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Making Groundwork
Forces of Friction
6 October 2025
Forces of Friction
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Victor Depocas fonds
AP028
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Victor Depocas fonds is composed of documents and graphic materials produced between 1921 and 1986, predominantly between 1956 and 1984. It records Depocas activities as a member of the Province of Québec Association of Architects (A.A.P.Q.), the Ordre d’Architects du Québec (O.A.P.), and the Commission des monuments historiques du Québec; his activities as a Professor of architectural composition at l’École de Beaux-arts de Montréal (1953-1957); and his work as a professional architect along with general office files of the short-life firms David & Depocas and Deshaies & Depocas (1946-1950). The fonds documents mainly the architectural projects from the Commission that include restorations, renovations and modifications of residential, educational, ecclesiastical, and commercial buildings across Québec. Represented in drawings, textual records and photographs.
1921-1986
Victor Depocas fonds
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AP028
Synopsis:
Victor Depocas fonds is composed of documents and graphic materials produced between 1921 and 1986, predominantly between 1956 and 1984. It records Depocas activities as a member of the Province of Québec Association of Architects (A.A.P.Q.), the Ordre d’Architects du Québec (O.A.P.), and the Commission des monuments historiques du Québec; his activities as a Professor of architectural composition at l’École de Beaux-arts de Montréal (1953-1957); and his work as a professional architect along with general office files of the short-life firms David & Depocas and Deshaies & Depocas (1946-1950). The fonds documents mainly the architectural projects from the Commission that include restorations, renovations and modifications of residential, educational, ecclesiastical, and commercial buildings across Québec. Represented in drawings, textual records and photographs.
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1921-1986
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How can architecture respond to a specific urban context? How can the various typologies and cultural needs of diverse inhabitants influence design? How to capture the character of a city through its buildings? Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza’s social housing projects Bonjour Tristesse and Punt en Komma, designed for immigrant communities in Berlin and The Hague(...)
29 November 2015, 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Inter / Faces
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How can architecture respond to a specific urban context? How can the various typologies and cultural needs of diverse inhabitants influence design? How to capture the character of a city through its buildings? Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza’s social housing projects Bonjour Tristesse and Punt en Komma, designed for immigrant communities in Berlin and The Hague(...)
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Richard Henriquez fonds
AP059
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The Richard Henriquez fonds, 1962-2002, documents the professional career of architect and urban designer Richard G. Henriquez. More specifically, the fonds documents Henriquez’s architectural training at the University of Manitoba, his early career as an architect in Jamaica, and his career as a principal at the architectural firm Henriquez Partners Architects. The fonds contains approximately 8935 drawings (including reprographic copies), 106 panels, 100 photographs, 31 l.m textual records, 5 offset printing plates and 1 model.
1962-2002
Richard Henriquez fonds
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AP059
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The Richard Henriquez fonds, 1962-2002, documents the professional career of architect and urban designer Richard G. Henriquez. More specifically, the fonds documents Henriquez’s architectural training at the University of Manitoba, his early career as an architect in Jamaica, and his career as a principal at the architectural firm Henriquez Partners Architects. The fonds contains approximately 8935 drawings (including reprographic copies), 106 panels, 100 photographs, 31 l.m textual records, 5 offset printing plates and 1 model.
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1962-2002
textual records
DR2012:0012:102:017
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File containing documents in English, including drafts, clippings, photocopies, and a complete copy of the July 1965 issue of The Canadian Architect (vol. 10, no. 7) in which Melvin Charney's article, "Place Victoria", appears. Original folder inscribed in graphite: Jul 1965 / Place Victoria / Canadian Architect
1965
Drafts, clippings, photocopies, and a complete copy of The Canadian Architect with article "Place Victoria"
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DR2012:0012:102:017
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File containing documents in English, including drafts, clippings, photocopies, and a complete copy of the July 1965 issue of The Canadian Architect (vol. 10, no. 7) in which Melvin Charney's article, "Place Victoria", appears. Original folder inscribed in graphite: Jul 1965 / Place Victoria / Canadian Architect
textual records
1965
textual records
ARCH257199
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newspapers and magazines featuring articles on various projects - Hosptals 1977, Construction Sightlines 1979, Canadian Architect Yearbook 1978, Western Living 1971, Time 1967, Canadian Interiors 1970, SFU Review, UBC Reports Jan. 1973, Journal of Commerce 1978, Wood World 1972, Erickson/Massey and Their Works, Canadian Architect 1957.
