Titre et auteur:

[Richard Gilbert collection].

Publication:

[1959-1972]

Description:

3 film reels (approximately 30 min. each) : sound, color ; 16 mm

Notes:
A Man for all cities. A CBC Telescope 1971 production on Arthur Erickson, written and directed by Richard Gilbert. Filmed on location in Vancouver. One small scene on Simon Fraser University was removed from this copy.
Looking South. A CBC production filmed in 1975 and telecast in 1976. A tribute to the United States during their bi-centenary. Directed by Richard Gilbert with Larry Solway as on-camera host and interviewer. Includes scene with John Portman shot in the lobby of the Atlanta Hyatt Hotel which he designed, and scene in the Church of Martin Luther King.
Suburban living: six solutions. National Film Board of Canada production for CBC TV, filmed in 1959 and telecast in 1960. Written and directed by Richard Gilbert. Examines solutions to the problems of designing suburbs in six neighbourhoods, five abroad and one in North America. Shows homes and community areas, and notes importance of aesthetic considerations. Considers developments in England, at Harlow New Town, and the Alton Estate L.C.C., the Unité d'Habitation by Le Corbusier in Marseille, Pendrecht, Holland, Vallingby, Sweden and the Don Mills development in Ontario.
Where it all began. CBC production shot in 1975 as tribute to the bi-centenary of the United States. Directed by Richard Gilbert with Larry Solway as on-camera host. Focuses on historical New England with views of Boston, Newport and Rhode Island architecture.
Film reels: A man for all cities / written and directed by Richard Gilbert -- Looking South / directed by Richard Gilbert -- Suburban living : six solutions / written and directed by Richard Gilbert -- Where it all began / directed by Richard Gilbert.
Sound tape reels: A man for all cities (9 reels) -- [Moshe Safdie] (2 reels) -- Looking South / Larry Solway, host and interviewer.
Printed materials on Arthur Erickson: typescript transcript from A man for all cities ([11] leaves) -- Various materials from the Royal Bank Award presentation dinner, June 9, 1971, honouring Arthur Erickson -- Booklet on Simon Fraser University -- Feature article on Erickson from Time magazine, February 14, 1972 -- Copy of letter to Richard Gilbert from Arthur Erickson, November 23, 1971 -- Clipping, dated July 29, 1972 from the Globe and Mail.
Printed materials on Moshe Safdie: article from Newsweek, April 19, 1971.
Printed materials on John Portman: typescript transcript from Looking South (15 leaves).
Promotional material on Suburban Living: Six Solutions and its French version L'Exil en Banlieue (2 copies of a booklet for the NFB Comparisons film series + 2 sheets).

Résumé:

Collection of motion picture film prints, transcription audiotapes, transcripts, and printed ephemera relating to architects and architecture. Assembled by Richard Gilbert during his film and television career at the National Film Board of Canada and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

Sujet:

Gilbert, Richard.
Erickson, Arthur, 1924-2009.
Safdie, Moshe, 1938-
Portman, John Calvin.
Gilbert, Richard J., 1945-
Portman, John, 1924-2017

Classification/genre:

Audiocassettes.
Photographic film.
Videocassettes.
Audiotapes.
Sound recordings.
Video recordings.
16mm.
Videotapes.

Vedettes secondaires:

Gilbert, Richard.
Erickson, Arthur, 1924-2009.
Safdie, Moshe, 1938-
Portman, John Calvin.
Solway, Larry.
National Film Board of Canada.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Man for all cities.
Looking South.
Suburban living.

Exemplaires:

Localisation: Bibliothèque main av 16302
Cote: ID:92-F77
Statut: Disponible

Localisation: Bibliothèque photo vault 278089
Cote: ID:92-F77
Exemplaire: film reel 1
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Localisation: Bibliothèque photo vault 278109
Cote: ID:92-F77
Exemplaire: film reel 2
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Localisation: Bibliothèque photo vault 278110
Cote: ID:92-F77
Exemplaire: film reel 3
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Localisation: Bibliothèque photo vault 278111
Cote: ID:92-F77
Exemplaire: film reel 4
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Localisation: Bibliothèque photo vault 278112
Cote: ID:92-F77
Exemplaire: film reel 5
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Localisation: Bibliothèque photo vault 278113
Cote: ID:92-F77
Exemplaire: film reel 6
Statut: Disponible

Localisation: Bibliothèque photo vault 278114
Cote: ID:92-F77
Exemplaire: film reel 7
Statut: Disponible