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Finding Aid for the Mellor, Meigs & Howe Collection in The
George Howe, P.S.F.S. Building, ca. 1926 THE ARCHITECTURAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA MELLOR, MEIGS & HOWE COLLECTION (Collection 117) A Finding Aid for The Mellor, Meigs & Howe Collection in The Architectural Archives, University of Pennsylvania © 2003 The Architectural Archives of the University of Pennsylvania. All rights reserved. The Architectural Archives, University of Pennsylvania Mellor, Meigs & Howe Collection Finding Aid Archival Description Descriptive Summary Title: Mellor, Meigs & Howe Collection, 1915-1975, bulk 1915-1939. Coll. ID: 117 Origin: Mellor, Meigs & Howe, Architects, and successor, predecessor and related firms. Extent: Architectural drawings: 1004 sheets; Photographs: 83 photoprints; Boxed files: 1/2 cubic foot. Repository: The Architectural Archives, University of Pennsylvania 102 Meyerson Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6311 (215) 898-8323 Abstract: The Mellor, Meigs & Howe Collection comprises architectural records related to the practices of Mellor, Meigs & Howe and its predecessor and successor firms. The bulk of the collection documents architectural projects of the following firms: Mellor, Meigs & Howe; Mellor & Meigs; Howe and Lescaze; and George Howe, Architect. It also contains materials related to projects of the firms William Lescaze, Architect and Louis E. McAllister, Architect. The collection also contains a small amount of personal material related to Walter Mellor and George Howe. Indexes: This collection is included in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project, a searchable database of architectural research materials related to architects and architecture in Philadelphia and surrounding regions: http://www.philadelphiabuildings.org Cataloging: Collection-level records for materials in the Architectural Archives may be found in RLIN Eureka, the union catalogue of members of the Research Libraries Group. -
Nomination of Historic Building, Structure, Site, Or
NOMINATION OF HISTORIC BUILDING, STRUCTURE, SITE, OR OBJECT PHILADELPHIA REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PHILADELPHIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION SUBMIT ALL ATTACHED MATERIALS ON PAPER AND IN ELECTRONIC FORM ON CD (MS WORD FORMAT) 1. ADDRESS OF HISTORIC RESOURCE (must comply with a Board of Revision of Taxes address) Street address: 401-411 S. Broad Street st Postal code: 19147 Councilmanic District: 1 District 2. NAME OF HISTORIC RESOURCE Historic Name: Young Men’s & Young Women’s Hebrew Association Common Name: Gershman Y 3. TYPE OF HISTORIC RESOURCE ☒ Building ☐ Structure ☐ Site ☐ Object 4. PROPERTY INFORMATION Condition: ☐ excellent ☒ good ☐ fair ☐ poor ☐ ruins Occupancy: ☒ occupied ☐ vacant ☐ under construction ☐ unknown Current use: Community center, offices, galleries 5. BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION SEE ATTACHED 6. DESCRIPTION SEE ATTACHED 7. SIGNIFICANCE Period of Significance (from year to year): 1924-present Date(s) of construction and/or alteration: 1923-24 Architect, engineer, and/or designer: Frank E. Hahn, S. Brian Baylinson (associate), Paul Philippe Cret (consultant) Builder, contractor, and/or artisan: Original owner: Young Men’s & Young Women’s Hebrew Association Other significant persons: Albert M. Greenfield CRITERIA FOR DESIGNATION: The historic resource satisfies the following criteria for designation (check all that apply): ☒ (a) Has significant character, interest or value as part of the development, heritage or cultural characteristics of the City, Commonwealth or Nation or is associated with the -
Agnes Scott College Bulletin: Catalogue Number 1916-1917
