archives
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Fonds
AP195
Résumé:
The Zaha Hadid Architects Phaeno Science Centre project records, 1996-2015, consist of approximately 43,800 digital files that document the design and construction of an interactive science museum in Wolfsburg, Germany. Materials related to presentations, publications, events, and the press are also represented. Formats include chiefly CAD files, especially plotter files and AutoCAD drawings, though related text documents and images are also represented. The majority of the records date from 2000 to 2006.
1996 - 2015
Documents d’archives de Zaha Hadid Architects pour le projet Phaeno Science Centre
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AP195
Résumé:
The Zaha Hadid Architects Phaeno Science Centre project records, 1996-2015, consist of approximately 43,800 digital files that document the design and construction of an interactive science museum in Wolfsburg, Germany. Materials related to presentations, publications, events, and the press are also represented. Formats include chiefly CAD files, especially plotter files and AutoCAD drawings, though related text documents and images are also represented. The majority of the records date from 2000 to 2006.
archives
Niveau de description archivistique:
Fonds
1996 - 2015
documents textuels
AP206.S2.027
Description:
File was originally housed in a binder along with content arranged in AP206.S2.024, AP206.S2.025, AP206.S2.026, AP206.S2.028 and AP206.S2.029. This file includes the following papers: "The spirit of Chandigarh" 1976 “Mediocrity,” 1976 “The Sector,” 1976 “Chandigarh,” 1976 “Housing,” 1976 “Greed,” 1976 “The Time,” 1976 “The Leisure Valley,” 1976 “The City Centre,” “The V2s,” “Shopping,” 1976 “The Educational Zone,” 1976 “The Capitol Complex” “The Lake” “The Spiritual Responsibility,” 1976
1972-1978
Unpublished papers (folder 4 of 6)
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AP206.S2.027
Description:
File was originally housed in a binder along with content arranged in AP206.S2.024, AP206.S2.025, AP206.S2.026, AP206.S2.028 and AP206.S2.029. This file includes the following papers: "The spirit of Chandigarh" 1976 “Mediocrity,” 1976 “The Sector,” 1976 “Chandigarh,” 1976 “Housing,” 1976 “Greed,” 1976 “The Time,” 1976 “The Leisure Valley,” 1976 “The City Centre,” “The V2s,” “Shopping,” 1976 “The Educational Zone,” 1976 “The Capitol Complex” “The Lake” “The Spiritual Responsibility,” 1976
documents textuels
1972-1978
PH1979:0605
Description:
This 98-page book illustrated with 73 photogravures, shows a pictorial record of San Diego's built and natural environment including beaches (like La Jolla) and back country scenes, after photographs by Herve Friend. Title page: Picturesque San Diego with Historical and Descriptive Notes by Douglas Gunn. San Diego, California, July 1, 1887. Chicago: Knight & Leonard Co., Printers 1887. Photogravures: .001 Old Palm Trees, foot of Presidio Hill Frontispiece .002 Point Lonea, and Entrance to San Diego harbor - from Coronado Beach .003 Ruins of the Old Mission, San Diego .004 Old Mission of San Diego, from the Olive Grove .005 Scene of the Battle of San Pasqual, December 6th, 1846 .006 Mission San Luis Rey .007 Bell Tower, Pala Mission .008 San Diego, looking West - Point Loma in Right Distance .009 San Diego, looking Southwest - Coronado Beach opposite .010 San Diego, looking Southeast .011 City Water Front - Babcock & Story Wharves .012 City Water Front - Pacific Coast Steamship Co.'s Wharves .013 Country Court House, San Diego .014 Interior Consolidated National Bank, San Diego .015 The "Russ" Public School, San Diego .016 Morse-Pierce Building, corner Sixth and F streets, San Diego .017 St. Paul's Episcopal Church, San Diego .018 Residence of A.E. Horton .019 First National Bank, corner Fifth and E streets .020 Woolwine, Spring & Nerney's Abstract and Real Estate Office, cor. Fourth and D streets .021 The Dells, Chollas Valley - Suburbs of San Diego .022 Initial Monument, marking Mexican Boundary .023 Tia Juana - American side .024 Tia Juana - Mexican side .025 "Point of Rocks" - 1 .026 "Point of Rocks" - 2 .027 "Point of Rocks" - 3 .028 Hotel Del Coronado Beach, San Diego .029 The Caves, La Jolla .030 La Jolla Beach .031 Cathedral Rocks, La Jolla .032 "Ocean Beach" .033 Seaside View at Del Mar .034 Escondido - Old Ranch House and Orange Orchard .035 View on Linda Lake, El Cajon Valley, 15 miles from San Diego .036 The Hotel at Murietta .037 Temecula Canon - 1. "The Big Curve", C.S.R.R. .038 Temecula Canon - 2. .039 Temecula Canon - 3. .040 Santa Margarita Ranch House, from the Vineyard .041 Courtyard, Couts' Estate, Guajome .042 View near Entrance to Bear Valley .043 View in San Pasqual Valley - Bernardo River .044 "Eagle's Nest" - Agua Caliente Mountains .045 Santa Rosa Mountains, near Elsinore .046 View from "The Glen" - Agua Tibia and Pala in Distance .047 San Jacinto Mountain .048 The Cajon Mountain, from the Northeast .049 Public School (Banner District) near mouth of San Felipe Canon .050 Home and Orchard of John Mitchell, Fall Brook .051 Agua