drawings, textual records
Correspondence, Invoices
DR2006:0100
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correspondence, financial records, clippings, notes, sketches, biographical notes, schedules, a black-and-white negative with views of archtiectural models [?], promotional materials, Christmas cards received by Cedric Price, memorandums, a business card, announcements, invitations, a 1961 British European Airways flight schedule, a sheet of transfer type, and membership lists for the 'Free Foresters Cricket Club' (1962),
1960-1962, 1972
Correspondence, Invoices
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DR2006:0100
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correspondence, financial records, clippings, notes, sketches, biographical notes, schedules, a black-and-white negative with views of archtiectural models [?], promotional materials, Christmas cards received by Cedric Price, memorandums, a business card, announcements, invitations, a 1961 British European Airways flight schedule, a sheet of transfer type, and membership lists for the 'Free Foresters Cricket Club' (1962),
drawings, textual records
1960-1962, 1972
textual records
ARCH153618
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transcript of a conference at Venice Biennale, Italy about American and European architectural traditions; rejected for publication by editorial board of Oppositions magazine. Participants include: Peter Eisenman, James Stirling, Carlo Aymonino, Aldo Rossi, Denise Scott Brown, Manfredo Tafuri, Giancarlo De Carlo, Raimund Abraham, John Hejduk, O.M. Ungers, Peter Smithson; in Italian and English
1 August 1976
Transcript of a conference at Venice Biennale
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ARCH153618
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transcript of a conference at Venice Biennale, Italy about American and European architectural traditions; rejected for publication by editorial board of Oppositions magazine. Participants include: Peter Eisenman, James Stirling, Carlo Aymonino, Aldo Rossi, Denise Scott Brown, Manfredo Tafuri, Giancarlo De Carlo, Raimund Abraham, John Hejduk, O.M. Ungers, Peter Smithson; in Italian and English
textual records
1 August 1976
ARCH255790
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Front row (left to right): - Pavilion of Ethiopia = Ethiopian Pavilion. Middle bottom row (left to right): - Africa Place Middle top row (left to right): - Ceylon Pavilion = Pavilion of Ceylon; - Cuban Pavilion = Pavilion of Cuba. Back row (left to right): - Australian Pavilion = Pavilion of Australia; - German Pavilion = Pavilion of Federal Republic of Germany; - European Communities Pavilion; - Pavilion of Great Britain; - Man the Producer Pavilion.
1967?
Partial view of the Île Notre-Dame site, Expo 67, Montréal, Québec
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ARCH255790
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Front row (left to right): - Pavilion of Ethiopia = Ethiopian Pavilion. Middle bottom row (left to right): - Africa Place Middle top row (left to right): - Ceylon Pavilion = Pavilion of Ceylon; - Cuban Pavilion = Pavilion of Cuba. Back row (left to right): - Australian Pavilion = Pavilion of Australia; - German Pavilion = Pavilion of Federal Republic of Germany; - European Communities Pavilion; - Pavilion of Great Britain; - Man the Producer Pavilion.
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Fonds
Álvaro Siza fonds
AP178
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The Álvaro Siza fonds documents the architectural work of Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza. Records in this fonds document Siza’s projects from 1958-2012, including built and unbuilt designs. A collaborative project was established between the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA), Fundação de Serralves, and Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian to allow for international research and access to the archive. The archive is shared by the three institutions with each institution holding different projects while collaborating on the descriptive work and increasing the visibility of the archive. The holdings at both the Fundação de Serralves and Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian focus on Siza’s Portuguese projects, while the portion of the archive held by the CCA mainly includes Siza’s projects abroad. All three institutions are committed to describing the archive and making it accessible for scholarly research. The processing of the Siza archive held by the CCA has been divided into four phases to allow for access to parts of the archive while still in process. For the first, second, and third phases, the processing archivist has described the projects from the fifties, sixties, and seventies, as well as projects for the IBA competition in Berlin, urban renewal projects in The Hague from the eighties, urban plans, museums, and individual houses between 1980 and 2000. The processing archivist has also described approximately 203 sketchbooks. Many of these sketchbooks include sketches related to architectural projects which were processed. The complete list of projects processed by the CCA to date can be found in series AP178.S1. The bulk of the Álvaro Siza fonds is arranged in Series AP178.S1, which contains documentation for over 200 of Siza’s architectural projects. Records in this archive are predominantly from 1970 to 2000. Series AP178.S1 mainly contains conceptual, design development, presentation, and working drawings. Also included are photographic materials, models, born digital records, and textual documentation, which include correspondence, project proposals, and notes. The architect’s creative process is captured in 282 sketchbooks arranged in Series AP178.S2. In all there are approximately 60 000 drawings, 3000 folders of textual documentation, 9.46 linear meters of photographs and negatives, 6,545 slides, 250 CD-ROMS, 101 floppy disks, and 371 models that document the architectural activities of Siza and his office. Among the drawings are sketches by Siza on various items, such as napkins, receipts, envelopes, or on the back of working drawings. The fonds contains several types of architectural projects including residential buildings, museums, universities, urban plans, offices, and city restorations. Of particular significance are the sketchbooks, comprised of sketches for architectural projects, Siza’s travels, people, and animals as well as notes and draft letters. The sketchbooks are organized in chronological order, starting in the late 1970’s to the beginning of the 2000’s. Locations, notes, and dates have also been identified on the front of each sketchbook along with the sketchbook number. The sketchbooks provide a unique perspective of Siza’s use of drawing as part of his work process.
