photographies
ARCH271077
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Contains materials from the following projects: - Ordenación de la Plaza Castilla, Madrid, AP164.S1.1986.D6 (45 photographs: area and model); - Ordenación de Nueva Montaña Quijano en Santander, AP164.S1.1987.D1 (54 photographs: area and model); - Ordenación del nudo Puerta de Hierro, AP164.S1.1987.D2 (9 photographs: model); - Prototipo de estructura vertical, Cáceres, AP164.S1.1987.D3 (22 photographs: construction); - Viviendas, locales y garajes en la M-30, Madrid, AP164.S1.1988.D3 (104 photographs: interior/exterior, construction, model); - Propuesta para la Plaza de Ópera, Madrid, AP164.S1.1988.D4 (2 photographs: model); - Parque de las Naciones, Madrid, AP164.S1.1988.D5 (2 photographs: model); - Centro de calculo de Telefónica, Madrid, AP164.S1.1989.D1 (17 photographs: model); - Proyecto Nomada, Isla de la cartuja, Sevilla (2 photographs: area).
1986-1989
Ring binder containing photographic materials from nine projects by Abalos & Herreros
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ARCH271077
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Contains materials from the following projects: - Ordenación de la Plaza Castilla, Madrid, AP164.S1.1986.D6 (45 photographs: area and model); - Ordenación de Nueva Montaña Quijano en Santander, AP164.S1.1987.D1 (54 photographs: area and model); - Ordenación del nudo Puerta de Hierro, AP164.S1.1987.D2 (9 photographs: model); - Prototipo de estructura vertical, Cáceres, AP164.S1.1987.D3 (22 photographs: construction); - Viviendas, locales y garajes en la M-30, Madrid, AP164.S1.1988.D3 (104 photographs: interior/exterior, construction, model); - Propuesta para la Plaza de Ópera, Madrid, AP164.S1.1988.D4 (2 photographs: model); - Parque de las Naciones, Madrid, AP164.S1.1988.D5 (2 photographs: model); - Centro de calculo de Telefónica, Madrid, AP164.S1.1989.D1 (17 photographs: model); - Proyecto Nomada, Isla de la cartuja, Sevilla (2 photographs: area).
photographies
1986-1989
Sous-série
Opera Houses
CI001.S2.D3
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Charles Rohault de Fleury's sustained involvement with the design of opera houses began with his appointment in 1846 as official architect of the existing Salle Le Pelletier, home to the *Paris Opera, and continued until an open competition was called in 1860 (Charles Garnier won this competition). During this period Rohault de Fleury submitted numerous proposals to replace theprovisional Salle Le Pelletier with a structure more appropriate to the grandeur and importance of France's national opera company. The CCA collection contains four projects related to his work for the Paris opera: two early projects (1846 and 1847) and one later one (1859) for a newopera house, and a portfolio of lithographs and drawings related to alterations and repairs to Salle Le Pelletier (1850-1854). The collection also includes Charles' earliest theatre project, a comprehensive plan for an opera house and surrounding infrastructure for the Theatre Royal Italien opera company (1838-1840), and an album containing drawings and prints of antique and contemporary theatres (1839-1854?). Charles' first project was for the Theatre Royal Italien opera company whose previous home, the Salle Favart, had burned down on the night of January 14 1838. The CCA collection contains an album of presentation drawings for a new theatre located on rue de la Paix with boutiques in the adjacent 'passages' (DR1974:0002:019:001-023). A second album consists of site plans including proposed 'maisons à loyers' (apartment buildings) and documents relating to the cost estimates and rental income for the entire project (DR1974:0002:036:001-016). The architectural style and interior arrangement of the theatre is heavily indebted to Francois Debret's Salle Le Pelletier. Charles' originality lies more in his conception of the social and economic role of the theatre in relation and integration, to its surrounding urban fabric. An explanation of the entire Theatre Royal Italien project, and Charles' role as architect in it, is found in two proposal letters (located in the Avery Library, Columbia University, NY) written by the entrepreneur Eugene Lecomte to the Minister of the Interior, Comte Duchatel, on May 15 and October 31 1839 (1). Charles' album of drawings at the CCA for the theatre and some of the cost and rental estimates are probably presentation copies directly related to the first letter, and most likely submitted to the Minister of the Interior. Charles' project was never executed, and the Italian opera company eventualy found a permanent home in the existing Salle Ventadour (1841). However, the inclusive nature of the Théâtre