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ARCHIGRAM: Magazine and Ephemera Collection
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Frances Loeb Library
Collection Identifier: DES-2019-0007-15420111630
Scope and Contents:
ARCHIGRAM (an amalgamation of archi-tecture and tele-gram) began as a self-published magazine by its main group members Peter Cook and David Greene. Produced between 1961 - 1974, the magazines (spanning nine and a half issues) showcased experimental architectural work to an increasingly global audience; as such they are seminal documents of avant-garde architectural ideas. The hugely influential and extremely scarce Archigram magazine included in this collection (9 vols., various formats) is...
Rodolfo Machado and Jorge Silvetti Collection
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Frances Loeb Library
Collection Identifier: DES-2019-0008-15420111590
Scope and Contents:
The Rodolfo Machado and Jorge Silvetti Collection includes original architectural drawings dating from 1972 through 1998 that consistently emphasize the idea of architecture as a cultural practice with its own specificity in terms of history, theory and systems of representation. The drawings therefore include works both built and unbuilt (including competitions), among them: Facade/Mask House, Fountain House, Country House, House in the Island of Dejerba, The Steps of Providence, Four...
Shurcliff, Arthur A. and Shurcliff, Sidney N., Papers
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Frances Loeb Library
Collection Identifier: DES-1981-0001-000603275
Scope and Contents:
The Shurcliff Collection includes drawings and plans related to firm projects, as well as professional and personal correspondence. Also included are miscellaneous manuscript and printed materials, an early billbook, a personal diary and hundreds of photographs and slides. These visual materials relate not only to firm work, but served as research images in the Shurcliff office.