National Gallery of Canada, East - West Memorial Buildings Feasibility Study, Ottawa, Ontario (1980-1982)
Dates of creation
1980-1982
Level of archival description
Project
Extent and Medium
Approximately 93 drawings (including 75 reprographic copies)
6 photographic materials
0.091 l.m. of textual records
Scope and Content
This project series documents a feasibility study for the new National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario from 1980-1982. The office identified the project number as 8011.
In 1977, Parkin Architects Planners won a limited architectural competition for their design of the new National Gallery of Canada. The selected site for the competition, next to the Ottawa River, was controversial due to its uneven ground and lack of access to main streets in Ottawa. This project consisted of a feasibility study to use the existing Memorial Buildings in Ottawa as the site of the new National Gallery of Canada. These buildings, originally built in 1954 as federal offices, were between 4-6 storeys with 70,000 square feet of space, excluding parking levels.
The project is recorded through drawings, photographs and textual records dating from 1980-1982. The majority of the drawings are reprographic copies of building sections, floor plans and area calculations. The textual records include correspondence, conference reports, interoffice letters, financial records and the feasibility report and design scheme documentation.
Materials in this project series have been kept in their original order and/or arranged by material type.
Location
Ottawa
Ontario
Canada
Related units of description
Records for related projects are also included in this fonds, see:
AP018.S1.1976.PR23, National Gallery of Canada, Limited Architectural Competition, Ottawa, Ontario;
AP018.S1.1978.PR07, National Gallery of Canada, Extended Site Study, Ottawa, Ontario;
AP018.S1.1983.PR02, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
Title: Sections and floor plans, National Gallery of Canada, East - West Memorial Buildings Feasibility Study, Ottawa, Ontario
Dates of creation: 1980
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
John Cresswell Parkin (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
14 reprographic copies with annotations
2 drawings
Dimensions:
Sheet (smallest): 47 x 47 cm
Sheet (largest): 84 x 57 cm
Credit line:
John C. Parkin fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Don de John C. Parkin/
Gift of John C. Parkin
Title: Area calculations, sections and floor plans, National Gallery of Canada, East - West Memorial Buildings Feasibility Study, Ottawa, Ontario
Dates of creation: 1980
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
John Cresswell Parkin (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
12 reprographic copies
Dimensions:
Sheet (smallest): 45 x 45 cm
Sheet (largest): 122 x 38 cm
Credit line:
John C. Parkin fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Don de John C. Parkin/
Gift of John C. Parkin
Title: Sections and floor plans, National Gallery of Canada, East - West Memorial Buildings Feasibility Study, Ottawa, Ontario
Dates of creation: 1980
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
John Cresswell Parkin (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
22 reprographic copies
Dimensions:
Sheet: 148 x 46 cm
Credit line:
John C. Parkin fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Don de John C. Parkin/
Gift of John C. Parkin
Title: Area calculations and section, National Gallery of Canada, East - West Memorial Buildings Feasibility Study, Ottawa, Ontario
Dates of creation: 1980
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
John Cresswell Parkin (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
1 drawing
Credit line:
John C. Parkin fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Don de John C. Parkin/
Gift of John C. Parkin
Title: Correspondence and conference reports, National Gallery of Canada, East - West Memorial Buildings Feasibility Study, Ottawa, Ontario
Dates of creation: 1980-1981
Form: drawings, textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
John Cresswell Parkin (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
Approximately 5 reprographic copies
0.004 l.m. of textual records
Credit line:
John C. Parkin fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Don de John C. Parkin/
Gift of John C. Parkin
Title: Billings, National Gallery of Canada, East - West Memorial Buildings Feasibility Study, Ottawa, Ontario
Dates of creation: 1980
Form: textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
John Cresswell Parkin (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0.035 l.m. of textual records
Credit line:
John C. Parkin fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Don de John C. Parkin/
Gift of John C. Parkin
Title: Correspondence, National Gallery of Canada, East - West Memorial Buildings Feasibility Study, Ottawa, Ontario
Dates of creation: 1982
Form: textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
John Cresswell Parkin (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0.001 l.m. of textual records
Credit line:
John C. Parkin fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Don de John C. Parkin/
Gift of John C. Parkin
Title: File of Mr. P.H. Warren - Correspondence and interoffice letters, National Gallery of Canada, East - West Memorial Buildings Feasibility Study, Ottawa, Ontario
Dates of creation: 1980-1982
Form: textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
John Cresswell Parkin (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0.036 l.m. of textual records
Credit line:
John C. Parkin fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Don de John C. Parkin/
Gift of John C. Parkin
Title: Feasibility report and design scheme documentation, National Gallery of Canada, East - West Memorial Buildings Feasibility Study, Ottawa, Ontario
Dates of creation: 1980
Form: drawings, textual records, photographs
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
John Cresswell Parkin (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
Approximately 5 reprographic copies
1 photograph
0.015 l.m. of textual records
Credit line:
John C. Parkin fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Don de John C. Parkin/
Gift of John C. Parkin
Title: Sections, flow diagram and floor plans, National Gallery of Canada, East - West Memorial Buildings Feasibility Study, Ottawa, Ontario
Dates of creation: 1980
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
John Cresswell Parkin (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
17 drawings
Dimensions:
Sheet (smallest): 83 x 49 cm
Sheet (largest): 166 x 91 cm
Credit line:
John C. Parkin fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Don de John C. Parkin/
Gift of John C. Parkin
Title: Sections, flow diagram and floor plans, National Gallery of Canada, East - West Memorial Buildings Feasibility Study, Ottawa, Ontario
Dates of creation: 1980
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
John Cresswell Parkin (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
15 reprographic copies
Dimensions:
Sheet: 158 x 46 cm
Credit line:
John C. Parkin fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Don de John C. Parkin/
Gift of John C. Parkin
Title: Photos of West Memorial Building, National Gallery of Canada, East - West Memorial Buildings Feasibility Study, Ottawa, Ontario
Dates of creation: circa 1980
Form: photographs
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
John Cresswell Parkin (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
5 photographic materials
Credit line:
John C. Parkin fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Don de John C. Parkin/
Gift of John C. Parkin
