Series
Architectural projects
AP056.S1
Description:
The Architectural Projects series, 1984-2003, records 125 architectural projects from Canada, the United States, Germany and Switzerland. These projects include university buildings and campuses, public spaces, civic buildings, offices, interior and industrial design, residences, museums, theatres and concert halls, a winery, and retail stores. The projects include built work, proposals and competition entries. Projects were identified and separated based on distinct project numbers assigned by the creating office, along with the project dates and titles when further clarification was necessary. The project numbering scheme used by the office was not consistent, but most of the numbers are four digits and begin with last two digits of the project start year. These projects are recorded primarily through drawings, but some photographs, paintings, textual records, periodicals, and models are also included in this series. The majority of drawings for each project are originals and a large part of reprographic copies have annotations. The drawings for each project typically consist of surveys, sketches, plans, sections, elevations, axonometric drawings, details, perspectives, and drawings issued for construction. Some of the drawings are mounted for presentation purposes. A large number of furnishing drawings are also included for interior design projects. Photographs in this series show finished work completed by the firm, the project models, and reproductions of drawings and paintings. The paintings in this series are mostly watercolours used for presentation. The textual records are very sparse in this series and consist of rough notes used to supplement drawings. The periodicals are magazines that highlight the completed projects. The amount of materials for each project vary greatly, with built projects having the most complete records and project proposals having the least.
1984-2003
Architectural projects
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AP056.S1
Description:
The Architectural Projects series, 1984-2003, records 125 architectural projects from Canada, the United States, Germany and Switzerland. These projects include university buildings and campuses, public spaces, civic buildings, offices, interior and industrial design, residences, museums, theatres and concert halls, a winery, and retail stores. The projects include built work, proposals and competition entries. Projects were identified and separated based on distinct project numbers assigned by the creating office, along with the project dates and titles when further clarification was necessary. The project numbering scheme used by the office was not consistent, but most of the numbers are four digits and begin with last two digits of the project start year. These projects are recorded primarily through drawings, but some photographs, paintings, textual records, periodicals, and models are also included in this series. The majority of drawings for each project are originals and a large part of reprographic copies have annotations. The drawings for each project typically consist of surveys, sketches, plans, sections, elevations, axonometric drawings, details, perspectives, and drawings issued for construction. Some of the drawings are mounted for presentation purposes. A large number of furnishing drawings are also included for interior design projects. Photographs in this series show finished work completed by the firm, the project models, and reproductions of drawings and paintings. The paintings in this series are mostly watercolours used for presentation. The textual records are very sparse in this series and consist of rough notes used to supplement drawings. The periodicals are magazines that highlight the completed projects. The amount of materials for each project vary greatly, with built projects having the most complete records and project proposals having the least.
Series
1984-2003
Project
AP018.S1.1973.PR03
Description:
This project series documents the design and construction of the Eaton’s store building at Dundas Square in Toronto from 1973-1977. The office identified the project number as 7303. This project, commissioned by The T. Eaton Co. Limited, consisted of a one million square foot department store with thirteen floors, ten above ground and three below. The building boasted nine floor of retail space, seamlessly connected through elevators and escalators. The remaining floors hosted office and storage spaces. Located at the corner of Yonge and Dundas streets, the Eaton’s store was connected to the Eaton Centre mall to its south. The mall, designed and built simultaneously with the Eaton’s store, was designed by the architecture firm Craig Zeidler Strong. For the Eaton’s store project, Parkin Architects Planners created a joint venture with architect C. Blakeway Millar, referred to as Parkin Millar in the documentation. Parkin Millar was the associate architects on this project, with the Eaton’s company architect, E.L. Hankinson, working as the primary architect. Each of the firms mentioned worked closely together to develop a cohesive design for the Eaton’s store and Eaton’s Centre mall, which is evident in the materials. The project is recorded through drawings, textual records, a book and presentation boards dating from 1973-1977. There are a large number of original drawings and sketches for the project. Most of the reprographic copies are arranged within the textual materials. There are presentation boards of the Vancouver Eaton's store in this project series that were likely used as reference by the architects. The textual records consist of correspondence, meeting minutes, site reports, change orders, consultancy records, inter-office letters, and specifications. Also in this project series is a special edition of the Eaton News, a monograph with in depth descriptions of the project.
