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Acquisitions 2017–18 Acquisitions 2017–18 1 Architecture and Design A total of 544 works were acquired by the Department of Architecture and Design. This includes 71 architecture works and 473 design works. Architectural Drawings Design Earth. Rania Ghosn. El Hadi Jazairi. After Oil (Bubian: There Once Was an Island). 2016. Inkjet Archi‑Union Architects. Philip F. Yuan. Chi She, Shanghai, print on canvas, 27 9⁄1₆ × 27 9⁄1₆ × 1³⁄1₆" (70 × 70 × 2 cm). China. 2017. Wood, steel, and concrete, overall Fund for the Twenty‑First Century (approx): 57 × 51 × 37 ½"; model only: 15 ½ × 37 ½ × 18 ½". Committee on Architecture and Design Funds Anupama Kundoo. Wall House, Auroville, India. 1997–2000. Model, 9 1³⁄1₆ × 23 ⅝ × 23 ⅝" (25 × 60 × Archi‑Union Architects. Philip F. Yuan. “In Bamboo” 60 cm). Fund for the Twenty‑First Century Cultural Exchange Center, Daoming, Sichuan Province, China. 2017. Wood, steel, and bamboo, Anupama Kundoo. Wall House, Auroville, India. 1997– overall (approx.) 62 × 50 × 36"; model only: 21 × 50 × 2000. Ink on paper, 24 7⁄1₆ × 24 7⁄1₆" (62 × 62 cm). Fund 36". Committee on Architecture and Design Funds for the Twenty‑First Century Design Earth. Rania Ghosn. El Hadi Jazairi. After Oil Anupama Kundoo. Wall House, Auroville, India. (Das Island, Das Crude). 2016. Inkjet print on canvas, 1997–2000. Ink on paper, 10 ⅝ × 24 7⁄1₆" (27 × 62 cm). 27 9⁄1₆ × 27 9⁄1₆ × 1³⁄1₆" (70 × 70 × 2 cm). Fund for the Fund for the Twenty‑First Century Twenty‑First Century Anupama Kundoo. Wall House, Auroville, India. Design Earth. Rania Ghosn. El Hadi Jazairi. After Oil 1997–2000. Ink on paper, 10 ⅝ × 24 7⁄1₆" (27 × 62 cm). (Das Island, Das Crude). 2016. Inkjet print on canvas, Fund for the Twenty‑First Century 27 9⁄1₆ × 27 9⁄1₆ × 1³⁄1₆" (70 × 70 × 2 cm). Fund for the Twenty‑First Century Anupama Kundoo. Wall House, Auroville, India. 1997–2000. Ink on paper, 10 ⅝ × 24 7⁄1₆" (27 × 62 cm). Design Earth. Rania Ghosn. El Hadi Jazairi. After Oil Fund for the Twenty‑First Century (Das Island, Das Crude). 2016. Inkjet print on canvas, 27 9⁄1₆ × 27 9⁄1₆ × 1³⁄1₆" (70 × 70 × 2 cm). Fund for the Saša Janez Mächtig. K67 Kiosk. 1966. Reinforced Twenty‑First Century polyfiber, steel, glass, base unit w/ feet: 101 × 94 ½ × 94 ½" (256.5 × 240 × 240 cm); fully Design Earth. Rania Ghosn. El Hadi Jazairi. After Oil assembled (approx): 101 × 110 × 110". Committee (Strait of Hormuz Grand Chessboard). 2016. Inkjet on Architecture and Design Funds print on canvas, 27 9⁄1₆ × 27 9⁄1₆ × 1³⁄1₆" (70 × 70 × 2 cm). Fund for the Twenty‑First Century OMA (Office for Metropolitan Architecture). Rem Koolhaas. Elia Zenghelis. Zaha Hadid.. Dutch Parliament Design Earth. Rania Ghosn. El Hadi Jazairi. After Oil Extension project, The Hague, Netherlands. 1978. (Strait of Hormuz Grand Chessboard). 2016. Inkjet Gouache on paper, 30 × 44 ⅛" (76.2 × 112 cm). print on canvas, 27 9⁄1₆ × 27 9⁄1₆ × 1³⁄1₆" (70 × 70 × 2 cm). Committee on Architecture and Design Funds Fund for the Twenty‑First Century OMA (Office for Metropolitan Architecture). Elia Design Earth. Rania Ghosn. El Hadi Jazairi. After Oil Zenghelis. Zoe Zenghelis. Lützowstrasse Housing, IBA (Strait of Hormuz Grand Chessboard). 