Sub-series
Textual records
AP114.S1.SS4.D1
Description:
Sub-series consists of material related to the preparation of the manuscript for the 2003 book Gene Summers : Art / Architecture by Werner Blaser. It includes correspondence, publication preparation documents such as page layouts, and a copy of the finished book.
2002 - 2003
Textual records
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AP114.S1.SS4.D1
Description:
Sub-series consists of material related to the preparation of the manuscript for the 2003 book Gene Summers : Art / Architecture by Werner Blaser. It includes correspondence, publication preparation documents such as page layouts, and a copy of the finished book.
File 1
2002 - 2003
drawings
ARCH258163
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Government House, Ottawa - cover sheet and site plan, floor plans, elevations, grounds plan (Parks Canada Engineering and Architecture, Heritage Recording Service)
1986
Government House, Ottawa - cover sheet and site plan
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ARCH258163
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Government House, Ottawa - cover sheet and site plan, floor plans, elevations, grounds plan (Parks Canada Engineering and Architecture, Heritage Recording Service)
drawings
1986
Sub-series
Articles - Edited Texts
AP116.S3.SS2.D3
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File documents the editing process of texts for Writing in Architecture (issue 0 of ANY magazine). Material in file was produced between 1992 and 1993. File contains various versions of articles, transcripts, and correspondence and some illustrative material.
1992-1993
Articles - Edited Texts
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AP116.S3.SS2.D3
Description:
File documents the editing process of texts for Writing in Architecture (issue 0 of ANY magazine). Material in file was produced between 1992 and 1993. File contains various versions of articles, transcripts, and correspondence and some illustrative material.
File 3
1992-1993
textual records
Papers and Presentations
ARCH186989
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paper concerning John Bland's role in architectural heritage (1991), correspondence, notes of meeting, McGill publications - Guide to John Archibald Archive, McGill Schools of Architecture and Urban Planning
1991
Papers and Presentations
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ARCH186989
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paper concerning John Bland's role in architectural heritage (1991), correspondence, notes of meeting, McGill publications - Guide to John Archibald Archive, McGill Schools of Architecture and Urban Planning
textual records
1991
photographs
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4 File
Photographs dating from 1950
ARCH273132
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Includes photographs of Gordon Webber, Arthur's early mentor and professor at McGill School of Architecture. Also includes 2 photographs of Arthur Erickson.
1950
Photographs dating from 1950
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ARCH273132
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Includes photographs of Gordon Webber, Arthur's early mentor and professor at McGill School of Architecture. Also includes 2 photographs of Arthur Erickson.
photographs
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4 File
1950
Series
Max Taut
AP162.S9
Description:
Series documents the contribution of architect Max Taut to the correspondence circle of Die gläserne Kette, with Max Taut writing under the pseudonym Kein Name. Born in 1884 in Königsberg, Germany, Max Taut trained in carpentry and building before working in an architectural firm in Karlsruhe, Germany. In 1911, he worked independently, and later shared a practice with his brother Bruno Taut and Franz Hoffman (who joined them after 1914). His first architectural projects consisted primarily of schools. After his military service from 1914 to 1918, Max Taut joined the Arbeisrat für Kunst and the Novembersgruppe. After the First World War, he undertook several architectural projects, both private and public commissions such as housing and office buildings (mainly in Berlin), and also worked on projects for exhibitions. Unable to pratice during the Nazi Regime and the Second World War, Max Taut return to his architectural practice after the war and taught as a professor of architecture at the Hochschule für bildende Kunst in Berlin from 1945 to 1954. He undertook mainly housing development projects during this period. He died in Berlin in 1967. (Source: Ian Boyd Whyte, Bruno Taut and the Architecture of Activism. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1982) The series comprises part of the correspondence of Max Taut to the Die gläserne Kette circle and related drawings. The series also includes photographic materials of some of his architectural projects.
circa 1919 -1920
Max Taut
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AP162.S9
Description:
Series documents the contribution of architect Max Taut to the correspondence circle of Die gläserne Kette, with Max Taut writing under the pseudonym Kein Name. Born in 1884 in Königsberg, Germany, Max Taut trained in carpentry and building before working in an architectural firm in Karlsruhe, Germany. In 1911, he worked independently, and later shared a practice with his brother Bruno Taut and Franz Hoffman (who joined them after 1914). His first architectural projects consisted primarily of schools. After his military service from 1914 to 1918, Max Taut joined the Arbeisrat für Kunst and the Novembersgruppe. After the First World War, he undertook several architectural projects, both private and public commissions such as housing and office buildings (mainly in Berlin), and also worked on projects for exhibitions. Unable to pratice during the Nazi Regime and the Second World War, Max Taut return to his architectural practice after the war and taught as a professor of architecture at the Hochschule für bildende Kunst in Berlin from 1945 to 1954. He undertook mainly housing development projects during this period. He died in Berlin in 1967. (Source: Ian Boyd Whyte, Bruno Taut and the Architecture of Activism. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1982) The series comprises part of the correspondence of Max Taut to the Die gläserne Kette circle and related drawings. The series also includes photographic materials of some of his architectural projects.
