Reference Request
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 97-044
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Department of Administration and Museum Support Services
Architectural Records, 1971-1989
Collection Overview
General Information About This Collection | |
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Repository: | Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu. |
Creator: | Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Department of Administration and Museum Support Services |
Title: | Architectural Records |
Dates: | 1971-1989 |
Quantity: | 3.73 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (46 oversize folders) |
Collection: | Accession 97-044 |
Language of Materials: | English |
Summary: | Between 1986 and 1989 the Hirshhorn Museum considered building an addition. Many schemes were considered, all prepared by The Architects Collaborative (TAC) of Cambridge, Massachusetts. The most fully developed scheme is the 7th Street Addition. Other design schemes are: Wraparound Scheme A, Wraparound Scheme C, Bookends Scheme, Bar Scheme, Pavilion Scheme, and others. There are also records of meetings among TAC, the Hirshhorn, the National Capitol Parks and Planning Commission, and the Fine Arts Commission. Also included are Plaza designs by James Van Sweden, Landscape Architect; miscellaneous Plaza drawings; and an original HMSG drawing from 1971. |
Descriptive Entry
Between 1986 and 1989 the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (HMSG) considered building an addition. Many schemes were considered, all prepared by The Architects Collaborative (TAC) of Cambridge, Massachusetts. The most fully developed scheme is the 7th Street Addition. Other design schemes are: Wraparound Scheme A, Wraparound Scheme C, Bookends Scheme, Bar Scheme, Pavilion Scheme, and others. There are also records of meetings among TAC, the Hirshhorn, the National Capitol Parks and Planning Commission, and the Fine Arts Commission. Also included are Plaza designs by James Van Sweden, Landscape Architect; miscellaneous Plaza drawings; and an original HMSG drawing from 1971.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Name
- Van Sweden, James, 1935-2013
- Architects Collaborative Inc.
- United States. Commission of Fine Arts
- Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
- United States. National Capital Planning Commission
Subject
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 97-044, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Department of Administration and Museum Support Services, Architectural Records
Container List
Box 1
Concepts for HMSG, November 16, 1987
Photographs of HMSG, interior and exterior
TAC Office/Room Numbers
Museums/Additions/Clippings
TAC/ Staff, March 18, 1988
TAC Meeting, March 9, 1988
January 4, 1988 HMSG/Office of Design and Construction (ODC)
TAC - December 15, 1987
TAC/ Budget
May 1, 1987 - Landscape/Building
TAC Building Height Meeting, March 30, 1987
TAC Meeting, March 16, 1987
TAC: January 1987 Meetings, Notes, etc.
TAC December 12, 1986
TAC December 2, 1986
TAC November 17, 1986
TAC October 6, 1986
TAC September 19, 1986
August 5, 1986
TAC - July 11, 1986
TAC Week of June 16, 1986
TAC - First Meetings with Staff
Statistics/Storage
TAC Correspondence/Staff
TAC Meetings Notes
NCPC (National Capital Planning Commission) and FAC (Fine Arts Commission), July 26, 28, 1988
TAC/ NCPC, June 14, 15, 1988
FAC Meeting - May 19, 1988
NCPC Meeting - May 16, 1988
NCPC/FAC, May 1988
NCPC, January 29, 1988
Fine Arts, November 19, 1987
NCPC, November 3, 1987
TAC Contract
TAC - Commissions, September 15, 1987
TAC Renderings
TAC Background Information
TAC - Scope of Work
TAC Questionnaires
Space Use Master Plan Report, Draft, February 20, 1987
Space Use Master Plan Report, Executive Summary, Draft, March 9, 1987
Space Use Master Plan Report, Draft, January 30, 1987
TAC Executive Summary
Color slides of design plans, July 26, 1988
Photos of design plans and model
Space Use Master Plan, Final Status Report, March 15, 1989
TAC - Executive Summary Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Space Use Master Plan, edited version
Space Use Master Plan, Executive Summary, Draft, May 15, 1987
Concept Design Preliminary Comparison of Three Schematic Designs, November 17, 1986
Architectural Drawings for the Possible Schemes
Series 1: Sub series 1: TAC, November 17, 1986, C Scheme, Major Intervention [7th Street Addition]
Folder 1
Folder 2
Folder 3
Sub series 2: TAC, December 2, 1986, 7th Street Addition (in progress)
Folder 4
Folder 5
Folder 6
Folder 7
Folder 8
Sub series 3: TAC, December 15, 1986, 7th Street Addition (in progress)
Folder 9
Folder 10
Folder 11
Folder 12
Sub series 4: TAC, January 27, 1987, 7th Street Addition (in progress)
Folder 13
Folder 14
Folder 15
Sub series 5: TAC, August 1987 "The Addition" Final Version, 7th Street Addition
Folder 15
Folder 16
Folder 17
Folder 18
Folder 19
Folder 20
Series 2: TAC, November 17, 1986, A, Intervention [with Ground Level]
Folder 21
Folder 22
Series 3: TAC, November 17, 1986, B, Minor Intervention [Raised Corners of Plaza]
Folder 23
Folder 24
Folder 25
Series 4: TAC Wraparound Scheme A:
Folder 25
Folder 26
Folder 27
Folder 28
Folder 29
Folder 30
Folder 31
Folder 32
Folder 33
Folder 34
Series 5: TAC Wraparound Scheme C (December 15, 1987 - July 26, 1988):
Folder 34
Folder 35
Series 6: TAC Bookends Scheme (March 9, 1988 - July 26, 1988):
Folder 36
Folder 37
Folder 38
Folder 39
Series 7: TAC Miscellaneous Schemes (November 16, 1987 - June 14, 1988):
Folder 39
Folder 40
Folder 41
Folder 42
Series 8: Jim van Sweden Landscape design of Plaza; Oehme, van Sweden and Associates, Landscape Architects, Washington, D.C.
Folder 42
Folder 43
Folder 44
Series 9: Miscellaneous Plaza Drawings 1980's
Folder 45
Series 10: HMSG, 1971
Folder 46
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