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AP196
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Studio Gang Ford Calumet Environmental Center project records, 2003-2012, documents the design process for the Ford Calumet Environmental Center in Chicago, United-States. The records represent both phases during the competition and the full-term design, after the firm won the project. The records consist of born-digital material, sketches and drawings, textual records, photographs and seven models.
2003-2011
Studio Gang Ford Calumet Environmental Center project records
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AP196
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Studio Gang Ford Calumet Environmental Center project records, 2003-2012, documents the design process for the Ford Calumet Environmental Center in Chicago, United-States. The records represent both phases during the competition and the full-term design, after the firm won the project. The records consist of born-digital material, sketches and drawings, textual records, photographs and seven models.
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Fonds
2003-2011
photographs
ARCH269042
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Group consists of photographs of the everyday life in Chandigarh, India. The group includes a photograph of a man at a shoeshiner stand, a photograph of people at a street market in front of an unidentified three floors housing building, probably in sector 22. There are also two photographs of students in a classroom at the College of Architecture, in sector 10.
1960s
Photographs of everyday life in Chandigarh, India
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ARCH269042
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Group consists of photographs of the everyday life in Chandigarh, India. The group includes a photograph of a man at a shoeshiner stand, a photograph of people at a street market in front of an unidentified three floors housing building, probably in sector 22. There are also two photographs of students in a classroom at the College of Architecture, in sector 10.
photographs
1960s
10 Minutes is a collection of twenty-four interviews with architects, designers, and artists about their relationship with materials and how this informs architectures and design’s place in society. Questions of economy, ecology, cooperation, and pedagogy are also at the heart of the conversations, revealing a variety of contemporary, exploratory, and constantly renewed(...)
2 May 2024, 6pm
10 minutes: Architects and Designers in Conversation
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10 Minutes is a collection of twenty-four interviews with architects, designers, and artists about their relationship with materials and how this informs architectures and design’s place in society. Questions of economy, ecology, cooperation, and pedagogy are also at the heart of the conversations, revealing a variety of contemporary, exploratory, and constantly renewed(...)
photographs
DR2012:0012:103:004
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File containing documents in English and French, including reference materials and photograph of the following locations: - Place Victoria (3 photographs); - Marriott Château Champlain (1 photograph); - Unidentified street (1 photograph); - Unidentified house (1 photograph). Possibly related to Louis Martin's 2013 book, On architecture: Melvin Charney: a critical anthology. Original folder inscribed in graphite: MC ANTHO - PHOTOS URGENT
1966-1967
Reference photographs of various Montréal's locations
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DR2012:0012:103:004
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File containing documents in English and French, including reference materials and photograph of the following locations: - Place Victoria (3 photographs); - Marriott Château Champlain (1 photograph); - Unidentified street (1 photograph); - Unidentified house (1 photograph). Possibly related to Louis Martin's 2013 book, On architecture: Melvin Charney: a critical anthology. Original folder inscribed in graphite: MC ANTHO - PHOTOS URGENT
photographs
1966-1967
textual records
DR2012:0015:022:007
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File containing documents in English and French, including press clippings related to the following projects and/or events: - 42nd Venice biennale; - Conseil des arts & lettres du Québec; - A Toronto construction; - The villas of Pliny and classical architecture; - Canadian tribute to human rights; - City work: les maisons de la rue Sherbrooke; - Corridart; - Melvin Charney: oeuvres 1970-1979; - A Kingston construction.
1967, 1974-1986, 1993
Press clippings related to Melvin Charney's projects and events
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DR2012:0015:022:007
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File containing documents in English and French, including press clippings related to the following projects and/or events: - 42nd Venice biennale; - Conseil des arts & lettres du Québec; - A Toronto construction; - The villas of Pliny and classical architecture; - Canadian tribute to human rights; - City work: les maisons de la rue Sherbrooke; - Corridart; - Melvin Charney: oeuvres 1970-1979; - A Kingston construction.
