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textual records
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AP149.S3.SS1.075
Description:
Contains correspondence with B.V. Doshi.
AP149.S3.SS1.075
Description:
Contains correspondence with B.V. Doshi.
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Date:
1978-1990
1978-1990
Title:
Corresondence with Vastu-Shilpa Foundation for a research on low-income housing in India
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AP149.S3.SS1.075
Description:
Contains correspondence with B.V. Doshi.
Corresondence with Vastu-Shilpa Foundation for a research on low-income housing in India
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AP149.S3.SS1.075
Description:
Contains correspondence with B.V. Doshi.
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textual records
textual records
Date:
1978-1990
1978-1990
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photographs
Quantity:
41 photograph(s)
photographs
Quantity:
41 photograph(s)
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ARCH265124
Description:
The group consists chiefly of views of Montréal's harbour, train stations, cathedrals, buildings and streets, several structures on the campus of McGill University, the Bell Telephone Building and Windsor Station. There are views of the city from Mount Royal. There is a photograph of a drawing by S.H. Maw of the former head office of the Royal Bank of Canada at the corner of St-Jacques and St-Pierre Streets. There are also interior views of a commercial office in the Beaver Hall Building and of the Back River Power Station. There are stamps and/or inscriptions on several of the photographs.
ARCH265124
Description:
The group consists chiefly of views of Montréal's harbour, train stations, cathedrals, buildings and streets, several structures on the campus of McGill University, the Bell Telephone Building and Windsor Station. There are views of the city from Mount Royal. There is a photograph of a drawing by S.H. Maw of the former head office of the Royal Bank of Canada at the corner of St-Jacques and St-Pierre Streets. There are also interior views of a commercial office in the Beaver Hall Building and of the Back River Power Station. There are stamps and/or inscriptions on several of the photographs.
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Date:
circa 1925-1943
circa 1925-1943
Title:
Views of Montréal's harbour, train stations, cathedrals
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ARCH265124
Description:
The group consists chiefly of views of Montréal's harbour, train stations, cathedrals, buildings and streets, several structures on the campus of McGill University, the Bell Telephone Building and Windsor Station. There are views of the city from Mount Royal. There is a photograph of a drawing by S.H. Maw of the former head office of the Royal Bank of Canada at the corner of St-Jacques and St-Pierre Streets. There are also interior views of a commercial office in the Beaver Hall Building and of the Back River Power Station. There are stamps and/or inscriptions on several of the photographs.
Views of Montréal's harbour, train stations, cathedrals
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ARCH265124
Description:
The group consists chiefly of views of Montréal's harbour, train stations, cathedrals, buildings and streets, several structures on the campus of McGill University, the Bell Telephone Building and Windsor Station. There are views of the city from Mount Royal. There is a photograph of a drawing by S.H. Maw of the former head office of the Royal Bank of Canada at the corner of St-Jacques and St-Pierre Streets. There are also interior views of a commercial office in the Beaver Hall Building and of the Back River Power Station. There are stamps and/or inscriptions on several of the photographs.
Form:
photographs
Quantity:
41 photograph(s)
photographs
Quantity:
41 photograph(s)
Date:
circa 1925-1943
circa 1925-1943
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Series
Series
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Professional work in Canada
Professional work in Canada
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AP163.S2
Description:
Series documents Victor Prus's projects, including his early work when he arrived in Canada, in 1952, and his projects dating from the time that he created his own pratice in Montréal in 1954 to the mid 1990s. Material includes competition entries, built and unbuilt projects and conceptual projects. The series contains commissions from the early 1950s, such as single-family residences for individual clients or friends, housing design competitions and building design competitions, including unrealized projects. The majority of the documents in the series are related to his major projects such as the Centre commercial Rockland (1960), the Mont-Royal and Bonaventure Metro Stations (1966), the Expo'67 Stadium (1967), St. Augustine's Church and James Lyng High School (1968), the Royal Canadian Air Force Memorial (1969), Brudenell River Recreational Park (1970), the Langelier Metro Station (1971), the Grand Théâtre de Québec (1971) and the Palais des Congrès de Montréal (1983). The series also documents Victor Prus's activities as visiting professor or professor at the École d'architecture de Québec or at McGill University as well as his lectures. Promotional documents from Victor Prus and Associates are also included in the series. The series contains conceptual, design development, working and presentation drawings, presentation panels (particularly for competitions), study and presentation models and photographs. A significant amount of textual records related to most of his projects are included. The series also contains publications, such as issues of periodicals, and index cards and microfiches listing some of Prus's architectural projects.
