James Stirling, Michael Wilford, and Associates (creator)
James Stirling, Michael Wilford, and Associates (architectural firm)
James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Title
Compton Verney Opera Competition, Compton Verney, England, United Kingdom
Dates of creation
1988-1989
Level of archival description
File 89
Extent and Medium
650 drawings (including 83 reprographic copies)
approximately 80 photographic materials
0.02 l.m. of textual records
1 roll of drawings
Scope and Content
File documents an unsuccessful competition entry for the Compton Verney Opera on the grounds of the Compton Verney manor house, in Compton Verney, in Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom. Material in this file was produced between 1988 and 1989.
File contains reference drawings, conceptual drawings, a large number of design development drawings as well as several presentation drawings. File also contains photographic materials and textual records.
Title: Architects' reports and textual records relating to acoustic properties of other opera houses, Compton Verney Opera Competition, Compton Verney, United Kingdom
Dates of creation: circa 1988-1989
Form: textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0.01 l.m. of textual records
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Title: Topographic surveys, site plans, elevations, sections and axonometrics for alternative schemes, Compton Verney Opera Competition, Compton Verney, United Kingdom
Dates of creation: circa 1988-1989
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
approximately 100 drawings
Dimensions:
ring binder: 32 x 47 x 7 cm (12 5/8 x 18 1/2 x 2 3/4 in.)
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Title: Design development drawings, including several sketch and schematic site plans, Compton Verney Opera Competition, Compton Verney, United Kingdom
Dates of creation: circa 1988-1989
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Description:
Also includes several rendered, axonometrics, perspectives, sections and area diagrams for alternative schemes for site layout, buildings and landscape, some early conceptual drawings
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Stage and Purpose:
design drawings
Extent and Medium:
365 drawings
Dimensions:
sheet (smallest): 17 x 19 cm (6 11/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
sheet (largest): 30 x 83 cm (11 13/16 x 32 11/16 in.)
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Title: Site and floor plans, elevations, sections, axonometrics and perspectives, including for architects' report, Compton Verney Opera Competition, Compton Verney, United Kingdom
Dates of creation: circa 1988-1989
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Stage and Purpose:
presentation drawings (proposals)
Extent and Medium:
93 drawings
Dimensions:
sheet (smallest): 21 x 21 cm (8 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.)
sheet (largest): 85 x 119 cm (33 7/16 x 46 7/8 in.)
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
