Identity elements
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Gordon Gilbert Collection of Architecture and Experimental Drawings
Date(s)
- 1984 - 2025 (Creation)
Extent
2 boxes, 1 flat file drawer, and 8.5 GB of digital materials.
Name of creator
Biographical history
Gordon Gilbert was born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Montreal, San Salvador, Mexico City, and Miami. Gilbert received his Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Miami in 1968 and his Master of Arts in Art History from the University of Miami in 1975. He is a registered architect in New York, Florida, New Jersey, Virginia. and Pennsylvania. He founded his architectural office, Gordon Gilbert Architect, in New York City in 1984. He was a founding member of the Research Institute for Experimental Architecture, and has developed conceptual and experimental work, including such projects as "Architecture of the Night," which was published and exhibited internationally. His most recent book, "Transparent Architecture," demonstrates the relationship of Gilbert's experimental, conceptual, and constructed work.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
Built works, unbuilt/schematic works, experimental architecture work, and reference materials created by, and about, Gordon Gilbert including preliminary sketches, construction drawings, construction photos, final photos, models, presentations, and publications.
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Conditions of access and use elements
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Physical access
Technical access
Digital file requests must be made to the Architecture Research Center by emailing um.arc@miami.edu.
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Finding aids
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Immediate source of acquisition
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Notes element
Specialized notes
- Citation: Gordon Gilbert Collection of Architecture and Experimental Drawings. Architecture Research Center, University of Miami Libraries, Coral Gables, Florida. [Date of access].
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Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Gilbert, Gordon (Architect) (Subject)