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Jacobsen House
AP163.S2.SS1.D1
Description:
File documents Victor Prus's project for a single-family residence commissioned by a Mr. and Mrs. Jacobsen when he was working with the firm V. Rother and Associates. Material in this file was produced in 1953, while Victor Prus worked in Ontario. The drawing is a reprographic copy.
1953
Jacobsen House
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AP163.S2.SS1.D1
Description:
File documents Victor Prus's project for a single-family residence commissioned by a Mr. and Mrs. Jacobsen when he was working with the firm V. Rother and Associates. Material in this file was produced in 1953, while Victor Prus worked in Ontario. The drawing is a reprographic copy.
File 1
1953
Project
Ski
AP144.S2.D137
Description:
File documents a preliminary report commissioned by the Norwegian government for recommendations for development of an office park just outside Oslo, Norway. Material in this file was produced between 1985 and 1990, but predominantly between 1985 and 1986. File contains conceptual drawings and textual records.
1985-1990, predominant 1985-1986
Ski
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AP144.S2.D137
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File documents a preliminary report commissioned by the Norwegian government for recommendations for development of an office park just outside Oslo, Norway. Material in this file was produced between 1985 and 1990, but predominantly between 1985 and 1986. File contains conceptual drawings and textual records.
File 137
1985-1990, predominant 1985-1986
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Fonds
Chuck Hoberman fonds
AP165
Synopsis:
The Chuck Hoberman fonds documents Hoberman’s work in transformable design throughout the first part of his career, from 1980 to 2006, as well as the operations of his company Hoberman Associates Inc. Materials relate to the research and development of design concepts, the patenting of inventions, detailed drawings for certain unfolding structures, the workings and movements of mechanisms, public presentations at fairs and exhibitions, and media coverage.
circa 1980-2006
Chuck Hoberman fonds
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AP165
Synopsis:
The Chuck Hoberman fonds documents Hoberman’s work in transformable design throughout the first part of his career, from 1980 to 2006, as well as the operations of his company Hoberman Associates Inc. Materials relate to the research and development of design concepts, the patenting of inventions, detailed drawings for certain unfolding structures, the workings and movements of mechanisms, public presentations at fairs and exhibitions, and media coverage.
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Fonds
circa 1980-2006
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Collection
Kiran Mukerji Collection
CD038
Synopsis:
The Kiran Mukerji collection contains Kiran Mukerji’s research material on building and design technologies for affordable housing, which consists mostly of publications, and a few textual records the Institut für Tropenbau (Institute for Tropical Building).
1972-2013
Kiran Mukerji Collection
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CD038
Synopsis:
The Kiran Mukerji collection contains Kiran Mukerji’s research material on building and design technologies for affordable housing, which consists mostly of publications, and a few textual records the Institut für Tropenbau (Institute for Tropical Building).
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1972-2013
Project
AP180.S1.1960.PR01
Description:
This project series documents the Casa Nissim in Milan, Italy. Riva worked on this project in 1960. The project is a built private residence commissionned by a friend of Riva's and possibly Riva's first project. The project series contains interior elevations, a floor plan, sections, and interior details.
1960
Casa Nissim [Nissim house], Milan, Italy (1960)
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AP180.S1.1960.PR01
Description:
This project series documents the Casa Nissim in Milan, Italy. Riva worked on this project in 1960. The project is a built private residence commissionned by a friend of Riva's and possibly Riva's first project. The project series contains interior elevations, a floor plan, sections, and interior details.
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1960
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AP180.S1.1962.PR02
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This project series documents a commission for the Casa Berrini, the Berrini Family's house, in Taino. Riva worked on a first proposal from 1963-1964, however the family asked for a revised second proposal in 1966. This revised proposal was built. The house consists of a two-storey main residential block and a smaller service block with a kitchen and a garage. Documenting the first proposal are design development drawings, including floor plans, elevations, sections, details and furnishings details. The second proposal is documented through design development and presentation drawings, including floor plans, elevations, and sections. The project series also contains design development drawings for later additions to the house in 1967 to 1968, including chiefly furnishing details.
