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Building a Forest
Forces of Friction
Baie Comeau North, Québec
PH2009:0005:086
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A note by photographer is inscribed on verso of photograph: "This view same angle to #50434 which was made three years later. 1956 QC: Baie Comeau North (Community being built for workers at Canadian British Aluminium plant which is seen in background). Series 1/1 14" x 17" matted to 20" x 24". George Hunter
architecture
1956
Baie Comeau North, Québec
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PH2009:0005:086
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A note by photographer is inscribed on verso of photograph: "This view same angle to #50434 which was made three years later. 1956 QC: Baie Comeau North (Community being built for workers at Canadian British Aluminium plant which is seen in background). Series 1/1 14" x 17" matted to 20" x 24". George Hunter
architecture
textual records
AP140.S2.SS4.D7.P3
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lecture notes by James Stirling including on a document, issued 9 November 1961 from Yale University, Department of Architecture, titled "Master's Class and 4th Year Design - Problem III: Pierson-Saga Science Community at Yale", and undated lecture notes on housing solutions in English cities, written on California hotel stationary
Lecture notes by James Stirling including on a document
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AP140.S2.SS4.D7.P3
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lecture notes by James Stirling including on a document, issued 9 November 1961 from Yale University, Department of Architecture, titled "Master's Class and 4th Year Design - Problem III: Pierson-Saga Science Community at Yale", and undated lecture notes on housing solutions in English cities, written on California hotel stationary
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textual records, journals and magazines
Published papers
AP206.S2.060
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This file includes the following publications: "Architecture, Community Planning and the Urban Systems," from the January-March 1982 issue of Nagarlokand presented at seminar "Industry and environment," published in 1984 edition of The Environmental Society of Chandigarh souvenir magazine "All about Waste Disposal," published in 1983 edition of The Environmental Society of Chandigarh souvenir magazine
1982-1984
Published papers
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AP206.S2.060
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This file includes the following publications: "Architecture, Community Planning and the Urban Systems," from the January-March 1982 issue of Nagarlokand presented at seminar "Industry and environment," published in 1984 edition of The Environmental Society of Chandigarh souvenir magazine "All about Waste Disposal," published in 1983 edition of The Environmental Society of Chandigarh souvenir magazine
textual records, journals and magazines
1982-1984
ARCH273834
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The Massey Foundation Awards, on the recommendation of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada: Residence of Gordon Smith (1955), House in West Vancouver (n.d.), Simon Fraser University (1963), Man in the Community and Man & His Health, Expo '67, Canadian Pavilion Expo '70, MacMillan Bloedel Building (1965), Canadian Pavilion International Trade Fair, Tokyo,
Massey Foundation Awards awarded to Erickson
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ARCH273834
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The Massey Foundation Awards, on the recommendation of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada: Residence of Gordon Smith (1955), House in West Vancouver (n.d.), Simon Fraser University (1963), Man in the Community and Man & His Health, Expo '67, Canadian Pavilion Expo '70, MacMillan Bloedel Building (1965), Canadian Pavilion International Trade Fair, Tokyo,
textual records
ARCH254133
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correspondence, call for proposal, draft copies of proposal, proposal: Proposal for Comprehensive Community Survey for Metropolitan Saint John, New Brunswick by Saint John Metropolitan Consultants [Foundation of Canada Engineering Corporation Limited, van Ginkel Associates, and Traffic Research Corporation Limited], submitted on January 31, 1964 to Town Planning Commission, City of Saint John, N.B.
1963-1965
St. John, N.B. Study of Metropolitan
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ARCH254133
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correspondence, call for proposal, draft copies of proposal, proposal: Proposal for Comprehensive Community Survey for Metropolitan Saint John, New Brunswick by Saint John Metropolitan Consultants [Foundation of Canada Engineering Corporation Limited, van Ginkel Associates, and Traffic Research Corporation Limited], submitted on January 31, 1964 to Town Planning Commission, City of Saint John, N.B.
textual records
1963-1965
DR1987:0543:001-005
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- This design for the cloister, cloister garden, community hall and utility rooms for Wayfarers' Chapel, Palos Verdes, California, shows the campanile and vestry as-built. It includes two proposals for the parish house. The first proposal is for a triangular-plan parish house. The second proposal, which is detailed on the flaps, is for a two-phase project consisting of a much smaller hall to be built immediately, with later additions for utility rooms and a kitchen.
architecture
printed after 30 August 1954
Wayfarers' Chapel, Palos Verdes, California: Plan, elevations, and sections for cloister and parish house, including flaps showing an alternate design
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DR1987:0543:001-005
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- This design for the cloister, cloister garden, community hall and utility rooms for Wayfarers' Chapel, Palos Verdes, California, shows the campanile and vestry as-built. It includes two proposals for the parish house. The first proposal is for a triangular-plan parish house. The second proposal, which is detailed on the flaps, is for a two-phase project consisting of a much smaller hall to be built immediately, with later additions for utility rooms and a kitchen.
architecture
Seemingly common activities such as walking, playing, recycling, and gardening are pushed beyond their usual definition by the international architects, artists, and collectives featured in the exhibition. Their actions push against accepted norms of behaviour in cities, at times even challenging legal limitations. The individuals and groups employ a range of approaches(...)
Main galleries
26 November 2008 to 19 April 2009
Actions: What You Can Do With the City
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Seemingly common activities such as walking, playing, recycling, and gardening are pushed beyond their usual definition by the international architects, artists, and collectives featured in the exhibition. Their actions push against accepted norms of behaviour in cities, at times even challenging legal limitations. The individuals and groups employ a range of approaches(...)
Main galleries
As part of the CCA’s ongoing exploration of key issues in contemporary architecture with a specific focus on urban, social, and environmental concerns, Some Ideas on Living in London and Tokyo by Stephen Taylor and Ryue Nishizawa features recent architectural projects that propose new solutions to the challenges of building homes in dense urban environments. London and(...)
Main galleries
14 May 2008 to 26 October 2008
Some Ideas on Living in London and Tokyo by Stephen Taylor and Ryue Nishizawa
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As part of the CCA’s ongoing exploration of key issues in contemporary architecture with a specific focus on urban, social, and environmental concerns, Some Ideas on Living in London and Tokyo by Stephen Taylor and Ryue Nishizawa features recent architectural projects that propose new solutions to the challenges of building homes in dense urban environments. London and(...)
Main galleries
textual records
ARCH277009
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Documents relating to the University Boulevard Architectural Competition, University of British Columbia, including the competition information kit, Conditions of Competition and Design Guidelines, Findings and Feedback from the Public Space Workshop, Neighbourhood Plan and the Comprehensive Community Plan; Museum of Anthropology Functional Program (2003) by Lundhol Associates Architects and Schematic Design Submission by Stantec Architecture and Arthur Erickson (2004).
2000-2005
Design competition information kits, and submission for various project proposals
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ARCH277009
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Documents relating to the University Boulevard Architectural Competition, University of British Columbia, including the competition information kit, Conditions of Competition and Design Guidelines, Findings and Feedback from the Public Space Workshop, Neighbourhood Plan and the Comprehensive Community Plan; Museum of Anthropology Functional Program (2003) by Lundhol Associates Architects and Schematic Design Submission by Stantec Architecture and Arthur Erickson (2004).
textual records
2000-2005