Lehigh Airports Competition Entry: Elevation and details for pier ornament

People:

Lloyd Wright (architect)
Lloyd Wright (draughtsman)

Title:

Lehigh Airports Competition Entry: Elevation and details for pier ornament

Date:

1929

Description:

- This elevation shows an alternate design for the ribbed or V-shaped decorative motif to be used on the face of piers on the exterior of the plane sheds, station and observation tower. The architect is working out the thickness of the ribbing. A detail similar to the elevation appears on the submitted competition panel (DR1987:0359). Wright used a similar V-shaped motif in other contemporary projects.

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)

Stage and Purpose:

design drawings

Technique and media:

Graphite

Dimensions:

sheet: 31.0 x 26.5 cm

Reference number:

DR1987:0357

Drawing Type:

line drawings
freehand drawings

Method of Projection:

perspective drawings
sketch elevations (drawings)
sketch section

Point of View:

partial view

Inscription:

numbered - by the architect's son ? graphite, l.r.: "#61" [job number] numbered - by the dealer, in graphite, verso, l.l.: "LW87.026"

Subject:

architecture

Subject Descriptive Terms:

ornament
piers (supporting elements)

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

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