Project
AP018.S1.1972.PR02
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This project series documents a feasibility study for a convention centre in Toronto from 1972-1973. The office identified the project number as 7228. This project consisted of a study to evaluate the feasibility of various downtown sites to build a convention centre, particularly sites close to the CN Tower and Union Station. The project also included the design of the convention centre, establishing realistic project costs and testing the building criteria with governments and committees. The debate on whether the convention centre should be constructed lasted throughout the 1970s and into the 1980s. Parkin Architects Planners also investigated specific sites and refined the design in the late 1970s, under a different project number (see project series AP018.S1.1978.PR05 described in this fonds), and the project was later referred to as the Ontario Congress and Trade Centre. It should be noted that Congress Centre and Convention Centre are used interchangeably in the materials. Eventually, the building contract was given to another architectural firm and today is known as the Metropolitan Toronto Convention Centre. The project is recorded through drawings, presentation boards and textual records dating from around 1972-1977. The drawings consist of plans, elevations, sections, diagrams and sketches, while the textual records include press clippings, project notes, correspondence, the feasibility report, conference reports, and the project proposal. The presentation boards consist of photographs of the project model, site investigation plans, and a painting of the project by Dawson.
circa 1972-1977
Convention Centre for Metropolitan Toronto, Feasibility Study, Toronto (1972)
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AP018.S1.1972.PR02
Description:
This project series documents a feasibility study for a convention centre in Toronto from 1972-1973. The office identified the project number as 7228. This project consisted of a study to evaluate the feasibility of various downtown sites to build a convention centre, particularly sites close to the CN Tower and Union Station. The project also included the design of the convention centre, establishing realistic project costs and testing the building criteria with governments and committees. The debate on whether the convention centre should be constructed lasted throughout the 1970s and into the 1980s. Parkin Architects Planners also investigated specific sites and refined the design in the late 1970s, under a different project number (see project series AP018.S1.1978.PR05 described in this fonds), and the project was later referred to as the Ontario Congress and Trade Centre. It should be noted that Congress Centre and Convention Centre are used interchangeably in the materials. Eventually, the building contract was given to another architectural firm and today is known as the Metropolitan Toronto Convention Centre. The project is recorded through drawings, presentation boards and textual records dating from around 1972-1977. The drawings consist of plans, elevations, sections, diagrams and sketches, while the textual records include press clippings, project notes, correspondence, the feasibility report, conference reports, and the project proposal. The presentation boards consist of photographs of the project model, site investigation plans, and a painting of the project by Dawson.
Project
circa 1972-1977
Project
AP056.S1.1991.PR02
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This project series documents the design of Cité Collégiale in Ottawa, Ontario from in 1991. The project number assigned by the office is unidentifiable. This project consisted of a competition entry for the first French language community college to be built in Ontario. The design proposed focused on the balance between the natural landscape of the site, located on Montreal Road at Aviation Parkway, the rigor of the study program and the relaxation of student life. Large wooded areas surrounding the campus would be preserved and four functional outdoor spaces would be created: La Place des Festivals (an esplanade), the theatre (for outdoor festivities), Le Carrefour des Étudiants (the student square), and le Foyer (next to the cafeteria). The campus also proposed la Grande Galerie, a triple-height space filled with natural light to serve as the main area where students could meet and study. Two types of school buildings were included in the proposal, consisting of a long, rectangular building for classrooms and offices, and the other, a less formal, open space with classrooms, amphitheatres, studios and laboratories. The scheme had two main entrances, with a large central tower that was visible when arriving from either direction. This was not the winning entry for the competition and the campus was eventually built by Brook, Brisbin and Baynon. The project is recorded through drawings, presentation paintings and a model dating from 1991. The drawings include site condition maps, sketches, perspectives, plans, elevations, axonometric drawings and presentation panels.
1991
Cité Collégiale Competition, Ottawa, Ontario (1991)
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AP056.S1.1991.PR02
Description:
This project series documents the design of Cité Collégiale in Ottawa, Ontario from in 1991. The project number assigned by the office is unidentifiable. This project consisted of a competition entry for the first French language community college to be built in Ontario. The design proposed focused on the balance between the natural landscape of the site, located on Montreal Road at Aviation Parkway, the rigor of the study program and the relaxation of student life. Large wooded areas surrounding the campus would be preserved and four functional outdoor spaces would be created: La Place des Festivals (an esplanade), the theatre (for outdoor festivities), Le Carrefour des Étudiants (the student square), and le Foyer (next to the cafeteria). The campus also proposed la Grande Galerie, a triple-height space filled with natural light to serve as the main area where students could meet and study. Two types of school buildings were included in the proposal, consisting of a long, rectangular building for classrooms and offices, and the other, a less formal, open space with classrooms, amphitheatres, studios and laboratories. The scheme had two main entrances, with a large central tower that was visible when arriving from either direction. This was not the winning entry for the competition and the campus was eventually built by Brook, Brisbin and Baynon. The project is recorded through drawings, presentation paintings and a model dating from 1991. The drawings include site condition maps, sketches, perspectives, plans, elevations, axonometric drawings and presentation panels.
