Arthur Erickson Architects, Toronto (architectural firm)
Arthur Erickson (draughtsman)
Department of External Affairs Canada (client)
Cornelia Hahn Oberlander (landscape architect)
Francisco Kripacz (interior designer)
Francisco Kripacz (draughtsman)
Panda Associates (photographers)
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Title
Canadian Chancery, Washington, D.C.
Dates of creation
1981-1989
Level of archival description
Project
Extent and Medium
ca. 2,700 drawings
14.8 l.m. of textual records
ca. 570 slides
4 models
31 panels
179 photographs
0.62 l.m. of photographic materials
6 boxes of building materials
1 videocassette
Scope and Content
File documents a modernist-neoclassical embassy building consisting of six-levels and a U-shaped plan around an inner courtyard (constructed 1986-1988), Washington, D.C.
File contains design development drawings, working drawings, reference drawings, presentation panels, photographs and photographic material, models, samples of building materials and textual records.
Title: Rotunda plan and sections, elevation studies of courtyard colonnade, study of John Marshall Park elevation, details and elevations of arch and column, lamilla grid, and axonometric detail
Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Stage and Purpose:
design drawings
Extent and Medium:
1 drawings
Dimensions:
sheet (smallest): 26.7 x 44.5 cm
sheet (largest): 77.5 x 108 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Perspective and elevation studies of interior, interior perspective with overlay, window sill sections and details
Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
8 File
Stage and Purpose:
design drawings
Extent and Medium:
8 drawings
Technique and media:
Graphite on translucent paper, graphite with some coloured pencil on tracing paper
Dimensions:
sheet (smallest): 61 x 95 cm
sheet (largest): 62.23 x 106.68 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Design studies for elevations, partial elevations, penthouse roof plan, site plan showing levels and planting
Dates of creation: January 30, 1985
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
8 File
Stage and Purpose:
design drawings
Extent and Medium:
8 drawings
Technique and media:
Graphite on tracing paper, translucent paper
Dimensions:
sheet (smallest): 31 x 40 cm
sheet (largest): 38 x 93 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Project management plan - schematic design phase
Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Stage and Purpose:
working drawings
Extent and Medium:
1 drawings
Technique and media:
Graphite, ink on translucent paper
Dimensions:
sheet: 92.7 x 106.7 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Preliminary working drawings - floor plans, west elevation, stair plans and section, reflected ceiling plan
Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
12 File
Stage and Purpose:
working drawings
Extent and Medium:
12 drawings
Technique and media:
Black-line prints on mylar with graphite revisions, coloured pencil, ink and graphite on translucent paper overlays
Dimensions:
sheet (smallest): 85.7 x 119.4 cm
sheet (largest): 85.1 x 120.7 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Site plan showing existing conditions, construction fence plans and elevations
Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Description:
site plan showing existing conditions, construction fence plans and elevations, floor plans, stair details, building sections
Quantity / Object type:
14 File
Stage and Purpose:
working drawings
Extent and Medium:
14 drawings
Technique and media:
Reprographic copies (sepia prints)
Dimensions:
sheets: 84.5 x 122.6 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Bird's-eye axonometric projections of the site, site plan
Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Description:
bird's-eye axonometric projections of the site, site plan, north-south section and John Marshall Place Park elevation, east-west section and Pennsylvania Avenue elevation, podium level plan, executive office level plan
Quantity / Object type:
7 File
Extent and Medium:
7 drawings
Technique and media:
Ink, graphite, dry transfer, brown-line prints on mylar
Dimensions:
sheet (smallest): 66.7 x 66 cm
sheet (largest): 57.2 x 91.4 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Podium and office floor plans, elevations, sections
Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
7 File
Stage and Purpose:
publication drawing
Extent and Medium:
7 drawings
Technique and media:
Ink, labels on mylar
Dimensions:
sheet (smallest): 40.6 x 50.8 cm
sheet (largest): 52.1 x 68 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Section and south court elevation (drawing D-A18)
Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
1 drawings
Technique and media:
Blackline print with gray pencil on fome-cor (tm)
Dimensions:
panel: 85 x 119 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: John Marshall Park elevation, site plan and section showing tree planting
Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Description:
John Marshall Park elevation, site plan and section showing tree planting (this drawing was taped to back of presentation panel "Section and south court elevation" - ARCH78926)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
1 drawings
Technique and media:
Graphite, colour pencil on translucent paper
Dimensions:
sheet: 85 x 106 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Pennsylvania Avenue elevation and section 1, John Marshall Place Park elevation
Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Description:
6 of a set of 12 panels - level 3 plan, level 4 plan, level 5 plan, Pennsylvania Avenue elevation and section 1, John Marshall Place Park elevation and section 2, C Street elevation and section 3