SERIES 14 NUMBER 3 AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE BULLETIN CATALOGUE NUMBER 1916-1917 ENTERED AS SECOND-CLASS MATTER AT THE POST OFFICE. DECATUR, GEORGIA I AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE BULLETIN CATALOGUE NUMBER 1916-1917 BOARD OF TRUSTEES J. K. Orr, Chairman Atlanta F. H. Gaines Decatur C, M. Candler Decatur J. G. Patton Decatur George B. Scott Decatur W. S. Kendrick Atlanta John J. Eagan Atlanta L. C. Mandeville Carrollton, Ga. D. H. Ogden Atlanta K. G. Matheson Atlanta J. T. LuPTON Chattanooga, Tenn. J. P. McCallie Chattanooga, Tenn. W. C. Vereen Moultrie, Ga. L. M. Hooper Selma, Ala. J. S. Lyons Atlanta Frank M, Inman Atlanta EXECUTIVE AND ADVISORY COMMITTEE C. M. Candler John J. Eagan J. K. Orr F. H. Gaines (r. "R. ScOTT FINANCE COMMITTEE Frank M. Inman J. T. Lupton G. B. Scott W. C. Vereen L. C. Mandeville Agnes Scott College CALENDAR 1917—September 18, Dormitories open for reception of Students. September 19, 10 A. M., Session opens. September 18-20, Registration and Classification of Students. September 21, Classes begin. November 39, Tranksgiving Day. December 19, 1:20 P. M., to January 3, 8 A. M., Christmas Eecess. 1918—January 15, Mid-Year Examinations begin. January 26, Second Semester begins. January 28, Classes Resumed. February 22, Colonel George W. Scott's Birthday. March 29, 1:20 P. M., to April 2, 8 A. M., Spring Vacation. April 26, Memorial Day. May 14, Final Examinations begin. May 26, Baccalaureate Sermon. May 28, Alumnae Day, May 29, Commencement Day. Officers and Instructors OFFICERS OF INSTRUCTION AND GOVERNMENT 1916-1917 (arranged in order of appointment) F. -
Finding Aid for Architectural Records, 1823-1945 (Bulk 1896-1945), in the Architectural Archives, University of Pennsylvania
THE ARCHITECTURAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PAUL PHILIPPE CRET COLLECTION (Collection 062) Paul Philippe Cret, 1876-1945 A Finding Aid for Architectural Records, 1823-1945 (bulk 1896-1945), in The Architectural Archives, University of Pennsylvania © 2003 The Architectural Archives of the University of Pennsylvania. All rights reserved. The Architectural Archives, University of Pennsylvania Paul Philippe Cret Collection Finding Aid Archival Description Descriptive Summary Title: Architectural Records, 1823-1945 (bulk 1896-1945). Coll. ID: 062 Origin: Paul Philippe Cret, 1876-1945, architect. Extent: Architectural drawings 1877 original drawings, 156 photomechanical prints. Sketchbooks 5 items (39 leaves). Photographs 382 photoprints, 1 photonegative. Clippings 155 items. Additional materials 1.5 cubic ft. Repository: The Architectural Archives, University of Pennsylvania 102 Meyerson Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6311 (215) 898-8323 Abstract: The largest part of this collection comprises drawings by Paul Cret: student drawings, travel sketches, competition drawings and project drawings. The collection contains a small number of construction drawings for a few projects. Also included are reproductions of Cret drawings, clippings related to Cret projects, photographic portraits of Cret, World War I photographs of Cret and by Cret, and other materials of biographical interest. Indexes: This collection is included in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project, a searchable database of architectural research materials related to architects and architecture in Philadelphia and surrounding regions: http://www.philadelphiabuilding.org/pab Cataloging: Collection-level records for materials in the Architectural Archives may be found in RLIN Eureka, the union catalogue of members of the Research Libraries Group. The record number for this collection is PAUP01-A12. -
Evolution of a Modern American Architecture: Adding to Square Shadows
University of Pennsylvania ScholarlyCommons Theses (Historic Preservation) Graduate Program in Historic Preservation 1-1-2007 Evolution of A Modern American Architecture: Adding to Square Shadows Fon Shion Wang University of Pennsylvania Follow this and additional works at: https://repository.upenn.edu/hp_theses Part of the Historic Preservation and Conservation Commons Wang, Fon Shion, "Evolution of A Modern American Architecture: Adding to Square Shadows" (2007). Theses (Historic Preservation). 