California Plaza Competition and Master Plan

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• Fonds: Arthur Erickson fonds, 1947-2002 (predominant 1963-2000)
•    Series: Architectural projects, 1963-2002
•      Project: California Plaza Competition and Master Plan, 1979-1980

People

• Arthur Erickson Architects, Toronto (architectural firm)
• Arthur Erickson Architects, Los Angeles (architectural firm)
• Kamnitzer Cotton Vreeland (associated architectural firm)
• Gruen Associates (associated architectural firm)
• Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

Title

California Plaza Competition and Master Plan

Dates of creation

1979-1980

Level of archival description

Project

Extent and Medium

• ca. 1120 slides
• ca. 150 drawings
• 0.1 l.m. of textual records
• 3 models
• 0.05 l.m. of photographic material
• 1 photograph

Scope and Content

File documents the California Plaza competition to redevelop 11.2 acres of the Bunker Hill district of Los Angeles, and the first and second Master Plans, Los Angeles, California.

File contains design development drawings, presentation drawings, slides compostite photograph, and models.

Reference Number

AP022.S1.1979.PR07

Arrangement

Material in this project series was likely kept in its original order when it was first processed upon its arrival at CCA.

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  • Reference Number: ARCH82112
  • Title: Disposition map, Bunker Hill Redevelopment Project
  • Dates of creation: April 1980
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 drawings

  Technique and media:

  Colour photomechanical print

  Dimensions:

  sheet: 21.6 x 27.9 cm

  Credit line:

  Arthur Erickson fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
  Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
  

  Folder Number:

  15.1

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  • Reference Number: ARCH82114
  • Title: California Plaza Competition - perspective from southwest
  • Dates of creation: 1980
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
  • Michael McCann (artist)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 drawings

  Technique and media:

  Watercolour on paper mounted on cardboard

  Dimensions:

  sheet: 55.88 x 38.1 cm

  Credit line:

  Arthur Erickson fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
  Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
  

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  • Reference Number: ARCH82115
  • Title: California Plaza Competition - perspective of Angel’s Flight and Central Plaza
  • Dates of creation: 1980
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
  • Michael McCann (artist)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 drawing

  Technique and media:

  Watercolour on paper mounted on cardboard

  Dimensions:

  sheet: 58.42 x 43.82 cm

  Credit line:

  Arthur Erickson fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
  Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
  

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  • Reference Number: ARCH82116
  • Title: California Plaza Competition - perspective of Central Plaza with performance area
  • Dates of creation: 1980
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)
  • Michael McCann (artist)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 drawings

  Technique and media:

  Watercolour on paper mounted on cardboard

  Dimensions:

  sheet: 55.88 x 43.82 cm

  Credit line:

  Arthur Erickson fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
  Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
  

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  • Reference Number: ARCH82117
  • Title: Original master plan for Bunker Hill Urban Renewal Project
  • Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
  • Form: photographs
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

  Description:

  original master plan for Bunker Hill Urban Renewal Project, showing composite of model and bird's-eye view of Bunker Hill district

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 photograph

  Technique and media:

  Photograph on sepia print

  Dimensions:

  sheet: 83.8 x 121.9 cm

  Credit line:

  Arthur Erickson fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
  Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
  

  Folder Number:

  15.8

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  • Reference Number: ARCH82118
  • Title: Advanced model of site and buildings
  • Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
  • Form: models
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

  Description:

  3 models with the same crate number Erickson 22-15.9

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 models

  Technique and media:

  Cardboard and paper

  Dimensions:

  model: 91 x 183 x 109 cm

  Credit line:

  Arthur Erickson fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
  Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
  

  Folder Number:

  15.9

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  • Reference Number: ARCH82124
  • Title: Revised schematic design drawing - Illustrative plan 385
  • Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 drawings

  Technique and media:

  Blackline print on translucent paper

  Dimensions:

  sheet: 27.9 x 38.1 cm

  Credit line:

  Arthur Erickson fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
  Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
  

