Lehigh Airports Competition Entry: Detail for airport plan showing airplane circulation

People:

Lloyd Wright (draughtsman)
Lloyd Wright (architect)

Title:

Lehigh Airports Competition Entry: Detail for airport plan showing airplane circulation

Date:

1929

Description:

- The lower right corner of the airport is shown, including amphibian landing, station and part of the hangars. Graphite lines with arrows indicate the circulation route of taxiing airplanes as they pick up and deposit passengers under the station. This drawing is one of a series of eight drawings in which the architect works out airplane circulation (DR1987:0347 - DR1987:0349, DR1987:0352 - DR1987:0354, DR1987:0358 and DR1987:0390). For a more detailed discussion of this drawing and its relationship to others in the series, consult Shubert.

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)

Stage and Purpose:

design drawing

Technique and media:

Graphite

Dimensions:

sheet: 23.6 x 25.7 cm

Reference number:

DR1987:0353

Drawing Type:

line drawing
freehand drawing

Method of Projection:

sketch plans (drawings)

Point of View:

partial view

Inscription:

inscribed - by the draughtsman, in graphite, c.r.: "DRIVE WAY" numbered - by the architect's son ? graphite, u.l.: "#61" [job number] numbered - by the dealer, in graphite, verso, l.r.: "LW87.009"

Subject:

architecture

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

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