James Stirling, Michael Wilford, and Associates (creator)
James Stirling, Michael Wilford, and Associates (architectural firm)
James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Title
Tate Gallery New Museums, London, England, United Kingdom
Dates of creation
1979-1988, predominant 1983-1988
Level of archival description
Sub-File 2
Extent and Medium
Approximately 1810 drawings (including 171 reprographic copies)
Approximately 420 photographic materials
0.89 l.m. of textual records
Scope and Content
Sub-file documents unexecuted projects for the Tate Gallery New Museums, in London, England. These additions to the Tate Gallery (now Tate Britain) were planned in several phases, to be constructed as funding was made available. The proposals included the Museum of Modern Sculpture, the Museum of New Art and a Study Centre to be erected on the Queen Alexandra Military Hospital site, situated to the east of the main Tate Gallery building. A Children's Museum was also planned. The New Museums projects were called off in 1987. Material in this Sub-file was produced between 1979 and 1988.
Sub-file contains measured and reference drawings, several conceptual and design development drawings as well as presentation drawings. Photographic materials include views of drawings and of a presentation model by Kandor Modelmakers. Sub-file also contains textual records.
Title: Sections, axonometrics and a perspective for the Museum of Modern Sculpture and Museum of New Art, Tate Gallery New Museums, London, United Kingdom
Dates of creation: circa 1979-1988
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:
6 drawings
Dimensions:
sheets: 59 x 84 cm
Physical Description:
Some of the drawings have been removed from exhibition mats in which they were originally received.
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Title: Cadastral maps, measured drawings including plans and elevations of existing Tate Gallery, Tate Gallery New Museums, London, United Kingdom
Dates of creation: circa 1979-1988
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Description:
Cadastral maps, measured drawings including plans and elevations of existing Tate Gallery, Clore Gallery and Queen Alexandra Military Hospital buildings, photographs of existing buildings
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Stage and Purpose:
reference drawings
Extent and Medium:
69 drawings
Dimensions:
sheet (smallest): 23 x 22 cm
sheet (largest): 75 x 103 cm
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Title: Site and floor plans, sections and axonometrics for the Study Centre, rendered plans for Sculpture Court, Tate Gallery New Museums, London, United Kingdom
Dates of creation: circa 1979-1988
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Stage and Purpose:
design development drawings
Extent and Medium:
18 drawings
Dimensions:
sheet (smallest): 21 x 30 cm
sheet (largest): 42 x 60 cm
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Title: Schedules, early design development drawings including several sketch and schematic plans, Tate Gallery New Museums, London, United Kingdom
Dates of creation: circa 1979-1988
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Description:
schedules, early design development drawings including several sketch and schematic plans, axonometrics and perspectives for the Museum of New Art and Sculpture
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Stage and Purpose:
design development drawings
Extent and Medium:
61 drawings
Dimensions:
sheet (smallest): 21 x 30 cm
sheet (largest): 30 x 42 cm
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Title: Sketch layouts for presentation drawings, schedules and textual records, Tate Gallery New Museums, London, United Kingdom
Dates of creation: circa 1979-1988
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Description:
sketch layouts for presentation drawings, schedules and textual records, sketch and schematic site and floor plans, sections and axonometrics for the Museum of New Art and Sculpture and for the Study Centre
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Stage and Purpose:
design development drawings
Extent and Medium:
156 drawings
Dimensions:
sheet (smallest): 21 x 30 cm
sheet (largest): 30 x 42 cm
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Title: Sketch and schematic plans, sections and axonometrics for the Sculpture Court and for the Museum of New Art, Tate Gallery New Museums, London, United Kingdom
Dates of creation: circa 1979-1988
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Stage and Purpose:
design development drawings
Extent and Medium:
87 drawings
Dimensions:
sheet (smallest): 21 x 30 cm
sheet (largest): 30 x 42 cm
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Title: Schedules, early conceptual and design development drawings including sketch and schematic plans, Tate Gallery New Museums, London, United Kingdom
Dates of creation: circa 1979-1989
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)
Description:
schedules, early conceptual and design development drawings including sketch and schematic plans, sections, elevations and axonometrics for the Museum of New Art and Sculpture and for the Sculpture Court
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Stage and Purpose:
design drawings
Extent and Medium:
164 drawings
Dimensions:
sheet (smallest): 21 x 30 cm
sheet (largest): 41 x 60 cm
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Title: Floor plans and sections for the Museum of Modern Sculpture, Museum of New Art and Study Centre, Tate Gallery New Museums, London, United Kingdom
Dates of creation: circa 1979-1990
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:
21 drawings
Dimensions:
sheets: 60 x 85 cm
Credit line:
James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
