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: Clore Gallery and Tate Gallery New Museums, London, England, United Kingdom, 1978-1990

People:

• James Stirling, Michael Wilford, and Associates (creator)
• James Stirling, Michael Wilford, and Associates (architectural firm)
• James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)

Title:

Tate Gallery New Museums, London, England, United Kingdom

Date:

1979-1988, predominant 1983-1988

Level of archival description:
Sub-File 2

Extent and medium:

• Approximately 1810 drawings (including 171 reprographic copies)
  Approximately 420 photographic materials
  0.89 l.m. of textual records

Scope and content:
Sub-file documents unexecuted projects for the Tate Gallery New Museums, in London, England. These additions to the Tate Gallery (now Tate Britain) were planned in several phases, to be constructed as funding was made available. The proposals included the Museum of Modern Sculpture, the Museum of New Art and a Study Centre to be erected on the Queen Alexandra Military Hospital site, situated to the east of the main Tate Gallery building. A Children's Museum was also planned. The New Museums projects were called off in 1987. Material in this Sub-file was produced between 1979 and 1988.

Sub-file contains measured and reference drawings, several conceptual and design development drawings as well as presentation drawings. Photographic materials include views of drawings and of a presentation model by Kandor Modelmakers. Sub-file also contains textual records.

Reference number:

AP140.S2.SS1.D60.SD2

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

Language of material:

• Documents are in English.

Contains:

• AP140.S2.SS1.D60.SD2.P1, Plans, sections and elevations for New Museums fundraising exhibition layout, Tate Gallery New Museums, London, United Kingdom, circa 1979-1988
• AP140.S2.SS1.D60.SD2.P2, Floor plan, elevations, sections, axonometrics and details for the Study Centre, Tate Gallery New Museums, London, United Kingdom, circa 1979-1988
• AP140.S2.SS1.D60.SD2.P3, View of drawings for the Study Centre, Tate Gallery New Museums, London, United Kingdom, circa 1979-1988
• AP140.S2.SS1.D60.SD2.P4, Elevations for the Museum of Modern Sculpture and Museum of New Art, Tate Gallery New Museums, London, United Kingdom, circa 1979-1988
• AP140.S2.SS1.D60.SD2.P5, Sections, axonometrics and a perspective for the Museum of Modern Sculpture and Museum of New Art, Tate Gallery New Museums, London, United Kingdom, circa 1979-1988
• AP140.S2.SS1.D60.SD2.P6, Floor plans and sections for the Museum of Modern Sculpture and Museum of New Art, Tate Gallery New Museums, London, United Kingdom, circa 1979-1988
• AP140.S2.SS1.D60.SD2.P7, Site plans and floor plan for the Museum of Modern Sculpture and Museum of New Art, Tate Gallery New Museums, London, United Kingdom, circa 1979-1988
• AP140.S2.SS1.D60.SD2.P8, Cadastral maps, measured drawings including plans and elevations of existing Tate Gallery, Tate Gallery New Museums, London, United Kingdom, circa 1979-1988
• AP140.S2.SS1.D60.SD2.P9, Site and floor plans, sections and axonometrics for the Study Centre, rendered plans for Sculpture Court, Tate Gallery New Museums, London, United Kingdom, circa 1979-1988
• AP140.S2.SS1.D60.SD2.P10, Elevations for the Museum of Modern Sculpture and Museum of New Art, Tate Gallery New Museums, London, United Kingdom, circa 1979-1988
• AP140.S2.SS1.D60.SD2.P11, Plans, elevations, sections, axonometrics and perspective, Tate Gallery New Museums, London, United Kingdom, citca 1979-1988
• AP140.S2.SS1.D60.SD2.P12, Elevations, sections, axonometrics and perspectives, Tate Gallery New Museums, London, United Kingdom, circa 1979-1988
• AP140.S2.SS1.D60.SD2.P13, Floor plans for the Museum of New Art and Sculpture and for the Study Centre, Tate Gallery New Museums, London, United Kingdom, circa 1979-1988
• AP140.S2.SS1.D60.SD2.P14, Schedules, early schematic site and floor plans, sections, Tate Gallery New Museums, United Kingdom, circa 1979-1988
• AP140.S2.SS1.D60.SD2.P15, Site plans, plans including for skylights, sections, Tate Gallery New Museums, London, United Kingdom, circa 1979-1988
• AP140.S2.SS1.D60.SD2.P16, Conceptual and design development drawings, including sketch and schematic plans, Tate Gallery New Museums, London, United Kingdom, circa 1979-1988
• AP140.S2.SS1.D60.SD2.P17, Site and floor plans, elevations, Tate Gallery New Museums, London, United Kingdom, circa 1979-1988
• AP140.S2.SS1.D60.SD2.P18, Floor plans, and elevations, Tate Gallery New Museums, London, United Kingdom, circa 1979-1988
• AP140.S2.SS1.D60.SD2.P19, Alternative site plans, schematic floor plans, sections, Tate Gallery New Museums, London, United Kingdom, circa 1979-1988
• AP140.S2.SS1.D60.SD2.P20, Conceptual and design development drawings, including sketch and schematic plans, Tate Gallery New Museums, London, United Kingdom, circa 1978-1988
• AP140.S2.SS1.D60.SD2.P21, Views of drawings and of presentation model, Tate Gallery New Museums, London, United Kingdom, circa 1978-1988
• AP140.S2.SS1.D60.SD2.P22, Views of drawings, Tate Gallery New Museums, London, United Kingdom, circa 1979-1988
• AP140.S2.SS1.D60.SD2.P24, Schedules, early design development drawings including several sketch and schematic plans, Tate Gallery New Museums, London, United Kingdom, circa 1979-1988
• AP140.S2.SS1.D60.SD2.P25, Schedules and textual records, sketch and schematic site and floor plans, Tate Gallery New Museums, London, United Kingdom, circa 1979-1988
• AP140.S2.SS1.D60.SD2.P26, Sketch layouts for presentation drawings, schedules and textual records, Tate Gallery New Museums, London, United Kingdom, circa 1979-1988
• AP140.S2.SS1.D60.SD2.P27, Sketch and schematic plans, sections and axonometrics for the Sculpture Court and for the Museum of New Art, Tate Gallery New Museums, London, United Kingdom, circa 1979-1988
• AP140.S2.SS1.D60.SD2.P28, Sketch and schematic site and floor plans, sections and axonometrics, Tate Gallery New Museums, London, United Kingdom, circa 1979-1988
• AP140.S2.SS1.D60.SD2.P29, Schedules, early conceptual and design development drawings including sketch and schematic plans, Tate Gallery New Museums, London, United Kingdom, circa 1979-1989
• AP140.S2.SS1.D60.SD2.P30, Site and floor plans, elevations, sections, axonometrics and perspectives, Tate Gallery New Museums, London, United Kingdom, circa 1979-1988
• AP140.S2.SS1.D60.SD2.P31, Floor plans, sections and axonometrics for Museum of New Art and Sculpture, Tate Gallery New Museums, London, United Kingdom, circa 1979-1988
• AP140.S2.SS1.D60.SD2.P32, Site and floor plans, elevations, sections and axonometrics for the Study Centre, Tate Gallery New Museums, London, United Kingdom, circa 1979-1988
• AP140.S2.SS1.D60.SD2.P33, Floor plans and sections for the Museum of Modern Sculpture, Museum of New Art and Study Centre, Tate Gallery New Museums, London, United Kingdom, circa 1979-1990
• AP140.S2.SS1.D60.SD2.P34, Floor plans, elevations and sections for the Study Centre, Tate Gallery New Museums, London, United Kingdom, circa 1979-1988
• AP140.S2.SS1.D60.SD2.P35, Schematic plans, sections and axonometrics for the Study Centre, Tate Gallery New Museums, London, United Kingdom, circa 1979-1988
• AP140.S2.SS1.D60.SD2.P36, Site plans, plans and elevations of existing Queen Alexandra Military Hospital buildings, Tate Gallery New Museums, London, United Kingdom, circa 1979-1988
• AP140.S2.SS1.D60.SD2.P37, Sketch plan and section, schematic axonometric for the Museum of New Art and Sculpture, Tate Gallery New Museums, London, United Kingdom, circa 1979-1988
• AP140.S2.SS1.D60.SD2.P38, Architects' report for the New Museums, Tate Gallery New Museums, London, United Kingdom, circa 1979-1988