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New York State Council on Architecture Meeting Minutes, Program Files, and Correspondence Files


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Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:
The Council on Architecture was created in 1966 to encourage excellence in architectural design in all public buildings, to encourage inclusion of works of fine art to complement good architectural design, and to stimulate interest in architectural excellence in public and private construction. The series consists of council meeting agendas and minutes, chronological correspondence files, copies of council publications, and chairman's program files.
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Council on Architecture meeting minutes, program files, and correspondence files
Quantity:

22 cubic feet

300 photoprints

Inclusive Dates:
1968-1975
Series Number:
11034

Arrangement

Arranged by type or subject and then roughly chronological.

Administrative History

The Council on Architecture was created by Chapter 986 of the Laws of 1966 to encourage excellence in architectural design in all public buildings, to encourage inclusion of works of fine arts to complement good architectural design, and to stimulate interest in architectural excellence in public and private construction.

Scope and Content Note

The series consists of council meeting agendas and minutes (1968-1975), chronological correspondence files (1974-1975), copies of council publications, and chairman's program files. There are also approximately 300 color photoprints present in the series.

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Detailed Description

Dates Contents Box

Accretion: 11034-98
1968 May 7-1973 June 13 Council Meeting Agendas and Minutes 1
1973 September 18-1975 January 23 Council Meeting Agendas and Minutes 2
Public Awareness Program; NEA Grant Nos. S-A-72-0-514, A-30-42-29, A-72-0-724 3
1968 January 30-1974 February 28 Chronological Correspondence Files 4
Chronological Correspondence Files (1974 March-1975 February); Design Award Brochure Files 5
Metric Handbook; Samples of Other Council Publications; Inventory Phase I 6
Legal Study Proposals; Post Occupancy Building Survey: Advisory Committee on NYS Construction Programs 7
Inventory Phase II Material 8
General: State Agencies; Bids, Housing Laws, Miscellaneous 9
Inventory Phase I Material 10
Inventory Phase I, Phase II Material; Burgess Proposal: General Files 11
Chairman's Program Files: A - C 12

  

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ACIC-Architecture Construction Interagency Communications 12
Albany, General Correspondence with: Budget, Collier, GS, Planning, etc. 12
Albany: Office of Planning Services 12
Albany: Hurd, T. Norman (Correspondence with) 12
AIGA-American Institute of Graphic Arts 12
Architectural Forum 12
Architectural Historians, Society of 12
Architectural League 12
Architectural Research Unit (University City Science Center) 12
Architectural Resources Cambridge 12
Art Commission-New York City 12
Art Survey of State Agencies (regarding Works of Art in State Office Buildings) (see also Binghamton State Office Building) 12
Association of Towns (William Sanford) 12
BANKS-Awards Program 12
Battery Park City 12
Binghamton State Office Building (see also: AIA-Design Conference Bingamton, 6/17/1974-GAD participation) 12
Blatner, Henry L., A.I.A. 12
Brookhaven/Marguerite Villecco 12
Brookhaven Solid Waste Program 12
Buffalo-Amherst Urban Impact 12
Building Congress 12
Building, Design & Construction News-1/74-art. on New York designers and cost-plus contracts 12
Burdis, John C. (Environistics) (Instrument Systems Corporation) 12
Chapter Jury for the Medal of Honor 12
City College GAD 12
City Edges 12
City Walls, Inc. (Mel Pekarsky) 12
Commission on Cultural Resources (Historic Preservation) 12
Community Development/Design Centers 12
Construction Contract (Nash) 12
Conference on Criminal Justice Facilities 12
Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) 12
Consulting Engineers Council of New York State-Excellence Awards Competition 12
Co-op City-Bronx 12
1974 May 16 Council on Arts Awards Ceremony-Buffalo, New York 12
1974-1975 Council on the Arts Awards Program (New York State) 12
1973-1974 Council on the Arts Awards Committee (New York State) 12
1972-1973 Council on the Arts (New York State) 12
1970-1971 Council on the Arts (New York State) 12
1967-1969 Council on the Arts (New York State) 12
1968-1972 Council on the Arts Awards Committee (New York State) 12
1968 May 16 Council on Foundations-Kansas City 12
County Officers Association 12
Chairman's Program Files: D - L 13

  

