Projet
AP056.S1.1987.PR03
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This project series documents renovations and expansions to the Dorchester Corporation offices in Chicago from 1987-1988. The office identified the project number as 8736. This project primarily consisted of the expansion and renovation of the offices located on the 23rd and 24th floor of the historic Jeweler's Building located at 35 East Wacker Drive. The client, Marex Properties Limited, requested the interior modernization of the terracotta-faced building, without compromising its historical character. This included the general update of public spaces, the redesign of typical office corridors, washrooms, windows and signage. The 23rd floor was gutted and rebuilt with a new glass façade, exterior deck and interior layout. An additional 4,000 square feet of space was added to the 24th floor by pushing the exterior walls outward. A complete upgrade of life safety, HVAC, mechanical and electrical systems was also implemented. Led by Marianne McKenna and Thomas Payne, this project won the 1990 Modernization Award of Excellence from Buildings Magazine. The project is recorded through drawings and photographic materials dating from 1987-1989. The drawings are mostly originals and include sketches, presentation drawings, plans and elevations.
1987-1989
The Dorchester Corporation, Chicago (1987-1988)
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AP056.S1.1987.PR03
Description:
This project series documents renovations and expansions to the Dorchester Corporation offices in Chicago from 1987-1988. The office identified the project number as 8736. This project primarily consisted of the expansion and renovation of the offices located on the 23rd and 24th floor of the historic Jeweler's Building located at 35 East Wacker Drive. The client, Marex Properties Limited, requested the interior modernization of the terracotta-faced building, without compromising its historical character. This included the general update of public spaces, the redesign of typical office corridors, washrooms, windows and signage. The 23rd floor was gutted and rebuilt with a new glass façade, exterior deck and interior layout. An additional 4,000 square feet of space was added to the 24th floor by pushing the exterior walls outward. A complete upgrade of life safety, HVAC, mechanical and electrical systems was also implemented. Led by Marianne McKenna and Thomas Payne, this project won the 1990 Modernization Award of Excellence from Buildings Magazine. The project is recorded through drawings and photographic materials dating from 1987-1989. The drawings are mostly originals and include sketches, presentation drawings, plans and elevations.
Project
1987-1989
Projet
AP018.S1.1978.PR01
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This project series documents the design and construction of printing facilities for the Edmonton Sun in Edmonton, Alberta in 1978. The office identified the project number as 7801. The Edmonton Sun printing facility was commissioned by its parent company, The Toronto Sun Publishing Limited. This project consisted of a one-storey business process area connected to a three-storey service core. In the service core, the first level consisted of a truck dock, shipping and receiving, roll storage, ink room, washrooms, reel room and mail room. The second floor was designed for the press deck, a specialized area for actions relating to placing the plates on the printing press. The third floor was designated for mechanical services and bulk storage. This project also described future expansions of the facility to include more roll storage, more press lines, a larger mail room and connections to a future publishing office. This project is recorded through drawings and textual records dating from 1978-1979. All of the drawings are arranged within the textual materials and consist mostly of reprographic copies. The textual records include correspondence, conference reports, interoffice letters, specifications, the project proposal, and schedules.
1978-1979
The Toronto Sun Publishing Limited, Edmonton Sun Plant Facility, Edmonton, Alberta (1978)
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AP018.S1.1978.PR01
Description:
This project series documents the design and construction of printing facilities for the Edmonton Sun in Edmonton, Alberta in 1978. The office identified the project number as 7801. The Edmonton Sun printing facility was commissioned by its parent company, The Toronto Sun Publishing Limited. This project consisted of a one-storey business process area connected to a three-storey service core. In the service core, the first level consisted of a truck dock, shipping and receiving, roll storage, ink room, washrooms, reel room and mail room. The second floor was designed for the press deck, a specialized area for actions relating to placing the plates on the printing press. The third floor was designated for mechanical services and bulk storage. This project also described future expansions of the facility to include more roll storage, more press lines, a larger mail room and connections to a future publishing office. This project is recorded through drawings and textual records dating from 1978-1979. All of the drawings are arranged within the textual materials and consist mostly of reprographic copies. The textual records include correspondence, conference reports, interoffice letters, specifications, the project proposal, and schedules.