Project
1991
Project
AP056.S1.1997.PR04
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This project series documents Richmond City Hall in Richmond, British Columbia from 1997-2000. The office identified the project number as 9710, although some project materials also refer to the project number as 9709. This project, headed by Bruce Kuwabara, was a joint venture between Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects and Vancouver-based Hotson Bakker Architects. The project consisted of a new civic space at the corner of Granville Avenue and No 3 Road, built on the grounds of the original city hall, that included a three-component building. These components included the circular Council Chamber at the forefront, an eight-storey administrative tower, and a long, two-storey Meeting House all surrounding a new civic square. The Meeting House connected the interior elements to outdoor spaces, which include a series of courtyards, gardens and water features. [1] The material palette for the building's exterior included an aluminum curtain wall with several types of glass finishes and wood accents. This project is recorded through drawings, photographic materials, paintings, textual records and a project model dating from 1997-1999. The drawings are mostly original sketches, but some plans, elevations, sections, perspectives and details are also included. There are also a number of presentation materials, which include text on the design concept, digital renderings, photographs of the model and paintings. [1]“Richmond City Hall,” The Architecture of Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg, 92 (Basel: Birkhäuser, 2004), 92.
1997-1999
Richmond City Hall, British Columbia (1997-2000)
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AP056.S1.1997.PR04
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This project series documents Richmond City Hall in Richmond, British Columbia from 1997-2000. The office identified the project number as 9710, although some project materials also refer to the project number as 9709. This project, headed by Bruce Kuwabara, was a joint venture between Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects and Vancouver-based Hotson Bakker Architects. The project consisted of a new civic space at the corner of Granville Avenue and No 3 Road, built on the grounds of the original city hall, that included a three-component building. These components included the circular Council Chamber at the forefront, an eight-storey administrative tower, and a long, two-storey Meeting House all surrounding a new civic square. The Meeting House connected the interior elements to outdoor spaces, which include a series of courtyards, gardens and water features. [1] The material palette for the building's exterior included an aluminum curtain wall with several types of glass finishes and wood accents. This project is recorded through drawings, photographic materials, paintings, textual records and a project model dating from 1997-1999. The drawings are mostly original sketches, but some plans, elevations, sections, perspectives and details are also included. There are also a number of presentation materials, which include text on the design concept, digital renderings, photographs of the model and paintings. [1]“Richmond City Hall,” The Architecture of Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg, 92 (Basel: Birkhäuser, 2004), 92.
Project
1997-1999
drawings, textual records
Quantity:
26 drawing(s)
Drawings for Book
ARCH263525
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Clearprint tablet cover containing 26 drawings, watercolours and and prints, and 1 sheet with notations in pencil. - chart of bronze vases - dust jacket design - "Bronze table base F 17 B" - "BGM Chair # 2 (L) (Bronze)" - 3 studies for candlesticks - "# 5 Wood Chair" - 4 studies for silk curtain colour, IIT Chapel - study of guest units for Desert Gardens project - site plan for Cañada Business Center - Berlin National Gallery preliminary scheme - detail of bronze skin (Seagram building) - "Shaker Tower" - W & L stool - BGM chair
1951 - 2002
Drawings for Book
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ARCH263525
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Clearprint tablet cover containing 26 drawings, watercolours and and prints, and 1 sheet with notations in pencil. - chart of bronze vases - dust jacket design - "Bronze table base F 17 B" - "BGM Chair # 2 (L) (Bronze)" - 3 studies for candlesticks - "# 5 Wood Chair" - 4 studies for silk curtain colour, IIT Chapel - study of guest units for Desert Gardens project - site plan for Cañada Business Center - Berlin National Gallery preliminary scheme - detail of bronze skin (Seagram building) - "Shaker Tower" - W & L stool - BGM chair
drawings, textual records
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26 drawing(s)
1951 - 2002
photographs
ARCH158053
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Série de 21 photographies prises lors du séjour de Roger D'Astous à Taliesin West, Phoenix, Arizona, du mois de novembre 1952 au mois de mai 1953, avec annotations manuscrites au verso. Pour certaines de ces photographies, on peut retrouver le négatif dans la chemise 60-Ab03-02. Il y a plusieurs photographies de Frank Lloyd Wright avec des apprentis, en particulier autour de la maquette de la Price Tower. Parmi les autres personnes apparaissant sur ces photos : William Wesley Peters, Olgivanna Lloyd Wright, Charles Laughton, Warren Biddle, Kamal Amin.
