Center of Contemporary Architecture Media Collection,
Scope and Content Note
This collection contains selected videos from the Architecture Gallery television program produced by the C:CA and under the supervision of C:CA Director Irina Korobina. Also present are DVDs of other films produced by the C:CA, "Ivan Leonidov, the Architect" and "Netherlands' Coasts." Leonidov was a prominent figure in the Soviet Avant-Garde movement.
The videos are on VHS with a converted copy to allow playback on United States VCRs. The materials are in Russian although the converted VHS tapes have English titles.
Dates
- 2000 - 2009
- Majority of material found within 2000 - 2003
Creator
- Center of Contemporary Architecture (Organization)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the Center of Contemporary Architecture Media Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
The films are still under the copyright of the Center of Contemporary Architecture.
Historical Note
Center of Contemporary Architecture (C:CA) was founded in Moscow (2001) by the Russian Academy for Architecture and Building Science, Moscow Architectural Institute (MArchl), and State Institute of Art as a cultural non-governmental organization. Its mission is to support innovative trends in Russian architecture, serve as a point for creative activity in Russian architecture, develop a public consciousness regarding issues in architecture, and foster professional connections. It has been headed by Irina Korobina since its founding in 2001.
One of the C:CA's activities was the production of a weekly television series (2001-2004) titled Architecture Gallery which was supported by the Ford Foundation and authored and narrated by Irina Korobina. Episodes focused on issues such as urban development of European cities (especially Moscow), portraits of the world’s and Russia’s star architects, information on architectural events in Moscow and international events such as the Venice Biennale and the Pritzker Prize.
For more detail about the organization and its activities you can visit its English language webpage here.
Extent
1.5 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
Russian
Abstract
The Center of Contemporary Architecture, a cultural non-governmental organization in Moscow, produced a weekly television series (2001-2004) titled Architecture Gallery which was supported by the Ford Foundation and authored and narrated by Irina Korobina. This collection contains selected videos from the Architecture Gallery television program produced by the C:CA. Also present are DVDs of other films produced by the C:CA, "Ivan Leonidov, the Architect" and "Netherlands' Coasts."
Acquisition Information
The Center of Contemporary Architecture Media Collection was donated to Special Collections in 2005. An addition was received in 2011.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Center of Contemporary Architecture Media Collection was completed in March 2011. Finding Aid updated December 2011 to incorporate an addition to the collection.
Source
- Korobina, Irina Mikhailovna (Person)
- Title
- Center of Contemporary Architecture Media Collection, 2000-2003
- Subtitle
- A Collection in Special Collections
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sherrie A. Bowser
- Date
- © 2011 By Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu