ARCH272919
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A metal relief, or plaque, that is a "Special Award for the East Midlands 2010", that was presented to the John Lewis Department Store & Cineplex, Leicester, United Kingdom. The plaque states that the project was designed by the Foreign Office Architects and that the award was sponsored by the East Midlands Development Agency.
2010
An award presented to the John Lewis Department Store & Cineplex, Leicester, United Kingdom
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ARCH272919
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A metal relief, or plaque, that is a "Special Award for the East Midlands 2010", that was presented to the John Lewis Department Store & Cineplex, Leicester, United Kingdom. The plaque states that the project was designed by the Foreign Office Architects and that the award was sponsored by the East Midlands Development Agency.
2010
ARCH256259
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"Le Pavillon de la République de Chine à l'Expo 67 ...... Le Pavillon de la République de Chine exprime on ne peut mieux le sourire et la grâce de l'Orient. L'architecture traditionnelle du bâtiment renferme des éléments d'expositions qui veulent illustrer le rôle de ce pays sur la Terre des Hommes. / Republic of China Pavilion at Expo 67 ..... The two-stories Chinese pavilion on Ile Sainte-Hélène features the traditional architecture of that country. A display of world famous Chinese handicraft work is a special attraction."--Description.
1967
View of the Chinese Pavilion, Expo 67, Montréal, Québec
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ARCH256259
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"Le Pavillon de la République de Chine à l'Expo 67 ...... Le Pavillon de la République de Chine exprime on ne peut mieux le sourire et la grâce de l'Orient. L'architecture traditionnelle du bâtiment renferme des éléments d'expositions qui veulent illustrer le rôle de ce pays sur la Terre des Hommes. / Republic of China Pavilion at Expo 67 ..... The two-stories Chinese pavilion on Ile Sainte-Hélène features the traditional architecture of that country. A display of world famous Chinese handicraft work is a special attraction."--Description.
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183 photograph(s)
PH1987:0633-0815
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- This group of 183 photographs documents the study trip of September 1932 to the Soviet Union organized by André Bloc, editor of L'Architecture d'aujourd'hui (PH1987:0633-PH1987:0815). There are 162 views of buildings, 20 portraits, and one photograph of a perspective drawing for the House of Political Prisoners of Tsarism in Kharkov, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) (PH1987:0700). - There are 77 views of buildings in Kharkov, Zaporozhe and Kiev [?], Soviet Union (now Ukraine). The 32 views of buildings in Kharkov include: 14 views of Dzerzhinskaya Square showing the Department of Industry and Planning (Gosprom) buildings and/or the House of Planning Organizations buildings; six views of the Head Post Office; six views of workers' housing and the club-cafeteria of the Kharkov Tractor Plant (KhTZ) Settlement; four views of the Automated Telephone Station (ATS); and one view each of Revolution Theatre and industrial housing. Also included is one photograph of a perspective drawing for the House of Political Prisoners of Tsarism. -- The 44 views of buildings in Zaporozhe include: 28 views of the Dnieper Hydroelectric Power Station, one an interior view; one view of the Dneprostroi Head Office building; 12 views of communal housing, two showing the cafeteria; two views of an apartment house, and one view of a store entrance. -- There is one view of an entrance to a Dinamo Stadium, possibly in Kiev. - There are 55 views of buildings in Moscow and Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg), Soviet Union (now Russia). The 49 views of buildings in Moscow include: 20 views of the All-Union Electro-Technical Association administration building; 10 views of the VTsIK residential complex, including two views of the clubhouse; five views of the Narkomfin (People's Commissariat for Finance) Apartment Building; three views of Dinamo Stadium; two views of the Zuev Club (club for communal services workers); and one view each of Udarnik Cinema, Mechanized Canteen no. 1, a square with the Kremlin in the background, and the Hotel Octobre. There are also five views of communal housing in Moscow. -- The six views of buildings in Leningrad, Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg, Russia) include four views of the Vyborgskaya Mechanized Canteen, one view of an apartment house, and one view of a park [?] entrance with the Admiralty in the background. - There are six views of buildings in Poland including: four views of the Central Institute of Physical Education in Warsaw, Poland and two views of an unidentified building. - There are 23 views of buildings whose location has not been determined including: 14 views of apartment houses, one of which is possibly a medical clinic; three views of communal services [?] building, two of which may be apartment houses; two views of a multifunctional building showing stores and apartments; and one view each of a Modernist house, a kiosk and church, an office or government office building, and an unidentified building. Also included is a view of a landscape showing a lake with mountains in the background. - There are 20 portraits of study tour partipants including 10 portraits taken in the train, four group portraits taken on a train stop in Hannover, Germany, two group portraits taken after a meeting of the Society for Foreign Cultural Relations (VOKS), and group portraits of study tour members in the Building Museum, Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg), at dinner in Warsaw, Poland, and in a garden pavilion. There is one portrait of Professor Einhorn delivering a lecture on Kharkov urbanisation in Kharkov.
