Projet
AP027.S1.D18
Description:
The project series documents a study for the expansion and conversion of a fish plant in Newfoundland from a seasonal in-shore plant to a year-round dragger operation. New housing and community facilities were also required to attract experienced and trained personnel to the area. A statistical model which balances primary and secondary industries was developed to estimate the ultimate size of the new town.
1961-1968
Fermeuse, Newfoundland (1961-1968)
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AP027.S1.D18
Description:
The project series documents a study for the expansion and conversion of a fish plant in Newfoundland from a seasonal in-shore plant to a year-round dragger operation. New housing and community facilities were also required to attract experienced and trained personnel to the area. A statistical model which balances primary and secondary industries was developed to estimate the ultimate size of the new town.
File 18
1961-1968
Projet
AP027.S1.D69
Description:
Preliminary master plan for the development of a new town. The St-Basile-le-Grand site is approximately 1,000 acres and is located 13 miles east of Montréal between two existing towns. Project includes housing, demographic, and transportation studies, private investment development, and management manuals for client. The commission proposes a close-knit community with agricultural land preserved and held in condominium by each householder.
urbanisme
1975-1977
La Forêt, St. Basile Le-Grand
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AP027.S1.D69
Description:
Preliminary master plan for the development of a new town. The St-Basile-le-Grand site is approximately 1,000 acres and is located 13 miles east of Montréal between two existing towns. Project includes housing, demographic, and transportation studies, private investment development, and management manuals for client. The commission proposes a close-knit community with agricultural land preserved and held in condominium by each householder.
File 69
1975-1977
urbanisme
Projet
AP022.S1.1993.PR05
Description:
File documents the master planning and design of a recreational, residential and resort development project north of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The total area for Zones 1 and 4, designed by Arthur Erickson with Aitken Wreggelsworth Associates, was approximately 1 square kilometre. Zone 1 was designed as a beach resort and includes hotel and entertainment facilities. Zone 4 was to be the commercial and residential area for the planned community. File contains photographic material and textual records.
1993-1994
Al-Buhairat City
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AP022.S1.1993.PR05
Description:
File documents the master planning and design of a recreational, residential and resort development project north of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The total area for Zones 1 and 4, designed by Arthur Erickson with Aitken Wreggelsworth Associates, was approximately 1 square kilometre. Zone 1 was designed as a beach resort and includes hotel and entertainment facilities. Zone 4 was to be the commercial and residential area for the planned community. File contains photographic material and textual records.
Project
1993-1994
Projet
AP142.S1.D113
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File documents a partly executed project for restructuring the public spaces of the Fiera district in Lanciano, Italy. This project created a great polemic in Lanciano, notably because of the important expenditures it generated to the community. Material in this file was produced between 1987 and 1992. File contains reference drawings and design development drawings. File also contains textual records, including correspondence, administrative records, financial records, clippings on the project's controversy and photographic material.
1987-1992
Riqualificazione e recupero del sistema di spazi pubblici all'interno del quartiere Fiera di Lanciano
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AP142.S1.D113
Description:
File documents a partly executed project for restructuring the public spaces of the Fiera district in Lanciano, Italy. This project created a great polemic in Lanciano, notably because of the important expenditures it generated to the community. Material in this file was produced between 1987 and 1992. File contains reference drawings and design development drawings. File also contains textual records, including correspondence, administrative records, financial records, clippings on the project's controversy and photographic material.
File 113
1987-1992
Projet
Rooftop gardens
AP149.S1.1976.PR01
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File related to the project of the Minimum Cost Housing Group about rooftop gardens at the McGill University Settlement Community Centre in the St-Louis district of Montréal, in 1976, and the related publication "Rooftop Wastelands". The material in this file was produced between 1974 and 1976. The file contains textual records, including dummies for the publication, photographs of the rooftop gardens, reprographic copies of plans for the rooftop gardens and copies of the publication "Rooftop Wastelands". The file also includes printing plates.
between 1974 and 1976
Rooftop gardens
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AP149.S1.1976.PR01
Description:
File related to the project of the Minimum Cost Housing Group about rooftop gardens at the McGill University Settlement Community Centre in the St-Louis district of Montréal, in 1976, and the related publication "Rooftop Wastelands". The material in this file was produced between 1974 and 1976. The file contains textual records, including dummies for the publication, photographs of the rooftop gardens, reprographic copies of plans for the rooftop gardens and copies of the publication "Rooftop Wastelands". The file also includes printing plates.
