Projet
AP075.S1.1956.PR01
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This project series documents Cornelia Hahn Oberlander's project for a site improvement for the School of Architecture at University of British Columbia, in Vancouver, British Columbia. Oberlander worked on this project in 1956 with her husband Peter Oberlander as site planner. The project consisted in adding trees, concrete flower pots and new planting beds. The project series contains only a design development drawings showing the proposed site improvements.
1956
School of Architecture, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia (1956)
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AP075.S1.1956.PR01
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This project series documents Cornelia Hahn Oberlander's project for a site improvement for the School of Architecture at University of British Columbia, in Vancouver, British Columbia. Oberlander worked on this project in 1956 with her husband Peter Oberlander as site planner. The project consisted in adding trees, concrete flower pots and new planting beds. The project series contains only a design development drawings showing the proposed site improvements.
Project
1956
Autres résonances : oeuvres choisies de John Hejduk, 1954-1997, la première rétrospective majeure consacrée à l’architecte, explore les thèmes qui ont préoccupé Hejduk tout au long de sa carrière : l’architecture en tant qu’acte social, le mur, la maison, l’église, le passage et la transformation, l’expérience de la ville. L’importance de la place occupée par John Hejduk(...)
Salles principales
22 octobre 1997 au 15 février 1998
Autres résonances : oeuvres choisies de John Hejduk, 1954-1997
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Autres résonances : oeuvres choisies de John Hejduk, 1954-1997, la première rétrospective majeure consacrée à l’architecte, explore les thèmes qui ont préoccupé Hejduk tout au long de sa carrière : l’architecture en tant qu’acte social, le mur, la maison, l’église, le passage et la transformation, l’expérience de la ville. L’importance de la place occupée par John Hejduk(...)
Salles principales
dessins, documents textuels, graphique, photographies
Quantité:
205 file(s)
DR1987:0869:001-205
Description:
- The architect's project files have been reorganized into two groupings totalling 205 files. General files are organized by document type and construction files are organized according to five building phases: the chapel proper, unit I of construction, 1952-1952; the campanile, berm walls and walks, unit II of construction, 1953-1955; the parish house, cloister and refectory, unit III of construction, 1955-1957; the work shed and yard, also known as the service building addition, unit IV of construction, 1957-1958; and a final group of smaller projects -- restrooms, baptismal fount and auditorium addition -- executed between 1960 and 1977. A copy of the finding aid is in the object file; it includes a description of the current contents of each file and of their organization as received.
architecture, design d'intérieur, ingénierie
1946-1977
Wayfarers' Chapel fonds: Architect's project files, including correspondence, contractual and construction documents, publicity materials and some drawings, photographs and reprographic copies
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DR1987:0869:001-205
Description:
- The architect's project files have been reorganized into two groupings totalling 205 files. General files are organized by document type and construction files are organized according to five building phases: the chapel proper, unit I of construction, 1952-1952; the campanile, berm walls and walks, unit II of construction, 1953-1955; the parish house, cloister and refectory, unit III of construction, 1955-1957; the work shed and yard, also known as the service building addition, unit IV of construction, 1957-1958; and a final group of smaller projects -- restrooms, baptismal fount and auditorium addition -- executed between 1960 and 1977. A copy of the finding aid is in the object file; it includes a description of the current contents of each file and of their organization as received.
dessins, documents textuels, graphique, photographies
Quantité:
205 file(s)
1946-1977
architecture, design d'intérieur, ingénierie
Série(s)
TopSolid development
AP169.S2
Description:
Series 2, TopSolid development, 1992 - 2011, documents Bernard Cache’s contribution to the development of the software TopSolid. This series includes born-digital material and chiefly dates from 1999 - 2008. Created in 1987 by Missler software, TopSolid was one of the first computer-aided design (CAD) software usable on portable computers. Bernard Cache was an early adopter of TopSolid and was later asked to contribute to the development of further versions of the software. It then became one of the first pieces of software to support both CAD and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), which resulted from a radical proposition to link parametric design software seamlessly to robotic manufacturing. Bernard Cache’s contribution to this project underscores his interest for mathematics, geometry, and engineering reflected in his other areas of architectural and design work. Materials in this series portray Cache’s role in the development of the software. This includes programming records for the codes and configuration of the software which are primarily in plain text formats, still images and CAD formats (TopSolid). It also includes programming records for TopWood,an alternate software derived from TopSolid and developed to target the specificities of the wood industry. There are also a significant number of textual records, which constitutes training documents, bug reports, and correspondence (in Word and Excel formats).