textual records
1967, 1974-1986, 1993
Project
Generator
AP144.S2.D100
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File documents Generator, an unexecuted project for the Gilman Paper Company, at the White Oak Plantation, in Yulee, Florida. After an initial investigation Cedric Price proposed a complex that could accommodate company activities, cultural events, and artist residencies and would provide "a menu of items for individual and group demands of space, control, containment and delight. A place to work, create, think, and stare." ('Architectural Review', Jan. 1980, 16). The design called for timber-framed structures with variable infill panels and cladding, along with screens, to be placed on a grid of concrete pads by cranes with the help of computers in response to users' needs. Conceptual, schematic and design development drawings show grid placement, site layout, landscaping, designs for cubes and components, proposed activities, axonometric views, and design notes with sketches. Development sketches, site plans, and charts include site analysis examining future growth, activity charts, shadow study plans, and axonometric details. Drawings of the structures include: plans, elevations, details, and perspective views for cubes, screens, and cladding; shadow studies for cube variations; and axonometric views of cube arrangements. Other drawings include: site plans and sections; landscaping and parking layouts; plans for circulation patterns; drawings for boardwalks; and electrical and drainage plans. Charts study design validity, activities, networks, project feasibility, component life-cycle, and cube and component placement/construction sequencing. Computer generated printouts by John Frazer, et al show perspective views of cubes from various viewpoints. Two sets of annotated reprographic copies show details for a typical cube and the foundation. Presentation and publication materials include: photographs and reprographic copies of design models; coloured reprographic copies of computer parts and facilities; a coloured air-brushed rendering of cubes and screens by "Jeremie '77"; two perspective renderings; and reprographic copies made from published material. Some material in this file was published in 'Building Design', 23 February 1979; 'Building Design', 9 November 1979; 'Architectural Review' (January 1980), 16-17; 'L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui', December 1980; 'Techniques et Architecture', December 1980; 'Design', January 1981; 'New Scientist', 19 March 1981; 'Schemes: Cedric Price' (ex. cat.; London: Waddington Galleries, 1981); 'Cedric Price-Works II' (London: Architectural Press, 1984), 90, 92-97. Material in this file was produced between 1959 and 1995, but predominantly between 1976 and 1980. Main consultants for Generator in the United Kingdom include Felix J. Samuely & Partners, consulting engineers; Baker, Wilkins and Smith, quantity surveyors; John Frazer, computer modelling and systems; Sandy Brown Associates, acoustic consultants. Main consultants in the United States include Marvin Boutwell; Law Engineering Testing Company as consulting engineers; and WTCA; Robertson Ward Jr., as architects. Computer printouts in group DR1995:0280:538-552 in Generator (AP144.S2.D100) are attributed to John and Julia Frazer, Art and Design Research, Ulster Polytechnic and the Department of Architecture, Liverpool Polytechnic. Some material in group DR1995:0280:567-576 is attributed to Felix J. Samuely & Partners. File contains conceptual drawings, design, development drawings, presentation drawings, photographic materials, boxes, an artefact, models, and textual records.
1959-1995, predominant 1976-1980
Generator
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AP144.S2.D100
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File documents Generator, an unexecuted project for the Gilman Paper Company, at the White Oak Plantation, in Yulee, Florida. After an initial investigation Cedric Price proposed a complex that could accommodate company activities, cultural events, and artist residencies and would provide "a menu of items for individual and group demands of space, control, containment and delight. A place to work, create, think, and stare." ('Architectural Review', Jan. 1980, 16). The design called for timber-framed structures with variable infill panels and cladding, along with screens, to be placed on a grid of concrete pads by cranes with the help of computers in response to users' needs. Conceptual, schematic and design development drawings show grid placement, site layout, landscaping, designs for cubes and components, proposed activities, axonometric views, and design notes with sketches. Development sketches, site plans, and charts include site analysis examining future growth, activity charts, shadow study plans, and axonometric details. Drawings of the structures include: plans, elevations, details, and perspective views for cubes, screens, and cladding; shadow studies for cube variations; and axonometric views of cube arrangements. Other drawings include: site plans and sections; landscaping and parking layouts; plans for circulation patterns; drawings for boardwalks; and electrical and drainage plans. Charts study design validity, activities, networks, project feasibility, component life-cycle, and cube and component placement/construction sequencing. Computer generated printouts by John Frazer, et al show perspective views of cubes from various viewpoints. Two sets of annotated reprographic copies show details for a typical cube and the foundation. Presentation and publication materials include: photographs and reprographic copies of design models; coloured reprographic copies of computer parts and facilities; a coloured air-brushed rendering of cubes and screens by "Jeremie '77"; two perspective renderings; and reprographic copies made from published material. Some material in this file was published in 'Building Design', 23 February 1979; 'Building Design', 9 November 1979; 'Architectural Review' (January 1980), 16-17; 'L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui', December 1980; 'Techniques et Architecture', December 1980; 'Design', January 1981; 'New Scientist', 19 March 1981; 'Schemes: Cedric Price' (ex. cat.; London: Waddington Galleries, 1981); 'Cedric Price-Works II' (London: Architectural Press, 1984), 90, 92-97. Material in this file was produced between 1959 and 1995, but predominantly between 1976 and 1980. Main consultants for Generator in the United Kingdom include Felix J. Samuely & Partners, consulting engineers; Baker, Wilkins and Smith, quantity surveyors; John Frazer, computer modelling and systems; Sandy Brown Associates, acoustic consultants. Main consultants in the United States include Marvin Boutwell; Law Engineering Testing Company as consulting engineers; and WTCA; Robertson Ward Jr., as architects. Computer printouts in group DR1995:0280:538-552 in Generator (AP144.S2.D100) are attributed to John and Julia Frazer, Art and Design Research, Ulster Polytechnic and the Department of Architecture, Liverpool Polytechnic. Some material in group DR1995:0280:567-576 is attributed to Felix J. Samuely & Partners. File contains conceptual drawings, design, development drawings, presentation drawings, photographic materials, boxes, an artefact, models, and textual records.