Royal Italien proposal, with its stress on urban development and contextuality, continued to play a seminal role in his later Paris Opera projects. Upon replacing Francois Debret as architect of Salle Le Pelletier in 1846, Charles proposed nine possible locations (site plans) for a new opera house for the Paris Opera (*Academie Royale de Musique) and, in the following year (1847) prepared a portfolio of drawings for the actual structure with an accompanying seven-page manuscript describing the project. Although executed in successive years, the site plans and 1847 drawings are conceptually related. Both components were undertaken in response to offical interest in a public competition that was never implemented (2)(3). The CCA has two sets of the nine site plans proposed in 1846 (DR1974:0002:036:001-016), one containing transfer lithographed site plans with a written analysis and cost estimate for each of the proposed locations, and the other with only the site plans (similar sets are located in the 'Archives Nationales' in France). They indicate that Charles, (heavily influenced by his Théâtre Royal Italien project) preferred the Rue de la Paix location (siteplan #3) for the new opera house. Although site plan number six, Boulevard des Capucines, was not favoured at this date, it is highly prophetic as it was the location officially chosen in 1860 for the new opera house. Apparently unique to the CCA collection is the 1847 manuscript and portfolio of drawings for the proposed opera house (DR1974:0002:036:001-016). The manuscript is both an indepth review of the requirements for a national opera house and a guide to his portfolio of drawings. Charles' conception and design continued to be strongly influenced by Debret's Salle Lepelletier, as well as his own Théâtre Italien project, and various antique and contemporary opera houses and theatres. Many of the French and Italian sources mentioned in the manuscript are collected in an album (DR1974:0002:010:001-048) as references for his own designs (4). As official architect of Salle Le pelletier, Charles was also responsible for repairs, restorations, and alterations to the existing structure. The drawings and transfer lithographs in the CCA collection (DR1974:0002:036:001-016) are primarily dated 1854, and relate to documented repair and restoration projects undertaken during this period (5)(6). The CCA collection has the presentation drawings and lithographs for the later 1859 project (DR1974:0002:027:001-027) for the Paris opera (*Theatre Imperiale de l'opera) that were sent to Achille Fould, the Minister of State. This project is probably a counterpart to a similiar one that he submitted to the Prefect of the Seine, Baron Haussmann, in the same year (7). Site plans show the opera house on an irregular polygonal site facing Boulevard des Capucines. The placement of the 'maisons à loyers' on the rear of the site reflects Charles' continued emphasis on integrating his opera projects into the surrounding urban context. In 1859, it appeared that Charles was favoured to build the new opera house. But late in the following year, a public competition was called in which Charles Garnier emerged as the victor. Although Charles did not build the final structure, his numerous projects, as exemplified in the CCA collection, were of prime importance in determining the location, configuration, and plan of the Place de l'Opera (8). * The 'Paris Opera' was France's national opera, and thus its name changed numerous times throughout its history according to altering perceptions of its role in French culture and/or changes in political regimes. For reasons of clarity, the national opera will be referred to as the Paris Opera. The names indicated in brackets with a star refer to the proper name of the opera company at the date of the project. (1) Eugene Le Comte, "Projet de Salle rue de la Paix, pour le Théâtre Royal Italien: Lettres à Monsieur le Ministre de l'Intérieur, en date des 15 mai et 31octobre 1839" (Paris: P. Dupont, 1839). (2) Christopher Curtis Mead, "Charles Garnier's Paris Opera and the Renaissance of Classicism in Nineteenth century French Architecture", 3 vols. (PhD thesis; Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, 1986), p. 234 and p. 956, fn. 30. (3) Monika Steinhauser, "Die Architektur des Pariser Oper" (Munich: Prestel Verlag, 1969), p. 45, fns. 143 and 144. (4) Barry Bergdoll, "Charles Rohault de Fleury: Part Three: Theatres and the Opera house", 'CCA Research Report', n.d., p. 3. (5) Larousse XIXth Century, s.v. "Rohault de Fleury, Charles". (6) Mead, p. 238. (7) Oeuvres de C. Rohault de Fleury, architecte" (Paris: Librarie centrale d'architecture, 1884).. (8) Macmillan, s.v. "Rohault de Fleury Familly".
