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- 1979-1981 (Creation)
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Administrative history
An architecture and urban design firm founded by British architect-planner Terry Farrell with offices in London, Manchester, Hong Kong, and Shanghai.
The firm has operated under the following names:
1980 – 1987 Terry Farrell and Partners
1987 – 1988 Terry Farrell Partnership
1988 – 1997 Terry Farrell and Company
1991 – 2012 TFP Farrells (the incorporated name for the Hong Kong office)
2012 – present Farrells
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Collection of photographs of drawings planning the development of a new office for the Digital Equipment Company. The development is focusing on developing an internal struc inside a pre-existing industrial shed. The focus of this internal structure is a long central mezzanine with heating ducts protuding perpendicular to it. Nine of the drawings focus on this mezzanine. This includes 3D sketches and detailed drawings of the ducts. The remaining thirteen drawings cover a variety of aspects of the development including rough sketches, external building sketches of the courtyard and trellis, floorplans, cross sections, phasing diagrams and 3D cutaways. Contains 22 35mm slides in 6 wallets
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- English
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35mm slides
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This description was created by Jemma Singleton, March 2024