Mixed Media

A Mixed Media Reappraisal Project

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Abstract

Architectural models, for architects and designers, are tools of their trade. For archivists, these records prove challenging due to their complex structures, ephemeral materials, and size. The Columbus Indiana Architectural Archives (CIAA), an architecture-focused archives based on the Modernist architecture in Columbus, Indiana, houses numerous architectural models, in addition to architectural drawings, administrative project files, and paper-based materials. When I began working as the CIAA archivist in 2014, I was tasked with “stabilizing the collection” of 74 architectural models, occupying over 350 square feet. I didn’t realize at the time that this daunting project would eventually become a five-year reappraisal project that involved conservators, art handlers, photographic documentation, deaccession, and creative new housing.

How to Cite:

Gilson, T., (2022) “A Mixed Media Reappraisal Project”, MAC Newsletter 49(4), 17-18.