Inclus dans:

• Fonds: Fonds Cedric Price, 1903-2006, predominant 1953-2000
•    Série(s): Projects, 1903-2003, predominant 1960-2000
•      Projet: New Aviary, Zoological Society, 1958-2001, predominant 1960-1966

Personnes et institutions:

• Cedric Price (architect)
• Antony Armstrong-Jones, Earl of Snowdon (architect)
• Frank Newby (engineer)
• Zoological Society of London (client)
• Douglas Smith and Ruddle Chartered Quantity Surveyors (quantity surveyors)
• Bridgwater Shepheard and Epstein (associated architectural firm)
• Felix J. Samuely & Partners (consulting engineering firm)
• Leonard J. Fairclough Ltd (contractor)
• British Ropes Ltd. (manufacturing company)
• Carter-Horsley (Engineers) Ltd (contractor)
• Norstel & Templewood Hawksley Ltd (contractor)
• British Aluminium Co. Ltd (manufacturing company)
• Wm. Mills Ltd (manufacturing company)
• Westminster Engineering Co. Ltd (manufacturing company)
• Erma Engineering Ltd (manufacturing company)
• J. Starkie Gardner Ltd (manufacturer)
• Sam Lambert (photographer)
• Antony Armstrong-Jones, Earl of Snowdon (photographer)
• British Oxygen Company Limited (photographers)
• Cedric Price (archive creator)

Titre:

New Aviary, Zoological Society

Date:

1958-2001, predominant 1960-1966

Niveau de description archivistique:
File 31

Collation:

• 153 drawings
  119 reprographic copies
  2 panels
  0.62 l.m. textual records
  0.15 l.m. photographic materials
  

Présentation du contenu:
File documents the new aviary built at The London Zoological Gardens at Regent's Park, in London, England, for the Zoological Society of London. It was designed by Lord Snowdon, Cedric Price and engineer Frank Newby. The aviary was constructed using aluminium cast tubes, cables, and welded aluminium mesh, and incorporated an elevated walkway. Material in this file includes early site surveys, development and landscaping plans for the zoo and adjacent areas; conceptual sketches; design development sketches; working drawings, including plans, elevations, sections, axonometric drawings, and details showing footings, elevated walkway, planting and nesting boxes, pool cliffs and waterfalls, retaining wall, public entrance, perch prototype, diagrams showing bird activities/locations, structural details, work schedules; and working drawings by associate architects, engineering consultants, and manufacturers. Publication materials include originals and copies for an article in 'Architectural Design' (Sept. 1965), 451-459. Material is this file was produced between 1958 and 2001, but predominantly between 1960 and 1966.

File contains conceptual drawings, design development drawings, presentation drawings, reference drawings, working drawings, photographic materials, and textual records.

Numéro de référence:

AP144.S2.D31

Mode de classement:
Materials in this series were kept in the original order in which they were received.

Localisation:

London Greater London Angleterre Royaume-Uni

Langue et écriture des documents:

• English

Sources complémentaires:

• For additional materials related to this project, see files DR2004:0036, DR1995:0221:001-009, DR2004:0858, and DR2004:1366 in this fonds.

Contient:

• DR2004:0043, Working drawing and correspondence
• DR2004:0044, Brochures of the aviary, and correspondence
• DR2004:0045, Interior and exterior views of built aviary, structural details
• DR2004:0046, Views of foundry casting
• DR2004:0047, Views of site construction and canal, including contact sheets
• DR2004:0048, Views of model, drawings, watercolour perspective, axonometric, site plan, elevations, plans
• DR2004:0049, Interior and exterior detail views of aviary
• DR2004:0050, Views of completed aviary, walkways, model, pools and water reflections, birds and water fowl
• DR2004:0058, Colour photographs mounted on paper with annotations by Lord Snowdon (1998), and clippings, 1998
• DR2004:0064, Clippings, correspondence, detail consultant's drawing
• DR2004:0065, Correspondence, invoice, promotional material, publication
• DR2004:0066, Correspondence, sketches, clippings, correspondence regarding repairs to aviary
• DR2006:0020, London Zoo Aviary, Regent's Park, London, England: sketches, between 1960 and 1963
• DR2006:0034, Photographs, clippings, press release, and note book
• DR2006:0035, Reprint of article on aviary in 'The Architectural Review', September 1965, 1965
• DR2006:0037, Thumbnail sketches, sketch section, plan, and axonometric details
• DR1995:0185:001-008, Site survey of Regent's Park, survey of trees, layout plan
• DR1995:0185:009-019, Annotated sketches of structures, perspective sketches showing landscaping and new plantings
• DR1995:0185:020-020, Elevation, and views of the model
• DR1995:0185:021-021, Exterior perspective, Aviary at the London Zoo, London, England, circa 1961
• DR1995:0185:022-047, Sketch of cables with annotations, axonometric of area between aviary and bridge
• DR1995:0185:048-067, Axonometric, tree surveys, site plan showing alternative sites
• DR1995:0185:068-087, Details of bridge, pool, and waterfalls, sketch details of entrance
• DR1995:0185:088-107, Site plan, plans and section of waterfall, perspective sketches
• DR1995:0185:108-127, Plan, elevation and section of waterfalls, drainage plan
• DR1995:0185:128-148, Elevation, details of entrance, curb, and bridge, diagram, key plan, schedule of work, and axonometric drawing
• DR1995:0185:149-161, Plans, sections, elevations, structural details, sketches
• DR1995:0185:162-163, Site plan and planting plan
• DR1995:0185:164-176, Consultant drawings of landscaping plans and details, and planting plan
• DR1995:0185:178-214, Consultant drawings showing structural details for cables
• DR1995:0185:215-238, Consultant drawings showing structural details for joint castings
• DR1995:0185:239-263, Consultant drawings showing structural details of bases
• DR1995:0185:265-274, Plan, sections, elevations of aviary, possibly for publication
• DR1995:0185:275-395, Sketches, shop drawings, axonometric, reference drawings
• DR1995:0185:396-496, Sketches, drawings, photographs, correspondence, estimates
• DR1995:0185:497-597, Sketches, including original conceptual thumbnails that were later published and exhibited
• DR1995:0185:598-758, Sketches, consultant drawings, correspondence, estimates