Project
1978-1979
Projet
AP018.S1.1968.PR01
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This project series documents St. John's City Hall and Civic Centre in Newfoundland from 1968-1970. The office identified the project number as 68002. This project consisted of three phases of development, with phase I being city hall, phase II being a commercial redevelopment, and phase III being additional public buildings. The master program included plans for a library, department store, supermarket, retail stores, a movie theatre, a hotel with a restaurant and banquet hall, a bus terminal and 160 residential units. It is not clear from the project materials whether these buildings were realized. The city hall site consisted of a concrete building on New Grower Street, which sat atop a concrete podium with parking below. A system of diagonal terraces with pedestrian areas also made up the podium. City hall, which was approximately four-storeys at its maximum height, included council chambers, offices, a great hall with artifacts and memorials, and municipal departments, among others. This project won an Award of Excellence for The Canadian Architect in 1968. The project is recorded through reprographic copies of mechanical and electrical drawings dating from 1970.
1970
City Hall and Civic Centre, St. John's, Newfoundland (1968-1970)
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AP018.S1.1968.PR01
Description:
This project series documents St. John's City Hall and Civic Centre in Newfoundland from 1968-1970. The office identified the project number as 68002. This project consisted of three phases of development, with phase I being city hall, phase II being a commercial redevelopment, and phase III being additional public buildings. The master program included plans for a library, department store, supermarket, retail stores, a movie theatre, a hotel with a restaurant and banquet hall, a bus terminal and 160 residential units. It is not clear from the project materials whether these buildings were realized. The city hall site consisted of a concrete building on New Grower Street, which sat atop a concrete podium with parking below. A system of diagonal terraces with pedestrian areas also made up the podium. City hall, which was approximately four-storeys at its maximum height, included council chambers, offices, a great hall with artifacts and memorials, and municipal departments, among others. This project won an Award of Excellence for The Canadian Architect in 1968. The project is recorded through reprographic copies of mechanical and electrical drawings dating from 1970.
Project
1970
Projet
AP178.S1.1980.PR01
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This project series document the Sede da Companhia Dom in Cologne, Germany. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 1/80. The office assigned the date 1980 to this project. The project files document Siza's design for DOM company headquarter's architectural competition. Fifty architects were selected by a jury to propose a design. The client underlined the importance of having a striking visual impact while also putting emphasis on precision, security, protection and technological advancement. Requirements for the building included enough space for 250 employees and a covered parking lot for 50 vehicles. Siza's proposed design was a cylindrical inclined building with a cylindrical hole through the center. A circulation system with elevators, stairs and ramps inside and outside the office spaces was designed to create a " complex promenade architecturale"[1] . Siza's entry was not selected. Documenting this project are sketches, studies, design development drawings and competition drawings. Textual materials include competiton documentation. Of particular interest in this project series are the first computer drawings and coordinates used by Siza' office. [1] : Peter Testa "Álvaro Siza, " Birkhäuser Verlag, 1996.
1980-1981
Sede da Companhia Dom [Dom Company Headquarters], Cologne, Germany (1980)
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AP178.S1.1980.PR01
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This project series document the Sede da Companhia Dom in Cologne, Germany. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 1/80. The office assigned the date 1980 to this project. The project files document Siza's design for DOM company headquarter's architectural competition. Fifty architects were selected by a jury to propose a design. The client underlined the importance of having a striking visual impact while also putting emphasis on precision, security, protection and technological advancement. Requirements for the building included enough space for 250 employees and a covered parking lot for 50 vehicles. Siza's proposed design was a cylindrical inclined building with a cylindrical hole through the center. A circulation system with elevators, stairs and ramps inside and outside the office spaces was designed to create a " complex promenade architecturale"[1] . Siza's entry was not selected. Documenting this project are sketches, studies, design development drawings and competition drawings. Textual materials include competiton documentation. Of particular interest in this project series are the first computer drawings and coordinates used by Siza' office. [1] : Peter Testa "Álvaro Siza, " Birkhäuser Verlag, 1996.
Project
1980-1981
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Other Documents
CD028.S2
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Series documents miscellaneous documents including an essay on the history of the restaurant "Food," a transcript of an interview of Carol Goodden by Joan Simon, an unpublished copy of Goodden's autobiography, and photocopies of photographs. Material in this series was produced between ca. 1946 and 2009. Series contains textual records and reprographic copies.