AP163.S2
Description:
Series documents Victor Prus's projects, including his early work when he arrived in Canada, in 1952, and his projects dating from the time that he created his own pratice in Montréal in 1954 to the mid 1990s. Material includes competition entries, built and unbuilt projects and conceptual projects. The series contains commissions from the early 1950s, such as single-family residences for individual clients or friends, housing design competitions and building design competitions, including unrealized projects. The majority of the documents in the series are related to his major projects such as the Centre commercial Rockland (1960), the Mont-Royal and Bonaventure Metro Stations (1966), the Expo'67 Stadium (1967), St. Augustine's Church and James Lyng High School (1968), the Royal Canadian Air Force Memorial (1969), Brudenell River Recreational Park (1970), the Langelier Metro Station (1971), the Grand Théâtre de Québec (1971) and the Palais des Congrès de Montréal (1983). The series also documents Victor Prus's activities as visiting professor or professor at the École d'architecture de Québec or at McGill University as well as his lectures. Promotional documents from Victor Prus and Associates are also included in the series. The series contains conceptual, design development, working and presentation drawings, presentation panels (particularly for competitions), study and presentation models and photographs. A significant amount of textual records related to most of his projects are included. The series also contains publications, such as issues of periodicals, and index cards and microfiches listing some of Prus's architectural projects.
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Date:
1952-1993
1952-1993
Title:
Professional work in Canada
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AP163.S2
Description:
Series documents Victor Prus's projects, including his early work when he arrived in Canada, in 1952, and his projects dating from the time that he created his own pratice in Montréal in 1954 to the mid 1990s. Material includes competition entries, built and unbuilt projects and conceptual projects. The series contains commissions from the early 1950s, such as single-family residences for individual clients or friends, housing design competitions and building design competitions, including unrealized projects. The majority of the documents in the series are related to his major projects such as the Centre commercial Rockland (1960), the Mont-Royal and Bonaventure Metro Stations (1966), the Expo'67 Stadium (1967), St. Augustine's Church and James Lyng High School (1968), the Royal Canadian Air Force Memorial (1969), Brudenell River Recreational Park (1970), the Langelier Metro Station (1971), the Grand Théâtre de Québec (1971) and the Palais des Congrès de Montréal (1983). The series also documents Victor Prus's activities as visiting professor or professor at the École d'architecture de Québec or at McGill University as well as his lectures. Promotional documents from Victor Prus and Associates are also included in the series. The series contains conceptual, design development, working and presentation drawings, presentation panels (particularly for competitions), study and presentation models and photographs. A significant amount of textual records related to most of his projects are included. The series also contains publications, such as issues of periodicals, and index cards and microfiches listing some of Prus's architectural projects.
Professional work in Canada
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AP163.S2
Description:
Series documents Victor Prus's projects, including his early work when he arrived in Canada, in 1952, and his projects dating from the time that he created his own pratice in Montréal in 1954 to the mid 1990s. Material includes competition entries, built and unbuilt projects and conceptual projects. The series contains commissions from the early 1950s, such as single-family residences for individual clients or friends, housing design competitions and building design competitions, including unrealized projects. The majority of the documents in the series are related to his major projects such as the Centre commercial Rockland (1960), the Mont-Royal and Bonaventure Metro Stations (1966), the Expo'67 Stadium (1967), St. Augustine's Church and James Lyng High School (1968), the Royal Canadian Air Force Memorial (1969), Brudenell River Recreational Park (1970), the Langelier Metro Station (1971), the Grand Théâtre de Québec (1971) and the Palais des Congrès de Montréal (1983). The series also documents Victor Prus's activities as visiting professor or professor at the École d'architecture de Québec or at McGill University as well as his lectures. Promotional documents from Victor Prus and Associates are also included in the series. The series contains conceptual, design development, working and presentation drawings, presentation panels (particularly for competitions), study and presentation models and photographs. A significant amount of textual records related to most of his projects are included. The series also contains publications, such as issues of periodicals, and index cards and microfiches listing some of Prus's architectural projects.
