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Empire
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power, empire, Desert Storm, Victory Day, jet aircraft, bomber, flight, stealth, Lockheed, Boeing, helicopter, Washington DC, Washington Monument, Pentagon, Mall, Lincoln Memorial, grassy knoll, White House, Fed, dome, Senate, Arlington Memorial Bridge, Capitol, Treasury Building, Jefferson Memorial, World War II Memorial, reflecting pool
23 July 2009
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Empire
The exhibition presents Empire, a visual essay by American artist John Gossage on the relationship between architecture and power. Gossage’s photographs of government buildings and monuments in Washington, D.C. are juxtaposed with images of Egypt taken by German chemist Hermann Vogel in 1868, exposing the parallel actions of governments, over a century apart, in(...)
Octagonal gallery
8 December 2005 to 12 March 2006
Empire
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The exhibition presents Empire, a visual essay by American artist John Gossage on the relationship between architecture and power. Gossage’s photographs of government buildings and monuments in Washington, D.C. are juxtaposed with images of Egypt taken by German chemist Hermann Vogel in 1868, exposing the parallel actions of governments, over a century apart, in(...)
Octagonal gallery
textual records
ARCH274478
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Binder of documents related to the Office Landscape Users Group Symposium, Washington D.C. (28 November- 2 December 1977). Arthur Erickson Architects along with McCarter Nairne & Partners organized a field trip to the symposium with the purpose of visiting innovative office buildings in the area of Office Landscaping Planning. The trip was research for the Government of Canada Building design.
1977
Documents related to the Office Landscape Users Group Symposium
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ARCH274478
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Binder of documents related to the Office Landscape Users Group Symposium, Washington D.C. (28 November- 2 December 1977). Arthur Erickson Architects along with McCarter Nairne & Partners organized a field trip to the symposium with the purpose of visiting innovative office buildings in the area of Office Landscaping Planning. The trip was research for the Government of Canada Building design.
textual records
1977
photographs
ARCH274331
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Project slides, "Later Works," including: Markham Municipal Building (1986); Brisbane Competition (1990); Canadian Chancery, Washington, D.C. (1984); California Plaza (1986); Teck Mining Headquarters (1980); Brentwood Branch Library (1987); Fresno City Hall (1987). Includes primarily images of models, sites, interiors and presentation slides. The majority of slides are from the Vancouver and Los Angeles offices of Arthur Erickson Architects. A few slides are from the Toronto offices of Arthur Erickson Architects.
1980-1990
Project documentation for presentation purposes for Erickson's later works
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ARCH274331
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Project slides, "Later Works," including: Markham Municipal Building (1986); Brisbane Competition (1990); Canadian Chancery, Washington, D.C. (1984); California Plaza (1986); Teck Mining Headquarters (1980); Brentwood Branch Library (1987); Fresno City Hall (1987). Includes primarily images of models, sites, interiors and presentation slides. The majority of slides are from the Vancouver and Los Angeles offices of Arthur Erickson Architects. A few slides are from the Toronto offices of Arthur Erickson Architects.
photographs
1980-1990
archives
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Arthur Erickson fonds
AP022
Synopsis:
The Arthur Erickson fonds documents the work and activities of Canadian architect Arthur Erickson between 1947 and 2002 (predominant dates 1963-ca. 2000). It comprises architecture projects records with three hundred ninety-seven projects by Erickson / Massey, Arthur Erickson Architects and Arthur Erickson as a design consultant are documented with drawings, photographs, textual documents and other material. It also includes project administration records, records from Erickson's Toronto, Los Angeles and Vancouver offices, records related to Erickson's professional activities, material related to some of Erickson's student projects, and personal papers.