1717-1868
Opera Houses
CI001.S2.D3
Description:
Charles Rohault de Fleury's sustained involvement with the design of opera houses began with his appointment in 1846 as official architect of the existing Salle Le Pelletier, home to the *Paris Opera, and continued until an open competition was called in 1860 (Charles Garnier won this competition). During this period Rohault de Fleury submitted numerous proposals to replace theprovisional Salle Le Pelletier with a structure more appropriate to the grandeur and importance of France's national opera company. The CCA collection contains four projects related to his work for the Paris opera: two early projects (1846 and 1847) and one later one (1859) for a newopera house, and a portfolio of lithographs and drawings related to alterations and repairs to Salle Le Pelletier (1850-1854). The collection also includes Charles' earliest theatre project, a comprehensive plan for an opera house and surrounding infrastructure for the Theatre Royal Italien opera company (1838-1840), and an album containing drawings and prints of antique and contemporary theatres (1839-1854?). Charles' first project was for the Theatre Royal Italien opera company whose previous home, the Salle Favart, had burned down on the night of January 14 1838. The CCA collection contains an album of presentation drawings for a new theatre located on rue de la Paix with boutiques in the adjacent 'passages' (DR1974:0002:019:001-023). A second album consists of site plans including proposed 'maisons à loyers' (apartment buildings) and documents relating to the cost estimates and rental income for the entire project (DR1974:0002:036:001-016). The architectural style and interior arrangement of the theatre is heavily indebted to Francois Debret's Salle Le Pelletier. Charles' originality lies more in his conception of the social and economic role of the theatre in relation and integration, to its surrounding urban fabric. An explanation of the entire Theatre Royal Italien project, and Charles' role as architect in it, is found in two proposal letters (located in the Avery Library, Columbia University, NY) written by the entrepreneur Eugene Lecomte to the Minister of the Interior, Comte Duchatel, on May 15 and October 31 1839 (1). Charles' album of drawings at the CCA for the theatre and some of the cost and rental estimates are probably presentation copies directly related to the first letter, and most likely submitted to the Minister of the Interior. Charles' project was never executed, and the Italian opera company eventualy found a permanent home in the existing Salle Ventadour (1841). However, the inclusive nature of the Théâtre Royal Italien proposal, with its stress on urban development and contextuality, continued to play a seminal role in his later Paris Opera projects. Upon replacing Francois Debret as architect of Salle Le Pelletier in 1846, Charles proposed nine possible locations (site plans) for a new opera house for the Paris Opera (*Academie Royale de Musique) and, in the following year (1847) prepared a portfolio of drawings for the actual structure with an accompanying seven-page manuscript describing the project. Although executed in successive years, the site plans and 1847 drawings are conceptually related. Both components were undertaken in response to offical interest in a public competition that was never implemented (2)(3). The CCA has two sets of the nine site plans proposed in 1846 (DR1974:0002:036:001-016), one containing transfer lithographed site plans with a written analysis and cost estimate for each of the proposed locations, and the other with only the site plans (similar sets are located in the 'Archives Nationales' in France). They indicate that Charles, (heavily influenced by his Théâtre Royal Italien project) preferred the Rue de la Paix location (siteplan #3) for the new opera house. Although site plan number six, Boulevard des Capucines, was not favoured at this date, it is highly prophetic as it was the location officially chosen in 1860 for the new opera house. Apparently unique to the CCA collection is the 1847 manuscript and portfolio of drawings for the proposed opera house (DR1974:0002:036:001-016). The