Fonds documents Jeremy Sturgess’s architectural practice from 1975 and 2018. Records include architectural drawings, office files, photographs, diaries, sketchbooks, presentation panels, models, and audiovisual materials. There are over 500 projects documented in the fonds. The architectural projects span his work at the Sturgess Partnership (1978-1987), Sturgess Architects, Ltd. (1987-1993), and Sturgess Architecture (1993-present). Among the notable projects represented are Banff Town Hall, Chuzenji Kanaya Hotel, Yukon Visitor Reception Centre, Calgary Water Centre, 7th Avenue LRT Masterplan & Station Refurbishment, The Bridges Masterplan/Bridgeland Community Centre/Olive, Connaught Gardens, Alberta Pavilion Expo 86, House on Bowen Island, Naidoo/McLaughlan Residence, Assured Beltline, Spiral House, the Block, Borden Residence, and many others. The fonds also includes public relations and marketing records, as well as personal records related to Sturgess’s education and to his affiliation with CAUSA (Calgary Architecture + Urban Studies Alliance).
Sans titreSeries consists of daily appointment and schedule diaries of Jeremy Sturgess (1980-2004) and Lesley Beale (1994-1999); sketchbooks from 1973-1975 that contain sketches of sites and buildings and notes that appear to be Sturgess’s work on university course assignments; sketchbooks from 1991-2008 that contain sketches and notes on projects; Sturgess’s student records from the University of Toronto Faculty of Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning and Landscape Architecture; and records related to the research and production of the limited edition Sturgess monograph Full Spectrum in 2008.
Subseries consists of a small volume of personal student records including assessments from the University of Toronto Faculty of Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning and Landscape Architecture, a 1970 assignment (A Study of an Old Farmhouse), sketches and photographs related to course assignments, and two workbooks with notes and sketches related to course assignments.
Subseries consists of the daily appointment and schedule diaries of Jeremy Sturgess (1980-2004) and Lesley Beale (1994-1999).