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AP056.S1.1993.PR03
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This project series documents a proposal for the headquarters of TV Ontario (TVO) in Toronto from 1993-1994. The office identified the project number as 9305. This project proposed a seven-storey office building located at the corner of Simcoe and Nelson Streets. The site eventually changed to the corner of Sherbourne and King Streets. The TVO headquarters would include several television studios, a café, theatre, retail space, terrace and leasable areas. A tape library and parking would be provided below grade. A prominent spiral staircase from the ground floor to the second floor would be the focal point of the main lobby. The building's exterior would be primarily glass, with brick used at the ground floor. This project was never built. The project is recorded through original and reprographic copies of drawings dating from 1993-1994. The drawings consist of sketches, presentation drawings, plans, elevations, sections and axonometric drawings.
1993-1994
TV Ontario Headquarters Competition, Toronto (1993-1994)
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AP056.S1.1993.PR03
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This project series documents a proposal for the headquarters of TV Ontario (TVO) in Toronto from 1993-1994. The office identified the project number as 9305. This project proposed a seven-storey office building located at the corner of Simcoe and Nelson Streets. The site eventually changed to the corner of Sherbourne and King Streets. The TVO headquarters would include several television studios, a café, theatre, retail space, terrace and leasable areas. A tape library and parking would be provided below grade. A prominent spiral staircase from the ground floor to the second floor would be the focal point of the main lobby. The building's exterior would be primarily glass, with brick used at the ground floor. This project was never built. The project is recorded through original and reprographic copies of drawings dating from 1993-1994. The drawings consist of sketches, presentation drawings, plans, elevations, sections and axonometric drawings.
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1993-1994
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AP018.S1.1978.PR12
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This project series documents an addition to the Toronto Sun building in downtown Toronto from 1978-1982. The office identified the project number as 7816. From 1973-1975, Parkin Architects Planners designed and constructed the Toronto Sun press plant and office building at 333 King Street East. This project documents an addition to the production area of the original building. This project consisted of a two-storey addition to house the company's mailing facilities on a newly acquired property with a link to the existing press hall. Also included in this project was the addition of a one-storey enclosure for the truck dock, attached to the mail room. The project cost approximately $3.2 million. The project is recorded through drawings and textual materials dating from 1978-1982. The drawings consist of floor plans, landscaping, and volumetric studies while the textual records consist of correspondence and conference reports.
1978-1982
The Toronto Sun Publishing Limited, Press Plant and Office Building, Alteration to Existing Facilities, Toronto (1978)
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AP018.S1.1978.PR12
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This project series documents an addition to the Toronto Sun building in downtown Toronto from 1978-1982. The office identified the project number as 7816. From 1973-1975, Parkin Architects Planners designed and constructed the Toronto Sun press plant and office building at 333 King Street East. This project documents an addition to the production area of the original building. This project consisted of a two-storey addition to house the company's mailing facilities on a newly acquired property with a link to the existing press hall. Also included in this project was the addition of a one-storey enclosure for the truck dock, attached to the mail room. The project cost approximately $3.2 million. The project is recorded through drawings and textual materials dating from 1978-1982. The drawings consist of floor plans, landscaping, and volumetric studies while the textual records consist of correspondence and conference reports.
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1978-1982
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Jasmac, Toronto (1988)
AP056.S1.1988.PR07
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This project series documents a proposal for a mixed-use building located at 100 Yorkville Street in Toronto in 1988. The office identified the project number as 8807. This project proposed an eight-storey building with three levels of underground parking to be used as a mix of retail spaces, restaurants, an office, a gallery and residences. The residential areas comprised the top four floors and would range from around 29,000 square feet to 34,000 square feet in total area. On the exterior, the building would integrate the original facades of existing buildings along Scollard Street. The development also wrapped around a large courtyard at its centre, accessible from pedestrian walkways connected to sidewalks. The project is recorded through drawings, aerial site photographs and a project model dating from 1987-1988. The drawings are mostly originals and include site surveys, sketches, plans, elevations, sections, perspectives and axonometric drawings.