Tibia - The Pond .052 Orchard and Home of James Madison, Julian .053 View at Elsinore Lake, West Side .054 Home and Orchard of Chester Gunn, Julian .055 West in Poway Valley .056 San Diego River, North of El Cajon .057 Cuyamaca Lake - Storage Water of San Diego Flume Co. .058 Diverting Dam, San Diego River - San Diego Flume Co. .059 Upper Valley of the San Diego River - "Capitan Grande" .060 Falls (146 ft.) East Branch of San Diego River .061 Santa Isabel Creek .062 Falls of Pauma Creek .063 View near Farm of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Spring Valley .064 Water Works of San Diego Town and Land Company .065 Gedney's Orchard, Mesa Grande .066 Public School, Spencer Valley, near Julian .067 Orchard and Farm of B.S. Scheckler, Cottonwood .069 Campo .070 Entrance to Colorado Desert, mouth of Mountain Springs Canon .071 Mountain Scenery, Agua Caliente - Overlooking Warner's Ranch .072 Indian Village. Agua Caliente .073 Indian Village and Church at Pauma, Upper San Luis Rey Valley
architecture
1887
Picturesque San Diego with Historical and Descriptive Notes
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PH1979:0605
Description:
This 98-page book illustrated with 73 photogravures, shows a pictorial record of San Diego's built and natural environment including beaches (like La Jolla) and back country scenes, after photographs by Herve Friend. Title page: Picturesque San Diego with Historical and Descriptive Notes by Douglas Gunn. San Diego, California, July 1, 1887. Chicago: Knight & Leonard Co., Printers 1887. Photogravures: .001 Old Palm Trees, foot of Presidio Hill Frontispiece .002 Point Lonea, and Entrance to San Diego harbor - from Coronado Beach .003 Ruins of the Old Mission, San Diego .004 Old Mission of San Diego, from the Olive Grove .005 Scene of the Battle of San Pasqual, December 6th, 1846 .006 Mission San Luis Rey .007 Bell Tower, Pala Mission .008 San Diego, looking West - Point Loma in Right Distance .009 San Diego, looking Southwest - Coronado Beach opposite .010 San Diego, looking Southeast .011 City Water Front - Babcock & Story Wharves .012 City Water Front - Pacific Coast Steamship Co.'s Wharves .013 Country Court House, San Diego .014 Interior Consolidated National Bank, San Diego .015 The "Russ" Public School, San Diego .016 Morse-Pierce Building, corner Sixth and F streets, San Diego .017 St. Paul's Episcopal Church, San Diego .018 Residence of A.E. Horton .019 First National Bank, corner Fifth and E streets .020 Woolwine, Spring & Nerney's Abstract and Real Estate Office, cor. Fourth and D streets .021 The Dells, Chollas Valley - Suburbs of San Diego .022 Initial Monument, marking Mexican Boundary .023 Tia Juana - American side .024 Tia Juana - Mexican side .025 "Point of Rocks" - 1 .026 "Point of Rocks" - 2 .027 "Point of Rocks" - 3 .028 Hotel Del Coronado Beach, San Diego .029 The Caves, La Jolla .030 La Jolla Beach .031 Cathedral Rocks, La Jolla .032 "Ocean Beach" .033 Seaside View at Del Mar .034 Escondido - Old Ranch House and Orange Orchard .035 View on Linda Lake, El Cajon Valley, 15 miles from San Diego .036 The Hotel at Murietta .037 Temecula Canon - 1. "The Big Curve", C.S.R.R. .038 Temecula Canon - 2. .039 Temecula Canon - 3. .040 Santa Margarita Ranch House, from the Vineyard .041 Courtyard, Couts' Estate, Guajome .042 View near Entrance to Bear Valley .043 View in San Pasqual Valley - Bernardo River .044 "Eagle's Nest" - Agua Caliente Mountains .045 Santa Rosa Mountains, near Elsinore .046 View from "The Glen" - Agua Tibia and Pala in Distance .047 San Jacinto Mountain .048 The Cajon Mountain, from the Northeast .049 Public School (Banner District) near mouth of San Felipe Canon .050 Home and Orchard of John Mitchell, Fall Brook .051 Agua Tibia - The Pond .052 Orchard and Home of James Madison, Julian .053 View at Elsinore Lake, West Side .054 Home and Orchard of Chester Gunn, Julian .055 West in Poway Valley .056 San Diego River, North of El Cajon .057 Cuyamaca Lake - Storage Water of San Diego Flume Co. .058 Diverting Dam, San Diego River - San Diego Flume Co. .059 Upper Valley of the San Diego River - "Capitan Grande" .060 Falls (146 ft.) East Branch of San Diego River .061 Santa Isabel Creek .062 Falls of Pauma Creek .063 View near Farm of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Spring Valley .064 Water Works of San Diego Town and Land Company .065 Gedney's Orchard, Mesa Grande .066 Public School, Spencer Valley, near Julian .067 Orchard and Farm of B.S. Scheckler, Cottonwood .069 Campo .070 Entrance to Colorado Desert, mouth of Mountain Springs Canon .071 Mountain Scenery, Agua Caliente - Overlooking Warner's Ranch .072 Indian Village. Agua Caliente .073 Indian Village and Church at Pauma, Upper San Luis Rey Valley
1887
architecture
documents textuels
DR2012:0012:111:009
Description:
Assorted reference materials in French, including reports and proposals related to the following Montreal municipal projects: - Société d'habitation et de dévéloppement de Montréal, site Hotel-de-Ville, la Gauchetiere, étude de faisabilité; - Énoncé d'orientations sur l'aménagement de l'arrondissement centre; - Étude pre-faisabilité environmentale du projet Champs-de-Mars; - Centre-ville est: opération 20 000 logements. Items originally housed in a box labelled: VILLE DE MONTREAL / SHDU Faubourg St-Laurent 1990 (Box #2)
