Projet
AP075.S1.1982.PR03
Description:
Project series documents Cornelia Hahn Oberlander's landscape project for Hwang Residence in Vancouver. Oberlander starts working on this project in 1980 with architect Arthur Erickson. The project consists in the design of a two-storey residence and a garden inspired by asian gardens. The house itself is situated "at the far end of the site to maximize the size of the main garden and its southern exposure." [1] The garden includes a water basin floating under one side of the building, so that the family room, kitchen and dining room windows and decks give directly over the water basin. The project series contains correspondence, concept notes, specifications. promotional material on the project, a planting plan and photographs of the garden and the residence. Source: [1] Herrington, Susan. Cornelia Hahn Oberlander: Making the Modern Landscape, University of Virginia Press, 2014, 304 pages, p. 90.
1980-1984
Hwang Residence, Vancouver, British Columbia (1882)
Actions:
AP075.S1.1982.PR03
Description:
Project series documents Cornelia Hahn Oberlander's landscape project for Hwang Residence in Vancouver. Oberlander starts working on this project in 1980 with architect Arthur Erickson. The project consists in the design of a two-storey residence and a garden inspired by asian gardens. The house itself is situated "at the far end of the site to maximize the size of the main garden and its southern exposure." [1] The garden includes a water basin floating under one side of the building, so that the family room, kitchen and dining room windows and decks give directly over the water basin. The project series contains correspondence, concept notes, specifications. promotional material on the project, a planting plan and photographs of the garden and the residence. Source: [1] Herrington, Susan. Cornelia Hahn Oberlander: Making the Modern Landscape, University of Virginia Press, 2014, 304 pages, p. 90.
Project
1980-1984
Projet
AP178.S1.1986.PR02
Description:
This project series documents the Parque Urbano in Salemi, Italy. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 41/80. The office assigned the date 1986 to this project. The project files document a competition for the Salemi urban park. The park was supposed to create a link between the oldest and newest parts of town. The park included two entrances, a new water line, a fence, a path that embraces the topography of the site, a path that links the new town and the Cappuccini Convent, a belvedere and a water pathway. It also contained a terrace with a theater, bar and skating ring. The project was not realized. Documenting this project are studies and site plans. Textual material includes competition documentation and correspondence. Photographs and negatives document the project site.
1984-1987
Parque Urbano [Urban park], Salemi, Italy (1986)
Actions:
AP178.S1.1986.PR02
Description:
This project series documents the Parque Urbano in Salemi, Italy. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 41/80. The office assigned the date 1986 to this project. The project files document a competition for the Salemi urban park. The park was supposed to create a link between the oldest and newest parts of town. The park included two entrances, a new water line, a fence, a path that embraces the topography of the site, a path that links the new town and the Cappuccini Convent, a belvedere and a water pathway. It also contained a terrace with a theater, bar and skating ring. The project was not realized. Documenting this project are studies and site plans. Textual material includes competition documentation and correspondence. Photographs and negatives document the project site.
Project
1984-1987
Projet
AP178.S1.1995.PR04
Description:
This project series documents the Estudo Urbanístico da Lagoinha in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 63/90. The office assigned the date 1995 to this project. The project consisted of an urban study for the area of Lagoinha in Belo Horizonte. The program was based on the idea of improving living conditions for residents in the area and to adapt the urban plan to residents' everyday activities. It included alterations to the infrastructure and the public spaces in order to stimulate cultural activities and the economy of Bairro Lagoinha. In the building program, a particular emphasis was placed on the dialogue between the people and the architects. Documenting this project are studies and plans. Textual materials include project documentation and correspondence. Photo albums and negatives document the project site.
1994-1998
Estudo Urbanístico da Lagoinha [Urban plan for Lagoinha], Belo Horizonte, Brazil (1995)
Actions:
AP178.S1.1995.PR04
Description:
This project series documents the Estudo Urbanístico da Lagoinha in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 63/90. The office assigned the date 1995 to this project. The project consisted of an urban study for the area of Lagoinha in Belo Horizonte. The program was based on the idea of improving living conditions for residents in the area and to adapt the urban plan to residents' everyday activities. It included alterations to the infrastructure and the public spaces in order to stimulate cultural activities and the economy of Bairro Lagoinha. In the building program, a particular emphasis was placed on the dialogue between the people and the architects. Documenting this project are studies and plans. Textual materials include project documentation and correspondence. Photo albums and negatives document the project site.