manuscript is both an indepth review of the requirements for a national opera house and a guide to his portfolio of drawings. Charles' conception and design continued to be strongly influenced by Debret's Salle Lepelletier, as well as his own Théâtre Italien project, and various antique and contemporary opera houses and theatres. Many of the French and Italian sources mentioned in the manuscript are collected in an album (DR1974:0002:010:001-048) as references for his own designs (4). As official architect of Salle Le pelletier, Charles was also responsible for repairs, restorations, and alterations to the existing structure. The drawings and transfer lithographs in the CCA collection (DR1974:0002:036:001-016) are primarily dated 1854, and relate to documented repair and restoration projects undertaken during this period (5)(6). The CCA collection has the presentation drawings and lithographs for the later 1859 project (DR1974:0002:027:001-027) for the Paris opera (*Theatre Imperiale de l'opera) that were sent to Achille Fould, the Minister of State. This project is probably a counterpart to a similiar one that he submitted to the Prefect of the Seine, Baron Haussmann, in the same year (7). Site plans show the opera house on an irregular polygonal site facing Boulevard des Capucines. The placement of the 'maisons à loyers' on the rear of the site reflects Charles' continued emphasis on integrating his opera projects into the surrounding urban context. In 1859, it appeared that Charles was favoured to build the new opera house. But late in the following year, a public competition was called in which Charles Garnier emerged as the victor. Although Charles did not build the final structure, his numerous projects, as exemplified in the CCA collection, were of prime importance in determining the location, configuration, and plan of the Place de l'Opera (8). * The 'Paris Opera' was France's national opera, and thus its name changed numerous times throughout its history according to altering perceptions of its role in French culture and/or changes in political regimes. For reasons of clarity, the national opera will be referred to as the Paris Opera. The names indicated in brackets with a star refer to the proper name of the opera company at the date of the project. (1) Eugene Le Comte, "Projet de Salle rue de la Paix, pour le Théâtre Royal Italien: Lettres à Monsieur le Ministre de l'Intérieur, en date des 15 mai et 31octobre 1839" (Paris: P. Dupont, 1839). (2) Christopher Curtis Mead, "Charles Garnier's Paris Opera and the Renaissance of Classicism in Nineteenth century French Architecture", 3 vols. (PhD thesis; Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, 1986), p. 234 and p. 956, fn. 30. (3) Monika Steinhauser, "Die Architektur des Pariser Oper" (Munich: Prestel Verlag, 1969), p. 45, fns. 143 and 144. (4) Barry Bergdoll, "Charles Rohault de Fleury: Part Three: Theatres and the Opera house", 'CCA Research Report', n.d., p. 3. (5) Larousse XIXth Century, s.v. "Rohault de Fleury, Charles". (6) Mead, p. 238. (7) Oeuvres de C. Rohault de Fleury, architecte" (Paris: Librarie centrale d'architecture, 1884).. (8) Macmillan, s.v. "Rohault de Fleury Familly".
File 3
1717-1868
DR1974:0002:029:001-044
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- This published portfolio contains 42 prints of Charles Rohault de Fleury's architectural works - mostly plans, elevations, sections and detail drawings, but also some perspective views, and a biographical note on the architect. Prints for domestic architecture in Paris include: Hôtel Soltykoff, Hôtel Sauvage, Hôtels Fontenilliat, and an hôtel on avenue Montaigne. There are two photogravures by P. Dujardin of the interior of Hôtel Sauvage. Prints for public buildings in Paris include: the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, the Théâtre-Italien, the Hippodrome national, the façade of Pavillon de Rohan, a plan for the opera house for the Théâtre impérial de l'opéra, and the Chambre des Notaires. The album contains a print of two tombs and a mausoleum, a print for the Hôtel de Prefecture, Poitiers, a plan for Saint-Augustin, Paris, and a photogravure of Charles Rohault de Fleury in profile.
architecture, architecture de paysage, ingénierie
published 1884
OEUVRE / DE / C. ROHAULT DE FLEURY / ARCHITECTE
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DR1974:0002:029:001-044
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- This published portfolio contains 42 prints of Charles Rohault de Fleury's architectural works - mostly plans, elevations, sections and detail drawings, but also some perspective views, and a biographical note on the architect. Prints for domestic architecture in Paris include: Hôtel Soltykoff, Hôtel Sauvage, Hôtels Fontenilliat, and an hôtel on avenue Montaigne. There are two photogravures by P. Dujardin of the interior of Hôtel Sauvage. Prints for public buildings in Paris include: the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, the Théâtre-Italien, the Hippodrome national, the façade of Pavillon de Rohan, a plan for the opera house for the Théâtre impérial de l'opéra, and the Chambre des Notaires. The album contains a print of two tombs and a mausoleum, a print for the Hôtel de Prefecture, Poitiers, a plan for Saint-Augustin, Paris, and a photogravure of Charles Rohault de Fleury in profile.
architecture, architecture de paysage, ingénierie
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ARCH256593
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specifications, schedules (doors, windows, hardware, interiors), project brief (3 volumes), project background documentation vol. 1 and 4, design development report, Country Assessment, Detailed Design Report for Canadian Diplomatic COmplex in Lagos, Nigeria by Neish Owen Rowland & Roy.
1981-1985
specifications, schedules, project brief, project background documentation
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ARCH256593
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specifications, schedules (doors, windows, hardware, interiors), project brief (3 volumes), project background documentation vol. 1 and 4, design development report, Country Assessment, Detailed Design Report for Canadian Diplomatic COmplex in Lagos, Nigeria by Neish Owen Rowland & Roy.
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1981-1985
Projet
AP056.S1.1988.PR04
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This project series documents the first scheme and final design of The Design Exchange in Toronto from 1988-1994. The office identified the project numbers as 8801 for the first scheme and 9231 for the final design. Although two project numbers were used, materials for each project cannot be clearly separated. This project consisted of the renovation, restauration and expansion of the old Toronto Stock Exchange building, located at the base of the Ernst Young Tower in the Toronto Dominion Centre. The Design Exchange (D/X) was a new cultural institution, dedicated to the economic and cultural promotion of design in the country through exhibits, lectures, banquets, trade shows and other events. With Shirley Blumberg as the partner-in-charge, the art deco style trading floor was restored as an open event space, with the original Charles Comfort murals retained. In order to create harmony between the art deco building and the neo-modernist renovations, bold, linear architectural elements such as stairs, walls, screens and bridges were reiterated throughout the design. A staircase from the trading floor led to an overlooking bridge and created a connection between the trading floor, trading gallery and resource centre. Other areas of the 40,000 square foot building included an exhibit space, café, member's lounge, retail store, seminar rooms and administrative offices. Coloured planes of cobalt blue, chartreuse and ochre were set against a material palette of red oak, cherry, limestone, glass and stainless steel. The project is recorded through drawings and photographs dating from 1988-1994. The drawings are mostly originals and include a large amount of sketches. Also included are plans, elevations, sections, perspectives, details and drawings for custom furnishings. The photographs show the completed interiors of the building.
1988-1994
The Design Exchange, Toronto (1988-1994)
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AP056.S1.1988.PR04
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This project series documents the first scheme and final design of The Design Exchange in Toronto from 1988-1994. The office identified the project numbers as 8801 for the first scheme and 9231 for the final design. Although two project numbers were used, materials for each project cannot be clearly separated. This project consisted of the renovation, restauration and expansion of the old Toronto Stock Exchange building, located at the base of the Ernst Young Tower in the Toronto Dominion Centre. The Design Exchange (D/X) was a new cultural institution, dedicated to the economic and cultural promotion of design in the country through exhibits, lectures, banquets, trade shows and other events. With Shirley Blumberg as the partner-in-charge, the art deco style trading floor was restored as an open event space, with the original Charles Comfort murals retained. In order to create harmony between the art deco building and the neo-modernist renovations, bold, linear architectural elements such as stairs, walls, screens and bridges were reiterated throughout the design. A staircase from the trading floor led to an overlooking bridge and created a connection between the trading floor, trading gallery and resource centre. Other areas of the 40,000 square foot building included an exhibit space, café, member's lounge, retail store, seminar rooms and administrative offices. Coloured planes of cobalt blue, chartreuse and ochre were set against a material palette of red oak, cherry, limestone, glass and stainless steel. The project is recorded through drawings and photographs dating from 1988-1994. The drawings are mostly originals and include a large amount of sketches. Also included are plans, elevations, sections, perspectives, details and drawings for custom furnishings. The photographs show the completed interiors of the building.
