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Sawaber Housing Development

Sawaber Housing Development

Part of

People

  • Arthur Erickson Architects, Vancouver (architectural firm)
  • National Housing Authority of Kuwait (client)
  • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

Title

Sawaber Housing Development

Dates of creation

1977

Level of archival description

Project

Extent and Medium

  • 11 drawings
  • 257 slides
  • 133 mixed photographic materials
  • 0.39 l.m. of textual records

Scope and Content

File documents a medium-density housing development consisting of 900 dwelling units, shops, schools, public gardens, recreation facilities and mosques on a 70-acre site (not built), Kuwait City, Kuwait.

File contains drawings (negatives), textual records and photographic materials.

Reference Number

AP022.S1.1977.PR03

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: ARCH257017
    • Title: Photographs of model, project design report draft with revisions
    • 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:

    • 12 photographs
    • 0.03 l.m. of textual records

    Technique and media:

    Black-and-white photographs

    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: ARCH257259
    • Title: Development Summary, Development Study (final report), offer of services
    • Dates of creation: 1977
    • Form: textual records
    • Catalogued items within this file 0

    People:

    • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

    Description:

    Development Study (A-B-C), 2 Programmes and Site 5 files - Development Summary, Development Study (final report), offer of services

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 File

    Extent and Medium:

    • 0.32 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: ARCH261214
    • Title: Planning and infrastructure site plans showing communications
    • Dates of creation: circa 1947-2002
    • Form: drawings
    • Catalogued items within this file 0

    People:

    • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

    Description:

    Planning and infrastructure site plans showing communications, circulation, drainage, electricity, land-use, landscaping.

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 File

    Extent and Medium:

    • 1 roll of drawings

    Technique and media:

    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: ARCH274168
    • Title: Slides of models, furnishings, schemes and perspective drawings.
    • Dates of creation: 1977
    • Form: photographs
    • Catalogued items within this file 0

    People:

    • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

    Quantity / Object type:

    41 File

    Extent and Medium:

    • 41 photographic materials

    Technique and media:

    Colour

    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: ARCH274933
    • Title: Project documentation binder for the housing development (1976), includes the project information sheet, presentation slides, photographs of models and a photocopy of the circulation systems document.
    • Dates of creation: 1 October 1990
    • Form: photographs
    • Catalogued items within this file 0

    People:

    • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

    Quantity / Object type:

    133 File

    Extent and Medium:

    • 133 photographic materials

    Technique and media:

    120 slides, 8 colour photographs, 5 black-and-white photographs, digital prints, photocopies

    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: ARCH275937
    • Title: Development Study; Development Study - Executive Summary; Development Study - Part C.
    • Dates of creation: May 1977
    • Form: textual records
    • Catalogued items within this file 0

    People:

    • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 File

    Extent and Medium:

    • 0.12 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

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    • Reference Number: ARCH276765
    • Title: Slides of models, site, plans and diagrams - Kuwait City.
    • Dates of creation: 1976
    • Form: photographs
    • Catalogued items within this file 0

    People:

    • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

    Quantity / Object type:

    216 File

    Extent and Medium:

    • 216 photographic materials

    Technique and media:

    Colour

    Physical Description:

    - Slides are in 8 small plastic boxes housed together in a larger box.

    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: ARCH284464
    • Title: The Sawaber Project Development Study
    • Dates of creation: 1977
    • Form: textual records
    • Catalogued items within this file 1

    People:

    • Arthur Erickson (archive creator)

    Description:

    2 copies

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 textual record(s)

    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 Arthur Erickson, Architecte/
    Gift of Arthur Erickson, Architect

    Objects that have been catalogued:

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