Conservation of architectural drawings on tracing paper, by Fernando Higueras

  • Owner: Association of Architects of Catalonia (CoAC).
  • Commissioned by: ICO Foundation (Madrid, Spain).
  • Object: Tracing paper and onion-skin plans. Project of the Montecarlo Palace and design for Wütrich house in Papagayo (Canary Islands).
  • Author: Fernando Higueras, Spanish architect.
  • Damages: Fragmented artwork, wrinkles, tears, pressure sensitive tapes.
  • Conservation treatment: Tape removal, flattening, consolidation, housing for exhibition.
  • Conservators: Rita Udina.

Read the POST of this project if you feel like knowing more.

Fragmented tracing paper, eld through several pressure sensitive tapes (before conservation)

Fragmented tracing paper, held through several pressure sensitive tapes (before conservation)

Tape removal

Flattening under tension with magnets (after pasting the bands)

Flattening under tension with magnets

Housing for tracing paper severely creased

Housing for severely creased tracing paper (front)

Architectural drawing. Housing for exhibition

Housing for severely creased tracing paper (front)

Clients

AHEH (10) Alcon-Cusi Pharmacy Museum (5) Archive Barcelona Sants-Montjuïc Dst. (5) Archives (50) Ayuntamiento Barcelona (5) Barcelona City Council (11) Barcelona Municipal Archive (9) Buat Fine Art (3) CoAC (Association of Architects of Catalonia) (15) Cores (5) Documentation Center of Catalan Orfeó (3) Domènech i Montaner (5) Gaboche Ars (3) Galleries (24) Government of Catalonia (19) Historical Archive of Barcelona (3) Historical Archive of Lleida (4) ICON (4) Industrial Museum of Ter (4) Institute for Cultural Heritage of Spain (IPCE) (6) INTACH (Dehli) (7) La Pedrera Foundation (4) Laura Corso (3) Libraries (29) Municipal Archive of Renteria (5) Museums (26) Márk Somogyi (3) National Archive of Catalonia (ANC) (8) National Museum of Norway (4) NSK - National Library and University (Zagreb CROATIA) (5) onLine (14) private collector (26) Provincial Council of Barcelona (DiBa) (5) Public Library of Girona Carles Rahola (7) Regional Archive Baix Ebre (3) Regional Archive of Vallès Occidental (4) Regional Archive Urgell (4) Research Library of Dubrovnik (CROATIA) (4) Restauratoren Nederland (5) Rijksmuseum (5) Sant Cugat del Vallès Council (5) SICP Chile (3) Sitges Museums (4) Tapestry Art Centre Grau Garriga (5) University of Granada (Spain) (4)

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Conservation of architectural drawings on tracing paper, by Fernando Higueras

  • Owner: Association of Architects of Catalonia (CoAC).
  • Commissioned by: ICO Foundation (Madrid, Spain).
  • Object: Tracing paper and onion-skin plans. Project of the Montecarlo Palace and design for Wütrich house in Papagayo (Canary Islands).
  • Author: Fernando Higueras, Spanish architect.
  • Damages: Fragmented artwork, wrinkles, tears, pressure sensitive tapes.
  • Conservation treatment: Tape removal, flattening, consolidation, housing for exhibition.
  • Conservators: Rita Udina.

Read the POST of this project if you feel like knowing more.

Fragmented tracing paper, eld through several pressure sensitive tapes (before conservation)

Fragmented tracing paper, held through several pressure sensitive tapes (before conservation)

Tape removal

Flattening under tension with magnets (after pasting the bands)

Flattening under tension with magnets

Housing for tracing paper severely creased

Housing for severely creased tracing paper (front)

Architectural drawing. Housing for exhibition

Housing for severely creased tracing paper (front)

Clients

AHEH (10) Alcon-Cusi Pharmacy Museum (5) Archive Barcelona Sants-Montjuïc Dst. (5) Archives (50) Ayuntamiento Barcelona (5) Barcelona City Council (11) Barcelona Municipal Archive (9) Buat Fine Art (3) CoAC (Association of Architects of Catalonia) (15) Cores (5) Documentation Center of Catalan Orfeó (3) Domènech i Montaner (5) Gaboche Ars (3) Galleries (24) Government of Catalonia (19) Historical Archive of Barcelona (3) Historical Archive of Lleida (4) ICON (4) Industrial Museum of Ter (4) Institute for Cultural Heritage of Spain (IPCE) (6) INTACH (Dehli) (7) La Pedrera Foundation (4) Laura Corso (3) Libraries (29) Municipal Archive of Renteria (5) Museums (26) Márk Somogyi (3) National Archive of Catalonia (ANC) (8) National Museum of Norway (4) NSK - National Library and University (Zagreb CROATIA) (5) onLine (14) private collector (26) Provincial Council of Barcelona (DiBa) (5) Public Library of Girona Carles Rahola (7) Regional Archive Baix Ebre (3) Regional Archive of Vallès Occidental (4) Regional Archive Urgell (4) Research Library of Dubrovnik (CROATIA) (4) Restauratoren Nederland (5) Rijksmuseum (5) Sant Cugat del Vallès Council (5) SICP Chile (3) Sitges Museums (4) Tapestry Art Centre Grau Garriga (5) University of Granada (Spain) (4)

Types of projects