Collection is open for research; access requires at least 48 hours advance notice. Because of the nature of certain archival formats, including digital and audio-visual materials, access will require additional advanced notice. Unless noted, digital media are not available online. Copies of unrestricted digital files will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access will be provided to use copies of unrestricted digital files rather than carrier media, such as CDs, DVDs, and floppy disks. Some or all electronic files may be unavailable or restricted due to privacy reasons, agreement with the donor, software is not available to interact with files, or because files cannot be retrieved from original media.
The Patrick Rand Papers, 1974-2024, document Patrick Rand’s work, research, and teaching in the field of architectural design and technology. Patrick Rand is a Distinguished Professor of Architecture in the College of Design at NC State University. He joined the architecture faculty in 1977.
Patrick Rand's research focus is on the relationship between design and building technologies. Rand’s early research involved air-supported structures and other experimental construction strategies. He has since carried out funded research regarding innovation in masonry construction systems. His expertise now spans a full range of architectural construction materials and systems. Patrick Rand co-authored Materials for Design with Victoria Ballard Bell in 2006, and Materials for Design 2, with all new content, in 2014. Rand also co-authored with Edward Allen Architectural Detailing: Function, Constructibility, Aesthetics in 2007. He completed a substantially revised third edition of this book in 2016. He co-authored with Edward Allen and Thomas Ryan Detailing for Landscape Architects in 2011. He completed a fourth edition of this book with Jason Miller in 2024.
The Patrick Rand Papers contain drafts, notes, and manuscripts of architectural books authored or co-authored by Rand; course materials for classes and studios Rand taught at NC State University College of Design; conference materials, project documents, awards, and other documents related to Rand’s professional activities; and materials from masonry research projects, workshops, and conferences. The collection includes both physical materials and born-digital files.
This collection is arranged in four series: Book Materials, Course Materials, Professional Materials, and Masonry Research
The nature of the NC State University Libraries' Special Collections means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The NC State University Libraries claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials.
The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.
This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which North Carolina State University assumes no responsibility.
[Identification of item], Patrick Rand Papers, MC 00698, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Gift of Patrick Rand, July 2021 (Accession 2021.0071), November 2021 (2021.0128), January 2022 (2022.0004), and May 2022 (2022.0062), November 2024 (Accession 2024.0120).
Processed by: Hannah Chapman and Camille Lacueille, 2022 March; machine-readable finding aid created by: Hannah Chapman, 2022 May; Digital materials processed by Kate Phillips, 2024 November.
The collection is organized into four principal series:
The Book Materials series, 1999-2020, contains drafts, manuscripts, notes, and other materials related to the publishing of architectural books Patrick Rand authored or co-authored including: Architectural Detailing Ed. 2 and 3, Landscape Architectural Detailing Ed. 2, and Materials for Design. This series contains both physical and digital files.
This series is arranged alphabetically
File count of digital media may exclude system files; hidden, deleted, or excluded files; and duplicate files
Included are 612 TIFF files, 140 AutoCAD Drawing files, 107 DOC files, and 335 additional text and image files of various formats. Excluded in the final archival package are about 22 duplicate files and 3 empty files.
Pending staff review and approval, access to digital copies will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access may be restricted.
Files retrieved via Google Drive from donor.
Some duplicate and empty files are excluded from the final archival package.
Included are 23 DOC files, 3 Powerpoint files, 1 zip file, and 7 additional text and image files of various format
Pending staff review and approval, access to digital copies will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access may be restricted.
Files retrieved via Google Drive from donor
Included are 835 TIF files, 175 PDF files, 113 DOC files, 9 Adobe Illustrator files, and 145 additional text and image files of various format.
Pending staff review and approval, access to digital copies will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access may be restricted.
Files retrieved via Google Drive from donor.
Included are 32 Acrobat PDF 1.6 - Portable Document Format files, 28 Microsoft Word for Windows files, 3 Acrobat PDF 1.4 - Portable Document Format files, 2 Acrobat PDF/X - Portable Document Format - Exchange 1a:2001 files, and 1 Acrobat PDF 1.3 - Portable Document Format file.
After review, access to the digital copies may be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request.
Included are 85 DOC files, 33 PDF files, 14 TIF files, and 18 additional text and image files of various format
Pending staff review and approval, access to digital copies will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access may be restricted.
Files retrieved via Google Drive from the donor
Included are 623 TIFF files, 322 JPEG files, 223 AutoCad Drawing files, 205 DOC files, 102 Adobe Illustrator files, and 278 additional text and image files of various formats.
Pending staff review and approval, access to digital copies will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access may be restricted.
Files retrieved via Google Drive from donor.
Included are 1984 JPEG files, 884 PDF files, 520 TIFF files, and 1010 additional text and image files of various formats. Excluded from the final archival package are 3 empty files and 2 files containing personal information.
Pending staff review and approval, access to digital copies will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access may be restricted.
Files retrieved via Google Drive from donor.
Some empty files and files containing personal information are excluded from the final archival package.
