Wayfarers' Chapel, Palos Verdes, California: Partial elevations for the chapel developed on an equilateral parallelogram grid

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People:

Lloyd Wright (architect)
Lloyd Wright (draughtsman)

Title:

Wayfarers' Chapel, Palos Verdes, California: Partial elevations for the chapel developed on an equilateral parallelogram grid

Date:

between 1946 and 1950

Description:

- These partial elevations for Wayfarers' Chapel, Palos Verdes, California, were developed on an equilateral parallelogram grid. 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:

design development drawings

Technique and media:

Graphite with traces of orange ink

Dimensions:

sheet: 47.1 x 88.3 cm

Reference number:

DR1987:0509

Drawing Type:

line drawings
mechanical drawings (tool-aided drawings)

Method of Projection:

elevations (drawings)

Point of View:

partial views

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- Sheet is trimmed unevenly and the r. edge has small folds.

Inscription:

inscribed - by the draughtsman, in graphite, l.l.: "WL2 / 12" [2 is in superscript]; l.r.: "VERTIC [?] & HORIZONTAL 30[degrees] 60[degrees] / UNIT GRID / THRU IDENTICAL /MODULAR SYSTEM" stamped and numbered - l.r. "199" [job number]

Location:

United States

Subject:

architecture

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

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