93. https://repository.upenn.edu/hp_theses/93 A Thesis in Historic Preservation Presented to the Faculties of the University of Pennsylvania in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Historic Preservation 2007. Advisor: David G. De Long This paper is posted at ScholarlyCommons. https://repository.upenn.edu/hp_theses/93 For more information, please contact [email protected]. Evolution of A Modern American Architecture: Adding to Square Shadows Disciplines Historic Preservation and Conservation Comments A Thesis in Historic Preservation Presented to the Faculties of the University of Pennsylvania in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Historic Preservation 2007. Advisor: David G. De Long This thesis or dissertation is available at ScholarlyCommons: https://repository.upenn.edu/hp_theses/93 EVOLUTION OF A MODERN AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE: ADDING TO SQUARE SHADOWS Fon Shion Wang A THESIS In Historic Preservation Presented to the Faculties of the University of Pennsylvania in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE IN HISTORIC PRESERVATION 2007 ________________________ ______________________________ Advisor Reader David G. De Long John Milner Professor Emeritus of Architecture Adjunct Professor of Architecture _______________________________ Program Chair Frank G. -
Paul Philippe Cret (1876-1945) Was Born in Lyon, Ment in the United States
Pan American Union Building inaugural ceremonies April 26, 1910. Courtesy of OAS Columbus Memorial Library Photograph Collection Paul Philippe Cret (1876-1945) was born in Lyon, ment in the United States. In 1903 he accepted an architecture in the United States. Cret’s work con- his most significant works, in addition to the France, to lower-middle class parents. By the age assistant professorship at the School of Archi- sistently reflected his deep understanding of the Pan American Union Building, were: the India- of sixteen, Cret demonstrated artistic talent and tecture of the University of Pennsylvania, among forms and principles of Classical architecture, as napolis Public Library (1913): the Detroit Insti- enrolled in the architectural program at the École a handful of relatively new architecture schools well as of the Modern French Style, disseminated tute of Arts (1927): the Hartford County Building nationale des Beaux-Arts in Lyon, winning the that were making it possible for students from the at the École des Beaux-Arts. and Courthouse (1926); the Folger Shakespeare Prix de Paris four years later. The award provided United States to be academically prepared for the At the age of twenty-seven, Cret established Library (1932) and the Federal Reserve Board Build- him with the income necessary to study at the profession without traveling abroad. Cret played a private practice in Philadelphia; he maintained ing (1937), both in Washington DC; and the Main École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, the world’s leading a seminal role in the development of architectural it throughout his lifetime, including during the Building at the University of Texas at Austin school of architecture at the time; Cret placed first education in his adopted country (he became a First World War when he served in his native coun- (1937). -
The Architecture of the Bryn Mawr Campus George E
Bryn Mawr College Scholarship, Research, and Creative Work at Bryn Mawr College Architecture, Grounds, and History Facilities 1978 The Architecture of the Bryn Mawr Campus George E. Thomas Published in Bryn Mawr Now. The ad te is not visible on the document and is based on a reference to the lecture being given during the Centennial year of Joseph Taylor's will. Let us know how access to this document benefits ouy . Follow this and additional works at: http://repository.brynmawr.edu/facilities_history Part of the Architecture Commons, and the Educational Administration and Supervision Commons Citation Thomas, George E., "The Architecture of the Bryn Mawr Campus" (1978). Architecture, Grounds, and History. Paper 5. http://repository.brynmawr.edu/facilities_history/5 This paper is posted at Scholarship, Research, and Creative Work at Bryn Mawr College. http://repository.brynmawr.edu/facilities_history/5 For more information, please contact [email protected]. THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE BRYN MAWR CAMPUS "AI the en d of the cenlury, Rockefeller Hall. ,closing the campus off to the west, directing the attention inwards, back to the Co ll ege center." The Rockefeller Hall archway and towers under construc tion. by GEORGE THOMAS Visiting Lecturer In Growth and Structure of CIties Excerpts from a memorial lecture for the late John Forsythe, Trflasurer of Bryn Mawr Col/ege for 24 years, given by the noted architectural historian George Thomas, who this year Is teaching several courses In the College's interdepartmental cities program, including one this semester on PhI/adel phia architecture from the 19'th century Greek , Revival period to today's nationally recognized "PhI/ adelphia School." . -
