Projet
AP143.S4.D72
Description:
File documents the unexecuted project for the Carnegie Mellon Research Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Material in this file was produced between 1987 and 1989. File contains design development drawings, photographic material, presentation drawings, record drawings, working drawings, reference drawings, models and design schematics that may have been used for presentations and possibly for publication. Drawings include reprographic copies, ink, graphite, and coloured pencil on translucent paper works, and negatives. Textual records include contracts, correspondence, memos, file index, zoning, schematics, 3 computer disks, 31 photographs, 1 artifact, program, costs, copies of presentation drawings, agreements, project description, estimates, preliminary plan, design criteria, meeting minutes. The models include a presentation model in 5 pieces, 10 boxes of study models, and 2 Oxford Office Complex study models in 1 piece and in 8 pieces.
1987-1989
Carnegie Mellon Research Institute (CMRI)
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AP143.S4.D72
Description:
File documents the unexecuted project for the Carnegie Mellon Research Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Material in this file was produced between 1987 and 1989. File contains design development drawings, photographic material, presentation drawings, record drawings, working drawings, reference drawings, models and design schematics that may have been used for presentations and possibly for publication. Drawings include reprographic copies, ink, graphite, and coloured pencil on translucent paper works, and negatives. Textual records include contracts, correspondence, memos, file index, zoning, schematics, 3 computer disks, 31 photographs, 1 artifact, program, costs, copies of presentation drawings, agreements, project description, estimates, preliminary plan, design criteria, meeting minutes. The models include a presentation model in 5 pieces, 10 boxes of study models, and 2 Oxford Office Complex study models in 1 piece and in 8 pieces.
File 72
1987-1989
Série(s)
Publications about Wood
CD046.S2
Description:
Much of this material is concerned with the contributions of British Columbia's wood industry to architectural production. After 1940, demands for B.C. wood grew rapidly due to requirements for war-time ships and aircraft, followed by the post-war housing boom in Canada. In particular, the series contains publications from the 1950s and 1960s by the Plywood Manufacturers Association of British Columbia. The Association developed and promoted successful prefabricated building systems, such as the "Trend House," beginning in 1952, prefab recreational cabins and roof trusses, and a practical post and beam building system for residences. The documents include special publications as well as a number of issues of the quarterly journal Plywood World from 1961-1962. Material in this series was produced between 1951 and 1964. Series contains a book and publications.
1951-1964
Publications about Wood
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CD046.S2
Description:
Much of this material is concerned with the contributions of British Columbia's wood industry to architectural production. After 1940, demands for B.C. wood grew rapidly due to requirements for war-time ships and aircraft, followed by the post-war housing boom in Canada. In particular, the series contains publications from the 1950s and 1960s by the Plywood Manufacturers Association of British Columbia. The Association developed and promoted successful prefabricated building systems, such as the "Trend House," beginning in 1952, prefab recreational cabins and roof trusses, and a practical post and beam building system for residences. The documents include special publications as well as a number of issues of the quarterly journal Plywood World from 1961-1962. Material in this series was produced between 1951 and 1964. Series contains a book and publications.
Series
1951-1964
Série(s)
Publications and Exhibitions
AP032.S4
Description:
This series contains material on publications and exhibitions concerning Goldsmith work and career. Papers and photographs record the creation of the book Myron Goldsmith: Buildings and Concepts, edited by Swiss architect Werner Blaser and published by Rizzoli Publications in 1987. The updating of Goldsmith's theoretical views are apparent in the manuscript drafts and revisions of his two essays for the book - "The Effects of Scale," reworked from his I.I.T. master's thesis, and the newly composed "Structural Architecture." This series also contains documents concerning retrospective exhibitions on Goldsmith originating at Harvard University (1982), and at the Canadian Centre for Architecture (1991). This material includes papers, correspondence, exhibition panels and wall text panels. The inclusion of periodicals and clippings on the architect's work, and the work of his students, supply a good bibliographic background on the architect.
