Canadian government pavilion, Japan world exposition, Osaka, Japan

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People:

Melvin Charney (draughtsman)
Melvin Charney (architect)
Harry Parnass (architect)
Janos Baracs (architect)
Marcel Pageau (engineer)
Melvin Charney (archive creator)

Title:

Canadian government pavilion, Japan world exposition, Osaka, Japan

Date:

1967

Level of archival description:
Project

Extent and medium:

0.16 l.m. textual documents
93 photographic materials
27 drawings (including 14 reprographic copies)
1 map

Scope and content:
This project series documents a submission for a design competition commissioned by the Government of Canada for its pavilion at the 1970 World Exposition in Osaka, Japan. Fashioned from construction cranes and scaffolding, Melvin Charney's submission (in collaboration with Harry Parnass and Janos Barancs) garnered significant interest and media coverage, and served as a turning point away from traditional architecture practice towards public art. The competition was won by architect Arthur Erickson. Material includes presentation drawings, a photograph of the no longer existant model, and competition documents including correspondence and a copy of the competition programme.

Reference number:

AP041.S1.1967.D2

Arrangement:

Material in this series was likely kept in it's original order when it was first processed upon it's arrival at CCA.

Location:

Osaka Japan

Language of material:

English, French

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