DR1960:0021
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- This drawing, by an unknown Italian artist, active probably in the area of Bologna in the last half of the 17th century, illustrates some of the conventions of quadratura design - the art of illusionistic wall and ceiling painting - that evolved during that century. Part of a wall and adjacent ceiling are shown as one continuous unfurling of space on a flat sheet of paper. The curve between the vertical and diagonal lines at the left-hand edge of the design indicate a modest coving. Around and above a doorway several ionic columns support an arch and archivolt which is decorated with acanthus leaves, putti, ram's head, and urn below, and satyrs, putti, garlands and urns above. A cornice, cartouche, balustrade, and scrolled pediment complete the decorations.
design d'intérieur
ca. 1675-1725
Quadratura drawing for door-frame and surround
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DR1960:0021
Description:
- This drawing, by an unknown Italian artist, active probably in the area of Bologna in the last half of the 17th century, illustrates some of the conventions of quadratura design - the art of illusionistic wall and ceiling painting - that evolved during that century. Part of a wall and adjacent ceiling are shown as one continuous unfurling of space on a flat sheet of paper. The curve between the vertical and diagonal lines at the left-hand edge of the design indicate a modest coving. Around and above a doorway several ionic columns support an arch and archivolt which is decorated with acanthus leaves, putti, ram's head, and urn below, and satyrs, putti, garlands and urns above. A cornice, cartouche, balustrade, and scrolled pediment complete the decorations.
design d'intérieur
Projet
DOE Air Structure
AP144.S2.D91
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File documents work undertaken by the Lightweight Enclosures Unit (LEU) for the Department of the Environment (DOE), to produce a Draft for Development Code of Practice for Air Supported Structures (DD50) for general use by industry. The project was carried out by Frank Newby and Cedric Price, and includes some of the initial research originally carried out for Air Structures (AP144.S2.D63) and Lightweight Enclosures Unit (AP144.S2.D79). They developed and circulated a questionnaire on behalf of DOE, dated August 1973. The Draft for Development was produced on behalf of British Standards Institution (BSI) for PSA (Property Services Agency) of the Department of the Environment (DOE). Material in this file was produced between 1951 and 1993, but predominantly between 1965 and 1975. Group DR2004:0168 contains material by Ant Farm. Groups DR2004:0170 and DR2004:0172 contain materials that relate to Frei Otto. File contains samples, design development drawing, photographic material, and textual records.
1951-1993, predominant 1965-1975
DOE Air Structure
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AP144.S2.D91
Description:
File documents work undertaken by the Lightweight Enclosures Unit (LEU) for the Department of the Environment (DOE), to produce a Draft for Development Code of Practice for Air Supported Structures (DD50) for general use by industry. The project was carried out by Frank Newby and Cedric Price, and includes some of the initial research originally carried out for Air Structures (AP144.S2.D63) and Lightweight Enclosures Unit (AP144.S2.D79). They developed and circulated a questionnaire on behalf of DOE, dated August 1973. The Draft for Development was produced on behalf of British Standards Institution (BSI) for PSA (Property Services Agency) of the Department of the Environment (DOE). Material in this file was produced between 1951 and 1993, but predominantly between 1965 and 1975. Group DR2004:0168 contains material by Ant Farm. Groups DR2004:0170 and DR2004:0172 contain materials that relate to Frei Otto. File contains samples, design development drawing, photographic material, and textual records.
File 91
1951-1993, predominant 1965-1975
À partir de jeux et de jouets d’architecture choisis dans la collection du CCA, y compris 33 jouets d’architecture nord-américains et européens datant du début du XIXe siècle jusqu’à 1995, Maisons de rêve, maisons jouets examine les notions de domicile, d’enfance, de jeu, d’apprentissage et de rôle déterminé selon le sexe. Cette exposition montre comment les jouets(...)
Maisons de rêve, maisons jouets
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À partir de jeux et de jouets d’architecture choisis dans la collection du CCA, y compris 33 jouets d’architecture nord-américains et européens datant du début du XIXe siècle jusqu’à 1995, Maisons de rêve, maisons jouets examine les notions de domicile, d’enfance, de jeu, d’apprentissage et de rôle déterminé selon le sexe. Cette exposition montre comment les jouets(...)
articles
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Forces de friction
16 juin 2025
Forces de friction
dessins
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18 File
ARCH36162
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canopy, rooms, dark room fittings, vestibule, library shelving, serveries, wash up room, partition, channel supports, toilet and shower, biochemistry room, bacteriology room, clinical lab, borrowed lights, exhaust house, office
Canopy, rooms, dark room fittings, vestibule, library shelving, serveries, wash up room
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ARCH36162
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canopy, rooms, dark room fittings, vestibule, library shelving, serveries, wash up room, partition, channel supports, toilet and shower, biochemistry room, bacteriology room, clinical lab, borrowed lights, exhaust house, office
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18 File
DR1984:0150
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- The built-in curved bench and headrest shown in this drawing are for the ground floor hall of Villa Allegonda. Detail drawings at the centre left and lower left show the bench supports in axonometric projection and plan.