Project
1994-1998
Projet
AP178.S1.1988.PR01
Description:
This project series documents the Centro Cultural de la Defensa in Madrid, Spain. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 50/80. The office assigned the date 1988 to this project. An architectural competition was held for the construction of a cultural center and museum for the Ministry of Defense. Seven architects were invited for the first phase of the competition. Four architects, including Fancisco Javier Sainz de Oiza, Lluis Clotet Ballus, Juan Navarro Baldeweg, and Álvaro Siza were selected for the second and final phase. The L-shaped building proposed by Siza included a museum, library, archives, research center, auditoriums, restaurants and bookstores. Siza won the competition but the building was not realized. Documenting this project are sketches, presentation drawings and photographs of model. Textual materials include project documentation, correspondence and articles on the competition.
1988-1990
Centro Cultural de la Defensa - 1º Fase - 2º Fase [La Defensa Cultural Centre, first and second phases], Madrid, Spain (1988)
Actions:
AP178.S1.1988.PR01
Description:
This project series documents the Centro Cultural de la Defensa in Madrid, Spain. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 50/80. The office assigned the date 1988 to this project. An architectural competition was held for the construction of a cultural center and museum for the Ministry of Defense. Seven architects were invited for the first phase of the competition. Four architects, including Fancisco Javier Sainz de Oiza, Lluis Clotet Ballus, Juan Navarro Baldeweg, and Álvaro Siza were selected for the second and final phase. The L-shaped building proposed by Siza included a museum, library, archives, research center, auditoriums, restaurants and bookstores. Siza won the competition but the building was not realized. Documenting this project are sketches, presentation drawings and photographs of model. Textual materials include project documentation, correspondence and articles on the competition.
Project
1988-1990
Projet
Guardiola House
AP143.S4.D73
Description:
File documents the unexecuted project for Guardiola House, Cádiz, Spain. Material in this file was produced in 1988. File contains conceptual drawings, design development drawings, photographic material, presentation drawings, working drawings, models, and textual records. Drawings by Eisenman include conceptual sketches (DR1994:0147:001-004), and a drawing and final presentation drawing of the transformation process (DR1994:0147:279; DR1994:0147:635). Drawings by Eisenman's office include: samples for serigraphed drawings (DR1994:0147:644-669); drawings for house model construction (DR1994:0147:387-438); and presentation drawings in coloured film on KC5 (DR1994:0147:635-643). A schematic set shows an early scheme for the house: a site and situation plan, two longitudinal sections, floor and roof plans, transverse sections and a section showing construction materials (DR1994:0147:361-367). Four "record blueprint sets" of working drawings are dated between April and May 1988 (DR1994:0147:606-609). Documents include a list of security procedures for Eisenman's office, a schedule for Guardiola House, a report from Static engineering firm, Barcelona, a copy of the Aedes Gallery catalogue on Guardiola House, a filing index and list of the drawings, an address directory, a description of the project, correspondance, and a contract between the architect and client (DR1994:0147:1069-1071). Photographs and photocopies document an early working model of the house which no longer exists (photographs: DR1994:0147:1054-1056; photocopies: DR1994:0147:1056-1067). Miscellaneous drawings in this group include: an incomplete set of blueprints of Alvaro Siza's project for the same site (DR1994:0147:1073); a set of working drawings by Spanish architects for a project in Barcelona which Eisenman referred to when developing this project (DR1994:0147:1074); and Eisenman's designs for a lamp and carpet for Cleto Munari (not part of this project; DR1994:0147:894-1049). Conceptual drawings include plans, site plans, elevations, sections, and axonometrics - mostly black felt-tip pen and/or graphite on white or yellow tracing paper. Design development drawings include plans, site plans, elevations, sections, perspectives and axonometrics - some graphite on tracing vellum; sets - many blueline prints on wove paper; and reprographic copies - some photocopies on tracing vellum or wove paper. Presentation drawings include plans, elevations, and sections - all translucent adhesive coloured film on stats; reprographic copies - all stats; and screen prints on wove paper. Working drawings include plans, site plans, elevations, sections, and details - some pen and black ink on mylar; sets - many coloured pencil on blueline prints on wove paper; and reprographic copies - some photocopies on wove paper. Furniture drawings include plans and elevations for a lamp and carpets - many black felt-tip pen on yellow tracing paper; reprographic copies - mostly photocopies on wove paper; and a manuscript - one typescript on wove paper. Parts of models include - all grey paint on cardboard; photographs of a model; and reprographic copies - all photocopies of photographs of models. Textual records include project files, notes, correspondence, and project files - mostly typescripts on wove paper; sets include copies of drawings - many photocopies on wove paper; and reprographic copies - one photocopy on wove paper. Models include one grey paint on wood and cardboard model.
