Government House

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• Fonds: Victor Prus fonds, 1945-1992
•    Series: Student and professional work in England, 1946-1952
•      Sub-series: Projects
•        Project: Government House, 1948-1954

People

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

Title

Government House

Dates of creation

1948-1954

Level of archival description

File 10

Extent and Medium

• 27 drawings (reprographic copies)
• 8 textual records

Scope and Content

File documents Victor Prus's unrealized project for a government house in Addis Abbaba, as assistant professor with the collaboration of a group of students of the Polish University College in London. Material in this file was mainly produced in 1948, with the exception of textual records dated 1954. Drawings in this file are reprographic copies.

File contains presentation drawings and textual records.

Reference Number

AP163.S1.SS1.D10

Arrangement

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

Location

Addis Ababa Ethiopia

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  • Reference Number: ARCH266245
  • Title: Elevations, sections and perspectives for the Government House, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
  • Dates of creation: circa 1948-1954
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 9

  People:

  • Victor Prus (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 reprographic copy(ies)

  Stage and Purpose:

  • presentation drawings (proposals)

  Extent and Medium:

  • 17 reprographic copies

  Dimensions:

  sheet (smallest): 29.2 × 39.5 cm sheet (largest): 31.9 × 51.6 cm

  Credit line:

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

  Objects that have been catalogued:

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    • ARCH402567
    • Plan for Government House, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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    • ARCH402568
    • South elevation for Government House, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
    • Form: drawings
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    • ARCH402569
    • North elevation for Government House, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
    • Form: drawings
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    • ARCH402570
    • West elevation for Government House, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
    • Form: drawings
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    • ARCH402571
    • Section for Government House, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
    • Form: drawings
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    • ARCH402572
    • Sections for Government House, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
    • Form: drawings
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    • ARCH402573
    • Perspective for Government House, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
    • Form: drawings
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    • ARCH402574
    • Celebration room perspective for Government House, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
    • Form: drawings
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    • ARCH402575
    • Perspective for Government House, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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  • Reference Number: ARCH266246
  • Title: Floor plans and sections for the Government House, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
  • Dates of creation: circa 1948-1954
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 8

  People:

  • Victor Prus (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 reprographic copy(ies)

  Stage and Purpose:

  • presentation drawings (proposals)

  Extent and Medium:

  • 20 reprographic copies

  Dimensions:

  sheet (smallest): 27 × 41.7 cm sheet (largest): 39.3 × 49.6 cm

  Credit line:

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

  Objects that have been catalogued:

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    • ARCH402559
    • Plan for Government House, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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    • ARCH402560
    • Mezzanine plan for Government House, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
    • Form: drawings
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    • ARCH402561
    • First floor plan for Government House, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
    • Form: drawings
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    • ARCH402562
    • Basement plan for Government House, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
    • Form: drawings
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    • ARCH402563
    • Subbasement plan for Government House, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
    • Form: drawings
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    • ARCH402564
    • Ground floor plan for Government House, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
    • Form: drawings
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    • ARCH402565
    • Sections for Government House, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
    • Form: drawings
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    • ARCH402566
    • Second floor plan for Government House, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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  • Reference Number: ARCH267981
  • Title: Correspondence for the Government House, Addis Abbaba, Ethiopia
  • Dates of creation: 1954
  • Form: textual records
  • Catalogued items within this file 1

  People:

  • Victor Prus (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 textual record(s)

  Extent and Medium:

  • 8 textual documents

  Dimensions:

  sheet (smallest): 9 × 15.2 cm sheet (largest): 28 × 21.7 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 and in Polish.

  Folder Number:

  163-22-29 T

  Objects that have been catalogued:

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    • ARCH402558
    • Letter from G.P. Buzuk about the competition drawings for Government House, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
    • Form: textual records
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