A.J. Downing and His Legacy Assembled by the staff of Avery Library and Janet W. Foster, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Columbia University GSAPP September 1 – November 13, 2015 Avery Classics reading room Monday – Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm Alexander Jackson Downing, known as the “father” of the American architectural pattern book, was born 200 years ago, on October 31, […]
Category: Exhibitions
G. P. Schafer Architect office visits Avery
On June 24th , Avery Library welcomed the office of G. P. Schafer Architect for a viewing of materials from special collections.The evening focused on American domestic architecture, emphasizing the neoclassical and vernacular influences of interest to Mr. Schafer’s firm. Avery Classics presented a selection of books that a traced a narrative from the […]
Sylvan Cemetery Honored by Victorian Society
Sylvan Cemetery: Architecture, Art & Landscape at Woodlawn received “The ‘Victorian Society New York’ 2014 Exhibition and Catalogue Award” at ceremonies held at the New York School of Interior Design on June 3, 2015. Charles D. Warren and Carole Ann Fabian accepted the award on behalf of the project team. In brief remarks, Ms. Fabian […]
Avery Drawings & Archives in Maxxi Food Exhibition
FOOD dal cucchiaio al mondo = FOOD to Space MAXXI – Museo Nazionale dell Arti del XXI Secolo, Rome, Italy May 29-November 8, 2015 An exhibition that tells us about how food crosses, changes and influences the body, houses, streets, cities, and the landscape of the entire world. Over 50 works by different artists and […]
Avery in “Saving Place” exhibit at MCNY
Saving Place: Fifty Years of New York City Landmarks Museum of the City of New York, New York April 21-September 13, 2015 Many believe New York’s pioneering Landmarks Law, enacted in April 1965, was the key factor in the rebirth of New York in the final quarter of the 20th century. It ensured that huge […]
NYC City Council Proclamation and Avery’s Early Efforts
In recognition of the 50th anniversary of the Landmarks Law, the granting of regulatory power to the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and the tireless work of the preservation community, the Speaker of the City Council issued a proclamation at the April 16th City Council Stated Meeting acknowledging this historic anniversary. Avery Library was invited to attend […]
Avery Drawings in MoMA Latin America in Construction exhibition
A never-before exhibited scrapbook documenting Frank Lloyd Wright’s 1931 trip to Rio will be on display in the Latin America in Construction: Architecture 1955-1980 exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art from March 29-July 19, 2015. The scrapbook, part of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives, and 2 drawings of the Sports Palace in Mexico […]
Sylvan Cemetery — exhibit opening
September 3 – November 1, 2014 The Wallach Art Gallery Schermerhorn Hall, 8th floor Sylvan Cemetery: Architecture, Art and Landscape at Woodlawn coincides with Woodlawn’s 150th anniversary celebration, and celebrates the Cemetery’s 2006 gift of its archive—the most complete set of 19th– and 20th–century cemetery records held in the public trust -– to the Avery […]
Avery New Acquisitions Event May 19
Please join us to view highlights of Avery 2013-2014 acquisitions! Monday May 19, 2014 Display: 3:00 – 8:00 pm Reception: 5:30 – 8:00 pm Sponsored by Avery Friends & the Friends of the Columbia University Libraries To RSVP, please call 212.854.6199 or email: Avery-Friends@libraries.cul.columbia.edu Image Credit: François Lecoy. Méthode simple et facile pour lever les plans, suivie d’un traité dunivellement et d’un abrégé des règles du lavis … (Paris: Duponcet, […]
Frank Lloyd Wright and the City: Density vs. Dispersal
Frank Lloyd Wright and the City: Density vs. Dispersal February 1–June 1, 2014 MoMA Architecture and Design Galleries, third floor Frank Lloyd Wright and the City: Density vs. Dispersal celebrates the recent joint acquisition of Frank Lloyd Wright’s extensive archive by MoMA and Columbia University’s Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library. Through an initial selection […]