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AP018.S1.1983.PR02
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This project series documents the design and construction of the new National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario from 1983-1988. The office identified the project number as 8303. In 1977, Parkin Architects Planners won a limited architectural competition for their design of the new National Gallery of Canada. However, after cited lack of funds, and controversies over the chosen site as well as how the competition was run, the newly formed Canada Museums Construction Company sought another design and architect for the new National Gallery. The building site was also moved from its original location near the Canadian parliament buildings on Wellington Street to the corner of Sussex Drive and St Patrick Street. Eventually, Moshe Safdie, in joint venture with Parkin Architects Planners, were chosen as the architects for the project. Parkin was the minor partner in this joint venture and his firm's work seemed to focus more on construction than design. The dispute over this decision can be found in the textual records of project series AP018.S1.1976.PR23 in this fonds. This project was commissioned by Public Works Canada and the Canada Museum Construction Company, both federal government agencies. The project is recorded through drawings, photographs and textual records dating from 1976-1989. The drawings consist largely of structural and construction drawings for the project. Some drawings in this project series were prepared by Public Works Canada. The textual records for this project include specifications, financial records, change order documentation, correspondence, interoffice letters, documentation on the competition controversy and competition reports. The textual records also focus heavily on a dispute between Parkin/Safdie and the client regarding the architects' professional fees.
1976-1989
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario (1983)
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AP018.S1.1983.PR02
Description:
This project series documents the design and construction of the new National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario from 1983-1988. The office identified the project number as 8303. In 1977, Parkin Architects Planners won a limited architectural competition for their design of the new National Gallery of Canada. However, after cited lack of funds, and controversies over the chosen site as well as how the competition was run, the newly formed Canada Museums Construction Company sought another design and architect for the new National Gallery. The building site was also moved from its original location near the Canadian parliament buildings on Wellington Street to the corner of Sussex Drive and St Patrick Street. Eventually, Moshe Safdie, in joint venture with Parkin Architects Planners, were chosen as the architects for the project. Parkin was the minor partner in this joint venture and his firm's work seemed to focus more on construction than design. The dispute over this decision can be found in the textual records of project series AP018.S1.1976.PR23 in this fonds. This project was commissioned by Public Works Canada and the Canada Museum Construction Company, both federal government agencies. The project is recorded through drawings, photographs and textual records dating from 1976-1989. The drawings consist largely of structural and construction drawings for the project. Some drawings in this project series were prepared by Public Works Canada. The textual records for this project include specifications, financial records, change order documentation, correspondence, interoffice letters, documentation on the competition controversy and competition reports. The textual records also focus heavily on a dispute between Parkin/Safdie and the client regarding the architects' professional fees.
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1976-1989
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AP075.S1.2006.PR01
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Project series documents Cornelia Hahn Oberlander's landscape project for the restauration of the Evergreen Building, a ten-story office tower on West Pender Street, in Vancouver, British Columbia. The building was previously known as the Laxton Building. The project consisted in renovations work to the building, design by architect Arthur Erickson in the 1980. Oberlander herself worked with Erickson at the time. After helping to save the building from demolition in the early 2000s, Oberlander worked as a landscape consultant for Omicron Architecture Engineering Construction Co. in 2006-2007. She was consulted for the restoration of the landscaping at the street level and the replanting of the planted balconies she had created while working with Erickson. As the building facade consisted in a stepped facade with an alternance of zigzag floor plates and straight floor plates, Oberlander chose cascading plants for the zigzag floors and upright planting for the straight floors. "Since the plants were brought to the structure's edges, the geometries of the building were dramatically amplified." [1] The Evergreen Building received a heritage status in the mid-2000s. This project series contains only materials related to the 2006-2007 renovations project. The project series comprises sketches, design development drawings, including site plans, plantings plans and landscape elevations, and buildings plans used as reference. The project series is also documented through corrsepondence, including correspondence with architects and contractors, specifications, plant lists, digital files of a presentation on the existing site condition, financial material, and research material for the project. Source: [1] Herrington, Susan. Cornelia Hahn Oberlander: Making the Modern Landscape, University of Virginia Press, 2014, 304 pages, p. 139.
