Part of:

• Fonds: John C. Parkin fonds, 1929-1987
•    Series: Architectural projects, 1945-1986
•      Project: Control Tower, Toronto International Airport, Mississauga, Ontario (1958-1964), circa 1964

People:

• John Cresswell Parkin (archive creator)
• John B. Parkin Associates (architectural firm)
• John Cresswell Parkin (architect)

Title:

Control Tower, Toronto International Airport, Mississauga, Ontario (1958-1964)

Date:

circa 1964

Level of archival description:
Project

Extent and medium:

• 1 mounted photograph

Scope and content:
This project series documents the control tower at the Toronto International Airport in Mississauga from 1958-1964. The office identified the project number as 5872.
This project consisted of a 100 foot high control tower built onto a single storey building totalling 30,600 square feet in size. The reinforced concrete tower was hexagonal in shape with a steel frame and reinforced concrete slab floor. A transparent skydome forms the ceiling of the central lobby, providing a view of the floor and supporting shafts of the tower. This project won a Silver Massey Medal for Architecture in 1964 and recognition from Canadian Architect magazine and the Beautify Toronto Campaign for its significance.
The project is recorded through a presentation board of a photo of the skydome dating from around 1964.

Reference number:

AP018.S1.1958.PR04

Arrangement:
Materials in this project series have been kept in their original order.

Location:

Mississauga Ontario Canada

Related units of description:

• Records for related projects are also included in this fonds, see: AP018.S1.1967.PR02, Toronto International Airport Terminal Number Two, Phase Two Stage One, Mississauga, Ontario; AP018.S1.1967.PR03, Toronto International Airport Terminal Number Two, Phase Two Stage Two, Mississauga, Ontario; AP018.S1.1970.PR05, Warehouse Expansion Block B, Toronto International Airport, Mississauga, Ontario; AP018.S1.1970.PR06, Charter Terminal, Toronto International Airport, Mississauga, Ontario;AP018.S1.1970.PR08, CP Hotel Flight Kitchen, Toronto International Airport, Mississauga, Ontario AP018.S1.1970.PR09, Air Canada Ramp Equipment Maintenance and Commissary Stores, Toronto International Airport, Mississauga, Ontario; AP018.S1.1970.PR10, Office Expansion Block B, Toronto International Airport, Mississauga, Ontario; AP018.S1.1974.PR19, Toronto International Airport, Terminal 2 Parking Structures, Mississauga; AP018.S1.1974.PR21, Toronto International Airport, Land Use Study, Mississauga, Ontario; AP018.S1.1978.PR04, US Pre-Clearance Facility, Toronto International Airport, Mississauga, Ontario; AP018.S1.1983.PR07, Toronto International Airport, Alterations to Terminals One and Two, Mississauga, Ontario; AP018.S1.1983.PR13, Toronto International Airport, Modification to Commercial Space, Terminal One, Mississauga, Ontario; AP018.S1.1984.PR04, RCMP Relocation, Lester B. Pearson International Airport, Mississauga, Ontario. Additional materials for this project are held at the University of Calgary in the John B. Parkin/NORR fonds.

Contains:

• AP018.S1.1958.PR04.001, Presentation board of skydome photograph, Control Tower, Toronto International Airport, Mississauga, Ontario, circa 1964