Sous-série
AP178.S1.1980.PR02.SS3
Description:
This project subseries documents the Kita [Kindergaten] designed and built as part of Block 121. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 2/80 B. The office assigned the dates 1981, 1985-1988. Documenting the Kita are studies, plans, elevations, and details. Also included are photographs of the Kita, photographs and negatives of the model, and slides of sketches. For correspondence and documentation related to this project see the project series for Concurso, Block 121, Schlesisches Tor (AP178.S1.1980.PR02). It is important to note that some of the sketches, drawings, and photographs for the Kita and the Senior Club Anziani are intermingled. When this is the case it has been noted at the file level for either subseries APAP178.S1.1980.PR02.SS2 or AP178.S1.1980.PR02.SS3.
circa 1981-1990
Kita, Blocke 121 [Kindergarten, Schlesisches Tor recreational centre], Berlin, Germany (1981-1990)
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AP178.S1.1980.PR02.SS3
Description:
This project subseries documents the Kita [Kindergaten] designed and built as part of Block 121. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 2/80 B. The office assigned the dates 1981, 1985-1988. Documenting the Kita are studies, plans, elevations, and details. Also included are photographs of the Kita, photographs and negatives of the model, and slides of sketches. For correspondence and documentation related to this project see the project series for Concurso, Block 121, Schlesisches Tor (AP178.S1.1980.PR02). It is important to note that some of the sketches, drawings, and photographs for the Kita and the Senior Club Anziani are intermingled. When this is the case it has been noted at the file level for either subseries APAP178.S1.1980.PR02.SS2 or AP178.S1.1980.PR02.SS3.
Project
circa 1981-1990
Projet
AP178.S1.1988.PR01
Description:
This project series documents the Centro Cultural de la Defensa in Madrid, Spain. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 50/80. The office assigned the date 1988 to this project. An architectural competition was held for the construction of a cultural center and museum for the Ministry of Defense. Seven architects were invited for the first phase of the competition. Four architects, including Fancisco Javier Sainz de Oiza, Lluis Clotet Ballus, Juan Navarro Baldeweg, and Álvaro Siza were selected for the second and final phase. The L-shaped building proposed by Siza included a museum, library, archives, research center, auditoriums, restaurants and bookstores. Siza won the competition but the building was not realized. Documenting this project are sketches, presentation drawings and photographs of model. Textual materials include project documentation, correspondence and articles on the competition.
1988-1990
Centro Cultural de la Defensa - 1º Fase - 2º Fase [La Defensa Cultural Centre, first and second phases], Madrid, Spain (1988)
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AP178.S1.1988.PR01
Description:
This project series documents the Centro Cultural de la Defensa in Madrid, Spain. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 50/80. The office assigned the date 1988 to this project. An architectural competition was held for the construction of a cultural center and museum for the Ministry of Defense. Seven architects were invited for the first phase of the competition. Four architects, including Fancisco Javier Sainz de Oiza, Lluis Clotet Ballus, Juan Navarro Baldeweg, and Álvaro Siza were selected for the second and final phase. The L-shaped building proposed by Siza included a museum, library, archives, research center, auditoriums, restaurants and bookstores. Siza won the competition but the building was not realized. Documenting this project are sketches, presentation drawings and photographs of model. Textual materials include project documentation, correspondence and articles on the competition.
Project
1988-1990
Projet
AP178.S1.1986.PR06
Description:
This project series documents the Ampliação do Casino e Restaurante Winkler in Salzburg, Austria. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 37/80. The office assigned the date 1986 to this project. The project files document the competition for the Winkler Casino and restaurant extension. Proposed modifications to the building included the expansion of the entrance, gambling room and catering facilities, as well as improving the administrative and technical services spaces. The project was a collaboration with José Paulo Santos, Jorge Nuno Monteiro and José Luîs Carvalhos Gomes. Siza and his team won the first prize for the competition, but the project was not realized. Documenting this project are sketches, studies, competition drawings and drawings of the exisiting building. Textual materials include articles of the project. Photographic materials document the models and project site.
