Chèques Postaux - 1930
PH1986:0900.09
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Album PH1986:0900.09 comprises 119 photographs of a post-office located on the Rue d'Alleray, Rue des Favorites and Rue Bourseul, Paris, France, designed by Michel Roux-Spitz. The building featured in the album is identified on one of the photographs as "Poste télégraphe - Téléphone - Bureau central du XVe arrondissement". Photographs show exterior and interior views of the post-office including the inner court, roof, several views of a scale model of the building, the post-office counter, set of shelves (the stacks), hallways, staircase, kitchen, cafeteria, boiler room, utility room and views of the post office's surroundings.
architecture, interior design
1930
Chèques Postaux - 1930
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PH1986:0900.09
Description:
Album PH1986:0900.09 comprises 119 photographs of a post-office located on the Rue d'Alleray, Rue des Favorites and Rue Bourseul, Paris, France, designed by Michel Roux-Spitz. The building featured in the album is identified on one of the photographs as "Poste télégraphe - Téléphone - Bureau central du XVe arrondissement". Photographs show exterior and interior views of the post-office including the inner court, roof, several views of a scale model of the building, the post-office counter, set of shelves (the stacks), hallways, staircase, kitchen, cafeteria, boiler room, utility room and views of the post office's surroundings.
1930
architecture, interior design
drawings, textual records, photographs
DR1995:0245:021-041
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office memoranda, time sheet, notes, specifications, contract document, correspondence, playbill for production of 'Hair', photographs showing views of tent interiors and exteriors, drawings, and questionnaire
Office memoranda, time sheet, notes, specifications
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DR1995:0245:021-041
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office memoranda, time sheet, notes, specifications, contract document, correspondence, playbill for production of 'Hair', photographs showing views of tent interiors and exteriors, drawings, and questionnaire
drawings, textual records, photographs
archives
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Collection
Eva Hollo Vecsei collection
CD041
Synopsis:
The Eva Hollo Vecsei collection documents the career of Hungarian-Canadian architect Eva Hollo Vecsei with a few materials from her husband’s, Andrei Vecsei, work. Records in this collection, ranging from 1959 to 2019, document key elements of several of Vecsei’s projects, including built and unbuilt designs.
1959-2019
Eva Hollo Vecsei collection
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CD041
Synopsis:
The Eva Hollo Vecsei collection documents the career of Hungarian-Canadian architect Eva Hollo Vecsei with a few materials from her husband’s, Andrei Vecsei, work. Records in this collection, ranging from 1959 to 2019, document key elements of several of Vecsei’s projects, including built and unbuilt designs.
archives
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1959-2019
archives
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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.
archives
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Fonds
1912-1983
archives
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Fonds
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
Synopsis:
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.
archives
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1962-2002
ARCH252161
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Lecture with an unknown title possibly delivered by Manfredo Tafuri. Tape is inscribed as "Side A: Tafuri 4-12-76 Side B: Interiors 4-12-76"
1976-04-12
Audio recording of lectures, possibly delivered by Manfredo Tafuri
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ARCH252161
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Lecture with an unknown title possibly delivered by Manfredo Tafuri. Tape is inscribed as "Side A: Tafuri 4-12-76 Side B: Interiors 4-12-76"
1976-04-12
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AP056.S1.1986.PR02
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This project series documents an addition and renovations to Woodsworth College at the University of Toronto from 1986-1991. The office identified the project number as 18603. Before this work, the existing property consisted of four Victorian houses: the main College building at 119 St. George Street that had a large drill hall connected to the back, a house next to the drill hall, the Centre for Industrial Relations located at 121 St. Georges Street, and the Media Centre located at 123 St. Georges Street. This project consisted of interior renovations to the houses and the addition of an L-shaped building at the back of the property that connected to the drill hall and turned at the corner of the property towards the Media Centre house. This created a central courtyard in the centre of the property, between all the buildings. The new building was two storeys with an arcade toward the courtyard, a red brick facade and sheet metal roofing. This housed audio-visual rooms, editing rooms, offices and a workroom in the basement, classrooms and meeting rooms on the ground floor, and faculty offices, lounges and administrative areas on the second floor. A new entry tower and hall were constructed for the main College building. This building consisted of mechanical and electrical rooms in the basement, student spaces and administrative offices on the ground floor, and administrative offices and meeting rooms on the second and third floors. Barton Myers Associates worked as the consulting architects on this project. The project is recorded through drawings and photographic materials dating from 1986-1991. The drawings include sketches, drawings for the project model, sections, floor and site plans, elevations, details, axonometric drawings, perspectives, and structural drawings. There are a large number of detail drawings for furnishings and architectural elements. The photographic materials consist of aerial views and photographs of the finished project.
