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Blundell Jones, Peter, 1949 - 2016

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 4 January 1949 - 19 August 2016

Biography

Professor Peter Blundell Jones (1949-2016), or PBJ as he was often known, was an architectural historian who joined the School of Architecture at the University of Sheffield in 1994, having previously taught at Cambridge and South Bank universities.

Blundell Jones published on a prolific scale, writing over 500 journal articles and 13 books, including monographs on previously marginalised architects including Hans Scharoun and Hugo Häring. Key research areas included 19th and 20th century architects, the birth of modernism, urban history, architecture and ritual, architecture and landscape, architecture of China, Japan and Korea and the history of architectural education. Although predominantly an academic, PBJ also practiced as an architect, designing a number of buildings including The Round House in Stoke Canon, Devon, which he built for his parents, and features in Pesvner’s Buildings of England.

Found in 80 Collections and/or Records:

Architectural practice, 1972 - 2010

 Sub-Fonds
Reference code: 490/4
Scope and Contents

Material relating to Peter Blundell Jones' own architectural projects including correspondence, photographs, drawings and architectural plans.

Dates: 1972 - 2010

Audio-visual material, 1987 - 2012

 Sub-Fonds
Reference code: 490/6
Scope and Contents

Audio and video recordings relating to Peter Blundell Jones' work, including audio interviews with architects and videos relating to his research and teaching.

Dates: 1987 - 2012

Born digital material, 1987 - 2016

 Sub-Fonds
Reference code: 490/7
Scope and Contents

Born digital material relating to Blundell Jones' work.

Dates: 1987 - 2016

Children of the Reich, BBC Radio 4, January 1988

 Item — Box Blundell Jones Box 141
Reference code: 490/6/1/1/8
Scope and Contents

BBC Radio 4 programme entitled 'Children of the Reich'. Diana Goodman examines the legacy of Nazi Germany on the generation who grew up in Germany after the Second World War.

Dates: January 1988

Correspondence, 1950s - 2016

 Series
Reference code: 490/1
Scope and Contents

Correspondence to and from Peter Blundell Jones.

Dates: 1950s - 2016

Interview with Andrea Schmitz, February 2001

 Item — Box Blundell Jones Box 142
Reference code: 490/6/1/1/72
Scope and Contents

Interview with Andrea Schmitz. They discuss her family history, including her father's factory and how her father, Guido Schmitz, eventually became a patron of architect Hugo Häring. They discuss the projects of the two houses that Häring built for her family.

Dates: February 2001

Interview with Bernard Hafner, August 1989

 Item — Box Blundell Jones Box 141
Reference code: 490/6/1/1/11
Scope and Contents

Interview with Bernard Hafner. Recorded whilst walking looking around buildings Hafner had designed and discussing the process. Quiet with background noise.

Dates: August 1989

Interview with Bernard Hafner, 24 August 1993

 Item — Box Blundell Jones Box 141
Reference code: 490/6/1/1/29
Scope and Contents

Interview with Bernard Hafner about his career and projects. Tape titled 'Bernard Hafner Graz'. Sound quality is fairly poor.

Dates: 24 August 1993

Interview with Bernard Tschumi, February 1989

 Item — Box Blundell Jones Box 141
Reference code: 490/6/1/1/10
Scope and Contents

Interview with Bernard Tschumi, in English. Side 2 titled 'La Villette', referring to Parc de la Villette in Paris, which Tschumi won the competition to design in 1983. Side 2 is recorded walking through the Parc. Some background noise.

Dates: February 1989

Interview with Bramberger, July 1995

 Item — Box Blundell Jones Box 142
Reference code: 490/6/1/1/49
Scope and Contents

Interview with Bramberger. They discuss a town square project in Graz and a housing project and the layout of flats, completed whilst Bramberger was working in Giencke's architecture office.

Dates: July 1995

Interview with Cedric Price, 22 July 1993

 Item — Box Blundell Jones Box 141
Reference code: 490/6/1/1/26
Scope and Contents

Interview with Cedric Price discussing a variety of topics, including technology, bridge designing and other architects' work.

Dates: 22 July 1993

Interview with David Lea, 21 October 1990

 Item — Box Blundell Jones Box 141
Reference code: 490/6/1/1/14
Scope and Contents

Interview with David Lea about his background and architectural career, including discussions about his teachers and contemporaries at Cambridge and how his career developed from there. 'Dove Cottage' written on tape.

Dates: 21 October 1990

Interview with Dreibholz, 30 July 1995

 Item — Box Blundell Jones Box 142
Reference code: 490/6/1/1/47
Scope and Contents

Interview with [Wolfdieter] Dreibholz, discussing the 'general cultural movement' and the founding of the 'House of Architecture' in Graz by four institutions. They discuss four generations of architects, including mentions of Karla Kowalski and Michael Szyszkowitz. PBJ is taking notes for [a project] about the Graz school of architecture.

Dates: 30 July 1995

Interview with Eilfried Huth, 24 August 1993

 Item — Box Blundell Jones Box 141
Reference code: 490/6/1/1/30
Scope and Contents

Interview with Eilfried Huth, who worked in Graz, in German.

Dates: 24 August 1993

Interview with Enric Miralles, 25 March 1994 - 26 March 1994

 Item — Box Blundell Jones Box 141
Reference code: 490/6/1/1/32
Scope and Contents

Interview with Enric Miralles about his commission for the [Centre for rhythmic gymnastics] in Alicante, completed between 1990 - 1991. Tape sides titled 'Bondora' and 'Alicante'.

Dates: 25 March 1994 - 26 March 1994

Interview with Gangoly, 27 June 1996

 Item — Box Blundell Jones Box 142
Reference code: 490/6/1/1/54
Scope and Contents

Interview with [Hans] Gangoly, about his archiectural career and projects, in German. He studied at the Graz school of architecture. Tape titled 'Graz'.

Dates: 27 June 1996

Interview with Giancarlo de Carlo, 28 January 1991

 Item — Box Blundell Jones Box 141
Reference code: 490/6/1/1/17
Scope and Contents

Recording of talk given by Giancarlo de Carlo, with Peter Blundell Jones, at South Bank Polytechnic.

Dates: 28 January 1991

Interview with Giancarlo de Carlo, 18 April 1993

 Item — Box Blundell Jones Box 141
Reference code: 490/6/1/1/25
Scope and Contents

Interview with Giancarlo de Carlo, discussing projects at the [University of Urbino?], including work on transforming and restoring an old building owned by the university. They also discuss de Carlo's architecture office.

Dates: 18 April 1993

Interview with Giancarlo de Carlo, 15 August 1996

 Item — Box Blundell Jones Box 142
Reference code: 490/6/1/1/55
Scope and Contents

Interview with Giancarlo de Carlo about his involvement with the San Marino Gate project, for which he was approached by the Republic of San Marino government. Tape titled 'San Marino Gate'.

Dates: 15 August 1996

Interview with Giselbrecht, 30 July 1995

 Item — Box Blundell Jones Box 142
Reference code: 490/6/1/1/46
Scope and Contents

Interview with Ernst Giselbrecht about two particular buildings he designed. They discuss the competition won for a high school of mechanical engineering in May 1988, which other architects such as Team A and Kada also entered. It was built between 1992 - 1994. PBJ is gathering the information for writing about the two building projects. Some sound interference at the beginning of the recording.

Dates: 30 July 1995

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