Main entry:

Price, Cedric.

Title & Author:

Cedric Price fonds, 1903-2006, predominant 1953-2000.

Description:

Arranged by series: Series 1. Student work. Series 2. Projects. Series 3. Professional and personal records. Series 4. Library. Series 5. Printed material. Series 6. Photographic materials. Series 7. Models, samples and artefacts. Series 8. Audio-visual materials. Series 9. Awards.

Restrictions:

Access by appointment only.

Notes:
Consists of 20,325 drawings (including 7,861 reprographic copies), 80.05 l.m. of textual records, 16.8 l.m. of photographic materials and other material.
Other material includes 403 panels, 214 maps, 115 audiocassettes, 56 models (plus an undefined number of model pieces), 85 posters, 35 artefacts (plus an undefined number of artefacts), 14 videocassettes, 5 film reels, 4 audio reels, 4 rolls, 2 collages, and 1 layout.
For copyright information or permission to reproduce material from the collection, please contact the CCA (reproductions@cca.qc.ca).
Documents are predominantly in English, with some in German, French, Italian, Spanish, Thai, Finnish, Dutch, Serbian, Japanese, Norwegian and Swedish.

Summary:

The Cedric Price fonds documents the personal activities and professional practice of the architect, and includes his student work and architectural and urban planning projects. The fonds also contains substantial textual records that document Cedric Price's teaching, lecture, publication, and exhibition activities. The archive comprises over 200 projects, from student work of the 1950s at the University of Cambridge and the Architectural Association to projects undertaken as late as 2000. Key projects that are represented include New Aviary (1960-1966), Fun Palace (1961-1974), Potteries Thinkbelt (1963-1967), Inter-Action Centre (1971-1979), Generator (1976-1980), and Magnet (1995-1996).

Biographical note:

Cedric Price: architect; born Stone, Staffordshire, England, 1934; died London, 2003.

Resources:
Finding aid
Finding aid

Subject:

Price, Cedric.
Architecture, Modern 20th century.
Architecture Great Britain History 20th century.
Architecture 20e siècle.
Architecture Grande-Bretagne Histoire 20e siècle.
Architecture.
Architecture, Modern.
Great Britain.

Form/genre:

Fonds (collections)
History.

Holdings:

Location: Library prints and drawings collection 286374
Call No.: AP144
Status: Available