Projet
Low-Cost Sanitation Systems
AP149.S1.1973.PR01
Description:
File related to the Minimum Cost Housing Group's project of a low-cost sanitation system between 1970 and 1973 and the publication "Stop the Five Gallon Flush!" that followed in 1973. The material in this file was produced between 1970 and 1978. The file contains photographs of low-cost sanitation devices, textual records, predominantly dummies for the publication, copies of the publication "Stop the Five Gallon Flush!" and printing plates.
1970-1978
Low-Cost Sanitation Systems
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AP149.S1.1973.PR01
Description:
File related to the Minimum Cost Housing Group's project of a low-cost sanitation system between 1970 and 1973 and the publication "Stop the Five Gallon Flush!" that followed in 1973. The material in this file was produced between 1970 and 1978. The file contains photographs of low-cost sanitation devices, textual records, predominantly dummies for the publication, copies of the publication "Stop the Five Gallon Flush!" and printing plates.
Project
1970-1978
Projet
AP149.S1.1972.PR01
Description:
File related to the Ecol House project, a self-sufficient habitable low-cost house by the Minimum Cost House Group, built in spring and summer 1972, and the publication "Ecol Operation: Ecology + Building + Common Sense" related to the project. The material in this file was produced between 1972 and 1977. The file contains textual records, predominantly dummies for the publication, and photographs of the Ecol House. The file also includes copies of the publications "Ecol Operation: Ecology + Building + Common Sense" (including a French translation) and printing plates.
1972-1977
Self-Sufficient Habitable Low-Cost House
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AP149.S1.1972.PR01
Description:
File related to the Ecol House project, a self-sufficient habitable low-cost house by the Minimum Cost House Group, built in spring and summer 1972, and the publication "Ecol Operation: Ecology + Building + Common Sense" related to the project. The material in this file was produced between 1972 and 1977. The file contains textual records, predominantly dummies for the publication, and photographs of the Ecol House. The file also includes copies of the publications "Ecol Operation: Ecology + Building + Common Sense" (including a French translation) and printing plates.
Project
1972-1977
Sous-série
AP149.S3.SS3
Description:
This sub-series documents the low-cost housing or sustaibable housing projects undertaken by Minimun Cost Housing Group, predominantly by Witold Rybczynski with his firm Housing Research. The material in this file was produced between 1974 and 2009 and includes correspondence with clients, research and notes for the project, and drawings, predominantly presentation drawings. The sub-series also includes some photographs of the projects.
1974-2009
Housing Competition and housing projects
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AP149.S3.SS3
Description:
This sub-series documents the low-cost housing or sustaibable housing projects undertaken by Minimun Cost Housing Group, predominantly by Witold Rybczynski with his firm Housing Research. The material in this file was produced between 1974 and 2009 and includes correspondence with clients, research and notes for the project, and drawings, predominantly presentation drawings. The sub-series also includes some photographs of the projects.
Sub-series
1974-2009
Série(s)
Housing Research Projects
AP149.S1
Description:
Series related to the Minimum Cost Housing Group projects and publications, including the publications known as the "The Problem is" series about low-cost housing between 1971 and 1978 and all the other publications related to projects from 1984 to 2004. This series documents publications about the projects of prefabricated houses for the developing countries, a self-sufficient habitable low-cost house, low-cost sanitation systems, sulphur concrete for low-cost housing, building components from secondary use, rooftop gardens and urban agriculture, domestic water saving devices, human settlement developement or improvement in developping countries and in Native American communities. The material in this series was produced between 1970 and 2011. The file contains textual records, mainly dummies for the publications, office records and reports, photographic material related to the projects, copies of the publications, a few drawings and plans related to the housing project and samples of the sulphur bricks developed by the Minimum Cost Housing Group.
