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 interior of the shop and entranceway. Le Drug was a multipurpose building that also functioned as a popular theatre, dance hall, art museum and caffe in Montreal's art scene.
Photograph of the coliseum after renovations in 1982. A sticker on the back of the photograph reads: "Distinction en architecture 1982/ L'agrandissement du Colisée du Québec/ Bégin et Rodrigue/ Photo: Jocelyn Huard"
Photograph of the pedestrian path between residences. This housing project was known for being one of the first experiments in preserving and renovating 19th century workers' residences.
Photograph of the exterior of the blast furnace complex. A sticker on the back of the photograph reads: "Prix d'excellence en architecture 1985/ Haut-Fourneau des Forges du Saint-Maurice/ Trois-Rivières/ Parcs Canada/ Gauthier, Guité, Roy, architectes"
The house Cormier built for himself (1930-31) in the Golden Square Mile, an elegant Montréal neighbourhood. Cormier experimented with a variety of styles in the house: Art deco on the facade, monumental on one side and more modernist in the back. Cormier created most of the furniture, with remaining pieces acquired at the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris
Exterior view of church entrance, with huge ceramic mural executed by Claude Vermette, and interior view of a decorative panel "Blessed Virgin Mary" designed by J. C. Charuet. Additional interior view of round altar in the centre of the church.
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 single storey elementary school building. 16 classrooms and offices are grouped around a central auditorium. View of entrance mural above main entrance painted by Adrian Vilandré. The building has a light steel structural frame with brick veneer and tongue-and-groove boards for exterior finishing. All windows are double-glazed, ceilings are perforated fibreboard, flooring is vinyl asbestos tile.
From Canadian Architect magazine, July 1985: [the building] features a curved profile at the top in aluminum cladding. Light enters large windows at the building's ends and middle and through translucent panels on the south wall and stairwells. Openings below the floor allow for ventilation and are coupled with a plenum in a heat distribution system.
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).
Exterior view of office buildings within Westmount Square, Montréal. The four buildings, two of which are residential, were designed by architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The complex opened on December 13, 1967. (www.wikipedia)
The Éperon building was constructed to complement the existing historic architecture of the area, and was built to match the proportions of the Royal Insurance Company building that was previously on the site. The building matches the roof lines of the other structures on the Rue de la Commune, and the tower building (pictured) is an easily identifiable element in the museum complex.
Interior views of theatre auditorium seating, a wall mural (by Dorothy Landstat) and a hallway and one exterior view, showing the outdoor sculpture court.
Interior view of a restaurant with a streetcar renovated for use in seating customers. The side of the streetcar is labeled "Winnipeg Electric Street Railway", and a sign on top gives the route as "Portage Ave."
Photograph of grain elevators on the prairie, with horse-drawn wagons in foreground and a shopfront selling kerosene and soft coal. Courtesy of the Manitoba Archives.
Photographs of an A-frame precase concrete cooling tower. Submitted for an award from the Prestressed Concrete Institute. The first photograph has a caption adhered to the back with information about the award of excellence from the Prestressed Concrete Institute.
Photograph of the entrace to an art-deco style single screen cinema house. The movie listed on the marquee is "The Lady Ev"e starring Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda.
Photograph of an architectural rendering of the Regina International Airport in Regina, Saskatchewan. Design plan for the expansion of the airport terminal.
Folder contains 2 b&w photographs of office buildings. Photograph 1 shows the exterior parking lot of an office building and photograph 2 is an architectural model.
Photographs of a teepee inspired weather shelter design, comissed by the Department of Natural Resources, province of Saskatchewan, to be erected in parks in Saskatchewan.
Folder contains 10 b&w photographs of the University of Manitoba campus. Buildings include the Russell Building (School of Architecture), Earth Sciences Bldg, the University Centre and St. Paul's College.
Folder contains 1 b&w photograph of Southwood Village row house development in Fort Garry, Manitoba. Southwood Village was the winner of the Canadian Housing Design Council National Design Award in 1969.