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Environmental Design Archives | Fall 2020

$35,000
100%
Raised toward our $35,000 Goal
95 Donors
Project has ended
Project ended on January 08, at 11:59 PM PST
Project Owners

We reached our goal! Thank you!

January 16, 2021
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Last Day to Give - WE ARE SO CLOSE!

December 31, 2020

The Environmental Design Archives wants to thank you for your enthusiastic support- TODAY is the last day to give, and we are so close to our goal! 

80 generous individuals have given $30, 660. 

WE HAVE 13 HOURS LEFT AND $4,430 TO GO!

Please spread the word and help us meet our goal! Every dollar counts. 

As a self-supporting, non-profit, your financial support is critical to the Archives' sustainability and its success as an invaluable resource. We thank you for your support.

 

With gratitude, 

The EDA Team

Thank you for your support!

December 07, 2020
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EDA's Impact on Students!

October 19, 2020

William W. Wurster founded the Environmental Design Archives in 1953 as a teaching collection, in response to the recommendation of eminent architectural historian Henry Russell Hitchcock. Sixty-seven years later the Archives holds true to its original mission by working with more than 300 students each academic year for interactive instruction sessions, individual research appointments, and the annual furniture competition. Your donation allows us to continue to enrich student’s education with our spectacular collections. Consider contributing today and help us reach our goal of $35,000 – every dollar counts.

 

Our way
of Thanking You

$25

Digital postcard from EDA

A heartfelt digital postcard from the EDA team acknowledging your support!

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Estimated Delivery: January 2021

$50

Heath Sticker

Give $50 and you'll get an exclusive Edith Heath sticker to embellish your laptop, water bottle, or desk and show the world you support the Environmental Design Archives!

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$75

Heath pin + sticker

In addition to a supporter sticker and a digital postcard also receive a limited edition enamel pin modeled after 1940s Heath letterhead. This pin will add a little extra flair anywhere you decide to place it!

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$100

BDB of your choice

Running out of books to read in quarantine? With a $100 donation, you can choose one publication from our Berkeley Design Books series. Take a look at the perks section below to view the choices.

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$250

Tote + BDB of your choice

With a donation of $250 not only will you get to choose whichever publication from the list below but you’ll also get an EDA tote!

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$500

Tailored virtual tour

Take a (virtual) behind the scenes tour with Curator, Chris Marino who will show you around the Archives and tailor the tour to show designers or projects that you are interested in.

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$1,000

Original set of mugs

A set of four ceramic mugs, with a complimentary custom shelf created by Ceramicist Ehren Tool (see detailed image below). Take moment to read about Ehren’s work in this wonderful article in the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/01/magazine/ehren-tool-war-cups-smithsonian.html

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$1,953

Engraved nameplate

Fun fact: William W. Wurster founded the Environmental Design Archives (then the Architectural Archives) in 1953 as a teaching collection, following the recommendation of eminent architectural historian Henry Russell Hitchcock. With your donation of $1953, you will forever be enshrined with an engraved nameplate on a flat file drawer in the Archives.

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