1970-2011
Housing Research Projects
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AP149.S1
Description:
Series related to the Minimum Cost Housing Group projects and publications, including the publications known as the "The Problem is" series about low-cost housing between 1971 and 1978 and all the other publications related to projects from 1984 to 2004. This series documents publications about the projects of prefabricated houses for the developing countries, a self-sufficient habitable low-cost house, low-cost sanitation systems, sulphur concrete for low-cost housing, building components from secondary use, rooftop gardens and urban agriculture, domestic water saving devices, human settlement developement or improvement in developping countries and in Native American communities. The material in this series was produced between 1970 and 2011. The file contains textual records, mainly dummies for the publications, office records and reports, photographic material related to the projects, copies of the publications, a few drawings and plans related to the housing project and samples of the sulphur bricks developed by the Minimum Cost Housing Group.
Series
1970-2011
documents textuels
ARCH273149
Description:
Group consists a dummy of the thesis "Low Cost Thermal Curtains for Passive Solar Energy Applications" by Witold Rybcynski and Vikram Bhatt for the Minimum Cost Housing Group.
ca. 1980
Low Cost Thermal Curtains for Passive Solar Energy Applications
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ARCH273149
Description:
Group consists a dummy of the thesis "Low Cost Thermal Curtains for Passive Solar Energy Applications" by Witold Rybcynski and Vikram Bhatt for the Minimum Cost Housing Group.
documents textuels
ca. 1980
documents textuels
ARCH273148
Description:
Group consists of some sheet of the dummy for the thesis "Low Cost Thermal Curtains for Passive Solar Energy Applications" by Witold Rybcynski and Vikram Bhatt for the Minimum Cost Housing Group.
ca. 1980
Low Cost Thermal Curtains for Passive Solar Energy Applications
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ARCH273148
Description:
Group consists of some sheet of the dummy for the thesis "Low Cost Thermal Curtains for Passive Solar Energy Applications" by Witold Rybcynski and Vikram Bhatt for the Minimum Cost Housing Group.
documents textuels
ca. 1980
Projet
AP149.S1.1988.PR01
Description:
This project series documents Minimum Cost Housing Group's housing development project in Sichuan, China. The project was done in collaboration with the Chongqing Institute of Architecture and Engineering between 1993 and 1995. The two main objectives were to train Chongqing staff to develope a new use for the land and new housing planning in rural areas. The project also led to the publication "Housing a Billion," which was published in two volumes: "Housing a Billion: Volume 1- Urban Upgrading: Design Ideals for Rural China" and "Housing a Billion: Volume 2- Village Upgrading: Jianlu, China". Also includes material related to the international workshop"Rural Housing: A First Step to Market Housing" in China, to which Minimum Cost Housing Group help organized and participated to. The material in this file was produced between 1986 and 1994. The file contains predominantly textual records documenting the collaboration between the Minimum Cost Housing Group and the Chongqing Institute of Architecture and Engineering, and also the production of the publication. The file also includes dummies, drawings, slides and other production material for the publications "Housing a Billion".
1986-1994
Housing development project in Sichuan
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AP149.S1.1988.PR01
Description:
This project series documents Minimum Cost Housing Group's housing development project in Sichuan, China. The project was done in collaboration with the Chongqing Institute of Architecture and Engineering between 1993 and 1995. The two main objectives were to train Chongqing staff to develope a new use for the land and new housing planning in rural areas. The project also led to the publication "Housing a Billion," which was published in two volumes: "Housing a Billion: Volume 1- Urban Upgrading: Design Ideals for Rural China" and "Housing a Billion: Volume 2- Village Upgrading: Jianlu, China". Also includes material related to the international workshop"Rural Housing: A First Step to Market Housing" in China, to which Minimum Cost Housing Group help organized and participated to. The material in this file was produced between 1986 and 1994. The file contains predominantly textual records documenting the collaboration between the Minimum Cost Housing Group and the Chongqing Institute of Architecture and Engineering, and also the production of the publication. The file also includes dummies, drawings, slides and other production material for the publications "Housing a Billion".
Project
1986-1994
documents textuels
AP149.S3.SS2.024
1985-1986
documents textuels
1985-1986
documents textuels
AP149.S3.SS2.043
1985-1986
documents textuels
1985-1986
photographies
AP149.S4.SS2.041
ca. 1988
photographies
ca. 1988