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1959-1995, predominant 1976-1980
textual records
AP075.S3.SS2.150
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This box contains professional correspondence, organized in chronological order, from 1994-2001. This correspondence contains chiefly letters related to participation to exhibitions and publishing in landscape architecture publications, correspondence related to nominations and awards received by Oberlander, requests to serve on juries, correspondence with schools of architecture and landscape architects associations, about membership or attendance to events. It also comprises correspondence related to research and involvement in sustainable development. It also contains correspondence with city planning committees or other governmental institutions related to projects or consultation in landscape design, and letters of reference or received job applications. This box also includes correspondence related to Oberlander's trip to Australia This correspondence also comprises a few letters related to Oberlander's projects, mainly letters of congratulations or comments for her design.
1994-2001
Professional correspondence from 1994-2001
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AP075.S3.SS2.150
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This box contains professional correspondence, organized in chronological order, from 1994-2001. This correspondence contains chiefly letters related to participation to exhibitions and publishing in landscape architecture publications, correspondence related to nominations and awards received by Oberlander, requests to serve on juries, correspondence with schools of architecture and landscape architects associations, about membership or attendance to events. It also comprises correspondence related to research and involvement in sustainable development. It also contains correspondence with city planning committees or other governmental institutions related to projects or consultation in landscape design, and letters of reference or received job applications. This box also includes correspondence related to Oberlander's trip to Australia This correspondence also comprises a few letters related to Oberlander's projects, mainly letters of congratulations or comments for her design.
textual records
1994-2001
Series
AP018.S3
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This series, dating from approximately 1948-1986, documents the professional papers and achievements of John C. Parkin. The Articles and talks records, documented primarily through textual records, document publicity on Parkin and his firm(s), talks and addresses he presented on various occasions and articles he wrote for newspapers and magazines. The Committee files show Parkin's involvement in the art and architecture communities through his participation in committees, councils, boards, clubs and other organizations. These are largely recorded through textual records and include correspondence, publications, invitations, meeting agendas and reports. The Certificates and souvenirs records include objects and textual records and show Parkin’s achievements through awards and diplomas. Finally, the Correspondence records, which are all textual records, record his professional communications.
circa 1948-1986
Professional Papers and Awards
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AP018.S3
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This series, dating from approximately 1948-1986, documents the professional papers and achievements of John C. Parkin. The Articles and talks records, documented primarily through textual records, document publicity on Parkin and his firm(s), talks and addresses he presented on various occasions and articles he wrote for newspapers and magazines. The Committee files show Parkin's involvement in the art and architecture communities through his participation in committees, councils, boards, clubs and other organizations. These are largely recorded through textual records and include correspondence, publications, invitations, meeting agendas and reports. The Certificates and souvenirs records include objects and textual records and show Parkin’s achievements through awards and diplomas. Finally, the Correspondence records, which are all textual records, record his professional communications.
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circa 1948-1986
Learning from... Calgary
Andrew Nikiforuk presents a talk entitled The political architecture of extreme oil, on the rapid development of bitumen in northern Alberta and its effects on the character of the region, and the country. Although the problems of oil exporting countries are well studied, Canada has yet to consider them or prepare for future oil price shocks. A journalist, Andrew(...)
Théâtre Paul-Desmarais
17 March 2011 , 7pm
Learning from... Calgary
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Andrew Nikiforuk presents a talk entitled The political architecture of extreme oil, on the rapid development of bitumen in northern Alberta and its effects on the character of the region, and the country. Although the problems of oil exporting countries are well studied, Canada has yet to consider them or prepare for future oil price shocks. A journalist, Andrew(...)
Théâtre Paul-Desmarais
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
14 March 2024 to 24 March 2024
Paul-Desmarais Theatre