1985-1989
Reference materials related to urban development in Montréal
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DR2012:0012:111:009
Description:
Assorted reference materials in French, including reports and proposals related to the following Montreal municipal projects: - Société d'habitation et de dévéloppement de Montréal, site Hotel-de-Ville, la Gauchetiere, étude de faisabilité; - Énoncé d'orientations sur l'aménagement de l'arrondissement centre; - Étude pre-faisabilité environmentale du projet Champs-de-Mars; - Centre-ville est: opération 20 000 logements. Items originally housed in a box labelled: VILLE DE MONTREAL / SHDU Faubourg St-Laurent 1990 (Box #2)
documents textuels
1985-1989
documents textuels
DR2012:0012:111:011
Description:
Assorted materials in French, including studies and reports (two of which are bound), related to the following municipal projects: - Housing developments in Montreal's Chinatown neighbourhood; - La place du 350ième anniversaire de Montréal; - Étude de faisabilité et de développement de l îlot St-Dominique/Charlotte sud; - Étude de faisabilité et de développement de l îlot du Marais/boulevard René-Lévesque. Items originally housed in a box labelled: VILLE DE MONTREAL / SHDU Faubourg St-Laurent 1990 (Box #2)
1989
Reference materials related to urban development in Montréal
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DR2012:0012:111:011
Description:
Assorted materials in French, including studies and reports (two of which are bound), related to the following municipal projects: - Housing developments in Montreal's Chinatown neighbourhood; - La place du 350ième anniversaire de Montréal; - Étude de faisabilité et de développement de l îlot St-Dominique/Charlotte sud; - Étude de faisabilité et de développement de l îlot du Marais/boulevard René-Lévesque. Items originally housed in a box labelled: VILLE DE MONTREAL / SHDU Faubourg St-Laurent 1990 (Box #2)
documents textuels
1989
Série(s)
AP181.S1
Description:
Series 1, BMW Welt development and construction records, 1994-2015, documents the design development and construction phases of COOP HIMMELB(L)AU BMW Welt building, located nearby the BMW headquarters in Munich. This series also contains some materials from the competition phase, corresponding to less than 2000 digital files, and models from the third phase of the competition. More than half of the records were created from 2003 to 2006. Records show how COOP HIMMELB(L)AU, and the numerous consultants on the project, materialized the original concept, from Wolf Prix sketch, of this cloud-like roof emerging from a double cone suggesting an hurricane eye. To achieve this, extensive digital structural testing was done with engineers Bollinger + Grohmann. Consultants list also include: - Hans Lechner ZT GmbH for in-house project management; - Schmitt, Stumpf, Frühauf + Partner for construction documents of concrete works, interior fittings, tender and construction administration; - Emmer Pfenninger + Partner AG for the facade; - Transsolar, Klima Engineering for the photovoltaic plant on the roof; - PRO, Elektroplan for electrical systems and lifts; - AG-Licht for lighting; - Büro Dr. Pfeiler for structural physics or building physics; - Theater Projekte Daberto+Kollegen for the stage and auditorium; - PBB Planungsbüro Balke for kitchen technology - realgruen Landschaftsarchitekten for lansdcape design; - Kersken & Kirchner for fire protection; - TAW Weisse for height accessibility planning, in consideration for maintenance access; - Lang & Brukhardt for traffic engineering; - Ingenieurbüro Schoenenberg for civil engineering and road construction; - Büro für Gestaltung / Wangler & Abele for signage; - And Zilch, Müller, Henneke as inspection engineers. The approximately 52,400 digital files include raster images, CAD drawings and 3D digital models, plotter files, standard office documents, databases, and scripts. Design files are predominantly in AutoCAD, but the archive also includes over 1,100 Rhinoceros files (primarily in Rhino version 2, with some files in versions 3 and 4) and a smaller number of files in Maya, 3D Studio, Microstation, form*Z, and Revit formats. Because the firm’s computing environment included Macs, the archive also includes a few AppleDouble resource forks. Often, CAD drawings were also saved as PDF files. Photographs and screen captures were most times saved as JPEG files. Finally, design files also include wireframes and renderings. Most often, design files are plans of a designated area, a complete level of the building for example, but they also often show very specific and technical details, such as a few millimetres to be corrected on a panel or a structural element. These types of corrections are frequently shown in PDF files where annotations were either made digitally, or they were handwritten on a printed version which