Project
1988-1994
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ARCH256783
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Files of Erickson / Massey and AEA proposals - University of Western Science Centre proposal; Daap Building, University of Cincinnati; S.E. Sector Elementary School, Vancouver; World-Wide Travel interiors, Vancouver; Blue Mountain Camp; Canada Square Penthouse, Columbus Convention Centre competition
1970-1972, 1986-1988
Erickson / Massey and AEA proposals for various projects
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ARCH256783
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Files of Erickson / Massey and AEA proposals - University of Western Science Centre proposal; Daap Building, University of Cincinnati; S.E. Sector Elementary School, Vancouver; World-Wide Travel interiors, Vancouver; Blue Mountain Camp; Canada Square Penthouse, Columbus Convention Centre competition
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1970-1972, 1986-1988
Réalisme et illusion : Photographies des parcs thématiques de Disney par Catherine Wagner présente un essai visuel des quatre parcs thématiques de Disney situés à Anaheim (Californie), à Orlando (Floride), à Tokyo et à Paris. Fascinée par la place prépondérante de l’illusion dans la conception et l’aménagement des parcs, Catherine Wagner désirait ajouter « une couche(...)
Salle octogonale
17 juin 1997 au 28 septembre 1997
Réalisme et illusion : photographies des parcs thématiques de Disney par Catherine Wagner
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Réalisme et illusion : Photographies des parcs thématiques de Disney par Catherine Wagner présente un essai visuel des quatre parcs thématiques de Disney situés à Anaheim (Californie), à Orlando (Floride), à Tokyo et à Paris. Fascinée par la place prépondérante de l’illusion dans la conception et l’aménagement des parcs, Catherine Wagner désirait ajouter « une couche(...)
Salle octogonale
DR1987:0310
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- These plans, section and elevation show a house with a mansard roof. The brick and stone exterior has French revival style details such as quoining and classically articulated window mouldings. Several panelled room interiors are visible in the section. The rendering shows the house set in a country landscape.
architecture
10 March 1860
Rendered elevation, section, and plans for a "Residence Bourgeoise" in the countryside
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DR1987:0310
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- These plans, section and elevation show a house with a mansard roof. The brick and stone exterior has French revival style details such as quoining and classically articulated window mouldings. Several panelled room interiors are visible in the section. The rendering shows the house set in a country landscape.
architecture
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ARCH255677
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30 files - client and consultant agreements; travel and disbursements; fees (mechanical, electrical, structural, landscaping, lighting); consultants' travel disbursements; lighting consultants and correspondence; structural, electrical, and mechanical correspondence; memos and minutes; interiors and interview reports; food, elevators, and hardware consultants; costs, zoning.
1969-1978
Client and consultant agreements, travel and disbursements, fees
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ARCH255677
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30 files - client and consultant agreements; travel and disbursements; fees (mechanical, electrical, structural, landscaping, lighting); consultants' travel disbursements; lighting consultants and correspondence; structural, electrical, and mechanical correspondence; memos and minutes; interiors and interview reports; food, elevators, and hardware consultants; costs, zoning.
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1969-1978
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ARCH257098
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3 files - correspondence, memos, faxes concerning Francisco Kripacz and office interiors, revised Phase 2A program, plaza level plan (diazotype), sketches plans by Arthur Erickson (ink on tracing paper), California Plaza Hotel (diazotypes 1982), Grand Avenue Bridge Survey drawings (photocopies)
1985-1987
Correspondence, revised Phase 2A program, plaza level plan
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ARCH257098
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3 files - correspondence, memos, faxes concerning Francisco Kripacz and office interiors, revised Phase 2A program, plaza level plan (diazotype), sketches plans by Arthur Erickson (ink on tracing paper), California Plaza Hotel (diazotypes 1982), Grand Avenue Bridge Survey drawings (photocopies)
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1985-1987