Bird's-eye perspective for the City in the Landscape proposal, Chicago

People:

Alfred Caldwell (architect)
Alfred Caldwell (draughtsman)

Title:

Bird's-eye perspective for the City in the Landscape proposal, Chicago

Date:

1942

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)

Stage and Purpose:

design development drawing

Technique and media:

Pen and black ink with traces of graphite

Dimensions:

sheet: 76.5 x 102.0 cm

Reference number:

DR1983:1090

Drawing Type:

line drawing
mechanical drawing (tool-aided drawing)
freehand drawing

Method of Projection:

perspective drawing

Point of View:

bird's-eye view
exterior view

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- Pinholes in each corner and along the edges. The edges are stained.

Inscription:

stamped - blind impressed, on the sheet, l.r.: "STRATHMORE / USE EITHER SIDE" [sideways; stamp is in the shape of a circle with the text along the outer edge and a Scottish thistle in the centre]

Subject:

architecture
urban planning

Credit line:
Centre Canadien d'Architecture/Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal; Don d'Alfred Caldwell/Gift of Alfred Caldwell

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