New York State Council on Architecture Meeting Minutes, Program Files, and Correspondence Files
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Overview of the Records
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
22 cubic feet
300 photoprints
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
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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 |
Dates | Contents | Box |
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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 |
Dates | Contents | Box |
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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 |
Dates | Contents | Box |
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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 |
Dates | Contents | Box |
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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 |