would then be digitized. Design files document all parts of the building including the facade, the roof, the double cone (Doppelkegel), the restaurants, the shops, the exhibition areas, the auditorium, etc. Accompanying textual records are at times quite technical in their content, such as lists of construction elements required in a given room, or analysis reports from consulting engineers. They also take into account the organization and planning of the work, for example including documentation’s exchange or meeting agendas. Finally, they show the design development through presentations, either PDF or Powerpoint files, and through a portfolio of the project and the preparation of the book Dynamic Forces. The archive’s physical component includes 52 physical study models, which were used in combination with digital modeling tools to iteratively refine the building’s design. These are a selection made by the firm of study models from the later stages of the competition and the early stages of the design development. Source: Feireiss, Kristin, editor. “Dynamic Forces, BMW WELT Munich”. Munich: Prestel Verlag, 2007.
1994-2015
BMW Welt development and construction records
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AP181.S1
Description:
Series 1, BMW Welt development and construction records, 1994-2015, documents the design development and construction phases of COOP HIMMELB(L)AU BMW Welt building, located nearby the BMW headquarters in Munich. This series also contains some materials from the competition phase, corresponding to less than 2000 digital files, and models from the third phase of the competition. More than half of the records were created from 2003 to 2006. Records show how COOP HIMMELB(L)AU, and the numerous consultants on the project, materialized the original concept, from Wolf Prix sketch, of this cloud-like roof emerging from a double cone suggesting an hurricane eye. To achieve this, extensive digital structural testing was done with engineers Bollinger + Grohmann. Consultants list also include: - Hans Lechner ZT GmbH for in-house project management; - Schmitt, Stumpf, Frühauf + Partner for construction documents of concrete works, interior fittings, tender and construction administration; - Emmer Pfenninger + Partner AG for the facade; - Transsolar, Klima Engineering for the photovoltaic plant on the roof; - PRO, Elektroplan for electrical systems and lifts; - AG-Licht for lighting; - Büro Dr. Pfeiler for structural physics or building physics; - Theater Projekte Daberto+Kollegen for the stage and auditorium; - PBB Planungsbüro Balke for kitchen technology - realgruen Landschaftsarchitekten for lansdcape design; - Kersken & Kirchner for fire protection; - TAW Weisse for height accessibility planning, in consideration for maintenance access; - Lang & Brukhardt for traffic engineering; - Ingenieurbüro Schoenenberg for civil engineering and road construction; - Büro für Gestaltung / Wangler & Abele for signage; - And Zilch, Müller, Henneke as inspection engineers. The approximately 52,400 digital files include raster images, CAD drawings and 3D digital models, plotter files, standard office documents, databases, and scripts. Design files are predominantly in AutoCAD, but the archive also includes over 1,100 Rhinoceros files (primarily in Rhino version 2, with some files in versions 3 and 4) and a smaller number of files in Maya, 3D Studio, Microstation, form*Z, and Revit formats. Because the firm’s computing environment included Macs, the archive also includes a few AppleDouble resource forks. Often, CAD drawings were also saved as PDF files. Photographs and screen captures were most times saved as JPEG files. Finally, design files also include wireframes and renderings. Most often, design files are plans of a designated area, a complete level of the building for example, but they also often show very specific and technical details, such as a few millimetres to be corrected on a panel or a structural element. These types of corrections are frequently shown in PDF files where annotations were either made digitally, or they were handwritten on a printed version which would then be digitized. Design files document all parts of the building including the facade, the roof, the double cone (Doppelkegel), the restaurants, the shops, the exhibition areas, the auditorium, etc. Accompanying textual records are at times quite technical in their content, such as lists of construction elements required in a given room, or analysis reports from consulting engineers. They also take into account the organization and planning of the work, for example including documentation’s exchange or meeting agendas. Finally, they show the design development through presentations, either PDF or Powerpoint files, and through a portfolio of the project and the preparation of the book Dynamic Forces. The archive’s physical component includes 52 physical study models, which were used in combination with digital modeling tools to iteratively refine the building’s design. These are a selection made by the firm of study models from the later stages of the competition and the early stages of the design development. Source: Feireiss, Kristin, editor. “Dynamic Forces, BMW WELT Munich”. Munich: Prestel Verlag, 2007.