Included are 3 PDF files and 1 Powerpoint Presentation file
Pending staff review and approval, access to digital copies will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access may be restricted.
Files retrieved via Google Drive from donor.
Included are 3 Powerpoint Presentation files and 1 PDF file
Pending staff review and approval, access to digital copies will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access may be restricted.
Files retrieved via Google Drive from donor.
The Course Materials series, 1974-2021, contains lecture notes, course descriptions, syllabi, course calendars, discussion notes, evaluations, and other supporting materials for architecture courses and studios that Rand taught at North Carolina State University. This series contains both physical and digital files.
This series is arranged in five subseries as organized by Rand: ARC 232 Lecture Notes--Structures and Materials, ARC 457/432 Lecture Notes--Architectural Construction Systems, ARC Studios Taught, Course Documents, Course and Studio Evaluations.
File count of digital media may exclude system files; hidden, deleted, or excluded files; and duplicate files
ARC 232 used to be DN 254: Materials and Construction Systems. Rand taught the materials portion of the course.
The ARC 232 Lecture Notes--Structures and Materials subseries, 1974-1995, contains Rand's lecture notes from ARC 232 (Structures and Materials) courses he taught at NC State University.
This subseries is arranged in order received from donor.
ARC 457 and ARC 432 are the same course. Rand created the course which was first taught Spring 1983.
The ARC 457/432 Lecture Notes--Architectural Construction Systems subseries, 1974-2019, contains lecture notes from ARC 457/432 (Architectural Construction Systems) courses that Rand taught at NC State University.
This subseries is arranged in the order received from donor.
The ARC Studios Taught subseries, 1977-2021, contains studio descriptions, notes, project calendars, and teaching materials for architecture studios taught by Rand at NC State University.
This subseries is arranged in order received from donor.
The Course Documents subseries, 1978-2021, contains course descriptions, syllabi, calendars, assignment descriptions, and discussion notes for architecture courses Rand taught at NC State University. This subseries contains both physical and digital files.
This subseries is arranged in the order received from donor.
Included are 55 PDF files, 53 Powerpoint Presentation files, 3 DOC files, 2 Excel files, 1 MP4 file, and 1 plain text file. Excluded from the archival package are 15 files containing student work or information.
Pending staff review and approval, access to digital copies will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access may be restricted.
Files retrieved via Google Drive from donor.
Three files containing student work and information are excluded from the final archival package.
The evaluations were first completed in 1983. After 2007 all evaluations were done online.
The Course and Studio Evaluations subseries, 1982-2007, contains student evaluations of architecture courses and studios taught by Rand at NC State University.
This subseries is arranged in order received from donor.
Rand hosted two regional ACSA conferences, one in 1978 and the other in 1993.
After serving on The Masonry Society Board for several years, Rand was elected president. He was the first architect to serve in that capacity.
The Professional Materials series, 1976-2021, contains materials documenting Rand's career as an architect and professor of architecture at NC State University. Included are documents from conferences, meetings, and projects Rand was a part of including those conducted by professional associations such as the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA), the American Institute of Architects (AIA), and the Masonry Society (TMS). The Masonry Society files, specifically, contain notes and contents of semi-annual meetings while Rand was in office as president of the society. This series also contains materials for Rand's promotion to professor at NC State University and awards he received. This series contains both physical and digital files.
This series is arranged alphabetically.
File count of digital media may exclude system files; hidden, deleted, or excluded files; and duplicate files
Included is 1 Powerpoint Presentation file
Access to digital copies will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request.
File retrieved via Google Drive from donor
Included are 21 JPEG files, 8 TIFF files, 5 Excel spreadsheet files, 4 DOC files, and 2 PDF files
Contains files for Barbercheck Residence, Hurr Residence, and Brown-Zaytoun Residence.
Pending staff review and approval, access to digital copies will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access may be restricted.
Files retrieved via Google Drive from donor.
Included are 22 JPEG files, 14 PDF files, 5 TIFF files, 1 DOC file, 1 Powerpoint Presentation file, and 1 Macromedia FreeHand file
Contains files for Lone Cedar Restaurant (Manteo, NC) and Rand's utility building (shed) at his residence.
Pending staff review and approval, access to digital copies will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access may be restricted.
Files retrieved via Google Drive from the donor
Seminar was offered in Baltimore and Raleigh between 1990 and 2015
Included are 10 Powerpoint Presentation files and 3 PDF files
Pending staff review and approval, access to digital copies will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access may be restricted.
Files retrieved via Google Drive from donor
Included are 12 JPEG files, 4 TIFF files, and 1 DOC files
Pending staff review and approval, access to digital copies will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access may be restricted.
Files retrieved via Google Drive from donor.
Included are 13 PDF files, 8 JPEG files, 4 Quicktime videos, 2 MP4 Files, 2 DOC files, 1 Powerpoint Presentation file, and 1 PNG file
Pending staff review and approval, access to digital copies will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access may be restricted.
Files retrieved from Google Drive from donor
Included are 4 JPEG files, 2 DOC files, and 2 PDF files
Access to digital copies will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request.