Quantity / Object type:
6 File
Extent and Medium:
6 drawings
Technique and media:
Blackline prints on fome-cor (tm) with some coloured pencil
Dimensions:
panels: 91 x 61 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Artist Bill Reid at work on his sculpture "Spirit of the Haida Gwaii"
Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
Form: photographs
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
1 photographic materials
Technique and media:
Black and white gelatin silver print on cardboard
Dimensions:
sheet: 33 x 48.3 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Sketch of the "Spirit of the Haida Gwaii" in Canadian Charcery courtyard (Robin Arkell, artist)
Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
1 drawings
Technique and media:
Photomechanical transfer on fome-cor (tm) board
Dimensions:
sheet: 33 x 48.3 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Mock-up detail of balcony, John Marshall Park elevation
Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
Form: models
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Stage and Purpose:
study model
Extent and Medium:
1 models
Technique and media:
Cardboard and plexiglas (tm)
Dimensions:
model: 152 x 84 x 33 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Photograph of presentation model, Canadian Chancery, Washington, D.C.
Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
Form: photographs
Catalogued items within this file 1
People:
Panda Associates (photographer)
Models Unlimited (model maker)
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Description:
Also included a photocopy of the original photograph.
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
2 photographic materials
Dimensions:
sheet: 20.32 x 25.4 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Canadian Chancery, Washington, D.C.: view of revised schematic model
Dates of creation: 1981-1989
Form: photographs
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (architect)
Panda Associates (photographer)
Models Unlimited (model maker)
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
1 photographic materials
Technique and media:
Chromogenic colour print
Dimensions:
sheet: 20.3 x 25.4 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: 1791 plan for Washington by Pierre Charles l'Enfant (from 1887 copy)
Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Stage and Purpose:
reference drawings
Extent and Medium:
1 drawings
Technique and media:
Blackline print
Dimensions:
sheet: 25.4 x 30.5 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Preliminary sketch plans of level 1 and level 2 podium
Dates of creation: 1983
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
2 File
Stage and Purpose:
design development drawings
Extent and Medium:
2 drawings
Technique and media:
Facsimile transmission prints
Dimensions:
sheets: 21.6 x 29.2 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Preliminary sketch plans of level 3 and level 4
Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
2 File
Stage and Purpose:
design development drawings
Extent and Medium:
2 drawings
Technique and media:
Facsimile transmission prints
Dimensions:
sheets: 21.6 x 29.2 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Preliminary sketch plans of level 5, level 6 and level 7 penthouse
Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
3 File
Stage and Purpose:
design development drawings
Extent and Medium:
3 drawings
Technique and media:
Facsimile transmission prints
Dimensions:
sheets: 21.6 x 29.2 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Plan studies of podium level and ambassador's level
Dates of creation: 1984
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
2 File
Extent and Medium:
2 drawings
Technique and media:
Facsimile transmission prints
Dimensions:
sheets: 21.6 x 29.2 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Elevation study (John Marshall Park elevation)
Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (draughtsman)
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
1 drawings
Technique and media:
Ink on tracing paper
Dimensions:
sheet: 31.8 x 59.7 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Canadian Chancery, Washington, D.C.: Elevation study (John Marshall Park elevation)
Dates of creation: June, 1984
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (draughtsman)
Arthur Erickson Architects, Toronto (architectural firm)
Department of External Affairs Canada (client)
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Description:
elevation facing John Marshall Park
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
1 drawings
Technique and media:
Ink on tracing paper
Dimensions:
sheet: 35.6 x 57.2 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Elevation study (Pennsylvania Avenue elevation)
Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (draughtsman)
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Stage and Purpose:
design development drawings
Extent and Medium:
1 drawings
Technique and media:
Ink on tracing paper
Dimensions:
sheet: 35.7 x 49.5 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Elevation study (Pennsylvania Avenue elevation)
Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (draughtsman)
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Stage and Purpose:
design development drawings
Extent and Medium:
1 drawings
Technique and media:
Ink on tracing paper
Dimensions:
sheet: 33 x 55.9 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Canadian Chancery, Washington, D.C.: Elevation study (Pennsylvania Avenue elevation)
Dates of creation: June, 1984
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (draughtsman)
Arthur Erickson Architects, Toronto (architectural firm)
Department of External Affairs Canada (client)
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Description:
elevation facing Pennsylvania Avenue
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
1 drawings
Technique and media:
Ink on tracing paper
Dimensions:
sheet: 35.6 x 50.8 cm
Location:
Washington
District of Columbia
United States
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Elevation study (Pennsylvania Avenue elevation)
Dates of creation: August, 1984
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (draughtsman)
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Stage and Purpose:
design development drawings
Extent and Medium:
1 drawings
Technique and media:
Ink on tracing paper
Dimensions:
sheet: 33 x 43.2 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Elevation study (Pennsylvania Avenue elevation)
Dates of creation: August, 1984
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (draughtsman)
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Stage and Purpose:
design development drawings
Extent and Medium:
1 drawings
Technique and media:
Ink on tracing paper
Dimensions:
sheet: 35.6 x 38.1 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Level 1 floor plan and level 2 podium floor plan (reduced drawings)
Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
2 File
Extent and Medium:
2 drawings
Technique and media:
Blackline prints on translucent paper
Dimensions:
sheets: 27.9 x 39.4 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Level 3 and level 4 floor plans (reduced drawings)
Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
2 File
Extent and Medium:
2 drawings
Technique and media:
Blackline prints on translucent paper
Dimensions:
sheets: 27.9 x 39.4 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Level 5 and level 6 floor plans (reduced drawings)
Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
2 File
Extent and Medium:
2 drawings
Technique and media:
Blackline prints on translucent paper
Dimensions:
sheets: 27.9 x 39.4 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Perspective and sectional studies of leather upholstered Ambassador's chair (recto and verso)
Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Stage and Purpose:
design development drawings
Extent and Medium:
1 drawings
Technique and media:
Ink on translucent paper
Dimensions:
sheet: 22.9 x 30.5 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Annotated studies of Ambassador's arm chair and Ambassador's "pull up" flat chrome frame chair
Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
1 drawings
Technique and media:
Photomechanical print on paper
Dimensions:
sheets: 27.9 x 17.2 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Perspective study of arm chair "(new version"), thumbnail studies of arm chair ("highchair back" version)
Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Francisco Kripacz (draughtsman)
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
2 File
Stage and Purpose:
design development drawings
Extent and Medium:
2 drawings
Technique and media:
Ink on translucent paper
Dimensions:
sheet (smallest): 27.9 x 21.6 cm
sheet (largest): 22.9 x 30.5 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Thumbnail studies of armchair ("hiighchair version") with detail of armrest
Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Francisco Kripacz (draughtsman)
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Description:
thumbnail studies of armchair ("hiighchair version") with detail of armrest, studies of armchair showing various views of highchair back
Quantity / Object type:
2 File
Stage and Purpose:
design development drawings
Extent and Medium:
2 drawings
Technique and media:
Ink on translucent paper
Dimensions:
sheet (smallest): 29.9 x 22.9 cm
sheet (largest): 30.5 x 22.9 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Annotated studies of front, rear, and side elevations of chairs
Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Description:
annotated studies of front, rear, and side elevations of chrome chair with leather-stitched upholstery, annotated measured studies of front, rear, and side elevations of tube chair with notes on materials, front and side elevation studies of chrome chair
Quantity / Object type:
3 File
Stage and Purpose:
design development drawings
Extent and Medium:
3 drawings
Technique and media:
Ink on translucent paper
Dimensions:
sheets: 27.9 x 21.6 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Furniture layout with sofas, chairs, and piano for Ambassador's suite, alternative furniture layout
Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
2 File
Stage and Purpose:
design development drawings
Extent and Medium:
2 drawings
Technique and media:
Ink on translucent paper
Dimensions:
sheet: 24.1 x 34.9 cm
sheet: 27.9 x 21.6 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Perspectives of armchair and sofa for Ambassadr's office with typed notes on specifications
Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Francisco Kripacz (draughtsman)
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Stage and Purpose:
design development drawings
Extent and Medium:
1 drawings
Technique and media:
Facsimile transmission print
Dimensions:
sheet: 21.6 x 28.6 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Studies of pattern and fluting of fabric, wall panelling and door on level 6 dining room
Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Stage and Purpose:
design development drawings
Extent and Medium:
1 drawings
Technique and media:
Ink and graphite on translucent paper
Dimensions:
sheet: 22.9 x 30.5 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Aerial view of Square 491 looking west along Pennsylvania Avenure
Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
Form: photographs
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
1 photographic materials
Technique and media:
Chromogenic colour print
Dimensions:
sheet: 20.3 x 25.4 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Level 2 - podium floor plan (drawing D.A 06)
Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Stage and Purpose:
presentation panels
Extent and Medium:
1 drawings
Technique and media:
Blackline print with gray pencil on fome-cor (tm) board
Dimensions:
panel: 85 x 119 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Blackline print with gray pencil on fome-cor (tm) board
Dimensions:
panel: 85 x 119 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Blackline print with gray pencil on fome-cor (tm) board
Dimensions:
panel: 85 x 119 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Blackline print with gray pencil on fome-cor (tm) board
Dimensions:
panel: 85 x 119 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Blackline print with gray pencil on fome-cor (tm) board
Dimensions:
panel: 85 x 119 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Title panel, site plan, lower parking plan, upper parking plan, street level plan, podium level plan
Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Description:
6 of a set of 12 panels - title panel, site plan, lower parking plan, upper parking plan, street level plan, podium level plan
Quantity / Object type:
6 File
Stage and Purpose:
presentation panels
Extent and Medium:
6 drawings
Technique and media:
Blackline prints on fome-cor (tm) board with some coloured pencil
Dimensions:
panels: 91 x 61 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Preparatory working drawings - site plan, floor plans, elevations, sections, reflected ceiling plans, wall section
Dates of creation: 24 August 1984
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
21 File
Stage and Purpose:
working drawings
Extent and Medium:
21 drawings
Technique and media:
Sepia prints, diazotype, sepia print with revisions in graphite
Dimensions:
sheet (smallest): 83.8 x 119.4 cm
sheet (largest): 84 x 122 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
"The Canadian Chancery, washington d.c. [sic]" by John Robulack - booklet of photocopied drawings for a Master of Architecture program at Clemson University
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0.01 l.m. of textual records
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Closing documents - sale of property for the acquisition of Chancery site on Pennsylvania Avenue
Dates of creation: 1978
Form: textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0.01 l.m. of textual records
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Blurred images possibly of construction at Canadian Chancery site
Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
Form: photographs
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
4 File
Extent and Medium:
4 photographic materials
Technique and media:
Colour polaroid photographs
Dimensions:
sheet: 11 x 9 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Specifications books for structural, mechanical, electrical construction, and architectural design of the Canadian Chancery
Dates of creation: 1984-1985
Form: textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Description:
22 specifications books for structural, mechanical, electrical construction, and architectural design of the Canadian Chancery
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0.38 l.m. of textual records
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Project briefing, site analysis, cost plans, trips to Washington reports
Dates of creation: 1983-1984
Form: textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0.18 l.m. of textual records
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Specifications, equipment catalogues, structural specification drawings of Canadian Chancery
Dates of creation: 1984-1985
Form: textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Description:
lighting fixture and mechanical specifications, specification addendums, washroom equipment catalogues, structural specification drawings of Canadian Chancery
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0.12 l.m. of textual records
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Project reports, schematic design submission, cost plans and cost checks, building codes
Dates of creation: 1985
Form: textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0.40 l.m. of textual records
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Memos, correspondence, application and certificate of payment, meetings, resumes
Dates of creation: 1982-1986
Form: textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Description:
interoffice memos, client / architect correspondence, fine art correspondence, application and certificate of payment, meetings, resumes
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0.15 l.m. of textual records
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Furnishings and equipment, construction budget, consultant selection process, project management plan, expenditure allowances
Dates of creation: 1982-1985
Form: textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Description:
5 document files - furnishings and equipment, construction budget, consultant selection process, project management plan, expenditure allowances
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0.08 l.m. of textual records
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Adjacent buildings, commission of fine arts, customs information, newspaper clippings
Dates of creation: 1984
Form: textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Description:
