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Peter Rose fonds
Peter Rose fonds
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AP046
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The Peter Rose fonds, documents the design and construction of the Canadian Centre for Architecture (1989) and a design for the redevelopment of the Old Port of Montréal, Master Plan (1992) by architect Peter Rose. Both projects include drawings, textual records, models and photographs.
AP046
Synopsis:
The Peter Rose fonds, documents the design and construction of the Canadian Centre for Architecture (1989) and a design for the redevelopment of the Old Port of Montréal, Master Plan (1992) by architect Peter Rose. Both projects include drawings, textual records, models and photographs.
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1983-1989
1983-1989
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Peter Rose fonds
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AP046
Synopsis:
The Peter Rose fonds, documents the design and construction of the Canadian Centre for Architecture (1989) and a design for the redevelopment of the Old Port of Montréal, Master Plan (1992) by architect Peter Rose. Both projects include drawings, textual records, models and photographs.
Peter Rose fonds
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AP046
Synopsis:
The Peter Rose fonds, documents the design and construction of the Canadian Centre for Architecture (1989) and a design for the redevelopment of the Old Port of Montréal, Master Plan (1992) by architect Peter Rose. Both projects include drawings, textual records, models and photographs.
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archives
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Fonds
archives
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Fonds
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1983-1989
1983-1989
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textual records
textual records
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ARCH257540
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Permanent Files and offer of services - Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, Early Winters Resorts, College of Ocean and Fishery Sciences (University of Washington), University Town Project (United Arab Emirates), Toronto Union Station Project, Detroit Institute of Arts, AEA promotional, King Saud University, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montréal, Easter Seal Society Blue Mountain Camp, Ontario Gallery of Art competition, Municipality of York Adninistration Building
ARCH257540
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Permanent Files and offer of services - Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, Early Winters Resorts, College of Ocean and Fishery Sciences (University of Washington), University Town Project (United Arab Emirates), Toronto Union Station Project, Detroit Institute of Arts, AEA promotional, King Saud University, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montréal, Easter Seal Society Blue Mountain Camp, Ontario Gallery of Art competition, Municipality of York Adninistration Building
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1985-1988
1985-1988
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Permanent Files and offer of services for various projects
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ARCH257540
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Permanent Files and offer of services - Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, Early Winters Resorts, College of Ocean and Fishery Sciences (University of Washington), University Town Project (United Arab Emirates), Toronto Union Station Project, Detroit Institute of Arts, AEA promotional, King Saud University, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montréal, Easter Seal Society Blue Mountain Camp, Ontario Gallery of Art competition, Municipality of York Adninistration Building
Permanent Files and offer of services for various projects
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ARCH257540
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Permanent Files and offer of services - Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, Early Winters Resorts, College of Ocean and Fishery Sciences (University of Washington), University Town Project (United Arab Emirates), Toronto Union Station Project, Detroit Institute of Arts, AEA promotional, King Saud University, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montréal, Easter Seal Society Blue Mountain Camp, Ontario Gallery of Art competition, Municipality of York Adninistration Building
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textual records
textual records
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1985-1988
1985-1988
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photographs
photographs
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ARCH274377
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Slide documentation for several projects, including projects from the offices of Nick Milkovich Architects. Includes: Montiverdi Estates, Cahaya, Bukit Ceylon Condominiums, Moraine Lake Lodge, Arrowhead Village, San Diego Convention Center, Three Block Project, Museum of Glass, World Bank Competition, Chicago Library, Robson Square Revitalization and Lanyon Phillips Office. Includes plans, models, presentation drawings, details, exteriors and interiors, illustrative plans and renderings.
ARCH274377
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Slide documentation for several projects, including projects from the offices of Nick Milkovich Architects. Includes: Montiverdi Estates, Cahaya, Bukit Ceylon Condominiums, Moraine Lake Lodge, Arrowhead Village, San Diego Convention Center, Three Block Project, Museum of Glass, World Bank Competition, Chicago Library, Robson Square Revitalization and Lanyon Phillips Office. Includes plans, models, presentation drawings, details, exteriors and interiors, illustrative plans and renderings.