  Folder Number:

  15.20

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  • Reference Number: ARCH82125
  • Title: Revised schematic design drawing - plaza plan, level 385
  • Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 drawings

  Technique and media:

  Blackline print on translucent paper

  Dimensions:

  sheet: 27.9 x 38.1 cm

  Credit line:

  Arthur Erickson fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
  Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
  

  Folder Number:

  15.21

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  • Reference Number: ARCH82126
  • Title: Revised schematic design drawing - plan, level 370
  • Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 drawings

  Technique and media:

  Blackline print on translucent paper

  Dimensions:

  sheet: 27.9 x 38.1 cm

  Credit line:

  Arthur Erickson fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
  Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
  

  Folder Number:

  15.22

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  • Reference Number: ARCH82127
  • Title: Revised schematic design drawing - plan, level 401
  • Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 drawings

  Technique and media:

  Blackline print on translucent paper

  Dimensions:

  sheet: 27.9 x 38.1 cm

  Credit line:

  Arthur Erickson fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
  Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
  

  Folder Number:

  15.23

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  • Reference Number: ARCH254657
  • Title: Pieces of California Plaza original competition model
  • Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
  • Form: models
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Stage and Purpose:

  • presentation model

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 models

  Technique and media:

  Plexiglas (tm) and wood

  Dimensions:

  box: 26 x 41 x 33 cm

  Credit line:

  Arthur Erickson fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
  Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
  

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  • Reference Number: ARCH254658
  • Title: Pieces of original competiton model, California Plaza Competition and Master Plan, Los Angeles, California
  • Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
  • Form: models
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Stage and Purpose:

  • presentation model

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 model

  Dimensions:

  model: 23 x 33 x 18 cm

  Credit line:

  Arthur Erickson fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
  Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
  

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  • Reference Number: ARCH255165
  • Title: Correspondence and documentation files
  • Dates of creation: 1979
  • Form: textual records
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

  Description:

  correspondence and documentation files - concerning Bunker Hill joint venture agreement; list of issues, considerations, and implicationgs of surrounding site; informational Development Offering, from the Community Redevelopment Agency.

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 0.02 l.m. of textual records

  Credit line:

  Arthur Erickson fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
  Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
  

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  • Reference Number: ARCH255258
  • Title: Captions and labels, "ideagrams", texts, site and aera plans
  • Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
  • Form: photographs
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • approx. 100 reprographic copies

  Technique and media:

  Film on mylar, blacklilne prints, negatives

  Dimensions:

  photographic materials: 0,04 l.m.

  Credit line:

  Arthur Erickson fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
  Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
  

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  • Reference Number: ARCH255275
  • Title: Perspectives of retail and public areas by Bob McIlhargey
  • Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
  • Form: photographs
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • approx. 60 reprographic copies

  Technique and media:

  Blackline prints, negatives

  Credit line:

  Arthur Erickson fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
  Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
  

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  • Reference Number: ARCH255276
  • Title: Perspectives of retail and public areas
  • Dates of creation: 1980
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Bob McIlhargey (artist)
  • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  19 File

  Stage and Purpose:

  • presentation drawings (proposals)

  Extent and Medium:

  • 19 drawings

  Technique and media:

  Graphite, ink and coloured pencil on translucent paper and tracing paper, blackline print on mylar

  Dimensions:

  sheet (smallest): 61 x 49 cm sheet (largest): 71 x 58 cm

  Credit line:

  Arthur Erickson fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
  Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
  

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  • Reference Number: ARCH255501
  • Title: Gelley proofs for presentation documents
  • Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  4 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 4 drawings

  Technique and media:

  Blackline prints with colour

  Dimensions:

  sheet (smallest): 96,5 x 63,5 cm sheet (largest): 96,5 x 66 cm

  Credit line:

  Arthur Erickson fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
  Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
  

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  • Reference Number: ARCH255507
  • Title: Roll of galley proofs with corrections of a proposal for California Center
  • Dates of creation: 1980
  • Form: textual records
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 0.02 l.m. of textual records

