West Seattle Freeway

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• Fonds: Arthur Erickson fonds, 1947-2002 (predominant 1963-2000)
•    Series: Architectural projects, 1963-2002
•      Project: West Seattle Freeway, 1970-1973

People

• Erickson/Massey Architects (architectural firm)
• Howard, Needles, Tammen & Bergendorff (associated architectural firm)
• Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

Title

West Seattle Freeway

Dates of creation

1970-1973

Level of archival description

Project

Extent and Medium

• ca. 42 drawings
• 0.16 l.m. of textual records

Scope and Content

File documents planning and design of a 3.5 mile section of a proposed freeway, including a mxed-use development with a pedestrian mall beneath the freeway viaduct, Seattle, Washington State.

File contains design development drawings, and textual records (includes photographs).

Reference Number

AP022.S1.1970.PR07

Arrangement

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

Related units of description

• 2 files contain written data and photographs of models for the West Seattle Freeway in record ARCH255007, Publicity 69014.

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  • Reference Number: ARCH257011
  • Title: Tower studies, roadway plan, west abutment studies
  • Dates of creation: 1972-1973
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  7 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 7 drawings

  Technique and media:

  Diazotypes

  Dimensions:

  sheets: 61 x 92 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: ARCH257636
  • Title: Design Report, Technical Supplement
  • Dates of creation: 1971
  • 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
  

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  • Reference Number: ARCH257704
  • Title: West Seattle Residential Community report, brochures, press clippings, sketches, colour photographs, negatives
  • Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
  • Form: textual records
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

  Description:

  5 files - West Seattle Residential Community report, brochures, press clippings, sketches, colour photographs, negatives

  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
  

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  • Reference Number: ARCH260661
  • Title: Conceptual drawings, design development drawings of structure, details, sections, and joint use studies
  • Dates of creation: 1970-1971
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 roll of drawings

  Technique and media:

  Graphite on translucent paper, blackline prints

  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