2006-2007
Evergreen Building restoration, Vancouver, British Columbia (2006)
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AP075.S1.2006.PR01
Description:
Project series documents Cornelia Hahn Oberlander's landscape project for the restauration of the Evergreen Building, a ten-story office tower on West Pender Street, in Vancouver, British Columbia. The building was previously known as the Laxton Building. The project consisted in renovations work to the building, design by architect Arthur Erickson in the 1980. Oberlander herself worked with Erickson at the time. After helping to save the building from demolition in the early 2000s, Oberlander worked as a landscape consultant for Omicron Architecture Engineering Construction Co. in 2006-2007. She was consulted for the restoration of the landscaping at the street level and the replanting of the planted balconies she had created while working with Erickson. As the building facade consisted in a stepped facade with an alternance of zigzag floor plates and straight floor plates, Oberlander chose cascading plants for the zigzag floors and upright planting for the straight floors. "Since the plants were brought to the structure's edges, the geometries of the building were dramatically amplified." [1] The Evergreen Building received a heritage status in the mid-2000s. This project series contains only materials related to the 2006-2007 renovations project. The project series comprises sketches, design development drawings, including site plans, plantings plans and landscape elevations, and buildings plans used as reference. The project series is also documented through corrsepondence, including correspondence with architects and contractors, specifications, plant lists, digital files of a presentation on the existing site condition, financial material, and research material for the project. Source: [1] Herrington, Susan. Cornelia Hahn Oberlander: Making the Modern Landscape, University of Virginia Press, 2014, 304 pages, p. 139.
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2006-2007
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AP075.S1.2008.PR02
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Project series documents Cornelia Hahn Oberlander's project for the Inuvik School, later known as East Three School, in Inuvik, Northwest Territories. The project consisted in the landscape design and a playground design for the new school replacing the Sir Alexander MacKenzie elementary school and the Samuel Herne Secondary School. Oberlander worked on this project from 2008 to 2012 with architects Pin/Taylor. During her design process, Oberlander consulted the teachers, parents, staff and students on ways to express their culture in the landscape design. She also had to adapt her design to the extreme climate of the region. Oberlander located the play court at the angle of the two buildings of the elementary school and the secondary school, to shelter it from the wind, and allowing small children to play outside. The plant selection was made by "harvesting local site and surrounding area for plant material" [1] and was also inspired by traditional cuisine. The project was completed in 2012. The project series also includes some documents related to a project possibly unrealized of the Jim Koe Park also in Inuvik, near the school. The project series contains design development drawings and working drawings, such as planting plans, irrigation plans, grading plans, landscape sections, and site plans. The drawings also includes sets of building plans used as reference. The project is also documented through correspondence, including with architects, suppliers, and consultants, specifications, scope of work, schematic design and design reports from architectural firm, minutes of meetings, and research material. Source: [1] Herrington, Susan. Cornelia Hahn Oberlander: Making the Modern Landscape, University of Virginia Press, 2014, 304 pages, p. 197.
1999-2014
Inuvik School, Inuvik, Northwest Territories (2008)
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AP075.S1.2008.PR02
Description:
Project series documents Cornelia Hahn Oberlander's project for the Inuvik School, later known as East Three School, in Inuvik, Northwest Territories. The project consisted in the landscape design and a playground design for the new school replacing the Sir Alexander MacKenzie elementary school and the Samuel Herne Secondary School. Oberlander worked on this project from 2008 to 2012 with architects Pin/Taylor. During her design process, Oberlander consulted the teachers, parents, staff and students on ways to express their culture in the landscape design. She also had to adapt her design to the extreme climate of the region. Oberlander located the play court at the angle of the two buildings of the elementary school and the secondary school, to shelter it from the wind, and allowing small children to play outside. The plant selection was made by "harvesting local site and surrounding area for plant material" [1] and was also inspired by traditional cuisine. The project was completed in 2012. The project series also includes some documents related to a project possibly unrealized of the Jim Koe Park also in Inuvik, near the school. The project series contains design development drawings and working drawings, such as planting plans, irrigation plans, grading plans, landscape sections, and site plans. The drawings also includes sets of building plans used as reference. The project is also documented through correspondence, including with architects, suppliers, and consultants, specifications, scope of work, schematic design and design reports from architectural firm, minutes of meetings, and research material. Source: [1] Herrington, Susan. Cornelia Hahn Oberlander: Making the Modern Landscape, University of Virginia Press, 2014, 304 pages, p. 197.