1987-1988
Jasmac, Toronto (1988)
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AP056.S1.1988.PR07
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This project series documents a proposal for a mixed-use building located at 100 Yorkville Street in Toronto in 1988. The office identified the project number as 8807. This project proposed an eight-storey building with three levels of underground parking to be used as a mix of retail spaces, restaurants, an office, a gallery and residences. The residential areas comprised the top four floors and would range from around 29,000 square feet to 34,000 square feet in total area. On the exterior, the building would integrate the original facades of existing buildings along Scollard Street. The development also wrapped around a large courtyard at its centre, accessible from pedestrian walkways connected to sidewalks. The project is recorded through drawings, aerial site photographs and a project model dating from 1987-1988. The drawings are mostly originals and include site surveys, sketches, plans, elevations, sections, perspectives and axonometric drawings.
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1987-1988
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AP140.S2.SS1.D99
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File documents an executed project for the Lowry Centre in Salford, England, United Kingdom. The office of James Stirling, Michael Wilford, and Associates was appointed in 1991 to design the Lowry Centre and a masterplan for the site on Pier 8 of the Salford Quays. The project initially included a plaza, hotel and parking garage, and a commercial and office development. A National Industrial Centre for Virtual Environments was also planned on the site. The scheme was completed after the death of Stirling in 1992 by the firm of Michael Wilford and Partners. Material in this file was produced between 1985 and 2003. File contains a large number of design development drawings, including a few drawings showing early design proposals, as well as presentation and working drawings. Photographic materials include views of drawings and of presentation models. File also contains textual records, study models and two presentation models.
1985-2003
Lowry Centre, Salford, England, United Kingdom
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AP140.S2.SS1.D99
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File documents an executed project for the Lowry Centre in Salford, England, United Kingdom. The office of James Stirling, Michael Wilford, and Associates was appointed in 1991 to design the Lowry Centre and a masterplan for the site on Pier 8 of the Salford Quays. The project initially included a plaza, hotel and parking garage, and a commercial and office development. A National Industrial Centre for Virtual Environments was also planned on the site. The scheme was completed after the death of Stirling in 1992 by the firm of Michael Wilford and Partners. Material in this file was produced between 1985 and 2003. File contains a large number of design development drawings, including a few drawings showing early design proposals, as well as presentation and working drawings. Photographic materials include views of drawings and of presentation models. File also contains textual records, study models and two presentation models.
File 99
1985-2003
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BAA/LHA/North
AP144.S2.D65
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File documents several commissions undertaken for the British Airports Authority for the re-development of the north side of Heathrow Airport, in Hillingdon, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, with respect to the revision of BAA's Master Development Plan. Cedric Price was commissioned to present proposals for the redevelopment of the site, and for an office block, a computer center, and a boiler house. Existing conditions materials for the site include plans of the airport, plans showing height limitations, flight, and landing paths, a regional survey, aerial photographs, and a photographic panorama of the site. Existing conditions materials for the office block include site plans. Diagrammatic sketches show the relationship between various "activity" zones. Design development drawings and reprographic copies for the site include alternate site plans, site plans charting sound levels, and project progress charts. Plans show traffic flow and growth patterns, area usage, height restrictions, and potential long-term uses for the site. Design development drawings for the office block include a preliminary structural scheme, alternate office layouts, axonometric drawings, plans, sections and diagrams for the lift, graphs showing parking ratios, a diagrammatic section and grid for a parking layout, and plans, sections and diagrams for the parking structure and building entrances. Axonometric drawings show volumetric comparisons for areas designated for computers and their use. Material for the boiler house consists of two existing conditions plans, a location diagram, and an axonometric drawing. Cedric Price produced two reports for the British Airport Authority. Material from this file was published in Price, Cedric. 'Cedric Price-Works II' (London: Architectural Press, 1984), 43. Material in this file was produced between 1963 and 1970. Douglas Smith, of Baker Wilkins & Smith, is Cedric Price's quantity surveyor on this project; Margaret Maxwell is the landscape consultant hired by BAA; and Zisman, Bowyer & Partners is the firm of consulting engineers hired by BAA. File contains conceptual drawings, design development drwings, reference drawings, presentation drawings, photographic materials, and textual records.
