Project
AP018.S1.1976.PR07
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This project series documents alterations done to the Safeco Insurance Company of America office building in Mississauga, Ontario from 1976-1977. The office identified the project number as 7611. Beginning in 1973, Parkin Architects Planners began work on the construction of the Safeco office building. This project consists of alterations made to the original building. Alterations include mechanical and electrical work and changes to the computer room and conference room. The project is recorded through textual records dating from 1976-1977 including correspondence, conference reports and certificates of payment. Arranged with these records is an index, which was created by the office.
1976-1977
Safeco Insurance Company of Ontario, Toronto Office Building, Alterations, Mississauga, Ontario (1976-1977)
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AP018.S1.1976.PR07
Description:
This project series documents alterations done to the Safeco Insurance Company of America office building in Mississauga, Ontario from 1976-1977. The office identified the project number as 7611. Beginning in 1973, Parkin Architects Planners began work on the construction of the Safeco office building. This project consists of alterations made to the original building. Alterations include mechanical and electrical work and changes to the computer room and conference room. The project is recorded through textual records dating from 1976-1977 including correspondence, conference reports and certificates of payment. Arranged with these records is an index, which was created by the office.
Project
1976-1977
drawings
Research drawings and maps
AP197.S2.060
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Drawings in this box include: Alvar Aalto's Hansviertal Apartments, Berlin; the Sala della Valle by Aurelio Galfetti; the East River Bridge, ARUP + Michael Fieldman & Partners with Harry Wolf. This box also includes maps of the trans-contintental railways of North America, Ireland, Calcutta and more.
circa 1980-2000
Research drawings and maps
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AP197.S2.060
Description:
Drawings in this box include: Alvar Aalto's Hansviertal Apartments, Berlin; the Sala della Valle by Aurelio Galfetti; the East River Bridge, ARUP + Michael Fieldman & Partners with Harry Wolf. This box also includes maps of the trans-contintental railways of North America, Ireland, Calcutta and more.
drawings
circa 1980-2000
Looking beyond North America, the series Meanwhile, in… considers the role of changed contexts in shaping postmodernisms elsewhere, by assembling case studies from other countries, with other cultural concerns and other contingencies.
Paul-Desmarais Theater
7 February 2019, 6:30pm
Meanwhile, in Frankfurt: With André Bideau
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Description:
Looking beyond North America, the series Meanwhile, in… considers the role of changed contexts in shaping postmodernisms elsewhere, by assembling case studies from other countries, with other cultural concerns and other contingencies.
Paul-Desmarais Theater
textual records
PHCON2002:0016:006:002
14 December 1977
textual records
14 December 1977
textual records
PHCON2002:0016:004:130
3 December 1977
textual records
3 December 1977
textual records
PHCON2002:0016:004:138
14 December 1977
textual records
14 December 1977
Project
AP018.S1.1985.PR01
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This project series documents additions made to the office building and its cafeteria for Safeco Insurance Company of America in Mississauga, Ontario from 1985-1987. The office identified the project number as 85003. Beginning in 1973, Parkin Architects Planners began work on the construction of the Safeco office building. This project consisted of additions made to the original building and its cafeteria. The project is recorded through drawings, photographic materials and textual records dating from 1985-1987. Photographic materials include site and interior photographs. Textual records include contemplated change orders, correspondence, contract records, interoffice letters, contract specifications, financial records, site review reports, meeting reports and tender documents.
1985-1987
Safeco Insurance Company of Ontario, Toronto Office Building, Office and Cafeteria Additions, Mississauga, Ontario (1985-1987)
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AP018.S1.1985.PR01
Description:
This project series documents additions made to the office building and its cafeteria for Safeco Insurance Company of America in Mississauga, Ontario from 1985-1987. The office identified the project number as 85003. Beginning in 1973, Parkin Architects Planners began work on the construction of the Safeco office building. This project consisted of additions made to the original building and its cafeteria. The project is recorded through drawings, photographic materials and textual records dating from 1985-1987. Photographic materials include site and interior photographs. Textual records include contemplated change orders, correspondence, contract records, interoffice letters, contract specifications, financial records, site review reports, meeting reports and tender documents.
Project
1985-1987
Project
Hudson Bay Project (1963)
AP027.S1.D23
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This project series documents a preliminary examination of a year-round transportation route which would use cargo submarines between Rotterdam and a harbour in the Churchill-Port Nelson area. The primary intent of the study was to place Manitoba in the central position of a new transportation complex, joining Europe to the three Canadian Prairie provinces and ten American states in the North American hinterland.
1963
Hudson Bay Project (1963)
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AP027.S1.D23
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This project series documents a preliminary examination of a year-round transportation route which would use cargo submarines between Rotterdam and a harbour in the Churchill-Port Nelson area. The primary intent of the study was to place Manitoba in the central position of a new transportation complex, joining Europe to the three Canadian Prairie provinces and ten American states in the North American hinterland.
File 23
1963
Project
AP018.S1.1953.PR01
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This project series documents the residence of John C. Parkin and his family in North York, Ontario from 1953-1955. The office identified the project number as 5301. This project consisted of the architect's own family home for himself, his wife, and their children at 75 The Bridle Path. The one-storey bungalow, faced in white brick, became an acclaimed symbol of a modernist dwelling in North America. The house has since been demolished. The project is recorded through drawings and textual records dating from 1948-1957. The drawings include sketches of furniture designed by Parkin, as well as floor plans, sections, details, elevations and construction drawings. The textual records include tender documentation, estimates and building restrictions.
1948-1957
Residence of Mr. & Mrs. John C. Parkin, North York, Ontario (1953-1955)
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AP018.S1.1953.PR01
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This project series documents the residence of John C. Parkin and his family in North York, Ontario from 1953-1955. The office identified the project number as 5301. This project consisted of the architect's own family home for himself, his wife, and their children at 75 The Bridle Path. The one-storey bungalow, faced in white brick, became an acclaimed symbol of a modernist dwelling in North America. The house has since been demolished. The project is recorded through drawings and textual records dating from 1948-1957. The drawings include sketches of furniture designed by Parkin, as well as floor plans, sections, details, elevations and construction drawings. The textual records include tender documentation, estimates and building restrictions.
Project
1948-1957
Interpreting material from the Gianni Pettena fonds, Elisabetta Trincherini traces Pettena’s ongoing dialogue with North America through observations of his travels, the examination of a selection of projects, and an exploration of his teaching syllabi.
January 2023
Find and Tell: Elisabetta Trincherini on Gianni Pettena
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Interpreting material from the Gianni Pettena fonds, Elisabetta Trincherini traces Pettena’s ongoing dialogue with North America through observations of his travels, the examination of a selection of projects, and an exploration of his teaching syllabi.