1400 Leon Battista Alberti Donato Bramante Filippo Brunelleschi
1400 Leon Battista Alberti Donato Bramante Filippo Brunelleschi Mauro Codussi Aristotele Fioravanti Juan Guas Leonardo da Vinci Luciano Laurana Annibale Da Bassano Michelangelo Michelozzo Michelozzi Bernardo Rossellino Jacob van Thienen 1500 Antonio Abbondi Galeazzo Alessi Bartolomeo Ammanati Michelangelo Buonarroti Girolamo Cassar Vittorio Cassar Guglielmo dei Grigi Juan de Herrera Francesco Laparelli Philibert de l’Orme Hans Hendrik van Paesschen Andrea Palladio Antonio Sangal- lo the Elder Antonio Sangallo the Younger Michele Sammicheli Raffaello Santi Vincenzo Scamozzi Koca Mimar Sinan Agha Pellegrino Tibaldi Giorgio Vasari 1600 Gian Lorenzo Bernini Francesco Borromini Ustad Ahmad Lahauri Jacob van Campen Pietro da Cortona Tumas Dingli Pietro Paolo Floriani Lorenzo Gafà Guarino Guarini Jules Hardouin-Mansart Inigo Jones Louis Le Vau Baldassarre Longhena Carlo Maderno François Mansart Nicodemus the Younger Carlo Rainaldi John Webb Elizabeth Wilbra- ham Christopher Wren 1700 Robert Adam William Adam Cosmas Damian Asam Egid Quirin Asam James Bloodworth Étienne-Louis Boullée Alexandre Brongniart William Buckland Colen Campbell John Carr of York Richard Cassels William Chambers François de Cuvilliés Christoph Dientzenhofer Kilian Dientzenhofer Laurent Dewez John Douglas Nicolai Eigtved Johann von Erlach Johann Fischer Pierre Fontaine Ange Gabriel John Gwynn Peter Harrison Nicholas Hawksmoor Johann von Hildebrandt James Hoban Thomas Ivory Nicolas-Henri Jardin Thomas Jefferson Richard Jupp Filippo Juvarra William Kent Benjamin Latrob Giacomo -
Edgar Fahs Smith Papers Ms
Edgar Fahs Smith papers Ms. Coll. 112 Finding aid prepared by Donna Brandolisio. Last updated on April 09, 2020. University of Pennsylvania, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts 1997 Edgar Fahs Smith papers Table of Contents Summary Information....................................................................................................................................3 Biography/History..........................................................................................................................................4 Scope and Contents....................................................................................................................................... 7 Administrative Information........................................................................................................................... 7 Controlled Access Headings..........................................................................................................................8 Collection Inventory...................................................................................................................................... 9 Correspondence........................................................................................................................................9 Writings of Edgar Fahs Smith...............................................................................................................86 Memorabilia.......................................................................................................................................... -
George Howe and Modern Architecture
Travel, Architects, and the Postwar “Grand Tour” By: Denise Costanzo An American architect observed in an essay that “it is a physical impossibility to transport buildings as one does paintings. Therefore, to experience the dome of the Cathedral of Florence by Brunelleschi or the apse and dome of St. Peter’s by Michelangelo, one must be within the space itself.” To assert architecture’s inherent immobility and three-dimensionality is largely uncontroversial, but the next sentence is more contentious: “Architects, in order to explore the problems of contemporary architecture, must necessarily have a specific cultural background which should qualify them for an appreciation of the valid works of the past.”1 Taken together, these axioms require architects to recognize the authority of select historic monuments and to absorb their lessons through direct phenomenal