1992-2011
TopSolid development
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AP169.S2
Description:
Series 2, TopSolid development, 1992 - 2011, documents Bernard Cache’s contribution to the development of the software TopSolid. This series includes born-digital material and chiefly dates from 1999 - 2008. Created in 1987 by Missler software, TopSolid was one of the first computer-aided design (CAD) software usable on portable computers. Bernard Cache was an early adopter of TopSolid and was later asked to contribute to the development of further versions of the software. It then became one of the first pieces of software to support both CAD and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), which resulted from a radical proposition to link parametric design software seamlessly to robotic manufacturing. Bernard Cache’s contribution to this project underscores his interest for mathematics, geometry, and engineering reflected in his other areas of architectural and design work. Materials in this series portray Cache’s role in the development of the software. This includes programming records for the codes and configuration of the software which are primarily in plain text formats, still images and CAD formats (TopSolid). It also includes programming records for TopWood,an alternate software derived from TopSolid and developed to target the specificities of the wood industry. There are also a significant number of textual records, which constitutes training documents, bug reports, and correspondence (in Word and Excel formats).
Series
1992-2011
Projet
AP056.S1.1989.PR07
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This project series documents the interiors of the Creeds store in Toronto from 1989-1990. The office identified the project number as 8926. This project consisted of renovations to the interiors of the high-end retail store located in Toronto's Manulife Centre at the corner of Bloor and Bay Streets. The store, with entrances from the mall and street, included several smaller boutiques divided by designer, a large fur storage area and work room, a fur salon, a stock room and changing rooms. A major part of this renovation was the creation of a multifunctional court space connected to the rest of the linear boutiquerie via two small staircases. This court could be used for fashion shows, presentations, season displays, and social events. The court had a circular ceiling light fixture, stone-clad piers, stained cherry wood panels and sandblasted steel details. The floors, patterned with black slate and granite, were complimentary to the boutique's concrete and black and silver glass tile floors. Also central to this project was the creation of the Christian Dior boutique at the street entrance. The project is recorded through drawings and photographs dating from 1989-1990. The drawings, mostly originals, consist of sketches, axonometric drawings, sections, plans, elevations, details and schedules. The photographs show the completed store interiors.
1989-1990
Creeds Store, Toronto (1989-1990)
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AP056.S1.1989.PR07
Description:
This project series documents the interiors of the Creeds store in Toronto from 1989-1990. The office identified the project number as 8926. This project consisted of renovations to the interiors of the high-end retail store located in Toronto's Manulife Centre at the corner of Bloor and Bay Streets. The store, with entrances from the mall and street, included several smaller boutiques divided by designer, a large fur storage area and work room, a fur salon, a stock room and changing rooms. A major part of this renovation was the creation of a multifunctional court space connected to the rest of the linear boutiquerie via two small staircases. This court could be used for fashion shows, presentations, season displays, and social events. The court had a circular ceiling light fixture, stone-clad piers, stained cherry wood panels and sandblasted steel details. The floors, patterned with black slate and granite, were complimentary to the boutique's concrete and black and silver glass tile floors. Also central to this project was the creation of the Christian Dior boutique at the street entrance. The project is recorded through drawings and photographs dating from 1989-1990. The drawings, mostly originals, consist of sketches, axonometric drawings, sections, plans, elevations, details and schedules. The photographs show the completed store interiors.