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Series 2
Series 2
Date:
1952-1993
1952-1993
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textual records
textual records
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Reference number:
ARCH292702
ARCH292702
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Date:
1993
1993
Form:
textual records
textual records
Date:
1993
1993
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archives
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Fonds
archives
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Fonds
Title:
Victor Prus fonds
Victor Prus fonds
Reference number:
AP163
Synopsis:
The Victor Prus fonds documents the professional practice of architect Victor Prus from student and professional work in England to architectural projects in Canada. The majority of the documents in the fonds consist of drawings and textual records relating to over 90 projects, such as Centre Rockland (1960), the Expo 67 Stadium (1967), the Grand Théâtre de Québec (1971) and the Palais des Congrès de Montréal (1983).
AP163
Synopsis:
The Victor Prus fonds documents the professional practice of architect Victor Prus from student and professional work in England to architectural projects in Canada. The majority of the documents in the fonds consist of drawings and textual records relating to over 90 projects, such as Centre Rockland (1960), the Expo 67 Stadium (1967), the Grand Théâtre de Québec (1971) and the Palais des Congrès de Montréal (1983).
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Date:
1945-1992
1945-1992
Title:
Victor Prus fonds
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AP163
Synopsis:
The Victor Prus fonds documents the professional practice of architect Victor Prus from student and professional work in England to architectural projects in Canada. The majority of the documents in the fonds consist of drawings and textual records relating to over 90 projects, such as Centre Rockland (1960), the Expo 67 Stadium (1967), the Grand Théâtre de Québec (1971) and the Palais des Congrès de Montréal (1983).
Victor Prus fonds
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AP163
Synopsis:
The Victor Prus fonds documents the professional practice of architect Victor Prus from student and professional work in England to architectural projects in Canada. The majority of the documents in the fonds consist of drawings and textual records relating to over 90 projects, such as Centre Rockland (1960), the Expo 67 Stadium (1967), the Grand Théâtre de Québec (1971) and the Palais des Congrès de Montréal (1983).
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archives
Level of archival description:
Fonds
archives
Level of archival description:
Fonds
Date:
1945-1992
1945-1992
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events
events
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Description:
On New Year’s Eve 1987, the people of Gonaïves, an impoverished port town on Haiti’s west coast, awoke to 4,000 tons of toxic ash. Amidst political turmoil in Haiti, officials had approved the import of toxic waste from the United States classified as “fertilizer.” In this case, the ash came from Philadelphia, which was facing a waste management crisis brought on by the(...)
On New Year’s Eve 1987, the people of Gonaïves, an impoverished port town on Haiti’s west coast, awoke to 4,000 tons of toxic ash. Amidst political turmoil in Haiti, officials had approved the import of toxic waste from the United States classified as “fertilizer.” In this case, the ash came from Philadelphia, which was facing a waste management crisis brought on by the(...)
Keyword(s):
Canada, environment, Jodoin, Müller, It's all happening so fast, toxic, Haiti, voluntary exchange, garbage imperialism, Gonaives
Canada, environment, Jodoin, Müller, It's all happening so fast, toxic, Haiti, voluntary exchange, garbage imperialism, Gonaives
Date:
16 March 2017
16 March 2017
Title:
Here It Is Toxic, There It Is Not
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Description:
On New Year’s Eve 1987, the people of Gonaïves, an impoverished port town on Haiti’s west coast, awoke to 4,000 tons of toxic ash. Amidst political turmoil in Haiti, officials had approved the import of toxic waste from the United States classified as “fertilizer.” In this case, the ash came from Philadelphia, which was facing a waste management crisis brought on by the(...)
Here It Is Toxic, There It Is Not
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Description:
On New Year’s Eve 1987, the people of Gonaïves, an impoverished port town on Haiti’s west coast, awoke to 4,000 tons of toxic ash. Amidst political turmoil in Haiti, officials had approved the import of toxic waste from the United States classified as “fertilizer.” In this case, the ash came from Philadelphia, which was facing a waste management crisis brought on by the(...)
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events
events
Date:
16 March 2017
16 March 2017
Keyword(s):
Canada, environment, Jodoin, Müller, It's all happening so fast, toxic, Haiti, voluntary exchange, garbage imperialism, Gonaives
Canada, environment, Jodoin, Müller, It's all happening so fast, toxic, Haiti, voluntary exchange, garbage imperialism, Gonaives
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exhibitions
exhibitions
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Description:
This exhibition looks at the transformation of Montréal from a nineteenth century merchant city to the metropolis of Canada. It examines the elements that made Montréal a political, social, and economic centre and explores the unique character of its architecture. The exhibition brings together some 350 objects, including drawings from the CCA collection by Montréal(...)