1963-1970
BAA/LHA/North
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AP144.S2.D65
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File documents several commissions undertaken for the British Airports Authority for the re-development of the north side of Heathrow Airport, in Hillingdon, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, with respect to the revision of BAA's Master Development Plan. Cedric Price was commissioned to present proposals for the redevelopment of the site, and for an office block, a computer center, and a boiler house. Existing conditions materials for the site include plans of the airport, plans showing height limitations, flight, and landing paths, a regional survey, aerial photographs, and a photographic panorama of the site. Existing conditions materials for the office block include site plans. Diagrammatic sketches show the relationship between various "activity" zones. Design development drawings and reprographic copies for the site include alternate site plans, site plans charting sound levels, and project progress charts. Plans show traffic flow and growth patterns, area usage, height restrictions, and potential long-term uses for the site. Design development drawings for the office block include a preliminary structural scheme, alternate office layouts, axonometric drawings, plans, sections and diagrams for the lift, graphs showing parking ratios, a diagrammatic section and grid for a parking layout, and plans, sections and diagrams for the parking structure and building entrances. Axonometric drawings show volumetric comparisons for areas designated for computers and their use. Material for the boiler house consists of two existing conditions plans, a location diagram, and an axonometric drawing. Cedric Price produced two reports for the British Airport Authority. Material from this file was published in Price, Cedric. 'Cedric Price-Works II' (London: Architectural Press, 1984), 43. Material in this file was produced between 1963 and 1970. Douglas Smith, of Baker Wilkins & Smith, is Cedric Price's quantity surveyor on this project; Margaret Maxwell is the landscape consultant hired by BAA; and Zisman, Bowyer & Partners is the firm of consulting engineers hired by BAA. File contains conceptual drawings, design development drwings, reference drawings, presentation drawings, photographic materials, and textual records.
File 65
1963-1970
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AP018.S1.1958.PR03
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This project series documents the design and construction of Toronto City Hall and Civic Square in Toronto from 1958-1965. The office identified the project number as 5867. The design of Toronto's New City Hall, built next to its older counterpart, was realized through an international architectural competition that attracted more than 500 entries from around the world. Eventually, a unanimous jury chose Finnish architect Viljo Revell's design, cementing the age of modernist architecture in Toronto. However, the rules stated that if the winning architect was not part of the Ontario Association of Architects, they were required to partner with a local firm. In this way, John B. Parkin Associates was chosen as the associate architects for this project. The design was comprised of a concrete dome house, which contained the city council chambers, surrounded by two curved office towers, all perched on top of a podium, with a public square to the south, known as Nathan Phillips Square. The buildings were 816,000 square feet in size, the west tower having 18 office floors and the east tower with 25. The project is recorded through drawings, a mounted presentation photograph of the project and textual records dating from 1958-1966. The drawings are mostly reprographic copies, which include plans, elevations, sections, details and perspectives. The textual records consist of a competition synopsis book, a book of submission materials for the competition, and correspondence between Parkin and Revell.
