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-CJA-RES-AL-B13-4-14 · Item · 2013
Part of Charles Jencks Archive

Publisher: Wiley.

Includes 'Nonlinear Architecture: New Science = New Architecture?' and 'Landform Architecture: Emergent in the Nineties' by Charles, both previously published in AD Sep-Oct 1997

Carpo, Mario
Architecture of Fear
-CJA-RES-AL-B13-4-13 · Item · 1997
Part of Charles Jencks Archive

Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press

Includes 'Hetero-Architcture for the Heteropolis: The Los Angeles School' by Charles.

Inserted: covering letter from Nan Ellin enclosing Charles' complimentary copy, 1997

Ellin, Nan
The Post-Modern Reader
-CJA-RES-AL-B13-4-11 · Item · 1992
Part of Charles Jencks Archive
Publisher: Academy Editions
Edited by Charles. Includes 'Preface', 'The Postmodern Agenda', and 'The Post-Avant-Garde' by Charles.
Nature Talking with Nature
-CJA-RES-AL-B13-4-10 · Item · 2005
Part of Charles Jencks Archive

Sonderdrunk aus [Off-print from] 'Return to Postmodernism: Theory - Travel Wiritng - Autobiography: Festschrift in honour of Ihab Hassan' edited by Klaus Stierstorfer.

Post-it note attached annotated "Ch. Jencks".

Jencks, Charles Alexander
-CJA-RES-AL-B13-2-18 · File · [1970-2013]
Part of Charles Jencks Archive

Black folder with plastic pockets, labelled on the front on blue tape 'ADHOCISM THE CASE FOR IMPROVISATION'. Labelled inside the front cover 'C A JENCKS' on blue tape.

Inside the front pouch:
-manuscript document titled 'The Weird World of Adhocism'
-cards for exhibitions of miniature portraits and pet portraits by Rita Greer [1975]

The folder itself has a mix of items inside the plastic pockets and loose between the pockets. Includes:
-photographic reproductions of historic images
-cuttings from New Scientist
-photograph of Vesnin's Pravda Building annotated 'to illustrate GSSU Modern Movements Series'
-print-out reviews of the re-issued version of Adhocism
-letter from the MIT press enclosing author copies of the re-issue
-cuttings from newspapers
-b&w photographs and cuttings stuck to paper and labelled with typescript and manuscript annotations
-typescript document with manuscript additions titled 'Adhocism: The Transformed Object'
-typescript document titled 'Adhocism: Creation Out of Subsystems'
-typescript document titled 'Adhocism: Evolutionary Series'
-postcard to Charles from Stephen Bayley [2013]
-typescript document titled 'Adhocism: Art & Equipment'
-typescript document titled 'Adhocism: Archeological City'
-letter from Bob Perry enclosing photographs with examples of humour in architecture in New Zealand
-Bulletin of the Institut de l'Environnement
-flyer for the Second Conference on Twentieth Century Design History, to be held at Middlesex Polytechnic April 1976, with a paper by Tony Wilkins titled The Development of Do-It-Yourself circled
-photostat of an article on architecture education at Goddard College
-typescript document titled 'Adhocism: The Ad Hoc Revolution'
-'exquisite corpse' style drawing

[Loose documents]
-CJA-RES-AL-B13-1-20 · File · 1967-1984
Part of Charles Jencks Archive

Bundle of documents found loose on the shelf. Includes:
-cutting titled 'Cars without Chaos' from The Listener 22 May 1975, annotated
-cutting from The Sunday Times 25 May 1975 about the village of Debenham
-stapled bundle of cuttings from New Society 1974-1975 relating to town and cities, annotated
-incomplete manuscript notes on cities
-manuscript and typescript notes on Byker, Newcastle
-typescript titled 'Rough outline for Animal Architects' by Charles [probably a script and treatment for a proposed television programme]
-Typescript photocopied program for the seminar: architecture-innertown-government held 2-6 Jun 1975 a T.H. Eindhoven with manuscript notes on reverse
-'Does Post-Modernism Communicate' by Linda Groat and David Canter photocopied from [Progressive Architecture], Dec 1979
-'The past and future of research on meaning in architecture: the case for architectural theory as a basis for future research' by Linda N. Groat, photocopied from Proceedings of the Environmental Design Research Association Conference, 1983
-Book review titled 'Meaning in Architecture: new directions and sources' by Linda Groat, photocopied from Journal of Environmental Psychology 1981:1, including Signs, Symbols and Architecture by Geoffrey Broadbent, Richard Bunt and Charles.
-'Measuring the Fit of New to Old' by Linda Groat photocopied from Architecture Nov 1983
-'Public Opinions of Contextual Fit' by Linda Groat photocopied from Architecture Nov 1984

Cardboard sub-folder, annotated on the front with [word counts] and [chapter headings]. Includes:
-manuscript letter from [?Otto von Simson] on Kunsthistorisches Institut, Der Freien Universität Berlin headed paper, thanking Charles for his invitation and discussing the revised German edition of his 'Cathedral book', 1967
-typescript letters from Robert Venturi on Venturi and Rauch, Architects headed paper discussing the publication of an unidentified article, the publication of 'Learning from Las Vegas', his opinion of Charles's issue of Arena and thanking Charles for the copy of Roland Barthes, 1967-1968
-typescript letter from Erwin Panofsky on The Institute for Advanced Study headed paper declining to contribute to 'Meaning in Architecture' due to his age and health, 1966
-manuscript letters from Christian Norberg-Schulz on personal headed paper, regarding his contribution to Meaning in Architecture, 1967
-manuscript letter from Kenneth Frampton regarding a potential contribution to the book on Meaning 1968
-typescript letters from Susan Sontag regarding a potential contribution to a book, 1968
-manuscript postcard and letter from Aldo van Eyck regarding a forthcoming article and photographs, 1967
-typescript letter from EH Gombrich on The Warburg Institute headed paper, commenting on the proofs, 1968
-Typescript titled 'Modern Architecture Symposium (MAS), 8-10 May 1964, Columbia University New York City 'The Decade 1929-1939' with a list of speakers.
-typescript copy letter from Charles to Professor Gombrich inviting him to contribute to a forthcoming publication; typescript prospectus for Meaning in Architecture; typescript titled 'Outline of Meaning in Architecture' annotated with initials
-manuscript letter from Aldo [van Eyck] regarding a drawing of a 'pavilion for sleeping' and responding to the criticisms of his essay in Meaning in Architecture.
-manuscript letter from [?Aldo van Eyck] congratulating Charles on Meaning in Architecture, 1970
-cutting of 'Building His Nest' by Nathan Silver from New Statesman 1 Sep 1967
-cuttings of the letters page from New Society 31 Aug 1967 and 7 Sep 1967, including letters from, Charles and Reyner Banham responding to one another.
-printed drawing titled 'Anatomy of a Dwelling' [François Dallegret]
-typescript titled 'An Instant Guide to Meaning'
-typescript titled 'Semiology - the theory of signs (outline of a lecture by Charles Jencks)' with hand-drawn diagrams and manuscript notes