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AP178.S1.1967.PR04
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This project series documents the Casa Manuel Magalhães in Porto, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 29/60; in the past the office identified the project as number 119. The office assigned the dates 1967-1971 for this project. The project consisted of a concrete house located on Avenida dos Combatentes in Porto. There was no direct opening to the street and the building was surrounded by a cement wall. Client Manuel Magalhães commissioned the house as a rental home, but became personally involved during the construction and decided to move in with his family. In 2001, Siza designed an intercom for the house. Documenting this project are sketches, studies, plans, elevations, and details. Photographs, negatives, and slides document the site and building work. Textual documentation includes correspondence with the city of Porto, Manuel Magalhães and Fernando Teixeira Rodrigues.
1967-2001
Casa Manuel Magalhães [Manuel Magalhães house], Porto, Portugal (1967-1971)
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AP178.S1.1967.PR04
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This project series documents the Casa Manuel Magalhães in Porto, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 29/60; in the past the office identified the project as number 119. The office assigned the dates 1967-1971 for this project. The project consisted of a concrete house located on Avenida dos Combatentes in Porto. There was no direct opening to the street and the building was surrounded by a cement wall. Client Manuel Magalhães commissioned the house as a rental home, but became personally involved during the construction and decided to move in with his family. In 2001, Siza designed an intercom for the house. Documenting this project are sketches, studies, plans, elevations, and details. Photographs, negatives, and slides document the site and building work. Textual documentation includes correspondence with the city of Porto, Manuel Magalhães and Fernando Teixeira Rodrigues.
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1967-2001
Projet
AP178.S1.1989.PR04
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This project series documents the Centro Meteorológico da Villa Olimpica in Barcelona, Spain. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 65/80. The office assigned the date 1989-1992 for this project. The project was located on the Paseo Maritimo in the center of the Olympic village of Barcelona. It was built for the meteorologists for the Olympic games. It was also used by the reporters of the Barcelona summer Olympic games of 1992. The six-story building was 33 metres in diameter and 4,000 square meters. The building had a cylindrical shape made of reinforced concrete. The project was built and was a collaboration with Joan Falgueras. Documenting this project are sketches, studies, working drawings, structural drawings, and photographs. Textual materials include project documentation, correspondence, and technical specifications. Photographic materials document the models, aerial views and construction progress.
1983-2012
Centro Meteorológico da Villa Olimpica [Olympic Village Meteorological Centre and MOPU delegation headquarters], Barcelona, Spain (1989-1992)
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AP178.S1.1989.PR04
Description:
This project series documents the Centro Meteorológico da Villa Olimpica in Barcelona, Spain. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 65/80. The office assigned the date 1989-1992 for this project. The project was located on the Paseo Maritimo in the center of the Olympic village of Barcelona. It was built for the meteorologists for the Olympic games. It was also used by the reporters of the Barcelona summer Olympic games of 1992. The six-story building was 33 metres in diameter and 4,000 square meters. The building had a cylindrical shape made of reinforced concrete. The project was built and was a collaboration with Joan Falgueras. Documenting this project are sketches, studies, working drawings, structural drawings, and photographs. Textual materials include project documentation, correspondence, and technical specifications. Photographic materials document the models, aerial views and construction progress.
Project
1983-2012
Projet
AP178.S1.1982.PR01
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This project series documents the Plano Urbanístico e Central de Camionagem in Guimarães, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the numbe 12/80. The office assigned the date 1982 to this project. The project was part of an urban plan for Guimarães designed by Fernando Távora. Siza's project consisted of a study for a bus station that was linked to the EN 206 road. The program included parking for short and long term use, a system for the arrival and departure of buses, and a covered pathway. The program also included a building with spaces for the public and for administrative activities, as well as a circuit for the maintenance of the buses without creating traffic. Documenting this project are studies and site plans. Textual materials include project documentation and correspondence. Photographs and negatives document the project site.
1981-1985
Plano Urbanístico e Central de Camionagem [Urban plan and bus station], Guimarães, Portugal (1982)
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AP178.S1.1982.PR01
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This project series documents the Plano Urbanístico e Central de Camionagem in Guimarães, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the numbe 12/80. The office assigned the date 1982 to this project. The project was part of an urban plan for Guimarães designed by Fernando Távora. Siza's project consisted of a study for a bus station that was linked to the EN 206 road. The program included parking for short and long term use, a system for the arrival and departure of buses, and a covered pathway. The program also included a building with spaces for the public and for administrative activities, as well as a circuit for the maintenance of the buses without creating traffic. Documenting this project are studies and site plans. Textual materials include project documentation and correspondence. Photographs and negatives document the project site.
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1981-1985
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AP178.S1.1998.PR05
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This project series documents the Nova Sede do Banco Nacional de Cabo Verde in Cabo Verde. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 100/90. The office assigned the date 1998 to this project. The bank headquarter is divided into three volumes. Due to the high humidity level of the area, special efforts were put into the design of the air conditioning system. There are four different entrances, one for the public to access the main meeting rooms, one for the employees that is linked to the basement parking, one for the treasury, and one for visitors to the museum, auditorium, or the bar. To this day, the headquarter is still in construction. Documenting this project are plans, details, technical drawings, and mechanical drawings. Textual material includes correspondence, project documentation, technical and mechanical specifications. Photographic material documents the project site.
1998-2001
Nova Sede do Banco Nacional de Cabo Verde [Headquarters, National Bank of Cape Verde], Cape Verde (1998)
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AP178.S1.1998.PR05
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This project series documents the Nova Sede do Banco Nacional de Cabo Verde in Cabo Verde. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 100/90. The office assigned the date 1998 to this project. The bank headquarter is divided into three volumes. Due to the high humidity level of the area, special efforts were put into the design of the air conditioning system. There are four different entrances, one for the public to access the main meeting rooms, one for the employees that is linked to the basement parking, one for the treasury, and one for visitors to the museum, auditorium, or the bar. To this day, the headquarter is still in construction. Documenting this project are plans, details, technical drawings, and mechanical drawings. Textual material includes correspondence, project documentation, technical and mechanical specifications. Photographic material documents the project site.
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1998-2001
Disneyland, avec ses colonies en Floride, au Japon et en France, est un symbole clé de la culture américaine. Très célébré, Disneyland a également été attaqué en tant qu’incarnation suprême de la société de consommation, de la simulation et du pastiche, de la confusion entre la réalité et les images des médias de masse. L’architecture du réconfort : Les parcs thématiques(...)
Salles principales
17 juin 1997 au 28 septembre 1997
L'architecture du réconfort : les parcs thématiques de Disney
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Disneyland, avec ses colonies en Floride, au Japon et en France, est un symbole clé de la culture américaine. Très célébré, Disneyland a également été attaqué en tant qu’incarnation suprême de la société de consommation, de la simulation et du pastiche, de la confusion entre la réalité et les images des médias de masse. L’architecture du réconfort : Les parcs thématiques(...)
Salles principales
Projet
AP178.S1.1965.PR01
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This project series documents the submission for Siza's CODA (Concurso para a Obtenção do Diploma de Arquitecto), for which he submitted his project Casa Rui Feijó in Caminha, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number [17]/60. The office assigned the date 1965 to this project. CODA is the final step for students to obtain their architecture degree. Siza used his preliminary work for the Casa Rui Feijó to develop his submission for his CODA. This project is a vacation house with three bedrooms, a bathroom, kitchen, living room, service bedroom, exterior annex, garage, lounge and terrace. The original project for the home is also described in this fonds (see project series AP178.S1.1963.PR01). Documenting this project are plans and elevations. Also included are a small number of photographs and some project documentation.
1965
CODA (Casa Rui Feijó) [Competition for Obtaining the Diploma of Architecture (Rui Feijó house)], Moledo do Minho, Caminha, Portugal (1965)
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AP178.S1.1965.PR01
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This project series documents the submission for Siza's CODA (Concurso para a Obtenção do Diploma de Arquitecto), for which he submitted his project Casa Rui Feijó in Caminha, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number [17]/60. The office assigned the date 1965 to this project. CODA is the final step for students to obtain their architecture degree. Siza used his preliminary work for the Casa Rui Feijó to develop his submission for his CODA. This project is a vacation house with three bedrooms, a bathroom, kitchen, living room, service bedroom, exterior annex, garage, lounge and terrace. The original project for the home is also described in this fonds (see project series AP178.S1.1963.PR01). Documenting this project are plans and elevations. Also included are a small number of photographs and some project documentation.
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1965
Projet
AP178.S1.1976.PR02
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This project series documents the Parcelas 191 e 192 in Porto, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 34/70. The office assigned the date 1976 for this project. The Comissariado para a Renovação Urbana da Área de Ribeira/Barredo was an organization responsible for the rehabilitation of the historic district of Porto. Alvaro Siza was selected to study the area and to propose architectural solutions for the Mercado da Ribeira (see project series AP178.S1.1976.PR01 in this fonds) Parcelas 191 e 192, and Largo da Lada (see project series AP178.S1.1976.PR03 in this fonds). For this project, Siza worked on two houses. Special attention was paid to the windows. This project was realized. Drawings include studies, elevations, sections and working drawings. Textual materials include project documentation. Photographic materials include photographs of drawings.