1988
Guardiola House
Actions:
AP143.S4.D73
Description:
File documents the unexecuted project for Guardiola House, Cádiz, Spain. Material in this file was produced in 1988. File contains conceptual drawings, design development drawings, photographic material, presentation drawings, working drawings, models, and textual records. Drawings by Eisenman include conceptual sketches (DR1994:0147:001-004), and a drawing and final presentation drawing of the transformation process (DR1994:0147:279; DR1994:0147:635). Drawings by Eisenman's office include: samples for serigraphed drawings (DR1994:0147:644-669); drawings for house model construction (DR1994:0147:387-438); and presentation drawings in coloured film on KC5 (DR1994:0147:635-643). A schematic set shows an early scheme for the house: a site and situation plan, two longitudinal sections, floor and roof plans, transverse sections and a section showing construction materials (DR1994:0147:361-367). Four "record blueprint sets" of working drawings are dated between April and May 1988 (DR1994:0147:606-609). Documents include a list of security procedures for Eisenman's office, a schedule for Guardiola House, a report from Static engineering firm, Barcelona, a copy of the Aedes Gallery catalogue on Guardiola House, a filing index and list of the drawings, an address directory, a description of the project, correspondance, and a contract between the architect and client (DR1994:0147:1069-1071). Photographs and photocopies document an early working model of the house which no longer exists (photographs: DR1994:0147:1054-1056; photocopies: DR1994:0147:1056-1067). Miscellaneous drawings in this group include: an incomplete set of blueprints of Alvaro Siza's project for the same site (DR1994:0147:1073); a set of working drawings by Spanish architects for a project in Barcelona which Eisenman referred to when developing this project (DR1994:0147:1074); and Eisenman's designs for a lamp and carpet for Cleto Munari (not part of this project; DR1994:0147:894-1049). Conceptual drawings include plans, site plans, elevations, sections, and axonometrics - mostly black felt-tip pen and/or graphite on white or yellow tracing paper. Design development drawings include plans, site plans, elevations, sections, perspectives and axonometrics - some graphite on tracing vellum; sets - many blueline prints on wove paper; and reprographic copies - some photocopies on tracing vellum or wove paper. Presentation drawings include plans, elevations, and sections - all translucent adhesive coloured film on stats; reprographic copies - all stats; and screen prints on wove paper. Working drawings include plans, site plans, elevations, sections, and details - some pen and black ink on mylar; sets - many coloured pencil on blueline prints on wove paper; and reprographic copies - some photocopies on wove paper. Furniture drawings include plans and elevations for a lamp and carpets - many black felt-tip pen on yellow tracing paper; reprographic copies - mostly photocopies on wove paper; and a manuscript - one typescript on wove paper. Parts of models include - all grey paint on cardboard; photographs of a model; and reprographic copies - all photocopies of photographs of models. Textual records include project files, notes, correspondence, and project files - mostly typescripts on wove paper; sets include copies of drawings - many photocopies on wove paper; and reprographic copies - one photocopy on wove paper. Models include one grey paint on wood and cardboard model.
