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AP180.S1.1989.PR01
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This project series documents the Piazza San Nazaro, a public square in Milan, Italy. This project was realized. Riva worked on this project from 1989-1993 in collaboration with Giacomo Borella, Paolo Froncillo, Giovanni Drugman, and Franscesca Riva. Umberto Riva also designed the outdoor furnishings of the piazza, including the street lights and the base of a statue. The project was commissioned by the Metropolitana Milanese and was shown in the exhibition "Umberto Riva, sistemazioni urbane" in 1993, at the Pinacoteca civica Franscesco Podesti in Ancona. The project series contains studies and design development drawings, including a site plan, elevations, sections, plans, and details for the street lamps, as well as a small description for the project.
1991-1993
Piazza San Nazaro, Milan, Italy (1989-1993)
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AP180.S1.1989.PR01
Description:
This project series documents the Piazza San Nazaro, a public square in Milan, Italy. This project was realized. Riva worked on this project from 1989-1993 in collaboration with Giacomo Borella, Paolo Froncillo, Giovanni Drugman, and Franscesca Riva. Umberto Riva also designed the outdoor furnishings of the piazza, including the street lights and the base of a statue. The project was commissioned by the Metropolitana Milanese and was shown in the exhibition "Umberto Riva, sistemazioni urbane" in 1993, at the Pinacoteca civica Franscesco Podesti in Ancona. The project series contains studies and design development drawings, including a site plan, elevations, sections, plans, and details for the street lamps, as well as a small description for the project.
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1991-1993
articles
Material Witness
The Lives of Documents, Photography as a Project, Stefano Graziani and Bas Princen, Susanne Kriemann, conversation, oral history, radioactive landscapes
11 March 2024
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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.
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1912-1983
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Eglinton West Subway Station
AP022.S1.1974.PR08
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File documents a subway station constructed with a 40,000 square-foot, concrete space-frame roof, Toronto, Ontario. File contains design development drawings, working drawings, reference drawings, photographs, and textual documents.
1974-1978
Eglinton West Subway Station
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AP022.S1.1974.PR08
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File documents a subway station constructed with a 40,000 square-foot, concrete space-frame roof, Toronto, Ontario. File contains design development drawings, working drawings, reference drawings, photographs, and textual documents.
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1974-1978
textual records
Health Care Planning - Other
ARCH253648
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quarterly Bulletin: Canadian Association of Medical Clinics, December 1967; The Progress of an Idea: The Story of the Winnipeg Clinic Research Institute by Ross Mitchell, M.D. January 15, 1966; Annual Report of the Manitoba Hospital Commission, 1966; Community Health Services by the Manitoba Department of Health, n.d.
1966-1967
Health Care Planning - Other
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ARCH253648
Description:
quarterly Bulletin: Canadian Association of Medical Clinics, December 1967; The Progress of an Idea: The Story of the Winnipeg Clinic Research Institute by Ross Mitchell, M.D. January 15, 1966; Annual Report of the Manitoba Hospital Commission, 1966; Community Health Services by the Manitoba Department of Health, n.d.
textual records
1966-1967
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Fonds
Ray Affleck fonds
AP088
Synopsis:
The Ray Affleck fonds, 1952-1989, documents Raymond Tait Affleck’s professional career as an associate at Affleck, Desbarats, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold, Michaud, Sise (1958-1970) and a principal at Arcop Associates (1970-1989). The fonds comprises of approximately 370 administrative files that were collected by Affleck’s personal secretaries from 1952 to 1989.
1952-1989
Ray Affleck fonds
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AP088
Synopsis:
The Ray Affleck fonds, 1952-1989, documents Raymond Tait Affleck’s professional career as an associate at Affleck, Desbarats, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold, Michaud, Sise (1958-1970) and a principal at Arcop Associates (1970-1989). The fonds comprises of approximately 370 administrative files that were collected by Affleck’s personal secretaries from 1952 to 1989.
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1952-1989
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Tower of Cards and 1 Joker
AP145.S2.D73
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File documents an executed project for a landmark in Groningen, Netherlands. The project by John Hejduk is part of a masterplan by Daniel Libeskind titled Stadsmarkering Groningen and commissioned by the city of Groningen to commemorate its 950th anniversary by placing ten artworks at the access roads to Groningen. In addition to Hejduk and Libeskind, who also contributed an artwork, participants included Kurt Walter Forster, Akira Asada and Shiro Takatani, Thom Puckey, Gunner Daan, Heiner Müller, William Forsythe, Leonhard Lapin and Enn Laansoo, and Paul Virilio. Hejduk's project comprises three components: the Tower of Cards, the Tower of Letters, and the Joker's Perch. Material in this file was produced in 1990. File contains a study model.
