Visual and textual documents from the Office of Peter Eisenman

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People:

Peter Eisenman (model maker)
Peter Eisenman (draughtsman)
Peter Eisenman (architect)
Peter Eisenman (archive creator)

Title:

Visual and textual documents from the Office of Peter Eisenman

Date:

1951-1978

Description:

- This group of visual and textual documents from the office of Peter Eisenman includes miscellaneous unidentified drawings, mostly conceptual sketches, all by Eisenman except for eleven drawings for an unidentified project (DR1994:0165:077-087). The drawings by Eisenman include: drawings for unidentified houses, possibly House III and House VI (DR1994:0165:030-076); conceptual sketches, possibly for House IV (DR1994:0165:126-128); drawings for an unidentified house, possibly House X and diagrams prepared for an unidentified publication, possibly concerning House X (DR1994:0165:088-103); drawings for an unidentified row house (DR1994:0165:100-102); and doodles and layouts for an unidentified book (DR1994:0165:104-125).

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
132 drawing(s), manuscript(s), model(s), negative(s), reprographic copy(ies)

Stage and Purpose:

conceptual drawings
design development drawings
presentation drawings (proposals)
study models
detail drawings

Extent and medium:

132 drawings and other materials

Dimensions:

sheets (range): 10,6 to 76,4 x 6,1 to 107,2 cm negative: 93 x 85 cm

Reference number:

DR1994:0165:001-132

Drawing Type:

line drawings
mechanical drawings (tool-aided drawings)
freehand drawings
doodles
sketches
thumbnail sketches

Document Type:

notes

Method of Projection:

sketch axonometric drawings
axonometric drawings
scale drawings
floor plans
sections (orthographic drawings)
sketch elevations (drawings)
sketch plans (drawings)
sketch site plan
sketch sections (orthographic drawings)

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

model pieces include many cardboard, some wood, a few clear plastic sheets, a few Plexiglas, and one Fome-Cor

Location:

United States

Subject:

architecture

Subject Descriptive Terms:

buildings
row house

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

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