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            CJA-TCH-a-18 · File · [1980]
            Part of Charles Jencks Archive

            Contents of a folder labelled 'Ground Floor Cosmic Oval 4.41-4.43'

            Includes:
            -pencil and ink sketches on paper and tracing paper.
            -photocopy of a drawing by Terry Farrell Partnership titled 'Detail of [Oval] Studwork Ground Floor Hall], Oct 1980 (folded)./
            -pencil and coloured pencil sketch of the ceiling.
            -photocopy of an untitled drawing by Terry Farrell Partnership with a plan for the Cosmic Oval showing measurements and doors.

            London Column
            CJA-TCH-a-26 · File · nd [1978-1983]
            Part of Charles Jencks Archive

            Contents of a folder labelled 'London Column'.

            Includes:
            -ink designs for columns, coloured in with pencil, overlayed with tracing paper labelled 'TSA 136'
            -pencil sketches of column designs on paper and tracing paper
            -ink sketches of column designs
            -photocopied column designs
            -coloured pencil sketches of column designs
            -prints on photographic paper of computer-generated column designs with numbers
            -rough ink sketches and manuscript notes on headed paper for The Aga Khan Award for Architecture
            -pencil sketches and coloured pencil sketches on paper and tracing paper
            -pencil sketches on the reverse of University of California, Los Angeles headed paper relating to sun, rain and column symbols.
            -pencil and ink sketches on notepaper showing the exterior of the house
            -print outs of computer-generated designs with variables listed at the side including facets at shaft, facets at base and number of columns.
            -ink drawing labelled 'London Column' with notes on the weather and hifi speakers on blue paper

            Extras
            CJA-TCH-b-36 · File · nd [1984-1985]
            Part of Charles Jencks Archive

            Contents of an envelope labelled 'Extras' containing slides, photographs, correspondence and transparencies.

            Includes:
            -compliments slip from Richard Bryant
            -b&w photographs by Robin Laurence for NYT of Charles' Biedermeier chairs alongside some of the Symbolic Furniture, and Charles sitting on one of the Sun chairs, stamped on reverse,1985
            -photograph from the collection of the National Monuments Record of a unidentified historic building
            -colour polaroids of the Foursquare Room
            -b&w photographs of Esna, Temple of Khnum, one with extensive annotations, and the pyramid of King Chephren
            -colour transparencies by Richard Bryant
            -b&w photographs of the Elemental House
            -b&w photographs of the Architectural Library, John's Room and Lily's Room with the furniture installed but no other furnishings
            -colour photograph of the West elevation
            -b&w negative of Winter
            -letter from Mark Lewis of Lewis & Horning regarding the work he did on Indian Summer, 1985
            -cutting from an unidentified magazine
            -manuscript notes labelled 'Richard Bryant' with a list of rooms in a variety of different handwritings, including notes about Medite
            -b&w polaroid photographs of the Cosmic Oval
            -transparencies inside tracing paper, annotated for publication
            -colour slides of rooms in the Thematic House labelled 'C Jencks: not used before. 20 slides - 4 Square RM + Bathpool' but including most of the ground floor, the Time Garden and the chimneys
            -letter from William Stok regarding photography of this mural and enclosing a postcard of a work by Chagall [not included], 1985
            -colour transparency of the Garagia Rotunda annotated 'Chapter 2'
            -envelope enclosing b&w photographs with a message from 'Eamon of the shop'
            -b&w photograph of Charles in front of the Spring fireplace [over-sized, damaged]
            -b&w photograph of Charles and Maggie in front of the Spring fireplace. Charles is holding a mobile phone [over-sized, damaged]

            CJA-TCH-b-38 · File · nd [1984-1985]
            Part of Charles Jencks Archive

            Bundle of photographs and an illustration.

            Includes:
            -b&w polaroid photograph of Spring, tracing paper attached marked for publication. Annotated 'A/A files/Book reviews p110 A'.
            -colour photograph of the Spring fireplace
            -colour photograph of the Cosmic Oval
            -colour photograph of the shelves in Indian Summer
            -colour photograph looking into the Sundial Arcade
            -b&w print on photographic paper of the bookplate design inside Towards A Symbolic Architecture, with some of the text glued on