Series
Teaching and lectures
AP149.S4
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The series consists of Vikram Bhatt and Witold Rybczynski's teachning and lecture materials for their seminars, lectures and courses at the McGill School of Architecture. The material was produced between 1976 and 2008 and consists predominantly of slides, used as reference materials or for presentations, as well as course notes and syllabi.
1970-2008
Teaching and lectures
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AP149.S4
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The series consists of Vikram Bhatt and Witold Rybczynski's teachning and lecture materials for their seminars, lectures and courses at the McGill School of Architecture. The material was produced between 1976 and 2008 and consists predominantly of slides, used as reference materials or for presentations, as well as course notes and syllabi.
Series
1970-2008
textual records
ARCH273148
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Group consists of some sheet of the dummy for the thesis "Low Cost Thermal Curtains for Passive Solar Energy Applications" by Witold Rybcynski and Vikram Bhatt for the Minimum Cost Housing Group.
ca. 1980
Low Cost Thermal Curtains for Passive Solar Energy Applications
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ARCH273148
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Group consists of some sheet of the dummy for the thesis "Low Cost Thermal Curtains for Passive Solar Energy Applications" by Witold Rybcynski and Vikram Bhatt for the Minimum Cost Housing Group.
textual records
ca. 1980
archives
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Fonds
AP149
Synopsis:
The Minimum Cost Housing Group fonds documents the publications related to the research projects for low-cost housing and energy conservation undertaken by the Minimum Cost Housing Group of the McGill School of Architecture from the early 1970s to the early 2000s. The documents in the fonds consist of textual records, photographs and artefacts relating to over 20 of the group's publications, theses, research papers, offices records and reference material.
1947, 1970-2012
Minimum Cost Housing Group fonds
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AP149
Synopsis:
The Minimum Cost Housing Group fonds documents the publications related to the research projects for low-cost housing and energy conservation undertaken by the Minimum Cost Housing Group of the McGill School of Architecture from the early 1970s to the early 2000s. The documents in the fonds consist of textual records, photographs and artefacts relating to over 20 of the group's publications, theses, research papers, offices records and reference material.
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Fonds
1947, 1970-2012
Sub-series
Visual material
AP149.S4.SS2
Description:
File consists of slides library of visual material for lectures and courses given by Witold Rybczynski or Vikram Bhatt for presentation related to the Minimum Cost Housing Group or for seminars of the School of Architecture. The material was produced between 1970 and 2001 and includes slides on low-cost housing, alternative energy, urban argiculture, and human settlement in developping countries.
1970-2001
Visual material
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AP149.S4.SS2
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File consists of slides library of visual material for lectures and courses given by Witold Rybczynski or Vikram Bhatt for presentation related to the Minimum Cost Housing Group or for seminars of the School of Architecture. The material was produced between 1970 and 2001 and includes slides on low-cost housing, alternative energy, urban argiculture, and human settlement in developping countries.
Sub-series
1970-2001
textual records
Copies of theses
ARCH273154
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Group consists of a copy of the thesis "Double-Vault Composting Toilet: A-State-of-the-Art Review" by Witold Rybczynski and the thesis "A Low Cost Garbage Bag Solar Water Heater" by Vikram Bhatt and V.S. Nataraj for the Minimun Cost Housing Group.
1980-1981
Copies of theses
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ARCH273154
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Group consists of a copy of the thesis "Double-Vault Composting Toilet: A-State-of-the-Art Review" by Witold Rybczynski and the thesis "A Low Cost Garbage Bag Solar Water Heater" by Vikram Bhatt and V.S. Nataraj for the Minimun Cost Housing Group.
