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Grantley Adams International Airport

Grantley Adams International Airport

Part of

People

  • Victor Prus (creator)
  • Victor Prus (archive creator)

Title

Grantley Adams International Airport

Dates of creation

1976-1982

Level of archival description

File 66

Extent and Medium

  • 283 drawings
  • 0.01 l.m. of textual records
  • 10 textual records
  • 2 albums
  • 2 serial
  • 1 panel

Scope and Content

File documents Victor Prus's project for the Grantley Adams International Airport in Barbados, in 1979. Material in this file was produced between 1976 and 1982. The file contains drawings, such as conceptual, design development, presentation and working drawings, textual records, such as correspondence, reports and specifications, photographs of the site or the building, a presentation panel and books and periodical issues.

Reference Number

AP163.S2.SS1.D66

Arrangement

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

Location

Barbados

Language of material

Documents are in English.

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    • Reference Number: ARCH265199
    • Title: Plans, floor plans, elevations and perspectives for the Grantley Adams International Airport, in Barbados
    • Form: drawings
    • Catalogued items within this file 0

    People:

    • Victor Prus (architect)
    • Victor Prus (archive creator)

    Description:

    This group consists chiefly of plans, floor plans, elevations and perspectives for the Grantley Adams International Airport, in Barbados.

    Quantity / Object type:

    28 reprographic copy(ies)

    Stage and Purpose:

    • working drawing

    Extent and Medium:

    • 28 reprographic copies

    Technique and media:

    Reprographic copies on film; photocopies

    Dimensions:

    sheet (smallest): 17.5 × 29.6 cm sheet (largest): 27.8 × 58.5 cm

    Credit line:

    Victor Prus fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
    Gift of Victor Prus/Don de Victor Prus

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    • Reference Number: ARCH265202
    • Title: Plans and elevations for the Grantley Adams International Airport
    • Form: drawings
    • Catalogued items within this file 0

    People:

    • Victor Prus (architect)
    • Victor Prus (archive creator)

    Description:

    This group consists chiefly of plans and elevations for the Grantley Adams International Airport, in Babardos. There are also sereval sketches.

    Quantity / Object type:

    77 drawing(s)

    Stage and Purpose:

    • working drawings

    Extent and Medium:

    • 77 drawings

    Technique and media:

    Coloured pencil and graphite on tracing paper; black ink and graphite on sepia diazo prints

    Dimensions:

    sheet (smallest): 28.8 × 19.9 cm sheet (largest): 81.4 × 123.3 cm

    Credit line:

    Victor Prus fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
    Gift of Victor Prus/Don de Victor Prus

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    • Reference Number: ARCH265369
    • Title: Sections and plans for the Grantley Adams International Airport, in Barbados
    • Form: drawings
    • Catalogued items within this file 0

    People:

    • Victor Prus (architect)
    • Victor Prus (archive creator)

    Quantity / Object type:

    23 drawing(s)

    Stage and Purpose:

    • working drawings

    Extent and Medium:

    • 23 drawings

    Technique and media:

    Black ink and graphite on plastic film

    Dimensions:

    sheets: 72 × 107 cm

    Credit line:

    Victor Prus fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
    Gift of Victor Prus/Don de Victor Prus

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    • Reference Number: ARCH265370
    • Title: Plans, floor plans, sections, elevations and site plans for the Grantley Adams International Airport, in Barbados
    • Form: drawings
    • Catalogued items within this file 0

    People:

    • Victor Prus (architect)
    • Victor Prus (archive creator)

    Description:

    This group consists of plans, floor plans, sections, elevations and site plans for the Grantley Adams International Airport, in Barbados.

    Quantity / Object type:

    23 drawing(s)

    Stage and Purpose:

    • working drawings

    Extent and Medium:

    • 23 drawings

    Technique and media:

    Black ink on photocopies; black ink, graphite and transfer type on plastic film; graphite on sepia diazo prints

    Dimensions:

    sheet (smallest): 25.5 × 107 cm sheet (largest): 106.9 × 71.1 cm

    Credit line:

    Victor Prus fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
    Gift of Victor Prus/Don de Victor Prus

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    • Reference Number: ARCH265381
    • Title: Floor plans, sections and elevations for the Grantley Adams International Airport
    • Form: drawings
    • Catalogued items within this file 0

    People:

    • Victor Prus (architect)
    • Victor Prus (archive creator)

    Description:

    This group consists of floor plans, sections and elevations for the Grantley Adams International Airport, in Barbados. There are also several sketches.

    Quantity / Object type:

    30 reprographic copy(ies)

    Stage and Purpose:

    • working drawings

    Extent and Medium:

    • 30 drawings

    Technique and media:

    Diazotypes

    Dimensions:

    sheet (smallest): 7.9 × 12.4 cm sheet (largest): 40.8 × 57.5 cm

    Credit line:

    Victor Prus fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
    Gift of Victor Prus/Don de Victor Prus

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    • Reference Number: ARCH265382
    • Title: Perspectives and site plans for the Grantley Adams International Airport
    • Form: drawings
    • Catalogued items within this file 0

    People:

    • Victor Prus (architect)
    • Victor Prus (archive creator)

    Description:

    This group consists of perspectives and site plans for the Grantley Adams International Airport, in Barbados, including photocopies of photographs of the airport model.

