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DR1994:0134:854-855
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File include dummy for book project about House VI; views of House VI; and views of plan and axonometric.
Project documentation, House VI, Cornwall, Connecticut
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DR1994:0134:854-855
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File include dummy for book project about House VI; views of House VI; and views of plan and axonometric.
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PHCON2002:0016:002:073
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Tirstam Holland (Studio Vista Publishers) asks for colour transparencies of Subway Graffiti for Frank Popper's book, Art and Environment.
22 October 1973
Letter from Tristam Holland to Gordon Matta-Clark
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PHCON2002:0016:002:073
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Tirstam Holland (Studio Vista Publishers) asks for colour transparencies of Subway Graffiti for Frank Popper's book, Art and Environment.
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22 October 1973
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CI001.S2.D5
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Charles Rohault de Fleury was architect for the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle from 1833 to 1862. His work for the Muséum is represented in the CCA collection by a diverse group of prints and drawings. In addition to documenting his built and unbuilt projects, the inclusion of prints and drawings of museum and zoo buildings by other architects record, if only partially, the resources available to Charles in designing his buildings. This reference material provides insight into the influences on Charles' work as well as the nature of the design process itself. His built works, with the exception of the 1854 addition to the greenhouses, are illustrated in a book of prints with a brief accompanying text - "Muséum d'histoire naturelle: serres chaudes, galeries de minéralogie, etc. etc." (published 1837) (DR1974:0002:004:001; a second copy is held by the CCA library) (1). While prints are included for the Galerie de minéralogie et de géologie, the monkey house and the reservoirs, the majority of the prints are of the greenhouses (serres chaudes) begun 1833 (2). Known for their technological innovations in iron construction, these greenhouses utilized the first multi-storey load-bearing cast-iron façades for the central pavilions as well as space frame roof structures and prefabricated parts. This structural system is well documented in the prints in the CCA collection. The design was apparently inspired by the English greenhouses - a plate of which are included in the book - that Charles saw on a tour of England. The use of prestressed beams and curved roofs in the lateral wings attest to this influence. Charles' greenhouses, in turn, influenced the design of other greenhouses in Europe especially those at the Jardins Botanique in Liège and Ghent, Belgium (3). Although Joseph Paxton saw the greenhouses in 1833, it is unclear if they had an impact on the design of the Crystal Palace constructed 1850-1851 (4). The innovations of Charles' greenhouses continued to be acknowledged into the 20th century. Giedion in "Space, Time and Architecture", while erroneously attributing them to Rouhault (5)(6), refers to the greenhouses as "the prototype of all large iron-framed conservatories" (7). In addition to the greenhouses for the Muséum, the CCA collection includes three proposals (dated 1841) for a private greenhouse designed by Charles Rohault de Fleury (DR1974:0002:002:008 - DR1974:0002:002:013). The designs utilize the same curved roofs as the wings of the greenhouses at the Muséum combined with classically detailed stonework. An different aspect of Charles' work for the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle is represented in the album of unexecuted proposals -the only design drawings for the Muséum in the collection - for a Galerie de zoologie (DR1974:0002:024:001-079). Building on the typology of his earlier classical Galerie de minéralogie et de géologie (constructed 1833 -1841), the proposals, which date from between 1838 and 1862, illustrate a gradual enrichment of Charles' classical architectural vocabulary (8). They vary in their spatial configurations and façade treatments ranging from austere colonnaded designs with little ornament to more elaborate ones with richly encrusted facades, complex rooflines and more dramatic interior spaces characteristic of the Second Empire. The majority of the proposals consist of preliminary drawings illustrating the essential formal, spatial and ornamental aspects of the building. One proposal, dated January 1846, is substantially more developed than the others; in addition to general plans, sections and elevations, more detailed drawings are included for the layout of spaces, the elaboration of the facades, the configuration of the structure and even the designs for the specimen display cases. It is also worth noting that this album includes several plans outlining Rohault de Fleury's ideas for the overall development of the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. In 1846, an album of prints of the Museo di fiscia e storia naturelle in Florence (DR1974:0002:005:001-018) was presented to Charles by the Grand Duke of Tuscany in response to his request for tracings of that building. These prints were probably used as reference material for the design of the new Galerie de zoologie described above. The portfolio of record drawings (ca. 1862) of the zoos in Antwerp, Brussels, Marseille and Amsterdam (DR1974:0002:018:001-027) is probably a dummy for a publication on zoological gardens as well as background documentation for the renovation and expansion of the zoo at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris. Both drawings of the facilities for the animals and visitors and general plans of the zoological gardens are included. The Paris zoo project was apparently never undertaken. (1) These prints were reused in the "Oeuvre de C. Rohault de Fleury, architecte" (published 1884) (DR1974:0002:029:001-044). (2) Rohault de Fleury's greenhouses were destroyed in the Prussian bombardments of 1870. The greenhouses, which now stand in their place, are similar in layout and appearance to the original design, but their structural system is different. (3) John Hix, 'The Glass House' (Cambridge, Mass.: The MIT Press, 1981), p. 115. (4) Ibid., p. 115. (5) This error has been repeated by other authors including Henry-Russell Hitchcock, 'Architecture: Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries' (Baltimore, Maryland: Penguin Books, 1968), p. 120. (6) Leonardo Benevolo, 'History of Modern Architecture' Volume 1: The tradition of modern architecture (Cambridge, Mass.: The M.I.T. Press, 1971), p. 22. (7) Sigfried Giedion, 'Space, Time and Architecture; the growth of a new tradition' (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1941), p. 181. (8) Barry Bergdoll, "Charles Rohault de Fleury: Part two: Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle and Studies on analogous Constructions in Europe", 'CCA Research Report", n.d., p. 1.
