Architectural elevation, showing a block of 19th century buildings on Victoria Street with a proposed high rise apartment building integrated into the streetscape.
Photographs show the interior/ auditorium of the Queen Elizabeth Theatre as photographed in April 1958 for an article on acoustics in theatre design, and the Shell Oil clock tower (also known as the Bulova tower).
Interior views of the rabbi's pulpit and main worship space. Above the pulpit is a part of Ernest Raab's bas-relief depicting landmarks of Judaism by symbols.
Interior and exterior views of a high-rise office tower and lower-level shopping concourse, designed in glass and concrete. One view of courtyard outside the building. Shopping area shows a Mappins retail store and a telephone booth.
View of a bridge in the park. Photograph is stamped on the back: "This is the property of Raymond Moriyama, Architect." E. T. Seton Park is located in the Central Don area of the West Don River valley, south of Eglinton Avenue East. The parkland was acquired from the Flemingdon Development Corporation in the 1960's for the Metropolitan Toronto Zoo, which was eventually built in the Rouge Valley. Beginning July 1, 1965, the Province of Ontario leased the north-east corner of the park from the former Metropolitan Toronto for ninety-nine years to operate the Ontario Science Centre.
Architect's model of the stepped library building, with arched main entrance, an atrium connecting six floors, curved staircases, and semi-circular balconies. Design by Moriyama and Teshima. Adhered to the same paper backing is a photo of an artist's illustration of the Crown Life building by Bregman + Hamann.
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"
Exterior views of a single-storey concrete block library building with landscaped lawn. Paper adhered to verso reads: "Burlington Public Library/ Burlington, Ont./ Brook Carruthers Grierson Shaw/ August 1972".
Photographs of the exterior of a three-storey brick school building with bay windows located at 101 Mildenhall Road in the Don Mills neighbourhood of Toronto. A piece of paper adhered to the verso of one of the photographs gives details of the building's submission to the OMRC Annual Design Awards in 1971. A loose paper gives details of a Merit Award received (possibly OMRC). An excerpt from the jury report: "Located on a difficult by very beautiful site in a well established residential part of Toronto,... The Jury felt that the architects had succeeded in creating with the simplest forms of construction and the most economical finishes interior and exterior environments conducive to the learning process, to a feeling of well-being and to a greater awareness of the empathy that can and should exist between student and the natural world."
Contact prints showing the exterior of a yellow brick and glass mid-rise office building. One interior view of a hallway and a balcony with plastic outdoor table furniture.
Views of the Harbourfront boardwalk or promenade, stretching 2 1/2 miles along Toronto's waterfront. One of the photos has been edited using a white wash. Also views of condominium developments along the quay, and contact prints include images of York Quay Centre, Power Plant Gallery at Harbourfront Centre, and Spadina and Bathurst Quays.
Views of the exterior of the building and the entrance. Les Terrasses was a shopping mall that operated from 1975-1983. Centre Eaton de Montréal opened on the site in 1991. A stamp on verso gives the project name as "Les Terrasses," the Architectural firm as Webb, Zerafa, Menkès, Housden, and the Proprietors as Rose Quebec Ltd. & First Quebec Corporation, D.W.S. Holdings & Gerald D. Hines & Interests.
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.
Office and shopping complex located at 99 Yorkville Avenue. Office space designed by Webb, Zerafa, Menkes, Housden partnership for their own use. Published in the May 1974 issue of Canadian Architect magazine.
Architect's model for the Scotiabank office tower at the corner of King and Yonge Streets in downtown Toronto. The design incorporates the historic Bank of Nova Scotia head office building at 44 King Street West, which was designed by architects Mathers and Haldenby (with Beck and Eadie), and built from 1946 to 1951. This 115 m (377 ft) tall, 27 storey building was designated under the Ontario Heritage Act by the City of Toronto in 1975. It was completely renovated with major, historically sensitive architectural design changes including a 14 story high glass atrium connecting the original building to the new, 68 storey structure.
Photograph of the exterior of a three storey office building located at 1883 Yonge Street in Toronto. An article on the building was published in the December 1970 issue of Canadian Architect magazine.
Architect's model for a hotel tower on the South side of Queen Street, situated across from Nathan Phillips Square and Toronto City Hall. Published in an article in Canadian Architect magazine indicating this was the winning design. The location is now home to the Four Seasons Sheraton Hotel.
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.
Images of the model for the former Ontario Association of Architects headquarters at 50 Park Road Toronto, Ontario. The modernist building was designed by John C. Parkin, and served as the home of the OAA from the building's completion in 1954 until 1992. The building is now occupied by DTAH, a landscape design company.
