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Architecttura di carta [Paper architecture] (1974)

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Architecttura di carta [Paper architecture] (1974)

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People

  • Alessandro Poli (archive creator)
  • Alessandro Poli (architect)

Title

Architecttura di carta [Paper architecture] (1974)

Dates of creation

1974-1979

Level of archival description

Project

Extent and Medium

  • 35 drawings
  • 4 photographs

Scope and Content

Project series comprises design work for a project entitled "Architecttura di carta" by Poli. Only one document in the series is dated 1977, and Poli dates the project as 1974 in his inventory. The project features designs for an object or building with a circular base and cone-like top. This work may have been prepared for an exhibition. The notes in the Storyboard include terms such as Crete (Greek island), church, representation, and museum. Some of the handwriting is in Greek. The material in this project series includes 3 large presentation type panels, which feature drawings, sketches, texts and calculations. Similar material is included in the project's Storyboard. In addition, there are 6 circular drawings on cardstock. The 4 photographs in the series depict the design object or building.

Reference Number

AP148.S1.1974.PR01

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    • Reference Number: AP148.S1.1974.PR01.001
    • Title: Sketches, graphic materials, and notes, Paper architecture
    • Dates of creation: ca. 1974, 1977
    • Form: drawings
    • Catalogued items within this file 5

    People:

    • Alessandro Poli (archive creator)

    Description:

    26 pages of drawings, sketches, graphic materials, and notes on the project, many of which are duplicated on the presentation panels.

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 file(s)

    Extent and Medium:

    • 26 drawings

    Dimensions:

    sheets: 36 × 25 cm (14 3/16 × 9 13/16 in.)

    Credit line:

    Alessandro Poli fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de Alessandro Poli/
    Gift of Alessandro Poli

    Folder Number:

    148-003-012

    Objects that have been catalogued:

    • Pattern book for transparent self-adhesive raster foil for design work (from the project file Architecttura di carta [Paper architecture])
      • ARCH400380
      • Pattern book for transparent self-adhesive raster foil for design work (from the project file Architecttura di carta [Paper architecture])
      • Form: textual records
    • Photograph of a model for Architecttura di carta [Paper architecture]
    • Photograph of a model for Architecttura di carta [Paper architecture]
    • Photograph of a model for Architecttura di carta [Paper architecture]
    • Photograph of a model for Architecttura di carta [Paper architecture]
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    • Reference Number: AP148.S1.1974.PR01.002
    • Title: Photographs, Paper architecture
    • Dates of creation: ca. 1974
    • Form: photographs
    • Catalogued items within this file 4

    People:

    • Alessandro Poli (archive creator)

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 file(s)

    Extent and Medium:

    • 4 photographs

    Credit line:

    Alessandro Poli fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de Alessandro Poli/
    Gift of Alessandro Poli

    Folder Number:

    148-004-015

    Objects that have been catalogued:

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    • Reference Number: AP148.S1.1974.PR01.003
    • Title: Circular study drawings, Paper architecture
    • Dates of creation: ca. 1974
    • Form: drawings
    • Catalogued items within this file 3

    People:

    • Alessandro Poli (archive creator)

    Description:

    Drawings with annotations.

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 file(s)

    Extent and Medium:

    • 3 drawings

    Dimensions:

    sheets: 32 × 22 cm (12 5/8 × 8 11/16 in.)

    Credit line:

    Alessandro Poli fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de Alessandro Poli/
    Gift of Alessandro Poli

    Folder Number:

    148-004-016

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    • Reference Number: AP148.S1.1974.PR01.004
    • Title: Circular study drawings, Paper architecture
    • Dates of creation: ca. 1974
    • Form: drawings
    • Catalogued items within this file 3

    People:

    • Alessandro Poli (archive creator)

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 file(s)

    Extent and Medium:

    • 3 drawings

    Dimensions:

    sheet (diameter): 32 cm

    Credit line:

    Alessandro Poli fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de Alessandro Poli/
    Gift of Alessandro Poli

    Folder Number:

    148-003-013

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    • Reference Number: AP148.S1.1974.PR01.005
    • Title: Project collage drawings on panels, Paper architecture
    • Dates of creation: ca. 1974
    • Form: drawings
    • Catalogued items within this file 3

    People:

    • Alessandro Poli (archive creator)

    Description:

    Panels with drawings, sketches, notes and montages of drawings and collages.

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 file(s)

    Extent and Medium:

    • 3 drawings

    Dimensions:

    sheets: 101 × 71 cm (39 3/4 × 27 15/16 in.)

    Credit line:

    Alessandro Poli fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de Alessandro Poli/
    Gift of Alessandro Poli

    Folder Number:

    148-001-013

    Objects that have been catalogued:

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