San Diego Convention Center

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• Fonds: Arthur Erickson fonds, 1947-2002 (predominant 1963-2000)
•    Series: Architectural projects, 1963-2002
•      Project: San Diego Convention Center, 1981-1985

People

• Arthur Erickson Architects, Los Angeles (architectural firm)
• Deems Lewis McKinley, Architects (associated architectural firm)
• San Diego Port Authority (client)
• Doug Teiger (draughtsman)
• Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

Title

San Diego Convention Center

Dates of creation

1981-1985

Level of archival description

Project

Extent and Medium

• 17 mixed photographic materials
• 7 drawings
• 7 transparencies
• 1 photograph
• 1 model
• 0.03 l.m. of textual records
• 0.02 l.m. of photographic materials

Scope and Content

File documents a built convention centre comprised of exhibit spaces, meeting rooms and offices on the upper level, a 250.000 square-foot exhibition hall at street level, and underground parking, San Diego, California.

File contains photographic materials, publication drawings, a presentation drawing, textual records and a model.

Reference Number

AP022.S1.1981.PR16

Arrangement

Material in this project series was likely kept in its original order when it was first processed upon its arrival at CCA.

Location

San Diego California United States

Inventory

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  • Reference Number: ARCH82096
  • Title: Partial presentation model
  • 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:

  • presentation model

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 models

  Technique and media:

  Cardboard

  Dimensions:

  model: 41 x 97 x 51 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
  

  Folder Number:

  10.1

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  • Reference Number: ARCH82097
  • Title: View of a study model
  • Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
  • Form: photographs
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • David Zanzinger (photographer)
  • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Stage and Purpose:

  • study model

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 photograph

  Technique and media:

  Colour photograph

  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
  

  Folder Number:

  10.2

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  • Reference Number: ARCH82098
  • Title: Perspective / elevation view (signed and dated)
  • Dates of creation: 1985
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Doug Teiger (draughtsman)
  • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 drawing

  Technique and media:

  Watercolour, ink, graphite

  Dimensions:

  sheet: 76.2 x 152.4 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
  

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  • Reference Number: ARCH82099
  • Title: Ground floor plan
  • 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:

  • publication drawing

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 drawings

  Technique and media:

  Blackline print on translucent paper

  Dimensions:

  sheet: 24.1 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
  

  Folder Number:

  10.4

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  • Reference Number: ARCH82100
  • Title: Building section BB
  • 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:

  • publication drawing

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 drawings

  Technique and media:

  Blackline print on translucent paper

  Dimensions:

  sheet: 24.1 x 40.6 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
  

  Folder Number:

  10.5

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  • Reference Number: ARCH82101
  • Title: Upper level plan
  • 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:

  • publication drawing

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 drawings

  Technique and media:

  Blackline print on translucent paper

  Dimensions:

  sheet: 24.1 x 40.6 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
  

  Folder Number:

  10.6

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  • Reference Number: ARCH82102
  • Title: Building section AA
  • 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:

  • publication drawing

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 drawings

  Technique and media:

  Blackline print on translucent paper

  Dimensions:

  sheet: 24.1 x 40.6 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
  

  Folder Number:

  10.7

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  • Reference Number: ARCH82103
  • Title: Roof and site plan
  • 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:

  • publication drawing

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 drawings

  Technique and media:

  Blackline print on translucent paper

  Dimensions:

  sheet: 24.1 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
  

  Folder Number:

  10.8

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  • Reference Number: ARCH82104
  • Title: North elevation
  • 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:

  • publication drawing

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 drawings

  Technique and media:

  Blackline print on translucent paper

  Dimensions:

  sheet: 25.4 x 40.6 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
  

  Folder Number:

  10.9

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  • Reference Number: ARCH273599
  • Title: San Diego Convention Center (1981-1985); perspectives, elevation and conceptual sketches.
  • Dates of creation: 1981 or after
  • Form: photographs
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  7 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 7 photographic materials

  Technique and media:

  Transparencies

  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
  

  Folder Number:

  022-008-12

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  • Reference Number: ARCH274041
  • Title: 6 binders- photographic materials, including the Design Intent document with prints of drawings, models and sections, slides of construction phase, schematic design phase slides (sketches and models), presentation slides, design development slides and slides of finished project.
  • 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:

  • Approximately 430 slides

  Technique and media:

  Colour slides, colour photographs

  Dimensions:

  photographic materials: 0.21 l.m.

  Credit line:

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

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  • Reference Number: ARCH274047
  • Title: Photographic documentation, includes slides of models and design developement phase sketches and photographs of the finished project.
  • Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
  • Form: photographs
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  17 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 17 photographic materials

  Technique and media:

  15 colour slides, 2 colour photographs

  Dimensions:

  photographic materials: 0.01 l.m.

  Credit line:

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

  Folder Number:

  022-039-01

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  • Reference Number: ARCH274048
  • Title: File contains presentation of the San Diego Convention Center to the Association of University Architects (22 June 1989), Arthur Erickson Architects brochure, San Diego Magazine (January 1990), press clippings related to the project and the San Diego Convention Center Corporation Progress Report (June 1990).
  • 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:

  • 0.03 l.m. of textual records

  Credit line:

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

  Folder Number:

  022-039-02

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  • Reference Number: ARCH275919
  • Title: File contains prints of presentation plans, sections, elevations, renderings, levels and presentation photographs.
  • Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
  • Form: drawings, textual records, photographs
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • Approximately 50 drawings
  • 5 photographic materials
  • 0.01 l.m. of textual records

  Technique and media:

  Reprographic copies, colour photographs

  Dimensions:

  records: 0.01 l.m.

  Credit line:

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

  Folder Number:

  022-099-01