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29 digital file(s)
AP174.S1.2001.D1.001
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Contains minutes of meetings between the Emergent Design Group and the engineering firm Arup NY held in July 2002 on the Carbon Tower, as well as related 3D CAD structure diagrams, sketches and CAD drawings related to climate control, and some reference material on composite materials. Original directory name: "_ref_ARUP". Most common file formats: AutoCAD Drawing, Microsoft Word Document, 3D Studio, DS_store file (MAC), Tagged Image File Format
2002
Emergent Design Group consultation with Arup Consulting Engineers, New York
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AP174.S1.2001.D1.001
Description:
Contains minutes of meetings between the Emergent Design Group and the engineering firm Arup NY held in July 2002 on the Carbon Tower, as well as related 3D CAD structure diagrams, sketches and CAD drawings related to climate control, and some reference material on composite materials. Original directory name: "_ref_ARUP". Most common file formats: AutoCAD Drawing, Microsoft Word Document, 3D Studio, DS_store file (MAC), Tagged Image File Format
born digital
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29 digital file(s)
2002
textual records
ARCH255633
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5 files - requests and project proposals created by clients - Western Science Centre addition project Guide to Construction Management Contracts; invitation from York University to propose a design for the Centre for Fine Arts III; invitation from Sofia, Bulgaria to join the jury judging the Higher Institute of Chemistry and Technology Engineering project, Lincoln Park part one proposal, Calgary; request for information regarding the Ontario Housing Corporation Design Competition 1972.
1972, 1985-1987
Requests and project proposals created by clients
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ARCH255633
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5 files - requests and project proposals created by clients - Western Science Centre addition project Guide to Construction Management Contracts; invitation from York University to propose a design for the Centre for Fine Arts III; invitation from Sofia, Bulgaria to join the jury judging the Higher Institute of Chemistry and Technology Engineering project, Lincoln Park part one proposal, Calgary; request for information regarding the Ontario Housing Corporation Design Competition 1972.
textual records
1972, 1985-1987
Series
TopSolid development
AP169.S2
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Series 2, TopSolid development, 1992 - 2011, documents Bernard Cache’s contribution to the development of the software TopSolid. This series includes born-digital material and chiefly dates from 1999 - 2008. Created in 1987 by Missler software, TopSolid was one of the first computer-aided design (CAD) software usable on portable computers. Bernard Cache was an early adopter of TopSolid and was later asked to contribute to the development of further versions of the software. It then became one of the first pieces of software to support both CAD and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), which resulted from a radical proposition to link parametric design software seamlessly to robotic manufacturing. Bernard Cache’s contribution to this project underscores his interest for mathematics, geometry, and engineering reflected in his other areas of architectural and design work. Materials in this series portray Cache’s role in the development of the software. This includes programming records for the codes and configuration of the software which are primarily in plain text formats, still images and CAD formats (TopSolid). It also includes programming records for TopWood,an alternate software derived from TopSolid and developed to target the specificities of the wood industry. There are also a significant number of textual records, which constitutes training documents, bug reports, and correspondence (in Word and Excel formats).
1992-2011
TopSolid development
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AP169.S2
Description:
Series 2, TopSolid development, 1992 - 2011, documents Bernard Cache’s contribution to the development of the software TopSolid. This series includes born-digital material and chiefly dates from 1999 - 2008. Created in 1987 by Missler software, TopSolid was one of the first computer-aided design (CAD) software usable on portable computers. Bernard Cache was an early adopter of TopSolid and was later asked to contribute to the development of further versions of the software. It then became one of the first pieces of software to support both CAD and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), which resulted from a radical proposition to link parametric design software seamlessly to robotic manufacturing. Bernard Cache’s contribution to this project underscores his interest for mathematics, geometry, and engineering reflected in his other areas of architectural and design work. Materials in this series portray Cache’s role in the development of the software. This includes programming records for the codes and configuration of the software which are primarily in plain text formats, still images and CAD formats (TopSolid). It also includes programming records for TopWood,an alternate software derived from TopSolid and developed to target the specificities of the wood industry. There are also a significant number of textual records, which constitutes training documents, bug reports, and correspondence (in Word and Excel formats).
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1992-2011
archives
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AP119
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The Peter Yeadon Prix de Rome project records consist of twenty ink jet printouts of computer-generated images, four sketchbooks, as well as project documentation of Yeadon's Prix de Rome project. All of the drawings were made in Rome between 1999 and 2000.
1998-2002
Peter Yeadon Prix de Rome project records
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AP119
Synopsis:
The Peter Yeadon Prix de Rome project records consist of twenty ink jet printouts of computer-generated images, four sketchbooks, as well as project documentation of Yeadon's Prix de Rome project. All of the drawings were made in Rome between 1999 and 2000.
archives
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Fonds
1998-2002
drawings
ARCH263754
ca 1993
drawings
ca 1993
archives
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Fonds
Guy Desbarats fonds
AP109
Synopsis:
The Fonds Guy Desbarats documents most aspects of Desbarats professional career as a teacher, critic and architect as well as personal materials relating to his time as a university student and after. The majority of the documents in the fonds consist of drawings, photographs and textual records relating to 81 architectural projects. Many commissions from the early 1950s are represented, including schools and residences designed for Abra, Balharrie & Shore in Ottawa, and various projects produced in association with Raymond Affleck. Additionally, projects by the firm Affleck, Desbarats, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold & Sise (later known as Arcop) are represented.
