Search Results for: Harwell Hamilton Harris

archive

The Visual Resources Collection Records–An Archive of Human Capital

Part I: Charles Moore, Harwell Harris, and the Texas Rangers Since last fall I’ve been processing the primarily photographic archive from the Visual Resources Collection. To date, the archived collection consists of 20 manuscript boxes, 8 binders, 3 oversized flat file boxes, 1 negative box, and other large posters scattered among select flat file drawers. … Continue reading The Visual Resources Collection Records–An Archive of Human Capital →

library

New Books at the Architecture and Planning Library: Educating Architects

Spiller, Neil and Nic Clear, ed. Educating Architects: How Tomorrow’s Practitioners Will Learn Today. London: Thames & Hudson, 2014. New to the library this week is Educating Architects, a collection of articles about the current challenges, practices, and needs of those who teach in Schools of Architecture. I wanted to share two of the articles … Continue reading New Books at the Architecture and Planning Library: Educating Architects →

archive, event, exhibition, library

“Inside Modern Texas” Opens This Thursday!

A new exhibit, “Inside Modern Texas: The Case for Preserving Interiors,” opens April 10th at 6 pm at The University of Texas at Austin’s Architecture & Planning Library. “Inside Modern Texas” offers insight on interior design during the period 1945 to 1975, touching upon the development of the profession and the issues faced today in historic … Continue reading “Inside Modern Texas” Opens This Thursday! →

archive, event, exhibition, library

Inside Modern Texas: Behind the Scenes with Emily Ardoin

Last semester, Graduate Research Assistant Emily Ardoin, a Masters candidate in Historic Preservation within the School of Architecture, introduced us to her process behind developing a curated exhibit – from scratch! Very few have this incredibly unique and rewarding opportunity, and, needless to say, those of us in the library were beyond thrilled for her. As … Continue reading Inside Modern Texas: Behind the Scenes with Emily Ardoin →

archive, library

Hal Box, in memoriam

Many remember Hal Box as an architect, dean, and visionary for architectural education, but Hal was also a great champion of libraries.   He had a keen understanding that strong architecture programs are built on solid foundations.  For Hal, this foundation included an architecture library, close at hand, where students and faculty could browse and … Continue reading Hal Box, in memoriam →

alexander architectural archives, News Items

Architectural Drawings Collection named for Professor Blake Alexander

The General Libraries Architectural Drawings Collection at The University of Texas at Austin has been renamed The Alexander Architectural Archive in honor of Prof. D. Blakeley Alexander, long-time UT School of Architecture professor and noted architectural historian and preservationist whose original collection of architectural drawings provided the foundation for the collection in 1979. “It was … Continue reading Architectural Drawings Collection named for Professor Blake Alexander →