File 73
1988
Projet
AP142.S2.D10
Description:
File documents an exhibition titled 'Sotto il cielo della cupola - Il coro di Santa Maria del Fiore dal Rinascimento al 2000' that was held in 1997 at the Sala d'Arme di Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Italy. The exhibition presented the results of an "international consultation for the rearrangement of the sanctuary" of the Santa Maria del Fiore cathedral, and, alongside works by Filippo Brunelleschi and Baccio Bandinelli, included submissions by Mario Botta, Klaus Theo Brenner, Roberto Gabetti and Aimaro Isola, Michael Graves, Hans Hollein, Arata Isozaki, Jean Nouvel, and Aldo Rossi. The "consultation" was one of several events celebrating the 700 anniversary of the laying of the cathedral's foundation stone. Material in this file was produced in 1996 and 1997. File contains presentation drawings. File also contains textual records, including sketches, drawings, photographs, correspondence, photocopies of views of the cathedral, technical reports and essays, a title page, and a schedule of drawings.
1996-1997
Riorganizzazione del presbiterio della cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore in Firenze
Actions:
AP142.S2.D10
Description:
File documents an exhibition titled 'Sotto il cielo della cupola - Il coro di Santa Maria del Fiore dal Rinascimento al 2000' that was held in 1997 at the Sala d'Arme di Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Italy. The exhibition presented the results of an "international consultation for the rearrangement of the sanctuary" of the Santa Maria del Fiore cathedral, and, alongside works by Filippo Brunelleschi and Baccio Bandinelli, included submissions by Mario Botta, Klaus Theo Brenner, Roberto Gabetti and Aimaro Isola, Michael Graves, Hans Hollein, Arata Isozaki, Jean Nouvel, and Aldo Rossi. The "consultation" was one of several events celebrating the 700 anniversary of the laying of the cathedral's foundation stone. Material in this file was produced in 1996 and 1997. File contains presentation drawings. File also contains textual records, including sketches, drawings, photographs, correspondence, photocopies of views of the cathedral, technical reports and essays, a title page, and a schedule of drawings.
File 10
1996-1997
Série(s)
Weaver software
AP174.S2
Description:
This series contains records relating to Weaver, a software script developed by the Emergent Design Group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and written in Maya Embedded Language (MEL) for Alias|Wavefront Maya. Weaver algorithmically generates woven strands and applies these strands to a surface within a 3D design model. The resulting weaves “can be complex, and depend on both the description of the weaver pattern and the topology of any user-defined surface or scaffolding in Maya on which Weaver is applied.”[1] The records in this series date from approximately 2001-2004 and include the script in Maya Executable Language (MEL) and standalone executable formats, annotated source code, tutorials, and file outputs such as images and Maya 3D models. Sources: [1] Testa, Peter and Devyn Weiser. “Material Agency,” in Network Practices: New Strategies in Architecture and Design. New York: Princeton Architectural Press (2007): 128.
ca. 2001-2004
Weaver software
Actions:
AP174.S2
Description:
This series contains records relating to Weaver, a software script developed by the Emergent Design Group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and written in Maya Embedded Language (MEL) for Alias|Wavefront Maya. Weaver algorithmically generates woven strands and applies these strands to a surface within a 3D design model. The resulting weaves “can be complex, and depend on both the description of the weaver pattern and the topology of any user-defined surface or scaffolding in Maya on which Weaver is applied.”[1] The records in this series date from approximately 2001-2004 and include the script in Maya Executable Language (MEL) and standalone executable formats, annotated source code, tutorials, and file outputs such as images and Maya 3D models. Sources: [1] Testa, Peter and Devyn Weiser. “Material Agency,” in Network Practices: New Strategies in Architecture and Design. New York: Princeton Architectural Press (2007): 128.
Series
ca. 2001-2004
Série(s)
AP022.S5
Description:
Series consists of personal documents created or acquired by Arthur Erickson between 1947-2009. The series documents Arthur Erickson's extensive travels, his relationships with close friends and family as well as his activities and interests outside of his architectural practice. Correspondence includes letters, postcards, and greeting cards from Erickson's family, close friends and acquaintances. Travel photographs and sound recordings reflect Erickson's world travels and interest in global architectural trends. Among these are photographs of Pierre Elliot and Margaret Trudeau and long-term partner Francisco Kripacz, Erickson's frequent travel companion. This series also contains newspaper clippings and other reference material (visual and textual) that Erickson collected for personal interest, photographs, drawings, as well as his personal sketches and early artwork. Official documents such as Erickson's birth certificate and other personal legal and financial documents unrelated to his architectural practice are also contained within the series.
