American Architecture Now, 1963-1995

Scope and content:

Subseries contains correspondence files, clippings, many notes, photographs and slides, interviews, drafts, transcripts, printed materials and administrative files relating to American Architecture Now, a television series and corresponding book based on Diamonstein-Spielvogel's interviews of prominent architects. There are occasionally materials embedded in the folders that refer to a project sequel, American Architecture Now II.

The videotaped oral history interviews were conducted in spring 1980 by Diamonstein-Spielvogel at the Parsons School of Design, and included architects Edward Larrabee Barnes, Jonathan Barnett, Frank Gehry, Paul Goldberger, Michael Graves, Charles Gwathmey, Hugh Hardy, Richard Meier, Charles Moore, I.M. Pei, Cesar Pelli, James Stewart Polshek, John Portman, Robert A.M. Stern, and Richard Weinstein.

Arranged into three subseries: General Working Files, Research Files, and Transcripts. General Working Files and Research Files are arranged alphabetically by folder title. The Transcripts Subseries is arranged alphabetically by interviewee name. Original folder titles have been retained throughout.

Numerous interviews and show clips corresponding to these manuscript materials are located in the Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel Audiovisual Materials Collection.

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Collection restrictions:

Access restricted. Access to this collection requires the written permission of the donor. Please contact Research Services for information about how to request permission.

Original audiovisual and electronic media are closed to use; use copies are available unless noted otherwise in the collection guide. All researchers requesting copies of audiovisual materials from the collection for purposes other than private study and research are required to present written permission from the donor approving the request.

Due to size and complexity, all audiovisual materials are described in the Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel Audiovisual Materials Collection, a separate collection guide.

Digital use copies and files in this collection have been migrated to a library server unless otherwise noted, and can be accessed on-site in the Rubenstein Library Reading Room. To request access, please contact Research Services prior to visiting the library.

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