Bennington College Arts Centre

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• Fonds: Cedric Price fonds, 1903-2006, predominant 1953-2000
•    Series: Projects, 1903-2003, predominant 1960-2000
•      Project: Bennington College Arts Centre, 1970-1973

People

• Robertson Ward Jr. (architect)
• Cedric Price (consultant)
• Engineers Collaborative (consulting engineering firm)
• Cedric Price (archive creator)

Title

Bennington College Arts Centre

Dates of creation

1970-1973

Level of archival description

File 13

Extent and Medium

• 18 reprographic copies

Scope and Content

File documents a project for an arts centre at Bennington College, Vermont. It was designed by the Chicago-based firm of Robertson Ward Jr., F.A.I.A. for whom Price was a consultant while he worked on other projects in Detroit (see Detroit Think Grid, 1954-1968, AP144.S2.D73). Design requirements specified that no metal or rubber materials be used, and Price collaborated on the development of custom structural wood connectors. Architectural working drawings show Phase 1 of the project for a two-storey studio (1970). Later structural drawings, created in collaboration with Chicago consulting engineers, The Engineers Collaborative, show both a visual arts building and a performing arts building. Material in this file was produced between 1970 and 1973.

All drawings are stamped and signed by Robertson Ward. Jr., registered architect, State of Vermont.

Information on attribution based on the content of the file and on notes by Howard Shubert, CCA Curator of Prints and Drawings, in conversation with Cedric Price.

File contains working drawings.

Reference Number

AP144.S2.D13

Arrangement

Materials in this series were kept in the original order in which they were received.

Location

Bennington Vermont United States

Language of material

English

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  • Reference Number: DR1995:0246:001-006
  • Title: Plans, elevations, roof plan, reflected ceiling plan
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Cedric Price (archive creator)

  Description:

  plans, elevations, roof plan, reflected ceiling plan, building sections, wall details, window details, room finish schedule, door schedule, door and entrance details, and isometric detail

  Quantity / Object type:

  6 working drawing(s)

  Extent and Medium:

  • 6 reprographic copies

  Technique and media:

  Reprographic copies on translucent paper

  Dimensions:

  sheets: 87 x 114 cm

  Credit line:

  Cedric Price fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  

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  • Reference Number: DR1995:0246:007-018
  • Title: Framing plans, roof framing plan, detail sections, truss details, andstructural details
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Cedric Price (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  12 working drawing(s)

  Extent and Medium:

  • 12 reprographic copies

  Technique and media:

  Reprographic copies on translucent paper

  Dimensions:

  sheets: 87 x 114 cm

  Credit line:

  Cedric Price fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal