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            A+U Architect vs. Critic
            CJA-AVC-1 · File · 1982-1985
            Part of Charles Jencks Archive
            Contents of a folder labelled 'A+U Architect vs. Critic'. Folder contains 1 box of slides [catalogued separately as CJA-AVC-1-a] and also includes:
            -colour slides of Maggie by the Trompe l'oeil painting by Dorothy Girouard in their Chelsea flat, and colour printed versions of the same images
            -folder for FM Productions California used to hold a large number of photographs including b&w prints and polaroids and colour prints, mostly photographs used to illustrate the A+U article
            -manuscript notes headed 'Architect Versus Critic' with an outline of the article and headings ticked off, including a to-do list at the bottom; written on the reverse of handwritten notes about The Thematic House
            -photocopies of illustrations headed 'Die Lufft' and 'Die Erde', annotated on reverse 'Cesare Ripa, Baroque & Rococo Pictorial Imagery, Dover'
            -cutting from Building Design 10 Aug 1984, review by Sheena Wilson of Godfrey Golzen's 'How Architects Get Work'
            -leaflet from the Architecture Press titled 'Avoid litigation! 3 books to keep you out of trouble'
            -photocopy of the Jencksiana font
            -b&w photograph of the Elemental House
            -sheet of 16 slides showing various furniture and designs by Charles
            -sheet of 14 slides showing various furniture and designs by Charles
            -colour and b&w photographs of furniture designed by Charles for the Chelsea flat and 19 Landsdowne Walk [some are loose and some are glued to sheets of plain paper]
            -typescript letter from Officina Alessi enclosing colour slides of the tea and coffee set and giving news of its presentation in New York and Milan, 1983
            -manuscript letter on Patrizia Scarzello Architect headed paper regarding the Alessi collaboration, 1983
            -typescript document on yellow and white lined paper titled 'The Thematic House The Matic How See Design Credits'
            -manuscript to-do list relating to 19 Lansdowne Walk
            -typescript on pink paper headed 'Programme for an Anglo-Chinese Bed' with pencil sketches
            -pencil and coloured pencil drawings of a bed
            -copy letter from Charles to William on UCLA headed paper sending a symbolic programmes and drawings, 1985
            -copy letter from Charles to Caroline and William regarding the design for the bed
            -printed proofs of line drawings
            -pen and ink drawing on tracing paper used as illustration on the RIBA poster
            -poster for a lecture by Charles at RIBA titled 'Post-Modernism - the true inheritor of modernism', 1982 [folded]
            CJ Thesis Phd 1966-1970
            CJA-PHD-1 · File · 1966-1970
            Part of Charles Jencks Archive

            Contents of a folder labelled 'CJ Thesis Phd 1966-1970 UCL' in red ink, 'MOD-1945-MANU' and 'ACTIVE FILE' in blue ink, as well as a numbered list of names written in different inks (27 in total).

            Includes:
            -photograph of Charles in the front row of a lecture theatre, with some attendees using headphones (including Charles)
            -typescript headed 'Chapter II A Theory of Value' with manuscript corrections and notes on the reverse
            -manuscript notes headed [illegible] on trial Sept 1966?'
            -envelope with manuscript notes on both sides headed 'what a boar to know Doctor Banham' and 'The Failure of Success', folded and used as a folder to hold: a review of Banham's The New Brutalism by Nikolaus Pevsner; typescript letter to the editor of The Guardian from Isaac Bickerstaff; cutting of a letter to the editor from Fred Partridge [publication unknown] and typescript version of the same letter with manuscript corrections; typescript letter to the editor signed Charles Jencks, Architectural Association in response to Reyner Banham and manuscript draft; typescript letter to the editor signed Fred Partridge in response to Reyner Banham; manuscript notes headed 'The flip side of Dr Banham'; review of Banham's The New Brutalism by Stephen Mullion from New Society 8 Dec 1966; article titled 'Monumental Folly' by Peter Hall, New Society 24 Oct 1968, annotated.
            -typescript headed 'The Major Histories' with manuscript annotations
            -manuscript notes on plain paper headed 'Pevsner'
            -manuscript notes on plain and lined paper headed 'Banham' [possibly not all Charles' hand]
            -typescript headed 'Giedion SpaceTime and Arch'
            -manuscript notes headed 'Scully'
            -manuscript notes headed 'Collins Changing Ideal in MA 1965 (reaction to Giedion & space)'
            -manuscript notes headed 'Hitchcok Arch. 19th & 20th centuries' with biro sketches
            -envelope labelled 'Historians: Pevsner, Banham 1966-1971, Summerson 1981-4, Pei' [empty]
            -manuscript headed 'The Failure of Success' including a copy typescript letter from Charles to Mr De Carlo asking to be able to attend the Urbino meeting
            -manuscript headed 'Banham Le Corbusier chapter'
            -typescript copy letter from Charles to Reyner Banham responding to his criticisms
            -manuscript comments [from Reyner Banham], titled by Charles 'Partially a response to Outline?'
            -typescript and manuscript headed 'Foreward'
            -manuscript letter and notes from Reyner Banham to Charles [letter on headed paper], attached to a typescript headed 'Aalto and some concepts of value
            -typescript headed 'Modern Architecture' with manuscript notes [from Reyner Banham] attached
            -typescript headed 'History as Myth: 1st revision, Banham notes'.
            -typescript and manuscript notes headed 'Modern architecture - the tradition since 1945: a list of architects to be criticised'
            -typescript diagram with numerical values applied to architect's names
            -typescript headed 'Diagram Relation of American Architects'
            -article from Time 2 Aug 1968 titled 'Modern Living'
            -article from Newsweek 20 Mar 1967 titled 'The Architects Come Into Their Own', annotated
            -article from the International Herald Tribune 29-30 May 1971 titled 'Celebrities Jam Gala Premiere at JFK Center', annotated
            -article from The New York Times Magazine 17 Oct 1971 by Paul Goldberger, annotated
            -manuscript diagram of architect's names headed 'Camp Non Camp'
            -manuscript diagrams
            -pages from ROBAJ Jun 1966, 'RIBA Annual Discourse' by Myron Goldsmith, annotated
            -folded titled 'John Summerson + Charles Jencks, exchanges over PMC [Post-Modern Classicism] 1981, FSC [Freestyle Classicism] 1982, + TH [Thematic House] 1984 including manuscript letters from Summerson to Charles and typed copies; and copy typescript letters from Charles to Summerson; as well as: typescript headed 'The New Taboo: Ure Chisel'; a leaflet for Das Linz Café; typescript titled 'The Face of the Vernacular' and captions; a sketch labelled 'Validimir - Moscow 19/10/93'; a letter on Little Sparta headed paper from Ian [Hamilton Finlay] regarding the garden scheme; draft typescript letter from Charles on UCLA headed paper to I.M. Pei, 1983 and reply; letter from I.M. Pei to Henry Kewswick regarding Maggie, 2003
            -typescript letter from Nikolaus Pevsner on Birkbeck College headed paper to Charles declining to supervise his thesis, and copy typescript reply from Charles; cuttings on Pevsner.
            Rogers 1985-current
            CJA-RES-AL-B1-2-1 · File · 1985-2019
            Part of Charles Jencks Archive

            Contents of a box file labelled 'ROGERS 1985-current'.

            Includes:
            -bundle of press cuttings labelled 'ROGERS articles 2001-current
            -copy letter from Charles to Richard Rogers 'inspired by' the latter's talk regarding the development of London, and requesting specific images to use in lectures, and a letter from Richard Rogers Partnership enclosing slides [no longer enclosed]
            -manuscript notes titled 'Richard Rogers: Public responsibility + Private Greed June 14 95'
            -typescript letter from Richard Rogers [signed] to Charles, thanking him for the introduction to Romi in India and asking about the 'Paternoster/Arups/Simpson/Prince Charles battle' [1990]
            -typescript letter from Richard Rogers to Charles, written from Goa, and responding to 'The Condition of Post Modernity', enclosing copy drawings for the Tokyo International Design Forum Competition
            -Financial Times: Architecture At Work: 1987 Award for Industrial and Commercial Buildings brochure (winner: Lloyd's of London) used as a folder for a bundle of papers labelled 'Lloyds/Rogers completed 1986'. Includes press cuttings, a statement by the Chairman of Llloyd's to the General Meeting of Members 1987; sheet of 14 slides of the Lloyd's building, presumed to have been taken by Charles; typescript letter from Richard Rogers [signed] to Charles responding to the latter's essay on Prince Charles; press photograph of Richard Rogers with Partners in front of the Lloyd's Building [copyright Daily Telegraph] and a b&w photograph of the Lloyd's building taken from across the street.
            Gen. Brit. High Tech.
            CJA-RES-AL-B1-3-13 · Item · 1988-1997
            Part of Charles Jencks Archive

