Archive Piet Tauber

Number of the collection:

UBG022

Call Number:

uklu Piet Tauber 022 

Description of the archive made by: 

Frida van Til, 2024

Brief overview:

Name of the archive: 

Piet Tauber (1927-2017), architect

Dated: 

year: 1975-1987

Size: 5 archive boxes, 5 loose folders, 1 large cardboard box, 1 plate (uklu 06-26-30)

Provenance: Donation

Language of the materials: Dutch, English, German

Summary:

Archive: 

Piet Tauber (1927-2017), architect.

Institute: 

University of Groningen

Retainer: 

University Library, Special Collections

Provenance and acquisition: 

Biography:

Piet Tauber was born on 14 April 1927 in Oudorp. After primary school, he attended mulo. Even then, the young Tauber made construction drawings and building plans, and read architecture books and magazines.

In 1940, he started HBS. By the end of 1944, however, he had to go into hiding for the ‘Arbeitseinsatsz’. After HBS, Tauber studied architectural engineering at TH Delft.

In architectural engineering, he joined students who advocated a renewal of the profession. During several study trips, he gained a lot of inspiration. In his fourth year of study, Tauber wrote a thesis on Dutch seventeenth-century architect Philip Vingboons. It characterised him that, unlike some of his fellow students, he did not seek a break with the past but pursued the widest possible range of architectural means.

Tauber was also endowed professor of ‘architectural design’ at the TH of Delft.

Among other things, Tauber designed the University Library in Groningen (1977-1987). In addition to his work as an architect, he began to design cars and bicycles in the early 1980s.

Piet Tauber died on 13 May 2017 in Alkmaar.

Acquisition:

This archive is a donation

Future additions:

This was a one-off donation. There will be no additions.

Contents and collation: 

The collections has material relating to the construction of the UB, including photographs, drawings, plans, newspaper clippings, correspondence, etc.

Instructions for users of the archive:

Accessibility

First of all, the archive is accessible for research purposes; furthermore for everyone interested in the archives.

Limitations to use

Material from this collection is for library use only. Consultation is subject to the Regulations for the Use of Library Facilities. Copying is subject to the rules of Copyright .

Accessing the archive

An inventory of the archive is available.

Use/ reproduction 

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The copyright rests with the University of Groningen Library as owner of the collection.

Citations

When referencing (materials from) this archive, the following information must be provided in full at least once. After this, an abbreviated citation suffices.

Archive: University Library Piet Tauber
Individual items: Groningen UB 022

Requests

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