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1999-2014
DR1987:0567
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- This graphite drawing of the contour lines and topographical features of the property held by the Filiorum Corporation on the Palos Verdes estates shows the future site for Wayfarers' Chapel. The graphite drawing is partitioned with a square grid, which was possibly drawn by a member of Lloyd Wright's office, because it is in the same media as the inscription "JESTER CHAPEL", one of the early names used by the architect for the project.
architecture, topographic
May 1937
Wayfarers' Chapel, Palos Verdes, California: Contour map of Filiorum Corporation property, including chapel site
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DR1987:0567
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- This graphite drawing of the contour lines and topographical features of the property held by the Filiorum Corporation on the Palos Verdes estates shows the future site for Wayfarers' Chapel. The graphite drawing is partitioned with a square grid, which was possibly drawn by a member of Lloyd Wright's office, because it is in the same media as the inscription "JESTER CHAPEL", one of the early names used by the architect for the project.
architecture, topographic
textual records
DR2001:0022
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13 projects are included in the box. Alteka : documents include correspondences, fax transmittals. Atocha : documents include correspondences, fax transmittals, conceptual description, schedule strategy. Banyoles : documents include correspondences, telephone conversations, reference documentation. University of Cincinnaty DAAP : documents include correspondences, notes, budget. Emory: documents include notes, drawings, and documentation. The Hague: documents include correspondences, telephone conversations, and memo. Frankfurt: documents include correspondences, fax transmittals, documentation. Koizumi: documents include correspondences, pamphlet, invitation, professional cards, fax transmittals. Those documents are in English and Japanese. Nunotani: documents include correspondences, drawings, fax transmittals. Granary Island Seminary Gdansk'89: documents include site photographs, documentation, site plans, slides, correspondences. Administration files: documents include correspondences, fax transmittals, accounts receivable. Wexner: documents include photographs, meeting minutes, correspondences, and telephone conversation records. Knoll International: documents include leather samples, telephone conversation records, meeting minutes, correspondences.
Correspondence and other administrative records for various projects
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DR2001:0022
Description:
13 projects are included in the box. Alteka : documents include correspondences, fax transmittals. Atocha : documents include correspondences, fax transmittals, conceptual description, schedule strategy. Banyoles : documents include correspondences, telephone conversations, reference documentation. University of Cincinnaty DAAP : documents include correspondences, notes, budget. Emory: documents include notes, drawings, and documentation. The Hague: documents include correspondences, telephone conversations, and memo. Frankfurt: documents include correspondences, fax transmittals, documentation. Koizumi: documents include correspondences, pamphlet, invitation, professional cards, fax transmittals. Those documents are in English and Japanese. Nunotani: documents include correspondences, drawings, fax transmittals. Granary Island Seminary Gdansk'89: documents include site photographs, documentation, site plans, slides, correspondences. Administration files: documents include correspondences, fax transmittals, accounts receivable. Wexner: documents include photographs, meeting minutes, correspondences, and telephone conversation records. Knoll International: documents include leather samples, telephone conversation records, meeting minutes, correspondences.
textual records
textual records
ARCH255658
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3 files - requirements and criteria for a command, control, and communications facility from Hoppmann Corporation; unidentified negatives of a group of buildings, file containing photocopy showing sections of a residence by the Toronto office, photograph of trees/site; conference report labelled 'precedent - Seagram Museum'; list of drawings; photocopies of a floor plan showing wall indications and roof; computer printout of notes to drawings
Requirements and criteria for a command, control, and communications facility from Hoppmann Corporation
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ARCH255658
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3 files - requirements and criteria for a command, control, and communications facility from Hoppmann Corporation; unidentified negatives of a group of buildings, file containing photocopy showing sections of a residence by the Toronto office, photograph of trees/site; conference report labelled 'precedent - Seagram Museum'; list of drawings; photocopies of a floor plan showing wall indications and roof; computer printout of notes to drawings
textual records
textual records
ARCH256787
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2 files - correspondence, transmittals, pages from reports (Winnipeg Parking Authority, Central Business District Parking, Parking Demand Study) showing selected sites; Planning report from 1969, draft of planning report, Transportaion Study vol. 3 Projections and Recommendations, Feasibility Study for Pedestrian Concourse by Smith, Carter and Searle, Parking Authority Annual Report, Climate Controlled Central Business Core proposal by Waisman, Ross, Blankstein, etc. architects.
