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    • *A New Description of The Cosmic House* by Edwin Heathcote, The Keeper of Meaning, with Charles Jencks, The Critic, and Charles Jencks, The Architect, First Edition, 2021, p.34

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      • UF Cosmic House Garden

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        17 Archival description results for Time Garden

        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.

        CJA-TCH-a-11 · File · nd [1978-1979]
        Part of Charles Jencks Archive

        Bundle of designs, plans and photographs. Each consists of a card support, with a the original drawing or photograph attached to the card with tape, and then tracing paper layered over the top with dimensions for reproduction.

        Includes:
        -Room of Doubles
        -'South Elevation - CJ design'
        -'Ground Floor - CJ design'
        -[Ground Floor] - 'MK's original layout'
        -'West Elevation'
        -'MK's Garden Design Dec 78/Jan 79'
        -'First Floor Alternative: A Stepped Study'
        -detailed pencil plan with details of columns annotated 'Feb 19, 1979 This must be full page as it is described at length!!!'
        -Front elevation annotated 'only bottom drawing'
        -photocopied front elevation
        -'TFP proposed longitudonal[sic] section Jan 1979'
        -'CJ Sketch Nov 78'
        -b&w photograph of Nan's Room and of a staircase pre-renovation.
        -'First Floor CJ Design'
        -section of the house
        -photocopy of a sketch of the Room of Doubles with birds drawn around it
        -typescript text on The Sun Chair
        -CJ sketch Oct 78 annotated 'must be Nov?'
        -b&w photographs of chairs

        Room of Doubles
        CJA-TCH-a-30 · File · nd [1978-1984]
        Part of Charles Jencks Archive

        Contents of a folder labelled 'Room of Doubles'.

        Includes:
        -colour photograph of a room in an unidentified building with elaborate wall paintings and a chandelier
        -manuscript list on paper torn from a notepad titled 'Play Room' and annotated 'Room of Doubles' with a list of furniture and notes on measurements for 'Charlie's system'.
        -pencil sketch labelled 'The MH and MH cabin-ettes' with designs for furniture either side of a fireplace, with multiple variations and alternatives in pencil, ink and photocopy
        -photocopy sketches for the Room of Doubles with coloured pencil shading
        -photocopied zodiac designs and manuscript notes on spring zodiac
        -pencil and ink sketches for medallions initialled CJ on paper and tracing paper
        -whiteprint designs with coloured pencil by CZWG titled 'Jencks Jacuzzi'
        - design on pink paper labelled 'The Time Garden' with typescript text and ink drawings and annotations
        -pencil and ink sketches of furniture
        -pencil and coloured pencil designs for the garden
        -ink sketch plan and elevations for a playroom with manuscript writing in arabic
        -sketches labelled 'The Rom of Doubles' with pencil manuscript notes describing the themes
        -pencil, coloured pencil, ink and felt tip pen plans of the garden with details of planting and measurements

        CJA-TCH-a-31 · File · [1984]
        Part of Charles Jencks Archive

        Contents of a folder labelled 'Thematic House 1978-84 -Garden Facade - Future Pavilion - 2nds Garden'.

        Includes:
        -pencil, coloured pencil, felt tip pen and photocopy designs for [the Future Pavilion]
        -pencil and photocopy designs for trellis
        -pencil plans of the garden on tracing paper and photocopies
        -ink sketches of the garden on Portrack House headed letter paper
        -pencil designs for [paving] on foolscap lined paper and A4 plain paper
        -pencil sketch views of the trellis and trees from neighbouring gardens
        -photocopy designs for trellis labelled with months of the year
        -designs for mirrors sketched on FM Productions, Minnesota notepaper
        -copy letter from Charles to Steve & John regarding the garden arch, August 1984
        -colour polaroid of the garden
        -pencil and ink sketches of arches on paper and tracing paper

        CJA-TCH-a-38 · File · 1983-1984
        Part of Charles Jencks Archive

        Correspondence between Ian Hamilton Finlay and Charles relating to designs for the Time Garden, and plans for the garden.

        The correspondence includes discussion of Albert Speer, a list of cities to be represented in the Roman Fragments and news from Hamilton Finlay about forthcoming work and exhibitions. Sketches of the garden in pencil and ink with a list of conceptual themes; a typescript list titled 'Cultural time' with manuscript annotations and program for the Foursquare Room.

        CJA-TCH-a-39 · File · 1978-1984
        Part of Charles Jencks Archive

        Bundle of drawings with a covering page labelled 'Rear Elevation'. The bundle is wrapped in a whiteprint by Terry Farrell Partnership labelled 'C&M Jencks House: conservatory sketch Nov 1980' with manuscript annotations.

