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New York State Capitol competition drawings and construction photographs, 1866-1870
39 itemsIncluded in this collection are nineteen albumen photographs and one lithographic print of architectural drawings submitted by architects for the competition to design the New York State Capitol building in Albany, circa 1866-1870. Competing architects and architectural firms represented here include Adams & Worthen, Louis Burger, Fuller & Gilman, Fuller & Laver, Schulze & Schoen, and several unidentified architects. Of note are drawings for the New York State Capitol by Louis Burger and Schulze & Schoen bearing inscriptions to Obadiah B. Latham, a member of the Capitol Commission. Also included are nine photographs showing construction in progress on the Capitol between July and September, 1869. Photographs of competition drawings by Schulze & Schoen for the Iowa Capitol, the New York Post Office, and the New York Life Insurance Company Building, as well as an unsigned drawing of the Ohio Capitol building are additionally part of this collection. Several of the images are labeled by the photographer E.S.M. Haines, also practicing as Haines & Wickes, in Albany, New York.
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Edith Elmer Wood papers, 1900-1943
72 manuscript boxesEdith Elmer Wood (1871-1945) was a US housing reformer. As lobbyist, writer, and government consultant, she helped define New Deal housing policy. After graduating from Smith College in 1890, she wrote fiction and undertook settlement house work before launching her influential, life-long career in housing reforms. The bulk of the collection is letters but other kinds of material is included, such as drawings, blueprints, manuscripts, maps, photographs, pamphlets, news clippings and hotel receipts.
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Zoning, Legislation - New Jersey, Mass. Box 62, Folder 16
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- proposed zoning plan for City of Boston; Zoning Ordinance. Adopted Apr 29, 1929. Township of Edgewater Park
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An Act pertaining to zoning. Ch. 274, Laws of 1928. State of New Jersey; Commonwealth of Mass. House…No. 1061. An Act; Edgewater Park Needs Zoning; Mass. Federation of Planning Boards; Ordinances supplementary to and amendatory of the Stone Harbor, New Jersey, Building Code and Zoning Ordinance; Outline of proposed zoning plan for City of Boston; Zoning Ordinance. Adopted Apr 29, 1929. Township of Edgewater Park, N.J.; Zoning Bill. 2 copies; Zoning Ordinance, City of Waltham, Mass. Adopted Jun 22, 1925.
Pamphlets, 1924-1927 Box 09, Folder 10
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- A Standard State Zoning Enabling Act under which municipalities may adopt zoning regulations, 1924;
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Ford, George B.,Standard for improved housing laws,1927;
Alley Dwellings Box 35, Folder 02
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- "The Alley Swelling Authority Adopts Grand Rents", 1940;
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Alley Dwellings Act passed by Congress Jun 13, 1938;
Julian Clarence Levi architectural drawings and papers, 1895-1963
16 manuscript boxesThe Julian Clarence Levi collection documents the life and activities of a twentieth century American architect and philanthropist. The collection consists of watercolor study drawings developed while Levi was a student at Columbia University and the École des Beaux Arts; architectural drawings, photographs and records for architectural projects designed and developed in association with his partner Alfred S. Taylor from 1907 until 1962; professional papers from various committees and societies Levi was associated with; personal papers and photographs, including documentation on his family and office, his academic and professional recognitions, public events, travels and social gatherings as a former Columbia alumnus; and various prints and photographs of buildings and European artists collected by Levi throughout his life.
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AIA VII Pan American Congress of Architects 1950 (Havana, Cuba), 1950 Box 9, Folder 2
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- , project of statutes and "approved conclusions and recommendations adopted by the VII Congress of
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Congress held from April 10th to April 16th, 1950. Includes: program, various correspondence, project of statutes and "approved conclusions and recommendations adopted by the VII Congress of Panamerican Architects" document. Some papers are in English and Spanish.
Peter Marcuse papers, 1947-2017
20 document boxesPeter Marcuse (b. 1928), son of critical theorist Herbert Marcuse, is an attorney, planner, and professor of planning. He has produced extensive scholarship on planning matters, covering different issues such as professional ethics, housing, city planning, comparative policy, the 'right to the city' movement', urban history, and globalization. This collection consists mainly of teaching and course materials related to Marcuse's tenure as Professor of Urban Planning at Columbia University (since 1975) as well as research, writings, and reference materials for professional work inside and outside academia, including projects commissioned by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) and the New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal.