1956-1991
Publications and Exhibitions
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AP032.S4
Description:
This series contains material on publications and exhibitions concerning Goldsmith work and career. Papers and photographs record the creation of the book Myron Goldsmith: Buildings and Concepts, edited by Swiss architect Werner Blaser and published by Rizzoli Publications in 1987. The updating of Goldsmith's theoretical views are apparent in the manuscript drafts and revisions of his two essays for the book - "The Effects of Scale," reworked from his I.I.T. master's thesis, and the newly composed "Structural Architecture." This series also contains documents concerning retrospective exhibitions on Goldsmith originating at Harvard University (1982), and at the Canadian Centre for Architecture (1991). This material includes papers, correspondence, exhibition panels and wall text panels. The inclusion of periodicals and clippings on the architect's work, and the work of his students, supply a good bibliographic background on the architect.
Series 4
1956-1991
Projet
AP148.S1.1974.PR01
Description:
Project series comprises design work for a project entitled "Architecttura di carta" by Poli. Only one document in the series is dated 1977, and Poli dates the project as 1974 in his inventory. The project features designs for an object or building with a circular base and cone-like top. This work may have been prepared for an exhibition. The notes in the Storyboard include terms such as Crete (Greek island), church, representation, and museum. Some of the handwriting is in Greek. The material in this project series includes 3 large presentation type panels, which feature drawings, sketches, texts and calculations. Similar material is included in the project's Storyboard. In addition, there are 6 circular drawings on cardstock. The 4 photographs in the series depict the design object or building.
1974-1979
Architecttura di carta [Paper architecture] (1974)
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AP148.S1.1974.PR01
Description:
Project series comprises design work for a project entitled "Architecttura di carta" by Poli. Only one document in the series is dated 1977, and Poli dates the project as 1974 in his inventory. The project features designs for an object or building with a circular base and cone-like top. This work may have been prepared for an exhibition. The notes in the Storyboard include terms such as Crete (Greek island), church, representation, and museum. Some of the handwriting is in Greek. The material in this project series includes 3 large presentation type panels, which feature drawings, sketches, texts and calculations. Similar material is included in the project's Storyboard. In addition, there are 6 circular drawings on cardstock. The 4 photographs in the series depict the design object or building.
Project
1974-1979
Projet
AP018.S1.1973.PR05
Description:
This project series documents the design and construction of an office building for Safeco Insurance Company of America in Mississauga, Ontario from 1973-1975. The office identified the project number as 7305. The project consisted of a two-storey office building with approximately 49,300 square feet of space and development of the surrounding land, including parking. The project is recorded through drawings, photographic materials and textual records dating from 1973-1980. Photographic materials consist of photos and negatives of construction progress and the finished building. Textual records include correspondence with clients, contractors and consultants, financial records, interoffice letters, site meeting minutes, supplementary instructions, change orders, consultancy records for construction details, deficiency reports, inspection records and specifications. Box AP018.S1.1973.PR05.017 contains an index to the textual records, which was created by the office.
1973-1980
Safeco Insurance Company of America, Toronto Office Building, Mississauga, Ontario (1973-1975)
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AP018.S1.1973.PR05
Description:
This project series documents the design and construction of an office building for Safeco Insurance Company of America in Mississauga, Ontario from 1973-1975. The office identified the project number as 7305. The project consisted of a two-storey office building with approximately 49,300 square feet of space and development of the surrounding land, including parking. The project is recorded through drawings, photographic materials and textual records dating from 1973-1980. Photographic materials consist of photos and negatives of construction progress and the finished building. Textual records include correspondence with clients, contractors and consultants, financial records, interoffice letters, site meeting minutes, supplementary instructions, change orders, consultancy records for construction details, deficiency reports, inspection records and specifications. Box AP018.S1.1973.PR05.017 contains an index to the textual records, which was created by the office.
