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Assiniboia
AP027.S1.D35
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Preliminary examination of the advantages and disadvantages of continuing to operate as a rural municipality versus operating as a City. Fundamental problems are identified as those of zoning, land availability, density and municipal financing. A forecast of development in the municipality is presented to 1975.
urban planning
1966-1967
Assiniboia
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AP027.S1.D35
Description:
Preliminary examination of the advantages and disadvantages of continuing to operate as a rural municipality versus operating as a City. Fundamental problems are identified as those of zoning, land availability, density and municipal financing. A forecast of development in the municipality is presented to 1975.
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1966-1967
urban planning
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Douglas C. Simpson fonds
AP076
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The Douglas C. Simpson fonds documents Simpson's 1938 graduation thesis project, residential projects from early in his career in Ottawa, furniture projects, and residential and commercial projects in British Columbia including those by the firm Semmens, Simpson. The fonds is composed primarily of drawings and photographs dating from 1938-1992, with the bulk of the documents ranging from ca. 1940 to ca. 1960.
1938-1992, [predominant ca. 1940-ca. 1960]
Douglas C. Simpson fonds
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AP076
Synopsis:
The Douglas C. Simpson fonds documents Simpson's 1938 graduation thesis project, residential projects from early in his career in Ottawa, furniture projects, and residential and commercial projects in British Columbia including those by the firm Semmens, Simpson. The fonds is composed primarily of drawings and photographs dating from 1938-1992, with the bulk of the documents ranging from ca. 1940 to ca. 1960.
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1938-1992, [predominant ca. 1940-ca. 1960]
archives
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Fonds
AP096
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The Charles B.K. Van Norman fonds consists of photographs, drawings, albums, a presentation panel, and textual records. The material ranges in date from ca. 1942 to 1967, and shows the variety of building types that Van Norman designed, primarily for corporate and government clients, through the busiest period of his career.
[ca. 1942-1967]
Charles B.K. Van Norman fonds
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AP096
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The Charles B.K. Van Norman fonds consists of photographs, drawings, albums, a presentation panel, and textual records. The material ranges in date from ca. 1942 to 1967, and shows the variety of building types that Van Norman designed, primarily for corporate and government clients, through the busiest period of his career.
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[ca. 1942-1967]
drawings
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24 File
Toilets, check room door, laundry counter, wine cooler room, east entrance, glazed partitions
ARCH46884
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toilets, check room door, laundry counter, wine cooler room, east entrance, glazed partitions, alterations to first floor and mezzanine of existing building, expansion joints, curved partitions in lobby, pillars and check counters, Toronto room, Saskatchewan room, Nova Scotia room, New Brunswick room, P.E.I. room, Newfoundland room, Manitoba room, Alberta room, Quebec room, British Columbia room, North-West Territories room
Toilets, check room door, laundry counter, wine cooler room, east entrance, glazed partitions
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ARCH46884
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toilets, check room door, laundry counter, wine cooler room, east entrance, glazed partitions, alterations to first floor and mezzanine of existing building, expansion joints, curved partitions in lobby, pillars and check counters, Toronto room, Saskatchewan room, Nova Scotia room, New Brunswick room, P.E.I. room, Newfoundland room, Manitoba room, Alberta room, Quebec room, British Columbia room, North-West Territories room
drawings
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24 File
research
Visiting Scholars 2000–2001
Theme: The Phenomenon of Paradigm Shifts in Architecture since Antiquity: Oliver Botar, School of Art, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada Topic: On Biocentrism and Modernism in Weimar German Architecture and Art Fabrizio Nevola, School of Architecture, Syracuse University Florence, Italy Topic: Siena, 1450-1520: From ‘Medieval’ to ‘Renaissance’ City Alessandra(...)
September 2000 to August 2001
Visiting Scholars 2000–2001
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Theme: The Phenomenon of Paradigm Shifts in Architecture since Antiquity: Oliver Botar, School of Art, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada Topic: On Biocentrism and Modernism in Weimar German Architecture and Art Fabrizio Nevola, School of Architecture, Syracuse University Florence, Italy Topic: Siena, 1450-1520: From ‘Medieval’ to ‘Renaissance’ City Alessandra(...)
research
September 2000 to
August 2001
The St. Peter’s Indian Band (now Peguis First Nation) was forcibly removed from their original lands at Netley-Libau Marsh beginning in 1908, after an illegal surrender vote took place. Since then, the health of the area that was once the Peguis’s home has declined due to intense annual flooding and ice jams; the appearance of invasive species such as purple loosestrife,(...)