1986-2012
Ampliação do Casino e Restaurante Winkler [Winkler Casino and restaurant extension], Salzburg, Austria, 1986
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AP178.S1.1986.PR06
Description:
This project series documents the Ampliação do Casino e Restaurante Winkler in Salzburg, Austria. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 37/80. The office assigned the date 1986 to this project. The project files document the competition for the Winkler Casino and restaurant extension. Proposed modifications to the building included the expansion of the entrance, gambling room and catering facilities, as well as improving the administrative and technical services spaces. The project was a collaboration with José Paulo Santos, Jorge Nuno Monteiro and José Luîs Carvalhos Gomes. Siza and his team won the first prize for the competition, but the project was not realized. Documenting this project are sketches, studies, competition drawings and drawings of the exisiting building. Textual materials include articles of the project. Photographic materials document the models and project site.
Project
1986-2012
Projet
AP178.S1.1998.PR09
Description:
This project series documents the Câmara Municipal de Penafiel in Penafiel, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 104/90. The office assigned the date 1998 for this project. The project site was located on 21,643 square metres of land, between Avenida Guedes and Rua Abilio Miranda. The building program included two distinct buildings. The first was a U-shaped building for the Town Hall with a three-storey underground parking lot. The second was a two-storey rectangular building with a five-storey tower and a courtyard, for the administrative department, finance department, urban planning department and environement department. The project was not realized. Documenting this project are sketches, studies, plans, and working drawings. Textual material includes project documentation, competition documentation, and correspondence. Photographic materials document the project site.
1998-2003
Câmara Municipal de Penafiel [Penafiel Town Hall], Penafiel, Portugal (1998)
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AP178.S1.1998.PR09
Description:
This project series documents the Câmara Municipal de Penafiel in Penafiel, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 104/90. The office assigned the date 1998 for this project. The project site was located on 21,643 square metres of land, between Avenida Guedes and Rua Abilio Miranda. The building program included two distinct buildings. The first was a U-shaped building for the Town Hall with a three-storey underground parking lot. The second was a two-storey rectangular building with a five-storey tower and a courtyard, for the administrative department, finance department, urban planning department and environement department. The project was not realized. Documenting this project are sketches, studies, plans, and working drawings. Textual material includes project documentation, competition documentation, and correspondence. Photographic materials document the project site.
Project
1998-2003
Projet
AP018.S1.1972.PR17
Description:
This project series documents a proposal for a People Mover System for the Metropolitan Toronto Zoo in 1972. The office identified the project number as 7224. The project was a transportation system for the zoo, which required a guideway be built without disrupting the zoo's terrain as well as ensuring that the fences were out of passenger view. Parkin Architects Planners' worked with the engineering firm M.M. Dillion Limited and were in conversation with Boeing to build the vehicle for the system. The project is recorded through several topographic drawings showing the proposed design for the tracks, also included is a file of correspondence, mostly with M.M. Dillion Limited and Boeing, as well a file of notes and photocopies of drawings for the passenger vehicle. A letter in the correspondance file suggests that Parkin Architects Planners where not choosen to build this project.
1972 - 1973
Metropolitan Toronto Zoo, People Mover System, Scarborough, Ontario (1972)
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AP018.S1.1972.PR17
Description:
This project series documents a proposal for a People Mover System for the Metropolitan Toronto Zoo in 1972. The office identified the project number as 7224. The project was a transportation system for the zoo, which required a guideway be built without disrupting the zoo's terrain as well as ensuring that the fences were out of passenger view. Parkin Architects Planners' worked with the engineering firm M.M. Dillion Limited and were in conversation with Boeing to build the vehicle for the system. The project is recorded through several topographic drawings showing the proposed design for the tracks, also included is a file of correspondence, mostly with M.M. Dillion Limited and Boeing, as well a file of notes and photocopies of drawings for the passenger vehicle. A letter in the correspondance file suggests that Parkin Architects Planners where not choosen to build this project.
