PH1981:1286:001-036
Description:
Album PH1981:1286:001-036 and its component photographs by Richard Broadbridge were taken after 1911 when the Canadian Pacific Railway Company (C.P.R.) decided to supplement the Vancouver terminus with a second terminus in Coquitlam. Eleven of the photographs are related to the Canadian Pacific Railroad Company, and many show structures under construction, including: five views of the freight yards, one of which also shows the Roundhouse; two views of the Roundhouse; two views of bridges; and one view each of the Terminal office and the construction camp. Also included are views of the district of Coquitlam's rapid development into the city of Port Coquitlam in 1913, including: four views of roads; three views of houses; two views of the First Division and one view of the Second Division; two views of a commerical building; two views of the Agricultural Hall; two views of the Provincial Government Farm (also known as the Colony Farm); two views of roads to housing developments; and one view each of the Old Business Center, the Provincial Asylum, the Pitt River Dyke, the Pitt River with Coquitlam in background, a hotel, a factory, and the original Indigenous village.
architecture, engineering, urban planning
1912-1914
Album of views compiled by the Canadian Pacific Railroad Company (C.P.R.) showing the construction of the new Operating Terminus and the development of the district of Coquitlam (now Port Coquitlam), British Columbia, Canada
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PH1981:1286:001-036
Description:
Album PH1981:1286:001-036 and its component photographs by Richard Broadbridge were taken after 1911 when the Canadian Pacific Railway Company (C.P.R.) decided to supplement the Vancouver terminus with a second terminus in Coquitlam. Eleven of the photographs are related to the Canadian Pacific Railroad Company, and many show structures under construction, including: five views of the freight yards, one of which also shows the Roundhouse; two views of the Roundhouse; two views of bridges; and one view each of the Terminal office and the construction camp. Also included are views of the district of Coquitlam's rapid development into the city of Port Coquitlam in 1913, including: four views of roads; three views of houses; two views of the First Division and one view of the Second Division; two views of a commerical building; two views of the Agricultural Hall; two views of the Provincial Government Farm (also known as the Colony Farm); two views of roads to housing developments; and one view each of the Old Business Center, the Provincial Asylum, the Pitt River Dyke, the Pitt River with Coquitlam in background, a hotel, a factory, and the original Indigenous village.
1912-1914
architecture, engineering, urban planning
Project
AP022.S1.1973.PR09
Description:
File documents an integrated development constructed on city blocks 51, 61 and 71 in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia. The project consists of a Provincial Government Office complex including a terraced civic space (Robson Square), a Provincial Law Courts building, and a former courthouse building (F.M. Rattenbury, architect) converted to house the Vancouver Art Gallery (built). File contains design development drawings, presentation drawings, presentation panels, working drawings, photographs and slides, models and textual documents (includes photographs).
1973-1981
Three Block Project, Robson Square
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AP022.S1.1973.PR09
Description:
File documents an integrated development constructed on city blocks 51, 61 and 71 in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia. The project consists of a Provincial Government Office complex including a terraced civic space (Robson Square), a Provincial Law Courts building, and a former courthouse building (F.M. Rattenbury, architect) converted to house the Vancouver Art Gallery (built). File contains design development drawings, presentation drawings, presentation panels, working drawings, photographs and slides, models and textual documents (includes photographs).
Project
1973-1981
Project
AP022.S1.1974.PR09
Description:
File documents a glass-roofed provincial courthouse building as part of Robson Square (built), Block 71, Vancouver, British Columbia. File contains design development drawings, presentation drawings, working drawings, shop drawings, photographic material, and textual records.
1974-1979
Provincial Law Courts Complex, Robson Square
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AP022.S1.1974.PR09
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File documents a glass-roofed provincial courthouse building as part of Robson Square (built), Block 71, Vancouver, British Columbia. File contains design development drawings, presentation drawings, working drawings, shop drawings, photographic material, and textual records.
Project
1974-1979
archives
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Fonds
AP096
Synopsis:
The Charles B.K. Van Norman fonds consists of photographs, drawings, albums, a presentation panel, and textual records. The material ranges in date from ca. 1942 to 1967, and shows the variety of building types that Van Norman designed, primarily for corporate and government clients, through the busiest period of his career.
[ca. 1942-1967]
Charles B.K. Van Norman fonds
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AP096
Synopsis:
The Charles B.K. Van Norman fonds consists of photographs, drawings, albums, a presentation panel, and textual records. The material ranges in date from ca. 1942 to 1967, and shows the variety of building types that Van Norman designed, primarily for corporate and government clients, through the busiest period of his career.
archives
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Fonds
[ca. 1942-1967]
textual records
ARCH255281
Description:
"Water in the Urban Environment: A Focus for Activities and a Stimulus for Development" description of the project proposed by the Government of British Columbia.