1973-1977
Eaton's Store Building, Dundas Square, Toronto (1973-1977)
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AP018.S1.1973.PR03
Description:
This project series documents the design and construction of the Eaton’s store building at Dundas Square in Toronto from 1973-1977. The office identified the project number as 7303. This project, commissioned by The T. Eaton Co. Limited, consisted of a one million square foot department store with thirteen floors, ten above ground and three below. The building boasted nine floor of retail space, seamlessly connected through elevators and escalators. The remaining floors hosted office and storage spaces. Located at the corner of Yonge and Dundas streets, the Eaton’s store was connected to the Eaton Centre mall to its south. The mall, designed and built simultaneously with the Eaton’s store, was designed by the architecture firm Craig Zeidler Strong. For the Eaton’s store project, Parkin Architects Planners created a joint venture with architect C. Blakeway Millar, referred to as Parkin Millar in the documentation. Parkin Millar was the associate architects on this project, with the Eaton’s company architect, E.L. Hankinson, working as the primary architect. Each of the firms mentioned worked closely together to develop a cohesive design for the Eaton’s store and Eaton’s Centre mall, which is evident in the materials. The project is recorded through drawings, textual records, a book and presentation boards dating from 1973-1977. There are a large number of original drawings and sketches for the project. Most of the reprographic copies are arranged within the textual materials. There are presentation boards of the Vancouver Eaton's store in this project series that were likely used as reference by the architects. The textual records consist of correspondence, meeting minutes, site reports, change orders, consultancy records, inter-office letters, and specifications. Also in this project series is a special edition of the Eaton News, a monograph with in depth descriptions of the project.
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1973-1977
Project
AP178.S1.1998.PR07
Description:
This project series documents the C. Cultural e Audit. para a Fundação Ibere Camargo in Porto Alegre, Brazil. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 102/90. The office assigned the date 1998 to this project. At the end of the nineties, an architectural competition was held for the construction of a new building for the Iberê Camargo Foundation. The foundation holds the archives and work of the Brazilian painter Ibere Carmargo, as well as hosts temporary exhibitions and seminars. The project site is located near the Guaíba River, between a cliff and the Avenida Padre Cacique. Collaborators on the project were Barbara Rangel, Pedro Polonia, Michele Gigante, Francesca Montalto, Atsushi Ueno, Rita Amaral, José Luiz Cana, and Camargo Correa. The three-stories building is 88,000 square feet and includes nine galleries, storage spaces, offices, a bookstore, an auditorium, and a video library. Each of the galleries is independent but linked via a system of ramps. One of the unique qualities of the building are the ramps that come out of its concrete façade. Due to the limited space, the parking was built below the Avenida Padre Cacique. The building respects the concept of sustainable development, with a sewage treatment station that redistributes the water to the surrounding vegetation. The museum was Siza's first built project in Brazil and it was inaugurated in 2008. Siza received the Golden Lion award at the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2003 for this project. Documenting this project are sketches, studies, preliminary drawings, working drawings, technical drawings, and electrical drawings. Textual material includes project documentation, correspondence, and documentation regarding exhibitions about the building. Photographic material documents the models, project site, and built project.
1998-2006
C. Cultural e Audit. para a Fundação Iberê Camargo [Iberê Camargo Foundation Museum], Porto Alegre, Brazil (1998)
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AP178.S1.1998.PR07
Description:
This project series documents the C. Cultural e Audit. para a Fundação Ibere Camargo in Porto Alegre, Brazil. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 102/90. The office assigned the date 1998 to this project. At the end of the nineties, an architectural competition was held for the construction of a new building for the Iberê Camargo Foundation. The foundation holds the archives and work of the Brazilian painter Ibere Carmargo, as well as hosts temporary exhibitions and seminars. The project site is located near the Guaíba River, between a cliff and the Avenida Padre Cacique. Collaborators on the project were Barbara Rangel, Pedro Polonia, Michele Gigante, Francesca Montalto, Atsushi Ueno, Rita Amaral, José Luiz Cana, and Camargo Correa. The three-stories building is 88,000 square feet and includes nine galleries, storage spaces, offices, a bookstore, an auditorium, and a video library. Each of the galleries is independent but linked via a system of ramps. One of the unique qualities of the building are the ramps that come out of its concrete façade. Due to the limited space, the parking was built below the Avenida Padre Cacique. The building respects the concept of sustainable development, with a sewage treatment station that redistributes the water to the surrounding vegetation. The museum was Siza's first built project in Brazil and it was inaugurated in 2008. Siza received the Golden Lion award at the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2003 for this project. Documenting this project are sketches, studies, preliminary drawings, working drawings, technical drawings, and electrical drawings. Textual material includes project documentation, correspondence, and documentation regarding exhibitions about the building. Photographic material documents the models, project site, and built project.
