had been losing money in unbuilt designs, especially in the Middle East. TAC was bankrupt and closed in April 1995. In response, many archives and architectural libraries worked fast to retrieve TAC's drawings and records. The majority of these are now stored in the Rotch Library at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. While the innovative process the TAC architects believed so deeply was carried out successfully, it did not become the norm for architectural firms. Legacy For the most part TAC functioned as a team rather than on an individual basis, which was considered a unique method of architectural practice, which reflected Gropius' philosophy of working collaboratively with others when he was a Bauhaus instructor in Germany prior to TAC. Notable works See also The Architects Collaborative, 1945-1965 References Further reading "TAC: Principles Process & Product", Currie, Leonard J. and Currie, Virginia M., Process: Architecture, V 19 pp 40–45, October, 1980 "The Architects Collaborative 1945-1965" "The Architects Collaborative Suspends Operations", Progressive Architecture, v76, June 1995. "Thirty-five Years of TAC", Harkness, John C., Process: Architecture, v19, pp 11–15, October, 1980 External links Great Buildings Online: The Architects' Collaborative Architects' Collaborative, The Organizations based in Cambridge, Massachusetts Walter Gropius