1963-1967
Casa Berrini [Berrini house], Taino, Italy (1962)
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AP180.S1.1962.PR02
Description:
This project series documents a commission for the Casa Berrini, the Berrini Family's house, in Taino. Riva worked on a first proposal from 1963-1964, however the family asked for a revised second proposal in 1966. This revised proposal was built. The house consists of a two-storey main residential block and a smaller service block with a kitchen and a garage. Documenting the first proposal are design development drawings, including floor plans, elevations, sections, details and furnishings details. The second proposal is documented through design development and presentation drawings, including floor plans, elevations, and sections. The project series also contains design development drawings for later additions to the house in 1967 to 1968, including chiefly furnishing details.
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1963-1967
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AP041.S1.2011.D1
Description:
The project series documents Melvin Charney’s submission for a design competition for a public art installatioin at the Complexe sportif Saint-Laurent, commissioned by the Bureau d'art public de la Direction de la culture et du patrimonie in 2011. It includes textual records, and a sketch.
2011
Complexe sportif Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec
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AP041.S1.2011.D1
Description:
The project series documents Melvin Charney’s submission for a design competition for a public art installatioin at the Complexe sportif Saint-Laurent, commissioned by the Bureau d'art public de la Direction de la culture et du patrimonie in 2011. It includes textual records, and a sketch.
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2011
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AP027.S1.D68
Description:
Building in the North: A study of responses to the northern environment and of building experiences in northern climates. The study was published in two volumes: Building in the North, a study of building conditions and responses; and Building in the North II, a compendium of experiences in construction buildings and communities in the North. Mackenzie Pipeline: A study of the impact of a proposed pipeline from the Arctic up the Mackenzie River valley on the people and communities of the Mackenzie region. The commission included environmental, social, economic, construction and logistical considerations. An "Atlas of the Communities of the Mackenzie" was prepared and published by van Ginkel Associates and distributed to all communities and groups in the western Northwest Territories at an early stage of the study. The final published report is titled "Communities of the Mackenzie".
urban planning
1976
Building in the North & Mackenzie Pipeline
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AP027.S1.D68
Description:
Building in the North: A study of responses to the northern environment and of building experiences in northern climates. The study was published in two volumes: Building in the North, a study of building conditions and responses; and Building in the North II, a compendium of experiences in construction buildings and communities in the North. Mackenzie Pipeline: A study of the impact of a proposed pipeline from the Arctic up the Mackenzie River valley on the people and communities of the Mackenzie region. The commission included environmental, social, economic, construction and logistical considerations. An "Atlas of the Communities of the Mackenzie" was prepared and published by van Ginkel Associates and distributed to all communities and groups in the western Northwest Territories at an early stage of the study. The final published report is titled "Communities of the Mackenzie".
File 68
1976
urban planning
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J.J.P. Oud Collection
CI005
Synopsis:
The J.J.P. Oud Collection, 1911-1973, documents J.J.P. Oud's work as an architect between 1911 and 1973. The collection is focussed on Oud’s architectural projects, including work on major exectued and unrealized buildings in the Netherlands, Germany, Czechoslovakia, and the United States. The collection also includes Oud's designs for diverse projects on public housing, war memorials and interior design.
1908-1966 (1911-1963 predominant)
J.J.P. Oud Collection
CI005
Synopsis:
The J.J.P. Oud Collection, 1911-1973, documents J.J.P. Oud's work as an architect between 1911 and 1973. The collection is focussed on Oud’s architectural projects, including work on major exectued and unrealized buildings in the Netherlands, Germany, Czechoslovakia, and the United States. The collection also includes Oud's designs for diverse projects on public housing, war memorials and interior design.
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Collection institutionnelle
1908-1966 (1911-1963 predominant)
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AP041.S1.1970.D1
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File documents a task force commissioned by the Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation, co-directed with Colin Davidson and Serge Carreau, and focused on the issue of low-income housing solutions in the postwar period in Canada. Includes textual records (including bound and unbound drafts) and presentation copies of a report.
1970
Task Force on Low Income Housing
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AP041.S1.1970.D1
Description:
File documents a task force commissioned by the Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation, co-directed with Colin Davidson and Serge Carreau, and focused on the issue of low-income housing solutions in the postwar period in Canada. Includes textual records (including bound and unbound drafts) and presentation copies of a report.
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1970