1947-2002 (predominant 1963-2000)
Arthur Erickson fonds
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AP022
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The Arthur Erickson fonds documents the work and activities of Canadian architect Arthur Erickson between 1947 and 2002 (predominant dates 1963-ca. 2000). It comprises architecture projects records with three hundred ninety-seven projects by Erickson / Massey, Arthur Erickson Architects and Arthur Erickson as a design consultant are documented with drawings, photographs, textual documents and other material. It also includes project administration records, records from Erickson's Toronto, Los Angeles and Vancouver offices, records related to Erickson's professional activities, material related to some of Erickson's student projects, and personal papers.
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Fonds
1947-2002 (predominant 1963-2000)
textual records
PHCON2002:0016:003:067.3
5 May 1975
textual records
5 May 1975
Sub-series
AP022.S3.SS3
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Sub-series documents public relations, marketing activities and collaborations of the offices of Erickson / Massey and Arthur Erickson Architects in Vancouver, British columbia, and Toronto, Ontario. The material was intended for media and press releases, publications, photographs and information requests, presentations, publicity and marketing brochures, and includes project descriptions, photographs and slides, magazine articles and clippings, publication drawings, galley proofs for books and a Life Magazine article on the Graham House, correspondence, and printing plates for a publicity brochure. Sub-series also documents Erickson / Massey and Arthur Erickson Architects collaboration with Francisco Imported Furniture Ltd the company of Francisco Leopoldo Kripacz (b. 8 April, 1942 - d. 3 August, 2000). Kripacz was born in Caracas, Venezuela, educated in Europe, the United States, and studied design in Vancouver and New York. He also went to the University of British Columbia for a Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1964. He became a resident Canadian in 1961, and a Canadian citizen in 1973. In 1964 he founded an interior design and furniture import business in Vancouver with Arthur Erickson, and opened a showroom in Montreal (550 Sherbrooke St. West), in 1965. Kripacz designed the exhibition unit in Habitat 67 (by architect Moshe Safdie) for the 1967 World Exposition in Montreal, and created interiors for a private clientel as well as for many of Arthur Erickson's buildings. The latter included the Helmut Eppich House and Erickson's own residence in Vancouver, the Hilborn Residence in Ontario, the Prime Minister's office and resdence in Ottawa, the UBC Faculty Club, the Macmillan Blodel Bulding, Vancouver, the Bank of Canada Headquarters in Ottawa, the Student Union Building at Queen's University, Kingston, the Provincial Law Courts in Robson Square, Vancouver, Roy Thomson Hall and the Tech Mining offices in Toronto, the Canadian Chancery in Washington, D.C., amongst others. Material related to Francisco Imported Furniture Ltd Sub-series also contains professional correspondence with Arthur Erickson Architect, financial documents of Francisco Imported Furniture Ltd, furniture design proposals, photographs and personal correspondance files of Francisco Kripacz.
1967-1988
Public relations, marketing and collaborations
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AP022.S3.SS3
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Sub-series documents public relations, marketing activities and collaborations of the offices of Erickson / Massey and Arthur Erickson Architects in Vancouver, British columbia, and Toronto, Ontario. The material was intended for media and press releases, publications, photographs and information requests, presentations, publicity and marketing brochures, and includes project descriptions, photographs and slides, magazine articles and clippings, publication drawings, galley proofs for books and a Life Magazine article on the Graham House, correspondence, and printing plates for a publicity brochure. Sub-series also documents Erickson / Massey and Arthur Erickson Architects collaboration with Francisco Imported Furniture Ltd the company of Francisco Leopoldo Kripacz (b. 8 April, 1942 - d. 3 August, 2000). Kripacz was born in Caracas, Venezuela, educated in Europe, the United States, and studied design in Vancouver and New York. He also went to the University of British Columbia for a Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1964. He became a resident Canadian in 1961, and a Canadian citizen in 1973. In 1964 he founded an interior design and furniture import business in Vancouver with Arthur Erickson, and opened a showroom in Montreal (550 Sherbrooke St. West), in 1965. Kripacz designed the exhibition unit in Habitat 67 (by architect Moshe Safdie) for the 1967 World Exposition in Montreal, and created interiors for a private clientel as well as for many of Arthur Erickson's buildings. The latter included the Helmut Eppich House and Erickson's own residence in Vancouver, the Hilborn Residence in Ontario, the Prime Minister's office and resdence in Ottawa, the UBC Faculty Club, the Macmillan Blodel Bulding, Vancouver, the Bank of Canada Headquarters in Ottawa, the Student Union Building at Queen's University, Kingston, the Provincial Law Courts in Robson Square, Vancouver, Roy Thomson Hall and the Tech Mining offices in Toronto, the Canadian Chancery in Washington, D.C., amongst others. Material related to Francisco Imported Furniture Ltd Sub-series also contains professional correspondence with Arthur Erickson Architect, financial documents of Francisco Imported Furniture Ltd, furniture design proposals, photographs and personal correspondance files of Francisco Kripacz.
