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• Fonds: Affleck, Desbarats, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold, Sise fonds, 1955, 1957-1969
•    Project: McGill University Centre, 1962-1966

People

• Affleck, Desbarats, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold, Sise (creator)
• Affleck, Desbarats, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold, Sise (architectural firm)
• McGill University (client)
• Affleck, Desbarats, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold, Sise (archive creator)

Title

McGill University Centre

Dates of creation

1962-1966

Level of archival description

File 10

Extent and Medium

• 272 drawings
• 38 reprographic copies
• 7 panels

Scope and Content

File documents a student union building comprised of 6 levels (2 basements, 4 stories), with a concrete frame, exterior of pre-cast concrete panels and metal siding, McGill University, Montréal, Québec.

File contains design development drawings, presentation drawings, working drawings, and presentation panels.

Reference Number

AP137.D10

Arrangement

Materials in this project series were likely kept in their original order when they were processed.

Location

Montréal Island of Montréal Québec Canada

Related units of description

• There are related documents in projects McGill University Centre, Demolition of Buildings (AP137.D14), McGill University Student Centre Furnishing (AP137.D21), and Refrigeration System for McGill Student Union Building (AP137.D38).

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  • Reference Number: ARCH253332
  • Title: Reflected ceiling plans, interior elevations, details, revisions
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Affleck, Desbarats, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold, Sise (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  53 working drawing(s)

  Stage and Purpose:

  • working drawings

  Extent and Medium:

  • 53 drawings

  Technique and media:

  Graphite on translucent paper, mylar, reprographic copies, and reprographic copies

  Dimensions:

  sheet (smallest): 29,21 x 22,86 cm sheet (largest): 76,2 x 105,41 cm

  Credit line:

  Affleck, Desbarats, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold, Sise fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de la Bibliothèque nationale du Québec/
  Gift of the Bibliothèque nationale du Québec
  

  Folder Number:

  137-62-06-01

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  • Reference Number: ARCH253333
  • Title: Site plan, plans, elevations, sections, colour schedules, details ("issued for construction")
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Affleck, Desbarats, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold, Sise (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  43 working drawing(s)

  Stage and Purpose:

  • working drawings

  Extent and Medium:

  • 43 drawings

  Technique and media:

  Graphite, coloured pencil on mylar, translucent paper, and reprographic copies with typescript

  Dimensions:

  sheet (smallest): 21,59 x 27,94 cm sheet (largest): 76,2 x 101,6 cm

  Credit line:

  Affleck, Desbarats, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold, Sise fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de la Bibliothèque nationale du Québec/
  Gift of the Bibliothèque nationale du Québec
  

  Folder Number:

  137-62-06-02

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  • Reference Number: ARCH253334
  • Title: Site plan, plans, elevations, sections, schedules, details
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Affleck, Desbarats, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold, Sise (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  38 drawing(s)

  Extent and Medium:

  • 38 reprographic copies

  Technique and media:

  Reprographic copies

  Dimensions:

  sheets: 76,2 x 101,6 cm

  Credit line:

  Affleck, Desbarats, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold, Sise fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de la Bibliothèque nationale du Québec/
  Gift of the Bibliothèque nationale du Québec
  

  Folder Number:

  137-62-06-03

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  • Reference Number: ARCH253335
  • Title: Site plan, plans, elevations, sections, perspectives
  • Form: drawings
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  People:

  • Affleck, Desbarats, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold, Sise (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  20 presentation drawing(s)

  Stage and Purpose:

  • presentation drawings (proposals)

  Extent and Medium:

  • 20 drawings

  Technique and media:

  Graphite, ink, dry transfer on translucent paper, mylar, and reprographic copies

  Dimensions:

  sheet (smallest): 41,91 x 54,61 cm sheet (largest): 101,6 x 91,44 cm

  Credit line:

  Affleck, Desbarats, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold, Sise fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de la Bibliothèque nationale du Québec/
  Gift of the Bibliothèque nationale du Québec
  

  Folder Number:

  137-62-06-04

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  • Reference Number: ARCH253336
  • Title: Site plan, plans, elevations, sections
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Affleck, Desbarats, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold, Sise (archive creator)

  Description:

  Six drawings that were originally arranged with these drawings were housed seperately in the file ARCH280922 for preservation purposes.