[1837-ca. 1862]
Muséum nationale d'histoire naturelle
CI001.S2.D5
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Charles Rohault de Fleury was architect for the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle from 1833 to 1862. His work for the Muséum is represented in the CCA collection by a diverse group of prints and drawings. In addition to documenting his built and unbuilt projects, the inclusion of prints and drawings of museum and zoo buildings by other architects record, if only partially, the resources available to Charles in designing his buildings. This reference material provides insight into the influences on Charles' work as well as the nature of the design process itself. His built works, with the exception of the 1854 addition to the greenhouses, are illustrated in a book of prints with a brief accompanying text - "Muséum d'histoire naturelle: serres chaudes, galeries de minéralogie, etc. etc." (published 1837) (DR1974:0002:004:001; a second copy is held by the CCA library) (1). While prints are included for the Galerie de minéralogie et de géologie, the monkey house and the reservoirs, the majority of the prints are of the greenhouses (serres chaudes) begun 1833 (2). Known for their technological innovations in iron construction, these greenhouses utilized the first multi-storey load-bearing cast-iron façades for the central pavilions as well as space frame roof structures and prefabricated parts. This structural system is well documented in the prints in the CCA collection. The design was apparently inspired by the English greenhouses - a plate of which are included in the book - that Charles saw on a tour of England. The use of prestressed beams and curved roofs in the lateral wings attest to this influence. Charles' greenhouses, in turn, influenced the design of other greenhouses in Europe especially those at the Jardins Botanique in Liège and Ghent, Belgium (3). Although Joseph Paxton saw the greenhouses in 1833, it is unclear if they had an impact on the design of the Crystal Palace constructed 1850-1851 (4). The innovations of Charles' greenhouses continued to be acknowledged into the 20th century. Giedion in "Space, Time and Architecture", while erroneously attributing them to Rouhault (5)(6), refers to the greenhouses as "the prototype of all large iron-framed conservatories" (7). In addition to the greenhouses for the Muséum, the CCA collection includes three proposals (dated 1841) for a private greenhouse designed by Charles Rohault de Fleury (DR1974:0002:002:008 - DR1974:0002:002:013). The designs utilize the same curved roofs as the wings of the greenhouses at the Muséum combined with classically detailed stonework. An different aspect of Charles' work for the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle is represented in the album of unexecuted proposals -the only design drawings for the Muséum in the collection - for a Galerie de zoologie (DR1974:0002:024:001-079). Building on the typology of his earlier classical Galerie de minéralogie et de géologie (constructed 1833 -1841), the proposals, which date from between 1838 and 1862, illustrate a gradual enrichment of Charles' classical architectural vocabulary (8). They vary in their spatial configurations and façade treatments ranging from austere colonnaded designs with little ornament to more elaborate ones with richly encrusted facades, complex rooflines and more dramatic interior spaces characteristic of the Second Empire. The majority of the proposals consist of preliminary drawings illustrating the essential formal, spatial and ornamental aspects of the building. One proposal, dated January 1846, is substantially more developed than the others; in addition to general plans, sections and elevations, more detailed drawings are included for the layout of spaces, the elaboration of the facades, the configuration of the structure and even the designs for the specimen display cases. It is also worth noting that this album includes several plans outlining Rohault de Fleury's ideas for the overall development of the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. In 1846, an album of prints of the Museo di fiscia e storia naturelle in Florence (DR1974:0002:005:001-018) was presented to Charles by the Grand Duke of Tuscany in response to his request for tracings of that building. These prints were probably used as reference material for the design of the new Galerie de zoologie described above. The portfolio of record drawings (ca. 1862) of the zoos in Antwerp, Brussels, Marseille and Amsterdam (DR1974:0002:018:001-027) is probably a dummy for a publication on zoological gardens as well as background documentation for the renovation and expansion of the zoo at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris. Both drawings of the facilities for the animals and visitors and general plans of the zoological gardens are included. The Paris zoo project was apparently never undertaken. (1) These prints were reused in the "Oeuvre de C. Rohault de Fleury, architecte" (published 1884) (DR1974:0002:029:001-044). (2) Rohault de Fleury's greenhouses were destroyed in the Prussian bombardments of 1870. The greenhouses, which now stand in their place, are similar in layout and appearance to the original design, but their structural system is different. (3) John Hix, 'The Glass House' (Cambridge, Mass.: The MIT Press, 1981), p. 115. (4) Ibid., p. 115. (5) This error has been repeated by other authors including Henry-Russell Hitchcock, 'Architecture: Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries' (Baltimore, Maryland: Penguin Books, 1968), p. 120. (6) Leonardo Benevolo, 'History of Modern Architecture' Volume 1: The tradition of modern architecture (Cambridge, Mass.: The M.I.T. Press, 1971), p. 22. (7) Sigfried Giedion, 'Space, Time and Architecture; the growth of a new tradition' (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1941), p. 181. (8) Barry Bergdoll, "Charles Rohault de Fleury: Part two: Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle and Studies on analogous Constructions in Europe", 'CCA Research Report", n.d., p. 1.