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ca. 1990-2001
ca. 1990-2001
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Slide documentation for several projects, including projects from the offices of Nick Milkovich Architects
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ARCH274377
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Slide documentation for several projects, including projects from the offices of Nick Milkovich Architects. Includes: Montiverdi Estates, Cahaya, Bukit Ceylon Condominiums, Moraine Lake Lodge, Arrowhead Village, San Diego Convention Center, Three Block Project, Museum of Glass, World Bank Competition, Chicago Library, Robson Square Revitalization and Lanyon Phillips Office. Includes plans, models, presentation drawings, details, exteriors and interiors, illustrative plans and renderings.
Slide documentation for several projects, including projects from the offices of Nick Milkovich Architects
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ARCH274377
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Slide documentation for several projects, including projects from the offices of Nick Milkovich Architects. Includes: Montiverdi Estates, Cahaya, Bukit Ceylon Condominiums, Moraine Lake Lodge, Arrowhead Village, San Diego Convention Center, Three Block Project, Museum of Glass, World Bank Competition, Chicago Library, Robson Square Revitalization and Lanyon Phillips Office. Includes plans, models, presentation drawings, details, exteriors and interiors, illustrative plans and renderings.
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photographs
photographs
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ca. 1990-2001
ca. 1990-2001
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textual records
textual records
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ARCH276124
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20 files - Group contains office records from Arthur Erickson Architectural Corporation and Aitken & Wregelsworth Associates, where Arthur Erickon worked as design consultant. Includes: Bob Williams; Ex Staff; Bankruptcy Letters; Museum of Anthropology, Vancouver Art Gallery, correspondence (business, reference and some persona)l; Project Proposals (old AEAC); files on current, potential and future projects; Environment - a file related to the Clayoquot Sound protests in 1993.
ARCH276124
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20 files - Group contains office records from Arthur Erickson Architectural Corporation and Aitken & Wregelsworth Associates, where Arthur Erickon worked as design consultant. Includes: Bob Williams; Ex Staff; Bankruptcy Letters; Museum of Anthropology, Vancouver Art Gallery, correspondence (business, reference and some persona)l; Project Proposals (old AEAC); files on current, potential and future projects; Environment - a file related to the Clayoquot Sound protests in 1993.
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1990-2000
1990-2000
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Correspondence and proposals from Erickson's office
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ARCH276124
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20 files - Group contains office records from Arthur Erickson Architectural Corporation and Aitken & Wregelsworth Associates, where Arthur Erickon worked as design consultant. Includes: Bob Williams; Ex Staff; Bankruptcy Letters; Museum of Anthropology, Vancouver Art Gallery, correspondence (business, reference and some persona)l; Project Proposals (old AEAC); files on current, potential and future projects; Environment - a file related to the Clayoquot Sound protests in 1993.
Correspondence and proposals from Erickson's office
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ARCH276124
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20 files - Group contains office records from Arthur Erickson Architectural Corporation and Aitken & Wregelsworth Associates, where Arthur Erickon worked as design consultant. Includes: Bob Williams; Ex Staff; Bankruptcy Letters; Museum of Anthropology, Vancouver Art Gallery, correspondence (business, reference and some persona)l; Project Proposals (old AEAC); files on current, potential and future projects; Environment - a file related to the Clayoquot Sound protests in 1993.