Newspapers and magazines featuring articles on various projects
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ARCH257199
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newspapers and magazines featuring articles on various projects - Hosptals 1977, Construction Sightlines 1979, Canadian Architect Yearbook 1978, Western Living 1971, Time 1967, Canadian Interiors 1970, SFU Review, UBC Reports Jan. 1973, Journal of Commerce 1978, Wood World 1972, Erickson/Massey and Their Works, Canadian Architect 1957.
textual records
drawings
ARCH260556
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design development and reference drawings - site elevations, massing studies, schematic plans, site plans, Dal Graver sub-station plans and details, B.C. Electric Company Ltd. Head Office plans and elevations (Sharp & Thomson, Berwick, Pratt, architects), Vancouver International Centre plans and elevations (R. William Wilding, architect)
1975
Design development and reference drawings - site elevations
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ARCH260556
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design development and reference drawings - site elevations, massing studies, schematic plans, site plans, Dal Graver sub-station plans and details, B.C. Electric Company Ltd. Head Office plans and elevations (Sharp & Thomson, Berwick, Pratt, architects), Vancouver International Centre plans and elevations (R. William Wilding, architect)
drawings
1975
textual records
ARCH255690
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31 files - requests for additional fees, Specifications (Canadian Government Specification Board), revisions to costs and budgets, budget reports, client/architect correspondence, correspondence with Marani Rounthwaite & Dick Architects, interview reports, interior estimates, change notices (architectural, electrical, furniture), acoustical consultants correspondence, garden court and garden link.
1973-1976
Requests for additional fees, specifications, revisions to costs and budgets, budget reports
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ARCH255690
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31 files - requests for additional fees, Specifications (Canadian Government Specification Board), revisions to costs and budgets, budget reports, client/architect correspondence, correspondence with Marani Rounthwaite & Dick Architects, interview reports, interior estimates, change notices (architectural, electrical, furniture), acoustical consultants correspondence, garden court and garden link.
textual records
1973-1976
textual records
ARCH159007
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Contient notamment : 3 épreuves argentiques à la gélatine de la maquette ; 2 brochures publicitaires de l'hôtel Château Champlain ; 1 certificat d'excellence, catégorie Prix Ro-na/Ordre des architectes du Québec 1987, accompagnée d'une lettre de la Chambre de Commerce de Montréal, 27 avril 1987 ; 1 certificat de membre de l'Association des architectes en pratique privée du Québec, 1985 ; et plusieurs coupures de presse.
Épreuves argentiques à la gélatine, brochures publicitaires,certificat d'excellence et coupures de presse.
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ARCH159007
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Contient notamment : 3 épreuves argentiques à la gélatine de la maquette ; 2 brochures publicitaires de l'hôtel Château Champlain ; 1 certificat d'excellence, catégorie Prix Ro-na/Ordre des architectes du Québec 1987, accompagnée d'une lettre de la Chambre de Commerce de Montréal, 27 avril 1987 ; 1 certificat de membre de l'Association des architectes en pratique privée du Québec, 1985 ; et plusieurs coupures de presse.
textual records
textual records
AP197.S2.039
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The box includes essays, articles, publications and draft texts by others that relate to architecture and various architects. Architects and subjects explored in this box include: Kengo Kuma; Johannes Duiker; Frank Lloyd Wright; the modern movement in architecture; on mountains; Habitat 67; Hannah Arendt; and more.
1966-2010
Unsorted essays, articles, publications and draft texts by others about architecture, various architects and related subjects
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AP197.S2.039
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The box includes essays, articles, publications and draft texts by others that relate to architecture and various architects. Architects and subjects explored in this box include: Kengo Kuma; Johannes Duiker; Frank Lloyd Wright; the modern movement in architecture; on mountains; Habitat 67; Hannah Arendt; and more.
textual records
1966-2010