Files retrieved from Google Drive from donor
Included are 8 PDF files, 6 Adobe Illustrator files, 4 DOC files, and 4 JPEG files
Pending staff review and approval, access to digital copies will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access may be restricted.
Files retrieved from Google Drive from the donor.
These are files for a peer-reviewed paper about the pedagogy of the Final Project model used in the Bachelor of Architecture curriculum at NC State University. The paper was presented at the ACSA Regional Conference in Tampa, Fl in 2003.
Included are 5 PDF files, and 1 DOC file.
Pending staff review and approval, access to digital copies will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access may be restricted.
Files retrieved via Google Drive from donor.
Included are 5 DOC files, 4 PDF files, 2 Powerpoint Presentation files, and 1 JPEG file. Excluded from the archival package are 7 files containing personal and student information.
Pending staff review and approval, access to digital copies will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access may be restricted.
Files retrieved via Google Drive from donor.
Some files containing personal and student information are excluded from the final archival package.
Included are 19 JPEG files and 1 DOC file
Pending staff review and approval, access to digital copies will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access may be restricted.
Files retrieved from Google Drive from donor
Materials for Design; Analyses of Recent Extraordinary Buildings was presented by Rand and architecture students to the Research Triangle Park Building Enclosure Council for practicing professionals.
Included are 2 DOC files, and 1 JPEG file
Pending staff review and approval, access to digital copies will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access may be restricted.
Files retrieved via Google Drive from donor.
Included are 7 PDF files, 7 JPEG files, 3 DOC files, and 2 Excel spreadsheet files.
Pending staff review and approval, access to digital copies will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access may be restricted.
Files retrieved via Google Drive from donor.
Included are 7 JPEG files, 2 TIFF files, and 1 DOC file
Pending staff review and approval, access to digital copies will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access may be restricted.
Files retrieved via Google Drive from donor
Included is 1 PDF file
Pending staff review and approval, access to digital copies will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access may be restricted.
Files retrieved via Google Drive from donor
Included are 20 PDF files and 1 DOC files
Pending staff review and approval, access to digital copies will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access may be restricted.
Files retrieved via Google Drive from donor
In 1984 Rand received a small grant from the Brick Association of NC to study and document twelve old and new brick buildings in North Carolina. These files led to the thirteen presentation boards "Brick Research Project; Case Studies."
Starting in 1988 with an AIA Institute Scholars award, a series of research experiments were carried out. The findings changed how masonry walls are detailed and built. Scholarly papers and presentations were very well received nationally.
The Masonry Research series, 1977-2018, contains materials related to researching and teaching about masonry such as conference papers, journal articles, competition materials, research grant reports, and University Professors Masonry Workshop documents. This series also contains materials from specific masonry research projects Rand conducted including a study he completed in 1984 about brick structures in North Carolina and a series of research experiments on masonry walls that he carried out with an AIA Insitute Scholars award in 1988. This series contains both physical and digital files.
This series is arranged alphabetically.
File count of digital media may exclude system files; hidden, deleted, or excluded files; and duplicate files
Included are 19 PDF files, 17 JPEG files, 15 Powerpoint presentation files, and 11 additional text and image files of various format.
Pending staff review and approval, access to digital copies will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access may be restricted.
Files retrieved via Google Drive from donor.
Presented at North American Masonry Conference. Rand was Co-PI with Russell H. Brown and Phillip Samblanet
Included is 1 Powerpoint presentation
Pending staff review and approval, access to digital copies will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access may be restricted.
Files retrieved via Google Drive from donor.
These files include three lectures from a workshop for practicing masons to gain certification in North Carolina.
Included are 4 PDF files and 3 Powerpoint presentation files
Pending staff review and approval, access to digital copies will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access may be restricted.
Files retrieved via Google Drive from donor
Masonry Educators' Workshop was a workshop offered by The Masonry Society to architecture and engineering faculty in US. Rand has been a presenter at more than 20 of these Workshops.
Included are 10 PDF files, and 3 DOC files.
Pending staff review and approval, access to digital copies will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access may be restricted.
Files retrieved via Google Drive from donor.
These files are from an invited article in Masonry Edge magazine.
Included are 5 JPEG files, 3 PDF files, 1 Adobe Illustrator file, and 3 additional text and image files of various format
Pending staff review and approval, access to digital copies will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access may be restricted.
Files received via Google Drive from donor
Collection is open for research; access requires at least 48 hours advance notice. Because of the nature of certain archival formats, including digital and audio-visual materials, access will require additional advanced notice. Unless noted, digital media are not available online. Copies of unrestricted digital files will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access will be provided to use copies of unrestricted digital files rather than carrier media, such as CDs, DVDs, and floppy disks. Some or all electronic files may be unavailable or restricted due to privacy reasons, agreement with the donor, software is not available to interact with files, or because files cannot be retrieved from original media.
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[Identification of item], Patrick Rand Papers, MC 00698, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
The nature of the NC State University Libraries' Special Collections means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The NC State University Libraries claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials.
The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.
This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which North Carolina State University assumes no responsibility.