1974
Water in the Urban Environment: A Focus for Activities and a Stimulus for Development
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ARCH255281
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"Water in the Urban Environment: A Focus for Activities and a Stimulus for Development" description of the project proposed by the Government of British Columbia.
textual records
1974
drawings
Negatives for presentation drawings for various landscape projects by Cornelia Hahn Oberlander
AP075.S3.SS2.090
Description:
Includes flats from the following landscape projects: - Playground for Children's Creative Centre of the Canadian Federal Pavilion at Expo '67, Montréal, Québec, Canada (1965-1967) - Robson Square Provincial Government Complex, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (1974-1982) - Dr. Norman Keevil Residence, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (1977) - Russell Residence, Tacoma, Washington, United States (1986) - Dr. Norman Keevil Residence (or The Hollies), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (1986-1989) - British Columbia Institute of Technology Multi-Tenant Facility, Discovery Parks, Willingdon Site, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada (1987-1984) - Friedman Residence, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (ca. 1988) - Jarvis Residence, 7075 Hudson Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (1988-1992) -Ottawa City Hall, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (1989) - University of British Columbia Faculty Club, upgrade and maintenance, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (1991)
1965-1991
Negatives for presentation drawings for various landscape projects by Cornelia Hahn Oberlander
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AP075.S3.SS2.090
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Includes flats from the following landscape projects: - Playground for Children's Creative Centre of the Canadian Federal Pavilion at Expo '67, Montréal, Québec, Canada (1965-1967) - Robson Square Provincial Government Complex, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (1974-1982) - Dr. Norman Keevil Residence, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (1977) - Russell Residence, Tacoma, Washington, United States (1986) - Dr. Norman Keevil Residence (or The Hollies), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (1986-1989) - British Columbia Institute of Technology Multi-Tenant Facility, Discovery Parks, Willingdon Site, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada (1987-1984) - Friedman Residence, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (ca. 1988) - Jarvis Residence, 7075 Hudson Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (1988-1992) -Ottawa City Hall, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (1989) - University of British Columbia Faculty Club, upgrade and maintenance, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (1991)
drawings
1965-1991
Project
AP022.S1.1966.PR01
Description:
File documents a study for the development of blocks 61 and 71, including an H-shaped government office tower, adjoining law courts, shopping arcades, a civic centre, public spaces and parking (not built), Vancouver, British Columbia. This study was a precursor to the Three-Block project and Robson Square. File contains photographs and a textual document.
1966
Vancouver Downtown Core Development Study
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AP022.S1.1966.PR01
Description:
File documents a study for the development of blocks 61 and 71, including an H-shaped government office tower, adjoining law courts, shopping arcades, a civic centre, public spaces and parking (not built), Vancouver, British Columbia. This study was a precursor to the Three-Block project and Robson Square. File contains photographs and a textual document.
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1966
archives
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Fonds
Arthur Erickson fonds
AP022
Synopsis:
The Arthur Erickson fonds documents the work and activities of Canadian architect Arthur Erickson between 1947 and 2002 (predominant dates 1963-ca. 2000). It comprises architecture projects records with three hundred ninety-seven projects by Erickson / Massey, Arthur Erickson Architects and Arthur Erickson as a design consultant are documented with drawings, photographs, textual documents and other material. It also includes project administration records, records from Erickson's Toronto, Los Angeles and Vancouver offices, records related to Erickson's professional activities, material related to some of Erickson's student projects, and personal papers.
1947-2002 (predominant 1963-2000)
Arthur Erickson fonds
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AP022
Synopsis:
The Arthur Erickson fonds documents the work and activities of Canadian architect Arthur Erickson between 1947 and 2002 (predominant dates 1963-ca. 2000). It comprises architecture projects records with three hundred ninety-seven projects by Erickson / Massey, Arthur Erickson Architects and Arthur Erickson as a design consultant are documented with drawings, photographs, textual documents and other material. It also includes project administration records, records from Erickson's Toronto, Los Angeles and Vancouver offices, records related to Erickson's professional activities, material related to some of Erickson's student projects, and personal papers.
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Fonds
1947-2002 (predominant 1963-2000)
articles
What the future looked like
Sub-series
AP075.S2.SS4
Description:
This sub-series documents an exhibition held at the Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts on Cornelia Hahn Oberlander and a selection of her landscape project in 2003. Oberlander's projects exhibited included Robson Square Provincial Government Complex (1974-1982), Museum of Anthropology (1975-1977), National Gallery of Canada (1983-1990), Canadian Chancery (1983-1990), Library Square (1992-1995), Liu Centre for Global Studies (1992), C. K. Choi Institute of Asian Research, University of British Columbia (1993-1996), Jim Everett Memorial Park (2000-2001), New York Times Building (2001), and Wellesley Central Health Corporation Neighbourhood Project (2003). Each projects were divided under five themes: Nature, Science, Space, Art and the Future. The sub-series also includes some documents related to the application for another exhibition at the Smith College in 2005 entitled "Designed Landscape: A Smith College Alumnae Exhibit". The sub-series contains correspondence, draft exhibition texts, proof of the presentation panels, including digital versions, and some installation plans. Document related to the 2005 exhibition project includes correspondence with Smith College and application form.
2003-2005
Exhibition at the Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts (circa 2003)
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AP075.S2.SS4
Description:
This sub-series documents an exhibition held at the Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts on Cornelia Hahn Oberlander and a selection of her landscape project in 2003. Oberlander's projects exhibited included Robson Square Provincial Government Complex (1974-1982), Museum of Anthropology (1975-1977), National Gallery of Canada (1983-1990), Canadian Chancery (1983-1990), Library Square (1992-1995), Liu Centre for Global Studies (1992), C. K. Choi Institute of Asian Research, University of British Columbia (1993-1996), Jim Everett Memorial Park (2000-2001), New York Times Building (2001), and Wellesley Central Health Corporation Neighbourhood Project (2003). Each projects were divided under five themes: Nature, Science, Space, Art and the Future. The sub-series also includes some documents related to the application for another exhibition at the Smith College in 2005 entitled "Designed Landscape: A Smith College Alumnae Exhibit". The sub-series contains correspondence, draft exhibition texts, proof of the presentation panels, including digital versions, and some installation plans. Document related to the 2005 exhibition project includes correspondence with Smith College and application form.
Sub-series
2003-2005