drawings
AP018.S1.1973.PR03.042
1974
drawings
1974
drawings
AP018.S1.1979.PR03.127
1981
Tenders, Bell Trinity Square Administration Building, Toronto
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AP018.S1.1979.PR03.127
drawings
1981
textual records, photographs
AP018.S1.1981.PR15.002
Description:
This is a box containing correspondence with client, consultants and contractors, conference reports, contract data, tender documents, the definitive study report, site reports, authority documentation and financial records.
1980-1984
Project documentation, Air Canada Computer Installation, Toronto
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AP018.S1.1981.PR15.002
Description:
This is a box containing correspondence with client, consultants and contractors, conference reports, contract data, tender documents, the definitive study report, site reports, authority documentation and financial records.
textual records, photographs
1980-1984
drawings, textual records
AP018.S1.1981.PR15.003
Description:
This is a box containing correspondence, contract records, specifications, supplementary instructions, change orders, meeting reports, financial records, interoffice letters, prequalification contractor records, the project report, site reports and detail drawings.
1982-1984
Project documentation, Air Canada Computer Installation, Toronto
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AP018.S1.1981.PR15.003
Description:
This is a box containing correspondence, contract records, specifications, supplementary instructions, change orders, meeting reports, financial records, interoffice letters, prequalification contractor records, the project report, site reports and detail drawings.
drawings, textual records
1982-1984
Project
AP018.S1.1959.PR02
Description:
This project series documents an extension to the Nathan Phillips Square parking garage in Toronto in 1959. The office identified the project number as 5943. This project, located underground at the corners of Queen and Bay Streets, was commissioned by the Toronto Parking Authority. The project is recorded through reprographic copies of drawings dating from 1963, which consist of floor and framing plans.
1963
Underground Parking Garage, Extension, Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto (1959)
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AP018.S1.1959.PR02
Description:
This project series documents an extension to the Nathan Phillips Square parking garage in Toronto in 1959. The office identified the project number as 5943. This project, located underground at the corners of Queen and Bay Streets, was commissioned by the Toronto Parking Authority. The project is recorded through reprographic copies of drawings dating from 1963, which consist of floor and framing plans.
Project
1963
Project
AP018.S1.1971.PR11
Description:
This project series documents the design and purchase of equipment and furnishings for the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto in 1971. The office identified the project number as 7118. Beginning in 1969, Parkin’s firm was hired as the head architects for the AGO’s massive expansion program that would span more than a decade. This is one project relating to the expansion of the art gallery. It consisted of the furnishings and equipment for the newly expanded gallery, which included benches, lecture hall seating, carpets, desks, and fabrics. It should be noted that while AGO project contracts were originally given to John B. Parkin Associates, John C. Parkin continued the project under his new firm, Parkin Architects Planners, after parting ways with partner John B. Parkin in 1971. The project is recorded through drawings and textual records dating from around 1971-1979. The textual records show the planning and purchase of furnishings through correspondence, financial records, meeting minutes, and specifications. The drawings show the proposed layouts and design of the gallery furnishings.
circa 1971-1979
Art Gallery of Ontario, Furnishings and Equipment, Toronto (1971)
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AP018.S1.1971.PR11
Description:
This project series documents the design and purchase of equipment and furnishings for the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto in 1971. The office identified the project number as 7118. Beginning in 1969, Parkin’s firm was hired as the head architects for the AGO’s massive expansion program that would span more than a decade. This is one project relating to the expansion of the art gallery. It consisted of the furnishings and equipment for the newly expanded gallery, which included benches, lecture hall seating, carpets, desks, and fabrics. It should be noted that while AGO project contracts were originally given to John B. Parkin Associates, John C. Parkin continued the project under his new firm, Parkin Architects Planners, after parting ways with partner John B. Parkin in 1971. The project is recorded through drawings and textual records dating from around 1971-1979. The textual records show the planning and purchase of furnishings through correspondence, financial records, meeting minutes, and specifications. The drawings show the proposed layouts and design of the gallery furnishings.
Project
circa 1971-1979
Project
AP056.S1.1984.PR01
Description:
This project series documents the interiors of the Marc Laurent store at 110 Bloor Street West in Toronto from 1984-1986. A project number assigned by the office is not identifiable. This project consisted of alterations to the interior of the high end retail store prior to the founding of KPMB, by Bruce Kuwabara and Thomas Payne. The design consisted of the removal and replacement of lighting fixtures, walls, change rooms and window displays. The project also included the design of a cash counter and new display furnishings such as mobile units, rack systems and a parallelogram unit. The rack system was made so that retail workers could easily reconfigure the design and locations of the racks based on merchandizing needs. Dark colours were used throughout the store including for the flooring, walls, and furnishings. The project is recorded through original drawings and a photograph dating from 1988 to around 1989. The drawings consist of a set of sections, plans, details for display and counter furnishings issued for construction, sketch plans, perspectives, and elevations. The photograph shows the finished interiors.
1986
Marc Laurent Store, Phase 1, Toronto (1984-1986)
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AP056.S1.1984.PR01
Description:
This project series documents the interiors of the Marc Laurent store at 110 Bloor Street West in Toronto from 1984-1986. A project number assigned by the office is not identifiable. This project consisted of alterations to the interior of the high end retail store prior to the founding of KPMB, by Bruce Kuwabara and Thomas Payne. The design consisted of the removal and replacement of lighting fixtures, walls, change rooms and window displays. The project also included the design of a cash counter and new display furnishings such as mobile units, rack systems and a parallelogram unit. The rack system was made so that retail workers could easily reconfigure the design and locations of the racks based on merchandizing needs. Dark colours were used throughout the store including for the flooring, walls, and furnishings. The project is recorded through original drawings and a photograph dating from 1988 to around 1989. The drawings consist of a set of sections, plans, details for display and counter furnishings issued for construction, sketch plans, perspectives, and elevations. The photograph shows the finished interiors.
Project
1986
drawings
AP018.S1.1972.PR02.002
1973
drawings
1973
drawings
AP018.S1.1973.PR12.003
circa 1973
drawings
circa 1973
drawings, textual records
AP018.S1.1973.PR24.004
1974-1975
drawings, textual records
1974-1975