Project
1972 - 1973
Projet
AP018.S1.1980.PR15
Description:
This project series documents additions and alterations to the Beaverbrook Art Gallery in Fredericton, New Brunswick from 1981-1986. The office identified this project as 8018. The Beaverbrook Art Gallery, located beside the St. John River, was designed by Neil Stewart in 1956. The additions and alterations to the original design consisted of the addition of an east wing to the existing structure as well as upgrades to mechanical and electrical systems. A feasibility study was conducted and two schemes were proposed for the project. The project is recorded through textual records, drawings, and site and construction photographs. The feasibility study is recorded through reprographic copies of drawings. The textual records show client correspondence, site planning, contractor and consultant work, construction and associated shop drawings. Textual documents also record a lawsuit brought against the firm by project consultants ADI Limited following construction.
1980-1986
Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Additions and Alterations, Fredericton, New Brunswick (1980-1983)
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AP018.S1.1980.PR15
Description:
This project series documents additions and alterations to the Beaverbrook Art Gallery in Fredericton, New Brunswick from 1981-1986. The office identified this project as 8018. The Beaverbrook Art Gallery, located beside the St. John River, was designed by Neil Stewart in 1956. The additions and alterations to the original design consisted of the addition of an east wing to the existing structure as well as upgrades to mechanical and electrical systems. A feasibility study was conducted and two schemes were proposed for the project. The project is recorded through textual records, drawings, and site and construction photographs. The feasibility study is recorded through reprographic copies of drawings. The textual records show client correspondence, site planning, contractor and consultant work, construction and associated shop drawings. Textual documents also record a lawsuit brought against the firm by project consultants ADI Limited following construction.
Project
1980-1986
Projet
AP018.S1.1964.PR07
Description:
This project series documents the Donwood Foundations Hospital and Rehabilitation Centre in North York, Ontario from 1964-1966. The office identified the project number as 6418. This project consisted of a four level building, with brick and steel fascia exteriors, that served as an alcohol and addiction treatment hospital. Surrounded by wooded landscapes and overlooking the Don River and ravine, the L-shaped building was 42,000 square feet in size. The building's interiors were designed to exude warmth, friendship and inclusion through the use of warm wood finishes and colourful carpeting and upholstery. The hospital included 49 patient beds, an auditorium, a lounge with balcony, and therapy rooms. The project is recorded through a presentation board of an exterior photograph and reprographic copies of drawings dating from 1966. The drawings consist of construction plans, elevations, sections, details, layouts, and structural, mechanical and electrical drawings.
1966
Donwood Foundation Hospital and Rehabilitation Centre, North York, Ontario (1964-1966)
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AP018.S1.1964.PR07
Description:
This project series documents the Donwood Foundations Hospital and Rehabilitation Centre in North York, Ontario from 1964-1966. The office identified the project number as 6418. This project consisted of a four level building, with brick and steel fascia exteriors, that served as an alcohol and addiction treatment hospital. Surrounded by wooded landscapes and overlooking the Don River and ravine, the L-shaped building was 42,000 square feet in size. The building's interiors were designed to exude warmth, friendship and inclusion through the use of warm wood finishes and colourful carpeting and upholstery. The hospital included 49 patient beds, an auditorium, a lounge with balcony, and therapy rooms. The project is recorded through a presentation board of an exterior photograph and reprographic copies of drawings dating from 1966. The drawings consist of construction plans, elevations, sections, details, layouts, and structural, mechanical and electrical drawings.
Project
1966
Projet
AP178.S1.1986.PR02
Description:
This project series documents the Parque Urbano in Salemi, Italy. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 41/80. The office assigned the date 1986 to this project. The project files document a competition for the Salemi urban park. The park was supposed to create a link between the oldest and newest parts of town. The park included two entrances, a new water line, a fence, a path that embraces the topography of the site, a path that links the new town and the Cappuccini Convent, a belvedere and a water pathway. It also contained a terrace with a theater, bar and skating ring. The project was not realized. Documenting this project are studies and site plans. Textual material includes competition documentation and correspondence. Photographs and negatives document the project site.