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Indigenous-led design, fellow, Peguis First Nation, land rehabilitation
27 April 2023, 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
Peguis First Nation and the Netley-Libau Marsh: Documenting Indigenous Land Use and Occupancy at the Mouth of Lake Winnipeg
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The St. Peter’s Indian Band (now Peguis First Nation) was forcibly removed from their original lands at Netley-Libau Marsh beginning in 1908, after an illegal surrender vote took place. Since then, the health of the area that was once the Peguis’s home has declined due to intense annual flooding and ice jams; the appearance of invasive species such as purple loosestrife,(...)
online Keyword(s):
Indigenous-led design, fellow, Peguis First Nation, land rehabilitation
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Fonds
John C. Parkin fonds
AP018
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The John C. Parkin fonds documents the professional career of Toronto-based architect John C. Parkin (1922-1988) at his firms John B. Parkin Associates and Parkin Architects Planners. Most materials in this fonds record 347 architectural projects covering the years 1947-1987. John C. Parkin’s professional involvement in the arts and architecture, his firms’ activities, and his professional achievements are also recorded.
1929-1987
John C. Parkin fonds
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AP018
Synopsis:
The John C. Parkin fonds documents the professional career of Toronto-based architect John C. Parkin (1922-1988) at his firms John B. Parkin Associates and Parkin Architects Planners. Most materials in this fonds record 347 architectural projects covering the years 1947-1987. John C. Parkin’s professional involvement in the arts and architecture, his firms’ activities, and his professional achievements are also recorded.
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1929-1987
archives
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AP074
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The Catherine Chard Wisnicki fonds contains photographs dating from about 1947, of a house project in West Vancouver which Chard Wisnicki, the first female graduate of the McGill School of Architecture, was assistant architect. The fonds also contains a videocassette recording of an interview with Chard Wisnicki from 1995, and one textual document from 1997.
[ca. 1947], 1995, 1997
Catherine Chard Wisnicki fonds
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AP074
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The Catherine Chard Wisnicki fonds contains photographs dating from about 1947, of a house project in West Vancouver which Chard Wisnicki, the first female graduate of the McGill School of Architecture, was assistant architect. The fonds also contains a videocassette recording of an interview with Chard Wisnicki from 1995, and one textual document from 1997.
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[ca. 1947], 1995, 1997
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Fonds
Ray Affleck fonds
AP088
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The Ray Affleck fonds, 1952-1989, documents Raymond Tait Affleck’s professional career as an associate at Affleck, Desbarats, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold, Michaud, Sise (1958-1970) and a principal at Arcop Associates (1970-1989). The fonds comprises of approximately 370 administrative files that were collected by Affleck’s personal secretaries from 1952 to 1989.
1952-1989
Ray Affleck fonds
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AP088
Synopsis:
The Ray Affleck fonds, 1952-1989, documents Raymond Tait Affleck’s professional career as an associate at Affleck, Desbarats, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold, Michaud, Sise (1958-1970) and a principal at Arcop Associates (1970-1989). The fonds comprises of approximately 370 administrative files that were collected by Affleck’s personal secretaries from 1952 to 1989.
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1952-1989
archives
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Fonds
Roger D’Astous fonds
AP060
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Le fonds témoigne des activités personnelles et professionnelles de Roger D'Astous, de sa carrière d'architecte et de sa contribution à l'architecture québécoise. Il nous renseigne sur sa formation académique à l'École des Beaux-Arts de Montréal, sur son séjour en tant qu'apprenti à l'atelier de Frank Lloyd Wright à Taliesin (Arizona et Wisconsin), ainsi que sur sa pratique professionnelle en tant qu'architecte. Ces projets professionnels sont principalement concentrés au Québec, à Montréal, en Montérégie, dans les Laurentides, à Laval, ainsi qu'en Ontario (dont à Brockville et à Kingston). Le fonds contient, entre autres, 4 100 dessins d’architecture, 2 581 documents photographiques, 7 maquettes et 1,23 m.l. de documents textuels.
1893-1998, surtout 1951-1998
Roger D’Astous fonds
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AP060
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Le fonds témoigne des activités personnelles et professionnelles de Roger D'Astous, de sa carrière d'architecte et de sa contribution à l'architecture québécoise. Il nous renseigne sur sa formation académique à l'École des Beaux-Arts de Montréal, sur son séjour en tant qu'apprenti à l'atelier de Frank Lloyd Wright à Taliesin (Arizona et Wisconsin), ainsi que sur sa pratique professionnelle en tant qu'architecte. Ces projets professionnels sont principalement concentrés au Québec, à Montréal, en Montérégie, dans les Laurentides, à Laval, ainsi qu'en Ontario (dont à Brockville et à Kingston). Le fonds contient, entre autres, 4 100 dessins d’architecture, 2 581 documents photographiques, 7 maquettes et 1,23 m.l. de documents textuels.
archives
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Fonds
1893-1998, surtout 1951-1998