1958-2002
Álvaro Siza fonds
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AP178
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The Álvaro Siza fonds documents the architectural work of Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza. Records in this fonds document Siza’s projects from 1958-2012, including built and unbuilt designs. A collaborative project was established between the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA), Fundação de Serralves, and Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian to allow for international research and access to the archive. The archive is shared by the three institutions with each institution holding different projects while collaborating on the descriptive work and increasing the visibility of the archive. The holdings at both the Fundação de Serralves and Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian focus on Siza’s Portuguese projects, while the portion of the archive held by the CCA mainly includes Siza’s projects abroad. All three institutions are committed to describing the archive and making it accessible for scholarly research. The processing of the Siza archive held by the CCA has been divided into four phases to allow for access to parts of the archive while still in process. For the first, second, and third phases, the processing archivist has described the projects from the fifties, sixties, and seventies, as well as projects for the IBA competition in Berlin, urban renewal projects in The Hague from the eighties, urban plans, museums, and individual houses between 1980 and 2000. The processing archivist has also described approximately 203 sketchbooks. Many of these sketchbooks include sketches related to architectural projects which were processed. The complete list of projects processed by the CCA to date can be found in series AP178.S1. The bulk of the Álvaro Siza fonds is arranged in Series AP178.S1, which contains documentation for over 200 of Siza’s architectural projects. Records in this archive are predominantly from 1970 to 2000. Series AP178.S1 mainly contains conceptual, design development, presentation, and working drawings. Also included are photographic materials, models, born digital records, and textual documentation, which include correspondence, project proposals, and notes. The architect’s creative process is captured in 282 sketchbooks arranged in Series AP178.S2. In all there are approximately 60 000 drawings, 3000 folders of textual documentation, 9.46 linear meters of photographs and negatives, 6,545 slides, 250 CD-ROMS, 101 floppy disks, and 371 models that document the architectural activities of Siza and his office. Among the drawings are sketches by Siza on various items, such as napkins, receipts, envelopes, or on the back of working drawings. The fonds contains several types of architectural projects including residential buildings, museums, universities, urban plans, offices, and city restorations. Of particular significance are the sketchbooks, comprised of sketches for architectural projects, Siza’s travels, people, and animals as well as notes and draft letters. The sketchbooks are organized in chronological order, starting in the late 1970’s to the beginning of the 2000’s. Locations, notes, and dates have also been identified on the front of each sketchbook along with the sketchbook number. The sketchbooks provide a unique perspective of Siza’s use of drawing as part of his work process.
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Fonds
1958-2002
ARCH255870
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Front row (left to right): - CN Pavilion = C.N.R. Pavilion = Canadian National Pavilion; - Man the Producer Pavilion. Middle bottom row (left to right): - Pavilion of Economic Progress; - Cuban Pavilion = Pavilion of Cuba. Middle top row (left to right): - Ceylon Pavilion = Pavilion of Ceylon; - European Communities Pavilion. Back row (left to right): - Australian Pavilion = Pavilion of Australia; - German Pavilion = Pavilion of Federal Republic of Germany; - Pavilion of Great Britain.
1967?