        Within the bundle, there is also a smaller bundle of papers, also wrapped inside a whiteprint. This whiteprint is annotated 'Key Elevation. Done in Scotland June [crossed out]/July 1980. C. Jencks'. This bundle includes:
        -photocopied drawings of windows
        -pencil drawing on tracing paper of balustrades, folded
        - whiteprint drawing of windows, doors and balustrades annotated 'key elevation. Done in Scotland. June 1980? [crossed out]. July 18, 1980. C Jencks'.
        -photocopied elevation drawings with pen annotations
        -whiteprint drawing by Terry Farrell Partnership titled 'Setting out Jacuzzi Elevation' Aug 1981, folded and used as a wrapper. Inside are a whiteprint drawing by Terry Farrell Partnership titled 'Rear Elevation' Feb 1981 [folded] and photocopied front elevations with pen annotations
        -unlabelled whiteprints of front elevation and axonometric drawings, with a list of potential savings to be offset against the balustrading and columns
        -whiteprint rear elevation annotated 'key elevation. Done in Scotland. June 1980? [crossed out]. July 18, 1980. C Jencks'.
        -whiteprint front elevation with a note from Charles to Terry at the bottom
        -unlabelled whiteprint front elevation, folded
        -unlabelled whiteprint rear elevation, folded
        -pencil drawing on tracing paper of the rear elevation and garden plan, with problems listed at the bottom, folded. Inside are a folded whiteprint version of the same drawing plus front and rear elevations and smaller pencil sketches on tracing paper.
        -whiteprint axonometric drawing of the house and a proposed garden design including a grotto. Folded
        -whiteprint drawing of windows with measurements, folded
        -pencil sketches on tracing paper of Jencksiana designs
        -whiteprint unlabelled rear elevation with manuscript notes and ink annotations, folded
        -whiteprint sketch rear elevation
        -whiteprint by Terry Farrell Partnership labelled 'Back Elevation (almost final design drawing)' Oct 1980, folded

        The rest of the bundle includes:
        -b&w polaroid photograph of the rear elevation
        -unlabelled whiteprint rear elevation, folded
        -whiteprint roof terrace plan, folded
        -photocopy of a photograph of the rear elevation during construction
        -photocopied window designs coloured in with felt tip pen
        -unlabelled whiteprint rear elevations, folded
        -b&w photograph of the house from the street during construction
        -pencil sketch on tracing paper showing steps into the garden
        -pencil sketch on tracing paper of the rear elevation
        -unlabelled whiteprint of sketch rear elevations, used as a wrapper for photocopies of axonometric drawings of octagonal windows
        -envelope labelled 'Penny & Anthropomorphism'
        -photocopies from unknown publications showing figures representing abstract concepts
        -pencil drawings of figures representing art and architecture, folded, with pencil manuscript correspondence inside from Penny [Jencks] regarding the figures and giving personal news
        -manuscript letter from Penny [Jencks] to Charles written on an envelope discussing the figures.
        -colour photographs of figures on buildings. The photographs have been glued to white paper with manuscript captions. [6 pages, the glue has failed on many of the photographs] with a manuscript covering letter from Charles to Penny
        -colour reproduction of a building with figures either side of the window
        -letter from John Cullen Lighting Design
        -manuscript letter from Charles to Penny regarding termes by Hugues Sambin
        -invitation to the St Botolph Club, Boston
        -colour photograph of a clay sculpture
        -invitation to and programme for the dedication of a statue to Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison by Penelope Jencks
        -b&w photograph of the rear of the house during construction.

        The Jencks Suite
        CJA-TCH-a-46 · File · 24 Dec 1983
        Part of Charles Jencks Archive

        Ink drawings, watercolours and typescript commentary by Ian Hamilton Finlay of proposals for the garden. The designs include: Sundial, Benches, Herms, Obelisk and Roman Fragments.

        The designs are presented in a series of folded cards, numbered 1; 2; 2a; 3; 4; 4a; 5; 4a ,5a; 5a; 6; 6a; 7; 8; 9; 10; 10a. Some of the designs and typescript documents have come loose from the cards.

        Finlay, Ian Hamilton
        Garden
        CJA-TCH-b-10 · File · 1984-2001
        Part of Charles Jencks Archive
        Contents of a box labelled 'Garden'. Contains colour slides of the Future Pavilion, the Double Stairs, the Time Garden and the Rear Elevation, as well as a picnic in the Time Garden.
        [Thematic House]
        CJA-TCH-b-29 · File · nd [1984-2000]
        Part of Charles Jencks Archive
        Comprises slides of the exterior of the house, details of floors and windows, views of the Time Garden, rooms and furniture in use, including Charles in the Architectural Library.
        Thematic
        CJA-TCH-b-3 · File · [1982-1984]
        Part of Charles Jencks Archive

        Contents of a box labelled 'Thematic'.

        Includes colour slides of Indian Summer, Summer, the Moonwell, the Bookhouses and the Winter fireplace during construction; as well as a picnic in the Time Garden labelled 'picnic June 21' and stamped 'Aug 83'.