This exhibition looks at the transformation of Montréal from a nineteenth century merchant city to the metropolis of Canada. It examines the elements that made Montréal a political, social, and economic centre and explores the unique character of its architecture. The exhibition brings together some 350 objects, including drawings from the CCA collection by Montréal(...)
Location:
Main galleries
Main galleries
Date:
18 March 1998 to 24 May 1998
18 March 1998 to 24 May 1998
Title:
Montréal Métropole, 1880–1930
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Description:
This exhibition looks at the transformation of Montréal from a nineteenth century merchant city to the metropolis of Canada. It examines the elements that made Montréal a political, social, and economic centre and explores the unique character of its architecture. The exhibition brings together some 350 objects, including drawings from the CCA collection by Montréal(...)
Montréal Métropole, 1880–1930
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Description:
This exhibition looks at the transformation of Montréal from a nineteenth century merchant city to the metropolis of Canada. It examines the elements that made Montréal a political, social, and economic centre and explores the unique character of its architecture. The exhibition brings together some 350 objects, including drawings from the CCA collection by Montréal(...)
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exhibitions
exhibitions
Date:
18 March 1998 to
24 May 1998
18 March 1998 to
24 May 1998
Location:
Main galleries
Main galleries
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Project
Project
Title:
McCord Museum Project
McCord Museum Project
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AP013.S2.D618
Description:
File documents the supervision of a museum building project in Montréal, Québec. Material in this file was produced between 1967 and 1968. File contains a textual document.
AP013.S2.D618
Description:
File documents the supervision of a museum building project in Montréal, Québec. Material in this file was produced between 1967 and 1968. File contains a textual document.
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Date:
1967-1968
1967-1968
Title:
McCord Museum Project
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AP013.S2.D618
Description:
File documents the supervision of a museum building project in Montréal, Québec. Material in this file was produced between 1967 and 1968. File contains a textual document.
McCord Museum Project
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AP013.S2.D618
Description:
File documents the supervision of a museum building project in Montréal, Québec. Material in this file was produced between 1967 and 1968. File contains a textual document.
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Project
Project
Date:
1967-1968
1967-1968
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Project
Project
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AP013.S1.D293
Description:
File documents an unexecuted project for school alterations in Montréal, Québec. Material in this file was produced in 1947, and in 1952. File contains index cards, and preliminary drawings.
AP013.S1.D293
Description:
File documents an unexecuted project for school alterations in Montréal, Québec. Material in this file was produced in 1947, and in 1952. File contains index cards, and preliminary drawings.
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Date:
1947, 1952
1947, 1952
Title:
Alterations to Biology Building
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AP013.S1.D293
Description:
File documents an unexecuted project for school alterations in Montréal, Québec. Material in this file was produced in 1947, and in 1952. File contains index cards, and preliminary drawings.
Alterations to Biology Building
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AP013.S1.D293
Description:
File documents an unexecuted project for school alterations in Montréal, Québec. Material in this file was produced in 1947, and in 1952. File contains index cards, and preliminary drawings.
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Project
Project
Date:
1947, 1952
1947, 1952
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Project
Project
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AP013.S1.D387
Description:
File documents an executed (?) project for school alterations in Montréal, Québec. Material in this file was produced in 1952. File contains index cards, design development drawings, and a textual document.
AP013.S1.D387
Description:
File documents an executed (?) project for school alterations in Montréal, Québec. Material in this file was produced in 1952. File contains index cards, design development drawings, and a textual document.
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Date:
1952
1952
Title:
Alterations to Biology Building
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AP013.S1.D387
Description:
File documents an executed (?) project for school alterations in Montréal, Québec. Material in this file was produced in 1952. File contains index cards, design development drawings, and a textual document.
Alterations to Biology Building
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AP013.S1.D387
Description:
File documents an executed (?) project for school alterations in Montréal, Québec. Material in this file was produced in 1952. File contains index cards, design development drawings, and a textual document.
Level of archival description:
Project
Project
Date:
1952
1952
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