  Quantity / Object type:

  26 design development drawing(s)

  Stage and Purpose:

  • design development drawings

  Extent and Medium:

  • 26 drawings

  Technique and media:

  Graphite, ink on translucent paper, mylar, and reprographic copies

  Dimensions:

  sheet (smallest): 22,86 x 16,51 cm sheet (largest): 76,2 x 101,6 cm

  Credit line:

  Affleck, Desbarats, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold, Sise fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de la Bibliothèque nationale du Québec/
  Gift of the Bibliothèque nationale du Québec
  

  Folder Number:

  137-62-06-05

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  • Reference Number: ARCH253337
  • Title: Site plan, plans, elevations, sections, details
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Affleck, Desbarats, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold, Sise (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  55 design development drawing(s)

  Stage and Purpose:

  • design development drawings

  Extent and Medium:

  • 55 drawings

  Technique and media:

  Graphite, coloured pencil on translucent paper, and reprographic copies with revisions in graphite

  Dimensions:

  sheet (smallest): 21,59 x 35,56 cm sheet (largest): 76,2 x 101,6 cm

  Credit line:

  Affleck, Desbarats, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold, Sise fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de la Bibliothèque nationale du Québec/
  Gift of the Bibliothèque nationale du Québec
  

  Folder Number:

  137-62-06-06

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  • Reference Number: ARCH253338
  • Title: Plans, details
  • Form: drawings
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  People:

  • Affleck, Desbarats, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold, Sise (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  43 design development drawing(s)

  Stage and Purpose:

  • design development drawings

  Extent and Medium:

  • 43 drawings

  Technique and media:

  Graphite on translucent paper, tracing paper, mylar, and reprographic copies

  Dimensions:

  sheet (smallest): 22,86 x 29,85 cm sheet (largest): 76,2 x 101,6 cm

  Credit line:

  Affleck, Desbarats, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold, Sise fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de la Bibliothèque nationale du Québec/
  Gift of the Bibliothèque nationale du Québec
  

  Folder Number:

  137-62-06-07

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  • Reference Number: ARCH253339
  • Title: Site plan, plans, elevations, details, perspectives
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Affleck, Desbarats, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold, Sise (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  32 design development drawing(s)

  Stage and Purpose:

  • design development drawings

  Extent and Medium:

  • 32 drawings

  Technique and media:

  Graphite, ink on translucent paper, tracing paper

  Dimensions:

  sheet (smallest): 21,59 x 35,56 cm sheet (largest): 76,2 x 104,14 cm

  Credit line:

  Affleck, Desbarats, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold, Sise fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de la Bibliothèque nationale du Québec/
  Gift of the Bibliothèque nationale du Québec
  

  Folder Number:

  137-62-06-08

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  • Reference Number: ARCH253380
  • Title: Exterior view of principle facade
  • Form: drawings, photographs
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Affleck, Desbarats, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold, Sise (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 presentation panel(s)

  Stage and Purpose:

  • presentation panels

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 photograph

  Technique and media:

  Black-and-white photograph on cardboard mounted on masonite board

  Dimensions:

  panels: 73,66 x 91,44 cm

  Physical Description:

  Photograph is mounted.

  Credit line:

  Affleck, Desbarats, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold, Sise fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de la Bibliothèque nationale du Québec/
  Gift of the Bibliothèque nationale du Québec
  

  Folder Number:

  137-62-06-panels

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  • Reference Number: ARCH253381
  • Title: Interior view of central staircase
  • Form: drawings, photographs
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Affleck, Desbarats, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold, Sise (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 presentation panel(s)

  Stage and Purpose:

  • presentation panels

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 photograph

  Technique and media:

  Black-and-white photograph on cardboard mounted on masonite board

  Dimensions:

  panels: 76,2 x 88,9 cm

  Physical Description:

  Photograph is mounted.