1952-1953
Photographies prises lors du séjour de Roger D'Astous à Taliesin, Spring Green, Wisconsin
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ARCH158053
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Série de 21 photographies prises lors du séjour de Roger D'Astous à Taliesin West, Phoenix, Arizona, du mois de novembre 1952 au mois de mai 1953, avec annotations manuscrites au verso. Pour certaines de ces photographies, on peut retrouver le négatif dans la chemise 60-Ab03-02. Il y a plusieurs photographies de Frank Lloyd Wright avec des apprentis, en particulier autour de la maquette de la Price Tower. Parmi les autres personnes apparaissant sur ces photos : William Wesley Peters, Olgivanna Lloyd Wright, Charles Laughton, Warren Biddle, Kamal Amin.
photographs
1952-1953
textual records
ARCH277035
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Group contains oversize "presentation folders" for several projects. Photographs and presentation plans are the originals prints from Arthur Erickson Architects for media release, publication and presentation reproduction. Projects include: Vancouver Art Gallery, Man in the Community Pavilion, Midtown Terrace, Christ Church Cathedral, Bagley Wright Residence, Napp Laboratories, Roy Thompson Hall (includes press clippings), National Gallery Competition, Abu Dhabi Office Tower United Arab Emirates, Waterfront Center, UBC Faculty Club Addition & Alterations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Interim Headquarters, Jeddah, University of Victoria Development Plan.
n.d.
Photographs and presentation plans for various projects
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ARCH277035
Description:
Group contains oversize "presentation folders" for several projects. Photographs and presentation plans are the originals prints from Arthur Erickson Architects for media release, publication and presentation reproduction. Projects include: Vancouver Art Gallery, Man in the Community Pavilion, Midtown Terrace, Christ Church Cathedral, Bagley Wright Residence, Napp Laboratories, Roy Thompson Hall (includes press clippings), National Gallery Competition, Abu Dhabi Office Tower United Arab Emirates, Waterfront Center, UBC Faculty Club Addition & Alterations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Interim Headquarters, Jeddah, University of Victoria Development Plan.
textual records
n.d.
DR1988:0060
Description:
- Exterior view of a building with a central pavilion and two differently shaped towers on either side. The exteriors are decorated with colourful abstract patterns.
architecture
17 March 1921
Visionary design for a town hall
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DR1988:0060
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- Exterior view of a building with a central pavilion and two differently shaped towers on either side. The exteriors are decorated with colourful abstract patterns.
architecture
photographs
Project information sheets, photographs, and some newspaper clippings on various housing projects
ARCH274932
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6 project documentation binders filed under "Housing." Includes project information sheets, photographs, presentation negatives, presentation positives, presentation slides and some newspaper clippings and printed material for: Manoah Village, Ivy Development (1969); Oppenheimer Lodge (1971); King's Landing (1981);Trump Condominiums and Hotel (1982); Grouse Mountain Ski Condomuniums (1971); Ghajere Ski Condominiums (1975); Noel Developments - 1285 West Pender St. (1984); Hearthstone Condominiums (1979); Songhers Family Townhouses and Seniors Tower (1984); 1300 West Pender Streee (ca. 1991); 1800 West Georgia Street (ca. 1991); Station Hill (1989).
1990
Project information sheets, photographs, and some newspaper clippings on various housing projects
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ARCH274932
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6 project documentation binders filed under "Housing." Includes project information sheets, photographs, presentation negatives, presentation positives, presentation slides and some newspaper clippings and printed material for: Manoah Village, Ivy Development (1969); Oppenheimer Lodge (1971); King's Landing (1981);Trump Condominiums and Hotel (1982); Grouse Mountain Ski Condomuniums (1971); Ghajere Ski Condominiums (1975); Noel Developments - 1285 West Pender St. (1984); Hearthstone Condominiums (1979); Songhers Family Townhouses and Seniors Tower (1984); 1300 West Pender Streee (ca. 1991); 1800 West Georgia Street (ca. 1991); Station Hill (1989).
photographs
1990
DR1988:0041
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- Design for the front elevation of a church with a main building flanked by two towers, all three of which are topped by pagoda-shaped structures.
architecture
circa 1920-1921
Visionary design for the front elevation of a Protestant church
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DR1988:0041
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- Design for the front elevation of a church with a main building flanked by two towers, all three of which are topped by pagoda-shaped structures.
architecture
drawings
DR2004:0807
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sections, some with annotations, elevations, diagrams, details, conceptual sketches, perspectives, design development drawings, schematics, plans, notes, and view of transmission towers
Sections, some with annotations, elevations, diagrams
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DR2004:0807
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sections, some with annotations, elevations, diagrams, details, conceptual sketches, perspectives, design development drawings, schematics, plans, notes, and view of transmission towers
drawings