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textual records
textual records
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1990-2000
1990-2000
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photographs
photographs
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ARCH257145
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promotional material (printed on paper) of models, drawings, and existing buildings - Village Lake Louise, West End Scheme (Vancouver), West Seattle Freeway, Yorkdale Subway Station, Museum of Anthroplogy, Macmillan-Bloedel building, M-3 Cite des terrasses, Oppenheimer Lodge, Sawber Housing, Toronto Midtown Terrace, Victoria Inner Harbour Study, Toronto Transit Study, Vancouver Study, Smith House 2, Roy Thomson Hall and Downtown West, Sikh Temple, Shannon Mews
ARCH257145
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promotional material (printed on paper) of models, drawings, and existing buildings - Village Lake Louise, West End Scheme (Vancouver), West Seattle Freeway, Yorkdale Subway Station, Museum of Anthroplogy, Macmillan-Bloedel building, M-3 Cite des terrasses, Oppenheimer Lodge, Sawber Housing, Toronto Midtown Terrace, Victoria Inner Harbour Study, Toronto Transit Study, Vancouver Study, Smith House 2, Roy Thomson Hall and Downtown West, Sikh Temple, Shannon Mews
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Promotional material for various projects
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ARCH257145
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promotional material (printed on paper) of models, drawings, and existing buildings - Village Lake Louise, West End Scheme (Vancouver), West Seattle Freeway, Yorkdale Subway Station, Museum of Anthroplogy, Macmillan-Bloedel building, M-3 Cite des terrasses, Oppenheimer Lodge, Sawber Housing, Toronto Midtown Terrace, Victoria Inner Harbour Study, Toronto Transit Study, Vancouver Study, Smith House 2, Roy Thomson Hall and Downtown West, Sikh Temple, Shannon Mews
Promotional material for various projects
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ARCH257145
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promotional material (printed on paper) of models, drawings, and existing buildings - Village Lake Louise, West End Scheme (Vancouver), West Seattle Freeway, Yorkdale Subway Station, Museum of Anthroplogy, Macmillan-Bloedel building, M-3 Cite des terrasses, Oppenheimer Lodge, Sawber Housing, Toronto Midtown Terrace, Victoria Inner Harbour Study, Toronto Transit Study, Vancouver Study, Smith House 2, Roy Thomson Hall and Downtown West, Sikh Temple, Shannon Mews
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photographs
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exhibitions
exhibitions
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Starting From... Windows
Starting From... Windows
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A window can be a void, an aperture, or a glass surface. Existing at the boundary between interior and exterior, windows admit light and air and frame views. The idea of the window, combined with advances in glass as a building material, became central to architectural experimentation during the modern period. This selection from the CCA collection presents a range of(...)
A window can be a void, an aperture, or a glass surface. Existing at the boundary between interior and exterior, windows admit light and air and frame views. The idea of the window, combined with advances in glass as a building material, became central to architectural experimentation during the modern period. This selection from the CCA collection presents a range of(...)
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Hall cases
Hall cases
Date:
17 June 2010 to 27 September 2010
17 June 2010 to 27 September 2010
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Starting From... Windows
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A window can be a void, an aperture, or a glass surface. Existing at the boundary between interior and exterior, windows admit light and air and frame views. The idea of the window, combined with advances in glass as a building material, became central to architectural experimentation during the modern period. This selection from the CCA collection presents a range of(...)
Starting From... Windows
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A window can be a void, an aperture, or a glass surface. Existing at the boundary between interior and exterior, windows admit light and air and frame views. The idea of the window, combined with advances in glass as a building material, became central to architectural experimentation during the modern period. This selection from the CCA collection presents a range of(...)
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exhibitions
exhibitions
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17 June 2010 to
27 September 2010
17 June 2010 to
27 September 2010
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Hall cases
Hall cases
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Richard Pare – Tadao Ando: The Colours of Light explores the relationship between the work of Japanese architect Tadao Ando, one of the major protagonists of a new sense of poetry in the architecture of our time, and the work of British photographer Richard Pare, pioneer in the study of the place of photography in the representation of architecture. Rather than to(...)
Richard Pare – Tadao Ando: The Colours of Light explores the relationship between the work of Japanese architect Tadao Ando, one of the major protagonists of a new sense of poetry in the architecture of our time, and the work of British photographer Richard Pare, pioneer in the study of the place of photography in the representation of architecture. Rather than to(...)
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Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
Date:
26 March 1997 to 1 June 1997
26 March 1997 to 1 June 1997
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Richard Pare – Tadao Ando: The Colours of Light
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Richard Pare – Tadao Ando: The Colours of Light explores the relationship between the work of Japanese architect Tadao Ando, one of the major protagonists of a new sense of poetry in the architecture of our time, and the work of British photographer Richard Pare, pioneer in the study of the place of photography in the representation of architecture. Rather than to(...)
Richard Pare – Tadao Ando: The Colours of Light
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Richard Pare – Tadao Ando: The Colours of Light explores the relationship between the work of Japanese architect Tadao Ando, one of the major protagonists of a new sense of poetry in the architecture of our time, and the work of British photographer Richard Pare, pioneer in the study of the place of photography in the representation of architecture. Rather than to(...)
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exhibitions
exhibitions
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26 March 1997 to
1 June 1997
26 March 1997 to
1 June 1997
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Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
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photographs
photographs
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ARCH280841
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Group consists of various buildings, installations and sculptures in Chandigarh, India. There are photographs of the Museum and Art Gallery (including interior views) in sector 10, the Architects Office in sector 19, the Post Graduate Institute for Medical Research (Hospital P.G.I.) in sector 12, the Cinema in sector 22 and sculpture and memorial including the Tower of Shadows in sector 1. The group also includes photographs of buildings details and buildings in constructions.
