings include both original drawings and reprographic copies and include bird's-eye view perspective sketches; diagrams showing "domestic development" and projected "typical patterning"; and diagrammatic plans/charts showing existing and reclaimed areas, compatibility of activities, and degrees of accessibility (see typical diagram in Works II, p. 87). Other design development drawings include standard plans, sections and elevations, as well as site plans, land-use plans for the marina, plans showing alternate layouts for the marina dock, plans showing Thames tidal defences, site sections, and breakwater profiles. Working drawings for the marina by consulting engineers Sir Frederick Snow and Partners include survey plans, detailed sections illustrating the reinforcement and stabilization of the marine bed, and task sequencing diagrams and charts. Publication and presentation material includes photographs of rendered perspectives, over 18 watercolour renderings of Two Tree Island by Cedric Price, and a mock-up for a 13-page brochure or report summarizing the project. Many drawings are also included in the textual records, which also include Cedric Price's diary on the project. Some material in this file was published in 'Cedric Price-Works II' (London: Architectural Press, 1984), 72, 86-87. Material in this file was produced between 1963 and 1989, but predominantly between 1971 and 1974. Cedric Price's office lists the following firms as the main consultants for this project: Felix J. Samuely & Partners and Sir Frederick Snow & Partners, Consulting Engineers; Baker Wilkins & Smith, Quantity Surveyors; Prof. Peter Cowan, Director, Joint Unit for Planning Research; Prof. Peter Willmott, Director Institute of Community Studies; Prof. G. P. Wibberley, Professor of Countryside Planning, University of London; M. A. B. Boddington, Rural Planning Services. One drawing in DR1995:0255:011-021 is attributed to Costain Civil Engineering Ltd. File contains cartographic materials, conceptual drawings, design development drawings, presentation drawings, consultant drawings, model, and textual records.
File 84
1963-1989, predominant 1971-1974
Projet
AP154.S1.1975.PR01
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Project series AP154.S1.1975.PR01, Housing for Little Italy Restoration Association, New York, N.Y. (1975), documents research by Giovanni Pasanella related to restoration and housing development for the Little Italy neighborhood in Manhattan and a project for family housing in Little Italy by Pasanella + Klein. The client was the Little Italy Restoration Association. The research is documented by a spiral-bound volume, The Little Italy block book. The family housing project is documented by design drawings and sketches. A housing project by Pasanella + Klein was executed on a site at Spring and Mott Streets. The drawings in this file appear to be an earlier version of the project. References: Latour, Alessandra (ed.) Pasanella + Klein (Roma : Edizioni Kappa, c1983), pages 13-15, 100-111
1976-1978
Housing for Little Italy Restoration Association, New York, N.Y. (1975)
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AP154.S1.1975.PR01
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Project series AP154.S1.1975.PR01, Housing for Little Italy Restoration Association, New York, N.Y. (1975), documents research by Giovanni Pasanella related to restoration and housing development for the Little Italy neighborhood in Manhattan and a project for family housing in Little Italy by Pasanella + Klein. The client was the Little Italy Restoration Association. The research is documented by a spiral-bound volume, The Little Italy block book. The family housing project is documented by design drawings and sketches. A housing project by Pasanella + Klein was executed on a site at Spring and Mott Streets. The drawings in this file appear to be an earlier version of the project. References: Latour, Alessandra (ed.) Pasanella + Klein (Roma : Edizioni Kappa, c1983), pages 13-15, 100-111
Project
1976-1978
Projet
AP148.S1.1996.PR01
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Project series comprises preparatory studies and competition drawings for a redevelopment project in the historical centre of Pontassieve, outside Florence, Italy, and particularly the area around its piazza Vittorio Emanuele. Material in this project series is dated 1996. Alessandro Poli was the project group leader, and collaborated with architect Giannantonio Vannetti, landscape architects Mariella Sgaravatti and Elena Morici, artist Hidetoshi Nagasawa, artistic heritage expert Guiliano Gori, and art historian and critic Lara Vinca Masini. It is unclear whether the project was successful. The studies and project drawings emphasize the teardrop shape of the piazza. Project materials feature sketches and painted studies, including two with cotton materials, as well as presentation drawings and collages, including a large photograph of the site.
