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AP174.S1
Description:
This series contains records relating to four projects by Testa & Weiser: Kings Road Apparel Shop (1999), Carbon Tower (2001), Filament Tower (2006), and Strand Tower (2006). The bulk of the records in the series are digital files, the majority of which relate to the unbuilt research projects Carbon Tower (2001) and Strand Tower (2006). These files include files relating to the conceptual design and design development of the projects, production of presentation materials and 3D printed physical models, and exhibition of the projects in museums and galleries. For the Kings Road Apparel Shop and Filament Tower projects, the Testa & Weiser records contain only a single digital folio each. In addition to the digital files, this series contains eight 3D printed models of Carbon Tower and Strand Tower and 56 paper drawings of Carbon Tower.
2002-2014
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AP174.S1
Description:
This series contains records relating to four projects by Testa & Weiser: Kings Road Apparel Shop (1999), Carbon Tower (2001), Filament Tower (2006), and Strand Tower (2006). The bulk of the records in the series are digital files, the majority of which relate to the unbuilt research projects Carbon Tower (2001) and Strand Tower (2006). These files include files relating to the conceptual design and design development of the projects, production of presentation materials and 3D printed physical models, and exhibition of the projects in museums and galleries. For the Kings Road Apparel Shop and Filament Tower projects, the Testa & Weiser records contain only a single digital folio each. In addition to the digital files, this series contains eight 3D printed models of Carbon Tower and Strand Tower and 56 paper drawings of Carbon Tower.
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2002-2014
Maison Shaughnessy Mot(s)-clé(s):
chercheur en résidence 2023, séminaire, recherche, Douglas Robb, Canada, paysage, décarbonisation, corridor nordique, infrastructure
1 juin, 18 h
Maison Shaughnessy Mot(s)-clé(s):
chercheur en résidence 2023, séminaire, recherche, Douglas Robb, Canada, paysage, décarbonisation, corridor nordique, infrastructure
DR2009:0005
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two reprographic copies of drawings and instructions (carbon copy of a typescript) attached with a ribbon
n.d.
Elevation, plans and notes for alterations to no. 2450, Ste-Catherine Street (corner of Drummond Street), Montréal, Québec
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DR2009:0005
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two reprographic copies of drawings and instructions (carbon copy of a typescript) attached with a ribbon
DR1995:0188:804
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Document notes that Cedric Price was carbon copied on the list. Some names listed are related to the Civic Trust.
20 July 1964
List of people to whom a pamphlet, possibly regarding the Fun Palace Project, was delivered
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DR1995:0188:804
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Document notes that Cedric Price was carbon copied on the list. Some names listed are related to the Civic Trust.
PHCON2002:0016:002:008
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Carbon copy of inquiry by Gordon Matta-Clark (c/o Chemart, 28 East Fourth Street, NYC) to Rockland Colloid Corp. about chemicals.
ca. 1971
Letter from Gordon Matta-Clark to Rockland Colloid Corporation
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PHCON2002:0016:002:008
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Carbon copy of inquiry by Gordon Matta-Clark (c/o Chemart, 28 East Fourth Street, NYC) to Rockland Colloid Corp. about chemicals.
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AP174.S1.2006.D1
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This project file documents multiple configurations and variations of an unbuilt design by Testa & Weiser for Filament Tower (2006), a carbon fibre tower made of filament strands and wrapped in a molecularly imprinted membrane. The file consists of a single project folio in Adobe PDF format created by Devyn Weiser in 2014.
ca. 2014
Filament Tower (2006)
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AP174.S1.2006.D1
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This project file documents multiple configurations and variations of an unbuilt design by Testa & Weiser for Filament Tower (2006), a carbon fibre tower made of filament strands and wrapped in a molecularly imprinted membrane. The file consists of a single project folio in Adobe PDF format created by Devyn Weiser in 2014.
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ca. 2014
Projet
Carbon Tower (2001)
AP174.S1.2001.D1
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This project file documents an unbuilt design by Testa & Weiser for Carbon Tower (2001), a forty-storey building made almost entirely of carbon fibre. The project was developed in parallel with scripting software designed while Peter Testa and Devyn Weiser co-directed the Emergent Design Group at MIT. "The tower consists of an interdependent set of parts: floor plates hang from a diagrid structure of bundled fibres reinforced by two double-helix covered ramps, which are run in and out of the structure and are themselves made of strands woven at a finer scale. A thin composite skin—glass would be too heavy—wraps the tower’s parts together. A collaboration with Arup in 2002 allowed Testa & Weiser to simplify the scheme even further, by moving all core elements, from elevators to structural supports, to the tower’s perimeter. To take full advantage of the flexibility and energy efficiency of composite materials, Testa & Weiser also imagined that the carbon fibre structures would be formed on site through a process called pultrusion."[1] The file contains a large number of digital files documenting the conceptual and design development of the project; consultation with Arup Consulting Engineers, New York; research on composite materials; fabrication of 3D printed physical models by 3D Systems and Windform; and exhibition of the project at several museums and galleries, including the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles and the Cooper-Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, New York. Also contained in the file are 56 paper drawings (including some sketches done on top of printed computer-aided designs) and two 3D printed physical models produced by 3D Systems. Sources: [1] Canadian Centre for Architecture. Archaeology of the Digital 12: Testa & Weiser, Carbon Tower, ed. Greg Lynn (2015), ISBN 978-1-927071-25-0.
