Architectural drawings (visual works)

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The drawing drafted by J.A. Parks depicts the Arena Stage/Center Theater complex from the northeast of an Army and Navy Recreation Building designed by architects C. A. Neff and T. David Fitz-Gibbon, circa 1941-1943.  The building is designed in the international style with some streamlined modern elements.  Construction of the building is reinforced concrete with Indiana limestone cladding and glass block fenstration arranged in vertical and horizontal ribbons.

Scope and Contents Construction plans for the Cultural and Convention Center (Scope Arena and Chrysler Hall theater) in downtown Norfolk, Virginia. Included are original architectural drawings, copy prints of these and other architectural drawings, and engineering reports. The bulk of the materials are from 1966 and were produced by Studio Nervi, a prominent architectural and engineering firm based in Rome, Italy. Some of the copy prints were created jointly by Studio Nervi and the local Norfolk architects...

Scope and Contents One circa 1975-1976 feasibility study for the restoration of flag officers' quarters at the naval station in Norfolk, Virginia. These homes were built for the Jamestown Exposition of 1907, and the study documents the history and design of the 17 buildings, along with recommendations for restoration. The study includes photographs and architectural drawings of the homes. The study was conducted by Spigel, Carter, Zinkl, Herman, Architects, with Craig & Stroud, Ltd., Structural Engineers;...

Scope and Contents Thirteen watercolor architectural drawings created by Henry V. Shriver during his time as an architecture student at Virginia Tech in the early 1950s. This collection also contains two circa 1960s photographic renderings of Norfolk Regional Airport, which is now Norfolk International Airport. The renderings were created by Shriver and Holland Associates of Norfolk, Virginia. The collection also includes an 1850 nautical chart of the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay, published in New York by...

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1980s-1990s appraisal reports created by Jonak & Company for buildings in downtown Norfolk, Virginia. Buildings appraised include Life Savings Bank at 238 Main Street, The Wheat Building at 109-117 East Main Street, The Wainwright Building at 229 West Bute Street, and the Tazewell Building at 225 Granby Street.

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Contains proposals for the organization, development, design and storage for the Norfolk Center for Ocean Environments. This was a Master of Architecture thesis project at North Carolina State University.

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Various drawings, plans, and records of MMM Design, an architectural firm that operated in Norfolk from the early 1940s to 2014.

Scope and Contents One 1830s ledger containing sketches of houses in the borough of Norfolk, Virginia. This sketchbook is likely a mortgage foreclosure portfolio from 1836 to 1850. All properties included in the sketchbook were held by the Bank of Virginia. Entries include color paintings of the foreclosed properties, architectural drawings, and the street the property was located on. Many entries also contain information on the previous owner of the property, the property's value, what the property sold for...

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Includes informational booklets (brochures, planning guides, studies, etc.), architectural drawings, photographs (including aerials) and three-dimensional models of various buildings, all relating to development programs in Norfolk, Virginia.

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Seven architectural rendering photographs of Pembroke Square Shopping Center in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The photographs include aerial views and internal depictions of the shopping mall. Identified stores include Sears, Miller & Rhoads, and Thalhimers.