Series
1994-2015
Série(s)
Architectural projects
AP178.S1
Description:
Series AP178.S1 is the largest series of the Álvaro Siza fonds and documents over 200 of Siza’s built and unbuilt architectural projects. The series is divided into project series which are arranged chronologically by project year. Presently, materials in this series range from 1958-2012. The CCA will also receive materials documenting Siza’s more recent work in future additions. Documenting the projects are conceptual, design, presentation, and working drawings, as well as photographic materials, textual documentation, and models. Although the drawings for each project have been identified, Siza often sketches or doodles on textual documentation, such as minutes of meetings or notes. When possible, folders that include textual documents with sketches or doodles have been identified. Amounts and types of materials vary from project to project. Project documentation is usually in Portuguese, with some exceptions including French, English, German, and Dutch. Most project series include sketches, studies, and working drawings. Other drawings included are site plans, floor plans, topographic surveys, elevations, sections, as well as technical and mechanical details. Also documenting the projects are photographic materials and textual documentation, such as correspondence, building programs, contracts, notes, and other working details. Photographic materials found within this archive are slides, negatives, photomontages and photographs of project sites and models.The photomontages were often used to study the function of the project site. To fully understand Siza’s methodology, sketchbooks (Series AP178.S2) should be viewed alongside the project drawings, when possible. Each project series description highlights sketchbooks in series AP178.S2 which contain related sketches. It is important to note that not all projects are represented in the sketchbooks in Series AP178.S2. Moreover, project series descriptions only list related sketchbooks when sketches have been positively identified as related to the corresponding project. The Siza fonds will be processed in four phases. The materials processed in the first, second, and third phases are architectural projects from the 1950’s, 1960’s, and 1970’s; urban planning projects; Reconstrução do Chiado; Berlin projects submitted to the IBA competition; cultural institutions; individual houses; and the Plano de urbanização Deelgebied 5 Schilderswijk-West in The Hague. Among The Hague and the Berlin projects are the Punt en Komma social housing, Bonjour Tristesse, and the Residential settlement in Schilderswijk. This series is better understood in the context of how the records for architectural projects were arranged by Siza’s office. Earlier projects were initially numbered by Siza’s office and then received new project numbers by the office archivist, who joined the office in the 1990s. Project files have been kept in the order in which they were received by the CCA, which is how they were arranged by the office archivist. The project numbers and dates assigned by Siza’s office archivist are included in the descriptions for each project and form the basis for the arrangement of this series. The office archivist numbered projects consecutively by decade, for instance, 58/80 was the 58th project during the 1980s. Numbers which were included in square brackets, ex. [14]/75, show that the project was not a ‘full’ project and contains a small amount of documentation. When projects are followed by a letter (A, B, C) this signifies a project is connected to the first. When the project number is followed by a number (1, 2, 3) this signifies a separate building within a larger project. For the purposes of arrangement, project numbers that were assigned a letter or number are arranged as sub-series of the related project series. Exceptions to this numbering convention are projects 23/60, 25/60, 28/60, 33/60, 34/60 and 35/60. These projects were not in the office’s original project list and were not officially considered projects. The office archivist assembled documentation related to these projects and assigned them numbers. In the early 2000s a large number of photographic materials were gathered together by the office archivist from various correspondence files for a digitization project initiated by the office. These materials remained housed together as a photograph collection in the office. Not all of these materials were digitized by the office. Those that were digitized were assigned numbers which have been identified in the file descriptions. It is important to note that several photographic materials were left with the textual documentation or drawings. When this is the case they are identified in the file description. There are also several panoramic photomontages which were created by either gluing or taping several photographs together to make panoramas of project sites.
1948-2012
Architectural projects
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AP178.S1
Description:
Series AP178.S1 is the largest series of the Álvaro Siza fonds and documents over 200 of Siza’s built and unbuilt architectural projects. The series is divided into project series which are arranged chronologically by project year. Presently, materials in this series range from 1958-2012. The CCA will also receive materials documenting Siza’s more recent work in future additions. Documenting the projects are conceptual, design, presentation, and working drawings, as well as photographic materials, textual documentation, and models. Although the drawings for each project have been identified, Siza often sketches or doodles on textual documentation, such as minutes of meetings or notes. When possible, folders that include textual documents with sketches or doodles have been identified. Amounts and types of materials vary from project to project. Project documentation is usually in Portuguese, with some exceptions including French, English, German, and Dutch. Most project series include sketches, studies, and working drawings. Other drawings included are site plans, floor plans, topographic surveys, elevations, sections, as well as technical and mechanical details. Also documenting the projects are photographic materials and textual documentation, such as correspondence, building programs, contracts, notes, and other working details. Photographic materials found within this archive are slides, negatives, photomontages and photographs of project sites and models.The photomontages were often used to study the function of the project site. To fully understand Siza’s methodology, sketchbooks (Series AP178.S2) should be viewed alongside the project drawings, when possible. Each project series description highlights sketchbooks in series AP178.S2 which contain related sketches. It is important to note that not all projects are represented in the sketchbooks in Series AP178.S2. Moreover, project series descriptions only list related sketchbooks when sketches have been positively identified as related to the corresponding project. The Siza fonds will be processed in four phases. The materials processed in the first, second, and third phases are architectural projects from the 1950’s, 1960’s, and 1970’s; urban planning projects; Reconstrução do Chiado; Berlin projects submitted to the IBA competition; cultural institutions; individual houses; and the Plano de urbanização Deelgebied 5 Schilderswijk-West in The Hague. Among The Hague and the Berlin projects are the Punt en Komma social housing, Bonjour Tristesse, and the Residential settlement in Schilderswijk. This series is better understood in the context of how the records for architectural projects were arranged by Siza’s office. Earlier projects were initially numbered by Siza’s office and then received new project numbers by the office archivist, who joined the office in the 1990s. Project files have been kept in the order in which they were received by the CCA, which is how they were arranged by the office archivist. The project numbers and dates assigned by Siza’s office archivist are included in the descriptions for each project and form the basis for the arrangement of this series. The office archivist numbered projects consecutively by decade, for instance, 58/80 was the 58th project during the 1980s. Numbers which were included in square brackets, ex. [14]/75, show that the project was not a ‘full’ project and contains a small amount of documentation. When projects are followed by a letter (A, B, C) this signifies a project is connected to the first. When the project number is followed by a number (1, 2, 3) this signifies a separate building within a larger project. For the purposes of arrangement, project numbers that were assigned a letter or number are arranged as sub-series of the related project series. Exceptions to this numbering convention are projects 23/60, 25/60, 28/60, 33/60, 34/60 and 35/60. These projects were not in the office’s original project list and were not officially considered projects. The office archivist assembled documentation related to these projects and assigned them numbers. In the early 2000s a large number of photographic materials were gathered together by the office archivist from various correspondence files for a digitization project initiated by the office. These materials remained housed together as a photograph collection in the office. Not all of these materials were digitized by the office. Those that were digitized were assigned numbers which have been identified in the file descriptions. It is important to note that several photographic materials were left with the textual documentation or drawings. When this is the case they are identified in the file description. There are also several panoramic photomontages which were created by either gluing or taping several photographs together to make panoramas of project sites.
