AA Archives: Professor Annette LeCuyer drawings donated.

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Professor Annette LeCuyer has kindly donated to the AA Archives the drawings for two projects undertaken in 1980-81, whilst studying in Diploma 6 under Peter Cook, Christine Hawley and Ron Herron. Included here are images from her proposal to redevelop the Porchester Hall site, Queensway, incorporating a new library, public baths, shops and public space.

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After graduating from the AA, Annette LeCuyer worked for Foster Associates and Allies and Morrison Architects, leading a number of award winning projects. She is currently a Professor at the Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning and has published a number of books, including ETFE – Technology and Design (Birkhauser, 2008), Steel and Beyond – New Strategies for Metals in Architecture (Birkhauser, 2003) and  Radical Tectonics (Thames and Hudson, 2001).

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