ARCH280841
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Group consists of various buildings, installations and sculptures in Chandigarh, India. There are photographs of the Museum and Art Gallery (including interior views) in sector 10, the Architects Office in sector 19, the Post Graduate Institute for Medical Research (Hospital P.G.I.) in sector 12, the Cinema in sector 22 and sculpture and memorial including the Tower of Shadows in sector 1. The group also includes photographs of buildings details and buildings in constructions.
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s.d.
s.d.
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Photographs of various buildings and installations in Chandigarh, India
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ARCH280841
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Group consists of various buildings, installations and sculptures in Chandigarh, India. There are photographs of the Museum and Art Gallery (including interior views) in sector 10, the Architects Office in sector 19, the Post Graduate Institute for Medical Research (Hospital P.G.I.) in sector 12, the Cinema in sector 22 and sculpture and memorial including the Tower of Shadows in sector 1. The group also includes photographs of buildings details and buildings in constructions.
Photographs of various buildings and installations in Chandigarh, India
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ARCH280841
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Group consists of various buildings, installations and sculptures in Chandigarh, India. There are photographs of the Museum and Art Gallery (including interior views) in sector 10, the Architects Office in sector 19, the Post Graduate Institute for Medical Research (Hospital P.G.I.) in sector 12, the Cinema in sector 22 and sculpture and memorial including the Tower of Shadows in sector 1. The group also includes photographs of buildings details and buildings in constructions.
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photographs
photographs
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textual records
textual records
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ARCH255452
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Files of publicity photographs - Roy Thompson Hall, Sikh Temple, Museum of Anthropology, Dalhouse Law Library, Harold Washington Library Centre model, National Gallery of Canada model, MacMillan Bloedel Building, Yorkdale Subway Station, Filberg House, Bank of Canada, Canadian Pavilion (Osaka), Simon Fraser University, Whistler condominiums (interior), University of Lethbridge, Eppich House, unidentified residental high-rise (perspective drawing dated 1980), file of photoprints of various projects
ARCH255452
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Files of publicity photographs - Roy Thompson Hall, Sikh Temple, Museum of Anthropology, Dalhouse Law Library, Harold Washington Library Centre model, National Gallery of Canada model, MacMillan Bloedel Building, Yorkdale Subway Station, Filberg House, Bank of Canada, Canadian Pavilion (Osaka), Simon Fraser University, Whistler condominiums (interior), University of Lethbridge, Eppich House, unidentified residental high-rise (perspective drawing dated 1980), file of photoprints of various projects
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Projects photographs for promotion
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ARCH255452
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Files of publicity photographs - Roy Thompson Hall, Sikh Temple, Museum of Anthropology, Dalhouse Law Library, Harold Washington Library Centre model, National Gallery of Canada model, MacMillan Bloedel Building, Yorkdale Subway Station, Filberg House, Bank of Canada, Canadian Pavilion (Osaka), Simon Fraser University, Whistler condominiums (interior), University of Lethbridge, Eppich House, unidentified residental high-rise (perspective drawing dated 1980), file of photoprints of various projects
Projects photographs for promotion
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ARCH255452
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Files of publicity photographs - Roy Thompson Hall, Sikh Temple, Museum of Anthropology, Dalhouse Law Library, Harold Washington Library Centre model, National Gallery of Canada model, MacMillan Bloedel Building, Yorkdale Subway Station, Filberg House, Bank of Canada, Canadian Pavilion (Osaka), Simon Fraser University, Whistler condominiums (interior), University of Lethbridge, Eppich House, unidentified residental high-rise (perspective drawing dated 1980), file of photoprints of various projects
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AP198.S1.1997.PR02
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Project records document the design process for OCEAN North’s competition entry for the Jyväskylä Music and Arts Centre in 1997. The project was titled Terra Cultura by OCEAN North. The international competition called to create a multi-usage space that would include a venue for the symphonic orchestra, a music school, exhibition spaces, and the possibility to host a variety of small cultural events in the Finnish city of Jyväskylä. The proposed site is in the center of the town, across the street from the Jyväskylä city church and its park, and nearby buildings designed by Alvar Aalto. OCEAN North’s concept presents a topological surface as an extension of the surrounding urban scape with two masses that would host the formal functions of the building (concert hall, music school, exhibition halls). The two volumes, or raised blocks, are divided along a diagonal elevated space, which is the extension of the ground’s topological surface filled and dubbed “Liquid Flow Space” by the design team. In their interview with Greg Lynn, Johan Bettum and Kivi Sotamaa mentioned that the idea for Jyväskylä was that it was a cloud. Digital files, in particular, show the process to achieve the projected design. Drawings provide views of streamed particles and of resulting peels. They also include plans, elevations and axonometric views of the structure. Most files are raster or vector images, likely saved from CAD software. A few files are in CAD formats such as Microstation, 3D Studio and form*Z. Digital files also present sine wave analysis and resulting charts for each component of the program. The analysis and charts present the relationships between various components of the building’s program such as the Art Museum, the Concert Halls, the technical space, and the Common facilities. These files are raster images and spreadsheets. Photographs of the site in Jyväskylä and of models built by OCEAN North were digitized and are included with the digital working files. Physical drawings are chiefly floor plans for the building, but also include sections and sketches. Finally, project files include photographic prints of two built models. One of these models, a small model of the conceptual masses of the building structure, is itself in the archive. Photographs show the model in the context of a city scape model. The second model, not part of the archive at CCA, was built at a bigger scale and was an intricate cardboard and wooden stick structure. Sources: Softspace: from a representation of form to a simulation of space, Edited by Sean Lally and Jessica Young. London, New York: Routledge, 2007. Greg Lynn, ed. Archaeology of the Digital 17: OCEAN North, Jyväskylä Music and Arts Centre, Montréal: Canadian Centre for Architecture, 2017. ePub.
AP198.S1.1997.PR02
Description:
Project records document the design process for OCEAN North’s competition entry for the Jyväskylä Music and Arts Centre in 1997. The project was titled Terra Cultura by OCEAN North. The international competition called to create a multi-usage space that would include a venue for the symphonic orchestra, a music school, exhibition spaces, and the possibility to host a variety of small cultural events in the Finnish city of Jyväskylä. The proposed site is in the center of the town, across the street from the Jyväskylä city church and its park, and nearby buildings designed by Alvar Aalto. OCEAN North’s concept presents a topological surface as an extension of the surrounding urban scape with two masses that would host the formal functions of the building (concert hall, music school, exhibition halls). The two volumes, or raised blocks, are divided along a diagonal elevated space, which is the extension of the ground’s topological surface filled and dubbed “Liquid Flow Space” by the design team. In their interview with Greg Lynn, Johan Bettum and Kivi Sotamaa mentioned that the idea for Jyväskylä was that it was a cloud. Digital files, in particular, show the process to achieve the projected design. Drawings provide views of streamed particles and of resulting peels. They also include plans, elevations and axonometric views of the structure. Most files are raster or vector images, likely saved from CAD software. A few files are in CAD formats such as Microstation, 3D Studio and form*Z. Digital files also present sine wave analysis and resulting charts for each component of the program. The analysis and charts present the relationships between various components of the building’s program such as the Art Museum, the Concert Halls, the technical space, and the Common facilities. These files are raster images and spreadsheets. Photographs of the site in Jyväskylä and of models built by OCEAN North were digitized and are included with the digital working files. Physical drawings are chiefly floor plans for the building, but also include sections and sketches. Finally, project files include photographic prints of two built models. One of these models, a small model of the conceptual masses of the building structure, is itself in the archive. Photographs show the model in the context of a city scape model. The second model, not part of the archive at CCA, was built at a bigger scale and was an intricate cardboard and wooden stick structure. Sources: Softspace: from a representation of form to a simulation of space, Edited by Sean Lally and Jessica Young. London, New York: Routledge, 2007. Greg Lynn, ed. Archaeology of the Digital 17: OCEAN North, Jyväskylä Music and Arts Centre, Montréal: Canadian Centre for Architecture, 2017. ePub.