Partial view of the Île Notre-Dame site, Expo 67, Montréal, Québec
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ARCH255870
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Front row (left to right): - CN Pavilion = C.N.R. Pavilion = Canadian National Pavilion; - Man the Producer Pavilion. Middle bottom row (left to right): - Pavilion of Economic Progress; - Cuban Pavilion = Pavilion of Cuba. Middle top row (left to right): - Ceylon Pavilion = Pavilion of Ceylon; - European Communities Pavilion. Back row (left to right): - Australian Pavilion = Pavilion of Australia; - German Pavilion = Pavilion of Federal Republic of Germany; - Pavilion of Great Britain.
photographs
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112 photograph(s)
PH1988:0426:001-112
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Group consists of 112 photographic prints depicting the Victoria Falls Bridge over the Zambezi River, crossing the border between Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe and Livingstone, Zambia. Some photographs depict the processes of 1904-05 construction and 1929-1930 reconstruction of Victoria Falls Bridge. This collection also contains photographs of local communities, living conditions, and Europeans. Photographs were compiled by an engineer associated with the Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company.
engineering
1903-1962
Construction stages of Victoria Falls Bridge, Zambezi River, crossing the border between Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe and Livingstone, Zambia
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PH1988:0426:001-112
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Group consists of 112 photographic prints depicting the Victoria Falls Bridge over the Zambezi River, crossing the border between Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe and Livingstone, Zambia. Some photographs depict the processes of 1904-05 construction and 1929-1930 reconstruction of Victoria Falls Bridge. This collection also contains photographs of local communities, living conditions, and Europeans. Photographs were compiled by an engineer associated with the Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company.
photographs
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112 photograph(s)
1903-1962
engineering
Lessons from Bernard Rudofsky is the first retrospective to examine the life and work of the controversial architect, designer, and critic whose groundbreaking buildings, exhibitions, and fashion designs challenged the Western world’s perceptions of comfort and culture. The exhibition highlights the diverse contributions of a unique and underappreciated pioneer of(...)
Main galleries
4 July 2007 to 30 September 2007
Lessons from Bernard Rudofsky
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Lessons from Bernard Rudofsky is the first retrospective to examine the life and work of the controversial architect, designer, and critic whose groundbreaking buildings, exhibitions, and fashion designs challenged the Western world’s perceptions of comfort and culture. The exhibition highlights the diverse contributions of a unique and underappreciated pioneer of(...)
Main galleries
Mies in America
A profound thinker, painstaking artist, and one of the greatest architects in history, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe emigrated from Germany to the United States in 1938, when he was already in his fifties and one of the recognized masters of his profession. Transplanted from the Bauhaus (of which he was the last director) to a technical institute in Chicago, from the European(...)
Main galleries
17 October 2001 to 20 January 2002
Mies in America
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A profound thinker, painstaking artist, and one of the greatest architects in history, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe emigrated from Germany to the United States in 1938, when he was already in his fifties and one of the recognized masters of his profession. Transplanted from the Bauhaus (of which he was the last director) to a technical institute in Chicago, from the European(...)
Main galleries
graphic materials
ARCH252104
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Various posters advertising IAUS' educational programming, publications and exhibitions: Architecture in Japan, May 26 to June 23 1984 (application form included) IAUS Catalogue 7, Five Houses: Gwathmey Siegel Architects (order form) Architectural Education: Alternatives The High School Architecture Studio Office for Metropolitan Architecture: Toward a modern (re)construction of the European city: Four Housing Projects/ recent projects by Rem Koolhaas and Elia Zenghelis, March 12-May 28, 1982
1982
Various posters advertising IAUS' educational programming
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ARCH252104
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Various posters advertising IAUS' educational programming, publications and exhibitions: Architecture in Japan, May 26 to June 23 1984 (application form included) IAUS Catalogue 7, Five Houses: Gwathmey Siegel Architects (order form) Architectural Education: Alternatives The High School Architecture Studio Office for Metropolitan Architecture: Toward a modern (re)construction of the European city: Four Housing Projects/ recent projects by Rem Koolhaas and Elia Zenghelis, March 12-May 28, 1982
graphic materials
1982
AP197.S2.059
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The box contains VHS tapes that Kenneth Frampton was either involved in or may have used for research. VHS tapes include: Works of Shingu (1990-1992); Alvar Aalto: a vision of a better world (1998); Mies van der Rohe Pavilion award for European Architecture (1995); David by Moneo: A Place for Art at Wellesley College, a Geovision, INC. Production (1993); and Louis Kahn: Silence and Light, Michael Blackwood Productions. Several VHS tapes are unidentified. A negative roll depicting the Palais Royale is also included in this box.
circa 1990-2000
VHS tapes about the works of architects and architecture
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AP197.S2.059
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The box contains VHS tapes that Kenneth Frampton was either involved in or may have used for research. VHS tapes include: Works of Shingu (1990-1992); Alvar Aalto: a vision of a better world (1998); Mies van der Rohe Pavilion award for European Architecture (1995); David by Moneo: A Place for Art at Wellesley College, a Geovision, INC. Production (1993); and Louis Kahn: Silence and Light, Michael Blackwood Productions. Several VHS tapes are unidentified. A negative roll depicting the Palais Royale is also included in this box.
circa 1990-2000