Exterior view of single-storey row houses, in winter. A sticker on the back of the photograph reads: "Honorable Mention/ Heritage Village/ Highway #7/ Unionville, Ontario/ Napev Construction Ltd.,/ Sievenpiper, Architects". Residential complex for senior citizens, part of the larger Unionville Home Society campus. See http://www.uhs.on.ca/
View of a patio on the second storey of an outdoor shopping centre. A small sign in the window indicates that this space was leased by the Toronto Dominion Bank, probably as part of a branch office. The image is printed in Canadian Architect magazine's October 1958 issue [p.57], which profiled 7 shopping malls. This centre was constructed with a steel frame and flexcore slab floors, and a concrete foundation.
Folder contains 1 b&w photograph of the exterior of the Hill Residence in Thornhill, Ontario. Folder also contains 3 contact sheets with various interior and extrerior views of the home.
Folder contains 2 b&w photographs of the Atlas Steels Ltd. Administrative office in Welland, Ontario. Both photographs show the exterior of the low-rise office building.
Photograph of the exterior of a government office building occupied by the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and its courtyard/entrance decoration. A piece of paper adhered to the verso of the photograph identifies the subject as the Haida sculpture in front of the building.
Folder contains 2 b&w photographs of the Sisters of the Church Chapel in Oakville, Ontario. Includes exterior view of east elevation and exterior of south elevation, glass and steel addition.
Folder contains 4 photographs of the exterior of a red barn, one with doors open showing a trolley car stored inside, and one wide shot showing a brown and white windmill in the foreground. The black and white photograph is a close shot of the barn with doors open showing a trolley car.
Photograph of a residence with carport in foreground, labeled by Canadian Homes Magazine the "Centennial Home" (from label on verso of photograph). Designed by Etienne Gaboury.
Folder contains 2 b&w photographs of the Manitoba Teacher's Society headquarters in Winnipeg. The first photograph show an interior views of what seems to be the front entrance way and the second is an architectural drawing of the outside of the building.
Photographs of the renovation of the former Radio-City cinema in Montreal. It was purchased by Gratien Gélinas for La Comédie-Canadienne in 1957 and renovated by André Blouin.
La Comédie-Canadienne was active from 1958-1969. The company produced Canadian and Québecois theatre, dance and music productions. The company closed down in 1973 and its theatre became the permanent home of the of Theatre du Noveau Monde (http://www.tnm.qc.ca).
Photograph of a nineteenth century clapboard church with bell tower which was removed from its location (pictured) due to the rising waters of the St. Lawrence seaway. (Information from typewritten caption pasted on verso.) The area being submerged was one of the earliest settled in Upper Canada and a key battle site during the War of 1812. This church was preserved as part of Upper Canada Village (Morrisburg, Ontario), a restored historic village operated as a museum and recreation area.
Photographs of the exterior of the building, as well as interiors of L'Escapade and Caf' Conc' (dining areas). The 38 floor hotel is known today as the Marriott Chateau Champlain Hotel. The interior of the hotel was designed by David T Williams (New York) and Earle A Morrison (Vancouver).
Photographs of the exterior of the building showing the historic facade and renovated courtyard, as well as interior shots of typical rooms in the apartments. Part of a renovation project begun in 1985.
Item is a photograph of the Long Sault Woodcraft Co., and office building attached to factory production, designed together as one complex. The office building was constructed mainly of wood with the company acting as general contractor and created the mill-work, storage containers, desks and chairs (designed by the architect, Guy Desbarats).
Photograph of an illustration of the building before completion. A piece of paper adhered to the back of the photograph reads "The $50-million Eaton Centre will feature 244 retail outlets, siz movie theatres and underground parking for 525 cars."
Photographs of the airport terminal and control tower, showing the runways, parking lots and a parked Trans-Canada Airlines plane. One interior view of the lounge/reading room.
Photograph of a model design for the office tower. From a typewritten description taped to the verso of the photograph: Maquette of the new office complex which will be built by Louis Dreyfus Properties on McGill College Avenue. The first tower, to be located at the corner of Maisonneuve Boulevard and McGill College, will become the BNP tower.
Photographs of building under construction, different views of exterior, terrace, swimming pool. Photographs of architectural model, illustrations of the building. Eight photographs of Concordia Hall including under construction and development views. Aerial view.
Photographs of the interior and exterior of La Grande Salle (later renamed Salle-Wilifrid Pelletier), including a wall mural designed by Julien Hébert.
Photographs from different years in the building's history, from the opening in the late 1880s to the renovations carried out in the 1970s. Most photographs were provided by Canadian Pacific Rail. One photograph features the sculpture of an winged angel carrying a soldier, which resides at the south end of the pedestrian concourse.
