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2. On File and As Files: Tracing Communicative Processes in the Byker Archive.
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Svenningsen Kajita, Heidi and Lloyd Thomas, Katie
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ARCHITECTURAL research ,ARCHITECTS ,ARCHITECTURAL design ,ARCHITECTURE archives - Abstract
In this paper, we piece together threads of communicative processes between residents, architects, and other parties, as found in the lists and letters of the archive of the Byker Redevelopment in Newcastle Upon Tyne (1968-83). Documents that are usually discarded or neglected by architectural researchers - from a stack of various papers documenting residents' lists of complaints, evaluative papers such as an audit report, and architects' memos, to a resident's letter of complaint - enable us to reconstruct, first, how a mainstream practice collected and filed residents' experiences and understanding of their homes, and second, how, through the circulation of those papers in action as files, residents' notes were also embedded in the design process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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3. Archival research at Rochester cathedral
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Holbrook, Diana
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- 1993
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4. The Art Institute of Chicago examines how best to archivedigital design data.
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Joch, Alan
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ARCHITECTS ,ARCHIVES ,MUSEUMS - Abstract
Archiving project information was once merely a matter of collecting, organizing, and filing away paper drawings, each one created anew as design progressed. Chicago, Illlinois based architect Kristine Fallon, president of Kristine Fallon Associates, heads the project, which involves a team of architects, academics, museum curators, and technology experts who are reviewing the challenges of maintaining digital archives and will ultimately provide recommendations for best practices. To combat obsolescence of archival documents, a proposed global registry could alert architects to digital file types that are in danger of disappearing and provide a way for architects to reformat their files.
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- 2004
5. O Encontro Nacional de Arquitectos: Tomar consciência da sociedade.
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AFONSO, JOÃO
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ARCHITECTS ,ARCHITECTURE ,CONFERENCES & conventions ,DOCUMENTATION ,ARCHIVES - Abstract
Copyright of Revista Crítica de Ciências Sociais is the property of Centro de Estudos Sociais and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2010
6. Sir John Soane: Rewriting a Life.
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Palmer, Susan
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PERSONAL archives , *BUSINESS records , *ARCHIVES , *ARCHITECTS , *HISTORICAL source material - Abstract
The article examines the business and personal archives left by British architect Sir John Soane. He wrote and printed the book "Memoirs of the Professional Life of an Architect Between the Years 1768 and 1835" in 1835. The initial incident that pushed Soane into print and using his personal papers to defend himself came in 1799, when he released an account, titled "A Statement of Facts Respecting the Designs of the New House of Lords." In 1827, he printed "A Brief Statement of the Proceedings Respecting the New Law Courts at Westminster." His notebooks shows a process of obsessive arrangement, indexing and excerpting.
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- 2009
7. Buckling Hall: The building of a Jacobean mansion.
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Stanley-Millson, Caroline and Newman, John
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ARCHITECTURAL history ,HALLS (Buildings) ,ARCHITECTURAL design ,MANSIONS ,SERVICE contracts ,ARCHITECTS ,ARCHIVES - Abstract
The article examines the architectural history of the Blickling Hall, a Jacobean building, in Norfolk, England. It discusses various extensive building accounts from the Lothian papers in the Norfolk Record Office and surviving documents concerning the mansion's construction and personnel involve, such as the full summary drawn up by Richard Burton, the steward of Sir Henry Hobart, the first Baronet of the Blickling Hall. The architectural drawings of the house provided by the master craftsmen Robert Lying, which shows the design for a banqueting house in the east garden, and other documents which includes the total expenditures and service contracts are presented
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- 1986
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8. La Cy Twombly Gallery di Houston.
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Casarrubios, William Cortes
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TEAM building ,DESIGN museums ,PIANO ,ARCHITECTS ,SCULPTORS ,ARCHIVES - Abstract
Copyright of Il Capitale Culturale: Studies on the Value of Cultural Heritage is the property of Il Capitale Culturale Studies on the Value of Cultural Heritage and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2021
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9. A 'powerful, creative history' : the reticence of women architects to donate their professional records to archival repositories
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Julie Collins and Collins, Julie
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Engineering ,acquisitions ,architects ,business.industry ,Communication ,Direct observation ,Library science ,Library and Information Sciences ,drawings ,Archivist ,Extant taxon ,Professional life ,women ,history ,Architecture ,business ,archives - Abstract
This paper arose in response to observing the frustration expressed by researchers that there were so few accessible documents from which to write biographies of early women architects, planners and designers. As an archivist, it is a disheartening experience to explain to users that, because of limited donations, few such records exist in archival collections. Exemplifying the current predicament is the absence of the architectural work of the first woman officially qualified in South Australia, Beverly Bolin, from any archival collection in her own name. Moreover, extant items that were uncovered about Beverley Bolin, following months of searching, spoke more of her personal, than of her professional life. This led to the question: where are the professional records of women architects and why have they not donated their records to archival repositories? Through a survey of literature and the author’s own direct observation as manager of an archival collection specialising in architecture, this paper discusses possible reasons and offers potential strategies to attract future donations. Refereed/Peer-reviewed
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- 2012
10. LOCALIZING HISTORICAL CLUES USING IRT AND PETROGRAPHIC ANALYSES AT VILLA MIRABELLO, MONZA (ITALY)*.
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ROSINA, E., DELLA TORRE, S., GASPAROLI, P., LAZZARONI, L., DI BELLA, L., CASTIGLIONI, A., RADAELLI, M., and SOTGIA, C.
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PETROLOGY ,ARCHIVES ,MASONRY ,ARCHITECTS - Abstract
The rebuilding of Villa Mirabello started in 1666. Built on designs of Gerolamo Quadrio, the project refurbished and enlarged a smaller 16th century country house (‘casa da nobile e da massaro’). Archival documents report on the remodelling, which consisted of selective demolition of portions of the structure, re-using most of the masonry as the core of the new building, and the reinforcement of retained masonry by insertion of ‘ceppo’ stone quoins to update new exteriors. The aim of Quadrio was to create an elegant and sumptuous mansion, suitable for noble owners such as Giuseppe Durini and his family. The plan and a small part of original finishing (‘marmorino’ plaster decoration) are recognizable nowadays. Nevertheless, there are many questions in interpretation when one compares the documents and the building. That is, Cardinal Angelo Durini made a major modification in the 18th century, and further minor changes were made in the 19th century. Although these latter modifications did not alter the plan, they changed the distribution of rooms and masked both decoration and finishing. After over 20 years of neglect, Villa Mirabello is now close to being restored. Architects in charge ordered a preliminary set of diagnostics to assess damage and study the historical evolution of the building. Integration of IR thermography (IRT) and endoscopy allowed restorers to detect the structure's texture underneath the plaster, and to detect openings filled with masonry. Moreover, archive documents confirmed these results and, above all, defined a date for the use of specific building techniques. This research constitutes a reference for buildings set in the same time and location that do not have significant archival documentation. Active IRT provided useful information for structural assessment (such as location of arches, chimney stacks, different thickness of wall, wooden elements, voids, beams etc.) and for crack pattern evaluation. This information directs design professionals working on this conservation project, and helps define the costs of intervention. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2009
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