circa 1947-2002
Correspondence, photographs, and personal papers
Actions:
AP022.S5
Description:
Series consists of personal documents created or acquired by Arthur Erickson between 1947-2009. The series documents Arthur Erickson's extensive travels, his relationships with close friends and family as well as his activities and interests outside of his architectural practice. Correspondence includes letters, postcards, and greeting cards from Erickson's family, close friends and acquaintances. Travel photographs and sound recordings reflect Erickson's world travels and interest in global architectural trends. Among these are photographs of Pierre Elliot and Margaret Trudeau and long-term partner Francisco Kripacz, Erickson's frequent travel companion. This series also contains newspaper clippings and other reference material (visual and textual) that Erickson collected for personal interest, photographs, drawings, as well as his personal sketches and early artwork. Official documents such as Erickson's birth certificate and other personal legal and financial documents unrelated to his architectural practice are also contained within the series.
Series
circa 1947-2002
Série(s)
AP144.S3
Description:
Series documents the professional and personal activities of Cedric Price primarily through textual records. The organization of the documents follows Price's own filing system and reflects his activities and interests, which include education and teaching, lectures, exhibitions and writing, travel and politics, professional associations and the management of the office. Price's involvement in a wide variety of professional associations is documented, including: the Royal Agricultural Society (now Royal Agricultural Society of England), the International Institute of Design (IID), London Subterranean Survey Assocation (LSSA), Centre for Environmental Studies (C.E.S.), Royal Aeronautical Society (R.Ae.S.), and Society for Underwater Technology (SUWT). Material in the series includes correspondence relating to publications and annotated drafts of articles, original layouts for articles that were published in "Cedric Price Supplement", 'Architectural Design', (1970-1972) and clippings relating to projects and other subjects. Also included are office diaries dated between 1971 and 1994.
1955-2006
Professional and Personal Records
Actions:
AP144.S3
Description:
Series documents the professional and personal activities of Cedric Price primarily through textual records. The organization of the documents follows Price's own filing system and reflects his activities and interests, which include education and teaching, lectures, exhibitions and writing, travel and politics, professional associations and the management of the office. Price's involvement in a wide variety of professional associations is documented, including: the Royal Agricultural Society (now Royal Agricultural Society of England), the International Institute of Design (IID), London Subterranean Survey Assocation (LSSA), Centre for Environmental Studies (C.E.S.), Royal Aeronautical Society (R.Ae.S.), and Society for Underwater Technology (SUWT). Material in the series includes correspondence relating to publications and annotated drafts of articles, original layouts for articles that were published in "Cedric Price Supplement", 'Architectural Design', (1970-1972) and clippings relating to projects and other subjects. Also included are office diaries dated between 1971 and 1994.
Series
1955-2006
Projet
Melmark
AP144.S2.D105
Description:
File documents a competition entry for a landmark to be located in the city centre of Melbourne, Australia. Price's project for a multi-use structure combined the idea of a "city-farm" with public access routes for harvesting, marketing, and purchasing produce. "[F]our multi-floored hydroponic farms" covered with faceted triangulated space frames rise from an expansive open deck structure which covered most of the site. Artificial lights and additional water collection and supply was integrated within the triangulated space frames. Conceptual sketches in pen and coloured pencil show the initial design. A presentation panel which is composed of text and drawings pasted onto a base sheet indicates the existing site conditions in plan, the open deck platform grids, the triangulated space frames, various views of the proposed landmark design, and future design developments. Material in this file was produced in 1979. File contains conceptual drawings and presentation panels.
1979
Melmark
Actions:
AP144.S2.D105
Description:
File documents a competition entry for a landmark to be located in the city centre of Melbourne, Australia. Price's project for a multi-use structure combined the idea of a "city-farm" with public access routes for harvesting, marketing, and purchasing produce. "[F]our multi-floored hydroponic farms" covered with faceted triangulated space frames rise from an expansive open deck structure which covered most of the site. Artificial lights and additional water collection and supply was integrated within the triangulated space frames. Conceptual sketches in pen and coloured pencil show the initial design. A presentation panel which is composed of text and drawings pasted onto a base sheet indicates the existing site conditions in plan, the open deck platform grids, the triangulated space frames, various views of the proposed landmark design, and future design developments. Material in this file was produced in 1979. File contains conceptual drawings and presentation panels.
File 105
1979