File 5
[1837-ca. 1862]
Herzog de Meuron: archéologie de l’imaginaire présente un éventail exhaustif de documents provenant des archives des architectes Herzog de Meuron et de collections connexes. À l’image d’une exposition d’histoire naturelle, celle-ci comprend maquettes d’étude, livres, photographies, jouets, photographies, fossiles, pierres de lettrés chinois ainsi que quelques œuvres(...)
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23 octobre 2002 au 6 avril 2003
Herzog & de Meuron : archéologie de l'imaginaire
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Herzog de Meuron: archéologie de l’imaginaire présente un éventail exhaustif de documents provenant des archives des architectes Herzog de Meuron et de collections connexes. À l’image d’une exposition d’histoire naturelle, celle-ci comprend maquettes d’étude, livres, photographies, jouets, photographies, fossiles, pierres de lettrés chinois ainsi que quelques œuvres(...)
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Mies en Amérique
Grand penseur et artiste minutieux, et l’un des plus illustres architectes de l’histoire, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe est déjà une figure dominante de sa profession en Allemagne, lorsque, en 1938, dans la cinquantaine, il émigre aux États-Unis. Transplanté de l’école du Bauhaus (dont il a été le dernier directeur) à un institut technique de Chicago, délaissant le milieu de(...)
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17 octobre 2001 au 20 janvier 2002
Mies en Amérique
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Grand penseur et artiste minutieux, et l’un des plus illustres architectes de l’histoire, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe est déjà une figure dominante de sa profession en Allemagne, lorsque, en 1938, dans la cinquantaine, il émigre aux États-Unis. Transplanté de l’école du Bauhaus (dont il a été le dernier directeur) à un institut technique de Chicago, délaissant le milieu de(...)
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ARCH272998
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Group consists of two copies of the book "Ecol Operation: Ecology + Building + Common Sense" by the Mininum Cost Housing Group.
1975
Ecol Operation: Ecology + Building + Common Sense
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ARCH272998
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Group consists of two copies of the book "Ecol Operation: Ecology + Building + Common Sense" by the Mininum Cost Housing Group.
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1975
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ARCH240305
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File documents the production of the Anymore Journal. Material in file was produced between 1999 and 2000. File contains correspondence, contracts, publicity material, address lists, a dummy, production schedules, captions and author biographies, texts, and electronic files on zip disks.
1999-2000
Anymore Book - correspondence, texts, group photo negatives, computer diskette, publicity material
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ARCH240305
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File documents the production of the Anymore Journal. Material in file was produced between 1999 and 2000. File contains correspondence, contracts, publicity material, address lists, a dummy, production schedules, captions and author biographies, texts, and electronic files on zip disks.
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2 file
1999-2000
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ARCH187044
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Verdun United Church - notes on design, invoices, colour schedule, Verdun United Church anniversary book, sketches and notes for main altar area
Verdun United Church
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ARCH187044
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Verdun United Church - notes on design, invoices, colour schedule, Verdun United Church anniversary book, sketches and notes for main altar area
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AP046.S1.1983.PR01.515
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This file includes negatives of CCA building drawings for use in the opening exhibition and book Canadian Centre for Architecture: Building and Gardens.
ca 1989
CCA building negatives, Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal, Québec
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AP046.S1.1983.PR01.515
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This file includes negatives of CCA building drawings for use in the opening exhibition and book Canadian Centre for Architecture: Building and Gardens.
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ca 1989
PHCON2002:0016:024
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Notebook consists of drawings and text related to Automation House (1972); Tree Dance (1971); A W-Hole House (1973); the proposal for Storm King Roof Plaza (undated); and Anarchitecture (1974); along with other architectural drawings. Composition book contains 31 pages of sketches/text in the front of the book plus 5 pages at the back.
1971-1973
Composition notebook of sketches and notes for Automation House, Tree Dance, and A W-Hole House, and Anarchitecture
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PHCON2002:0016:024
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Notebook consists of drawings and text related to Automation House (1972); Tree Dance (1971); A W-Hole House (1973); the proposal for Storm King Roof Plaza (undated); and Anarchitecture (1974); along with other architectural drawings. Composition book contains 31 pages of sketches/text in the front of the book plus 5 pages at the back.