    Quantity / Object type:

    26 reprographic copy(ies)

    Stage and Purpose:

    • presentation drawings (proposals)

    Extent and Medium:

    • 26 reprographic copies

    Technique and media:

    Black ink on paper (photocopies)

    Dimensions:

    sheet (smallest): 10.3 × 21.5 cm sheet (largest): 22 × 41 cm

    Credit line:

    Victor Prus fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
    Gift of Victor Prus/Don de Victor Prus

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    • Reference Number: ARCH265383
    • Title: Perspectives, sections and plans for the Grantley Adams International Airport
    • Form: drawings, photographs
    • Catalogued items within this file 0

    People:

    • Victor Prus (architect)
    • Victor Prus (archive creator)

    Description:

    This group consists of perspectives, sections and plans for the Grantley Adams International Airport, in Barbados, presented in two spiral bound volumes. There are also photographs of the model of the airport.

    Quantity / Object type:

    2 album(s)

    Extent and Medium:

    • 2 albums

    Dimensions:

    book: 26 × 42 cm

    Physical Description:

    - Spiral bound volumes.

    Credit line:

    Victor Prus fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
    Gift of Victor Prus/Don de Victor Prus

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    • Reference Number: ARCH265601
    • Title: Plans and elevations for the Grantley Adams International Airport in Barbados
    • Form: drawings
    • Catalogued items within this file 0

    People:

    • Victor Prus (architect)
    • Victor Prus (archive creator)

    Quantity / Object type:

    2 drawing(s)

    Stage and Purpose:

    • working drawings

    Extent and Medium:

    • 2 drawings

    Technique and media:

    Black ink, graphite and transfer type on plastic film; black ink on plastic film

    Dimensions:

    sheet (smallest): 23 × 29.5 cm sheet (largest): 32.7 × 32.5 cm

    Credit line:

    Victor Prus fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
    Gift of Victor Prus/Don de Victor Prus

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    • Reference Number: ARCH265602
    • Title: Plans, sections, elevations, site plans and perspectives of the Grantley Adams International Airport in Barbados
    • Form: drawings
    • Catalogued items within this file 0

    People:

    • Victor Prus (architect)
    • Victor Prus (archive creator)

    Description:

    This group consists of plans, sections, elevations, site plans and perspectives of the Grantley Adams International Airport in Barbados.

    Quantity / Object type:

    13 flat(s)

    Extent and Medium:

    • 13 reprographic copies

    Technique and media:

    Flats and flats with goldenrod masking paper

    Dimensions:

    sheet (smallest): 10 × 12.5 cm sheet (largest): 31 × 51.3 cm

    Credit line:

    Victor Prus fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
    Gift of Victor Prus/Don de Victor Prus

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    • Reference Number: ARCH265637
    • Title: Sketches of elevations, plans and perspectives for the Grantley Adams International Airport in Barbados
    • Form: drawings
    • Catalogued items within this file 0

    People:

    • Victor Prus (architect)
    • Victor Prus (archive creator)

    Description:

    This group consists of sketches of elevations, plans and perspectives for the Grantley Adams International Airport in Barbados.

    Quantity / Object type:

    37 drawing(s)

    Stage and Purpose:

    • working drawings

    Extent and Medium:

    • 37 drawings

    Technique and media:

    Graphite on paper; graphite and coloured pencil on tracing paper

    Dimensions:

    sheet (smallest): 29.4 × 29.4 cm sheet (largest): 46 × 71.5 cm

    Credit line:

    Victor Prus fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
    Gift of Victor Prus/Don de Victor Prus

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    • Reference Number: ARCH265641
    • Title: A plan and a site plan for the Grantley Adams International Airport in Barbados
    • Form: drawings
    • Catalogued items within this file 0

    People:

    • Victor Prus (architect)
    • Victor Prus (archive creator)

    Quantity / Object type:

    2 reprographic copy(ies)

    Stage and Purpose:

    • presentation drawing (proposal)

    Extent and Medium:

    • 2 reprographic copies

    Technique and media:

    Reprographic copy on plastic film; positive photostat prints

    Dimensions:

    sheet (smallest): 43.3 × 29 cm sheet (largest): 76.2 × 106.7 cm

    Credit line:

    Victor Prus fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
    Gift of Victor Prus/Don de Victor Prus

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    • Reference Number: ARCH265642
    • Title: Site plan for the Grantley Adams International Airport in Barbados
    • Form: drawings
    • Catalogued items within this file 0

    People:

    • Victor Prus (architect)
    • Victor Prus (archive creator)

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 flat(s)

    Extent and Medium:

    • 1 reprographic copies

    Technique and media:

    Flat

    Dimensions:

    sheet: 51 × 82 cm

    Credit line:

    Victor Prus fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
    Gift of Victor Prus/Don de Victor Prus

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    • Reference Number: ARCH266032
    • Title: Sketches for the Grantley Adams International Airport in Barbados
    • Form: drawings
    • Catalogued items within this file 0

    People:

    • Victor Prus (architect)
    • Victor Prus (archive creator)

    Quantity / Object type:

    7 reprographic copy(ies)

    Stage and Purpose:

    • conceptual drawings

    Extent and Medium:

    • 7 reprographic copies

    Technique and media:

    Negative photostat prints

    Dimensions:

    sheet (smallest): 18.6 × 19.7 cm sheet (largest): 27.8 × 30.8 cm

    Credit line:

    Victor Prus fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
    Gift of Victor Prus/Don de Victor Prus

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    • Reference Number: ARCH266100
    • Title: Elevations for the Grantley Adams International Airport in Barbados
    • Form: drawings
    • Catalogued items within this file 0

    People:

    • Victor Prus (architect)
    • Victor Prus (archive creator)

    Quantity / Object type:

    28 drawing(s)

    Stage and Purpose:

    • design development drawings

    Extent and Medium:

    • 28 drawings

    Technique and media:

    Graphite and coloured pencil on tracing paper; graphite and coloured pencil on translucent paper

    Dimensions:

    sheet (smallest): 36.1 × 39.7 cm sheet (largest): 54.6 × 90.2 cm

    Credit line:

    Victor Prus fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
    Gift of Victor Prus/Don de Victor Prus

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    • Reference Number: ARCH266224
    • Title: Promotional documents for the Grantley Adams International Airport in Barbados
    • Form: textual records
    • Catalogued items within this file 0

    People:

    • Victor Prus (archive creator)

    Description:

    This group consists of promotional leaflets about the Grantley Adams International Airport in Barbados, reprinted from "The Canadian Architect".

    Quantity / Object type:

    10 textual record(s)

    Extent and Medium:

    • 0.01 l.m. of textual records

    Technique and media:

    Reprographic copy on paper

    Dimensions:

    sheets: 28 × 21.7 cm

    Document Type:

    • promotional material

    Credit line:

    Victor Prus fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
    Gift of Victor Prus/Don de Victor Prus

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    • Reference Number: ARCH266240
    • Title: View of the Grantley Adams International Airport in Barbados
    • Form: photographs
    • Catalogued items within this file 0

    People:

    • Victor Prus (archive creator)

    Description:

    View, while under construction, of the Grantley Adams International Airport.

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 photomechanical print(s)

    Extent and Medium:

    • 1 photomechanical print

    Technique and media:

    Photomechanical print on paper

    Dimensions:

    sheet: 27.7 × 35.3 cm

    Credit line:

    Victor Prus fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
    Gift of Victor Prus/Don de Victor Prus

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    • Reference Number: ARCH268068
    • Title: Elevation for the Grantley Adams International Airport in Barbados
    • Form: drawings
    • Catalogued items within this file 0

    People:

    • Victor Prus (archive creator)

    Description:

    Elevation of the service pods embedded in the south wall in the arrival lobby.

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 panel(s)

    Stage and Purpose:

    • presentation drawing (proposal)

    Extent and Medium:

    • 1 panel

    Technique and media:

    Collage (paper and reprographic copy on paper) mounted on cardboard

    Dimensions:

    panel: 38.5 × 68.2 × 0.6 cm

    Credit line:

    Victor Prus fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
    Gift of Victor Prus/Don de Victor Prus

    Folder Number:

    163-25-05 S

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    • Reference Number: ARCH268131
    • Title: The Canadian Architect
    • Form: journals and magazines
    • Catalogued items within this file 0

    People:

    • Victor Prus (archive creator)

    Description:

    The Canadian Architect, vol. 27, no. 6 (June 1982) issue with an article about the Grantley Adams International Airport in Barbados.

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 serial(s)

    Extent and Medium:

    • 1 serial

    Dimensions:

    serial: 28 × 22 cm

    Document Type:

    • magazines (periodicals)

    Credit line:

    Victor Prus fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
    Gift of Victor Prus/Don de Victor Prus

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    • Reference Number: ARCH268144
    • Title: Projets = Projects = Proyectos
    • Form: journals and magazines
    • Catalogued items within this file 0

    People:

    • Victor Prus (archive creator)

    Description:

    Projets = Projects = Proyectos, SNC publication of 1977, with articles about Grantley Adams International Airport in Barbados, "Agrandissement de l'aéroport de la Barbade", and the Canada-France-Hawaii Astronomical Observatory on Mauna Kea, Hawaii, "Au travail au-dessus des nuages".

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 serial(s)

    Extent and Medium:

    • 1 serial

    Dimensions:

    serial: 28 × 21.5 cm

    Document Type:

    • journal (periodical)

    Credit line:

    Victor Prus fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
    Gift of Victor Prus/Don de Victor Prus

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