Photographs of architect's models, aerial views of the completed building, and views of the Japanese zen garden. Originally called The National Museum of Man.
erial views of the Exposition grounds during construction. The site after construction of new land. The site of Expo then and ow. One photograph (2009. 00.1303.001) is site just before work began on enlarging in July 1963 and the exhibition grounds after.
Photographs of the exterior and construction of the pavilion. Text on the lower margin of one of the photographs reads "The roof system of Expo's African Place is a giant jigsaw puzzle of 999 fir plywood stressed skin panels. Toronto architect John Andrews designed the complex, which features a unique wind scoop ventilation system." A stamp on verso reads "Plywood Manufacturers of B.C. Photograph".
File contains a photograph depicting an exterior view of GJVN Housing. The concrete structure is four-storeys and features a unique angular overhang at the front entrance with a round skylight cut through it.
Folder contains 3 b&w photographs of the John Grinnell Residence of Vancouver, B.C. The residence was the 1964 Massey award.The architecture firm responsible for the project was Thompson, Berwick, Pratt & Partners, Architects, Engineers, Planners.
Folder contains 1 b&w photograph of the National design award 1964 winner from the Canadian Housing Design Council. Caption on verso: "A splendid plan which takes advantage of a fine site. Circulation within the house is very good and the outside areas are practically and attractively handled." The architects were Hartley Barnes & Arajs of Kelowna, B.C. The builder as M. Ulansky of Kelowna, B.C.
Recipient of the 1970-71 Design in Steel Award from the American Iron and Steel Institute. This building was portrayed as the "Phoenix Foundation" in the TV series, MacGyver. Fully renovated in 1990. This building was built from the top down. The core was built first then steel was hung from cables at the top and floors were added all the way down. The first floor starts at the fourth level. Over the years the cables have stretched so that today a pencil might roll off your desk if you're not paying attention. Converting to 180 condominiums by mid-2005. Known as the Westcoast Transmission Building from 1969-2000 and Duke Energy Building from 2000-2004. Address was changed from 1333 to 1383 West Georgia in 2005 following conversion to condos.
Folder contains 8 b&w photographs of the Moor Business Forms office in Vancouver, B.C. Architects were McCarter, Nairne & Partners. CA MAGAZINE August 1969; Flexible office space and parking for 40 cars.
Two perspectives of the exterior of Nelson Towers in Vancouver, British Columbia. Winner of Award for Residential Design 1971 from the Canadian Housing Design Council. Designer was Erickson/Massey Architects of Vancouver, B.C. Developer of project was Sam & Paul Heller of Vancouver, B.C.
Single image of catholic elementary school in Whalley (now Surrey), British Columbia. Photograph is marked April 1958, but appears to be part of series appearing in the May 1958 issue. Image does not appear to have been published.
2 black and white photographs of the Macmillan Planetarium (now Space Centre) in Vancouver, British Columbia. Print 001 is a photograph of the architectual model, whereas 002 is a photograph of the built museum.
1 photograph of Senior Citizen Housing in Burnaby, British Columbia. Winner of the 1971 Award for Residential Design from the Canadian Housing Design Council.
4 black and white photographs of the Toronto Dominion Bank building located in Vancouver, British Columbia. Building is now the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue of Simon Fraser University.
Photograph of a slim, mid-century metal and wood desk (designer unknown), donated to the Royal Ontario Museum by Herman Miller of Canada, Limited (furniture distributer located in Toronto, Canada).
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."
Photograph of a visual poem, with the words (in French) worked into the shape of a horse, and signed Guillame Apollinaire. Made for the exposition catalogue, "Survage et Irène Lagout" (1917).
Photograph of an exhibition installation titled "Metropolitan Mutations", sponsored by the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada and shown at ABEC, Saint John, NB, May 1988.
Photographs of the exhibition installation as well as images of the architectural plans and finished buildings featured in the exhibition. This exhibition focused on Eisnman's drawings and models for four key works: submission to the International Design Seminar in Cannaregio Venice, Italy (1978); the submission to the South Friedrichstadt housing competition of the Intrernationale Bauausstellung, Berlin (1980-81); the project for the University Art Museum for California State University in Long Beach (1986); the submission Choral L. Works for the Parc de La Villette, Paris (1985-86).The exhibition was curated by Jean Francois Bédard and ran from March 2 - June 19, 1994.
Photograph of the exterior of a wooden church and spire, the tallest and largest wooden building in North America, completed in 1905. For more information, see "The Roman Cathloic Diocese of Yarmouth, Saint Mary's, Church Point, Nova Scotia," http://www.dioceseyarmouth.org/pages/stmarie.html