  Credit line:

  Affleck, Desbarats, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold, Sise fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de la Bibliothèque nationale du Québec/
  Gift of the Bibliothèque nationale du Québec
  

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  137-62-06-panels

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  • Reference Number: ARCH253382
  • Title: Interior view of corridor leading to grill room
  • Form: drawings, photographs
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Affleck, Desbarats, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold, Sise (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 presentation panel(s)

  Stage and Purpose:

  • presentation panels

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 photograph

  Technique and media:

  Black-and-white photograph on board

  Dimensions:

  panels: 101,6 x 152,4 cm

  Physical Description:

  Photograph is mounted.

  Credit line:

  Affleck, Desbarats, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold, Sise fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de la Bibliothèque nationale du Québec/
  Gift of the Bibliothèque nationale du Québec
  

  Folder Number:

  137-62-06-panels

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  • Reference Number: ARCH253383
  • Title: 3rd floor plan
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Affleck, Desbarats, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold, Sise (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 presentation panel(s)

  Stage and Purpose:

  • presentation panels

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 panels

  Technique and media:

  Reprographic copy on cardboard

  Dimensions:

  panels: 36,83 x 40,64 cm

  Credit line:

  Affleck, Desbarats, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold, Sise fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de la Bibliothèque nationale du Québec/
  Gift of the Bibliothèque nationale du Québec
  

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  137-62-06-panels

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  • Reference Number: ARCH253384
  • Title: Photos - interior views, title - reprographic copy
  • Form: drawings, photographs
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Affleck, Desbarats, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold, Sise (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 presentation panel(s)

  Stage and Purpose:

  • presentation panels

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 photographic material

  Technique and media:

  Black-and-white photographs and reprographic copy on cardboard mounted on masonite board

  Dimensions:

  panels: 76,2 x 101,6 cm

  Physical Description:

  Photographic material is mounted.

  Credit line:

  Affleck, Desbarats, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold, Sise fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de la Bibliothèque nationale du Québec/
  Gift of the Bibliothèque nationale du Québec
  

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  137-62-06-panels

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  • Reference Number: ARCH253385
  • Title: Title and floor plans, photographs - principle facade, interior view of central staircase
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Affleck, Desbarats, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold, Sise (archive creator)

  Description:

  includes 4 floor plans, 2 photographs

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 presentation panel(s)

  Stage and Purpose:

  • presentation panels

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 panels

  Technique and media:

  Reprographic copies and black & white photographs on cardboard

  Dimensions:

  panels: 76,2 x 101,6 cm

  Credit line:

  Affleck, Desbarats, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold, Sise fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de la Bibliothèque nationale du Québec/
  Gift of the Bibliothèque nationale du Québec
  

  Folder Number:

  137-62-06-panels

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  • Reference Number: ARCH253386
  • Title: Title, 5 floor plans, 5 photographs - exterior view, interior views of ballroom, cafeteria, staircase
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Affleck, Desbarats, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold, Sise (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 presentation panel(s)

  Stage and Purpose:

  • presentation panels

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 panels

  Technique and media:

  Black-and-white photographs, reprographic copies on masonite board

  Dimensions:

  panels: 101,6 x 152,4 cm

  Credit line:

  Affleck, Desbarats, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold, Sise fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de la Bibliothèque nationale du Québec/
  Gift of the Bibliothèque nationale du Québec
  

  Folder Number:

  137-62-06-panels

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  • Reference Number: ARCH280922
  • Title: SIte plan, plans, elevations, sections
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Affleck, Desbarats, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold, Sise (archive creator)

  Description:

  These six drawings were removed for their original arrangement as part of file ARCH253336, due to preservation reasons.

  Quantity / Object type:

  6 design development drawing(s)

  Extent and Medium:

  • 6 drawings

  Credit line:

  Affleck, Desbarats, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold, Sise fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de la Bibliothèque nationale du Québec/
  Gift of the Bibliothèque nationale du Québec
  

  Folder Number:

  137-62-06-05