[1990]
Tower of Cards and 1 Joker
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AP145.S2.D73
Description:
File documents an executed project for a landmark in Groningen, Netherlands. The project by John Hejduk is part of a masterplan by Daniel Libeskind titled Stadsmarkering Groningen and commissioned by the city of Groningen to commemorate its 950th anniversary by placing ten artworks at the access roads to Groningen. In addition to Hejduk and Libeskind, who also contributed an artwork, participants included Kurt Walter Forster, Akira Asada and Shiro Takatani, Thom Puckey, Gunner Daan, Heiner Müller, William Forsythe, Leonhard Lapin and Enn Laansoo, and Paul Virilio. Hejduk's project comprises three components: the Tower of Cards, the Tower of Letters, and the Joker's Perch. Material in this file was produced in 1990. File contains a study model.
File 73
[1990]
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AP056.S1.1995.PR07
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This project series documents a proposed mixed-use development at the corner of Phoebe and Soho Streets in Toronto from 1995-1997. The office identified the project number as 9513. This project proposed a large development on approximately 75,000 square feet of land that would host condominiums, parking areas, common outdoor spaces, retail and other amenities. Several schemes were examined that varied in the number of buildings, their configuration on the site, and on specific amenities that would be provided. The project was commissioned by The Wittington Group, but was never built. The project is recorded through drawings, a presentation painting and some accompanying textual records dating from 1995-1997. The drawings are mostly original sketches and presentation drawings.
1995-1997
SOHO/Phoebe, Toronto (1995-1997)
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AP056.S1.1995.PR07
Description:
This project series documents a proposed mixed-use development at the corner of Phoebe and Soho Streets in Toronto from 1995-1997. The office identified the project number as 9513. This project proposed a large development on approximately 75,000 square feet of land that would host condominiums, parking areas, common outdoor spaces, retail and other amenities. Several schemes were examined that varied in the number of buildings, their configuration on the site, and on specific amenities that would be provided. The project was commissioned by The Wittington Group, but was never built. The project is recorded through drawings, a presentation painting and some accompanying textual records dating from 1995-1997. The drawings are mostly original sketches and presentation drawings.
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1995-1997
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AP018.S1.1970.PR08
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This project series documents a kitchen for the Canadian Pacific Hotel at the Toronto International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario from 1970-1971. The office identified the project number as 70052. During this time, John B. Parkin Associates, and later John C. Parkin's new firm Parkin Architects Planners, were commissioned by the government Department of Transport Air Services to complete more than a dozen projects at the Toronto International Airport, including terminals one and two. This project consisted of the design of a kitchen, known as the Flight Kitchen, for the CP Hotel, located at the airport. The project is recorded through reprographic copies of floor plans dating from 1970-1971.
1970-1971
CP Hotel Flight Kitchen, Toronto International Airport, Mississauga, Ontario (1970-1971)
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AP018.S1.1970.PR08
Description:
This project series documents a kitchen for the Canadian Pacific Hotel at the Toronto International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario from 1970-1971. The office identified the project number as 70052. During this time, John B. Parkin Associates, and later John C. Parkin's new firm Parkin Architects Planners, were commissioned by the government Department of Transport Air Services to complete more than a dozen projects at the Toronto International Airport, including terminals one and two. This project consisted of the design of a kitchen, known as the Flight Kitchen, for the CP Hotel, located at the airport. The project is recorded through reprographic copies of floor plans dating from 1970-1971.
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1970-1971
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AP018.S1.1974.PR01
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This project series documents a feasibility study for an office building in St. John's, Newfoundland from1974-1975. The office identified the project number as 7433. This project consisted of an investigation into the feasibility of an office building at the corners of Torbay Road and Highland Drive. This project was commissioned by Craig Dobbin of Omega Investments, and was to be a 400,000 square foot building with four storeys and parking for 272 cars. The project is recorded through drawings and textual records dating from 1974-1975. The drawings consist of plans, elevations, sections, details, and structural, mechanical and electrical drawings for building schemes, while the textual records consist of specifications, conference reports, and query sheets regarding building details.
1975
Office Building Feasibility Study, St. John's, Newfoundland (1974-1975)
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AP018.S1.1974.PR01
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This project series documents a feasibility study for an office building in St. John's, Newfoundland from1974-1975. The office identified the project number as 7433. This project consisted of an investigation into the feasibility of an office building at the corners of Torbay Road and Highland Drive. This project was commissioned by Craig Dobbin of Omega Investments, and was to be a 400,000 square foot building with four storeys and parking for 272 cars. The project is recorded through drawings and textual records dating from 1974-1975. The drawings consist of plans, elevations, sections, details, and structural, mechanical and electrical drawings for building schemes, while the textual records consist of specifications, conference reports, and query sheets regarding building details.
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1975