drawings, textual records
AP148.S1.1971.PR01.002
Description:
Some of the works in this file are signed Alessandro Poli-Superstudio. Also includes original competition poster.
ca. 1971
Presentation drawings, panel collages, and competition poster, Competition Modena cemetery
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AP148.S1.1971.PR01.002
Description:
Some of the works in this file are signed Alessandro Poli-Superstudio. Also includes original competition poster.
drawings, textual records
ca. 1971
Series
Records for various projects
AP148.S2
Description:
This series includes drawings and sketchbooks on various projects, including lamps design and material culture, dated between 1969 and 1984. The series also contains documentation on various subjet of interest to Alessandro Poli and a photograph of Superstudio.
1969-1992
Records for various projects
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AP148.S2
Description:
This series includes drawings and sketchbooks on various projects, including lamps design and material culture, dated between 1969 and 1984. The series also contains documentation on various subjet of interest to Alessandro Poli and a photograph of Superstudio.
Series
1969-1992
textual records
AP148.S1.1970.PR02.002
Description:
Letter, never sent, from Alessandro Poli to Adolfo Natalini, that begins: "Caro Adolfo, abbimo visto in TV la conquista dello spazio, il più grande evento mediatico del '900…"
1970
Letter to Adolfo Natalini, Interplanetary Architecture
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AP148.S1.1970.PR02.002
Description:
Letter, never sent, from Alessandro Poli to Adolfo Natalini, that begins: "Caro Adolfo, abbimo visto in TV la conquista dello spazio, il più grande evento mediatico del '900…"
textual records
1970
Project
AP148.S1.1963.PR01
Description:
This project series documents an unexecuted project by Alessandro Poli produced between the years 1963 and 1964 when he was a student in the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Florence.
1963-1964
Scuola Materna [Kindergarten] (1963-1964)
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AP148.S1.1963.PR01
Description:
This project series documents an unexecuted project by Alessandro Poli produced between the years 1963 and 1964 when he was a student in the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Florence.
Project
1963-1964
Series
AP148.S1
Description:
This series includes student projects produced by Alessandro Poli between the years 1963 and 1970, Poli's professional work with Superstudio from 1970 to 1972, and his work as an independant architect from 1972 to the mid 1990s. The series documents his architectural projects, mainly in Italy, as well as his conceptual and research projects, such as "Architettura Interplanetaria (1970-1971)" [See AP148.S1.1970.PR02] and "Zeno, une cultura autosufficiente (1972-1980)" [See AP148.S1.1972.PR01], and his designs for furniture. Poli's latest projects includes mainly conceptual work for competition entries in Italy, such as "Ideas competition, Riqualificazione cava di San Carlo, San Vincenzo, Livorno, Italy (1988)" [See AP148.S1.1988.PR02] and "Ideas competition, Riqualificazione centro Storico di Pontassieve, Florence, Italy (1996)" [See AP148.S1.1996.PR01]. The series contains drawings, predominantly conceptual drawings, including sketches, and some presentation panels. Also included are notebooks, photographic materials, mainly photomontages, and storyboards documenting the projects. Furthermore, there are artefacts, such as objects for the "Zeno, une cultura autosufficiente (1972-1980)," and models for his student work, for his furniture designs, for competition entries.
1963-1996
Architectural and design projects
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AP148.S1
Description:
This series includes student projects produced by Alessandro Poli between the years 1963 and 1970, Poli's professional work with Superstudio from 1970 to 1972, and his work as an independant architect from 1972 to the mid 1990s. The series documents his architectural projects, mainly in Italy, as well as his conceptual and research projects, such as "Architettura Interplanetaria (1970-1971)" [See AP148.S1.1970.PR02] and "Zeno, une cultura autosufficiente (1972-1980)" [See AP148.S1.1972.PR01], and his designs for furniture. Poli's latest projects includes mainly conceptual work for competition entries in Italy, such as "Ideas competition, Riqualificazione cava di San Carlo, San Vincenzo, Livorno, Italy (1988)" [See AP148.S1.1988.PR02] and "Ideas competition, Riqualificazione centro Storico di Pontassieve, Florence, Italy (1996)" [See AP148.S1.1996.PR01]. The series contains drawings, predominantly conceptual drawings, including sketches, and some presentation panels. Also included are notebooks, photographic materials, mainly photomontages, and storyboards documenting the projects. Furthermore, there are artefacts, such as objects for the "Zeno, une cultura autosufficiente (1972-1980)," and models for his student work, for his furniture designs, for competition entries.
Series
1963-1996
Project
Piper (1966-1967)
AP148.S1.1966.PR01
Description:
This project series documents an unexecuted student project by Roberto Gherrardi, Serena Pacini, Alessandro Poli, Franca Spinelli, and Roberto Russo at the University of Florence under Professor Leonardo Savioli. Piper is an amusement ride designed for Parco delle Cascine in Florence. The drawings for this project were produced between the years 1966 and 1967. The project series contains drawings and reprographic copies, predominantly presentation drawings, two models for the project, photographs of the models, and project documentation.
1966-1967
Piper (1966-1967)
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AP148.S1.1966.PR01
Description:
This project series documents an unexecuted student project by Roberto Gherrardi, Serena Pacini, Alessandro Poli, Franca Spinelli, and Roberto Russo at the University of Florence under Professor Leonardo Savioli. Piper is an amusement ride designed for Parco delle Cascine in Florence. The drawings for this project were produced between the years 1966 and 1967. The project series contains drawings and reprographic copies, predominantly presentation drawings, two models for the project, photographs of the models, and project documentation.
Project
1966-1967
Project
AP148.S1.1971.PR01
Description:
The project series comprises material related to a competition for an extension of a cemetery in Modena. Poli notes that this project was published in Casabella Magazine (no. 372 in 1972 and no. 380/81 in 1973). Some works are signed Alessandro Poli-Superstudio and these are noted at the file level. The main feature of the project material are the presentation panels on cardstock, which feature drawings and texts, including a quote by Louis Kahn. There is also a folder of material, which appear to be copies or variations on many of the drawings included on the presentation panels. Also included are the original competition poster and original competition documentation folder.
ca. 1971
Modena cemetery competition, Modena, Italy (1971)
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AP148.S1.1971.PR01
Description:
The project series comprises material related to a competition for an extension of a cemetery in Modena. Poli notes that this project was published in Casabella Magazine (no. 372 in 1972 and no. 380/81 in 1973). Some works are signed Alessandro Poli-Superstudio and these are noted at the file level. The main feature of the project material are the presentation panels on cardstock, which feature drawings and texts, including a quote by Louis Kahn. There is also a folder of material, which appear to be copies or variations on many of the drawings included on the presentation panels. Also included are the original competition poster and original competition documentation folder.
Project
ca. 1971
drawings
ARCH262224
1966
drawings
1966
drawings, textual records
AP148.S1.1968.PR01.001
1968
drawings, textual records
1968
drawings
AP148.S1.1968.PR03.001
Description:
Poli notes in his transfer inventory that the photographs are of the project panels. One photomontage is captioned "Un mobile per tutte le stagioni" (furniture for all seasons). The drawing is identified with "Motto autunno".
1969
Drawing and photomontages, Furniture competition
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AP148.S1.1968.PR03.001
Description:
Poli notes in his transfer inventory that the photographs are of the project panels. One photomontage is captioned "Un mobile per tutte le stagioni" (furniture for all seasons). The drawing is identified with "Motto autunno".
drawings
1969