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Collected Papers & Reports: 1921-1960, 1921-1957 Box 15, Folder 11-13
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- Do for Your City ; CHPC, "Harlem Housing"; City Planning Commission, "Adoption of a City-wide Map
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Carol Aronovici, "Housing and the Housing Problem" andAmerica Can't Have Housing"; Edith Elmer Wood,Slums and Blighted Areas in the United States;One-Third of a Nation;What the Housing Act Can Do for Your City; CHPC, "Harlem Housing"; City Planning Commission, "Adoption of a City-wide Map Showing Sections Containing Areas for Clearance, Replanning and Low Rent Housing"; R. G. Tugwell, "Implementing the General Interest"; Federal Housing Administration,A Handbook on Urban Redevelopment for Cities in the United States; Herman T. Stitchman, "The Emergency in Housing" and "Housing Policy in the Expanding Region: A Return to Neighborhood Living"; WNBC, "Housing 1947"; Anthony F. C. Wallace, "Housing and Social Structure"; New York Chamber of Commerce, "Public Housing in New York City"; "Paul Tishman's View on Middle-Income Housing"; Elizabeth Wood, "The Small Hard Core" and "Public Housing and Mrs. McGee"; Robert F. Wagner, "Workable Program for Urban Renewal of the City of New York"
Wallace K. Harrison architectural drawings and papers, 1913-1986, bulk 1930-1980
22 manuscript boxesThe Wallace K. Harrison architectural drawings and papers consists of architectural drawings, photographs, correspondence, notes, speeches, manuscripts, press releases, clippings, memoranda, printed material, job lists, curriculam vitae, contracts, articles, and other material related to Harrison's architectural projects. The collection also contains a significant amount of material regarding Harrison's position as director of the Office of Inter-American Affairs, director of planning of the United Nations Headquarters and biographical material. Approximately a third of the collection is made up of photographs. Photographers include Wendy Barrows, Shirley Burden, George Cserna, Y[uzo] Nagata, and Ezra Stoller, among many others. There is also a collection of 148 art books that belonged to Harrison referred to as his "doodle books." A list of these books with brief descriptions of where Harrison drew in them is contained in the finding aid. Projects documented include Lincoln Center, Metropolitan Opera House, Rockefeller Center, Albany Mall (Empire State Plaza), United Nations, X City, ALCOA building, Corning Glass building, First Presbyterian Church, La Guardia Airport, Socony-Mobil building, Battery Park City, Radio City Music Hall, New York World's Fair (1939 and 1964), Institute for Advanced Study, National Academy of Science, Pahlavi National Library Competition, Oberlin College's Hall Auditorium, Pershing Memorial, Rockefeller University, Hopkins Center, The Anchorage, Avila Hotel, and numerous other buildings and residences.
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X City, [1946] Box 05 (collection ii), Folder 9
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- 1 item : Photo of plan drawing of X City adopted for the United Nations, identified on the drawing
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Taliesin Associated Architects projects in Iran : architectural drawings and records, 1968-1980
8 document boxesThis collection is composed primarily of the projects (built or unbuilt) that Taliesin Associated Architects (TAA) conducted in Iran in collaboration with Nezam Amery and his office NAKK spanning from 1965 to 1979. The collection includes final and working project drawings, correspondences, contracts, estimates, calculation, photographs, and additional papers. It also includes records of litigation after 1979 in the United States Courts. While the time of the projects overlaps, the series are arranged chronologically based on the dates each contract was signed.
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Series IV: Mehrafarin Villa
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- separate and independent buildings including the main house, four guest houses (one of which was adopted
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In 1970, Shams Pahlavi commissioned TAA to design another complex of palaces in a 20-hectare (50 acre) estate in Chalus in the North of Iran near the Caspian Sea. The compound consists of multiple separate and independent buildings including the main house, four guest houses (one of which was adopted for the temporary residence of Shams until the main house would be completed), a Tea pavilion, a house for Shahbaz the elder son and another for Shahyar the younger son of Shams, and some other structures such as a servant lodge, a guard house and volleyball courts.
Percy and Harold D. Uris papers, 1901-2003
277.5 linear feetThis collection primarily contains materials related to Percy and Harold Uris and their real estate businesses. Correspondence, financial records, and estate papers document the professional and personal lives of the brothers and their wives. The bulk of the business records are from their properties at 380 Madison Avenue and 300 Park Avenue. There is limited information about the other Uris properties and Uris Building Corporation. Finally, the collection contains records from the Uris Brothers Foundation, Inc about the family's philanthropic endeavors.
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Series 8. Uris Buildings Corporation, 1953-1989, undated
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- were adopted on March 11, 1960. Quoting an annual report, Architectural Forum noted that the
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The series contains limited information about the publicly held corporation and its real estate holdings. Included are the corporate records, financial records, correspondence, and other papers regarding the formation and operations of the firm. There are also records for the individual buildings constructed and owned by the Uris Buildings Corporation. These records consist primarily of leases, publicity materials, photographs, tenant correspondence, and financial reports.
Richard Codman papers, 1790s-1820s, bulk 1790-1800
2 manuscript boxesThe collection documents the financial transactions of Richard Codman while he was living in Paris, France representing the firm of John & Richard Codman. The collection primarily consists of account books ("memoire des ouvrages"), bills, and some correspondence relating to the interior decoration and furnishing of his houses(s) in Paris. There is a folder, which contains genealogical information from a later relative of Richard Codman. Additionally, included in the collection is one letter, in English, from Richard Codman informing a family member of the death of their brother John Codman III in 1803. The letter details the division of John Codman's wealth among his living family members.
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Félix Candela architectural records and papers, 1950-1984
1876 drawingsFelix Candela (1910-1997) was a Spanish-born architect and engineer who gained a worldwide reputation for designing complex concrete structures, especially thin concrete shell structures, many times involving double curvature (hyperbolic paraboloid). This collection contains materials related to Candela's personal, professional, and academic lives, overarching all periods of his career. Project records document the full range of his work of both his Mexican and American periods. The collection contains extensive correspondence with personal friends, clients, and professional and academic colleagues; a large number of reference files relating to architecture, design, urbanism, technology, sociology, anthropology, and current events, compiled throughout Candela's professional life; architectural drawings and photographs from his work; and writings by and about Candela.
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Wilson Eyre architectural drawings and papers, 1877-1945
159 drawingsWilson Eyre, Jr. (1858-1944) was an American architect, teacher and writer who practiced in Philadelphia. He is known for his country houses and for being an innovator in the Shingle Style.
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