Canadian Pavilion at Osaka

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• Fonds: Victor Prus fonds, 1945-1992
•    Series: Professional work in Canada, 1952-1993
•      Sub-series: Projects, 1953-1992
•        Project: Canadian Pavilion at Osaka, 1969-1970

People

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

Title

Canadian Pavilion at Osaka

Dates of creation

1969-1970

Level of archival description

File 49

Extent and Medium

• 33 drawings
• 23 photographs
• 0.04 m.l. of textual records
• 4 panels

Scope and Content

File documents Victor Prus's unrealized architectural competition project for the Canadian Pavilion at Osaka, Japan, in 1969. Material in this file was produced between 1967 and 1969. The file contains drawings, such as design development and presentation drawings, presentation panels, textual records and photographs of the site in Japan or of the project model.

Reference Number

AP163.S2.SS1.D49

Arrangement

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

Location

Osaka Japan

Language of material

Documents are in English.

Inventory

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  • Reference Number: ARCH265177
  • Title: Perspectives for the Canadian Pavilion, Osaka, Japan
  • 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 drawing

  Technique and media:

  Plastic film; black ink on paper

  Dimensions:

  sheet (smallest): 60.1 × 66.4 cm sheet (largest): 46.7 × 68.5 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: ARCH265504
  • Title: Sections, plans and perspectives for the Canadian Pavilion at Osaka, in Japan
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

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

  Quantity / Object type:

  10 reprographic copy(ies)

  Stage and Purpose:

  • presentation drawings (proposals)

  Extent and Medium:

  • 10 reprographic copies

  Technique and media:

  Negative photostat prints; positive photostat prints; diazotypes with graphite inscriptions

  Dimensions:

  sheet (smallest): 22.9 × 28 cm sheet (largest): 45.4 × 66.8 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: ARCH265505
  • Title: Plans and sections for the Canadian Pavilion, Osaka, Japan
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

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

  Quantity / Object type:

  4 drawing(s)

  Stage and Purpose:

  • working drawings

  Extent and Medium:

  • 4 drawings

  Technique and media:

  Graphite on paper; graphite and black ink on translucent paper; graphite on plastic film; black ink on paper

  Dimensions:

  sheet (smallest): 27.1 × 31.5 cm sheet (largest): 61.2 × 77 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: ARCH265572
  • Title: Plan for the Canadian Pavilion at Osaka, Japan
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

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

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 reprographic copy(ies)

  Stage and Purpose:

  • working drawing

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 drawing

  Technique and media:

  Black ink on plastic film

  Dimensions:

  sheet: 23.5 × 34.6 cm

  Credit line:

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

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  • Reference Number: ARCH265996
  • Title: Plans, sections, elevations and perspectives for the Canadian Pavilion at Osaka, Japan
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

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

  Quantity / Object type:

  4 panel(s)

  Stage and Purpose:

  • presentation drawings (proposals)

  Extent and Medium:

  • 4 panels

  Technique and media:

  Collage, black ink and transfer type on paper mounted on carboard

  Dimensions:

  panels: 76.4 × 102 × 0.2 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: ARCH266130
  • Title: Elevations, plans and perspectives for the Canadian Pavilion at Osaka, Japan
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

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

  Quantity / Object type:

  6 reprographic copy(ies)

  Stage and Purpose:

  • presentation drawings (proposals)

  Extent and Medium:

  • 6 reprographic copies

  Technique and media:

  Photocopy; positive photostat prints; flats

  Dimensions:

  sheet (smallest): 28 × 22.7 cm sheet (largest): 35.5 × 27.8 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: ARCH267984
  • Title: Osaka 1970 Competition
  • Dates of creation: 1967-1970
  • Form: textual records
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Victor Prus (archive creator)

  Description:

  This group consists of a competition conditions booklet, a question-and-answer booklet, reports, clippings, correspondence with a firm of consulting engineers and related documents concerning the Canadian Pavilion at Osaka, Japan.

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 textual record(s)

  Extent and Medium:

  • 0.04 l.m. of textual records

  Technique and media:

  Typescript on paper; photocopies; ink and graphite on tracing paper; bound volumes of photocopies

  Dimensions:

  records: 0.04 l.m.

  Document Type:

  • clippings
  • correspondence
  • reports
  • brochures

  Physical Description:

  - Includes three 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
  
  

  Language of material:

  - The documents are in French and in English.

  Related units of description:

  • - Photographs of the site at Osaka and photographs of the model, originally attached to these documents, are catalogued as ARCH267985.

  Folder Number:

  163-22-31 T

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  • Reference Number: ARCH267985
  • Title: Osaka 1970 Competition
  • Form: photographs
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Victor Prus (archive creator)

  Description:

  This group consists of photographs of the model for the design competition for the Canadian Pavilion at Osaka, Japan. There are also two photographs of the site of the pavilion, in Osaka.

  Quantity / Object type:

  23 photograph(s)

  Extent and Medium:

  • 23 photographs

  Dimensions:

  sheet (smallest): 8.3 × 10.2 cm sheet (largest): 18 × 23 cm

  Credit line:

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

  Related units of description:

  • - The documents originally attached to these photographs are catalogued as ARCH267984.
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  • Reference Number: ARCH268085
  • Title: Sketches for the Canadian Pavilion at Osaka, Japan
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Victor Prus (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  10 reprographic copy(ies)

  Stage and Purpose:

  • design development drawings

  Extent and Medium:

  • 10 reprographic copies

  Technique and media:

  Diazotypes

  Dimensions:

  sheet (smallest): 34.7 × 34.7 cm sheet (largest): 52 × 63 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:

  163-25-12 M