Project
1998-2006
Project
AP178.S1.1991.PR05
Description:
This project series documents the Urban plan for the city centre of Montreuil, France, also known as Coeur de ville. The office archivist identified this project as 24/90. The office assigned the date 1991 to this project. During the sixties and the seventies, the construction of a mall and office towers created a rupture in the downtown of Montreuil and caused traffic problems. Siza was chosen to find architectural and urban solutions to these challenges. Luis Mendes started as a collaborator at Siza's office and finished as the architect in charge for this project. Several other architects helped during the 20 years of the Coeur de ville project, including Laurent Beaudoin, Emanuelle Beaudoin, Michel Corajoud and Christian Devillers. The concept of substitution urbanization was introduced, in order to repair the rupture created in the sixties and seventies and to introduce urban continuity in Montreuil. The Coeur de ville project proposal included a new spacial reorganization, the Victor Hugo housing building, a theater, and public spaces. In 2006, the buildings C1 and C2 were built. The master plan purposes were to readapt the area to the singularity of the territory, reintroduce the cultural and commercial functions of the area, and to create connections between the districts. Due to a change of municipal administration in the middle of the project, only part of the plan was realized, including two housing buildings and part of the urban renewal. Siza received the Grand Prix spécial du jury de l'urbanisme in 2005 for his contribution to the Coeur de Ville project This project series includes two subseries. Plano Centre Ville de Montreuil and Edificio de Habitaçäo Montreuil (Hamo). The Plano Centre Ville de Montreuil documents the master plans and general documentations of the project. The Edificio de Habitaçäo Montreuil documents the housing project of Siza in Montreuil.
1991-2003
Coeur de ville, Montreuil, France, (1991)
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AP178.S1.1991.PR05
Description:
This project series documents the Urban plan for the city centre of Montreuil, France, also known as Coeur de ville. The office archivist identified this project as 24/90. The office assigned the date 1991 to this project. During the sixties and the seventies, the construction of a mall and office towers created a rupture in the downtown of Montreuil and caused traffic problems. Siza was chosen to find architectural and urban solutions to these challenges. Luis Mendes started as a collaborator at Siza's office and finished as the architect in charge for this project. Several other architects helped during the 20 years of the Coeur de ville project, including Laurent Beaudoin, Emanuelle Beaudoin, Michel Corajoud and Christian Devillers. The concept of substitution urbanization was introduced, in order to repair the rupture created in the sixties and seventies and to introduce urban continuity in Montreuil. The Coeur de ville project proposal included a new spacial reorganization, the Victor Hugo housing building, a theater, and public spaces. In 2006, the buildings C1 and C2 were built. The master plan purposes were to readapt the area to the singularity of the territory, reintroduce the cultural and commercial functions of the area, and to create connections between the districts. Due to a change of municipal administration in the middle of the project, only part of the plan was realized, including two housing buildings and part of the urban renewal. Siza received the Grand Prix spécial du jury de l'urbanisme in 2005 for his contribution to the Coeur de Ville project This project series includes two subseries. Plano Centre Ville de Montreuil and Edificio de Habitaçäo Montreuil (Hamo). The Plano Centre Ville de Montreuil documents the master plans and general documentations of the project. The Edificio de Habitaçäo Montreuil documents the housing project of Siza in Montreuil.
Project
1991-2003
Sub-series
AP178.S1.2002.PR05.SS1
Description:
This project subseries documents the Parque de Vidago Complexo Termal e Hotel Palace in Vidago, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 49/00. The office assigned the date 2002 to this project. The project consisted of major renovations to update and modernize the Vidago Palace Hotel, originally opened in 1910, and the addition of a new thermal spa. Architects José Pedro Lopes Vieira and Diogo Rosa Lã were responsible for the interior decoration of the Palace Hotel, while Siza designed the Spa. The full or partial demolition of some parts of the hotel and nearby buildings was necessary to maintain the original character of the resort. In contrast to the historic hotel, the new spa was contemporary and minimalist with marble interiors. It included pools, Turkish baths, treatment and relaxation rooms, a gym, bars and meditation area. This project subseries is documented through drawings, photographic materials, study models and textual records dating from 2002-2012. These materials primarily document the spa but documentation for the surrounding site, Palace Hotel, Fonte Salus (spring), gatehouse and Serralves exhibition space is also included. The drawings are largely reprographic copies of printed CAD drawings and include sketches, studies, plans, details, sections, elevations, demolition drawings and mechanical, electrical and structural drawings. The textual records include correspondence, meeting minutes, studies, building programs, furniture and spa equipment documentation, budgets and contracts. A large amount of documentation on various electrical, structural and mechanical systems is also included. The photographic materials are mostly printed digital photos showing buildings across the site, pre and post construction work and reference images. There are also a number of photos, postcards and brochures showing historical images of the hotel.
