Art Gallery of Ontario, The Master Plan, Toronto (1969)
Dates of creation
1965-1981
Level of archival description
Project
Extent and Medium
98 drawings (including 37 reprographic copies)
1 photographic material
Scope and Content
This project series documents the master plan for the future Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) expansion projects in Toronto in 1969. The office identified the project number as 69035.
This project outlines the complete master plan for future expansions of the gallery. For decades, the AGO, under its previous name, The Art Gallery of Toronto, consisted of the nineteenth century Grange mansion and a gallery to its north. The project shows the growth of the AGO from two small buildings surrounded by parks to a much larger two storey building that would touch Dundas Street to the north, Beverly Street to the West, and McCaul Street and the Ontario College of Art to the East. In total, three stages were proposed in this plan to increase the AGO sevenfold from 32,000 square feet of gallery space to 253,000 square feet. In addition, a parking lot was proposed in the Dundas Street Mall to the east of the gallery. Originally, the stages were known in the documentation as Phases I, II, III, and IA but their names evolved with the project. Each stage was eventually given its own project number by the office and the original master plan documented in this project series changed in size and design over the years. This project contract was originally given to John B. Parkin Associates. However, John C. Parkin continued the project under his new firm, Parkin Architects Planners, after parting ways with partner John B. Parkin in 1971.
The project is recorded through drawings, including presentation boards, dating from 1965-1978. The majority of these are original drawings showing the design planning of the art gallery.
Material in this project series has been arranged by material type.
Location
Toronto
Ontario
Canada
Related units of description
Files in this project series also contain materials for the following projects:
AP018.S1.1970.PR07, Art Gallery of Ontario, Existing Building, Toronto;
An unidentified project, which was given the project number 6268 from the office.
Additional project series in this fonds also contain records for this project, see:
AP018.S1.1969.PR01, Henry Moore Sculpture Centre, Art Gallery of Ontario, Stage I Expansion, Toronto;
This fonds also contains records for all three stages proposed for this project, see:
AP018.S1.1969.PR01, Henry Moore Sculpture Centre, Art Gallery of Ontario, Stage I Expansion, Toronto;
AP018.S1.1972.PR08, Art Gallery of Ontario, Stage II Expansion, Toronto;
AP018.S1.1975.PR08, Art Gallery of Ontario, Stage III Expansion, Toronto.
Records for related projects are also included in this fonds, see:
AP018.S1.1970.PR07, Art Gallery of Ontario, Existing Building, Toronto;
AP018.S1.1971.PR10, Art Gallery of Ontario, Custom Built Furniture, Toronto;
AP018.S1.1971.PR11, Art Gallery of Ontario, Furnishings and Equipment, Toronto;
AP018.S1.1973.PR04, Art Gallery of Ontario, Demolition of 246 and 248 Simcoe Street, Toronto
AP018.S1.1976.PR26, Art Gallery of Ontario, Education Offices Furnishings, Toronto;
AP018.S1.1979.PR02, Art Gallery of Ontario, Renovations to Restaurant and Kitchen, Toronto;
AP018.S1.1979.PR06, Art Gallery of Ontario, Provisions for King Tutankhamun Exhibit, Toronto;
AP018.S1.1982.PR04, Art Gallery of Ontario, Room Barricades for the Grange, Toronto;
AP018.S1.1984.PR02, Art Gallery of Ontario, Conservation Expansion, Toronto.