Project
between 1974 and 1976
Projet
AP075.S1.1950.PR01
Description:
This project series documents Cornelia Hahn Oberlander's design for a neighbourhood playground for the Lutheran Settlement House on Frankford Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Oberlander worked on this project from 1950-1954 while working for the Citizen's Council on City Planning (CCCP) as community planner. The playground includes a basketball, badminton and handball field, an area for games on earth surface, a quiet area, and a paved area for small children. The project series consists solely of a general landscape plan of the playground.
1950-1954
Neighbourhood playground for Lutheran Settlement House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1950-1954)
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AP075.S1.1950.PR01
Description:
This project series documents Cornelia Hahn Oberlander's design for a neighbourhood playground for the Lutheran Settlement House on Frankford Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Oberlander worked on this project from 1950-1954 while working for the Citizen's Council on City Planning (CCCP) as community planner. The playground includes a basketball, badminton and handball field, an area for games on earth surface, a quiet area, and a paved area for small children. The project series consists solely of a general landscape plan of the playground.
Project
1950-1954
Projet
AP075.S1.1961.PR01
Description:
This project series documents Cornelia Hahn Oberlander's landscape project for the Skeena Terrace Low Rent Housing Project, a housing development located on the eastern edge of Vancouver. Oberlander worked on this project between 1961 and 1965. The architectural firm in charge of the project was Underwood, McKinley, Cameron, Wilson & Smith Architects. The project was comprised of an eight-storey apartment tower and twenty-seven three-storey maisonettes. Oberlander was in charge of the landscape design for the twelve-acre site. The project initially included the construction of a roadway cutting the site in two, but was never built due to protests from the community. Oberlander's landscape plan included a design for an outdoor terrace and garden areas for the maisonnettes, a community garden and numerous recreational and social spaces. She also designed play scultpures for small children. The project series contains design development drawings, including landscape plans and planting plans, working drawings, including a site plan and planting plans, a specifications addendum, an invitation to the official inauguration of the project, and photographs, which are mostly of the construction site. Source: Herrington, Susan. Cornelia Hahn Oberlander: Making the Modern Landscape, University of Virginia Press, 2014, 304 pages.
1961-1965
Skeena Terrace Low Rent Housing, Vancouver, British Columbia (1961-1965)
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AP075.S1.1961.PR01
Description:
This project series documents Cornelia Hahn Oberlander's landscape project for the Skeena Terrace Low Rent Housing Project, a housing development located on the eastern edge of Vancouver. Oberlander worked on this project between 1961 and 1965. The architectural firm in charge of the project was Underwood, McKinley, Cameron, Wilson & Smith Architects. The project was comprised of an eight-storey apartment tower and twenty-seven three-storey maisonettes. Oberlander was in charge of the landscape design for the twelve-acre site. The project initially included the construction of a roadway cutting the site in two, but was never built due to protests from the community. Oberlander's landscape plan included a design for an outdoor terrace and garden areas for the maisonnettes, a community garden and numerous recreational and social spaces. She also designed play scultpures for small children. The project series contains design development drawings, including landscape plans and planting plans, working drawings, including a site plan and planting plans, a specifications addendum, an invitation to the official inauguration of the project, and photographs, which are mostly of the construction site. Source: Herrington, Susan. Cornelia Hahn Oberlander: Making the Modern Landscape, University of Virginia Press, 2014, 304 pages.