  Credit line:

  Arthur Erickson fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
  Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
  

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  • Reference Number: ARCH257756
  • Title: Site plans
  • Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  2 File

  Stage and Purpose:

  • design development drawings

  Extent and Medium:

  • 2 drawings

  Technique and media:

  Graphite on translucent paper with photocopy overlay

  Dimensions:

  sheet (smallest): 62 x 106 cm sheet (largest): 108 x 111 cm

  Credit line:

  Arthur Erickson fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
  Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
  

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  • Reference Number: ARCH257760
  • Title: Site plans, floor plans, site elevations, details, perspectives
  • Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  20 File

  Stage and Purpose:

  • design development drawings

  Extent and Medium:

  • 20 drawings

  Technique and media:

  Graphite and ink on translucent paper and on tracing paper, blackline prints, diazotypes with revisions in ink

  Dimensions:

  sheet (smallest): 26 x 30.5 cm sheet (largest): 81 x 106.5 cm

  Credit line:

  Arthur Erickson fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
  Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
  

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  • Reference Number: ARCH258188
  • Title: Competition / presentation drawings
  • Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
  • Form: photographs
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  17 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 17 photographic materials

  Technique and media:

  Negatives

  Dimensions:

  negatives: 87 x 119 x 121 x 133 cm

  Credit line:

  Arthur Erickson fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
  Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
  

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  • Reference Number: ARCH258474
  • Title: California Centre - mock-up pages for proposal brochure
  • Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
  • Form: textual records
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 0.02 l.m. of textual records

  Credit line:

  Arthur Erickson fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
  Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
  

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  • Reference Number: ARCH260270
  • Title: Key plans, perspectives, sections, shop drawings
  • Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 roll of drawings

  Technique and media:

  Dry transfer on mylar, negatives, graphite on tracing paper

  Credit line:

  Arthur Erickson fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
  Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
  

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  • Reference Number: ARCH260573
  • Title: Site elevations and sections, site plans, floor plans
  • Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 7 design development drawings

  Technique and media:

  Reverse sepia prints

  Credit line:

  Arthur Erickson fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
  Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
  

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  • Reference Number: ARCH260600
  • Title: Survey plans ''B'' Permit drawings
  • Dates of creation: 1980
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 3 reprographic copies

  Technique and media:

  Sepia prints

  Credit line:

  Arthur Erickson fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
  Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
  

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  • Reference Number: ARCH260614
  • Title: Competition drawings - plans, sections, axonometric site plan
  • Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 roll of drawings

  Technique and media:

  Blackline prints on mylar, negatives

  Credit line:

  Arthur Erickson fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
  Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect
  

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  • Reference Number: ARCH274372
  • Title: Slides of diagrams (hand-drawn and computer generated), models, including details and site, renderings, presentation drawings, perspective drawings, Bunker Hill site photographs, illustrative master plan, Spiral Court and office tower photographs and construction photographs.
  • Dates of creation: 1980-1989
  • Form: photographs
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1120 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1120 photographic materials

  Technique and media:

  Colour

  Physical Description:

  - Slides are in 3 ring binders.

  Credit line:

  Arthur Erickson fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de la Famille Erickson/
  Gift of the Erickson Family
  

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  • Reference Number: ARCH274523
  • Title: File contains newspaper clippings, photocopies of articles and press releases primarily related Arthur Erickson Architects winning the design competition for the Bunker Hill redevelopment project.
  • Dates of creation: 1980
  • Form: textual records
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 0.02 l.m. of textual records

  Credit line:

  Arthur Erickson fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de la Famille Erickson/
  Gift of the Erickson Family
  

  Folder Number:

  022-069-04

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  • Reference Number: ARCH276937
  • Title: Presentation document - proposal for Bunker Hill.
  • Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
  • Form: textual records
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 0.01 l.m. of textual records

  Credit line:

  Arthur Erickson fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de la Famille Erickson/
  Gift of the Erickson Family