1986-1991
Woodsworth College, University of Toronto (1986-1991)
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AP056.S1.1986.PR02
Description:
This project series documents an addition and renovations to Woodsworth College at the University of Toronto from 1986-1991. The office identified the project number as 18603. Before this work, the existing property consisted of four Victorian houses: the main College building at 119 St. George Street that had a large drill hall connected to the back, a house next to the drill hall, the Centre for Industrial Relations located at 121 St. Georges Street, and the Media Centre located at 123 St. Georges Street. This project consisted of interior renovations to the houses and the addition of an L-shaped building at the back of the property that connected to the drill hall and turned at the corner of the property towards the Media Centre house. This created a central courtyard in the centre of the property, between all the buildings. The new building was two storeys with an arcade toward the courtyard, a red brick facade and sheet metal roofing. This housed audio-visual rooms, editing rooms, offices and a workroom in the basement, classrooms and meeting rooms on the ground floor, and faculty offices, lounges and administrative areas on the second floor. A new entry tower and hall were constructed for the main College building. This building consisted of mechanical and electrical rooms in the basement, student spaces and administrative offices on the ground floor, and administrative offices and meeting rooms on the second and third floors. Barton Myers Associates worked as the consulting architects on this project. The project is recorded through drawings and photographic materials dating from 1986-1991. The drawings include sketches, drawings for the project model, sections, floor and site plans, elevations, details, axonometric drawings, perspectives, and structural drawings. There are a large number of detail drawings for furnishings and architectural elements. The photographic materials consist of aerial views and photographs of the finished project.
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1986-1991
Project
AP066.S5.D2
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Le dossier documente une exposition qui s'est tenue au R.C. Harris Water Filtration Plant, Toronto, en Ontario, en 1988, du 22 juin au 30 septembre 1988. L'exposition collective comptait 18 artistes et des architectes et était organisé par le "Visual Arts Ontario". Le dossier contient des dessins, des documents textuels, des documents photographiques et des maquettes. Description de l'exposition: "… individuals were invited to participate in what was billed as 'a prestigious showcase of art, architecture and design which will transform the roof-tops, grounds, and magnificent interiors of the R.C. Harris Water Filtration Plant into a unique museum of contemporary art.' Eighteen artists were invited to participate including John Baldessari, Jonathan Borogsky, Ludger Gerdes, Rebecca Horn, Komar and Melamid, Nancy Sperio, François Girard, Bruce Kuwabara, John Scott, Joanne Tod, Andreas Gehr, Morphosis, Aldo Rossi, Jacques Rousseau, Stacey Spiegel, Team Zoo and Krzyztof Wodiczko." Jennifer Fisher and Beth Seaton,"Waterworks: Visual Arts Ontario", Parachute, nº 52, novembre 1988, p. 59-60. Description du projet: "Parts of the site, …, have provided forms for casting concrete lawn chairs-like shapes - petrified recordings of the topography - fabricated of lake water, beach sand and pebbles, rods and wires." Ibidem
22 juin-30 septembre 1988
Installation "Waterworks", Toronto - "Horizons"
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AP066.S5.D2
Description:
Le dossier documente une exposition qui s'est tenue au R.C. Harris Water Filtration Plant, Toronto, en Ontario, en 1988, du 22 juin au 30 septembre 1988. L'exposition collective comptait 18 artistes et des architectes et était organisé par le "Visual Arts Ontario". Le dossier contient des dessins, des documents textuels, des documents photographiques et des maquettes. Description de l'exposition: "… individuals were invited to participate in what was billed as 'a prestigious showcase of art, architecture and design which will transform the roof-tops, grounds, and magnificent interiors of the R.C. Harris Water Filtration Plant into a unique museum of contemporary art.' Eighteen artists were invited to participate including John Baldessari, Jonathan Borogsky, Ludger Gerdes, Rebecca Horn, Komar and Melamid, Nancy Sperio, François Girard, Bruce Kuwabara, John Scott, Joanne Tod, Andreas Gehr, Morphosis, Aldo Rossi, Jacques Rousseau, Stacey Spiegel, Team Zoo and Krzyztof Wodiczko." Jennifer Fisher and Beth Seaton,"Waterworks: Visual Arts Ontario", Parachute, nº 52, novembre 1988, p. 59-60. Description du projet: "Parts of the site, …, have provided forms for casting concrete lawn chairs-like shapes - petrified recordings of the topography - fabricated of lake water, beach sand and pebbles, rods and wires." Ibidem
Dossier 2
22 juin-30 septembre 1988
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Objectile records
AP169.S1
