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Professional work in Canada
AP163.S2
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Series documents Victor Prus's projects, including his early work when he arrived in Canada, in 1952, and his projects dating from the time that he created his own pratice in Montréal in 1954 to the mid 1990s. Material includes competition entries, built and unbuilt projects and conceptual projects. The series contains commissions from the early 1950s, such as single-family residences for individual clients or friends, housing design competitions and building design competitions, including unrealized projects. The majority of the documents in the series are related to his major projects such as the Centre commercial Rockland (1960), the Mont-Royal and Bonaventure Metro Stations (1966), the Expo'67 Stadium (1967), St. Augustine's Church and James Lyng High School (1968), the Royal Canadian Air Force Memorial (1969), Brudenell River Recreational Park (1970), the Langelier Metro Station (1971), the Grand Théâtre de Québec (1971) and the Palais des Congrès de Montréal (1983). The series also documents Victor Prus's activities as visiting professor or professor at the École d'architecture de Québec or at McGill University as well as his lectures. Promotional documents from Victor Prus and Associates are also included in the series. The series contains conceptual, design development, working and presentation drawings, presentation panels (particularly for competitions), study and presentation models and photographs. A significant amount of textual records related to most of his projects are included. The series also contains publications, such as issues of periodicals, and index cards and microfiches listing some of Prus's architectural projects.
1952-1993
Professional work in Canada
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AP163.S2
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Series documents Victor Prus's projects, including his early work when he arrived in Canada, in 1952, and his projects dating from the time that he created his own pratice in Montréal in 1954 to the mid 1990s. Material includes competition entries, built and unbuilt projects and conceptual projects. The series contains commissions from the early 1950s, such as single-family residences for individual clients or friends, housing design competitions and building design competitions, including unrealized projects. The majority of the documents in the series are related to his major projects such as the Centre commercial Rockland (1960), the Mont-Royal and Bonaventure Metro Stations (1966), the Expo'67 Stadium (1967), St. Augustine's Church and James Lyng High School (1968), the Royal Canadian Air Force Memorial (1969), Brudenell River Recreational Park (1970), the Langelier Metro Station (1971), the Grand Théâtre de Québec (1971) and the Palais des Congrès de Montréal (1983). The series also documents Victor Prus's activities as visiting professor or professor at the École d'architecture de Québec or at McGill University as well as his lectures. Promotional documents from Victor Prus and Associates are also included in the series. The series contains conceptual, design development, working and presentation drawings, presentation panels (particularly for competitions), study and presentation models and photographs. A significant amount of textual records related to most of his projects are included. The series also contains publications, such as issues of periodicals, and index cards and microfiches listing some of Prus's architectural projects.
Series 2
1952-1993
Sub-series
AP156.S3.SS3
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La sous-série documente les projets d'architecture et d'urbanisme de Pierre Jeanneret, de Le Corbusier et d'autres architectes à Chandigarh, Inde. La sous-série comprend des documents sur des projets comme les résidences gouvernementaux ou privées, certains des bâtiments du Capitol et de l'Université du Punjab. Le matériel dans ce dossier a probablement été produit entre 1945 et 1972. Le sous-série contient des dessins et des reprographies d'études, de dessin conceptuel, de dessin de développement du design, de dessin d'exécution et de dessins de présentation. Il y a aussi 2 albums de plans, l'un contenant des divers plans signés par Pierre Jeanneret de logements et l'autres contenant des plans pour la Musée de la Connaissance de Le Corbusier. La sous-série comprend aussi des documents textuels et quelques photographies reliées à des projets. Sub-series documents architectural and urban planning projects of Pierre Jeanneret, Le Corbusier and other architects in Chandigarh, India. The sub-series contains documents on projects like government or private residences, some of the Capitol's or Punjab University's buildings. Material in this sub-series was produced between 1945 and 1972. The sub-series contains drawings and reprographic copies of studies, conceptual drawings, design developement drawings, working drawings and presentation drawings. There is also 2 albums of plans, one containing various plans signed by Pierre Jeanneret of various dwellings and the other containing plans for the Museum of Knowledge by Le Corbusier. The sub-series contains also textual records and some photographs related to projects.
