Reyner Banham papers, 1877-1988, undated (bulk 1960-1988).
Open for use by qualified researchers.British-born architectural historian and critic, educator and editor, 1922-1988. Banham taught at University of London, SUNY Buffalo, UC Santa Cruz and at NYU's Institute of Fine Arts. He is the author of many books, articles, essays and reviews.The collection contains draft manuscripts, printed material and research notes for 8 of Banham's published books, for unpublished projects and many articles and reviews related to the history of architecture and design. Included are the notes and manuscripts for his public lectures and his teaching. Other files document his participation on design juries and his consultation work. Printed matter, reports, photographs and correspondence from the International Design Conference in Aspen, 1950-1990, point to Banham's involvement with the Aspen design conference during the formative years of its existence.Series I. Book manuscripts. Includes notes, drafts and manuscripts, printed material, correspondence, reviews and other research materials for his Scenes in America Deserta (1982), A Concrete Atlantis (1986), The Visions of Ron Herron (1990), Los Angeles : The Architecture of Four Ecologies (1971), Architecture of the Well-Tempered Environment, Buffalo : An Architectural Guide, Making Architecture : The Paradoxes of Hi-Tech (unpublished).Series II. Articles and reviews comprises notes, drafts and manuscripts for articles, as well as the printed pieces published in Casabella, Art in America and other journals.Series III. Conferences, lectures, symposia includes correspondence, printed material and manuscripts for papers presented at conferences and lectures given at various educational institutions. Also contains UC Santa Cruz teaching notes, course outlines, and slide lists.Series IV. Consulting and design juries files relate to the Brooklyn Museum competition, 1986 (master-plan, blueprints, technical reports, correspondence, committee papers), Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House renovation recommendations, 1986, Progetto Bicocca jury, 1986, Museum of the Moving Image exhibition proposal, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, "Blueprint for Modern Living" exhibition materials, 1989 (correspondence, grant application drafts, catalogue essay), and other smaller projects.Series V. Miscellaneous papers contains correspondence with colleagues, university administrators, and people asking Banham to teach, lecture, contribute writings or read their work. Includes letters with Renzo Piano, Alan Waterhouse, NYU Institute of Fine Arts (regarding the Sheldon H. Solon professorship), and Columbia University. Also included are articles and publications collected by Banham for his research.Series VI. International Design Conference, Aspen contains correspondence, mss. and printed materials documenting the IDCA, as well Banham's book, The Aspen papers (1974).Unpublished finding aid available in repository; box-level control.Ransome, Ernest L. (Ernest Leslie), 1844-1917.Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959.Architecture United States 20th century.Architecture Historiography.Concrete construction United States.Buildings Environmental engineering.Architecture California Los Angeles.Buffalo (N.Y.) Buildings.Editors, Translators, and other contributors:View this collection description in WorldCat.org: