The Garden of Cosmic Speculation

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      • Portrack House, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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        • UF Portrack

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        11 Archival description results for The Garden of Cosmic Speculation

        -CJA-RES-AL-B13-5-42 · File · [1996-2011]
        Part of Charles Jencks Archive
        Folder for ARB centre CATH, University of Leeds annotated 'UIL Reviews: Article, miscellaneous' with previous annotations crossed out. Includes two plastic folders of cuttings, photocopies and print-outs of articles about Charles, primarily relating to his landform work. Also includes a draft letter from Charles to Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux of the North Carolina Dance Theatre.
        [Loose documents]
        CJA-RES-AL-B13-5-14 · File
        Part of Charles Jencks Archive
        Bundle of papers found loose on the shelves. Includes:
        -Welcome to Portrack: The Garden of Cosmic Speculation map with notes of names and contact details
        -plastic folder containing listings for the Cheltenham Festivals; invitation to dinner from the Deputy Editor of The Times; arrangements for Charles' talk at the Cheltenham Science festival including overview of content
        -typescript document headed 'Portrack House, Dumfries, Scotland' with a focus on the bridges in The Garden of Cosmic Speculation
        -typescript document with colour photographs titled 'Garden of Cosmic Speculation à Portrack: Rencontre avec Charles Jencks' in French with an English translation stapled to the front
        -National Galleries of Scotland Bulletin July and August 2002; inside is a typescript document titled 'Lurve The Curve' with annotations
        -leaflet for The Association of Gardens Trusts Conference 2002, annotated with contact details
        -cutting titled 'Master of The Multiverse' from How To Spend It
        -plastic wallet containing correspondence with the Chicago Botanic Garden relating to an exhibition planed for 2006 including images and captions
        -leaflet for events in the New York Botanical Garden's 2016 Landscape Design Portfolios lecture series including Charles speaking on 'The Universe As Artist'
        -cutting of a review of James Lovelock's 'A Rough Ride To The Future' underlined and annotated 'GAIA'.
        CJA-RES-AL-B13-5-15 · Item · Dec 2003
        Part of Charles Jencks Archive
        Red fabric hardback bound copy of the December 2003 issue of House & Garden. Includes 'Wavelengths: more than a decade in the making, Charles Jencks' Garden of Cosmic Speculation in Scotland is attuned to the currents of the universe' by Belinda Rathbone, photographed by Macduff Everton.
        Tucked inside are loose cuttings of an article titled 'The Garden of Cosmic Speculation' from Scottish Life, Autumn 2017; pages from Kew magazine Autumn 2014; events list for the Architectural Association Term 1 Week 1[2014]; and a letter from House & Garden thanking Charles for his participation.
        House & Garden
        Cosmic Spec Extra
        CJA-RES-AL-DL-20-25 · File
        Part of Charles Jencks Archive
        Ackermans chocolate box used to store slides, labelled 'Cosmic Spec Extra' and 'Lansdowne Walk' in black ink.