Wayfarers' Chapel, Palos Verdes, California: Plan and sketch cross section for the chapel, with several sketches for the redwood bent trusses for the roof canopy

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People:

Lloyd Wright (architect)
Lloyd Wright (draughtsman)

Title:

Wayfarers' Chapel, Palos Verdes, California: Plan and sketch cross section for the chapel, with several sketches for the redwood bent trusses for the roof canopy

Date:

between 1946 and 1950

Description:

- This cross section for Wayfarers' Chapel, Palos Verdes, California, shows the interior looking towards the altar.

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)

Stage and Purpose:

design development drawings

Technique and media:

Graphite

Dimensions:

sheet: 40.5 x 76.3 cm

Reference number:

DR1987:0492

Drawing Type:

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

Method of Projection:

elevations (drawings)
sketch plans (drawings)
sketch cross section

Point of View:

general view
partial views
interior view

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- Sheet is trimmed unevenly and the l. edge is folded and creased.

Inscription:

inscribed and numbered - by the draughtsman, in graphite, c.: "CHOIR" and with numbers from 1 to 10 indicating pews; c. and l.c.: "A" [indicating plane of section]; c.r.: with calculations stamped and numbered - l.r. "#199" [job number]

Location:

United States

Subject:

architecture

Subject Descriptive Terms:

trusses

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

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