1958-1966
Toronto City Hall and Civic Square, Toronto (1958)
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AP018.S1.1958.PR03
Description:
This project series documents the design and construction of Toronto City Hall and Civic Square in Toronto from 1958-1965. The office identified the project number as 5867. The design of Toronto's New City Hall, built next to its older counterpart, was realized through an international architectural competition that attracted more than 500 entries from around the world. Eventually, a unanimous jury chose Finnish architect Viljo Revell's design, cementing the age of modernist architecture in Toronto. However, the rules stated that if the winning architect was not part of the Ontario Association of Architects, they were required to partner with a local firm. In this way, John B. Parkin Associates was chosen as the associate architects for this project. The design was comprised of a concrete dome house, which contained the city council chambers, surrounded by two curved office towers, all perched on top of a podium, with a public square to the south, known as Nathan Phillips Square. The buildings were 816,000 square feet in size, the west tower having 18 office floors and the east tower with 25. The project is recorded through drawings, a mounted presentation photograph of the project and textual records dating from 1958-1966. The drawings are mostly reprographic copies, which include plans, elevations, sections, details and perspectives. The textual records consist of a competition synopsis book, a book of submission materials for the competition, and correspondence between Parkin and Revell.
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1958-1966
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AP142.S1.D95
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File documents an executed project for a building in la Villette South area, Paris, France. The building includes 101 dwellings, 118 parking spaces and a post office. Material in this file was produced between 1985 and 1991. File contains design development drawings and presentation drawings. File also contains textual records, including correspondence, financial records, a contract, a building programme, an architect's report, drawings and photographic material.
1985-1991
Aménagement de la Villette sud à Paris
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AP142.S1.D95
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File documents an executed project for a building in la Villette South area, Paris, France. The building includes 101 dwellings, 118 parking spaces and a post office. Material in this file was produced between 1985 and 1991. File contains design development drawings and presentation drawings. File also contains textual records, including correspondence, financial records, a contract, a building programme, an architect's report, drawings and photographic material.
File 95
1985-1991
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Long Acre Amalgam
AP144.S2.D103
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File documents an unexecuted proposal for a community school and community complex for a site at Endell Street and Long Acre, in Covent Garden, London, England. The proposal was put forth by a local community organization as an alternative to the office development that was planned for the site. Material in this file was produced between 1976 and 1980. File contains presentation drawings and textual records.
1976-1980
Long Acre Amalgam
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AP144.S2.D103
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File documents an unexecuted proposal for a community school and community complex for a site at Endell Street and Long Acre, in Covent Garden, London, England. The proposal was put forth by a local community organization as an alternative to the office development that was planned for the site. Material in this file was produced between 1976 and 1980. File contains presentation drawings and textual records.
File 103
1976-1980
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AP178.S1.1965.PR02
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This project series documents renovations to the Loja Marlã in Matosinhos, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 18/60. The office assigned the date 1965 to this project. The renovations to the shop included modifications to the ceiling, floors, doors, windows and façade. Documenting this project are sketches, plans, elevations, details and project documentation.
1965
Loja Marlã [Marlã shop], Matosinhos, Portugal (1965)
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AP178.S1.1965.PR02
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This project series documents renovations to the Loja Marlã in Matosinhos, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 18/60. The office assigned the date 1965 to this project. The renovations to the shop included modifications to the ceiling, floors, doors, windows and façade. Documenting this project are sketches, plans, elevations, details and project documentation.
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1965
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AP140.S2.SS1.D49
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File documents an unexecuted project for a bank and office building for the Dresdner Bank in Marburg, Germany. Material in this file was produced between 1973 and 1977. File contains drawings documenting existing conditions, several design development sketches and drawings for the building and integrated public footpath, as well as presentation drawings produced for publication purposes. Files also contains photographic materials and textual records.
1973-1977
Dresdner Bank, Marburg, Germany
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AP140.S2.SS1.D49
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File documents an unexecuted project for a bank and office building for the Dresdner Bank in Marburg, Germany. Material in this file was produced between 1973 and 1977. File contains drawings documenting existing conditions, several design development sketches and drawings for the building and integrated public footpath, as well as presentation drawings produced for publication purposes. Files also contains photographic materials and textual records.
File 49
1973-1977