Part of:

People:

Cedric Price (architect)
Keiichi Saiki (assistant architect)
Cedric Price (archive creator)

Title:

Magnet

Date:

1978, 1990-2001, predominant 1995-1996

Level of archival description:
File 170

Extent and medium:

792 reprographic copies
616 drawings
29 panels
11 models + other pieces
1 artefact
0.59 l.m. of textual records
0.18 l.m. of photographic materials

Scope and content:
File documents a project for a series of temporary, moveable structures - "Magnets" - designed to enhance access and transportation options, and/or provide other amenities such as views, information, or safety. Magnets were applied to ten sites in the Greater London area in England, and feasability studies were carried out for sites in Tokyo, Japan. Keiichi Saiki, Price's chief assistant on the project, chose the Tokyo sites and also produced a significant number of the project's conceptual drawings. Material in this file was produced in 1978 and between 1990 and 2001, but predominantly between 1995 and 1996.

File contains conceptual drawings, design development drawings, presentation drawings, publication drawings, reference drawings, other drawings, presentation panels, other panels, a presentation model, other models, photographic materials, an artefact, and textual records.

Reference number:

AP144.S2.D170

Arrangement:
Materials in this series were kept in the original order in which they were received.

Conditions governing access:

File contains nominative information; cannot be accessed without approval from the archivist.

Location:

Greater London England United Kingdom

Language of material:

English, Japanese, German, French, Serbian

Related units of description:

For additional materials related to this project, see files DR2004:0343 and DR2004:0815 in this fonds. The following files in this project series contain materials related to other projects in this fonds: File DR2004:0808 contains a diagram related to Stratton (AP144.S2.D155); File DR2004:0806 contains a sketch related to Generator (AP144.S2.D100); File DR2004:0787 contains drawings that possibly relate to Potteries Thinkbelt (AP144.S2.D56); File DR2004:0783 contains a panel that possibly relate to Halmag (AP144.S2.D178); File DR2004:0777 contains a diagram related to City (AP144.S2.D182); Files DR2004:0751 and DR2004:0761 contain drawings related to Bat Hat (AP144.S2.D127); File DR2004:0712 contains a clipping related to McVance (AP144.S2.D176); Files DR2004:0752, DR2004:0773, DR2004:0805 and DR2004:0808 contain photographic and textual material that relates to AFX (AP144.S2.D177); Files DR2004:0776 and DR2004:0777 contain textual materials that relate to Mean (AP144.S2.D181) and IFPRI (AP144.S2.D183); File DR2004:0774 contains textual material that relates to Duck Land (AP144.S2.D153).