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Square Viger, Montréal, Québec

Square Viger, Montréal, Québec

Part of

People

  • Melvin Charney (architect)
  • Melvin Charney (archive creator)

Title

Square Viger, Montréal, Québec

Dates of creation

1990-1991

Level of archival description

Project

Extent and Medium

  • 50 drawings

Scope and Content

The project series documents Melvin Charney’s plans for the development of the Square Viger area of Montréal, Québec, in 1990-1991. It Includes site plans, sketches, and textual records.

Reference Number

AP041.S1.1990.D2

Arrangement

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

Location

Montréal Island of Montréal Québec Canada

Inventory

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    • Reference Number: DR2012:0012:047:003
    • Title: Plans, sketches, and a bird's eye view site-plan of downtown Montréal
    • Dates of creation: 1990
    • Form: drawings
    • Catalogued items within this file 0

    People:

    • Melvin Charney (archive creator)

    Description:

    Includes plans, sketches, and a bird's eye view site-plan of downtown Montréal, for an unidentified architectural project. It is presumed that this material is related to the design development of Square Viger.

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 roll(s)

    Extent and Medium:

    • 4 drawings
    • 1 reprographic copy

    Dimensions:

    sheet (smallest): 45.6 × 66.5 cm sheet (largest): 30.5 × 83.5 cm

    Physical Description:

    Rolled.

    Location:

    Montréal Island of Montréal Québec Canada

    Credit line:

    Melvin Charney fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de Dara Charney/
    Gift of Dara Charney

    Folder Number:

    041-001-019 R

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    • Reference Number: DR2012:0012:047:022
    • Title: Site plans, sketches and isometic drawings, Square Viger
    • Dates of creation: 1990-1991
    • Form: drawings
    • Catalogued items within this file 0

    People:

    • Melvin Charney (archive creator)

    Description:

    Includes site plans, sketches and isometic drawings for a project titled "Carre Viger" [sic], or Square Viger. Also included are copies of maps of the area made by the city of Montréal in 1991.

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 roll(s)

    Extent and Medium:

    • 35 drawings

    Dimensions:

    sheet (smallest): 28 × 43 cm sheet (largest): 61.5 × 153 cm

    Physical Description:

    Rolled.

    Location:

    Montréal Island of Montréal Québec Canada

    Credit line:

    Melvin Charney fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de Dara Charney/
    Gift of Dara Charney

    Folder Number:

    041-001-007 R

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    • Reference Number: DR2012:0012:070:008
    • Title: Site plans, maps, and reference drawings, Square Viger, Montréal, Québec
    • Dates of creation: 1990
    • Form: drawings, photographs
    • Catalogued items within this file 0

    People:

    • Melvin Charney (archive creator)

    Description:

    File containing photocopies and printouts of maps and siteplans, negatives, drawings (original and printouts), a stat of a site plan of the Old Port area of Montreal. Possibly related to the Square Viger project.

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 file(s)

    Extent and Medium:

    • 31 reprographic copies
    • 0.01 l.m. of textual records
    • 4 photographic materials
    • 4 drawings

    Dimensions:

    sheet (smallest): 7 × 19,1 cm (2 3/4 × 7 1/2 in.) sheet (largest): 35,2 × 58,5 cm (13 7/8 × 23 1/16 in.)

    Credit line:

    Melvin Charney fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de Dara Charney/
    Gift of Dara Charney

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    • Reference Number: DR2012:0012:080:006
    • Title: Original plates of final report, Square Viger
    • Dates of creation: 1990-1991
    • Form: textual records
    • Catalogued items within this file 0

    People:

    • Melvin Charney (architect)
    • Sylvie Perrault (collaborator)
    • François Rioux (collaborator)
    • Catherine Blain (collaborator)
    • Melvin Charney (archive creator)

    Description:

    Box containing the final draft of the presentation report (in French) for the Square Viger project. Annotations in graphite and blue colour pencil throughout.

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 textual record(s)

    Extent and Medium:

    • 0.01 l.m. of textual records

    Credit line:

    Melvin Charney fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de Dara Charney/
    Gift of Dara Charney

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