[ca. 1946]-2009
Other Documents
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CD028.S2
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Series documents miscellaneous documents including an essay on the history of the restaurant "Food," a transcript of an interview of Carol Goodden by Joan Simon, an unpublished copy of Goodden's autobiography, and photocopies of photographs. Material in this series was produced between ca. 1946 and 2009. Series contains textual records and reprographic copies.
Series 2
[ca. 1946]-2009
Projet
AP163.S2.SS1.D69
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File documents Victor Prus's project for the additions to Place Longueuil, in 1981. Material in this file was produced between 1980 and 1981. The file contains drawings, such as conceptual, design development, presentation and working drawings, textual records, such as correspondence, meeting notes, reports and specifications, photographs of the site or the building.
1980-1981
Place Longueuil, phase 2
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AP163.S2.SS1.D69
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File documents Victor Prus's project for the additions to Place Longueuil, in 1981. Material in this file was produced between 1980 and 1981. The file contains drawings, such as conceptual, design development, presentation and working drawings, textual records, such as correspondence, meeting notes, reports and specifications, photographs of the site or the building.
File 69
1980-1981
Projet
AP142.S1.D56
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File documents an unexecuted project for re-structuring the Cannaregio West district, in Venice, Italy. The project proposes a solution to the problem of access in Venice and recommands notably the construction of a monumental hotel along the Grand Canal. Material in this file was produced in approximately 1980. File contains presentation drawings.
[ca. 1980]
Cannaregio ovest
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AP142.S1.D56
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File documents an unexecuted project for re-structuring the Cannaregio West district, in Venice, Italy. The project proposes a solution to the problem of access in Venice and recommands notably the construction of a monumental hotel along the Grand Canal. Material in this file was produced in approximately 1980. File contains presentation drawings.
File 56
[ca. 1980]
Sous-série
Any Posters
AP116.S5.SS5
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Sub-series contains posters from Any Conferences and Events: Anyone, Anywhere, Anyway, Anyplace, Anywise, Anybody, Anymore, Anytime, The Real World and Seaside, Electrotecture, Architecture and the Feminine: Mop-up Work, 8 Critics on 8 Buildings. Material in sub-series was produced between 1991 and 2000.
1991-2000
Any Posters
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AP116.S5.SS5
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Sub-series contains posters from Any Conferences and Events: Anyone, Anywhere, Anyway, Anyplace, Anywise, Anybody, Anymore, Anytime, The Real World and Seaside, Electrotecture, Architecture and the Feminine: Mop-up Work, 8 Critics on 8 Buildings. Material in sub-series was produced between 1991 and 2000.
Sub-series 5
1991-2000
Sous-série
Album Portfolios
AP076.S4.SS2
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Sub-series documents presentation portolios for projects including Simpson House I, the Vancouver Public Library, Main Branch, and various projects by Gardiner and Thornton, Semmens, Simpson (Firm), and Charles B.K. Van Norman. Material was produced between 1950 and ca. 1954. File contains presentation portfolios.
[1950-ca. 1954]
Album Portfolios
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AP076.S4.SS2
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Sub-series documents presentation portolios for projects including Simpson House I, the Vancouver Public Library, Main Branch, and various projects by Gardiner and Thornton, Semmens, Simpson (Firm), and Charles B.K. Van Norman. Material was produced between 1950 and ca. 1954. File contains presentation portfolios.
Sub-series 2
[1950-ca. 1954]
Sous-série
AP058.S1.SS5
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This subseries documents Blanche Lemco van Ginkel’s involvement at the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB), where she was sitting on the Visiting Committee. Includes as well material on different NAAB meetings. The subseries contains correspondence, schedules, information packages, notes, minutes, and reports, dating from 1983 to 1991.
1983-1991
National Architectural Accrediting Board (U.S.)
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AP058.S1.SS5
Description:
This subseries documents Blanche Lemco van Ginkel’s involvement at the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB), where she was sitting on the Visiting Committee. Includes as well material on different NAAB meetings. The subseries contains correspondence, schedules, information packages, notes, minutes, and reports, dating from 1983 to 1991.
Subseries
1983-1991