Roger C. Ferri architectural drawings and papers, bulk 1971-2002

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Series II: Professional Papers

Series II includes collected press clippings and publication correspondence; an application portfolio for the Rome Prize; office correspondence unrelated to specific projects; contract files; a C.V.; and teaching materials.



Box 5 Folder 10 Academic - Columbia College / Barnard College teaching materials, 1983-1984

teaching materials, correspondence and drawings relating to courses in freehand drawing taught at Columbia College and Barnard College

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Box 5 Folder 8 Academic - University of Miami curriculum evaluation, 1988

drawing curriculum review and proposal by Roger Ferri; related correspondence and reference materials

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Box 5 Folder 9 Academic - University of Miami teaching materials, undated

notes and drawings for "Pedestrian Communities" design studio, "Park West Redevelopment" design studio, and possibly other courses; original drawings including site plans for Pedestrian Communities assignments and typological studies of housing (point tower, three types of slabs, courtyard house, townhouse)

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Box 5 Folder 7 Academic - University of Pennsylvania visiting seminar, 1988-1989

notes, correspondence, and lecture text for appearance before Ph.D. students at the University of Pennsylvania, concerning land-use planning and the making of "pedestrian communities"

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Box 4 Folder 28 Articles and Publications, 1977-1987

contents of 3-ring binder labeled "Selected Articles and Publications" (1/3) including Tatler (May, 1983: firm profile); M: The Civilized Man (September, 1988: firm profile); The New York Times(June 10, 1979: Ada Louise Huxtable review of Pedestrian City); Precis, Journal of the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (no. 6, 1987: Ferri's essay "Architecture of Reintegration"); Progressive Architecture (May, 1978: review of Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art); Landscape Architecture (1990: Madison Square project); New York (March 20, 1978: Madison Square project); Architecture + Urbanism (June, 1977: Madison Square project); Artforum (December 1977: Madison Square project in Cooper-Hewitt show); Architectural Review (November, 1980: Pedestrian City)

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Box 4 Folder 29 Articles and Publications, 1981-1985

contents of 3-ring binder labeled "Selected Articles and Publications" (2/3) including Financial Times (January 24, 1983: firm profile); Architecture + Urbanism (December, 1985: Pedestrian City); Pedestrian Cities booklet; Architectural Record (Mid-May, 1982: Blum Residence, in annual "Record Houses" issue); Architecture + Urbanism (February, 1983: Blum Residence); Progressive Architecture (September, 1981: Americana Hotel Restaurant); Architectural Review (September, 1982: Americana Hotel Restaurant); Architecture + Urbanism (May, 1982: Americana Hotel Restaurant);

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Box 4 Folder 30 Articles and Publications, 1985-1991

contents of 3-ring binder labeled "Selected Articles and Publications" (3/3) including Architectural Record (Mid-September, 1987: V'Soske rug); House and Garden (December, 1987: V'Soske Rug); Interiors (September, 1986: V'Soske Rug); Architectural Record (February, 1985: Spiral Tower); The Wall Street Journal (February 14, 1991: firm profile/Spiral Tower); Architecture + Urbanism (November, 1985: Spiral Tower); Architectural Record (Mid-April, 1987: House in Ligonier, in annual "Record Houses" issue); Architecture + Urbanism (October, 1987: House in Ligonier); Architectural Record (May, 1989: Tokyo Regent)

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Box 4 Folder 31 Articles and Publications, 1986-1987

Ferri essay "Architecture of Reintegration: An Essay in Three Parts," from Precis, Journal of the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (no. 6, 1987); profile of Ferri in Emerging Voices: A New Generation of Architects in America (The Architectural League of New York, Princeton Architectural Press: New York, 1986), based on Ferri's inclusion in the inaugural "Emerging Voices" series of talks (1982)

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Oversize 2 Folder 7 Articles and Publications, 1987-1988

article on Roger Ferri in Eupalino: Cultura della Citta & Della Casa (N. 9/10, 1987-1988), with introductory essay "Le Strade del Fantastico" by Paolo Portoghesi, featuring color illustrations of projects including Sarasota Triangle, V'Soske Rug, Pedestrian City, Spiral Tower, Times Square Tower, Walton Residence, Eide Residence, Grace Plaza, Blum Residence)

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Box 5 Folder 5 Birnberg Office Management, 1990

notes and correspondence relating to work with office-management consultancy Birnberg & Associates, particularly with regard to marketing of firm

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Box 4 Folder 26 C.V., 1991

curriculum vitae dated November 6, 1991

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Box 5 Folder 3 Central Contract Files, ca. 1987-1991

files from folders labeled "Central Contract," including active contracts (Odessa Street Pavilion, LL&E Plaza Sculpture Bases, Cooperativa Ceramica d'Imola, Weber Residence, Nieland Residence, Blake Residence); and "Data Base Samples" (letters discussing scope of project and contract language for Weber Residence, Cornell Plantations, and Barone Building)

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Box 5 Folder 11 Correspondence - Bloomer, 1987

letter from sculptor and author Kent Bloomer, introducing several articles on architectural ornament

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Box 5 Folder 4 Design Link, 1991

notes and correspondence regarding the promotional consultancy Design Link

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Box 5 Folder 6 Italy, ca. 1988

contents of office folder labeled 'Italy,' primarily materials in relation to Cooperativa d'Imola and travel reimbursements

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Box 5 Folder 1 Publication Correspondence, ca. 1989-1991

correspondence with various publications; records relating to transmittal of slides and/or transparencies

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Box 5 Folder 2 Publication Correspondence, ca. 1985-1991

correspondence with various publications, including L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui, Architecture + Urbanism, Progressive Architecture, Avenue, Eupalino, Architectural Record, and miscellaneous Italian contacts

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Box 4 Folder 27 Rome Prize Application, circa 1983

application portfolio for the Rome Prize Fellowship in Architecture, including index of slides (slides themselves are absent) and mounted descriptions and illustrations of Pedestrian City, 'Nude in the Garden,' Madison Square Skyscraper, Lutèce, Americana Hotel Restaurant, Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Blum Residence, Bova Residence, Hruska Residence, and Arber-Brook Loft

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