Series
1948-2012
Projet
Inter-Action Centre
AP144.S2.D82
Description:
File documents Inter-Action Centre, a completed project for a community centre commissioned by Ed Berman and the Inter-Action Trust, for a disused site at Talacre Public Open Space in Kentish Town, Camden, London. The construction was divided into two phases. Foundations, steel frame and trusses were constructed first and could be used for open-air community events while funds were being raised for the second phase. Phase II included cladding, fittings, finishes, services prefabricated units, and log cabins. The building was intended as a flexible short life-span building in which the interior spaces would be independent of the roof and exterior walls. Functional areas suggested by Cedric Price include: assembly halls, classrooms, rehearsal rooms, studios, areas for performance, media resources, lounging and dining, and a gym and a nursery. Cedric Price had been engaged by the concepts of flexible architecture, indeterminacy, impermanence, and the fusion of information technology, entertainment, and educational activities in earlier unrealized projects such as Fun Palace (AP144.S2.D46) and Oxford Corner House (AP144.S2.D59). Existing conditions drawings include photographs of the site; reprographic copies of electrical and drainage systems; ordinance surveys of Kentish Town; and landscape and playground layout. Conceptual drawings include sketches of overall massing; diagrammatic plans; drawings and diagrams of site conditions; notes for the structural framework; rendered interior elevations; plans showing impact of site context on building design; diagrammatic sketches of relationship between functional requirements and structural form. Schematic drawings include diagrammatic plans; sections of structural system and exterior wall; cladding details; and axonometric views of supports. Design development drawings and working drawings include plans, elevations, sections, details and axonometric views. Presentation drawings include watercolours and other renderings; reprographic copies, possibly for publication; and perspectives drawings. Some material from this file was published in "Inter-action Centre." 'RIBA Journal'. (November 1977), 458-465; "Intervista A Cedric Price: London Interaction Centre." 'Domus'. (April 1978), 17-21; "Kentish Town West Amalgam, London." 'Architectural Record'. (January 1973), 19; Lyall, Sutherland. 'The State of British Architecture'. (London: Architectural Press, 1980), 107-109; 130 and 'Cedric Price-Works II' (London: Architectural Press, 1984), 54, 62-63. Material in this file was produced between 1964 and 1992, but predominantly between 1970 and 1981. File contains technical drawings that are attributed to the following consultants, contractors, and manufacturers: Coseley Buildings Ltd; H.G. Deacon Ltd; Kayanson Engineers; H.J. Knights & Co. Ltd; Woodcemair; Metal Sections Ltd; Spaceway; Gascoigne, Gush & Dent (Engineering Ltd); UBM Engineering; J. Murphy & Sons Ltd; Maurice Pickering Associates, Architects & Landscape Consultants; David Lee Architect & Landscape Architect; J. Starkie Gardner Ltd; Dibben Structural Engineers; Zisman, Bowyer & Partners; Felix J. Samuely and Partners; Ruberoid Contracts Ltd; Whitbread London Limited; and Portakabin. Paul Hyett and Will Alsop were Cedric Price's main assistants for this project. 'Inter-Action Trust Limited', 'Inter-Action Centre', and 'Talacre Centre Limited' appear as the client(s) at various stages of this project. File contains cartographic materials, conceptual drawings, consultant drawings, design development drawings, models, panels, photographic materials, presentation drawings, an illustration, textual records, and working drawings.