Project
1973-1980
Projet
AP018.S1.1978.PR09
Description:
This project series documents repurposing the Don Jail as a potential site for the Toronto Humane Society, Toronto, Ontario. The office identified the project number as 7815. The project called for a design that would meet the requirements of the Toronto Humane Society but also preserve the Don Jail. The Toronto Humane Society required a shelter area, clinic area, administration area, and parking. The project is recorded mostly through drawings with some textual records and photographic materials dating from 1975-1980. There is significant amount of overlap with the Toronto Humane Society, New Building project (AP018.S1.1974.PR09), specifically with regards to documentation regarding fundraising for the project. The drawings show floor plans, elevations, and sections. Photographic materials include images of the Don Jail. Textual records include project documentation, correspondence, and minutes of meeting.
1975-1980
Toronto Humane Society, Renovation Old Don Jail, Toronto (1978-1980)
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AP018.S1.1978.PR09
Description:
This project series documents repurposing the Don Jail as a potential site for the Toronto Humane Society, Toronto, Ontario. The office identified the project number as 7815. The project called for a design that would meet the requirements of the Toronto Humane Society but also preserve the Don Jail. The Toronto Humane Society required a shelter area, clinic area, administration area, and parking. The project is recorded mostly through drawings with some textual records and photographic materials dating from 1975-1980. There is significant amount of overlap with the Toronto Humane Society, New Building project (AP018.S1.1974.PR09), specifically with regards to documentation regarding fundraising for the project. The drawings show floor plans, elevations, and sections. Photographic materials include images of the Don Jail. Textual records include project documentation, correspondence, and minutes of meeting.
Project
1975-1980
Projet
AP140.S2.SS1.D91
Description:
File documents an executed project for a bookshop for the Biennale di Venezia, in Venice, Italy. The scheme, located in the Giardini di Castello, was designed by the office of James Stirling, Michael Wilford Associates in association with the architect Thomas Muirhead, and the firm Building Project. Material in this file was produced between 1989 and 1993. File contains some early conceptual drawings, and several design development and presentation drawings. Photographic materials include views of Italian vernacular architecture by architect Norbert Heyers, views of the completed building by photographer Dida Biggi and of the presentation model by John Donat Photography. Textual documents include correspondence with Francesco Dal Co, director of La Biennale di Venezia, Settore Architettura in 1991, and reprographic copies of working drawings. File also contains a presentation model.
1989-1993
Biennale Bookshop, Venice, Italy
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AP140.S2.SS1.D91
Description:
File documents an executed project for a bookshop for the Biennale di Venezia, in Venice, Italy. The scheme, located in the Giardini di Castello, was designed by the office of James Stirling, Michael Wilford Associates in association with the architect Thomas Muirhead, and the firm Building Project. Material in this file was produced between 1989 and 1993. File contains some early conceptual drawings, and several design development and presentation drawings. Photographic materials include views of Italian vernacular architecture by architect Norbert Heyers, views of the completed building by photographer Dida Biggi and of the presentation model by John Donat Photography. Textual documents include correspondence with Francesco Dal Co, director of La Biennale di Venezia, Settore Architettura in 1991, and reprographic copies of working drawings. File also contains a presentation model.
File 91
1989-1993
Projet
AP178.S1.1988.PR05
Description:
This project series documents the Casa Guardiola in Puerto de Santa Maria, Spain. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 56/80. The office assigned the date 1988 to this project. The project consisted of a house located on the Bay of Cadiz in Santa Maria del Mar in Spain. The holiday house was comissioned by a bull breeder. The client asked for four different architects to propose a design. These architects were Álvaro Siza, Peter Eisenman, John Hejduk, and Frank Gehry. Siza's design included a structure of reinforced concrete and a series of courtyards. None of the architects' proposals were built. Documenting this project are sketches, studies and working drawings. Textual materials include project documentation, competition documentation and correspondence. Photographic materials document the model.
