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AA Archives: 1920s George Clay Drawings Donated

I am very used to visiting a great variety of lofts and attic spaces, in varying degrees of disorder, in the hunt for interesting archives – but occasionally some experiences just stand out…

AA Library: Rare Russian Periodical Discovered

A rare Russian periodical has come to light in the AA Library book storage area. ‘Architecture and Art Weekly’, published by the Imperial Academy of Arts, Petrograd, dates from a year before the start of the Russian Revolution…

AA Archives: Sailing with the AA, 1888-1951

The recent donation of a bergee flag from the AA Sailing Club of the late 1940s by Oscar Gammans (AA 1949-1951) has prompted a brief trawl through the archives in search of the origins of the AA’s boating exploits…

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AA Archives: Annette LeCuyer Donation

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…

AA Archives: 1940s Posters Donated

Long-time friend of the AA Archives, Stephen Macfarlane, has presented some more material, including this wonderful poster…

 

AA Library: MH Baillie Scott ‘Houses & Gardens’

‘Probably no British architect working in the domestic field was better known in Europe before the First World War than Scott.’ Scott’s book, Houses and gardens, published in 1906…