drawings
AP018.S1.1969.PR02.021
11 February 1970
drawings
11 February 1970
Project
AP018.S1.1973.PR06
Description:
This project series documents a proposal for an athletic, cultural and industrial campus in Mississauga, Ontario, between Dixie Road, Aerowood Drive and the Highway 401. This project was known as Mississauga Sports Complex at the beginning of the project from 1973-1974, but later became the Gordie Howe Sports Centre in 1975. The office identified the project number as 7306. The project consisted of a group of buildings including a tennis court, an arena, and a interior jogging track. The project is recorded through drawings and textual records dating from 1973-1976. The majority of the drawings are originals that show site plans, floor plans, elevations, sections, and structural drawings. Textual records include correspondence with clients and consultants as well as conference reports.
1973-1976
Gordie Howe Sports Centre, Mississauga, Ontario (1973-1976)
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AP018.S1.1973.PR06
Description:
This project series documents a proposal for an athletic, cultural and industrial campus in Mississauga, Ontario, between Dixie Road, Aerowood Drive and the Highway 401. This project was known as Mississauga Sports Complex at the beginning of the project from 1973-1974, but later became the Gordie Howe Sports Centre in 1975. The office identified the project number as 7306. The project consisted of a group of buildings including a tennis court, an arena, and a interior jogging track. The project is recorded through drawings and textual records dating from 1973-1976. The majority of the drawings are originals that show site plans, floor plans, elevations, sections, and structural drawings. Textual records include correspondence with clients and consultants as well as conference reports.
Project
1973-1976
textual records
AP075.S1.1984.PR02.007
Description:
Original folder entitled "ONTARIO PAVILION / HERB / PLANTER".
circa 1984
Plant selection for the Ontario Pavilion, Expo '86, Vancouver, British Columbia
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AP075.S1.1984.PR02.007
Description:
Original folder entitled "ONTARIO PAVILION / HERB / PLANTER".
textual records
circa 1984
Project
AP018.S1.1971.PR11
Description:
This project series documents the design and purchase of equipment and furnishings for the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto in 1971. The office identified the project number as 7118. Beginning in 1969, Parkin’s firm was hired as the head architects for the AGO’s massive expansion program that would span more than a decade. This is one project relating to the expansion of the art gallery. It consisted of the furnishings and equipment for the newly expanded gallery, which included benches, lecture hall seating, carpets, desks, and fabrics. It should be noted that while AGO project contracts were originally given to John B. Parkin Associates, John C. Parkin continued the project under his new firm, Parkin Architects Planners, after parting ways with partner John B. Parkin in 1971. The project is recorded through drawings and textual records dating from around 1971-1979. The textual records show the planning and purchase of furnishings through correspondence, financial records, meeting minutes, and specifications. The drawings show the proposed layouts and design of the gallery furnishings.
circa 1971-1979
Art Gallery of Ontario, Furnishings and Equipment, Toronto (1971)
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AP018.S1.1971.PR11
Description:
This project series documents the design and purchase of equipment and furnishings for the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto in 1971. The office identified the project number as 7118. Beginning in 1969, Parkin’s firm was hired as the head architects for the AGO’s massive expansion program that would span more than a decade. This is one project relating to the expansion of the art gallery. It consisted of the furnishings and equipment for the newly expanded gallery, which included benches, lecture hall seating, carpets, desks, and fabrics. It should be noted that while AGO project contracts were originally given to John B. Parkin Associates, John C. Parkin continued the project under his new firm, Parkin Architects Planners, after parting ways with partner John B. Parkin in 1971. The project is recorded through drawings and textual records dating from around 1971-1979. The textual records show the planning and purchase of furnishings through correspondence, financial records, meeting minutes, and specifications. The drawings show the proposed layouts and design of the gallery furnishings.
Project
circa 1971-1979
Project
AP018.S1.1965.PR03
Description:
This project series documents the IBM headquarters building in North York, Ontario from 1965-1967. The office identified the project number as 6511. This project consisted of a U-shaped building located at the top of a ravine at 1150 Eglington Avenue East, on the same property as the IBM plant. The building was brick clad with bronze-tinted windows to reduce heat and glare from the sun. Planning also began for an extension of the headquarters at this time. The headquarters was a mixed-level building with four-storeys at its tallest. The building was included on Toronto's heritage registry in 2006, but a proposal to redevelop the site was submitted for consideration in 2018. The project is recorded through reprographic copies of drawings dating from 1968, which consist of a set of as built plans, sections, elevations, details and layouts. Also included in the project series is a mounted presentation photograph of the finished building exterior.
circa 1967 - 1968
IBM Headquarters Building, North York, Ontario (1965-1967)
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AP018.S1.1965.PR03
Description:
This project series documents the IBM headquarters building in North York, Ontario from 1965-1967. The office identified the project number as 6511. This project consisted of a U-shaped building located at the top of a ravine at 1150 Eglington Avenue East, on the same property as the IBM plant. The building was brick clad with bronze-tinted windows to reduce heat and glare from the sun. Planning also began for an extension of the headquarters at this time. The headquarters was a mixed-level building with four-storeys at its tallest. The building was included on Toronto's heritage registry in 2006, but a proposal to redevelop the site was submitted for consideration in 2018. The project is recorded through reprographic copies of drawings dating from 1968, which consist of a set of as built plans, sections, elevations, details and layouts. Also included in the project series is a mounted presentation photograph of the finished building exterior.
