Photographers Clara Gutsche and David Miller offer their vision of the industrial landscape and architecture surrounding the urban historical site of Lachine Canal in Montréal. The Canal, which is over one hundred years old, suffered a long period of neglect after having played a key role in the development of Canadian industry. Fifteen years after the waterway closed,(...)
Octagonal gallery
15 July 1992 to 22 November 1992
An Industrial Landscape Observed: The Lachine Canal
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Photographers Clara Gutsche and David Miller offer their vision of the industrial landscape and architecture surrounding the urban historical site of Lachine Canal in Montréal. The Canal, which is over one hundred years old, suffered a long period of neglect after having played a key role in the development of Canadian industry. Fifteen years after the waterway closed,(...)
Octagonal gallery
Learning from… Toronto
Ian Chodikoff, architect, urban designer, and editor of Canadian Architect magazine, presents his research on the contemporary suburb and how the influences of ethnic diversity and multiculturalism affect architecture and urban design within the suburban landscape across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Today’s suburbs are more ethnically diverse, globally connected and(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre
4 March 2010 , 7pm
Learning from… Toronto
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Ian Chodikoff, architect, urban designer, and editor of Canadian Architect magazine, presents his research on the contemporary suburb and how the influences of ethnic diversity and multiculturalism affect architecture and urban design within the suburban landscape across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Today’s suburbs are more ethnically diverse, globally connected and(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre
ARCH256141
1967
ARCH255007
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Publicity Files containing photographs and written data on projects - Simon Fraser University; MacMillan Bloedel Building; Blocks 51, 61, 71 (Robson Square); Canadian Government Pavilion, Osaka; Institute for the Future; University of Lethbridge; West Seattle Freeway; Hilborn House; Imperial Oil project, Don Mills; Canadian Architect Yearbook competition; Canadian Education Showplace competition; Man in the Community Pavilion; Paris competition (Centre du Plateau Beaubourg); Sikh Temple, photocopies of negatives
Publicity Files containing photographs and written data on projects
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ARCH255007
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Publicity Files containing photographs and written data on projects - Simon Fraser University; MacMillan Bloedel Building; Blocks 51, 61, 71 (Robson Square); Canadian Government Pavilion, Osaka; Institute for the Future; University of Lethbridge; West Seattle Freeway; Hilborn House; Imperial Oil project, Don Mills; Canadian Architect Yearbook competition; Canadian Education Showplace competition; Man in the Community Pavilion; Paris competition (Centre du Plateau Beaubourg); Sikh Temple, photocopies of negatives
drawings
ARCH258478
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Arthur Erickson sketches of various projects, photographs and polaroids of Canadian Chancery model, business card
Arthur Erickson sketches of various projects, photographs and polaroids
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ARCH258478
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Arthur Erickson sketches of various projects, photographs and polaroids of Canadian Chancery model, business card
drawings
drawings
ARCH262146
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Includes the following projects: Man in the Community Pavilion, Expo '67, and Canadian Pavilion, Expo '70.
circa 1953-2002
Drawings for various projects to be reduced for unknown publication
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ARCH262146
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Includes the following projects: Man in the Community Pavilion, Expo '67, and Canadian Pavilion, Expo '70.
drawings
circa 1953-2002
drawings
AP018.S1.1974.PR17.012
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These drawings originally date from 1925, 1927 and 1945 and were prepared by the Canadian National Railways.
circa 1974
Drawings of the original building, Minaki Lodge, Renovations, Minaki, Ontario
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AP018.S1.1974.PR17.012
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These drawings originally date from 1925, 1927 and 1945 and were prepared by the Canadian National Railways.
drawings
circa 1974
archives
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Melvin Charney fonds
AP041
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The Melvin Charney fonds documents Charney's career from the 1950s to the 2012 over 70 architectural and artistics projects, records related to exhibitions he designed, exhibition in which his projects were presented, his teaching activities, and his writings. The fonds contains a considerable amount of textual records, architectural drawings, photographic materials, some models, and a small number of artefacts related to his projects.
1947-2012
Melvin Charney fonds
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AP041
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The Melvin Charney fonds documents Charney's career from the 1950s to the 2012 over 70 architectural and artistics projects, records related to exhibitions he designed, exhibition in which his projects were presented, his teaching activities, and his writings. The fonds contains a considerable amount of textual records, architectural drawings, photographic materials, some models, and a small number of artefacts related to his projects.
archives
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Fonds
1947-2012
archives
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Fonds
Ross & Macdonald fonds
AP013
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The Ross & Macdonald fonds is comprised of documents concerning the work of six successive architectural firms: Ross & MacFarlane (1905-1912), Ross & Macdonald (1913-1944), Ross & Ross (1944-1946), Ross, Patterson, Townsend & Heughan (1946-1950), Ross, Patterson, Townsend & Fish (1950-1958), and Ross, Fish, Duschenes & Barrett (1958-1976). The greatest concentration of work was produced in Montreal where each of the firms maintained their head office, but there were also a large number of works executed in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The fonds contains 27 884 drawings (24 294 originals plus 3 590 reproductions), 236 photographs, and 18.6 metres of textual documents.
1902-1982
Ross & Macdonald fonds
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Synopsis:
The Ross & Macdonald fonds is comprised of documents concerning the work of six successive architectural firms: Ross & MacFarlane (1905-1912), Ross & Macdonald (1913-1944), Ross & Ross (1944-1946), Ross, Patterson, Townsend & Heughan (1946-1950), Ross, Patterson, Townsend & Fish (1950-1958), and Ross, Fish, Duschenes & Barrett (1958-1976). The greatest concentration of work was produced in Montreal where each of the firms maintained their head office, but there were also a large number of works executed in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The fonds contains 27 884 drawings (24 294 originals plus 3 590 reproductions), 236 photographs, and 18.6 metres of textual documents.
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1902-1982
textual records
Man In the Community
ARCH255530
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Man In the Community - promotional booklet on the pavilion with information and photographs published by the Canadian Corporation for the 1967 World Exhibition
1967
Man In the Community
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Man In the Community - promotional booklet on the pavilion with information and photographs published by the Canadian Corporation for the 1967 World Exhibition
textual records
1967