Project
1961-1965
Projet
AP075.S1.2000.PR01
Description:
Project series documents Cornelia Hahn Oberlander's landscape project for the Jim Everett Memorial Park, a neighbourhood park situated between Dalhousie Road, Allison Road and University Boulevard, in the University Endowment Lands (UEL) community land, in Vancouver. Oberlander worked on this project from 2000-2001. The UEL is a unincorporated community located between the City of Vancouver and the University of British Columbia. The park was planned as a recreation space for young families and children living in the University Village, a new village complex of UEL. The plants were also selected to provide interest through out the seasons with varying vegetation and flowers, and ensures low maintenance. The project series includes design development drawings and working drawings, including landscape and planting plans, presentation panels, and a presentation model. The series includes also photographs of the park during construction and once completed. The project is also documented through correspondence with clients and consultants, a project proposal by Oberlander, specifications and a contractor tender, concept notes, documentation for research, meetings notes, inspection reports and financial documents. Source: Herrington, Susan. Cornelia Hahn Oberlander: Making the Modern Landscape, University of Virginia Press, 2014, 304 pages.
2000-2013
Jim Everett Memorial Park, Vancouver, British Columbia (2000-2001)
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AP075.S1.2000.PR01
Description:
Project series documents Cornelia Hahn Oberlander's landscape project for the Jim Everett Memorial Park, a neighbourhood park situated between Dalhousie Road, Allison Road and University Boulevard, in the University Endowment Lands (UEL) community land, in Vancouver. Oberlander worked on this project from 2000-2001. The UEL is a unincorporated community located between the City of Vancouver and the University of British Columbia. The park was planned as a recreation space for young families and children living in the University Village, a new village complex of UEL. The plants were also selected to provide interest through out the seasons with varying vegetation and flowers, and ensures low maintenance. The project series includes design development drawings and working drawings, including landscape and planting plans, presentation panels, and a presentation model. The series includes also photographs of the park during construction and once completed. The project is also documented through correspondence with clients and consultants, a project proposal by Oberlander, specifications and a contractor tender, concept notes, documentation for research, meetings notes, inspection reports and financial documents. Source: Herrington, Susan. Cornelia Hahn Oberlander: Making the Modern Landscape, University of Virginia Press, 2014, 304 pages.
Project
2000-2013
Projet
AP075.S1.1952.PR03
Description:
This project series documents Cornelia Hahn Oberlander's project for the garden of Mr. & Mrs. W. A. Rahill's private residence in Feasterville, Pennsylvania. The residence is located in Bryn Gweled Homesteads, a small cooperative community in Upper Southampton Township. Oberlander worked on this project from 1952-1953. The garden design consists of a meadow area and a play area on the front lawn of the house. The play area, surrounded by trees and strubs, includes a badminton field and a vegetable patch. This project series only contains a presentation drawing for the landscape design with a plant list.
1952-1953
Garden of Mr. & Mrs. W. A. Rahill, Feasterville, Pennsylvania (1952-1953)
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AP075.S1.1952.PR03
Description:
This project series documents Cornelia Hahn Oberlander's project for the garden of Mr. & Mrs. W. A. Rahill's private residence in Feasterville, Pennsylvania. The residence is located in Bryn Gweled Homesteads, a small cooperative community in Upper Southampton Township. Oberlander worked on this project from 1952-1953. The garden design consists of a meadow area and a play area on the front lawn of the house. The play area, surrounded by trees and strubs, includes a badminton field and a vegetable patch. This project series only contains a presentation drawing for the landscape design with a plant list.
Project
1952-1953
Projet
AP164.S1.1986.D2
Description:
This project series documents the urban plan for the Plaza Mayor, in Villamantilla, Community of Madrid, Spain. The project was for the Comunidad Autonoma de Madrid, Consejeria de gobernacion, Direccion general de cooperacion local, Servicio de proyectos y obras, which was not executed. The firm identified this project as number 36. The design of this plaza and the design for del Marques de Mamblas, Sevilla la Nueva (AP164.S1.1986.D3) were presented at the same time. Documenting the project are design development drawings and a project description.
1986
Ordenación de la Plaza Mayor, Villamantilla, Spain (1986)
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AP164.S1.1986.D2
Description:
This project series documents the urban plan for the Plaza Mayor, in Villamantilla, Community of Madrid, Spain. The project was for the Comunidad Autonoma de Madrid, Consejeria de gobernacion, Direccion general de cooperacion local, Servicio de proyectos y obras, which was not executed. The firm identified this project as number 36. The design of this plaza and the design for del Marques de Mamblas, Sevilla la Nueva (AP164.S1.1986.D3) were presented at the same time. Documenting the project are design development drawings and a project description.
Project
1986