A Guide to the Rebecca Chestnutt Catalog, 2000 #Ms2002-006

Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Abstract

Born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, Chestnutt received her Master of Architecture degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 1981. In 1983 she moved to Berlin and by 1988 Chestnutt started her firm with Robert Niess, a colleague from Virginia Tech. The collection includes a copy of the catalog, The History of Air 1988-2000 , showing three of their buildings.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

Permission to publish material from the Rebecca Chestnutt Catalog must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Rebecca Chestnutt Catalog, Ms2002-006, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.

Acquisition Information

The Rebecca Chestnutt Catalog was donated to Special Collections in 2001.

Processing Information

The Rebecca Chestnutt Catalog was added to the IAWA Small Collections Ms2009-054 in September 2009.

Biographical Information

Rebecca Chestnutt was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina and received her Master of Architecture from Virginia Tech in 1981. In 1983 she moved to Berlin and by 1988 Chestnutt started her own firm with Robert Niess, a colleague from Virginia Tech. See also the IAWA Biographical Database .

Scope and Content

The collection includes a copy of the exhibition catalog The History of Air 1988-2000 , showing three buildings by Chesnutt and Niess: Luisenbad Library, District Court in Bad Liebenwerda, and Alexanderplatz Station.