1947 - 1998
Guy Desbarats fonds
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AP109
Synopsis:
The Fonds Guy Desbarats documents most aspects of Desbarats professional career as a teacher, critic and architect as well as personal materials relating to his time as a university student and after. The majority of the documents in the fonds consist of drawings, photographs and textual records relating to 81 architectural projects. Many commissions from the early 1950s are represented, including schools and residences designed for Abra, Balharrie & Shore in Ottawa, and various projects produced in association with Raymond Affleck. Additionally, projects by the firm Affleck, Desbarats, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold & Sise (later known as Arcop) are represented.
archives
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1947 - 1998
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AP082.S1
Description:
The series “Project for a Universal Headquarters Building, Universal City, Los Angeles County, California (1995-1999)” documents an unexecuted project by the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) and collaborators for a Headquarters Building for Universal Studios at the Universal City site in Los Angeles County, California. The first two years of the design process (1996-1997) are documented by about 500 drawings, over 150 small-scale study models, 105 presentation panels, two flip-books, and a few proposals—including a book illustrating “a day in the life” of the building. Three proposals in the series were produced by OMA or by the engineering firm Ove Arup & Partners at the end of the schematic design phase of the project (March-December 1997). The design development phase of the project (August 1998-July 1999) is documented by a progress report produced for the “50%” stage and project manuals produced for the “60%” and “100%” stages. The series includes a set of reproductions of architectural, structural and mechanical drawings produced at the 100% design development stage together with concept drawings for interiors. Materials produced for a final design development presentation in July 1999 include a book and a large-scale (1:50) presentation model. The series also includes prospectuses and pre-construction proposals from contractors, some graphic design samples, technical reports-- including a ground motion study and a report on wind tunnel tests, and a preliminary furniture budget.
1996-1999
Project for a Universal Headquarters Building, Universal City, Los Angeles County, California (1995-1999)
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AP082.S1
Description:
The series “Project for a Universal Headquarters Building, Universal City, Los Angeles County, California (1995-1999)” documents an unexecuted project by the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) and collaborators for a Headquarters Building for Universal Studios at the Universal City site in Los Angeles County, California. The first two years of the design process (1996-1997) are documented by about 500 drawings, over 150 small-scale study models, 105 presentation panels, two flip-books, and a few proposals—including a book illustrating “a day in the life” of the building. Three proposals in the series were produced by OMA or by the engineering firm Ove Arup & Partners at the end of the schematic design phase of the project (March-December 1997). The design development phase of the project (August 1998-July 1999) is documented by a progress report produced for the “50%” stage and project manuals produced for the “60%” and “100%” stages. The series includes a set of reproductions of architectural, structural and mechanical drawings produced at the 100% design development stage together with concept drawings for interiors. Materials produced for a final design development presentation in July 1999 include a book and a large-scale (1:50) presentation model. The series also includes prospectuses and pre-construction proposals from contractors, some graphic design samples, technical reports-- including a ground motion study and a report on wind tunnel tests, and a preliminary furniture budget.
Series
1996-1999
Project
Projet Feric
AP060.S3.D160
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Le dossier documente le projet Feric de la firme D'Astous & Durand pour le compte de l'Institut canadien de recherches en génie forestier à Pointe-Claire, Québec. Il contient des dessins et des reprographies produits entre 1993 et 1994.
1993-1994
Projet Feric
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AP060.S3.D160
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Le dossier documente le projet Feric de la firme D'Astous & Durand pour le compte de l'Institut canadien de recherches en génie forestier à Pointe-Claire, Québec. Il contient des dessins et des reprographies produits entre 1993 et 1994.
Project
1993-1994
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Peter Caspari fonds
AP123
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The Peter Caspari fonds documents the education, personal and military activities of architect Peter Caspari from student work in Berlin to his immigration to England, and participation in WWII. The majority of the documents in the fonds consist of drawings relating to student building design projects, and textual records relating to architecture course notes, training for the Pioneer Corps, and professional registration as an architect.
1928-1941
Peter Caspari fonds
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AP123
Synopsis:
The Peter Caspari fonds documents the education, personal and military activities of architect Peter Caspari from student work in Berlin to his immigration to England, and participation in WWII. The majority of the documents in the fonds consist of drawings relating to student building design projects, and textual records relating to architecture course notes, training for the Pioneer Corps, and professional registration as an architect.
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1928-1941
Project
Town Site at Mount Wright
AP027.S1.D85
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Proposed town site at Mount Wright.
architecture
1969
Town Site at Mount Wright
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AP027.S1.D85
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Proposed town site at Mount Wright.
File 85
1969
architecture