1996
Ideas competition, Riqualificazione centro Storico di Pontassieve [Redevelopment of the historical center of Pontassieve], Florence, Italy (1996)
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AP148.S1.1996.PR01
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Project series comprises preparatory studies and competition drawings for a redevelopment project in the historical centre of Pontassieve, outside Florence, Italy, and particularly the area around its piazza Vittorio Emanuele. Material in this project series is dated 1996. Alessandro Poli was the project group leader, and collaborated with architect Giannantonio Vannetti, landscape architects Mariella Sgaravatti and Elena Morici, artist Hidetoshi Nagasawa, artistic heritage expert Guiliano Gori, and art historian and critic Lara Vinca Masini. It is unclear whether the project was successful. The studies and project drawings emphasize the teardrop shape of the piazza. Project materials feature sketches and painted studies, including two with cotton materials, as well as presentation drawings and collages, including a large photograph of the site.
Project
1996
Projet
AP027.S1.D33
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The material in this project series contains racist language. Please take care when viewing this material and seek help from trusted sources if needed. This project series documents a study on the relocation of the First Nations community of South Indian Lake in Manitoba. The community was relocated due to planned flooding that would be caused by the diversion of the Churchill River for a hydroelectric development. Part of the hydro project included works on Nelson River which would flood the area around the southeast shore of Southern Indian Lake. The study assessed the relocation site for the community and included a proposed plan which outlined economic, social, and educational programmes to be integrated along with the physical development of the region. The proposed plan was not implemented.
urbanisme
1966-1968
South Indian Lake, Manitoba (1966-1968)
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AP027.S1.D33
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The material in this project series contains racist language. Please take care when viewing this material and seek help from trusted sources if needed. This project series documents a study on the relocation of the First Nations community of South Indian Lake in Manitoba. The community was relocated due to planned flooding that would be caused by the diversion of the Churchill River for a hydroelectric development. Part of the hydro project included works on Nelson River which would flood the area around the southeast shore of Southern Indian Lake. The study assessed the relocation site for the community and included a proposed plan which outlined economic, social, and educational programmes to be integrated along with the physical development of the region. The proposed plan was not implemented.
File 33
1966-1968
urbanisme
Projet
AP075.S1.1953.PR02
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This project series documents Cornelia Hahn Oberlander's project for the garden of Dr. and Mrs. S. Friedman residence, a split-level house designed by Fred Lasserre, at the corner of Chancellor Boulevard and Queensland Road in Vancouver, British Columbia. Oberlander worked on this project in 1953. The project was one of the first residence garden designs by Oberlander in Vancouver. Oberlander was hired to create a landscape for a triangle-shaped site with a steep slope. The project series contains a list of plants for the garden, reference drawings, and a survey plan for the lot, as well as design development and working drawings, and two photographs. Source: Herrington, Susan. Cornelia Hahn Oberlander: Making the Modern Landscape, University of Virginia Press, 2014, 304 pages.
1952-1966
Dr. and Mrs. S. Friedman Garden, Vancouver, British Columbia (1953-1966)
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AP075.S1.1953.PR02
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This project series documents Cornelia Hahn Oberlander's project for the garden of Dr. and Mrs. S. Friedman residence, a split-level house designed by Fred Lasserre, at the corner of Chancellor Boulevard and Queensland Road in Vancouver, British Columbia. Oberlander worked on this project in 1953. The project was one of the first residence garden designs by Oberlander in Vancouver. Oberlander was hired to create a landscape for a triangle-shaped site with a steep slope. The project series contains a list of plants for the garden, reference drawings, and a survey plan for the lot, as well as design development and working drawings, and two photographs. Source: Herrington, Susan. Cornelia Hahn Oberlander: Making the Modern Landscape, University of Virginia Press, 2014, 304 pages.
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1952-1966
Projet
AP206.S1.1982.PR32
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This project series documents a housing project on Pakhowal Road in India, likely sometime around the 1980s-1990s. The exact location of Pakhowal Road is unknown, but it might be in Ludhiana. The project proposed three-storey blocks of flats in a range of sizes, which were staggered to provide adequate lighting for each resident. Different categories of typical blocks were designed that ranged from 3-6 flats in each and included garages for 9-cars. There were to be a total of 234 flats, with room for an additional 52 if the zoning allowed for a fourth storey. The project is recorded through original drawings of a site plan, floor plans and elevations, probably dating from around the 1980s-1990s.
circa 1980s-1990s
Housing project on Pakhowal Road, India (circa 1980s-1990s)
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AP206.S1.1982.PR32
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This project series documents a housing project on Pakhowal Road in India, likely sometime around the 1980s-1990s. The exact location of Pakhowal Road is unknown, but it might be in Ludhiana. The project proposed three-storey blocks of flats in a range of sizes, which were staggered to provide adequate lighting for each resident. Different categories of typical blocks were designed that ranged from 3-6 flats in each and included garages for 9-cars. There were to be a total of 234 flats, with room for an additional 52 if the zoning allowed for a fourth storey. The project is recorded through original drawings of a site plan, floor plans and elevations, probably dating from around the 1980s-1990s.