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Date:
1997
1997
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Terra Cultura – Jyväskylä Music and Arts Centre, international competition entry
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AP198.S1.1997.PR02
Description:
Project records document the design process for OCEAN North’s competition entry for the Jyväskylä Music and Arts Centre in 1997. The project was titled Terra Cultura by OCEAN North. The international competition called to create a multi-usage space that would include a venue for the symphonic orchestra, a music school, exhibition spaces, and the possibility to host a variety of small cultural events in the Finnish city of Jyväskylä. The proposed site is in the center of the town, across the street from the Jyväskylä city church and its park, and nearby buildings designed by Alvar Aalto. OCEAN North’s concept presents a topological surface as an extension of the surrounding urban scape with two masses that would host the formal functions of the building (concert hall, music school, exhibition halls). The two volumes, or raised blocks, are divided along a diagonal elevated space, which is the extension of the ground’s topological surface filled and dubbed “Liquid Flow Space” by the design team. In their interview with Greg Lynn, Johan Bettum and Kivi Sotamaa mentioned that the idea for Jyväskylä was that it was a cloud. Digital files, in particular, show the process to achieve the projected design. Drawings provide views of streamed particles and of resulting peels. They also include plans, elevations and axonometric views of the structure. Most files are raster or vector images, likely saved from CAD software. A few files are in CAD formats such as Microstation, 3D Studio and form*Z. Digital files also present sine wave analysis and resulting charts for each component of the program. The analysis and charts present the relationships between various components of the building’s program such as the Art Museum, the Concert Halls, the technical space, and the Common facilities. These files are raster images and spreadsheets. Photographs of the site in Jyväskylä and of models built by OCEAN North were digitized and are included with the digital working files. Physical drawings are chiefly floor plans for the building, but also include sections and sketches. Finally, project files include photographic prints of two built models. One of these models, a small model of the conceptual masses of the building structure, is itself in the archive. Photographs show the model in the context of a city scape model. The second model, not part of the archive at CCA, was built at a bigger scale and was an intricate cardboard and wooden stick structure. Sources: Softspace: from a representation of form to a simulation of space, Edited by Sean Lally and Jessica Young. London, New York: Routledge, 2007. Greg Lynn, ed. Archaeology of the Digital 17: OCEAN North, Jyväskylä Music and Arts Centre, Montréal: Canadian Centre for Architecture, 2017. ePub.
Terra Cultura – Jyväskylä Music and Arts Centre, international competition entry
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AP198.S1.1997.PR02
Description:
Project records document the design process for OCEAN North’s competition entry for the Jyväskylä Music and Arts Centre in 1997. The project was titled Terra Cultura by OCEAN North. The international competition called to create a multi-usage space that would include a venue for the symphonic orchestra, a music school, exhibition spaces, and the possibility to host a variety of small cultural events in the Finnish city of Jyväskylä. The proposed site is in the center of the town, across the street from the Jyväskylä city church and its park, and nearby buildings designed by Alvar Aalto. OCEAN North’s concept presents a topological surface as an extension of the surrounding urban scape with two masses that would host the formal functions of the building (concert hall, music school, exhibition halls). The two volumes, or raised blocks, are divided along a diagonal elevated space, which is the extension of the ground’s topological surface filled and dubbed “Liquid Flow Space” by the design team. In their interview with Greg Lynn, Johan Bettum and Kivi Sotamaa mentioned that the idea for Jyväskylä was that it was a cloud. Digital files, in particular, show the process to achieve the projected design. Drawings provide views of streamed particles and of resulting peels. They also include plans, elevations and axonometric views of the structure. Most files are raster or vector images, likely saved from CAD software. A few files are in CAD formats such as Microstation, 3D Studio and form*Z. Digital files also present sine wave analysis and resulting charts for each component of the program. The analysis and charts present the relationships between various components of the building’s program such as the Art Museum, the Concert Halls, the technical space, and the Common facilities. These files are raster images and spreadsheets. Photographs of the site in Jyväskylä and of models built by OCEAN North were digitized and are included with the digital working files. Physical drawings are chiefly floor plans for the building, but also include sections and sketches. Finally, project files include photographic prints of two built models. One of these models, a small model of the conceptual masses of the building structure, is itself in the archive. Photographs show the model in the context of a city scape model. The second model, not part of the archive at CCA, was built at a bigger scale and was an intricate cardboard and wooden stick structure. Sources: Softspace: from a representation of form to a simulation of space, Edited by Sean Lally and Jessica Young. London, New York: Routledge, 2007. Greg Lynn, ed. Archaeology of the Digital 17: OCEAN North, Jyväskylä Music and Arts Centre, Montréal: Canadian Centre for Architecture, 2017. ePub.
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