Design for the Olivetti Training School, Haslemere
Architectural Drawing
1969 (made)
1969 (made)
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Axonometric drawing in pencil, pen and ink and coloured crayon of the Olivetti Training School, viewed from the North. A glazed central spine leads to two splayed accommodation wings, clad in alternating yellow and grey panels. Part of the cladding has been 'cut away' to reveal the internal structure. There is a pencil border around the drawing. The ink has been scratched off the paper in some places to make minor amendments.
Object details
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| Title | Design for the Olivetti Training School, Haslemere |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil, pen and ink on tracing paper |
| Brief description | Architectural drawing of the Olivetti Training School, Haslemere, by James Stirling, 1969 |
| Physical description | Axonometric drawing in pencil, pen and ink and coloured crayon of the Olivetti Training School, viewed from the North. A glazed central spine leads to two splayed accommodation wings, clad in alternating yellow and grey panels. Part of the cladding has been 'cut away' to reveal the internal structure. There is a pencil border around the drawing. The ink has been scratched off the paper in some places to make minor amendments. |
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| Production type | Design |
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| Gallery label | Drawing of the Olivetti Training School
Haslemere, Surrey
Sir James Stirling (1926-92)
Built 1969-72
Pencil, pen and ink and coloured crayon on tracing paper
1969
V&A:Circ.418-1973
Photo [on label]: copyright Olivetti Historical Archive
This bird's eye view is an axonometric projection. The term describes a drawing in which the plan is drawn and then tilted at 45 degrees to provide the third dimension, height. The height is drawn to the same scale as the plan. The drawing therefore represents the true proportions of both plan and volume. |
| Object history | Correspondence with Robin Nicholson in 2018, job architect on the Olivetti Training School, has clarified the collaborative process behind the drawing's production. The original drawing was made by Robin Nicholson as job architect on the Olivetti Training School. At the request of a drawing from James Stirling, Barbara Littenberg traced the original drawing and it was then signed by James Stirling. |
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| Accession number | CIRC.418-1973 |
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| Record created | June 20, 2003 |
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