1984-1987
Parque Urbano [Urban park], Salemi, Italy (1986)
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AP178.S1.1986.PR02
Description:
This project series documents the Parque Urbano in Salemi, Italy. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 41/80. The office assigned the date 1986 to this project. The project files document a competition for the Salemi urban park. The park was supposed to create a link between the oldest and newest parts of town. The park included two entrances, a new water line, a fence, a path that embraces the topography of the site, a path that links the new town and the Cappuccini Convent, a belvedere and a water pathway. It also contained a terrace with a theater, bar and skating ring. The project was not realized. Documenting this project are studies and site plans. Textual material includes competition documentation and correspondence. Photographs and negatives document the project site.
Project
1984-1987
Projet
AP178.S1.1995.PR04
Description:
This project series documents the Estudo Urbanístico da Lagoinha in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 63/90. The office assigned the date 1995 to this project. The project consisted of an urban study for the area of Lagoinha in Belo Horizonte. The program was based on the idea of improving living conditions for residents in the area and to adapt the urban plan to residents' everyday activities. It included alterations to the infrastructure and the public spaces in order to stimulate cultural activities and the economy of Bairro Lagoinha. In the building program, a particular emphasis was placed on the dialogue between the people and the architects. Documenting this project are studies and plans. Textual materials include project documentation and correspondence. Photo albums and negatives document the project site.
1994-1998
Estudo Urbanístico da Lagoinha [Urban plan for Lagoinha], Belo Horizonte, Brazil (1995)
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AP178.S1.1995.PR04
Description:
This project series documents the Estudo Urbanístico da Lagoinha in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 63/90. The office assigned the date 1995 to this project. The project consisted of an urban study for the area of Lagoinha in Belo Horizonte. The program was based on the idea of improving living conditions for residents in the area and to adapt the urban plan to residents' everyday activities. It included alterations to the infrastructure and the public spaces in order to stimulate cultural activities and the economy of Bairro Lagoinha. In the building program, a particular emphasis was placed on the dialogue between the people and the architects. Documenting this project are studies and plans. Textual materials include project documentation and correspondence. Photo albums and negatives document the project site.
Project
1994-1998
Projet
AP178.S1.1976.PR02
Description:
This project series documents the Parcelas 191 e 192 in Porto, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 34/70. The office assigned the date 1976 for this project. The Comissariado para a Renovação Urbana da Área de Ribeira/Barredo was an organization responsible for the rehabilitation of the historic district of Porto. Alvaro Siza was selected to study the area and to propose architectural solutions for the Mercado da Ribeira (see project series AP178.S1.1976.PR01 in this fonds) Parcelas 191 e 192, and Largo da Lada (see project series AP178.S1.1976.PR03 in this fonds). For this project, Siza worked on two houses. Special attention was paid to the windows. This project was realized. Drawings include studies, elevations, sections and working drawings. Textual materials include project documentation. Photographic materials include photographs of drawings.
1962-1974
Parcelas 191 e 192 [Plots 191 and 192], Porto, Portugal (1976)
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AP178.S1.1976.PR02
Description:
This project series documents the Parcelas 191 e 192 in Porto, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 34/70. The office assigned the date 1976 for this project. The Comissariado para a Renovação Urbana da Área de Ribeira/Barredo was an organization responsible for the rehabilitation of the historic district of Porto. Alvaro Siza was selected to study the area and to propose architectural solutions for the Mercado da Ribeira (see project series AP178.S1.1976.PR01 in this fonds) Parcelas 191 e 192, and Largo da Lada (see project series AP178.S1.1976.PR03 in this fonds). For this project, Siza worked on two houses. Special attention was paid to the windows. This project was realized. Drawings include studies, elevations, sections and working drawings. Textual materials include project documentation. Photographic materials include photographs of drawings.
Project
1962-1974