Project
1989-1990
Projet
AP207.S1.2012.PR04
Description:
The project series documents "Breathing Architecture," an installation initially presented at the Galleria Federico Luger in Milan, in 2012. The installation consists of a square shaped sheet of plaster placed on a wall giving the impression that a portion of the gallery wall has been lifted to create an opening in order to allow it to breathe. This installation has similarities to Pettena's earlier project "Grass Architecture" for Trigon '72 and "Parete "Branchia"" in 1999. "[...] here the work, which on this occasion takes up the whole of a wall all by itself, has more the significance of a gesture, of a sculpture that retains memories of architecture, and at the same time of the school of conceptual art in which Pettena was also formed." [1] This installation was also later presented at the UMOCA in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 2013, and at the exhibition "Architetture Naturali/Gianni Pettena" at the Kunst Meran/Merano Arte, in Meran, in 2017. The project series contains photographs of the first and the second editions of the installation and a drawing. It also contains photographs of the 2017 edition that also shows Pettena's other installation "Paper/Midwestern Ocean" presented in the same exhibition. Source: [1] Gianni Pettena website, https://www.giannipettena.it/italiano/opere-1/inst-breathing-architecture-2012-1/ (last accessed 27 January 2020)
2012-2015
Breathing Architecture (2012)
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AP207.S1.2012.PR04
Description:
The project series documents "Breathing Architecture," an installation initially presented at the Galleria Federico Luger in Milan, in 2012. The installation consists of a square shaped sheet of plaster placed on a wall giving the impression that a portion of the gallery wall has been lifted to create an opening in order to allow it to breathe. This installation has similarities to Pettena's earlier project "Grass Architecture" for Trigon '72 and "Parete "Branchia"" in 1999. "[...] here the work, which on this occasion takes up the whole of a wall all by itself, has more the significance of a gesture, of a sculpture that retains memories of architecture, and at the same time of the school of conceptual art in which Pettena was also formed." [1] This installation was also later presented at the UMOCA in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 2013, and at the exhibition "Architetture Naturali/Gianni Pettena" at the Kunst Meran/Merano Arte, in Meran, in 2017. The project series contains photographs of the first and the second editions of the installation and a drawing. It also contains photographs of the 2017 edition that also shows Pettena's other installation "Paper/Midwestern Ocean" presented in the same exhibition. Source: [1] Gianni Pettena website, https://www.giannipettena.it/italiano/opere-1/inst-breathing-architecture-2012-1/ (last accessed 27 January 2020)
Project
2012-2015
Projet
AP166.S1.1990.PR2
Description:
This file documents the executed project for the Prospecta Toyama '92 Observatory Tower in Imizu, Toyama, Japan. Like the Galaxy Toyama Gymnasium, this project was designed in conjunction with the 1st Japan Expo Toyama in 1992. The 30 x 32 x 32 metre structure, built at the top of a 61,2 metre hill, serves as a platform to observe the surrounding landscape. The centre court is designed and equipped for the creation of a performance with sound, light and fog. The file is chiefly composed of design development and presentation drawings but includes some conceptual drawings and material related to theme development. There are also site plans and information about the 1st Japan Expo Toyama 1992. There is a small amount of correspondence in the form of facsimile transmissions. Working drawings include a set of structural drawings. Presentation material includes a model and bound copies and drafts of proposals. There are some digital prints of computer-generated perspectives, one in the form of a presentation panel. There is also some documentation for the development of the name and logo for the structure. A small album contains photographs of the built work. There is some promotional material for the tower and for the park in which it is situated. There are also clippings from published documents. Material in this file was produced between 1990 and 1993. .
1990-1993
Prospecta Toyama '92 Observatory Tower, Imizu, Japan (1990-1993)
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AP166.S1.1990.PR2
Description:
This file documents the executed project for the Prospecta Toyama '92 Observatory Tower in Imizu, Toyama, Japan. Like the Galaxy Toyama Gymnasium, this project was designed in conjunction with the 1st Japan Expo Toyama in 1992. The 30 x 32 x 32 metre structure, built at the top of a 61,2 metre hill, serves as a platform to observe the surrounding landscape. The centre court is designed and equipped for the creation of a performance with sound, light and fog. The file is chiefly composed of design development and presentation drawings but includes some conceptual drawings and material related to theme development. There are also site plans and information about the 1st Japan Expo Toyama 1992. There is a small amount of correspondence in the form of facsimile transmissions. Working drawings include a set of structural drawings. Presentation material includes a model and bound copies and drafts of proposals. There are some digital prints of computer-generated perspectives, one in the form of a presentation panel. There is also some documentation for the development of the name and logo for the structure. A small album contains photographs of the built work. There is some promotional material for the tower and for the park in which it is situated. There are also clippings from published documents. Material in this file was produced between 1990 and 1993. .