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Douglas, Robert R.-Secretary to the Governor 13
Eisenbud, Dr. Merril (see also Environmental Protection Agency) 13
Entenza, John (Graham Foundation) 13
Environmental Advisors, New York State Council of 13
Environmental Board (New York State) 13
Environmental Facilities Corporation (Data) 13
1971 Environmental Facilities Corporation Parks 13
1971 March Environmental Facilities Corporation (EF) Parks 13
1971 January-February Environmental Facilities Corporation 13
1970 Environmental Facilities Corporation Parks 13
Ewald, Jr., William R. 13
Facilities Development Corporation (form: Health & Mental Hygiene Improvement) 13
Fountains, Inc. Richard DeCew 13
Greenwich Street Development District 13
Gruen Associates Cesar Pelli-David Travers-Los Angeles 13
1968 September Gruen Associates California State College-Bakersfield Master Plan 13
Gruzen 13
Guggenheim Memorial Foundation 13
Harlem State Office Building Minutes- regarding works of art 13
Harman, Dudley Marshall 13
Historic Preservation 13
Harmon Goldstone-Landmark Preservation Commission 13
Historic Preservation: Landmark Society of Western New York 13
Historic Restoration-Richmondtown, Staten Island 13
Historic Trust (New York State) 13
Hudson River Valley Commission 13
Irvine, Bonnell-Article for OCULUS 13
Legal Study-Workfile-EB (basic fine kept with BJS) 13
Library of Urban Affairs (Book club-council/GD membership) 13
Chairman's Program Files: M - Staten Island 14

  

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Metropolitan Transportation Authority 14
Metropolitan Regional Council 14
Michigan, State of-Governor's Commission-"The State Building Process" 14
National Association of Home Builders-Institute of Environmental Design 14
National Council on Architectural Registration Boards-NCARB (William Houseman) 14
National Sculpture Society-Michael Lantz, President 14
New York Building Congress 14
New York City Planning Commission (D. Elliott-Jonathan Barnett) 14
Office for Local Government 14
Office of General Services-Albany Office-248 State Street 14
Office of General Services, Director of Public Buildings-Search Committee 14
Office of Planning Coordination, New York State 14
Outdoor Advertising Associate of America 14
Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs Administration (Ted Diamond) 14
Pope, Evans, and Robbins (Michael Pope)-General on Pure Waters projects 14
Pope, Evans, and Robbins (Michael Pope)-Costs and Progress Reports 14
Progressive Architecture 14
Raymond and May Associates (Ronald Allwork) 14
Rochester (City of), Monroe County-Report on Solid Waste Disposal 14
Saratoga Associates [Empty Folder] 14
Sasaki, Dawson, Demay Associates 14
1969/1970 Smithsonian/AIA Commission on Education for Environmental Design 14
Sorensen, Abel-Indonesia-see also: International Housing and IBEC 14
Staten Island 14
Chairman's Program Files: State - XYZ 15

  

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State University Construction Fund (SUCF) 15
State University of New York 15
Suffolk State Office Building (Bolomey scultpure, etc.) See: Robert Handren File [Empty File] 15
1968 June Billion Dollar Client Architural Forum Article by G.A.D. 15
Statewide Comprehensive Envirionmental Plan 15
1972 March 10 New York State Environmental Plan-Preliminary Draft 15
Tallmy, Bertram D. Associate 15
New York State Department of Transportation 15
Tri-State Transportation Commission 15
Urban Design and Development Corporation 15
New York City Urban Designers Oral Tests 15
UCLA-An Urban Laboratory 15
Office of Urban Innovation 15
Urban Development Corporation 15
1971 May Wateredge Development Study-Hudson River Edge Development Proposal 15
1970 The New York State Urban Development Corporation Annual Report 15
Urban Development Corporation 15
Urstadt, Charles J.-Division of Housing and Community 15
Temporary State Commission of Water Supply Needs of New York City, et al (Southeastern New York) 15
Webster Hill Wilson 15
Value Engineering Seminar 16
Miscellaneous Publications 17
Miscellaneous Publications 18
Miscellaneous Publications 19
ACIC Minutes of All Meetings; Design and Construction Records of Space at 810 Seventh Avenue and Copy of Lease 20
European Modular Construction 21
Miscellaneous Program Information 22