Sparks Street Mall

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• Fonds: Victor Prus fonds, 1945-1992
•    Series: Professional work in Canada, 1952-1993
•      Sub-series: Projects, 1953-1992
•        Project: Sparks Street Mall, 1960 or after

People

• Victor Prus (creator)
• Victor Prus (archive creator)

Title

Sparks Street Mall

Dates of creation

1960 or after

Level of archival description

File 18

Extent and Medium

• 32 drawings
• 2 flats
• 1 panel

Scope and Content

File documents Victor Prus's project for the Sparks Street Mall design competition in Ottawa. Material in this file was probably produced between 1960 and 1965. The file contains original drawings and a presentation panel.

Reference Number

AP163.S2.SS1.D18

Arrangement

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

Location

Ottawa Ontario Canada

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  • Reference Number: ARCH265174
  • Title: Plans, elevations, perspectives drawings and sketches
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Victor Prus (architect)
  • Victor Prus (archive creator)

  Description:

  This group consists chiefly of plans, elevations, perspectives drawings and sketches for a project to convert part of Sparks Street in Ottawa, to a pedestrian way.

  Quantity / Object type:

  30 drawing(s)

  Stage and Purpose:

  • working drawings

  Extent and Medium:

  • 30 drawings

  Technique and media:

  Graphite and black ink on plastic film; black ink on plastic film; photocopy; graphite on ruled paper; graphite and coloured pencil on tracing paper

  Dimensions:

  sheet (smallest): 17 × 20.5 cm sheet (largest): 42.2 × 51.2 cm

  Credit line:

  Victor Prus fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  Gift of Victor Prus/Don de Victor Prus
  
  

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  • Reference Number: ARCH265983
  • Title: Plans, elevations and a site plan for the Sparks Street Mall in Ottawa, Ontario
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Victor Prus (architect)
  • Victor Prus (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  2 drawing(s)

  Stage and Purpose:

  • presentation drawings (proposals)

  Extent and Medium:

  • 2 drawings

  Technique and media:

  Collage, black ink, tranfert type and coloured pencil on plastic film

  Dimensions:

  sheet (smallest): 82 × 105 cm sheet (largest): 83 × 112.2 cm

  Credit line:

  Victor Prus fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  Gift of Victor Prus/Don de Victor Prus
  
  

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  • Reference Number: ARCH265984
  • Title: Plans, elevations and a site plan for the Sparks Street Mall in Ottawa, Ontario
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Victor Prus (architect)
  • Maria Prus (architect)
  • Victor Prus (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 panel(s)

  Stage and Purpose:

  • presentation drawing (proposal)

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 panel

  Technique and media:

  Printed image mounted on board

  Dimensions:

  panel: 76.2 × 183.5 × 0.6 cm panel (folded): 76.2 × 91.7 × 0.6 cm

  Physical Description:

  - Panel folded in two parts. - Two labels (handwritting) has been affixed to the back of each panel in the context of the competition.

  Credit line:

  Victor Prus fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  Gift of Victor Prus/Don de Victor Prus
  
  

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  • Reference Number: ARCH266004
  • Title: Plans, elevations and a site plan for the Sparks Street Mall in Ottawa, Ontario
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Victor Prus (architect)
  • Maria Prus (architect)
  • Victor Prus (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  2 flat(s)

  Extent and Medium:

  • 2 reprographic copies

  Technique and media:

  Flats

  Dimensions:

  sheets: 42.6 × 49.2 cm

  Credit line:

  Victor Prus fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  Gift of Victor Prus/Don de Victor Prus