Exterior views of Victorian row houses originally built in the 1880s, altered in 1981. The house was first owned by Alfred Hoskin, a barrister, and is referred to in the Canadian Architect magazine issue for October 1985 as "Hoskin House".
Colour photographs, many adhered to a paper backing, of the exterior and interior of a private residence in Toronto, showing the renovations to the two storey brick home. Views include backyard deck, fireplace, doorhandles and stair rails.
Archive photograph of the Canada Malting Company silos on Toronto's harbourfront. The image was published in a December 1994 article in Canadian Architect magazine about their re-use in a new project.
This historic 3-storey brick building in Vancouver's Chinatown district was partially destroyed by fire in 1972. The façade was preserved as a free-standing frame and the building behind it was demolished and re-built in 1973. It is an early example of Chinatown's distinctive architecture, typical of other buildings on Pender Street. It was used by importers, merchants, restaurants and clan associations and is sometimes also referred to as the Lee Building for its association with businessman Ron Bick Lee.
Project 200 was an initiative to restore Vancouver's most rundown areas. This project complete by 1975, is a 3 building complex that maintains the continuity of the street's facades. Shops are located on the ground level with offices above. The 6 oriel windows are a unique addition to the brick facade.
Caption on photograph reads: "Acoustic finishes in auditorium." Additional information gives the address (incorrectly) as: 1030 W. Georgia St, Vancouver BC.
The file contains 28 black and white acetate negatives of exterior and interior views of a house designed by the architect Jack Klein and constructed in North York, Ontario.
This file contains a series of black and white acetate copy negatives produced by James H. Acland. A selection of these images appeared in the article titled Shopping Centres, a special issue, October 1958.
This file contains 12 medium format black and white negatives of the St. Lukes Lutheran Church located at the intersection of Finch and Bayview avenues in Toronto, Ontario.
This file contains 19 copy black and white acetate negatives by James H. Acland. A selection of these images accompanied the article "The Architecture of Water" by Charles W. Moore and published in the 1959 November issue of The Canadian Architect.
This item contains two black and white acetate negatives of images published in the November 1958 issue of The Canadian Architect. The photographs are part of the article "Shelter Bay: Project for a New Mining Town on the St. Lawrence" concerned with the work of the archtectural firm Rother/Bland/Trudeau.
The file contains 3 black and white acetate copy negatives of paintings by Lewis Crutcher. Images of the paintings accompanied the article "Banff 1958 Cityscape" by Lewis Crutcher and were published in the March 1959 issue of The Canadian Architect.
This file contains a series of black and white acetate negatives depicting a steel fountain by Gordon Raynor, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Meltzer of Toronto and published in the August 1958 issue of The Canadian Architect.
File contains 27 black and white acetate negatives depicting exterior and interior views of the Carling Breweries building. A selection of these photographs were reproduced in the 1959 June issue of The Canadian Architect for an article titled, "Office Building, Toronto. The building was designed by the architects Weir, Cripps & Associates.
The file contains 10 black and white acetate copy negatives of sculptures and paintings by the artist Michael Snow. A selection of these photographs accompanied an interview of Snow by Sara Bowser and published in the April 1959 issue of The Canadian Architect.
The file is comprised of 42 black and white acetate negatives. A selection accompanied "Banff 1958," a transcription of three addresses by Paul Rudolph at the annual Session at Banff and published in The Canadian Architect in March of 1959.
This file contains a series of copy black and white acetate negatives of the interior and exterior of the Langley Museum in British Columbia. The article "Fort Langley, B.C.: Museum and Fort" written by J. Calder Peeps appeared in the 1958, November issue of The Canadian Architect.
The file contains black and white acetate negatives of interior views of the offices of Hugh C. Maclean Publication Ltd.. A selection of these images appeared in the December 1958 issue of The Canadian Architect in the article "Factory-Into-Offices: Don Mills, Ontario", written by the architect James A. Murray.
Aerial view of a high-rise office building. Photographer's stamp visible through tissue on verso: Art James. One interior view showing a board room through a closed door.
One small colour photograph in which the sign "Hotel Admiral" is visible on the roof of the building. The two black and white prints show the hotel under construction. The building was purchased by Radisson and became the Radisson Admiral Hotel.
Black and white image of exterior of the Pacific Marine Training Institute (now British Columbia Institute of Technology: Marine Campus). Caption attached to photo: The Pacific Marine Training Institute building, an integral part of North Vancouver's Lonsdale Quay development, recently received recognition for design excellence from the Architectural Institute of B.C.
Exterior views of the low-rise brick and steel school building consisting of two main wings, connected by a thin, glazed corridor through which entrance to either can be had.
45 photographs of Sinclair Centre- a office and retail space in Vancouver, British Columbia- that is renovated from a former baroque style post office built in 1910. Folder includes both interior and exterior views of the building.
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