competition drawings

Abstract Donald S. Nelson (1907-1992) spent the majority of his architectural career working in the Texas firm of Broad and Nelson, specializing in institutional and commercial works and planning. Personal papers, office files, professional association material, job files, specifications, books, visual material, artifacts, and drawings document the activities of the architectural firm of Broad and Nelson, and related firms; Flint and Broad; Thomas D. Broad; Thomas, Jameson and Merrill; and Jack...

Abstract James Riely Gordon (1863-1937), an architect who practiced in both San Antonio and New York City, was best-known for his Richardsonian Romanesque designs of public buildings, especially courthouses. He was active in professional organizations such as the American Institute of Architects and its chapters in and around New York City, constantly seeking to improve professional standards. The collection contains personal and professional material that documents both the Texas and New York phases...

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Sinclair Black (1940-) taught design courses at The University of Texas School of Architecture and founded Austin architectural firm of Black, Atkinson, and Vernooy, specialists in individual building and urban design. The collection contains Black, Atkinson and Vernooy's project files and drawings representing projects in Austin, Texas.

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Sir Aston Webb (1849-1930), London architect, designed many large public commissions throughout England between 1875-1915; he worked with E. Ingress Bell and later with his son Maurice Webb. The collection consists of architectural drawings, photographs, and tearsheets from British architectural periodicals that document the career of Sir Aston Webb.

Abstract Arnold Dunbar Smith (1866-1933) and Cecil Claude Brewer (1871-1918) formed a partnership in London in 1895, establishing a reputation as arts and crafts architects working in the so-called "Free Style" of the 1890s. The firm's work was mainly domestic, using vernacular traditions, until their design for the National Museum of Wales (1910) in which they employed the then-popular Beaux-Arts style. The collection is comprised of architectural drawings which best represent Smith and Brewer's...

Abstract The University of Texas Buildings collection consists of architectural drawings and manuscript material documenting buildings on The University of Texas at Austin campus and from other University of Texas System campuses. The Collection includes original drawings and prints for buildings that no longer exist, or for changes in interior or exterior design that have been superseded in later years. The majority of the collection consists of records generated by Robert Leon White during his...