Project
circa 1967 - 1968
Project
AP056.S1.1994.PR06
Description:
This project series documents a prototype bank branch for Canada Trust in Bowmanville, Ontario from 1994-1995. The office identified the project number as 9413. This project consisted of the design of several types of bank branches including free-standing buildings, drive-thru branches and the electronic branches of the future. The goal was to create brand recognition through consistent design features and to adapt to the accessibility needs of the bank's clientele. The primary site was at the corner of Liberty and King Streets in Bowmanville, but the architects examined how the initial concept could be altered for different local environments. Graphics, furniture, banking accessories, and ABM façades were also designed. The project is recorded through a model, drawings and some accompanying notes dating from 1994-1995. The drawings include site surveys, sketches, presentation drawings, plans, elevations, sections, perspectives and details. Some drawings for furnishings and signage are also included.
1994-1995
Canada Trust Prototype Branch, Bowmanville, Ontario (1994-1995)
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AP056.S1.1994.PR06
Description:
This project series documents a prototype bank branch for Canada Trust in Bowmanville, Ontario from 1994-1995. The office identified the project number as 9413. This project consisted of the design of several types of bank branches including free-standing buildings, drive-thru branches and the electronic branches of the future. The goal was to create brand recognition through consistent design features and to adapt to the accessibility needs of the bank's clientele. The primary site was at the corner of Liberty and King Streets in Bowmanville, but the architects examined how the initial concept could be altered for different local environments. Graphics, furniture, banking accessories, and ABM façades were also designed. The project is recorded through a model, drawings and some accompanying notes dating from 1994-1995. The drawings include site surveys, sketches, presentation drawings, plans, elevations, sections, perspectives and details. Some drawings for furnishings and signage are also included.
Project
1994-1995
textual records
AP075.S1.1984.PR02.008
Description:
Original folder entitled "ONTARIO PAVILION / EXPO '86 / COST ESTIMATES".
circa 1984
Cost estimates for the Ontario Pavilion, Expo '86, Vancouver, British Columbia
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AP075.S1.1984.PR02.008
Description:
Original folder entitled "ONTARIO PAVILION / EXPO '86 / COST ESTIMATES".
textual records
circa 1984
textual records
AP075.S1.1984.PR02.003
Description:
Original folder entitled "ONTARIO PAVILION / EXPO 86 / CONCEPT NOTES".
circa 1984
Concept notes, Ontario Pavilion, Expo '86, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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AP075.S1.1984.PR02.003
Description:
Original folder entitled "ONTARIO PAVILION / EXPO 86 / CONCEPT NOTES".
textual records
circa 1984
drawings
AP075.S1.1984.PR02.002
Description:
Original folder entitled "ONTARIO PAVILION / EXPO 86 / DESIGN DRAWINGS.
1983-1985
Design development drawings, Ontario Pavilion, Expo '86, Vancouver, British Columbia
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AP075.S1.1984.PR02.002
Description:
Original folder entitled "ONTARIO PAVILION / EXPO 86 / DESIGN DRAWINGS.
drawings
1983-1985
Project
AP041.S1.1969.D2
Description:
The project series documents Melvin Charney's work for the design competition for the Royal Canadian Air Force Memorial (RCAF) at the National Air Force Museum of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario. The project was identified by Charney as the MEMO Series. The competition called for the design of a building of “appropriate character” which would commemorate “the birth and growth of Canadian aviation”. The competition program was very specific, requesting a building on a predefined site, with rooms designed for specific activities. MEMO was formally submitted by Charney and consisted of 91 pages of plans, designs, photographs and instructions on 335-5136 metric graph paper. Instead of constituting a true design for a building, MEMO consists of pages of memorandums intended for the organizers of the competition. The memos describe different ideas of how to conceptualize “the birth and growth of Canadian aviation”, as a critical response to what Charney saw as a “narrowness” in the competition’s vision. Charney referred to the idea of erecting a “singular building in an isolated part of the country” and considering it a memorial as being a “restrictive if not repressive act”. Source: Montréal : Musée d’art contemporain. (1979) Melvin Charney: Oeuvres 1970-1979. (p. 14-17)
1969-1970
Royal Canadian Air Force Memorial Competition, Ottawa, Ontario
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AP041.S1.1969.D2
Description:
The project series documents Melvin Charney's work for the design competition for the Royal Canadian Air Force Memorial (RCAF) at the National Air Force Museum of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario. The project was identified by Charney as the MEMO Series. The competition called for the design of a building of “appropriate character” which would commemorate “the birth and growth of Canadian aviation”. The competition program was very specific, requesting a building on a predefined site, with rooms designed for specific activities. MEMO was formally submitted by Charney and consisted of 91 pages of plans, designs, photographs and instructions on 335-5136 metric graph paper. Instead of constituting a true design for a building, MEMO consists of pages of memorandums intended for the organizers of the competition. The memos describe different ideas of how to conceptualize “the birth and growth of Canadian aviation”, as a critical response to what Charney saw as a “narrowness” in the competition’s vision. Charney referred to the idea of erecting a “singular building in an isolated part of the country” and considering it a memorial as being a “restrictive if not repressive act”. Source: Montréal : Musée d’art contemporain. (1979) Melvin Charney: Oeuvres 1970-1979. (p. 14-17)
Project
1969-1970