1945-1975
Chandigarh, Inde = Chandigarh, India
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AP156.S3.SS3
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La sous-série documente les projets d'architecture et d'urbanisme de Pierre Jeanneret, de Le Corbusier et d'autres architectes à Chandigarh, Inde. La sous-série comprend des documents sur des projets comme les résidences gouvernementaux ou privées, certains des bâtiments du Capitol et de l'Université du Punjab. Le matériel dans ce dossier a probablement été produit entre 1945 et 1972. Le sous-série contient des dessins et des reprographies d'études, de dessin conceptuel, de dessin de développement du design, de dessin d'exécution et de dessins de présentation. Il y a aussi 2 albums de plans, l'un contenant des divers plans signés par Pierre Jeanneret de logements et l'autres contenant des plans pour la Musée de la Connaissance de Le Corbusier. La sous-série comprend aussi des documents textuels et quelques photographies reliées à des projets. Sub-series documents architectural and urban planning projects of Pierre Jeanneret, Le Corbusier and other architects in Chandigarh, India. The sub-series contains documents on projects like government or private residences, some of the Capitol's or Punjab University's buildings. Material in this sub-series was produced between 1945 and 1972. The sub-series contains drawings and reprographic copies of studies, conceptual drawings, design developement drawings, working drawings and presentation drawings. There is also 2 albums of plans, one containing various plans signed by Pierre Jeanneret of various dwellings and the other containing plans for the Museum of Knowledge by Le Corbusier. The sub-series contains also textual records and some photographs related to projects.
Sous-série 3
1945-1975
After a period of decline, the architectural model gained new prominence when it became a popular tool for design education and practice in the early twentieth century. This revival is usually associated with the turn towards objectivity and the search for expressive means to communicate ideas in three dimensions—but how was the model transformed in the age of its(...)
Octagonal gallery
22 September 2011 to 8 January 2012
Modernism in Miniature: Points of View
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After a period of decline, the architectural model gained new prominence when it became a popular tool for design education and practice in the early twentieth century. This revival is usually associated with the turn towards objectivity and the search for expressive means to communicate ideas in three dimensions—but how was the model transformed in the age of its(...)
Octagonal gallery
PH1998:0020:131
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- The article "Iz materialov obsledovaniia arkhitektury zhilykh kompleksov." by V.S. Balikhin published in 'Problemy arkhitektury: Sbornik materialov/Problèmes d'architecture: Recueil des matèriaux [sic]' in 1936 contains views and brief descriptions of the positive and negative characteristics of some of the housing complexes constructed during the late 1920s - early 1930s in various cities and towns of Soviet Union. The projects discussed in the article include some of the projects represented in the group of photographs PH1998:0020:001-130, such as housing complexes Dangauerovka, Shabolovka, Dubrovka, Usachevka, and "Sharikopodshipnik" [Bearing] plant complex, all in Moscow, and the First and Second Blocks in Magnitogorsk.
architecture
published before 15 September 1936
Magazine article "Iz materialov obsledovaniia arkhitektury zhilykh kompleksov" [From materials of a survey of architecture of Housing complexes], Moscow
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PH1998:0020:131
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- The article "Iz materialov obsledovaniia arkhitektury zhilykh kompleksov." by V.S. Balikhin published in 'Problemy arkhitektury: Sbornik materialov/Problèmes d'architecture: Recueil des matèriaux [sic]' in 1936 contains views and brief descriptions of the positive and negative characteristics of some of the housing complexes constructed during the late 1920s - early 1930s in various cities and towns of Soviet Union. The projects discussed in the article include some of the projects represented in the group of photographs PH1998:0020:001-130, such as housing complexes Dangauerovka, Shabolovka, Dubrovka, Usachevka, and "Sharikopodshipnik" [Bearing] plant complex, all in Moscow, and the First and Second Blocks in Magnitogorsk.
architecture
textual records
ARCH158526
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Cette chemise contient des articles de publication sur Roger D'Astous ou sur ses projets, et notamment un exemplaire de la publication Architecture-Bâtiment- Construction, vol. 15, no. 165, janvier 1960, un négatif de plans de la Résidence Fred Snyder (1963), 9 x 15,5 cm et un certificat The Montreal Construction Centre Design Award, daté du 23 juin 1958, décerné à Roger D'Astous pour le développement d'habitations du Domaine Estérel, Québec (1958). Elle contient également de la documentation sur le Village olympique, comprenant : 1 photographie noir et blanc du Village olympique. 21,5 x 31 cm 1 série de 20 reproductions photographiques en noir et blanc : détails, coupe, élévation et plans du Village olympique. 8 x 10 cm
Articles de publication sur Roger D'Astous ou sur ses projets
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ARCH158526
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Cette chemise contient des articles de publication sur Roger D'Astous ou sur ses projets, et notamment un exemplaire de la publication Architecture-Bâtiment- Construction, vol. 15, no. 165, janvier 1960, un négatif de plans de la Résidence Fred Snyder (1963), 9 x 15,5 cm et un certificat The Montreal Construction Centre Design Award, daté du 23 juin 1958, décerné à Roger D'Astous pour le développement d'habitations du Domaine Estérel, Québec (1958). Elle contient également de la documentation sur le Village olympique, comprenant : 1 photographie noir et blanc du Village olympique. 21,5 x 31 cm 1 série de 20 reproductions photographiques en noir et blanc : détails, coupe, élévation et plans du Village olympique. 8 x 10 cm
textual records
photographs
ARCH283880
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Cette boîte contient des copies des planches contacts de photographies personnelles et professionnelles d'Ernest Cormier, incluant des photographies de l'Université de Montréal, des bas-reliefs pour le Palais des Nations-Unies à New-York, de la résidence Cormier, ainsi que des portaits de Cormier et autres personnes non identifiés, d'architecture, de familles et d'amis et de voyages. Contient six cartables de planches contacts des originaux sur nitrates respectivement identifiés A - N° 1001 à A - N° 1062, B - N° 2000 à B - N° 2061, B - N° 2062 à B - N° 2090 et C - N° 3000 à C - N° 3031, D - N° 4001 à D - N° 4064, D - N°4065 à D - N° 4125, et ACD 6.4 918 / A.1 ADC 6.12 ADC 6, 18.4 ADC 6, 10.