1964-1992, predominant 1970-1981
Inter-Action Centre
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AP144.S2.D82
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File documents Inter-Action Centre, a completed project for a community centre commissioned by Ed Berman and the Inter-Action Trust, for a disused site at Talacre Public Open Space in Kentish Town, Camden, London. The construction was divided into two phases. Foundations, steel frame and trusses were constructed first and could be used for open-air community events while funds were being raised for the second phase. Phase II included cladding, fittings, finishes, services prefabricated units, and log cabins. The building was intended as a flexible short life-span building in which the interior spaces would be independent of the roof and exterior walls. Functional areas suggested by Cedric Price include: assembly halls, classrooms, rehearsal rooms, studios, areas for performance, media resources, lounging and dining, and a gym and a nursery. Cedric Price had been engaged by the concepts of flexible architecture, indeterminacy, impermanence, and the fusion of information technology, entertainment, and educational activities in earlier unrealized projects such as Fun Palace (AP144.S2.D46) and Oxford Corner House (AP144.S2.D59). Existing conditions drawings include photographs of the site; reprographic copies of electrical and drainage systems; ordinance surveys of Kentish Town; and landscape and playground layout. Conceptual drawings include sketches of overall massing; diagrammatic plans; drawings and diagrams of site conditions; notes for the structural framework; rendered interior elevations; plans showing impact of site context on building design; diagrammatic sketches of relationship between functional requirements and structural form. Schematic drawings include diagrammatic plans; sections of structural system and exterior wall; cladding details; and axonometric views of supports. Design development drawings and working drawings include plans, elevations, sections, details and axonometric views. Presentation drawings include watercolours and other renderings; reprographic copies, possibly for publication; and perspectives drawings. Some material from this file was published in "Inter-action Centre." 'RIBA Journal'. (November 1977), 458-465; "Intervista A Cedric Price: London Interaction Centre." 'Domus'. (April 1978), 17-21; "Kentish Town West Amalgam, London." 'Architectural Record'. (January 1973), 19; Lyall, Sutherland. 'The State of British Architecture'. (London: Architectural Press, 1980), 107-109; 130 and 'Cedric Price-Works II' (London: Architectural Press, 1984), 54, 62-63. Material in this file was produced between 1964 and 1992, but predominantly between 1970 and 1981. File contains technical drawings that are attributed to the following consultants, contractors, and manufacturers: Coseley Buildings Ltd; H.G. Deacon Ltd; Kayanson Engineers; H.J. Knights & Co. Ltd; Woodcemair; Metal Sections Ltd; Spaceway; Gascoigne, Gush & Dent (Engineering Ltd); UBM Engineering; J. Murphy & Sons Ltd; Maurice Pickering Associates, Architects & Landscape Consultants; David Lee Architect & Landscape Architect; J. Starkie Gardner Ltd; Dibben Structural Engineers; Zisman, Bowyer & Partners; Felix J. Samuely and Partners; Ruberoid Contracts Ltd; Whitbread London Limited; and Portakabin. Paul Hyett and Will Alsop were Cedric Price's main assistants for this project. 'Inter-Action Trust Limited', 'Inter-Action Centre', and 'Talacre Centre Limited' appear as the client(s) at various stages of this project. File contains cartographic materials, conceptual drawings, consultant drawings, design development drawings, models, panels, photographic materials, presentation drawings, an illustration, textual records, and working drawings.
File 82
1964-1992, predominant 1970-1981
documents textuels
AP206.S2.010
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File was originally housed in a binder along with content arranged in AP206.S2.011 and AP206.S2.012. This file contains the following papers: "The role of Architecture and Community Planners in the Planning, Development and Management of Urban Systems [...]," seminar talk, 1981 "Sobha Singh," 1981 "Energy Crisis and Future Pattern of Human Settlements in Developing Countries" "The Role of Architects in Urban and Rural Growth," 1984 "Chandigarh: Capital of Two States," circa 1966 “Aesthetic: Reflections on Beauty of Line, Shape and Form,” by P. Jeanneret
circa 1966-1982
Published and unpublished papers (folder 1 of 3)
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AP206.S2.010
Description:
File was originally housed in a binder along with content arranged in AP206.S2.011 and AP206.S2.012. This file contains the following papers: "The role of Architecture and Community Planners in the Planning, Development and Management of Urban Systems [...]," seminar talk, 1981 "Sobha Singh," 1981 "Energy Crisis and Future Pattern of Human Settlements in Developing Countries" "The Role of Architects in Urban and Rural Growth," 1984 "Chandigarh: Capital of Two States," circa 1966 “Aesthetic: Reflections on Beauty of Line, Shape and Form,” by P. Jeanneret
documents textuels
circa 1966-1982
archives
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AP128
Résumé:
The Harold Ship Alexis Nihon Plaza and Nuns’ Island Master Plan project records, (1956- 1973), document architect Harold Ship’s design and plan for the Alexis Nihon Plaza (1956-1965) and the Nun’s Island Master Plan (1959-1973). Materials in these project records consist of 1 619 drawings (including reprographic copies), 330 photographs, 5 l.m. of textual records, 5 models and 2 panels.
1956-1973
Documents d’archives de Harold Ship pour les projets de la Place Alexis Nihon Plaza et du plan directeur de L’Île-des-Sœurs
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AP128
Résumé:
The Harold Ship Alexis Nihon Plaza and Nuns’ Island Master Plan project records, (1956- 1973), document architect Harold Ship’s design and plan for the Alexis Nihon Plaza (1956-1965) and the Nun’s Island Master Plan (1959-1973). Materials in these project records consist of 1 619 drawings (including reprographic copies), 330 photographs, 5 l.m. of textual records, 5 models and 2 panels.
archives
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Fonds
1956-1973