Peter Batchelor Papers
MC 00157
Special Collections Research Center
39.0 Linear feet
1967 - 2007
This collection contains papers belonging to Peter Batchelor, a professor of architecture and urban design at North Carolina State University. Included are correspondence, administrative papers, urban design studies, architectural drawings, maps, computer printouts, doctoral papers, student works, photographic slides, DVDs, CDs, videotape, and industry publications related to urban planning.
Peter Batchelor, Emeritus Professor of Architecture and Urban Design at the North Carolina State University School of Architecture tought Anatomy of the City, an analysis of the principles underlying urban development; The Urban House, an integral element of urban form; and graduate urban design studios.
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26 cartons
Batchelor, Peter
Restrictions to Access
This collection is open for research. Access requires at least 24 hours notices.
Acquisitions Information
Donated by Peter Batchelor, 2007 (Accession numbers 2007-0203, 2007-0214, and 2007-0239), 2008 (Accession number 2008-0181), and 2009 (Accession number 2009-0054).
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Peter Batchelor Papers, MC 157, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
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Proccessing Information
Processed by Keith Taylor, Michael Watts, and Todd Kosmerick
2007
Encoded by Keith Taylor, Michael Watts, and Todd Kosmerick
2007
Finding aid updated by Todd Kosmerick,
2008 August,
2009 April
Biographical Note
Born in London, England, on May 22, 1934, Peter Batchelor earned a Bachelor of Architecture (honors) from the University of British Columbia in 1960, Masters of Architecture and City Planning from the University of Pennsylvania in 1966, and a Doctorate in City Planning from the latter institution in 1972. He began teaching at the North Carolina State University School of Architecture in 1968. As a Professor of Architecture and Urban Design he tought Anatomy of the City, an analysis of the principles underlying urban development; The Urban House, an integral element of urban form; and graduate urban design studios. His research interests included computer visualization and simulation of urban growth, typological studies of urban housing, and interactive community decision-making.
Batchelor is a licensed practitioner in architecture and city planning and former director of the American Institute of Architects, North Carolina (AIANC) Urban Design Assistance Program which provides interdisciplinary problem-solving teams to communities. Professor Batchelor won more than 35 honors and awards for academic achievement, architectural design, drawing, communication, urban and regional planning and has written over 50 refereed articles in journals and technical reports. He has co-authored two books.
He has practiced urban design in three countries since 1963. Batchelor is a Fellow in both the American Institute of Architects and the American Institute of Certified Planners. He has chaired major national AIA committees and edited
Urban Design Case Studies, and he was granted the status of Professor Emeritus of Architecture and Urban Design from the North Carolina State University’s Board of Trustees. Professor Batchelor retired in Februrary, 2007.
Scope and Content Note
This collection contains papers belonging to Peter Batchelor, a professor of architecture and urban design at North Carolina State University. Included are correspondence, administrative papers, urban design studies, architectural drawings, maps, computer printouts, doctoral papers, student works, photographic slides, DVDs, CDs, videotape, and industry publications related to urban planning.
Organization of the Collection
Preliminary inventory. The materials have been maintained in the order received, and they fall into five series: Urban Design Assistance Program Records, Project Interact Computer Printouts, Exhibit Materials, Urban Casebook Files, and Other Papers.
Related Material
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North Carolina State University, Dept. of Architecture Records
Batchelor, Peter
North Carolina State University. School of Architecture.
Architects
Architecture--North Carolina
City planning--Study and teaching--North Carolina
Urban Planner
Urban Design Assistance Program Records
Series 1
1986 - 1999
64 cartons
Scope and Contents note
Contained here are Batchelor's files from the AIANC Urban Design Assistance Program.