2002-2012
Parque de Vidago, Complexo Termal e Hotel Palace [Vidago Palace Hotel and Spa], Vidago, Portugal (2002)
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AP178.S1.2002.PR05.SS1
Description:
This project subseries documents the Parque de Vidago Complexo Termal e Hotel Palace in Vidago, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 49/00. The office assigned the date 2002 to this project. The project consisted of major renovations to update and modernize the Vidago Palace Hotel, originally opened in 1910, and the addition of a new thermal spa. Architects José Pedro Lopes Vieira and Diogo Rosa Lã were responsible for the interior decoration of the Palace Hotel, while Siza designed the Spa. The full or partial demolition of some parts of the hotel and nearby buildings was necessary to maintain the original character of the resort. In contrast to the historic hotel, the new spa was contemporary and minimalist with marble interiors. It included pools, Turkish baths, treatment and relaxation rooms, a gym, bars and meditation area. This project subseries is documented through drawings, photographic materials, study models and textual records dating from 2002-2012. These materials primarily document the spa but documentation for the surrounding site, Palace Hotel, Fonte Salus (spring), gatehouse and Serralves exhibition space is also included. The drawings are largely reprographic copies of printed CAD drawings and include sketches, studies, plans, details, sections, elevations, demolition drawings and mechanical, electrical and structural drawings. The textual records include correspondence, meeting minutes, studies, building programs, furniture and spa equipment documentation, budgets and contracts. A large amount of documentation on various electrical, structural and mechanical systems is also included. The photographic materials are mostly printed digital photos showing buildings across the site, pre and post construction work and reference images. There are also a number of photos, postcards and brochures showing historical images of the hotel.
Project
2002-2012
archives
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Fonds
Max Wolfe Roth fonds
AP125
Synopsis:
The Max Wolfe Roth fonds, 1933-2000, documents the professional career of architect Max Wolfe Roth. The fonds comprises of materials relating to 15 student projects (1933-1937) and 333 professional projects (1937-2000). Materials in this fonds consist of 7,589 drawings (including reprographic copies), 303 photographs, 22 panels, 2.83 l.m. of textual records, 0.33 l.m.of slides, 82 notebooks, 7 stamps, 1 slide rule and 1 model.
1933-2000
Max Wolfe Roth fonds
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AP125
Synopsis:
The Max Wolfe Roth fonds, 1933-2000, documents the professional career of architect Max Wolfe Roth. The fonds comprises of materials relating to 15 student projects (1933-1937) and 333 professional projects (1937-2000). Materials in this fonds consist of 7,589 drawings (including reprographic copies), 303 photographs, 22 panels, 2.83 l.m. of textual records, 0.33 l.m.of slides, 82 notebooks, 7 stamps, 1 slide rule and 1 model.
archives
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Fonds
1933-2000
archives
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Fonds
Aditya Prakash fonds
AP206
Synopsis:
The Aditya Prakash fonds documents the professional practice of modernist Indian architect Aditya Prakash from his studies in London in 1947 to his death in 2008. His seminal work as a junior architect on the Chandigarh Capitol Project in the 1950s is recorded along with documentation from his solo career after 1960, including approximately 82 architectural projects. His professional work as an artist, photographer, writer, academic and theatre enthusiast are also well documented through drawings, photographic materials and textual records.
1947-2008
Aditya Prakash fonds
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AP206
Synopsis:
The Aditya Prakash fonds documents the professional practice of modernist Indian architect Aditya Prakash from his studies in London in 1947 to his death in 2008. His seminal work as a junior architect on the Chandigarh Capitol Project in the 1950s is recorded along with documentation from his solo career after 1960, including approximately 82 architectural projects. His professional work as an artist, photographer, writer, academic and theatre enthusiast are also well documented through drawings, photographic materials and textual records.
archives
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Fonds
1947-2008
drawings
AP154.S1.1973.PR01.SS2.035
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Thirty-two drawings numbered 1, BD1, C114, LP205, S11-S12, and SK1 through SK205 with significant gaps. Drawings include section thru elevator core, section thru stair, spandrel heights, street elevations, section at lobby steps, partial plans, expansion joints (record of observation), special mullions at 1st floor (General Bronze Corporation), column schedule center core, loading platform and bumper, building model, lighting plan, fire exit signs, building elevations along north sides of E. 51st and 54th Streets (George A. Fuller Company), Four Seasons Restaurant--chain barrier details, ceiling revision (9th fl.), construction plan, rev'd bumper guard, front stair const., architectural symbols and abbreviations, truck entrance and loading dock, and window unit.