architecture, engineering, portrait, urban planning
September 1932
Photographs of buildings and urban development taken during the Study Tour of September 1932 organized by André Bloc of L'Architecture d'aujourd'hui magazine, Soviet Union (now in Russia and Ukraine)
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PH1987:0633-0815
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- This group of 183 photographs documents the study trip of September 1932 to the Soviet Union organized by André Bloc, editor of L'Architecture d'aujourd'hui (PH1987:0633-PH1987:0815). There are 162 views of buildings, 20 portraits, and one photograph of a perspective drawing for the House of Political Prisoners of Tsarism in Kharkov, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) (PH1987:0700). - There are 77 views of buildings in Kharkov, Zaporozhe and Kiev [?], Soviet Union (now Ukraine). The 32 views of buildings in Kharkov include: 14 views of Dzerzhinskaya Square showing the Department of Industry and Planning (Gosprom) buildings and/or the House of Planning Organizations buildings; six views of the Head Post Office; six views of workers' housing and the club-cafeteria of the Kharkov Tractor Plant (KhTZ) Settlement; four views of the Automated Telephone Station (ATS); and one view each of Revolution Theatre and industrial housing. Also included is one photograph of a perspective drawing for the House of Political Prisoners of Tsarism. -- The 44 views of buildings in Zaporozhe include: 28 views of the Dnieper Hydroelectric Power Station, one an interior view; one view of the Dneprostroi Head Office building; 12 views of communal housing, two showing the cafeteria; two views of an apartment house, and one view of a store entrance. -- There is one view of an entrance to a Dinamo Stadium, possibly in Kiev. - There are 55 views of buildings in Moscow and Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg), Soviet Union (now Russia). The 49 views of buildings in Moscow include: 20 views of the All-Union Electro-Technical Association administration building; 10 views of the VTsIK residential complex, including two views of the clubhouse; five views of the Narkomfin (People's Commissariat for Finance) Apartment Building; three views of Dinamo Stadium; two views of the Zuev Club (club for communal services workers); and one view each of Udarnik Cinema, Mechanized Canteen no. 1, a square with the Kremlin in the background, and the Hotel Octobre. There are also five views of communal housing in Moscow. -- The six views of buildings in Leningrad, Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg, Russia) include four views of the Vyborgskaya Mechanized Canteen, one view of an apartment house, and one view of a park [?] entrance with the Admiralty in the background. - There are six views of buildings in Poland including: four views of the Central Institute of Physical Education in Warsaw, Poland and two views of an unidentified building. - There are 23 views of buildings whose location has not been determined including: 14 views of apartment houses, one of which is possibly a medical clinic; three views of communal services [?] building, two of which may be apartment houses; two views of a multifunctional building showing stores and apartments; and one view each of a Modernist house, a kiosk and church, an office or government office building, and an unidentified building. Also included is a view of a landscape showing a lake with mountains in the background. - There are 20 portraits of study tour partipants including 10 portraits taken in the train, four group portraits taken on a train stop in Hannover, Germany, two group portraits taken after a meeting of the Society for Foreign Cultural Relations (VOKS), and group portraits of study tour members in the Building Museum, Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg), at dinner in Warsaw, Poland, and in a garden pavilion. There is one portrait of Professor Einhorn delivering a lecture on Kharkov urbanisation in Kharkov.
photographs
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183 photograph(s)
September 1932
architecture, engineering, portrait, urban planning
Project
AP140.S2.SS1.D87
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File documents an unexecuted development project incorporating the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán in Seville, Spain. The proposal includes a pair of office buildings, a department store, a plaza and hotel. Material in this file was produced between 1988 and 1992. File contains reference materials, several conceptual and design development drawings, presentation drawings and working drawings. Photographic materials include views of a presentation model by John Donat Photography. File also includes textual records.