NCAIA/UDAT
NCAIA Urban Design Assistance Team
1
1
Development Plan For the City of Southport
1
1
February 13-16, 1991
The Riverfront Plan
1
1
Development Plan for Downtown Laurinburg
1
1
April 20-23, 1988
Downtown Wake Forest
1
1
December 10-13, 1986
Column Layouts
1
1
December 10-13, 1986
Correspondence (Folder 1)
1
1
Correspondence (Folder 2)
1
1
UDAT Brochure
1
1
1990
Resumes
1
1
1990
Form Letters, Originals
1
1
1990
UDAT 1 Wake Forest
Downtown Wake Forest
1
2
Originals
1
2
Accounts
1
2
Report
1
2
Duplicates/Lists
1
2
Notes/Documents
1
2
Scenes of Downtown
1
2
Residential Scenes
1
2
West / S White Street
1
2
East / S White Street
1
2
Jones Ave
1
2
Owen St
1
2
Railroad Scenes
1
2
Wake Forest Seminary
1
2
Team Slides
1
2
UDAT 2 Laurinburg
Development Plan for Downtown Laurinburg
1
3
Correspondence Notes
1
3
April 1988
Original on Studio Diskette
1
3
September 15, 1988
Maps
1
3
April 1988
Accounts
1
3
April 1988
Report
1
3
April 1988
General Information
1
3
April 1988
News Clippings
1
3
April 1988
SECU Laurinburg
1
3
Laurinburg Photos
1
3
Laurinburg Slides
1
3
Framework for Growth
1
3
UDAT 3 Asheville
The Riverfront Plan
2
2
April 26-29, 1989
Design Charette Background Information
2
2
Publication
2
2
Correspondence
2
2
Notes
2
2
Receipts
2
2
UDAT 4 Southport
Correspondence
2
3
Receipts
2
3
Development Plan for the City of Southport
2
3
February 13-16, 1991
UDAT 5 Winston-Salem
The Southeast Gateway Plan
2
4
November 1992
General Correspondence
2
4
Articles, Clippings
2
4
Accounts/Receipts
2
4
Team Resumes
2
4
Site Information/Problem Definition
2
4
Photographs
2
4
Team Correspondence
2
4
Winston-Salem Southeast Gateway
2
4
November 1992
UDAT 6 Durham
Durham Central Park
3
1
Official Visitors Guide Durham
3
1
Durham - General Correspondence
3
1
Durham Accounts
3
1
Durham News Items
3
1
Durham Team Notes
3
1
UDAT/6 Current
3
1
UDAT 7 Salisbury
UDART Salisbury
3
2
Salisbury General
3
2
Salisbury Accounts
3
2
Salisbury Clippings & Memorabilia
3
2
Originals
3
2
Salisbury Team
3
2
Blueprints
3
2
Innes Street Correspondence
3
2
Innes Street Accounts
3
2
Slides
3
2
UDAT 8 Jamestown
Jamestown Correspondence
3
3
Account Summary
3
3
Jamestown Accounts
3
3
Jamestown News Clippings
3
3
Jamestown Map
3
3
Jamestown (Report)
3
3
March 1997
Jamestown
3
3
AIANC UDAT
AiA North Carolina Urban Design Assistance Program (Brochure)
4
1
Jamestown, NC (Urban Design Assistance Team report)
4
1
1996
Thomasville...A New Beginning
4
1
Feb. 1999
UDAT...INNES Street Corridor Project Review
4
1
April 2-3, 1997
Durham Central Park
4
1
June 5-10, 1995
The Southeast Gateway Plan, Winston-Salem, NC (Report)
4
1
1992
Development Plan For the City of Southport (Report)
4
1
February 13-16, 1991
AIANC: Hosting An Urban Design Assistance Team
4
1
Caswell County
4
1
Correspondence (Assorted letters)
4
1
September 1, 1999
Everyday Communities Everyday Neighborhoods
4
1
March 21-24, 1996
School of Design
4
1
Help for Dowtowns; Lewis Thesis (M.A.L.S.)
4
1
1997
Urban Design Assitance Team, Printed Materials (Reports, Plans, Recommendations)
26
1972-1995
DVDs (5) on Kennwick, Washington
26
CDs (5) with Presentations and Images of Dundalk, Maryland; and Randallstown.
26
Salisbury "Roadmap for 21st Century" [videotape]
26
Project Interact Computer Printouts
Series 2
2.5 Linear feet
1970 - 1974
2 cartons
Scope and Contents note
Project Interact was a simulation of urban growth and change utilizing computerized information systems. Contained here are computer printouts on bar paper of the grid maps developed through this project, which may also have gone by the name Urban and Regional Data Bank.
