Wayfarers' Chapel, Palos Verdes, California: Half elevation developed on an equilateral parallelogram grid and details for the assembly for the chapel entrance bay, with elevation and plan for the bent trusses and a section detail through the lobby wall

Part of:

People:

Lloyd Wright (draughtsman)
Lloyd Wright (architect)

Title:

Date:

29 December 1949

Description:

- The assembly half elevation shown on this sheet of drawings for Wayfarers' Chapel, Palos Verdes, California, was developed on the equilateral parallelogram grid ruled in red pencil. The grid unit is inscribed on several orthographic drawings (eg. DR1987:0530) and is described by Lloyd Wright in the architect's statement (DR1987:0869:011:009).

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)

Stage and Purpose:

working drawings
assembly drawings
detail drawings

Technique and media:

Graphite and red pencil

Dimensions:

sheet: 92.8 x 121.1 cm

Reference number:

DR1987:0549

Drawing Type:

line drawings
mechanical drawings (tool-aided drawings)

Method of Projection:

plan (drawing)
sections (orthographic drawings)
elevation (drawing)
half elevation

Point of View:

general views
partial views

Inscription:

inscribed, dated and numbered - by the draughtsman, in graphite, l.l. to b.: with title; l.r.: "PALOS VERDES, CALIF. / LLOYD WRIGHT, ARCHITECT" and "DEC. 29, 1949 7 [sheet number]"; and in various locations: with identification of views, measurements, calculations and construction and assembly notes numbered - by the architect's son ? in graphite, l.r.: "#199" [job number]

Location:

United States

Subject:

architecture

Subject Descriptive Terms:

entrance
bay (building division)
trusses

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal

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