sub-series
1967-1988
drawings
AP075.S3.SS2.089
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Proof version of promotional panels of some of Cornelia Hahn Oberlander's project possibly for an exhibition. Shows proof version of panels about National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (1983-1990), Canadian Chancery, Washington D.C, United States (1983-1990), Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (1975-1977), C. K. Choi Institute of Asian Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (1993-1996), Library Square, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (1992-1995, and Landscape Master Plan, Smith College, Northampton, Maine, United States (1995-1997).
2003
Proofs for promotional panels of Cornelia Hahn Oberlander's projects
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AP075.S3.SS2.089
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Proof version of promotional panels of some of Cornelia Hahn Oberlander's project possibly for an exhibition. Shows proof version of panels about National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (1983-1990), Canadian Chancery, Washington D.C, United States (1983-1990), Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (1975-1977), C. K. Choi Institute of Asian Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (1993-1996), Library Square, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (1992-1995, and Landscape Master Plan, Smith College, Northampton, Maine, United States (1995-1997).
drawings
2003
archives
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Fonds
AP075
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The Cornelia Hahn Oberlander fonds documents Oberlander's professional activities as a landscape architect. It contains over 203 projects that span from 1950 to 2018 predominantly in Canada and in the United States, but also in Germany. The fonds is a complete record of Oberlander's work, and comprises her playground projects, roof gardens, and public space landscapes, as well as landscape designs for private residences, as well as administrative records from her practice, her professional engagements, and her research materials. The material in this fonds is dated from 1936 to 2021.
1936-2021
Cornelia Hahn Oberlander fonds
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AP075
Synopsis:
The Cornelia Hahn Oberlander fonds documents Oberlander's professional activities as a landscape architect. It contains over 203 projects that span from 1950 to 2018 predominantly in Canada and in the United States, but also in Germany. The fonds is a complete record of Oberlander's work, and comprises her playground projects, roof gardens, and public space landscapes, as well as landscape designs for private residences, as well as administrative records from her practice, her professional engagements, and her research materials. The material in this fonds is dated from 1936 to 2021.
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Fonds
1936-2021
photographs
PH1998:0064:001-027
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Volume conists of 27 black-and-white photographic prints of details of some seedier neighborhoods of Berlin and its environs. The photographs were made over the course of three days in 1987. The dust jacket is from a German newspaper, stamped L A M F in red ink and enclosed in an acetate dustwrapper. The half title page is hand lettered by the photographer on a scrap of paper tipped to the first preliminary, and there is a unique, sealed hand-written letter from Gossage posted from Berlin to himself in Washington, DC affixed to the third preliminary.
1987
LAMF (Like A Mother Fucker): 3 Days in Berlin 1987
PH1998:0064:001-027
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Volume conists of 27 black-and-white photographic prints of details of some seedier neighborhoods of Berlin and its environs. The photographs were made over the course of three days in 1987. The dust jacket is from a German newspaper, stamped L A M F in red ink and enclosed in an acetate dustwrapper. The half title page is hand lettered by the photographer on a scrap of paper tipped to the first preliminary, and there is a unique, sealed hand-written letter from Gossage posted from Berlin to himself in Washington, DC affixed to the third preliminary.
photographs
1987