Title: Site plans, floor plans, sections and elevations, Art Gallery of Ontario, The Master Plan, Toronto
Dates of creation: 1969
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
John Cresswell Parkin (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
13 drawings
Dimensions:
Sheet: 124 x 84 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: Dundas street mall drawings, Art Gallery of Ontario, The Master Plan, Toronto
Dates of creation: 1969-1978
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
John Cresswell Parkin (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
4 drawings
4 reprographic copies
Dimensions:
Sheet (largest): 143x 93 cm
Sheet (smallest): 111 x 45 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: Presentation drawings, Art Gallery of Ontario, The Master Plan, Toronto
Dates of creation: 1969
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
John Cresswell Parkin (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
6 drawings
Dimensions:
Sheet: 124 x 84 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: Ceiling development study, existing structure plans, and proposed floor plans and sections, Art Gallery of Ontario, The Master Plan, Toronto
Dates of creation: 1969-1970
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
John Cresswell Parkin (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
16 drawings
Dimensions:
Sheet (largest): 124 x 84 cm
Sheet (smallest): 134 x 61 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: Preliminary drawings, Art Gallery of Ontario, The Master Plan, Toronto
Dates of creation: 1969-1971
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
John Cresswell Parkin (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
9 drawings
Dimensions:
Sheet (largest): 91 x 62 cm
Sheet (smallest): 61 x 30 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: All floor plans for phases I, II, III, IA, Art Gallery of Ontario, The Master Plan, Toronto
Dates of creation: 1970
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
John Cresswell Parkin (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
4 drawings
Dimensions:
Sheet: 124 x 102 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: Site plan and area analysis, Art Gallery of Ontario, The Master Plan, Toronto
Dates of creation: 1969
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
John Cresswell Parkin (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
2 drawings
Dimensions:
Sheet: 124 x 88 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: Drawings from earlier alterations to gallery and sketch of existing gallery, Art Gallery of Ontario, The Master Plan, Toronto
Dates of creation: 1965
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
John Cresswell Parkin (archive creator)
Description:
These drawings include a framing plan from 1925, an earlier plot plan for the Ontario College of Art, and a sketch of the existing gallery.
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
3 reprographic copies
Dimensions:
Sheet (largest): 89 x 82 cm
Sheet (smallest): 59 x 56 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: Measured drawings of existing building, Art Gallery of Ontario, The Master Plan, Toronto
Dates of creation: 1965-1970
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
1 drawing
Dimensions:
Sheet (largest): 138 x 90 cm
Sheet (smallest): 105 x 55 cm
Physical Description:
These drawings are heavily torn. Handling should be limited.
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
Related units of description:
This roll contains drawings from an unidentified project, which was given the project number 6268 from the office. This project is not described in the fonds.
This roll also contains drawings from project AP018.S1.1970.PR07, Art Gallery of Ontario, Existing Building, Toronto.
Title: Dundas Street Mall site plan, Art Gallery of Ontario, The Master Plan, Toronto
Dates of creation: 1969
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
John Cresswell Parkin (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
1 reprographic copy
Dimensions:
Sheet: 123 x 85 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: Elevation and Dundas Street Mall site plan, Art Gallery of Ontario, The Master Plan, Toronto
Dates of creation: 1969
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
John Cresswell Parkin (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
2 drawings
Dimensions:
Sheet: 124 x 84 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: Images of project model, Art Gallery of Ontario, The Master Plan, Toronto
Dates of creation: circa 1969
Form: photographs
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
John Cresswell Parkin (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
1 photographic material
Dimensions:
Sheet: 48 x 36 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: Presentation boards of site plan, floor plans, and sections, Art Gallery of Ontario, The Master Plan, Toronto
Dates of creation: circa 1969
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
John Cresswell Parkin (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
4 reprographic copies with annotations
3 drawings
Dimensions:
Sheet: 109 x 79 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: Dundas Street Mall site plan, Art Gallery of Ontario, The Master Plan, Toronto
Dates of creation: 1981
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
John Cresswell Parkin (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
1 drawing
Dimensions:
Sheet: 124 x 84 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: Presentation boards of sections, floor plan and perspective, Art Gallery of Ontario, The Master Plan, Toronto
Dates of creation: circa 1969
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
John Cresswell Parkin (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
3 mounted reprographic copies
Dimensions:
Sheets: 137 x 104 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: Presentation boards of perspectives, elevations and sections, Art Gallery of Ontario, The Master Plan, Toronto
Dates of creation: circa 1969
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
John Cresswell Parkin (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
4 mounted reprographic copies
Dimensions:
Sheet: 162 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: Presentation boards of floor plans, perspective and Dundas Street Mall site plan, Art Gallery of Ontario, The Master Plan, Toronto
Dates of creation: circa 1969
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
John Cresswell Parkin (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
4 mounted reprographic copies
Dimensions:
Sheet: 163 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: Presentation boards of a section and map of Toronto, Art Gallery of Ontario, The Master Plan, Toronto
Dates of creation: 1969-1971
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
John Cresswell Parkin (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
2 mounted reprographic copies
Dimensions:
Sheet (largest)t: 174 x 97 cm
Sheet (smallest): 138 x 104 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
