Sawaber Housing Development

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• Fonds: Arthur Erickson fonds, 1947-2002 (predominant 1963-2000)
•    Series: Architectural projects, 1963-2002
•      Project: Sawaber Housing Development, 1977

People

• Arthur Erickson Architects, Vancouver (architectural firm)
• National Housing Authority of Kuwait (client)
• Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

Title

Sawaber Housing Development

Dates of creation

1977

Level of archival description

Project

Extent and Medium

• 11 drawings
• 257 slides
• 133 mixed photographic materials
• 0.39 l.m. of textual records

Scope and Content

File documents a medium-density housing development consisting of 900 dwelling units, shops, schools, public gardens, recreation facilities and mosques on a 70-acre site (not built), Kuwait City, Kuwait.

File contains drawings (negatives), textual records and photographic materials.

Reference Number

AP022.S1.1977.PR03

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  • Reference Number: ARCH257017
  • Title: Photographs of model, project design report draft with revisions
  • Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
  • Form: textual records
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • records: 0.05 l.m.

  Technique and media:

  Black-and-white photographs

  Credit line:

  Arthur Erickson fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  

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  • Reference Number: ARCH257259
  • Title: Development Summary, Development Study (final report), offer of services
  • Dates of creation: 1977
  • Form: textual records
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

  Description:

  Development Study (A-B-C), 2 Programmes and Site 5 files - Development Summary, Development Study (final report), offer of services

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • records: 0.32 l.m.

  Credit line:

  Arthur Erickson fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  

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  • Reference Number: ARCH261214
  • Title: Planning and infrastructure site plans showing communications
  • Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

  Description:

  Planning and infrastructure site plans showing communications, circulation, drainage, electricity, land-use, landscaping.

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Technique and media:

  Negatives

  Credit line:

  Arthur Erickson fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  

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  • Reference Number: ARCH261643
  • Title: The Sawaber Project Development Study
  • Dates of creation: 1977
  • Form: textual records
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

  Description:

  2 copies

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 2 textual documents

  Credit line:

  Arthur Erickson fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  

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  • Reference Number: ARCH274168
  • Title: Slides of models, furnishings, schemes and perspective drawings.
  • Dates of creation: 1977
  • Form: photographs
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  41 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 41 photographic materials

  Technique and media:

  Colour

  Credit line:

  Arthur Erickson fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de /Gift of the Erickson Family
  
  

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  • Reference Number: ARCH274933
  • Title: Project documentation binder for the housing development (1976), includes the project information sheet, presentation slides, photographs of models and a photocopy of the circulation systems document.
  • Dates of creation: 1 October 1990
  • Form: photographs
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  133 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 133 photographic materials

  Technique and media:

  120 slides, 8 colour photographs, 5 black-and-white photographs, digital prints, photocopies

  Credit line:

  Arthur Erickson fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de /Gift of the Erickson Family
  
  

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  • Reference Number: ARCH275937
  • Title: Development Study; Development Study - Executive Summary; Development Study - Part C.
  • Dates of creation: May 1977
  • Form: textual records
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • records: 0.12 l.m.

  Credit line:

  Arthur Erickson fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de /Gift of the Erickson Family
  
  

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  • Reference Number: ARCH276765
  • Title: Slides of models, site, plans and diagrams - Kuwait City.
  • Dates of creation: 1976
  • Form: photographs
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  216 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 216 photographic materials

  Technique and media:

  Colour

  Physical Description:

  - Slides are in 8 small plastic boxes housed together in a larger box.

  Credit line:

  Arthur Erickson fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de /Gift of the Erickson Family