Finding Aid for the ADC Film collection, 1972-2006
0000224
Finding aid prepared by Jillian O'Connor and Chris Marino
Architecture and Design Collection, Art, Design & Architecture Museum
Arts Building Room 1434
University of California
Santa Barbara, California, 93106-7130
805-893-2724
adc@museum.ucsb.edu
Title: ADC Film collection
Identifier/Call Number: 0000224
Contributing Institution:
Architecture and Design Collection, Art, Design & Architecture Museum
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
3.0 Linear feet
(1 record storage box and 1 oversize box)
Date (inclusive): 1972-2006
Access
Open for use by qualified researchers.
Preferred Citation note
ADC Film collection, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa
Barbara.
Biographical/Historical note
Collection was formed by the repository from small separate acquisitions.
Scope and Content note
The ADC Film collection spans 3 linear feet and dates from 1972 to 2006. The collection includes documentary films, multi-media
CD-ROMS, footage of historic buildings, as well as recorded lectures held at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Banham, Rayner
Gill, Irving, 1870-1936
Lautner, John, 1911-1994
Neutra, Richard Joseph, 1892-1970
Schindler, R. M., (Rudolph M. ), 1887-1953
Smith and Williams.
Documentary films
Box 1
Professor Alexander Tzonis’ lecture on Santiago Calatraza
February 10, 2006
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
3.0 Items
(2 digital video cassettes and 1 VHS tape)
Box 1
Architecture in Exile: Austrian Influences on the Modern American Period
1995
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
2.0 Items
(1 CD-ROM, 2 copies)
Scope and Content note
A CD-ROM recounts the history of twenty modernist architects, including: Richard Neutra, Frederick Kiesler, Josef Frank, Bernard
Rudofsky, Joseph Urban, Victor Gruen, and Rudolf M. Schindler. The CD-ROM was produced by Science Wonder Productions in cooperation
with the Gesellschaft zur Försweunf Moswenwe Kunar and combines over 2,000 images with five hours of spoken text, video, and
music.
Box 1
Planet Architecture: R. M. Schindler 4 houses 1933-1942
2001
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Items
(1 CD-ROM)
Scope and Content note
Planet Architecture: R. M. Schindler 4 houses 1933-1942 CD-ROM contains a video introduction by architect and Schindler scholar
Judith Sheine, panoramic views of Schindler homes, images of original Schindler drawings, and sectional studies. The CD-ROM
examines four of Schindler’s houses: the Oliver house, the de Keyser house, the Droste house, and the Rodriguez house.
Box 1
Wonderlands
circa 2004
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Items
(1 CD-ROM)
Scope and Content note
A multi-media presentation entitled “Marinas and Recreational areas: A Presentation of New Concepts in Community Recreational
Planning” created by the architectural firm of Smith and Williams. This video was created to accompany the Smith and Williams
exhibit entitled
Wonderlands: Theme Parks, Fairs and Urban Visions from the Smith and Williams Architectural Archives that was shown at the University Art Museum at the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2004.
Box 1
Lecture at Art Museum by Denise Scott Brown & Robert Venturi
November 18, 2001
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Items
(1 VHS tape)
Box 1
Chapala St. Walking Tour (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
January 22, 2000
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Items
(1 VHS tape)
Box 1
The Fundamental Truths: The Architecture of Irving J. Gill
circa 2000
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Items
(1 VHS tape)
Scope and Content note
The Fundamental Truths: The Architecture of Irving J. Gill is a 56 minute long biographical film about the architect Irving
Gill which aired on KPBS Television San Diego. Produced by Barbara Ruland and edited by Gregg Hennessey, Irving Gill’s work
is presented in drawings and flat photography but also in footage of his existing buildings.
Box 1
TV Dream Homes: The Drawings of Mark Bennett
2001
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Items
(1 VHS tape)
Scope and Content note
A documentary film produced and directed by Pamela Ezell profiles artist Mark Bennett who gained fame for his drawings of
1960s television sitcom homes. The film was released in 2001.
Box 1
Glass Houses I and II (Schindler/Neutra)
circa 1990
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Items
(1 VHS tape)
Scope and Content note
Film by Basia Batorska.
Box 1
The Renewing of a Vision: Frank Lloyd Wright
1987
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Items
(1 VHS tape)
Scope and Content note
The documentary traces the restoration of the Meyer house, a 1908 Prairie style home located in Grand Rapids, Michigan and
designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Box 1
The Spirit in Architecture: John Lautner
1990
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Items
(1 VHS tape)
Scope and Content note
A film by Bette Cohen which examines the work of architect John Lautner featuring footage from his apprenticeship with Frank
Lloyd Wright at Taliesin, interviews with historians, clients, and collaborators. The film was released in 1990.
Box 1
Mohawk Water Filtration Plant (WTP original)
December 28, 1992
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Items
(1 VHS tape)
Box 1
Behind the Scenes at the Walt Disney Studio: A Glimpse behind the studio magic
2002
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Items
(1 box set which includes 2 DVDs)
Scope and Content note
Released in 2002 with only 125,000 sets issued this film includes behind the scenes short films and telecasts.
Box 2
One Pair of Eyes: Reyner Banham Loves Los Angeles
1972
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Items
(1 VHS tape, 1 Beta tape, and one 16mm reel)
Scope and Content note
The BBC produced architectural historian Reyner Banham’s vision of Los Angeles for an episode of its series
One Pair of Eyes. Banham, in the episode, leads viewers on a tour of Los Angeles architecture.
