Plywood House

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• Fonds: Victor Prus fonds, 1945-1992
•    Series: Professional work in Canada, 1952-1993
•      Sub-series: Projects, 1953-1992
•        Project: Plywood House, 1952-1953

People

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

Title

Plywood House

Dates of creation

1952-1953

Level of archival description

File 2

Extent and Medium

• 4 drawings (reprographic copies)
• 9 textual records

Scope and Content

File documents Victor Prus's project for the Plywood House for the Douglas Fir Plywood Architectural Competition sponsored by the Plywood Manufacturers Association of British Columbia and held in September 1953. The project obtained a "first mention". Material in this file was produced between 1952 and 1953. The file contains drawings, all reprographic copies, and textual records documenting the competition and the project.

Reference Number

AP163.S2.SS1.D2

Arrangement

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

Location

Vancouver British Columbia Canada

Language of material

Documents are in English.

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  • Reference Number: ARCH265513
  • Title: Plans, perspectives and elevations for a house project for the Douglas Fir Plywood architectural competition, in Canada
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

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

  Description:

  This group consists of plans, perspectives and elevations for a house project for the Douglas Fir Plywood architectural competition, in Canada.

  Quantity / Object type:

  4 reprographic copy(ies)

  Stage and Purpose:

  • presentation drawings (proposals)

  Extent and Medium:

  • 4 reprographic copies

  Technique and media:

  Negative photostat prints; positive photostat prints

  Dimensions:

  sheets: 40.2 × 60.4 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: ARCH267978
  • Title: Folders and clipping about the competition, correspondence and related documents
  • Dates of creation: 1953-1954
  • Form: textual records
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Victor Prus (archive creator)

  Description:

  This group consists of folders and clipping about the competition, correspondence and related documents for the Douglas Fir Plywood architectural competition, in Canada. There is also a report of the board of assessors of the architectural competition.

  Quantity / Object type:

  9 textual record(s)

  Extent and Medium:

  • 0.01 l.m. of textual records

  Technique and media:

  Typescript on paper; photocopies

  Dimensions:

  sheet (smallest): 8.5 × 11 cm sheet (largest): 28 × 21.5 cm

  Document Type:

  • correspondence

  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 English.

  Folder Number:

  163-22-27 T