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Series 1, Objectile, 1993 - 2011, relates to the firm’s activities, from the production of decorative panels to the management of daily business. This series includes born-digital material and chiefly dates from 2004-2008. “Objectile” is a term first proposed by philosopher Gilles Deleuze in his book The Fold, published in 1988. It was used to name the research conducted by Bernard Cache and his associate Patrick Beaucé around the development of industrial means to produce “non-standard” objects. In his book Earth Moves (Terre Meuble), Bernard Cache describes non-standard objects as repeatable variations on a theme, such as a family of curves declining the same mathematical model. The randomness of their patterns recalls earth’s forms and curves, the way geography generates nature’s topography. Cache also wanted these folds and curves to express a relationship between the exterior (geography) and the interior (furniture) of architecture. From these ideas, the firm Objectile was founded created to industrially produce and market those non-standard objects mostly taking the form of decorative panels. Those panels and other furniture were among the first objects to be computationally designed with computer-aided design software (CAD) and then industrially built through computer numerical control (CNC). The patterns were designed through unique algorithms that could endlessly be modified and personalized. Materials in this series reflect the work of Objectile. This includes design and execution records for the different wooden panels and other furniture, which are primarily in still image and CAD formats (TopSolid, AutoCAD). There is also a significant body of material for the Objectile website (in HTML and XML formats). The series additionally includes textual documentation reflecting the administration of the firm, including accounting and legal documentation, as well as correspondence. These materials are in typical office formats and include email.
1993-2011
Objectile records
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AP169.S1
Description:
Series 1, Objectile, 1993 - 2011, relates to the firm’s activities, from the production of decorative panels to the management of daily business. This series includes born-digital material and chiefly dates from 2004-2008. “Objectile” is a term first proposed by philosopher Gilles Deleuze in his book The Fold, published in 1988. It was used to name the research conducted by Bernard Cache and his associate Patrick Beaucé around the development of industrial means to produce “non-standard” objects. In his book Earth Moves (Terre Meuble), Bernard Cache describes non-standard objects as repeatable variations on a theme, such as a family of curves declining the same mathematical model. The randomness of their patterns recalls earth’s forms and curves, the way geography generates nature’s topography. Cache also wanted these folds and curves to express a relationship between the exterior (geography) and the interior (furniture) of architecture. From these ideas, the firm Objectile was founded created to industrially produce and market those non-standard objects mostly taking the form of decorative panels. Those panels and other furniture were among the first objects to be computationally designed with computer-aided design software (CAD) and then industrially built through computer numerical control (CNC). The patterns were designed through unique algorithms that could endlessly be modified and personalized. Materials in this series reflect the work of Objectile. This includes design and execution records for the different wooden panels and other furniture, which are primarily in still image and CAD formats (TopSolid, AutoCAD). There is also a significant body of material for the Objectile website (in HTML and XML formats). The series additionally includes textual documentation reflecting the administration of the firm, including accounting and legal documentation, as well as correspondence. These materials are in typical office formats and include email.
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1993-2011
Design for a triumphal arch
DR1990:0046
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Triumphal arch flanked by two pairs of fluted Doric columns that have capitals ornamented with grotesques. The arch leads to a coffered barrel vault and grotesques covering both sides of the interior walls. The entablature is also Doric, with metopes featuring bovine skulls and alternating circular ornaments. In the attic story is a quadrilateral cartouche with a Latin inscription that reads “MVLTA RENAS CENTVR QVE NVNCCECIDERE.” On either side of the cartouche are arabesques with anthropomorphic feet and vases/urns that are also decorated with grotesque ornamentation. Above is a series of three scalloped niches. The central niche uses a highly ornamental Corinthian order below a triangular pediment.
architecture
early 1530s
Design for a triumphal arch
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DR1990:0046
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Triumphal arch flanked by two pairs of fluted Doric columns that have capitals ornamented with grotesques. The arch leads to a coffered barrel vault and grotesques covering both sides of the interior walls. The entablature is also Doric, with metopes featuring bovine skulls and alternating circular ornaments. In the attic story is a quadrilateral cartouche with a Latin inscription that reads “MVLTA RENAS CENTVR QVE NVNCCECIDERE.” On either side of the cartouche are arabesques with anthropomorphic feet and vases/urns that are also decorated with grotesque ornamentation. Above is a series of three scalloped niches. The central niche uses a highly ornamental Corinthian order below a triangular pediment.
architecture