Currituck Phase 1/72
5
1972
Grid
5
1970
Scope and Contents note
Grid program and map control decks
Grid Date Sets
5
1970
Scope and Contents note
Series 1 data sets
Plot Programs
5
1971
Scope and Contents note
Program Silect (Physical and Economic Site Selection Program for architectural feasibility studies)
Currituck Plan Manual
5
1972
Project Interact Booklets
5
1973 - 1975
Urban and Regional Data Bank, Raleigh Mapping Manuals
5
1971
Project Interact 72
6
1972
Scope and Contents note
Data sets and prints of models. JCL for workshop model.
Project Interact 74
6
1974
Scope and Contents note
Program CRK22. Project Interact workshop, Dec. 1974. Seven land allocations and listing of actor's preferences.
Service Programs
6
1972
Scope and Contents note
Miscellaneous programs, service programs. Program AVD Variation No. 1.
URDB RAL 1
6
Scope and Contents note
Series 1 grid maps of data set RAL 1, Urban and Regional Data Bank.
URDB RAL 2
6
Scope and Contents note
Series 1 grid maps of data set RAL 2, Urban and Regional Data Bank.
Other Papers
Series 3
0.5 Linear feet
1967 - 1971
Scope and Contents note
Contained here are documents that do not fall under the other series.
Determinants of Urban Form
Accession no. 2007-0239
6
1967 - 1971
Scope and Contents note
Doctoral papers
Urban Design in Action, NCSU School of Design Student Publiction, Vol. 29
26
1985
Exhibit Materials
Series 4
27.0 Linear feet
1983-2007
18 cartons
Scope and Contents note
Contained here are maps, drawings, and other materials displayed in the exhibit
Anatomy of the City, based on work done in Professor Batchelor's classes. Also included are videotapes of lectures from his ARC 570 class.
ARC 570, Fall 1994, Lectures 1-10 [videotapes]
Accession no. 2008-0181
7
1994
ARC 570, Fall 1994, Lectures 11-23 [videotapes]
Accession no. 2008-0181
8
1994
ARC 570, Fall 1994, Lectures 24-32 [videotapes]
Accession no. 2008-0181
9
1994
Anatomy of the City: Anchorage, Charleston, Vancouver
Accession no. 2008-0181
10
2003
Anatomy of the City: Coral Gables, Istanbul
Accession no. 2008-0181
11
1990
Anatomy of the City: Amsterdam, Savannah, York, New Orleans, Quebec , Baltimore, Charlotte, Salt Lake City, Orkatoy, Philadelphia
Accession no. 2008-0181
12
1985-1997
Anatomy of the City: Barcelona, Richmond, Pittsburgh
Accession no. 2008-0181
13
1995-1996
Anatomy of the City: Buffalo, Tulsa, Tel Aviv
Accession no. 2008-0181
14
1994
Anatomy of the City: Stuttgart, Nashville, Boise
Accession no. 2008-0181
15
1997
Anatomy of the City: Albuquerque, Durham, Cincinnati
Accession no. 2008-0181
16
1992-1993
Anatomy of the City: Sydney, Venice, Madrid
Accession no. 2008-0181
17
1998
Anatomy of the City: Florence, Princeton
Accession no. 2008-0181
18
1983-1989
Anatomy of the City: Denver, Wilmington, Rome
Accession no. 2008-0181
19
1997-1998
Anatomy of the City: Augusta, Savannah, Wilmington
Accession no. 2008-0181
20
2005
Anatomy of the City: New Orleans, Reykjavik, Comparative Grain
Accession no. 2008-0181
21
2000
Anatomy of the City: Honolulu, Prague
Accession no. 2008-0181
22
2006
Anatomy of the City: Prague, San Diego
Accession no. 2008-0181
23
2002
Anatomy of the City: Copenhagen, Austin TX
Accession no. 2008-0181
24
2007
Anatomy of the City: Capetown, San Francisco
25
2002-2006
Anatomy of the City: Seattle
26
2007
Urban Casebook Files [inventory in carton]
25
1983-1989