            Contents of a folder labelled 'Gen. Brit. High Tech.'

            Comprises mostly press cuttings, as well as letter from Sir Philip Dowson at Arup enclosing photographs of the Imperial War Museum, and a bundle of cuttings labelled 'Articles found w/ Foster - British High Tech?'.
            Garagia Rotunda brochure [with covering e-mail]
            CJA-RES-AL-B13-5-18 · File · Sep 2016
            Part of Charles Jencks Archive
            Colour photocopies of articles about the Garagia Rotunda from multiple publications, with a covering e-mail from Charles to Fred Young, John & Lily referencing the restoration of the building and the closure of the gate to discourage trespassers. Removed from plastic folder for preservation reasons.
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            CJA-RES-AL-B13-5-23 · Item · Jan 2009
            Part of Charles Jencks Archive

            Includes ArchTalkTour: Charles Jencks. Interview by Lee Sang-leem [Sang Leem Lee].

            Inserted: letter from Sang Leem Lee on Space Group headed paper thanking Charles for the interview and enclosing three copies; invoice and packing slip for dispatch.

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            Les Maisons de Rêve de Los Angeles
            CJA-RES-AL-B13-5-51 · Item · 1978
            Part of Charles Jencks Archive

            Publisher: Academy Editions

            Inserted:
            -polaroid photographs of houses, addresses annotated on reverse, numbered 1-9 [4 is missing]
            -postcard from [Malie] congratulating Charles on the Day Dream book
            -card from [Jo Jo] congratulating Charles on the Dream Houses of LA book, 1978
            -typescript letter from John [possibly John Leighton Chase] regarding overlaps with his book on West Hollywood, 1978
            -cutting from Time, 1 May 1989 titled 'Million-Dollar "Birthday Cakes"'
            -typescript titled 'Photocaptions to Daydream Houses of LA'
            -drawing in coloured pencil of An L.A Daydream House
            -manuscript letter from Neil Pinney, California, enclosing contenders for Daydream Houses, with cuttings
            -manuscript letter on Roland E Coate AIA headed paper regarding a house he is designing, 1978
            -manuscript letter from Paulette Gershen, California regarding potential contributions of 'Witches houses' to the sequel of Daydream Houses of Los Angeles
            -correspondence with the owners of 333 Copa de Oro Road regarding potential legal action after the inclusion of their house in Daydream Houses of Los Angeles, 1979, including copy of Charles' reply
            -bundle of correspondence with Ambassador magazine arranging to write 750-1000 words on houses in Los Angeles; includes draft typescript, cutting of published article, correspondence regarding captions and return of slides; signed contract, 1981
            -photocopied letter from Flaniken Construction, California to Charles via Academy Editions, detailing their involvement in two of the houses in Daydream Houses of Los Angeles, 1979

