ARCH256108
1967
Projet
BMI/HQ
AP144.S2.D74
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File documents the unexecuted design for the headquarters of the Birmingham and Midland Institute (BMI), in Birmingham, England. This project is related to the Shantasea Development (AP144.S2.D72) from which Cedric Price resigned as architect to take on the role of architect for BMI, one of the proposed tenants for the Shantasea project. Cedric Price proposed a municipal and regional "nerve centre" to house seminar and study rooms, workshops, galleries, film, television and music studios, a library, a planetarium, and a theatre. A flexible life-cycle plan (expansion, static, contraction) for the building and the activities would allow BMI to expand in the short and medium term, and to shrink in the long term, when it was assumed that many of its roles would be replaced by the UK's Open University plan (Works II, 42). Work on the project came to a stop in 1970 under a new city council (Architectural Design, June 1971, 368). Existing conditions material consists of maps and a survey of Birmingham. Conceptual sketches and drawings include: annotated diagrammatic plans and sections used to develop the building's massing and the horizontal/vertical relationships between functional areas; axonometric views showing the building's general form/functions; plans used for calculating square footage; diagrams showing visual and physical movement through the building; information and movement charts; and flow charts showing the building's organization. Design development drawings consist of graphs showing how functional areas might be used over time. Design development and working drawings include: diagrammatic plans and sections; exploded axonometric views of the functional relationships between areas; exterior axonometric views; sectional perspectives; space allocation plans; circulation drawings; diagrams showing activities throughout the day; furniture equipment schedules; theatre seating and stair studies; and elevations for exterior cladding. Charts show links between activities/actions; activity distribution; activity/capacity; progress of pre-contract work; and the telephone network. File also includes drawings by engineering consultants Felix Samuely and Partners and Zisman, Bowyer and Partners. Presentation material includes: newspaper clippings and text concerning the project; diagrammatic plans, sections, and charts; and a photo collage of the site; and a text by Cedric Price entitled "The Present Position". Some materials in this file were published in "Cedric Price Supplement No. 3", 'Architectural Design', vol. 41, (June 1971), 364-368, and 'Cedric Price-Works II' (London: Architectural Press, 1984), 36, 42. Material in this file was produced between 1967 and 1971. Zisman Bowyer and Partners appear as the mechanical and electrical consulting engineers; Silk and Frazier as the quantity surveyors; and Versa-Serve Ltd as the catering consultants on this project. File contains cartographic materials, conceptual drawings, design development drawings, panels, photographic materials, presentation drawings, presentation panels, publication drawings, technical drawings, and textual records.
1967-1971
BMI/HQ
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AP144.S2.D74
Description:
File documents the unexecuted design for the headquarters of the Birmingham and Midland Institute (BMI), in Birmingham, England. This project is related to the Shantasea Development (AP144.S2.D72) from which Cedric Price resigned as architect to take on the role of architect for BMI, one of the proposed tenants for the Shantasea project. Cedric Price proposed a municipal and regional "nerve centre" to house seminar and study rooms, workshops, galleries, film, television and music studios, a library, a planetarium, and a theatre. A flexible life-cycle plan (expansion, static, contraction) for the building and the activities would allow BMI to expand in the short and medium term, and to shrink in the long term, when it was assumed that many of its roles would be replaced by the UK's Open University plan (Works II, 42). Work on the project came to a stop in 1970 under a new city council (Architectural Design, June 1971, 368). Existing conditions material consists of maps and a survey of Birmingham. Conceptual sketches and drawings include: annotated diagrammatic plans and sections used to develop the building's massing and the horizontal/vertical relationships between functional areas; axonometric views showing the building's general form/functions; plans used for calculating square footage; diagrams showing visual and physical movement through the building; information and movement charts; and flow charts showing the building's organization. Design development drawings consist of graphs showing how functional areas might be used over time. Design development and working drawings include: diagrammatic plans and sections; exploded axonometric views of the functional relationships between areas; exterior axonometric views; sectional perspectives; space allocation plans; circulation drawings; diagrams showing activities throughout the day; furniture equipment schedules; theatre seating and stair studies; and elevations for exterior cladding. Charts show links between activities/actions; activity distribution; activity/capacity; progress of pre-contract work; and the telephone network. File also includes drawings by engineering consultants Felix Samuely and Partners and Zisman, Bowyer and Partners. Presentation material includes: newspaper clippings and text concerning the project; diagrammatic plans, sections, and charts; and a photo collage of the site; and a text by Cedric Price entitled "The Present Position". Some materials in this file were published in "Cedric Price Supplement No. 3", 'Architectural Design', vol. 41, (June 1971), 364-368, and 'Cedric Price-Works II' (London: Architectural Press, 1984), 36, 42. Material in this file was produced between 1967 and 1971. Zisman Bowyer and Partners appear as the mechanical and electrical consulting engineers; Silk and Frazier as the quantity surveyors; and Versa-Serve Ltd as the catering consultants on this project. File contains cartographic materials, conceptual drawings, design development drawings, panels, photographic materials, presentation drawings, presentation panels, publication drawings, technical drawings, and textual records.