Project
circa 1980s-1990s
Projet
AP075.S1.2012.PR02
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Project series documents Cornelia Hahn Oberlander's work as a consultanh architects for the revitalisation of the green roof and upper floors planters of the Vancouver Public Library, also know as Library Square, on West Georgia Street in Vancouver, British Columbia. Oberlander worked on this project from 2008-2012 with landscape architects firm Enns Gauthier Landscape Architects and architectural firms Safdie Architects and DA Architects + Planners. The project consisted mainly in assessment, maintenance and replanting of trampled area or badly maintained trees. The project series contains a few sketches, working drawings, including higher levels floor plans, sections and site plans, and renderings. The project is also documented through project proposal, specifications, correspondence with architects and consultants, reports, financial document, meetings notes and documentation.
2001-2018
Vancouver Public Library green roof, Vancouver, British Columbia (2012)
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AP075.S1.2012.PR02
Description:
Project series documents Cornelia Hahn Oberlander's work as a consultanh architects for the revitalisation of the green roof and upper floors planters of the Vancouver Public Library, also know as Library Square, on West Georgia Street in Vancouver, British Columbia. Oberlander worked on this project from 2008-2012 with landscape architects firm Enns Gauthier Landscape Architects and architectural firms Safdie Architects and DA Architects + Planners. The project consisted mainly in assessment, maintenance and replanting of trampled area or badly maintained trees. The project series contains a few sketches, working drawings, including higher levels floor plans, sections and site plans, and renderings. The project is also documented through project proposal, specifications, correspondence with architects and consultants, reports, financial document, meetings notes and documentation.
Project
2001-2018
Projet
Chennai House
AP182.S1.2013.D1
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File documents a project for a private house in Chennai, India. The design takes the form of a rectangular pavilion surrounding an open-air courtyard. The site is a former cricket pitch surrounded by a tropical garden. The structure is in granite, a material commonly used in Chennai, paired with lighter materials such as brick and timber. To address the city's hot and humid climate, the house is conceived as a porous structure that allows free circulation of air and water. An integrated irrigation system carries water between the home's corrugated roof, its exterior walls, and a series of surrounding lotus ponds and gardens. This movement mimics the visual and cooling effects of a rain shower multiple times each day. File contains drawings, photographs, and models.
2013-2014
Chennai House
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AP182.S1.2013.D1
Description:
File documents a project for a private house in Chennai, India. The design takes the form of a rectangular pavilion surrounding an open-air courtyard. The site is a former cricket pitch surrounded by a tropical garden. The structure is in granite, a material commonly used in Chennai, paired with lighter materials such as brick and timber. To address the city's hot and humid climate, the house is conceived as a porous structure that allows free circulation of air and water. An integrated irrigation system carries water between the home's corrugated roof, its exterior walls, and a series of surrounding lotus ponds and gardens. This movement mimics the visual and cooling effects of a rain shower multiple times each day. File contains drawings, photographs, and models.
Project
2013-2014
Projet
AP018.S1.1973.PR06
Description:
This project series documents a proposal for an athletic, cultural and industrial campus in Mississauga, Ontario, between Dixie Road, Aerowood Drive and the Highway 401. This project was known as Mississauga Sports Complex at the beginning of the project from 1973-1974, but later became the Gordie Howe Sports Centre in 1975. The office identified the project number as 7306. The project consisted of a group of buildings including a tennis court, an arena, and a interior jogging track. The project is recorded through drawings and textual records dating from 1973-1976. The majority of the drawings are originals that show site plans, floor plans, elevations, sections, and structural drawings. Textual records include correspondence with clients and consultants as well as conference reports.
1973-1976
Gordie Howe Sports Centre, Mississauga, Ontario (1973-1976)
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AP018.S1.1973.PR06
Description:
This project series documents a proposal for an athletic, cultural and industrial campus in Mississauga, Ontario, between Dixie Road, Aerowood Drive and the Highway 401. This project was known as Mississauga Sports Complex at the beginning of the project from 1973-1974, but later became the Gordie Howe Sports Centre in 1975. The office identified the project number as 7306. The project consisted of a group of buildings including a tennis court, an arena, and a interior jogging track. The project is recorded through drawings and textual records dating from 1973-1976. The majority of the drawings are originals that show site plans, floor plans, elevations, sections, and structural drawings. Textual records include correspondence with clients and consultants as well as conference reports.
Project
1973-1976