2002-2014
Carbon Tower (2001)
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AP174.S1.2001.D1
Description:
This project file documents an unbuilt design by Testa & Weiser for Carbon Tower (2001), a forty-storey building made almost entirely of carbon fibre. The project was developed in parallel with scripting software designed while Peter Testa and Devyn Weiser co-directed the Emergent Design Group at MIT. "The tower consists of an interdependent set of parts: floor plates hang from a diagrid structure of bundled fibres reinforced by two double-helix covered ramps, which are run in and out of the structure and are themselves made of strands woven at a finer scale. A thin composite skin—glass would be too heavy—wraps the tower’s parts together. A collaboration with Arup in 2002 allowed Testa & Weiser to simplify the scheme even further, by moving all core elements, from elevators to structural supports, to the tower’s perimeter. To take full advantage of the flexibility and energy efficiency of composite materials, Testa & Weiser also imagined that the carbon fibre structures would be formed on site through a process called pultrusion."[1] The file contains a large number of digital files documenting the conceptual and design development of the project; consultation with Arup Consulting Engineers, New York; research on composite materials; fabrication of 3D printed physical models by 3D Systems and Windform; and exhibition of the project at several museums and galleries, including the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles and the Cooper-Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, New York. Also contained in the file are 56 paper drawings (including some sketches done on top of printed computer-aided designs) and two 3D printed physical models produced by 3D Systems. Sources: [1] Canadian Centre for Architecture. Archaeology of the Digital 12: Testa & Weiser, Carbon Tower, ed. Greg Lynn (2015), ISBN 978-1-927071-25-0.
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2002-2014
dessins
AP178.S1.1988.PR07.SS9.057.3
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Original file title :Edificio no 4 Sinistrada do Chiado, projectos de especialidades, desenhos ultrapassados This file includes details of the carbon monoxide detectors and distribution boards.
1998
Mechanical drawings, Recuperaçäo do Edifício dos Grandes Armazéns, Bloco C, Reconstrução do Chiado, Lisbon (folder 3 of 3)
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AP178.S1.1988.PR07.SS9.057.3
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Original file title :Edificio no 4 Sinistrada do Chiado, projectos de especialidades, desenhos ultrapassados This file includes details of the carbon monoxide detectors and distribution boards.
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1998
Projet
AP174.S1.2006.D2
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This project file documents unbuilt designs by Testa & Weiser for Strand Tower (2006), a continuation of the Carbon Tower research project. Various iterations of Strand Tower are woven out of carbon fibre according to a pattern algorithmically generated by the Weaver software. “The complexity of the final design is produced by arraying a basic fiber bundle of 114 strands; stacked 70 times for a total of approximately 8,000 strands.”[1] The file contains a large number of digital files which document the conceptual and design development of the project, fabrication of 3D printed physical models, and exhibition of the project at several museums and galleries, including the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. The file also includes six physical models produced by the 3D printing firm 3D Systems. Sources: [1] "Strand Tower project and credit text" (AP174.S1.2006.D2.007). Testa & Weiser records, Centre Canadien d’Architecture/Canadian Centre for Architecture.
2006-2014
Strand Tower (2006)
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AP174.S1.2006.D2
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This project file documents unbuilt designs by Testa & Weiser for Strand Tower (2006), a continuation of the Carbon Tower research project. Various iterations of Strand Tower are woven out of carbon fibre according to a pattern algorithmically generated by the Weaver software. “The complexity of the final design is produced by arraying a basic fiber bundle of 114 strands; stacked 70 times for a total of approximately 8,000 strands.”[1] The file contains a large number of digital files which document the conceptual and design development of the project, fabrication of 3D printed physical models, and exhibition of the project at several museums and galleries, including the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. The file also includes six physical models produced by the 3D printing firm 3D Systems. Sources: [1] "Strand Tower project and credit text" (AP174.S1.2006.D2.007). Testa & Weiser records, Centre Canadien d’Architecture/Canadian Centre for Architecture.
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2006-2014
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AP178.S1.1988.PR07.SS9.025.2
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Original file title : Edificio No 4 Zona sinistrada do Chiado - sistemas electricos (Sotecnica) This file includes details of the lighting and emergency lighting, as well as the carbon monoxide detector.
December 1997- March 1999
Electrical drawings, Recuperaçäo do Edifício dos Grandes Armazéns, Bloco C, Reconstrução do Chiado, Lisbon (folder 2 of 2)
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AP178.S1.1988.PR07.SS9.025.2
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Original file title : Edificio No 4 Zona sinistrada do Chiado - sistemas electricos (Sotecnica) This file includes details of the lighting and emergency lighting, as well as the carbon monoxide detector.
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December 1997- March 1999