File 74
1967-1971
ARCH256458
1967
Visite guidée
photographies
ARCH269370
Description:
Contains photographic materials on projects by Abalos & Herreros: - III Bienal Arquitectura Española, AP164.S1.1995.D2 (82 slides, 13 colour reversal films: sketches, model, interior views, plans, etc.); - Universitat Pompeu Fabra, edificio departamental y aulario, AP164.S1.1996.D1 (25 slides: model and plans).
1994-1995
Ring binder with photographic materials related to two projects by Abalos & Herrero
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ARCH269370
Description:
Contains photographic materials on projects by Abalos & Herreros: - III Bienal Arquitectura Española, AP164.S1.1995.D2 (82 slides, 13 colour reversal films: sketches, model, interior views, plans, etc.); - Universitat Pompeu Fabra, edificio departamental y aulario, AP164.S1.1996.D1 (25 slides: model and plans).
photographies
1994-1995
archives
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Fonds
Jean-Louis Cohen fonds
AP210
Résumé:
The Jean-Louis Cohen fonds, 1968 – 2023, documents the projects and activities of historian, curator, professor, and architect Jean-Louis Cohen (1949 – 2023). Cohen’s research focus was largely modern architecture and transnational architectural exchange, particularly between and among the United States, Europe, and the former Soviet Union in the 20th century. Through physical and digital records, this fonds documents his academic, publishing, and curatorial work along with his professional activities within architectural research and heritage organizations, as well as his architectural practice.
1968 - 2023
Jean-Louis Cohen fonds
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AP210
Résumé:
The Jean-Louis Cohen fonds, 1968 – 2023, documents the projects and activities of historian, curator, professor, and architect Jean-Louis Cohen (1949 – 2023). Cohen’s research focus was largely modern architecture and transnational architectural exchange, particularly between and among the United States, Europe, and the former Soviet Union in the 20th century. Through physical and digital records, this fonds documents his academic, publishing, and curatorial work along with his professional activities within architectural research and heritage organizations, as well as his architectural practice.
archives
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Fonds
1968 - 2023
ARCH255851
1967
Paul Nelson (1895-1979), architecte, décorateur de cinéma, peintre, critique et professeur, a enseigné et pratiqué l’architecture aux États-Unis et en France pendant plus de cinquante ans. Dans les années 30 et 40, Nelson a été l’une des figures de proue du fonctionnalisme, ce mouvement qui a rejeté le langage Beaux-Arts au profit de l’expression fonctionnelle et(...)
Salles principales
27 mars 1991 au 26 mai 1991
Le crible de la raison : l’oeuvre de Paul Nelson
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Paul Nelson (1895-1979), architecte, décorateur de cinéma, peintre, critique et professeur, a enseigné et pratiqué l’architecture aux États-Unis et en France pendant plus de cinquante ans. Dans les années 30 et 40, Nelson a été l’une des figures de proue du fonctionnalisme, ce mouvement qui a rejeté le langage Beaux-Arts au profit de l’expression fonctionnelle et(...)
Salles principales
La chercheure en résidence Aglaya Glebova présente sa recherche : Les Vkhutemas, ateliers supérieurs d’art et de technique, étaient financés par l’état afin de préparer une nouvelle génération d’artistes et d’architectes révolutionnaires à bâtir une modernité proprement soviétique. Dissoute par suite de pression politique en 1930, l’école n’a jamais disposé d’un(...)
Maison Shaughnessy
29 juin 2017, 18h
Séminaire de chercheur en résidence : Aglaya Glebova
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Description:
La chercheure en résidence Aglaya Glebova présente sa recherche : Les Vkhutemas, ateliers supérieurs d’art et de technique, étaient financés par l’état afin de préparer une nouvelle génération d’artistes et d’architectes révolutionnaires à bâtir une modernité proprement soviétique. Dissoute par suite de pression politique en 1930, l’école n’a jamais disposé d’un(...)
Maison Shaughnessy
Histoires de l’environnement
Pour débuter « Architecture et/pour l’environnement », le troisième Projet de Recherche Multidisciplinaire du CCA financé par la Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Daniel Abramson et Imre Szeman présenteront deux concepts clés pour reconcevoir l’environnement dans l’histoire de l’architecture. Daniel Abramson, historien de l’architecture, discutera de « l’obsolescence » comme(...)
Théâtre Paul-Demarais
15 décembre 2016, 18h
Histoires de l’environnement
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Description:
Pour débuter « Architecture et/pour l’environnement », le troisième Projet de Recherche Multidisciplinaire du CCA financé par la Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Daniel Abramson et Imre Szeman présenteront deux concepts clés pour reconcevoir l’environnement dans l’histoire de l’architecture. Daniel Abramson, historien de l’architecture, discutera de « l’obsolescence » comme(...)
Théâtre Paul-Demarais