1955-1963
Copies of drawings for the Seagram Building, 375 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y.
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AP154.S1.1973.PR01.SS2.035
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Thirty-two drawings numbered 1, BD1, C114, LP205, S11-S12, and SK1 through SK205 with significant gaps. Drawings include section thru elevator core, section thru stair, spandrel heights, street elevations, section at lobby steps, partial plans, expansion joints (record of observation), special mullions at 1st floor (General Bronze Corporation), column schedule center core, loading platform and bumper, building model, lighting plan, fire exit signs, building elevations along north sides of E. 51st and 54th Streets (George A. Fuller Company), Four Seasons Restaurant--chain barrier details, ceiling revision (9th fl.), construction plan, rev'd bumper guard, front stair const., architectural symbols and abbreviations, truck entrance and loading dock, and window unit.
drawings
1955-1963
textual records
ARCH276065
Description:
41 files - Group contains renovations documents. Files include: structural consultant; mechanical consultant; client correspondence; client meetings; client architect agreements; consultant proposals; consultant directory and agreements; D.P.A. submission; regulatory approvals - building permit application; transmittals, inspection reports; contractor correspondence; waterproofing; site information - surveys; electrical consultant; construction costs - budgets/estimates; architects' invoices (copies); A.C.E. meetings; site information - photos, soils and utilities; background material; specification; parks and recreation; bids, application for payment; certificate of payment; change orders; contractor meetings; site instructions; shop drawing and samples; time schedules; photographs; contractor proposals; handicapped access, elevating systems; Sikh legal. Also includes spiral bound project material: Phase 1 contract documents; building analysis.
1987-1988
Correspondence, agreements, budget and cost estimates, reports and meetings
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ARCH276065
Description:
41 files - Group contains renovations documents. Files include: structural consultant; mechanical consultant; client correspondence; client meetings; client architect agreements; consultant proposals; consultant directory and agreements; D.P.A. submission; regulatory approvals - building permit application; transmittals, inspection reports; contractor correspondence; waterproofing; site information - surveys; electrical consultant; construction costs - budgets/estimates; architects' invoices (copies); A.C.E. meetings; site information - photos, soils and utilities; background material; specification; parks and recreation; bids, application for payment; certificate of payment; change orders; contractor meetings; site instructions; shop drawing and samples; time schedules; photographs; contractor proposals; handicapped access, elevating systems; Sikh legal. Also includes spiral bound project material: Phase 1 contract documents; building analysis.
textual records
1987-1988
photographs
ARCH274358
Description:
Documentation and research relating to various projects, proposals and studies by Erickson/Massey Architects, includes: Stadhuis City Hall, Artaban, Banff School of Fine Arts, B.C. Research Council, Beaulieu Estates, Vancouver Botanical Gardens (proposal), British Virgin Islands (survey maps), Computime Canada Computer Centre, Dilworth, False Creek Development, F.P.19 Hostel, Federated Investments building, Goda, Alta Lake, Harbour Park, Nanaimo Marathon, Massey College, Mendel Gallery, Mitchell House, Osaka Competition presentation, Playhouse Theatre Co. (proposal), Russell and Dumoulin interiors, Sengara Residence, Simon Fraser University (men's residences, water tower section and construction plans), Simons, Skrog building, Standard Oil station airport, Staples House, traffic study, U.P.I. Hotel, Woodcraft Estates.
1967-1971
Documentation and research relating to various projects, proposals and studies by Erickson/Massey Architects
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ARCH274358
Description:
Documentation and research relating to various projects, proposals and studies by Erickson/Massey Architects, includes: Stadhuis City Hall, Artaban, Banff School of Fine Arts, B.C. Research Council, Beaulieu Estates, Vancouver Botanical Gardens (proposal), British Virgin Islands (survey maps), Computime Canada Computer Centre, Dilworth, False Creek Development, F.P.19 Hostel, Federated Investments building, Goda, Alta Lake, Harbour Park, Nanaimo Marathon, Massey College, Mendel Gallery, Mitchell House, Osaka Competition presentation, Playhouse Theatre Co. (proposal), Russell and Dumoulin interiors, Sengara Residence, Simon Fraser University (men's residences, water tower section and construction plans), Simons, Skrog building, Standard Oil station airport, Staples House, traffic study, U.P.I. Hotel, Woodcraft Estates.
photographs
1967-1971