Photographs from different stages of development of the Don Mills Centre. The strip plaza was opened in 1955 with a small number of shops, and it expanded in the 1960s to serve the growing community. A project was undertaken in 1978 to enclose the mall. One photograph shows the original outdoor walkways, and the second photograph is an aerial view showing the parking lot and the central Eaton's store.
Photograph of an architect's model showing an interior living room space with sofa and coffee table. Caption on paper adhered to verso: "Museum quality, fully furnished miniatures are being used by Cadillac Fairview to market 500 condominium homes. For more information call Cadillac Fairview's Living Centre, 110 Yorkville Avenue, 964-2010."
Photographs of a styrofoam block designed to use in construction in place of concrete blocks, and another photo of a wall being constructed with composite materials designed by GemEng Group. Labels are attached to the photos.
Folder contains 2 b&w photographs of the 1962 Canadian Housing Design Council National Award - Multiples. Exterior views of One West Mall in Etobicoke, Ontario.
Photograph of a long, two-storey office building with a white clapboard exterior, established as temporary offices for the Canadian war effort. A piece of paper adhered to the verso describes this structure as "Temporary Building No. 1".
View of the exterior of a residential structure built into a rocky landscape, with with exaggerated concrete columns for support. The accompanying paper contains a typescript report from the Canadian Housing Design Council awarding this house a National Design Award for 1969.
Exterior views of the water treatment plant, constructed in steel and glass. Stamped on verso of photograph: "Lake Huron Water Supply System Water Treatment Plant. Banz-Brook-Carrithers-Grierson-Shaw Architects, 40 St. Clair Avenue West Toronto 7 Ontario"
View of the entrance to the 1903 building, italianate design in brick with brick columns. Second photograph is a detail of the terra cotta capital design.
Exterior views of town-house style student accommodations. Two-storey, wood panelled. A piece of paper stuck to the verso of the larger prints reads: "East Residences, University of Gueph Klein & Sears. February 1973."
Photographs of the park in 1900 set the scene for the 1983 redevelopment. The park is built on a narrow median with traffic lanes on either side, visible in some of the construction photographs.
Interior and exterior views of a large hospital and laboratory for instruction in health sciences at McMaster University, including construction views showing the exposed girders and views of the finished building.
Article shows the mall under construction. The mall is constructed of poured concrete and structural steel with brick facing, and will have room for 128 retail stores with anchor stores occupied by Eaton's, Sears and Loblaws. The public mall areas are designed with marble floors, interior landscaping and a large central skylight.
Exterior and aerial views of the mid-rise office complex, with long atrium and pedestrian bridges connecting the buildings and parking lot. The building is clad in steel. Featured in an article on the atrium in Canadian Architect magazine April 1983, and in July 1984.