Front to Rear: Architecture and Planning during World War II, held at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, brings together research investigating a wide range of architectural activities, taking place in diverse geographical locations, and occurring between the bombings of Guernica in 1937 and Hiroshima in 1945. World War II was a key moment in the process of(...)
Institute of Fine Arts, New York University
7 March 2009 to 8 March 2009
Front to Rear: Architecture and Planning during World War II
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Front to Rear: Architecture and Planning during World War II, held at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, brings together research investigating a wide range of architectural activities, taking place in diverse geographical locations, and occurring between the bombings of Guernica in 1937 and Hiroshima in 1945. World War II was a key moment in the process of(...)
Institute of Fine Arts, New York University
articles
What the future looked like
articles
Empire
Let us assure you
power, empire, Desert Storm, Victory Day, jet aircraft, bomber, flight, stealth, Lockheed, Boeing, helicopter, Washington DC, Washington Monument, Pentagon, Mall, Lincoln Memorial, grassy knoll, White House, Fed, dome, Senate, Arlington Memorial Bridge, Capitol, Treasury Building, Jefferson Memorial, World War II Memorial, reflecting pool
23 July 2009
Let us assure you
PH1984:0713:001-034
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Volume consists of 34 black-and-white mounted photographic prints of views of the architecture and landscape of Cologne before the Second World War. 2 cover pages containing text in Germany prelude the photographs. Pages are unbound.
1920-1939
Views of Cologne before World War II, Cologne, Germany
PH1984:0713:001-034
Description:
Volume consists of 34 black-and-white mounted photographic prints of views of the architecture and landscape of Cologne before the Second World War. 2 cover pages containing text in Germany prelude the photographs. Pages are unbound.
PH1982:0018.01:001-016
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Volume consists of 16 black-and-white mounted photographic prints of views of the architecture and landscape of Cologne following the Second World War. Pages are unbound. Volume 1.
1945-1946
Views of Cologne following destruction of World War II, volume I, Cologne, Germany
PH1982:0018.01:001-016
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Volume consists of 16 black-and-white mounted photographic prints of views of the architecture and landscape of Cologne following the Second World War. Pages are unbound. Volume 1.
PH1999:0187
architecture
between 1987 and 1993
architecture
PH2000:0152
architecture
between 1987 and 1993
architecture
PH1985:0906
Description:
- A group of 178 gelatin silver prints acquired from Lucien Hervé in 1985 are of built works by Le Corbusier in France including: 124 photographs of Unité d'habitation, Marseille, 19 photographs of Maison A Jaoul and Maison B Jaoul, Neuilly-sur-Seine, 34 photographs of Villa Savoye, Poissy, and one photograph of a building, possibly by Fernand Pouillon, possibly located in France. The prints are of different sizes and show details and general views, predominantly exteriors of the buildings.
architecture
early 1960s
View of the first floor terrace of Villa Savoye showing a temporary [?] brick wall constructed inside the living room windows, possibly during World War II, Poissy, France
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PH1985:0906
Description:
- A group of 178 gelatin silver prints acquired from Lucien Hervé in 1985 are of built works by Le Corbusier in France including: 124 photographs of Unité d'habitation, Marseille, 19 photographs of Maison A Jaoul and Maison B Jaoul, Neuilly-sur-Seine, 34 photographs of Villa Savoye, Poissy, and one photograph of a building, possibly by Fernand Pouillon, possibly located in France. The prints are of different sizes and show details and general views, predominantly exteriors of the buildings.
architecture
PH1980:1403
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- This war memorial commemorates the men of Westmount who died during World War I and World War II. The bronze statue in the round shows an armed soldier being guided forward by a winged Victory. There are two bas-reliefs on either side of the base, the one on the right side shows a nurse with an armchair in the background while the one on the left side shows a woman and dog with a soldier's uniform and helmet in the background. The parapet at the rear of the statue lists the men who died during World War I, while the parapets to either side of the statue list the men who died during World War II.
architecture, sculpture
1977 or 1978
View of the war memorial commemorating World Wars I and II, between Sherbrooke Street and chemin de la Côte Saint-Antoine, Westmount, Québec
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PH1980:1403
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- This war memorial commemorates the men of Westmount who died during World War I and World War II. The bronze statue in the round shows an armed soldier being guided forward by a winged Victory. There are two bas-reliefs on either side of the base, the one on the right side shows a nurse with an armchair in the background while the one on the left side shows a woman and dog with a soldier's uniform and helmet in the background. The parapet at the rear of the statue lists the men who died during World War I, while the parapets to either side of the statue list the men who died during World War II.
architecture, sculpture
Topic: Design for and from Society: Socio-political meanings of minimum size housing and the impact of Americanization in Japan after World War II Presentation: Design for Society, Design from Society: The socio-political significance of minimum-size housing and prefabrication in Japan in the mid-twentieth century
13 August 2015
Visiting Scholar Seminar: Izumi Kuroishi
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Topic: Design for and from Society: Socio-political meanings of minimum size housing and the impact of Americanization in Japan after World War II Presentation: Design for Society, Design from Society: The socio-political significance of minimum-size housing and prefabrication in Japan in the mid-twentieth century