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            Japanese Architecture
            CJA-RES-AL-B14-4-11 · Item · 1984-2001
            Part of Charles Jencks Archive
            Contents of a box folder labelled 'Japanese Architec-ture'.
            Includes:
            -Charles' name badge for Inter Design '84 Sapporo, attached to a folded piece of paper with manuscript notes
            -letter from Etsuko Minamino, thanking Charles for dinner and enclosing photographs of Charles taking part in a panel and with unidentified people [1992]
            -ticket for 厳島神社 [Itsukushima shrine] with a note written on reverse
            -leaflet for Hilltop Hotel Tokyo
            -letter from the Chief Executive of Japan 2001 enclosing a list of possible events [1999]
            -letter from Shin Takamatsu to Andreas Papadakis confirming he is preparing transparencies
            -envelope containing unlabelled transparencies
            -letter from Shin Takamatsu Architect & Associates regarding a publication being produced by a Swiss publisher
            -review by Richard J Samuels of Alex Kerr's Dogs and Demons, annotated, from an unidentified publication
            -folder with a business card for Tom Heneghan attached
            -article from The Time 17 Apr 2001 by Rosemary Righter on Japan
            -printed out e-mail from Makoto Sei Watanabe regarding their dinner and his recent works
            -letter from Kengo Kuma [signed] sending a special edition of l'ARCAEDIZIONI, 2000
            -A4 flyer/handout for an exhibition 'The Architecture of Fumihiko Maki at the V&A, 2001
            -covering letters from Weatherhill books sending various publications for review, with manuscript notes
            -letter from the World Architecture Exposition, 1998, Nara, regarding expenses, 1994
            -letter from Kisho Kurokawa [signed] discussing a proposal for a television programme, 1987
            -World Architecture Exposition, 1998, Nara publication Triennara 1994.3 No. 2 [Japanese/English]
            -plastic folder labelled 'British/Japanese scholarship' containing letter from Kisho Kurokawa [signed] regarding plans for Nara and various publications, 1991, with reply annotated; letter from Kisho Kurokawa [signed] thanking Charles for 'The Post-Modern Reader' and making plans to be in London; typescript list of names and addresses for architects in japan, with annotations and business cards attached; leaflet for Fairmont Hotel Tokyo
            -invitation to participate in the World Architecture Triennale, Nara, 1995 and various booklets for the Trriennale
            -letter from Kisho Kurokawa [signed] as producer of the World Architecture Exhibition 1998 Nara inviting Charles to be a board member, 1989
            -invitation card for the Royal Academy of Arts Japanese Culture Evening 1999 including a lecture by Professor Shuji Takashina, with manuscript notes loose inside
            -manuscript note son plain paper headed 'Japan 2001' and 'Channel 4'
            -typescript list of major proposals for Japan 2001 events with annotations
            -typescript titled 'summary of the slides shown by Professor Suzuki', annotated
            -catalogue for 'Bridges' the Daiwa Foundation Anglo-Japanese Visual Arts Touring Show, inserted: faxes and correspondence relating to Japan 2001; the Ango-Japanese Annual Lecture with RIBA; and the 2000 Jerusalem Seminar in Architecture
            -postcard advertising an exhibition of Shin Takamatsu at the GA Gallery, Tokyo 11 Nov-17 Dec 1989
            -folder labelled 'Master Plan: Silkroad Town 21: World Architecture Exposition 1998 Nara' containing: heavily annotated typescript titled 'Historical/Anti-Historical City: Gold Medal Address 1992' by Charles, with manuscript notes on the reverse; photocopy of 'The Public, The Price and the Sacred' by Charles Correa from Daedelus Fall 1989; printed publication for the 1998 World Architecture Exposition; leaflets for the Nara Daibutsu and Hōryūji Temple; business cards; currency exchange and hotel receipts; photocopies descriptions of architecture projects in Japan; manuscript notes on a variety of different papers relating to Japanese architects; correspondence regarding corrections of spelling mistakes in minutes and Charles' lecture at Naras; leaflet for 'The Desiring eye: reviewing the Slow House Diller + Scofidio ディラー＋スコフィディオのスローハウス' at Gallery Ma; leaflets for the Nara City Museum of Photography; トリエンナール奈良’92 brochure; letter notifying Charles he is to receive the Gold Medal with draft manuscript reply; fax from Kisho Kurokawa informing Charles that he is to receive the Gold Medal; fax detailing arrangements for the Contemporary Architectural Symposium, 1998; official correspondence from the World Architecture Exposition 1998 Nara with arrangements for Charles' stay; letter from Charles to Kisho Kurokawa regarding plans for an architectural museum at UCLA; partially used line notepad.