Subseries SS0001 - Drawings

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CA ACU CAA F0002-S0005-SS0001

Title

Drawings

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  • 1915-1975 (Creation)

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  • 19406 architectural drawings
  • 86 maps
  • 30 aerial photographs
  • 24 posters
  • 18 photographs
  • 17 diagrams

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Subseries consists of 19,406 architectural drawings (9318 original and 10,088 reprographic prints) documenting the work of Arthur Erickson between 1953 and 1975. The drawings include sketches, preliminary plans, design development drawings, presentation drawings, and working drawings for two-hundred projects. The subseries documents many of Erickson's most notable projects, including Filberg Residence, Dyde Residence, Boultbee Residence, Graham Residence, Expo 67 Canadian Pavilion and Theme Pavilions, MacMillan Bloedel Building, Smith Residence, Shannon Mews, Simon Fraser University, Expo 70 Canadian Pavilion, the University of Lethbridge, the Bank of Canada Head Office, the Museum of Anthropology at University of British Columbia, and Robson Square. The projects are arranged by project number and in rough chronological order. At the end of the subseries are drawings relating to several unidentified projects.

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      4A/76.13

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