2016. Inkjet Housing Competition project, Berlin, Germany. 1980. print on canvas, 27 9⁄1₆ × 27 9⁄1₆ × 1³⁄1₆" (70 × 70 × 2 cm). Gouache and ink on paper, 54 ¾ × 30" (139 × 76.2 cm). Fund for the Twenty‑First Century Committee on Architecture and Design Funds Design Earth. Rania Ghosn. El Hadi Jazairi. After Oil OMA (Office for Metropolitan Architecture). Rem (Bubian: There Once Was an Island). 2016. Inkjet Koolhaas. Elia Zenghelis. Parc de la Villette project, print on canvas, 27 9⁄1₆ × 27 9⁄1₆ × 1³⁄1₆" (70 × 70 × 2 cm). Paris, France. 1982. Watercolor and ink on paper, Fund for the Twenty‑First Century 27 9⁄1₆ × 71 ¼" (70 × 181 cm). Committee on Architecture and Design Funds Design Earth. Rania Ghosn. El Hadi Jazairi. After Oil (Bubian: There Once Was an Island). 2016. Inkjet print on canvas, 27 9⁄1₆ × 27 9⁄1₆ × 1³⁄1₆" (70 × 70 × 2 cm). Fund for the Twenty‑First Century 2 Wu Qingshan. ZAO/standardarchitecture: Zhang Ke. Raj Rewal. Mahendra Raj. Pragati Maidan: Hall of Micro‑Hutong, Beijing, China. 2016. C‑print, 30 × Nations and Hall of Industries for the India 24" (76.2 × 61 cm). Committee on Architecture and International Trade Fair, New Delhi, India. 1970. Ink Design Funds on vellum, 11 ⅝ × 16 ½" (29.5 × 41.9 cm). Committee on Architecture and Design Funds Wu Qingshan. ZAO/standardarchitecture: Zhang Ke. Micro‑Hutong, Beijing, China. 2016. C‑print, 11 × Raj Rewal. Mahendra Raj. Pragati Maidan: Hall of 14" (27.9 × 35.6 cm). Committee on Architecture and Nations and Hall of Industries for the India Design Funds International Trade Fair, New Delhi, India. 1970. Presentation drawing, 11 1³⁄1₆ × 16 9⁄1₆" (30 × 42 cm). Wu Qingshan. ZAO/standardarchitecture: Zhang Ke. Committee on Architecture and Design Funds Micro‑Hutong, Beijing, China. 2016. C‑print, 24 × 30" (61 × 76.2 cm). Committee on Architecture and Raj Rewal. Mahendra Raj. Pragati Maidan: Hall of Design Funds Nations and Hall of Industries for the India International Trade Fair, New Delhi, India. 1970. Wu Qingshan. ZAO/standardarchitecture: Zhang Ke. Presentation drawing, 11 1³⁄1₆ × 16 9⁄1₆" (30 × 42 cm). Micro‑Hutong, Beijing, China. 2016. C‑print, 24 × Committee on Architecture and Design Funds 30" (61 × 76.2 cm). Committee on Architecture and Design Funds Raj Rewal. Mahendra Raj. Pragati Maidan: Hall of Nations and Hall of Industries for the India Wu Qingshan. ZAO/standardarchitecture: Zhang Ke. International Trade Fair, New Delhi, India. 1970. Micro‑Hutong, Beijing, China. 2016. C‑print, 30 × Presentation drawing, 11 1³⁄1₆ × 16 9⁄1₆" (30 × 42 cm). 24" (76.2 × 61 cm). Committee on Architecture and Committee on Architecture and Design Funds Design Funds Raj Rewal. Mahendra Raj. Pragati Maidan: Hall of Wu Qingshan. ZAO/standardarchitecture: Zhang Ke. Nations and Hall of Industries for the India Micro‑Hutong, Beijing, China. 2016. C‑print, 11 × International Trade Fair, New Delhi, India. 1970. 14" (27.9 × 35.6 cm). Committee on Architecture and Presentation drawing, 11 1³⁄1₆ × 16 9⁄1₆" (30 × 42 cm). Design Funds Committee on Architecture and Design Funds Raj Rewal. Mahendra Raj. Pragati Maidan: Hall Raj Rewal. Mahendra Raj. Pragati Maidan: Hall of of Nations and Hall of Industries for the India Nations and Hall of Industries for the India International Trade Fair, New Delhi, India. 