1962-1974
Parcelas 191 e 192 [Plots 191 and 192], Porto, Portugal (1976)
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AP178.S1.1976.PR02
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This project series documents the Parcelas 191 e 192 in Porto, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 34/70. The office assigned the date 1976 for this project. The Comissariado para a Renovação Urbana da Área de Ribeira/Barredo was an organization responsible for the rehabilitation of the historic district of Porto. Alvaro Siza was selected to study the area and to propose architectural solutions for the Mercado da Ribeira (see project series AP178.S1.1976.PR01 in this fonds) Parcelas 191 e 192, and Largo da Lada (see project series AP178.S1.1976.PR03 in this fonds). For this project, Siza worked on two houses. Special attention was paid to the windows. This project was realized. Drawings include studies, elevations, sections and working drawings. Textual materials include project documentation. Photographic materials include photographs of drawings.
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1962-1974
À une époque où l’empreinte de l’homme sur la planète atteint un niveau inégalé, certains pays se distinguent par leur situation enviable et la complexité de leur relation au territoire. Les histoires entourant le Canada sont intimement liées à la découverte et à l’appropriation de ressources naturelles à la fois importantes et diversifiées, ainsi qu’à des points de vue(...)
16 novembre 2016 au 9 avril 2017
Le temps presse
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À une époque où l’empreinte de l’homme sur la planète atteint un niveau inégalé, certains pays se distinguent par leur situation enviable et la complexité de leur relation au territoire. Les histoires entourant le Canada sont intimement liées à la découverte et à l’appropriation de ressources naturelles à la fois importantes et diversifiées, ainsi qu’à des points de vue(...)
Sous-série
AP178.S1.1998.PR03.SS1
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This project subseries documents the Edifício Zaida Habitação e Comércio. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 98/90 A. The office assigned the dates 1998-2006 to this. This project was phase 1 of the larger project to redevelop three parcels of land that faced the Plaza Puerta Real. This part of the project consisted of the construction of a new six storey building where the nineteenth century Zaida Hotel had previously stood. Documenting this project subseries are drawings, textual records and photographic materials dating from 1989-2006. The materials in this project subseries include documentation for the entire project including the intial proposal sent by Granada City Council, planning and contract documentation, supplier catalogues, correspondence and photographs of the site and finished work. The drawings highlight this specific project subseries through sketches, plans and structural and mechanical drawings.
1989-2006
Edifício Zaida, Habitação e Comércio [Zaida Building, housing and commerce], Granada, Spain (1998-2006)
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AP178.S1.1998.PR03.SS1
Description:
This project subseries documents the Edifício Zaida Habitação e Comércio. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 98/90 A. The office assigned the dates 1998-2006 to this. This project was phase 1 of the larger project to redevelop three parcels of land that faced the Plaza Puerta Real. This part of the project consisted of the construction of a new six storey building where the nineteenth century Zaida Hotel had previously stood. Documenting this project subseries are drawings, textual records and photographic materials dating from 1989-2006. The materials in this project subseries include documentation for the entire project including the intial proposal sent by Granada City Council, planning and contract documentation, supplier catalogues, correspondence and photographs of the site and finished work. The drawings highlight this specific project subseries through sketches, plans and structural and mechanical drawings.
Project
1989-2006
Projet
AP178.S1.1997.PR02
Description:
This project series documents the Nova Cervejaria in the Chiado district in Lisbon, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 82/90. The office assigned the date 1997 to this project. The project consisted of a two-storey restaurant and brewery in the existing Castro e Melo building (also identified as Edifìcio 8/9) on Rua Nova do Almada. The design also included a basement level where the offices and service areas were to be located. This project is documented through reprographic copies of drawings and textual records dating from 1994-1997. The drawings consist of studies, floor plans and sections, while the textual records show correspondence and permit documents. Siza also built the Castro e Melo building (see project subseries AP178.1988.PR07.SS4 in this fonds) as part of the Reconstruction of Chiado project that began in 1988.
1994-1997
Nova Cervejaria [New brewery], Chiado, Lisbon, Portugal, (1997)
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AP178.S1.1997.PR02
Description:
This project series documents the Nova Cervejaria in the Chiado district in Lisbon, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 82/90. The office assigned the date 1997 to this project. The project consisted of a two-storey restaurant and brewery in the existing Castro e Melo building (also identified as Edifìcio 8/9) on Rua Nova do Almada. The design also included a basement level where the offices and service areas were to be located. This project is documented through reprographic copies of drawings and textual records dating from 1994-1997. The drawings consist of studies, floor plans and sections, while the textual records show correspondence and permit documents. Siza also built the Castro e Melo building (see project subseries AP178.1988.PR07.SS4 in this fonds) as part of the Reconstruction of Chiado project that began in 1988.
Project
1994-1997