experience. It seems only proper that such statements come from a fellowship application to the American Academy in Rome, established in 1894 to buttress the fin de siècle classical revival known as the “American Renaissance.”2 But this essay dates to 1960, when seeing and venerating history firsthand was not such an obvious requisite for architects. Its author, Michael Graves, is now a household name thanks to his populist high-design products for Target stores (fig. 1). As an architect, he is best known for his historically allusive works of the 1970s onwards. His prominent career has contributed to the reputation of the post-World War II Academy as an ‘incubator’ of postmodern historicism, a category in which he is generally included by critics.3 However, when Graves visited Rome in 1960 he was not a “proto- postmodernist,” but a modernist. -
A Shakespearean Theater for the 21St Century Exhibition Script
National Building Museum Reinventing the Globe: A Shakespearean Theater for the 21st Century Exhibition script Reinventing the Globe: A Shakespearean Theater for the 21st Century In 1599, a company of actors known as the Lord Chamberlain’s Men built a public theater on a site outside London. Named the Globe, the theater soon achieved commercial success largely due to the popular appeal of works by its resident playwright, William Shakespeare (1564-1616). Although it was just one of several similar structures built in England during that time, the Globe has assumed a mythic status because of its strong association with Shakespeare. Scholars, actors, and directors have studied the Globe extensively in an effort to understand the playwright’s life and work more fully. Despite this exhaustive research, however, the exact appearance, size, and shape of the Globe, which was demolished in 1644, remain elusive. In the nearly four centuries since Shakespeare’s death, his plays have been performed regularly and translated into every major language. Dozens of theaters dedicated to Shakespeare have been built around the world, drawing from diverse architectural sources. Some were designed to evoke the character of true Elizabethan theaters despite the lack of definitive information about those original structures. Others simply reflect the prevailing architectural styles of the eras in which they were constructed. This exhibition traces Shakespearean theaters from the 16th century to the present. It culminates with a series of proposals commissioned by the National Building Museum for hypothetical, 21st-century Shakespearean theaters. These projects suggest innovative approaches to the challenge of presenting 400-year-old plays to modern audiences. -
Kahn and Architectural Education in Philadelphia
The Beginning of the Beginning: Kahn and Architectural Education in Philadelphia 58 docomomo 49 — 2013/2 The Beginning of the Beginning: Kahn and Architectural Education in Philadelphia docomomo49.indd 58 18/03/14 18:11 aul Philippe Cret was one of Penn’s greatest teachers and one of the city’s greatest architects. Louis I. Kahn, the University’s most well–known teacher, was one of Cret’s students. Holmes PPerkins, educated at Harvard under Walter Gropius, reshaped the School and changed its ori- entation. The key task od the three architects was to articulate a new understanding of what is spe- cific to the discipline, recreating its professional and intellectual center and orientation. This would not require the replacement or elimination of what had been developed in the preceding years; instead the task was to augment it with a more focused sense of what architecture itself is all about. By David Leatherbarrow Education is something which is always on trial who concentrate on modes of architectural description because no system can ever capture the real and representation, instruct in drawing (in its range of meaning of learning. techniques). Still others attend to the building’s physical Louis I. Kahn, “I love Beginnings” 1972 realization. These different points of view have different means of instruction suited to their subjects. That diversity Questions in class today about where is Architec- is an inevitable consequence of a primary intention to ture going were very easy to answer because it build a foundation for continued learning. is not going anywhere else than it ever was..