Herbert B. Oppenheimer architectural drawings, 1934-2004, bulk 1960s-1980s

Summary Information

At a Glance

Bib ID:
10979295 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Oppenheimer, Herbert B (Brand)
Repository:
Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Physical Description:
300 drawings
Language(s):
English .
Access:

This collection is available for use by appointment in the Department of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University. For further information and to make an appointment, please email -avery-drawings@library.columbia.edu.

Description

Scope and content

The collection documents four projects: Amsterdam Houses additions (New York, N.Y.) Curries Woods Restoration (Jersey City, N.J.); Washington Street Urban Renewal (New York, N.Y.) and Wyckoff Houses (Brooklyn, N.Y.).

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is available for use by appointment in the Department of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University. For further information and to make an appointment, please email -avery-drawings@library.columbia.edu.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Herbert B. Oppenheimer. Method of acquisition--Donated;; Date of acquisition--2014. Accession number--2014.007.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library

Biographical sketch

Herbert Brand Oppenheimer is a New York-based architect. Born in Yonkers in the 1920s, Oppenheimer began his studies in architecture at Black Mountain College in North Carolina (1942-43). His studies were interrupted in 1943 when he was called into active military service. In 1954, Oppenheimer obtained his B.Arch. from Columbia University.

Oppenheimer worked in the firm of Philp Johnson (1957-59) before leaving to establish his own practice Oppenheimer, Brady, and Lehrecke in 1960. By 1968, the firm was known as Oppenheimer, Brady & Associates. In the 1970s, Oppenheimer served as president of the AIA. In 2014, he closed down his practice.

Subject Headings

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Subject
Architecture -- Conservation and restoration CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Architecture -- New York (State) -- New York CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Architecture -- United States -- Designs and plans CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Public housing -- Designs and plans CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Urban renewal -- New York (State) -- New York CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID