Part of:

• Fonds: Cornelia Hahn Oberlander fonds, 1936-2021
•    Series: Landscape architecture projects, 1947-2018
•      Project: Thunderbird Housing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia (1992-1996), 1991-2001

People:

• Cornelia Hahn Oberlander (archive creator)
• Cornelia Hahn Oberlander (landscape architect)
• Waisman Dewar Grout Carter Inc (architectural firm)

Title:

Thunderbird Housing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia (1992-1996)

Date:

1991-2001

Level of archival description:
Project

Extent and medium:

• 0.14 l.m. of textual records
  165 drawings (including 148 reprographic copies)

Scope and content:
Project series documents Cornelia Hahn Oberlander's landscape project for Thunderbird Housing at University of British Columbia, in Vancouver, British Columbia. Orberlander worked on this project from 1992-1995 with architectural firm Waisman Dewar Grout Carter. Oberlander landscape design for this project included planting beds, trees and espaliers to screen the windows from the paved commun courtyard. The courtyard also includes a circular barbecue construsted by continuing pavers, the same used as pavement for the courtyard. She also included planting of trees along the facades of the building and along the pathway connecting the student housing to the rest of the campus pavilions.

The project series includes sketches, design development drawings, including landscape concept plans with plant lists, landscape elevations and sections, presentation drawings, and working drawings, such as irrigation plans, site plans, landscape plans and planting plans. The project is also documented through working drawings for the new student housing used as reference and photographs of the landscaping work. Textual records for this project comprises a proposal, concept notes by Oberlander, correspondence, including with clients, architects and consultants, and specifications.

Reference number:

AP075.S1.1992.PR04

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

Contains:

• AP075.S1.1992.PR04.001, Concept and design development for the Thunderbird Housing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1992-2001
• AP075.S1.1992.PR04.002, Correspondence for the Thunderbird Housing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1992
• AP075.S1.1992.PR04.003, Correspondence for the Thunderbird Housing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1993
• AP075.S1.1992.PR04.004, Correspondence for the Thunderbird Housing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1994
• AP075.S1.1992.PR04.005, Correspondence for the Thunderbird Housing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1995-1996
• AP075.S1.1992.PR04.006, Meetings and site reports for the Thunderbird Housing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1992-1993
• AP075.S1.1992.PR04.007, Meetings and site reports for the Thunderbird Housing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1994
• AP075.S1.1992.PR04.008, Meetings and site reports for the Thunderbird Housing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1995
• AP075.S1.1992.PR04.009, Cost estimates for the Thunderbird Housing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1992-1993
• AP075.S1.1992.PR04.010, Specifications for the Thunderbird Housing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1993
• AP075.S1.1992.PR04.011, Specifications for the Thunderbird Housing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1993
• AP075.S1.1992.PR04.012, Specifications for the Thunderbird Housing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1993
• AP075.S1.1992.PR04.013, Photographs for the Thunderbird Housing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1995
• AP075.S1.1992.PR04.014, Request for proposal for the Thunderbird Housing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1992
• AP075.S1.1992.PR04.015, Proposal for the Thunderbird Housing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1991-1993
• AP075.S1.1992.PR04.016, Proposal information for the Thunderbird Housing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1995
• AP075.S1.1992.PR04.017, Design development drawings and working drawings for the Thunderbird Housing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1992-1993
• AP075.S1.1992.PR04.018, Presentation drawings for the Thunderbird Housing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1992-1993
• AP075.S1.1992.PR04.019, Working drawings for the Thunderbird Housing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1993
• AP075.S1.1992.PR04.020, Design development drawings for the Thunderbird Housing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1992
• AP075.S1.1992.PR04.021, Reference working drawings for the Thunderbird Housing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1993
• AP075.S1.1992.PR04.022, Specifications, Thunderbird Housing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1993