design d'intérieur
1931
Axonometric for a built-in hall bench with a detail for the bench leg, Villa Allegonda, Katwijk aan Zee, Netherlands
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DR1984:0150
Description:
- The built-in curved bench and headrest shown in this drawing are for the ground floor hall of Villa Allegonda. Detail drawings at the centre left and lower left show the bench supports in axonometric projection and plan.
design d'intérieur
dessins
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10 File
ARCH47512
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basement and floor plans, roof and plot plans, elevations, finish schedule and windows, wall sections, main entrance and sections, diesel engine and duct supports, depository box and masonry opening, toilet partition, colour schedule
Basement and floor plans, roof and plot plans, elevations, finish schedule and windows
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ARCH47512
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basement and floor plans, roof and plot plans, elevations, finish schedule and windows, wall sections, main entrance and sections, diesel engine and duct supports, depository box and masonry opening, toilet partition, colour schedule
dessins
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10 File
articles
À un mètre de haut
À un mètre de haut
Émilie Retailleau partage ses réflexions sur les programmes jeunesse du CCA
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Équipement photographique
ARCH252035
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- 1 adapteur - 1 adapteur de marque Ednalite; - 1 adapteur de marque Agfa; - 1 adapteur, probablement pour filtre, de marque Hektor; - 3 adapteurs de marque Kodak; - 3 adapteurs de marque Tiffen; - 1 déclencheur souple; - 1 ensemble de 3 disques de diffusion de marque Eastman Kodak, probablement pour un agrandisseur; - 1 ensemble de filtre et accessoires de chimie de marque Bausch & Lome dans sa boîte; - 1 plaque à filtres (pour 3 filtres); - 1 support à objectif ? en bois noir et avec une courroie de métal, de fabrication artisanale; - 1 viseur Canon de 28 mm dans une pochette verte; - 1 viseur de caméra grand format avec cache (verre dépoli); - 1 viseur de marque E. Leitz Wetzlar; - 17 plaques de verre dans une boîte portant l'inscription "ROYAL / Dry Plate / MANUFACTURED BY / CANADIAN KODAK CO. (…)";
Équipement photographique
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ARCH252035
Description:
- 1 adapteur - 1 adapteur de marque Ednalite; - 1 adapteur de marque Agfa; - 1 adapteur, probablement pour filtre, de marque Hektor; - 3 adapteurs de marque Kodak; - 3 adapteurs de marque Tiffen; - 1 déclencheur souple; - 1 ensemble de 3 disques de diffusion de marque Eastman Kodak, probablement pour un agrandisseur; - 1 ensemble de filtre et accessoires de chimie de marque Bausch & Lome dans sa boîte; - 1 plaque à filtres (pour 3 filtres); - 1 support à objectif ? en bois noir et avec une courroie de métal, de fabrication artisanale; - 1 viseur Canon de 28 mm dans une pochette verte; - 1 viseur de caméra grand format avec cache (verre dépoli); - 1 viseur de marque E. Leitz Wetzlar; - 17 plaques de verre dans une boîte portant l'inscription "ROYAL / Dry Plate / MANUFACTURED BY / CANADIAN KODAK CO. (…)";
photographies
PH1986:0901:027
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- On 11 October 1860, during the Second Opium War (1858-1860), the British and French forces positioned heavy siege guns along the southern wall of the Altar to Earth [Ditan] (also known as the Temple of Earth) facing the Anting Gate (now Anding Men) and northern wall of the Inner City of Peking (now Beijing), which they threatened to bombard unless the Chinese surrendered the Anting Gate (now Anding Men) within forty-eight hours. The gate was surrendered at noon on 13 October 1860 (Harris, p. 143, p. 145). - At c.l. on the secondary support is a freehand plan drawing of the Anting Gate (now Anding Men), depicting its walls, two watchtowers and two gateways, and illustrating the traffic flow through the enclosed bastion [wengcheng] (Qi and Qi, p. 4).
architecture, militaire
between 13 October and 24 October 1860
View of the Anting Gate (now Anding Men), Peking (now Beijing), China
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PH1986:0901:027
Description:
- On 11 October 1860, during the Second Opium War (1858-1860), the British and French forces positioned heavy siege guns along the southern wall of the Altar to Earth [Ditan] (also known as the Temple of Earth) facing the Anting Gate (now Anding Men) and northern wall of the Inner City of Peking (now Beijing), which they threatened to bombard unless the Chinese surrendered the Anting Gate (now Anding Men) within forty-eight hours. The gate was surrendered at noon on 13 October 1860 (Harris, p. 143, p. 145). - At c.l. on the secondary support is a freehand plan drawing of the Anting Gate (now Anding Men), depicting its walls, two watchtowers and two gateways, and illustrating the traffic flow through the enclosed bastion [wengcheng] (Qi and Qi, p. 4).
photographies
between 13 October and 24 October 1860
architecture, militaire