Part of:

• Fonds: James Stirling / Michael Wilford fonds, circa 1939-2004
•    Series: James Stirling/Michael Wilford professional papers, [ca. 1948-2004?]
•      Sub-series: Architectural projects, 1951-2004
•        Project: Biennale Bookshop, Venice, Italy, 1989-1993

People:

• James Stirling, Michael Wilford, and Associates (creator)
• Tom Muirhead (creator)
• Building Project St. Tec. Ass. (creator)
• James Stirling, Michael Wilford, and Associates (architectural firm)
• Tom Muirhead (architect)
• Building Project St. Tec. Ass. (architectural firm)
• James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)

Title:

Biennale Bookshop, Venice, Italy

Date:

1989-1993

Level of archival description:
File 91

Extent and medium:

• 217 drawings (including 152 reprographic copies)
  approximatively 341 photographic materials
  0.11 l.m. of textual records
  1 model

Scope and content:
File documents an executed project for a bookshop for the Biennale di Venezia, in Venice, Italy. The scheme, located in the Giardini di Castello, was designed by the office of James Stirling, Michael Wilford Associates in association with the architect Thomas Muirhead, and the firm Building Project. Material in this file was produced between 1989 and 1993.

File contains some early conceptual drawings, and several design development and presentation drawings. Photographic materials include views of Italian vernacular architecture by architect Norbert Heyers, views of the completed building by photographer Dida Biggi and of the presentation model by John Donat Photography. Textual documents include correspondence with Francesco Dal Co, director of La Biennale di Venezia, Settore Architettura in 1991, and reprographic copies of working drawings. File also contains a presentation model.

Reference number:

AP140.S2.SS1.D91

Arrangement:
Material in this project series was likely kept in its original order when it was first processed upon its arrival at CCA.

Location:

Venice Italy

Language of material:

• Documents are in English and Italian, with some in German.

Related units of description:

• See also AP140.S2.SS7.D1.P15, AP140.S2.SS7.D2.P8, AP140.S2.SS3.D14 and AP140.S2.SS4.D11 related to this project, including photographs and slides.

Contains:

• AP140.S2.SS1.D91.P1, Plans, elevations, sections, details, axonometrics and perspectives, Biennale Bookshop, Venice, Italy, circa 1989-1993
• AP140.S2.SS1.D91.P2, Plans, elevations, sections and details, including for structure and roof, Biennale Bookshop, Venice, Italy, circa 1989-1993
• AP140.S2.SS1.D91.P3, Rendered axonometrics for Biennale Bookshop building, Biennale Bookshop, Venice, Italy, circa 1989-1993
• AP140.S2.SS1.D91.P4, Rendered plan, elevation and section, Biennale Bookshop, Venice, Italy, circa 1989-1993
• AP140.S2.SS1.D91.P5, Site plans, floor plan, elevations and sections, some rendered, axonometrics, Biennale Bookshop, Venice, Italy, circa 1989-1993
• AP140.S2.SS1.D91.P6, Rendered axonometrics, Biennale Bookshop, Venice, Italy, circa 1989-1993
• AP140.S2.SS1.D91.P7, Site plan, Biennale bookshop, Venice, Italy, circa 1989-1991
• AP140.S2.SS1.D91.P8, Project presentation texts, site plans, plan, section and axonometrics, Biennale Bookshop, Venice, Italy, circa 1989-1993
• AP140.S2.SS1.D91.P9, Views of structure, building site and completed building, Biennale Bookshop, Venice, Italy, circa 1989-1993
• AP140.S2.SS1.D91.P10, Views of completed building, Biennale Bookshop, Venice, Italy, circa 1989-1993
• AP140.S2.SS1.D91.P11, Views of presentation drawings, Biennale Bookshop, Venice, Italy, circa 1989-1993
• AP140.S2.SS1.D91.P12, Views of drawings, Biennale Bookshop, Venice, Italy, circa 1989-1993
• AP140.S2.SS1.D91.P13, Views of model, Biennale Bookshop, Venice, Italy, circa 1989-1993
• AP140.S2.SS1.D91.P14, Views of Italian vernacular architecture, of building site and of completed building, Biennale Bookshop, Venice, Italy, circa 1989-1993
• AP140.S2.SS1.D91.P15, Views of completed building, Biennale Bookshop, Venice, Italy, circa 1989-1993
• AP140.S2.SS1.D91.P16, Conceptual and design development drawings including early sketch and schematic site plans, Biennale Bookshop, Venice, Italy, circa 1989-1993
• AP140.S2.SS1.D91.P18, Axonometrics, including for early alternative schemes for Biennale Bookshop, for publication purposes, some sketches, Biennale Bookshop, Venice, Italy, circa 1989-1993
• AP140.S2.SS1.D91.P22, Presentation model, Biennale bookshop, Venice, Italy, 1989 - 1991
• AP140.S2.SS1.D91.P23, View of completed building, Biennale Bookshop, Venice, Italy, circa 1989-1993
• AP140.S2.SS1.D91.P24, Reprographic copies of presentation drawings for alternative schemes, Biennale Bookshop, Venice, Italy, circa 1989-1993