1970. International Trade Fair, New Delhi, India. 1970. Wood. 27 × 36 × 36" (68.6 × 91.4 × 91.4 cm). Presentation drawing, 11 1³⁄1₆ × 16 9⁄1₆" (30 × 42 cm). Committee on Architecture and Design Funds Committee on Architecture and Design Funds Raj Rewal. Mahendra Raj. Pragati Maidan: Hall Raj Rewal. Mahendra Raj. Pragati Maidan: Hall of Nations of Nations and Hall of Industries for the India and Hall of Industries for the India International Trade International Trade Fair, New Delhi, India. 1970. Fair, New Delhi, India. 1970. Working drawing on tracing Pencil on tracing paper, 20 × 29 ¾" (50.8 × 75.5 cm). paper, 40 × 55" (101.6 × 139.7 cm). Committee on Committee on Architecture and Design Funds Architecture and Design Funds Raj Rewal. Mahendra Raj. Pragati Maidan: Hall Raj Rewal. Mahendra Raj. Pragati Maidan: Hall of Nations of Nations and Hall of Industries for the India and Hall of Industries for the India International Trade International Trade Fair, New Delhi, India. 1970. Fair, New Delhi, India. 1970. Working drawing on tracing Pencil on tracing paper, 20 × 29 ¾" (50.8 × 75.5 cm). paper, 40 × 55" (101.6 × 139.7 cm). Committee on Committee on Architecture and Design Funds Architecture and Design Funds Raj Rewal. Mahendra Raj. Pragati Maidan: Hall Raj Rewal. Mahendra Raj. Pragati Maidan: Hall of Nations of Nations and Hall of Industries for the India and Hall of Industries for the India International Trade International Trade Fair, New Delhi, India. 1970. Ink Fair, New Delhi, India. 1970. Working drawing on tracing and pencil on vellum, 11 ⅝ × 16 ½" (29.5 × 41.9 cm). paper, 40 × 55" (101.6 × 139.7 cm). Committee on Committee on Architecture and Design Funds Architecture and Design Funds Raj Rewal. Mahendra Raj. Pragati Maidan: Hall of Nations and Hall of Industries for the India International Trade Fair, New Delhi, India. 1970. Ink, marker, and graphite on vellum, 11 ⅝ × 16 ½" (29.5 × 41.9 cm). Committee on Architecture and Design Funds 3 Raj Rewal. Mahendra Raj. Pragati Maidan: Hall of Nations Raj Rewal. Asian Games Village, New Delhi, India. and Hall of Industries for the India International Trade 1980–82. Drawing on tracing paper, 35 7⁄1₆ × 49 ⅝" Fair, New Delhi, India. 1970. Working drawing on tracing (90 × 126 cm). Committee on Architecture and paper, 40 × 55" (101.6 × 139.7 cm). Committee on Design Funds Architecture and Design Funds Raj Rewal. French Embassy Staff Quarters, New Raj Rewal. Mahendra Raj. Pragati Maidan: Hall of Nations Delhi, India. 1967. Model, 6 × 35 ½ × 21 ½" (15.2 × and Hall of Industries for the India International Trade 90.2 × 54.6 cm). Committee on Architecture and Fair, New Delhi, India. 1970. Working drawing on tracing Design Funds paper, 40 × 55" (101.6 × 139.7 cm). Committee on Architecture and Design Funds Raj Rewal. French Embassy Staff Quarters, New Delhi, India. 1967. Drawing on tracing paper, 11 ⅝ × Raj Rewal. Mahendra Raj. Pragati Maidan: Hall of Nations 8 ¼" (29.6 × 21 cm). Committee on Architecture and and Hall of Industries for the India International Trade Design Funds Fair, New Delhi, India. 1970. Working drawing on tracing paper, 40 × 55" (101.6 × 139.7 cm).
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