textual records
1980-1981
Project
Study of human settlements
AP149.S1.1986.PR01
Description:
This project series documents Minimum Cost Housing Group's human settlement study in developping countries, mainly in India and in China, in the 1970s and 1980s. The project led to three publications series "How the Other Half Builds" (Volume 1: Space, Volume 2: Plots and Volume 3: The Self-Selection Process). A series of audio-visual training packages entitled "Human Settlements Training Packages" was also produced in relation with this study. They produced a total of six series comprised of slides and audio cassettes that provide new ideas for planning low-income housing and low-cost technologies. The production of these training packages is based on years of field work in China and in India, and research in collobaration with the Vastu-Shilpa Foundation in Ahmedabad, India. The material in this project series was produced between 1985 and 1993. The files contain a large collection of slides of the training packages, guides for the slide show presentations, and various textual records related to the production of the training packages. The project series also comprises correspondence with the Vastu-Shilpa Foundation and sketchbooks with study drawings of housing mainly in India, possibly by Vikram Bhatt. The file also includes textual records related to the production of the publications series "How the Other Half Builds", as well as dummies for the publications and the final version of the books.
1985-1993
Study of human settlements
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AP149.S1.1986.PR01
Description:
This project series documents Minimum Cost Housing Group's human settlement study in developping countries, mainly in India and in China, in the 1970s and 1980s. The project led to three publications series "How the Other Half Builds" (Volume 1: Space, Volume 2: Plots and Volume 3: The Self-Selection Process). A series of audio-visual training packages entitled "Human Settlements Training Packages" was also produced in relation with this study. They produced a total of six series comprised of slides and audio cassettes that provide new ideas for planning low-income housing and low-cost technologies. The production of these training packages is based on years of field work in China and in India, and research in collobaration with the Vastu-Shilpa Foundation in Ahmedabad, India. The material in this project series was produced between 1985 and 1993. The files contain a large collection of slides of the training packages, guides for the slide show presentations, and various textual records related to the production of the training packages. The project series also comprises correspondence with the Vastu-Shilpa Foundation and sketchbooks with study drawings of housing mainly in India, possibly by Vikram Bhatt. The file also includes textual records related to the production of the publications series "How the Other Half Builds", as well as dummies for the publications and the final version of the books.
Project
1985-1993
photographs
ARCH253694
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Photograph of the members of the Minimum Cost Housing Group at the Ecol House, including Vikram Bhatt and Alvaro Ortega.
n.d.
Group photographs of the Minimum Cost Housing Group members
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ARCH253694
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Photograph of the members of the Minimum Cost Housing Group at the Ecol House, including Vikram Bhatt and Alvaro Ortega.
photographs
n.d.
photographs
AP149.S1.1972.PR01.007
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Photograph of the members of the Minimum Cost Housing Group at the Ecol House, including Vikram Bhatt and Alvaro Ortega.
n.d.
Group photographs of the Minimum Cost Housing Group members
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AP149.S1.1972.PR01.007
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Photograph of the members of the Minimum Cost Housing Group at the Ecol House, including Vikram Bhatt and Alvaro Ortega.
photographs
n.d.
photographs
ARCH273339
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Photograph for the thesis "Energy Conservation in Greenhouses through the Use of Retractable Insulation" by Witold Rybczynski and Vikram Bhatt for the Minimum Cost Housing Group.
1980 or before
View on a retractable curtain for greenhouse
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ARCH273339
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Photograph for the thesis "Energy Conservation in Greenhouses through the Use of Retractable Insulation" by Witold Rybczynski and Vikram Bhatt for the Minimum Cost Housing Group.
photographs
1980 or before
photographs
AP149.S2.SS1.021
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Photograph for the thesis "Energy Conservation in Greenhouses through the Use of Retractable Insulation" by Witold Rybczynski and Vikram Bhatt for the Minimum Cost Housing Group.
1980 or before
View on a retractable curtain for greenhouse
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AP149.S2.SS1.021
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Photograph for the thesis "Energy Conservation in Greenhouses through the Use of Retractable Insulation" by Witold Rybczynski and Vikram Bhatt for the Minimum Cost Housing Group.
photographs
1980 or before