1969-1971
Correspondence, transmittals, pages from reports
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ARCH256787
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2 files - correspondence, transmittals, pages from reports (Winnipeg Parking Authority, Central Business District Parking, Parking Demand Study) showing selected sites; Planning report from 1969, draft of planning report, Transportaion Study vol. 3 Projections and Recommendations, Feasibility Study for Pedestrian Concourse by Smith, Carter and Searle, Parking Authority Annual Report, Climate Controlled Central Business Core proposal by Waisman, Ross, Blankstein, etc. architects.
textual records
1969-1971
drawings, textual records
ARCH257015
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Park Survey, landscape survey, highway design standards and site map, Baghdad Trunk project, Riverwalk concept proposal, soft report on Abu Nuwas in Arabic, Cornic Road details and plans by International consulting Engineers, photographs of models (Khulafa Street Development Project by The Architects Cooperative), Iraq water supply plan views, Bab Al Sheik L. Development drawings, general plans, office building elevations by Arup Associates
1981
Park Survey, landscape survey, highway design standards and site map
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ARCH257015
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Park Survey, landscape survey, highway design standards and site map, Baghdad Trunk project, Riverwalk concept proposal, soft report on Abu Nuwas in Arabic, Cornic Road details and plans by International consulting Engineers, photographs of models (Khulafa Street Development Project by The Architects Cooperative), Iraq water supply plan views, Bab Al Sheik L. Development drawings, general plans, office building elevations by Arup Associates
drawings, textual records
1981
photographs
ARCH274615
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Project slides for the renovation and redesign of Criswell Hotel San Francisco, a former Metropolitan Life Insurance Company office building into a 350 room hotel at 600 Stockton Street, San Francisco, California. Arthur Erickson Architects, Los Angeles, in association with Whisler-Patri Architects, San Francisco were commisioned for the project. Group includes: model, site photographs, schematic design, renderings and details.
n.d.
Project documentation slides for various projects
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ARCH274615
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Project slides for the renovation and redesign of Criswell Hotel San Francisco, a former Metropolitan Life Insurance Company office building into a 350 room hotel at 600 Stockton Street, San Francisco, California. Arthur Erickson Architects, Los Angeles, in association with Whisler-Patri Architects, San Francisco were commisioned for the project. Group includes: model, site photographs, schematic design, renderings and details.
photographs
n.d.
textual records
DR2012:0012:111:009
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Assorted reference materials in French, including reports and proposals related to the following Montreal municipal projects: - Société d'habitation et de dévéloppement de Montréal, site Hotel-de-Ville, la Gauchetiere, étude de faisabilité; - Énoncé d'orientations sur l'aménagement de l'arrondissement centre; - Étude pre-faisabilité environmentale du projet Champs-de-Mars; - Centre-ville est: opération 20 000 logements. Items originally housed in a box labelled: VILLE DE MONTREAL / SHDU Faubourg St-Laurent 1990 (Box #2)
1985-1989
Reference materials related to urban development in Montréal
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DR2012:0012:111:009
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Assorted reference materials in French, including reports and proposals related to the following Montreal municipal projects: - Société d'habitation et de dévéloppement de Montréal, site Hotel-de-Ville, la Gauchetiere, étude de faisabilité; - Énoncé d'orientations sur l'aménagement de l'arrondissement centre; - Étude pre-faisabilité environmentale du projet Champs-de-Mars; - Centre-ville est: opération 20 000 logements. Items originally housed in a box labelled: VILLE DE MONTREAL / SHDU Faubourg St-Laurent 1990 (Box #2)
textual records
1985-1989