1987-1989
Casa Guardiola [Guardiola house], Puerto de Santa Maria, Spain (1988)
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AP178.S1.1988.PR05
Description:
This project series documents the Casa Guardiola in Puerto de Santa Maria, Spain. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 56/80. The office assigned the date 1988 to this project. The project consisted of a house located on the Bay of Cadiz in Santa Maria del Mar in Spain. The holiday house was comissioned by a bull breeder. The client asked for four different architects to propose a design. These architects were Álvaro Siza, Peter Eisenman, John Hejduk, and Frank Gehry. Siza's design included a structure of reinforced concrete and a series of courtyards. None of the architects' proposals were built. Documenting this project are sketches, studies and working drawings. Textual materials include project documentation, competition documentation and correspondence. Photographic materials document the model.
Project
1987-1989
Série(s)
Presentation files
AP195.S2
Description:
Series 2: Presentation files, 1999 – 2009, contains CAD files, 3D models, renderings, and photographs used for presentation of the Phaeno Science Centre, especially during the competition and design phases. Formats include chiefly images (EXIF, JPEG, TIFF) and CAD files (AutoCAD, plotter files, EPS). This series contains a wide variety of materials used by ZHA to present Phaeno Science Centre to clients, the press, and other stakeholders. This includes 3D models and CAD files, other drawings and diagrams, and photographs. Notably, this series includes concept animations used by ZHA to develop the shape and structure of Phaeno, as well as concept sketches possibly drawn by Zaha Hadid. Other materials of interest include a digitized copy of digital plans that had been printed and given a hand-painted rendering surface.
1999 - 2009
Presentation files
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AP195.S2
Description:
Series 2: Presentation files, 1999 – 2009, contains CAD files, 3D models, renderings, and photographs used for presentation of the Phaeno Science Centre, especially during the competition and design phases. Formats include chiefly images (EXIF, JPEG, TIFF) and CAD files (AutoCAD, plotter files, EPS). This series contains a wide variety of materials used by ZHA to present Phaeno Science Centre to clients, the press, and other stakeholders. This includes 3D models and CAD files, other drawings and diagrams, and photographs. Notably, this series includes concept animations used by ZHA to develop the shape and structure of Phaeno, as well as concept sketches possibly drawn by Zaha Hadid. Other materials of interest include a digitized copy of digital plans that had been printed and given a hand-painted rendering surface.
Series
1999 - 2009
Projet
AP178.S1.1996.PR05
Description:
This project series documents the Complexo de Complexo de Habitação, Comércio e Serviços Horta da Torrinha Rotunda do Raimundo, in Évora, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 79/90. The office assigned the dates 1996-1998 to this project. The project is divided into four buildings. Edificio 1 was a 5150 m3 three-storey building for offices and commercial use. Edificio 2 was a 2914 m3 four-storey residential unit, with space for stores on the ground floor. Edificios 3 and 4 are dwellings that are already built and were intended to be restored. The project was not realized. Documenting this project are sketches, plans, studies, and details. Photographic material documents the models. Texual material includes project documentation and correspondence with the client.
1996-1998
Complexo de Habitação, Comércio e Serviços Horta da Torrinha Rotunda do Raimundo, Evora, Portugal (1996-1998)
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AP178.S1.1996.PR05
Description:
This project series documents the Complexo de Complexo de Habitação, Comércio e Serviços Horta da Torrinha Rotunda do Raimundo, in Évora, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 79/90. The office assigned the dates 1996-1998 to this project. The project is divided into four buildings. Edificio 1 was a 5150 m3 three-storey building for offices and commercial use. Edificio 2 was a 2914 m3 four-storey residential unit, with space for stores on the ground floor. Edificios 3 and 4 are dwellings that are already built and were intended to be restored. The project was not realized. Documenting this project are sketches, plans, studies, and details. Photographic material documents the models. Texual material includes project documentation and correspondence with the client.
Project
1996-1998