1988-1992
Stadium Development, Seville, Spain
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AP140.S2.SS1.D87
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File documents an unexecuted development project incorporating the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán in Seville, Spain. The proposal includes a pair of office buildings, a department store, a plaza and hotel. Material in this file was produced between 1988 and 1992. File contains reference materials, several conceptual and design development drawings, presentation drawings and working drawings. Photographic materials include views of a presentation model by John Donat Photography. File also includes textual records.
File 87
1988-1992
Project
AP075.S1.2017.PR01
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Project series documents Cornelia Hahn Oberlander's work as a consulting landscape architect for the landscape design of Pyrrha, an handcrafted jewelry store in Vancouver, British Columbia. Oberlander worked on this project from 2017-2018 with Enns Gauthier Landscape Architects. The project included design for a sunken patio/courtyard, a roof deck, and wall planting. The project series contains landscape design concept presentation to client by Enns Gauthier Landscape Architects, correspondence with landscape architects and documentation.
2017-2018
Pyrrha store, Vancouver, British Columbia (2017)
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AP075.S1.2017.PR01
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Project series documents Cornelia Hahn Oberlander's work as a consulting landscape architect for the landscape design of Pyrrha, an handcrafted jewelry store in Vancouver, British Columbia. Oberlander worked on this project from 2017-2018 with Enns Gauthier Landscape Architects. The project included design for a sunken patio/courtyard, a roof deck, and wall planting. The project series contains landscape design concept presentation to client by Enns Gauthier Landscape Architects, correspondence with landscape architects and documentation.
Project
2017-2018
Project
CI005.S1.1954.PR1
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The Utrecht life insurance company was required to rebuild its company building as part of Witteveen's post-war reconstruction plan, and commissioned Oud to design the new building in 1954. Oud designed an office and department store that featured aluminium panels on the facade. The interior displayed varied artwork, including sculptures and wall hangings designed by Karel Appel. The interior plan also featured double corridors (Taverne et al. 2001, 523-). Project series includes photographs of the facade and of the interior.
1954-1961
De Utrecht (Utrecht Life Insurance Company Building), Rotterdam, Netherlands (1954-1961)
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CI005.S1.1954.PR1
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The Utrecht life insurance company was required to rebuild its company building as part of Witteveen's post-war reconstruction plan, and commissioned Oud to design the new building in 1954. Oud designed an office and department store that featured aluminium panels on the facade. The interior displayed varied artwork, including sculptures and wall hangings designed by Karel Appel. The interior plan also featured double corridors (Taverne et al. 2001, 523-). Project series includes photographs of the facade and of the interior.
project
1954-1961
Project
AP056.S1.1991.PR09
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This project series documents an exhibition stand for furniture store Italinteriors at IDEX in Toronto in 1991. IDEX is a Toronto-based exposition for design that takes place annually. The sketches for this project show schemes for the stand, which investigate materials, colours, lighting and shapes for the display area. The project is recorded through these drawings, dating from 1991. The client did not build the exhibition stand as shown. The project number assigned by the office is unknown.
1991
IDEX Exhibition Stand for Italinteriors Furniture Co., Toronto (1991)
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AP056.S1.1991.PR09
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This project series documents an exhibition stand for furniture store Italinteriors at IDEX in Toronto in 1991. IDEX is a Toronto-based exposition for design that takes place annually. The sketches for this project show schemes for the stand, which investigate materials, colours, lighting and shapes for the display area. The project is recorded through these drawings, dating from 1991. The client did not build the exhibition stand as shown. The project number assigned by the office is unknown.