adjacent buildings, commission of fine arts, customs information, newspaper clippings, embassy general information, public affairs, other chanceries
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0.06 l.m. of textual records
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: New Canadian Diplomatic Complex, Lagos, Nigeria - Prequalification questionnaires, correspondence
Dates of creation: 1984
Form: textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0.04 l.m. of textual records
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Information and brochures concerning construction materials for the Canadian Chancery
Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
Form: textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Description:
information and brochures concerning construction materials for the Canadian Chancery including: Patry products; waste management; bullet-proof materials; waterproofing sealant; special concrete blocks; porcelain panels (including diazotype); flooring systems; elevators; wall systems; glass; hardware; wash fountains and plumbing equipment; vertical transportation; roofing and canopies; theatre chairs; stone (including diazotypes); special fire doors; flat wire; pin bar drafting; estimations; architectural metals.
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0.23 l.m. of textual records
Technique and media:
Diazotypes
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
6 files of correspondence: external affairs; Telexes sent and received; lawyers and legal documents correspondence; employee security clearances; government agencies.
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0.03 l.m. of textual records
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
2 folders - newspaper clippings featuring Erickson; newspaper clippings and letters concerning the selection controversy for the design competition of the Canadian Chancery.
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0.03 l.m. of textual records
Technique and media:
Reprographic copies, printed material
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Construction costs and control, consultants' offer of services and brochures
Dates of creation: 1983
Form: textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0.19 l.m. of textual records
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Slides: site report presentation, design development
Dates of creation: 1984
Form: photographs
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Description:
slides: site report presentation, design development, office presentation models, drawings and models, schematic design original slides and copies. photographs of office presentation model.
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
approx. 960 photographic materials
Technique and media:
Slides
Dimensions:
photographic materials: 0.33 l.m.
ring binders: 29.21 x 26.67 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Diazotypes with revisions in graphite and coloured pencil
Dimensions:
sheets: 85.1 x 120.7 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Mechanical and electrical plans and details
Dates of creation: 1985
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
4 File
Extent and Medium:
4 drawings
Technique and media:
Sepia prints
Dimensions:
sheets: 84.5 x 118.8 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
On the back of each photograph is information on the artist, cost, and source of the painting.
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
approx. 30 photographs
0.01 l.m. of textual records
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Slides of drawings and presentation models, photographs
Dates of creation: 1984
Form: photographs
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Description:
slides of drawings and presentation models. photographs of Chancery site and surroundings, and presentation models.
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
4 binders
Technique and media:
Colour photographs, slides
Dimensions:
photographic materials: 0.07 l.m.
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Photographs of Chancery site and presentation model; photographs and negatives of trees and streetscapes
Dates of creation: 1984-1985
Form: photographs
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Description:
photographs of Chancery site and presentation model; photographs and negatives of trees; streetscape standards photographs and accompanying handwritten note to Barbara (?); panoramic photographs of site; negatives; cover page negative of design development submission.
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
approx. 80 photographic materials
Technique and media:
Colour photographs, negatives
Dimensions:
photographic materials: 0.04 l.m.
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
sheet (smallest): 29.9 x 419.1 cm
sheet (largest): 42 x 59.7 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
sheet (smallest): 61 x 92.1 cm
sheet (largest): 84.5 x 120.7 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Monthly progress reports numbers 10-18, including documentation photographs
Dates of creation: 1986-1987
Form: textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0.41 l.m. of textual records
Technique and media:
Colour photographs
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
19 various reports on: design development, area calculation, master space summary, program budget verification, specifications for Phase 1, landscape specification, hardware specification (and correspondence concerning hardware proposal), specification schedules, conference report from research visit to New York (and miscellaneous sketch of an audiovisual wall layout), reports on trips to Washington, D.C.