series
circa 1919 -1920
Sub-series
Monograph
AP114.S1.SS4
Description:
Sub-series documents the preparation of Gene Summers : Art / Architecture, a monograph by Werner Blaser, which was published by Birkhäuser in 2003. It includes layouts and proofs of the manuscript as well as images and drawings prepared for inclusion in the book.
2002 - 2003
Monograph
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AP114.S1.SS4
Description:
Sub-series documents the preparation of Gene Summers : Art / Architecture, a monograph by Werner Blaser, which was published by Birkhäuser in 2003. It includes layouts and proofs of the manuscript as well as images and drawings prepared for inclusion in the book.
Sub-series 4
2002 - 2003
textual records
AP206.S2.003
Description:
File was originally housed in a binder along with content arranged in AP206.S2.002, AP206.S2.004 and AP206.S2.005. This file includes the following papers: “Education of an Architect bearing in mind the Economic, Cultural, and Technical needs of the Country,” 1970 "Architecture as a Career," 1970 "Introduction to the Exhibition of Theatre Architecture," speech delivered in 1961 “Presidential Address on the Occasion of the Inauguration of the Exhibition of International Modern Architecture Organised by the DPAA,” speech “On behalf of the Modern Architects Club," speech “Coordination of Works in Chandigarh” “The City Beautiful,” 1958
1949-1974
Published and unpublished papers (folder 2 of 4)
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AP206.S2.003
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File was originally housed in a binder along with content arranged in AP206.S2.002, AP206.S2.004 and AP206.S2.005. This file includes the following papers: “Education of an Architect bearing in mind the Economic, Cultural, and Technical needs of the Country,” 1970 "Architecture as a Career," 1970 "Introduction to the Exhibition of Theatre Architecture," speech delivered in 1961 “Presidential Address on the Occasion of the Inauguration of the Exhibition of International Modern Architecture Organised by the DPAA,” speech “On behalf of the Modern Architects Club," speech “Coordination of Works in Chandigarh” “The City Beautiful,” 1958
textual records
1949-1974
Sub-series
AP207.S3.SS05
Description:
The sub-series documents the publication "Sottsass e Sottsass: itinerary di architecture", written by Pettena and published by Testo & Immagine in Torino, in 2001. The publication consists of a guided itinerarie of Ettore Sottsass and Ettore Sottsass Junior's work in Italy. The sub-series contains research material on Sottsass and Sottsass's architectural projects, draft texts, proofs for the publication and proofs for the graphic design development of the book.
2001
Publication "Sottsass e Sottsass" (2001)
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AP207.S3.SS05
Description:
The sub-series documents the publication "Sottsass e Sottsass: itinerary di architecture", written by Pettena and published by Testo & Immagine in Torino, in 2001. The publication consists of a guided itinerarie of Ettore Sottsass and Ettore Sottsass Junior's work in Italy. The sub-series contains research material on Sottsass and Sottsass's architectural projects, draft texts, proofs for the publication and proofs for the graphic design development of the book.
Subseries
2001
archives
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Fonds
Victor Prus fonds
AP163
Synopsis:
The Victor Prus fonds documents the professional practice of architect Victor Prus from student and professional work in England to architectural projects in Canada. The majority of the documents in the fonds consist of drawings and textual records relating to over 90 projects, such as Centre Rockland (1960), the Expo 67 Stadium (1967), the Grand Théâtre de Québec (1971) and the Palais des Congrès de Montréal (1983).
1945-1992
Victor Prus fonds
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AP163
Synopsis:
The Victor Prus fonds documents the professional practice of architect Victor Prus from student and professional work in England to architectural projects in Canada. The majority of the documents in the fonds consist of drawings and textual records relating to over 90 projects, such as Centre Rockland (1960), the Expo 67 Stadium (1967), the Grand Théâtre de Québec (1971) and the Palais des Congrès de Montréal (1983).
archives
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Fonds
1945-1992