Project
1991
textual records
Receipts
ARCH255528
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18 accordion files with receipts from - Canadian Knife & Saw, Canadian Tire, City of Toronto 7 Highland Ave. (water), Clarence La Fountaine Inc., C.N.C.P Communications, Con Edison (Olympic Towers), consultant fees payable, Cory Coffee service plan, Curry's Art Store, John Cook time charges, Design Services International, Diamond Taxicab, Dominion Saw and Sales, Douglas Elliman (Olympic Towers), Empire Office Equipment, employee advances
1976-1979
Receipts
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ARCH255528
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18 accordion files with receipts from - Canadian Knife & Saw, Canadian Tire, City of Toronto 7 Highland Ave. (water), Clarence La Fountaine Inc., C.N.C.P Communications, Con Edison (Olympic Towers), consultant fees payable, Cory Coffee service plan, Curry's Art Store, John Cook time charges, Design Services International, Diamond Taxicab, Dominion Saw and Sales, Douglas Elliman (Olympic Towers), Empire Office Equipment, employee advances
textual records
1976-1979
archives
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Fonds
Ernest Isbell Barott fonds
AP003
Synopsis:
The Ernest Isbell Barott fonds, 1912-1983, documents architect Ernest Isbell Barott’s design and construction of over 380 built projects in Canada. The fonds comprises of materials relating to projects executed by Ernest Isbell Barott during his active years at the firm, 1912-1962, as well as projects exclusively completed by the firm after Barott’s retirement, 1962-1983. Materials in this fonds consist of approximately 11 764 drawings (including reprographic copies), approximately 1795 photographic materials, 8.75 l.m. of textual records, 4 medals, and 1 key.
1912-1983
Ernest Isbell Barott fonds
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AP003
Synopsis:
The Ernest Isbell Barott fonds, 1912-1983, documents architect Ernest Isbell Barott’s design and construction of over 380 built projects in Canada. The fonds comprises of materials relating to projects executed by Ernest Isbell Barott during his active years at the firm, 1912-1962, as well as projects exclusively completed by the firm after Barott’s retirement, 1962-1983. Materials in this fonds consist of approximately 11 764 drawings (including reprographic copies), approximately 1795 photographic materials, 8.75 l.m. of textual records, 4 medals, and 1 key.
archives
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Fonds
1912-1983
PH1980:0657:001-288
Description:
This volume contains 285 photographs on 44 leaves, of designs commissioned by Graham Anderson Probst & White for the decoration of the buildings below. They date from 1927 to 1931, and most bear the approval marks of Mr. Alfred Shaw. Firms identified on the photographs include the Northwestern Terra Cotta Co., Flour City Ornamental Iron Co, and Havlick stone Co. The designs, executed in plaster, were for doorways, panelling, cornices, plaques, ceilings, etc., for: The Morton Building, Chicago The Pittsfield Building, Chicago The Koppers Building 20 Wacker Drive Building (Civic Opera House) Merchandise Mart Northwestern National Bank, Minneapolis, Minn. Marshall Field Store, Oak Park, Illinois. Pennsylvania railroad Office Building, Philadelphia, Pa. Higbee Department Store (location?) and at least one unindentified building. J. Gregg 3/22/70" Note by J. Gregg, dated 3/22/70, typewritten on white paper glued on first page of album
architecture, ornament
1927-1931
Album of architectural ornaments
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PH1980:0657:001-288
Description:
This volume contains 285 photographs on 44 leaves, of designs commissioned by Graham Anderson Probst & White for the decoration of the buildings below. They date from 1927 to 1931, and most bear the approval marks of Mr. Alfred Shaw. Firms identified on the photographs include the Northwestern Terra Cotta Co., Flour City Ornamental Iron Co, and Havlick stone Co. The designs, executed in plaster, were for doorways, panelling, cornices, plaques, ceilings, etc., for: The Morton Building, Chicago The Pittsfield Building, Chicago The Koppers Building 20 Wacker Drive Building (Civic Opera House) Merchandise Mart Northwestern National Bank, Minneapolis, Minn. Marshall Field Store, Oak Park, Illinois. Pennsylvania railroad Office Building, Philadelphia, Pa. Higbee Department Store (location?) and at least one unindentified building. J. Gregg 3/22/70" Note by J. Gregg, dated 3/22/70, typewritten on white paper glued on first page of album
1927-1931
architecture, ornament