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0.40 l.m. of textual records
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
19 various reports concerning: specifications (and correspondence including a detail drawing for lighting), value management, energy submissions, architectural specifications and drawings addendum.
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0.40 l.m. of textual records
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Structural plans and details (tender drawings) and one sheet of correspondence
Dates of creation: 1985
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
36 File
Extent and Medium:
36 drawings
Technique and media:
Diazotypes with ink highlights
Dimensions:
sheet (smallest): 20.3 x 29.2 cm
sheet (largest): 85.1 x 118.1 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Complete set of working drawings - site plan, floor plans, elevations, sections, schedules, details
Dates of creation: 1985
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
152 File
Stage and Purpose:
working drawings
Extent and Medium:
152 drawings
Technique and media:
Diazotypes
Dimensions:
sheets: 83.8 x 117.5 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
11 files of correspondence concerning: outdoor site sign, Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation codes, offers of services from other firms, inquiries for project information, sent and received document transmittals.
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0.12 l.m. of textual records
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
''6 Vanvouver 6'' art catalogue; fine art proposals for the outdoor sculpture, coat-of-arms, and metal fence; correspondence from sculptor Silvio Russo; assessment of artwork budget.
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0.01 l.m. of textual records
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
12 project development files including: construction schedules, tendering schedule, progress reports, area studies, list of facilities and staff requirements, master space summary, revised space summary, specifications, bonding and rendering contract, site supervisor agreement, construction contract conditions.
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0.10 l.m. of textual records
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Publications and documents concerning the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation
Dates of creation: 1981-1983
Form: textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Description:
publications and documents concerning the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation: Pennsylvania Avenue Plan (1974), Annual Report, codes and regulations, publications price list, background documentation including sale of property.
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0.04 l.m. of textual records
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
21 various reports including: project briefs, construction schedules, area calculation, cost plans, cost checks, value management, specifications.
one colour negative of presentation model.
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0.40 l.m. of textual records
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Video promotion for the sculptor Don Proch by Brian Melnychenko Gallery
Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
1 VHS
Physical Description:
Specialized equipment required for playback.
Conditions governing access:
Audiovisual recordings must be digitized for access. Researchers may request access to audiovisual materials by contacting Reference at ref@cca.qc.ca. Access by appointment only.
Conditions governing reproduction:
For copyright information or permission to reproduce material from the fonds, please contact the CCA at reproductions@cca.qc.ca.
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
General note:
This description is based on information contained on the physical item and not the content of the recording itself.
Title: Photos of presentation models, correspondence to United Magazine concerning their request for photos
Dates of creation: 1986
Form: photographs
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
23 File
Extent and Medium:
23 photographic materials
Technique and media:
Colour photographs, black-and-white photographs
Dimensions:
sheets: 25 x 8 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Revisions to project brief, progress report draft, construction schedules, construction permit
Dates of creation: 1984-1985
Form: textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Description:
12 files including revisions to project brief, progress report draft, construction schedules, construction permit, specifications for glazing and stone, structural drawings from M.S. Yolles & Partners Limited, building codes and certificate of occupancy, site traffic study including drawings, drawing of a planter box and floor plans, record of the reconfigurement of the Pennsylvania Square subdivision.
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0.04 l.m. of textual records
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
recommendations for site supervisor, a list of qualified contractors, interior design of offices, the Blue Ribbon Committee in charge of public funding, space requirements, Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation, and letters from Barbara Vogel.
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0.03 l.m. of textual records
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Performance of Stone Facades - Building Science Insight
Dates of creation: 1984
Form: textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Description:
3 files - notes from a seminar on stone.
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0.01 l.m. of textual records
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Documentation files - corrections to contract
Dates of creation: 1984
Form: textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0.01 l.m. of textual records
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Documentation files - newspaper articles and miscellaneous
Dates of creation: 1984
Form: textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Description:
documentation files - newspaper articles (photocopies) and miscellaneous; media articles on raised floors and flat wire for wiring office spaces.
