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Typed document ‘The Plastic Elements of Construction’ (Synthesis with Architecture: 1954) by Stephen Gilbert

June 1954

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Stephen Gilbert 1910–2007
Date
June 1954
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Created by
Stephen Gilbert 1910–2007
Title
Typed document ‘The Plastic Elements of Construction’ (Synthesis with Architecture: 1954) by Stephen Gilbert
Date
June 1954
Description
The essay concerns new uses of plastic and colours in architecture.
Format
Document - writings
Collection
Tate Archive
Acquisition
Presented to the Tate Archive by Stephen Gilbert.
Reference
TGA 8316/1
Cubism Kinetic Art Orphic Cubism Post-Impressionism De Stijl CoBra Bauhaus Neo-Plasticism Constructivism Fauvism Suprematism

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  • Papers relating to the work of Stephen Gilbert TGA 8316 (2)
    • Typed document ‘The Plastic Elements of Construction’ (Synthesis with Architecture: 1954) by Stephen Gilbert TGA 8316/1
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