1920s-1930s
Planches contacts de diverses photographies personnelles et professionnelles
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ARCH283880
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Cette boîte contient des copies des planches contacts de photographies personnelles et professionnelles d'Ernest Cormier, incluant des photographies de l'Université de Montréal, des bas-reliefs pour le Palais des Nations-Unies à New-York, de la résidence Cormier, ainsi que des portaits de Cormier et autres personnes non identifiés, d'architecture, de familles et d'amis et de voyages. Contient six cartables de planches contacts des originaux sur nitrates respectivement identifiés A - N° 1001 à A - N° 1062, B - N° 2000 à B - N° 2061, B - N° 2062 à B - N° 2090 et C - N° 3000 à C - N° 3031, D - N° 4001 à D - N° 4064, D - N°4065 à D - N° 4125, et ACD 6.4 918 / A.1 ADC 6.12 ADC 6, 18.4 ADC 6, 10.
photographs
1920s-1930s
photographs
ARCH259765
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Cette boîte contient des planches contacts de photographies personnelles et professionnelles d'Ernest Cormier, incluant des photographies de l'Université de Montréal, des bas-reliefs pour le Palais des Nations-Unies à New-York, de la résidence Cormier, ainsi que des portaits de Cormier et autres personnes non identifiés, d'architecture, de familles et d'amis et de voyages. Contient six cartables de planches contacts des originaux sur nitrates respectivement identifiés A - N° 1001 à A - N° 1062, B - N° 2000 à B - N° 2061, B - N° 2062 à B - N° 2090 et C - N° 3000 à C - N° 3031, D - N° 4001 à D - N° 4064, D - N°4065 à D - N° 4125, et ACD 6.4 918 / A.1 ADC 6.12 ADC 6, 18.4 ADC 6, 10.
1920s-1930s
Planches contacts de diverses photographies personnelles et professionnelles
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ARCH259765
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Cette boîte contient des planches contacts de photographies personnelles et professionnelles d'Ernest Cormier, incluant des photographies de l'Université de Montréal, des bas-reliefs pour le Palais des Nations-Unies à New-York, de la résidence Cormier, ainsi que des portaits de Cormier et autres personnes non identifiés, d'architecture, de familles et d'amis et de voyages. Contient six cartables de planches contacts des originaux sur nitrates respectivement identifiés A - N° 1001 à A - N° 1062, B - N° 2000 à B - N° 2061, B - N° 2062 à B - N° 2090 et C - N° 3000 à C - N° 3031, D - N° 4001 à D - N° 4064, D - N°4065 à D - N° 4125, et ACD 6.4 918 / A.1 ADC 6.12 ADC 6, 18.4 ADC 6, 10.
photographs
1920s-1930s
archives
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Fonds
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
Bas Princen: Volcano Walks
In this artist’s talk, Bas Princen will discuss the current status of the 17 Volcanoes project and explore the resonances between the works of Franz Wilhelm Junghuhn, works by early-twentieth-century Dutch photographers in Java (like van Nieuwenhuis), and his own practice. Although discovering new places seems impossible today, the talk takes as a point of departure the(...)
15 October 2016, 3pm
Bas Princen: Volcano Walks
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In this artist’s talk, Bas Princen will discuss the current status of the 17 Volcanoes project and explore the resonances between the works of Franz Wilhelm Junghuhn, works by early-twentieth-century Dutch photographers in Java (like van Nieuwenhuis), and his own practice. Although discovering new places seems impossible today, the talk takes as a point of departure the(...)
Empire
The exhibition presents Empire, a visual essay by American artist John Gossage on the relationship between architecture and power. Gossage’s photographs of government buildings and monuments in Washington, D.C. are juxtaposed with images of Egypt taken by German chemist Hermann Vogel in 1868, exposing the parallel actions of governments, over a century apart, in(...)
Octagonal gallery
8 December 2005 to 12 March 2006
Empire
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The exhibition presents Empire, a visual essay by American artist John Gossage on the relationship between architecture and power. Gossage’s photographs of government buildings and monuments in Washington, D.C. are juxtaposed with images of Egypt taken by German chemist Hermann Vogel in 1868, exposing the parallel actions of governments, over a century apart, in(...)
Octagonal gallery