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0.01 l.m. of textual records
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
presentation document including photographs of model and drawings.
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0.01 l.m. of textual records
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Cost check, monthly progress reports, project debriefing, design development
Dates of creation: 1984-1986
Form: textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0.08 l.m. of textual records
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: File - information and samples of Dow Corning construction products such as glazing and sealants
Dates of creation: 1984
Form: textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0.02 l.m. of textual records
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Contracts and agreements from lighting, electrical, and mechanical consultants
Dates of creation: 1984
Form: textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Description:
4 documentation files - contracts and agreements from lighting, electrical, and mechanical consultants
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0.01 l.m. of textual records
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
16 correspondence and meetings files - from Department of External Affairs, consultants, and Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation.
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0.04 l.m. of textual records
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
concerning Department of External Affairs, Canadian artwork commissioning, outstanding balances, consultants, site instructions to George Hyman Construction Co., and miscellaneous.
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0.18 .m. of textual records
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Addendums to records - electrical, mechanical, and structural specifications and drawings
Dates of creation: 1985
Form: textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Description:
3 files - addendums to records - electrical, mechanical, and structural specifications and drawings.
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0.01 l.m. of textual records
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Correspondence, photographs, and catalogues
Dates of creation: 1984-1987
Form: textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Description:
12 files of correspondence, photographs, and catalogues from artists: Bill Reid, Mariett Rousseau-Vernette, Takao Tenabe, Michael Hayden, Michael Snow, Gordon Smith, David Ruben, Micheline Beauchemin, Gathie Falk, Robert Murray.
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0.15 l.m. of textual records
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Art gallery catalogues and miscellaneous artist biographies
Dates of creation: 1985-1987
Form: textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Description:
includes 23 catalogues
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0.2 l.m. of textual records
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Reduced sets of structural, mechanical and electrical drawings, correspondence with contractors
Dates of creation: 1985-1986
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
102 File
Extent and Medium:
102 drawings
Technique and media:
Diazotypes
Dimensions:
sheet (smallest): 21.6 x 27.9 cm
sheet (largest): 43.2 x 61 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
sheet (smallest): 18.4 x 21.6 cm
sheet (largest): 22.9 x 30.5 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Preliminary report, sketch plans and elevation
Dates of creation: 1983
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
36 File
Stage and Purpose:
design development drawings
Extent and Medium:
36 drawings
Technique and media:
Blackline prints with revisions in coloured pencil and graphite
Dimensions:
sheets: 21.6 x 27.9 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Furniture layouts and details, correspondence and spécifications, product information (printed material)
Dates of creation: 1987-1988
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
38 File
Extent and Medium:
38 drawings
Technique and media:
Reduced blackline prints with revisions in coloured pencil
Dimensions:
sheet (smallest): 21.6 x 27.9 cm
sheet (largest): 27.9 x 43.2 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Reduced blackline prints, facsimile transmission prints
Dimensions:
sheet (smallest): 21.6 x 27.9 cm
sheet (largest): 27.9 x 43.2 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
sheet (smallest): 15.2 x 26 cm
sheet (largest): 35.6 x 56.5 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
catalogue (Art Gallery of Greater Victoria), art periodical
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0.02 l.m. of textual records
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
colour poster for an exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
1 drawings
Technique and media:
Printed material
Dimensions:
sheet: 64 x 47 cm
Document Type:
poster
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Site plan, basement plans, level 1 floor plan, mezzanine floor plan, interstitial level plan
Dates of creation: 1984
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
6 File
Stage and Purpose:
presentation panels
Extent and Medium:
6 drawings
Technique and media:
Blackline prints wirh coloured pencil on fome-cor (tm) board
Dimensions:
panels: 84.5 x 119.4 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
Title: Penthouse plan, elevations, section north court elevation, section west court elevation
Dates of creation: 1984
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
6 File
Stage and Purpose:
presentation panels
Extent and Medium:
6 drawings
Technique and media:
Blackline prints on fome-cor (tm) board
Dimensions:
panels: 84.5 x 119.4 cm
Credit line:
Arthur Erickson fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
