Prince George Multi-Purpose Facility

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• Fonds: Arthur Erickson fonds, 1947-2002 (predominant 1963-2000)
•    Series: Architectural projects, 1963-2002
•      Project: Prince George Multi-Purpose Facility, 1984-1987

People

• Arthur Erickson Architects, Vancouver (architectural firm)
• Tom West (architect)
• Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

Title

Prince George Multi-Purpose Facility

Dates of creation

1984-1987

Level of archival description

Project

Extent and Medium

• ca. 315 drawings
• 0.27 l.m. of textual records
• 129 mixed photographic materials
• 0.03 l.m. of photographic materials
• 10 photographs

Scope and Content

File documents a cummunityl centre consisting of a conference hall, theatre, art gallery and administration offices, with underground parking (not built), Prince George, British Columbia.

File contains design development drawings, presentation drawings, photographic material, textual records.

Reference Number

AP022.S1.1984.PR19

Arrangement

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

Inventory

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  • Reference Number: ARCH257007
  • Title: Photocopies of drawings, slides for a speech on Prince George
  • Dates of creation: 1986-1987
  • Form: photographs
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 129 slides

  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: ARCH257315
  • Title: Press clippings, brochures, general information, correspondence, sketches, memos, notes
  • Dates of creation: 1984-1987
  • 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
  

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  • Reference Number: ARCH257491
  • Title: Agreements, notes, cost estimates, design development drawings, transmittals
  • 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:

  • 0.14 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: ARCH257676
  • Title: Schematic design report
  • Dates of creation: 1987
  • 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
  

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  • Reference Number: ARCH258053
  • Title: Plan and elevation studies of existing site and buildungs
  • Dates of creation: 1987
  • 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:

  • 6 drawings

  Dimensions:

  sheets: 76 x 107 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:

  22-86023-01

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  • Reference Number: ARCH258054
  • Title: Perspectives, plan and site studies, elevations, sections
  • Dates of creation: 1987
  • 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:

  • 26 drawings

  Dimensions:

  sheet (smallest): 17 x 25.5 cm sheet (largest): 36 x 84 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:

  22-86023-02

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  • Reference Number: ARCH258055
  • Title: Site and plan studies, garage section and plan, partial perspectives, lobby plans, building section
  • Dates of creation: 1986
  • 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:

  • 38 drawings

  Technique and media:

  Graphite, coloured pencil, ink on tracing paper

  Dimensions:

  sheet (smallest): 38 x 35 cm sheet (largest): 36 x 77 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:

  22-860223-03

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  • Reference Number: ARCH258056
  • Title: Site plans, gallery plans and sections, floor plans, building sections
  • Dates of creation: circa 1984
  • 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:

  • 29 drawings

  Dimensions:

  sheet (smallest): 15 x 62.5 cm sheet (largest): 82 x 111 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: ARCH258057
  • Title: Site and building sections
  • Dates of creation: circa 1984
  • 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:

  • 6 drawings

  Dimensions:

  sheet (smallest): 35.5 x 156 cm sheet (largest): 84 x 176 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: ARCH258058
  • Title: Site plan
  • Dates of creation: circa 1984
  • 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 drawing

  Dimensions:

  sheet: 84 x 236 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: ARCH258060
  • Title: Site plan, floor plans, elevations and sections, schematic construction details
  • Dates of creation: 1987
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Stage and Purpose:

  • presentation drawings (proposals)

  Extent and Medium:

  • 11 drawings

  Dimensions:

  sheets: 84 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
  

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  • Reference Number: ARCH258061
  • Title: Site plans, floor plans, sections and elevations, schematic construction details, building program
  • Dates of creation: 1987
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Stage and Purpose:

  • presentation drawings (proposals)

  Extent and Medium:

  • 24 reprographic copies

  Dimensions:

  sheet (smallest): 28 x 43 cm sheet (largest): 38 x 94 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:

  22-86023-08

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  • Reference Number: ARCH258062
  • Title: Presentation drawings
  • Dates of creation: circa 1984
  • Form: photographs
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 12 negatives

  Dimensions:

  negative (smallest): 42 x 51 cm negative (largest): 51 x 90 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:

  22-86023-09

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  • Reference Number: ARCH258063
  • Title: Presentation drawings
  • Dates of creation: circa 1984
  • Form: photographs
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 10 negatives

  Dimensions:

  negative (smallest): 39 x 51 cm negative (largest): 38 x 64 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:

  22-86023-10

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  • Reference Number: ARCH258064
  • Title: Presentation drawings
  • Dates of creation: circa 1984
  • Form: photographs
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 12 negatives

  Dimensions:

  negative (smallest): 38 x 51 cm negative (largest): 45 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
  

  Folder Number:

  22-86023-11

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  • Reference Number: ARCH258065
  • Title: Views of model
  • Dates of creation: circa 1984
  • Form: photographs
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 10 photographs

  Dimensions:

  sheets: 30 x 45.5 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
  

  Folder Number:

  22-86023-12

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  • Reference Number: ARCH260156
  • Title: "Feasibility Study" and "Study Appendices"
  • Dates of creation: 1986
  • 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: ARCH260242
  • Title: Design development drawings - master plan, library section
  • Dates of creation: circa 1984
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

  Description:

  Design development drawings - master plan, library section, site plans, concept drawing, sections and elevation, floor plans.

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 roll of drawings

  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: ARCH260347
  • Title: Design development drawings of site including space calculations and photocopies of a book of Mario Botta's houses
  • Dates of creation: circa 1984
  • 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

  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: ARCH260413
  • Title: Concept drawings, schematic site plans, sections, sketch plan
  • Dates of creation: 1987
  • 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 roll of drawings

  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: ARCH260416
  • Title: Panoramic site photographs showing the Prince George Public Library
  • Dates of creation: 1986
  • Form: photographs
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

  Description:

  Panoramic site photographs showing the Prince George Public Library, Includes textual documents concerning Prince George multipurpose facility.

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • approx. 20 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
  

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  • Reference Number: ARCH260449
  • Title: Presentation drawings ''initial set'' - floor plans, elevations and sections, site plan
  • Dates of creation: 1987
  • 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

  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: ARCH260723
  • Title: Consultant services proposal
  • Dates of creation: 1986
  • 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: ARCH262164
  • Title: Project proposal, colour scheme study, photoprints and photocopies of model, site plan studies, notes
  • Dates of creation: circa 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
  

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  • Reference Number: ARCH276952
  • Title: Project information sheet, views of models, site and plans, and clippings
  • Dates of creation: 1 October 1990
  • Form: photographs
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

  Description:

  Binder contains project documentation including the project information sheet, views of models, site and plans as well as clippings. Documentation was assembled at the offices of Arthur Erickson Architects in 1990.

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 129 photographic materials

  Physical Description:

  - Some of the photographs have been taped together to create a panoramic site view.

  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