project
1990-1993
Stirling
AP140.S2.SS7.D3.P10.2
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British architect James Stirling and various critics talk about his philosophy and work while viewing his architectural projects around the world. New York, NY : Michael Blackwood Productions, c1987. Produced and directed by Michael Blackwood ; a coproduction Michael Blackwood Productions, Saarländischer Rundfunk, BBC Television, Sveriges Television/AB/SVTI ; photographed by John Else, Mead Hunt, Bodo Kessler ; edited by Stephen Plumlee ; narration written by Martin Filler and Rosemarie Hagg Bletter ; narrated by Russell Connor ; additional photography by John Adderly, Ricky Gauld, Mark Trottenberg ; sound-recordists, Brian Greenman, Martyn Clift, M. Webberley ; consultants, Martin Filler, Rosemarie Hagg Bletter ; still photographs, John Donat ... [et al.] ; associate director, Stephen Plumlee ; associate producer, Kelley Forsyth ; executive producers, Peter Brugger, Rolf Porsborn, Alan Yentob
1987
Stirling
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AP140.S2.SS7.D3.P10.2
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British architect James Stirling and various critics talk about his philosophy and work while viewing his architectural projects around the world. New York, NY : Michael Blackwood Productions, c1987. Produced and directed by Michael Blackwood ; a coproduction Michael Blackwood Productions, Saarländischer Rundfunk, BBC Television, Sveriges Television/AB/SVTI ; photographed by John Else, Mead Hunt, Bodo Kessler ; edited by Stephen Plumlee ; narration written by Martin Filler and Rosemarie Hagg Bletter ; narrated by Russell Connor ; additional photography by John Adderly, Ricky Gauld, Mark Trottenberg ; sound-recordists, Brian Greenman, Martyn Clift, M. Webberley ; consultants, Martin Filler, Rosemarie Hagg Bletter ; still photographs, John Donat ... [et al.] ; associate director, Stephen Plumlee ; associate producer, Kelley Forsyth ; executive producers, Peter Brugger, Rolf Porsborn, Alan Yentob
1987
Detail for the plasterwork between the fluting of the columns for Electric House, Battersea Borough
DR1988:0395
Description:
- This reprographic copy shows a design for plaster ornament consisting of a frieze of lightbulbs with electrical cords and swags. - This work is part of an incomplete group of possibly working reprographic copies for Electric House, Battersea Borough, designed by the borough architect, Henry Hyams. The group also includes some reprographic copies which may have been used for publication purposes. - The style of many of these drawings and reprographic copies by Henry Hyams (DR1988:0332 - DR1988:0414) suggests that they were possibly for periodical illustrations. Hyams contributed articles to the periodicals 'The Builder' and 'The Architect'. Two objects in the CCA collections can be directly linked to an article published prior to 1926 in 'The Architect'; a reprographic copy (DR1988:0357) and a drawing (DR1988:0364) (Who's Who in Architecture, 161).
architecture, design d'intérieur
printed November 1926
Detail for the plasterwork between the fluting of the columns for Electric House, Battersea Borough
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DR1988:0395
Description:
- This reprographic copy shows a design for plaster ornament consisting of a frieze of lightbulbs with electrical cords and swags. - This work is part of an incomplete group of possibly working reprographic copies for Electric House, Battersea Borough, designed by the borough architect, Henry Hyams. The group also includes some reprographic copies which may have been used for publication purposes. - The style of many of these drawings and reprographic copies by Henry Hyams (DR1988:0332 - DR1988:0414) suggests that they were possibly for periodical illustrations. Hyams contributed articles to the periodicals 'The Builder' and 'The Architect'. Two objects in the CCA collections can be directly linked to an article published prior to 1926 in 'The Architect'; a reprographic copy (DR1988:0357) and a drawing (DR1988:0364) (Who's Who in Architecture, 161).
architecture, design d'intérieur
Projet
AP164.S1.1990.D6
Description:
The project series documents the design of a sports centre in Ávila, Spain for the account of the Consejo superior de deportes, Ministerio de educacion y ciencia and the city council. It was never built. The firm identified the project as number 67. Abalos & Herreros worked with Javier Peña, Javier Sanjuan and Florentino Moreton. Documenting the project are conceptual, design development and working drawings, project descriptions, notes, reference materials and photographic materials.
1990-1991
Polideportivo Madrigal de las Altas Torres, Ávila, Spain (1990)
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AP164.S1.1990.D6
Description:
The project series documents the design of a sports centre in Ávila, Spain for the account of the Consejo superior de deportes, Ministerio de educacion y ciencia and the city council. It was never built. The firm identified the project as number 67. Abalos & Herreros worked with Javier Peña, Javier Sanjuan and Florentino Moreton. Documenting the project are conceptual, design development and working drawings, project descriptions, notes, reference materials and photographic materials.
Project
1990-1991