- CAC 125-3C.39
- Item
- 1967
Part of Dixon Expo 67 slides collection
Exterior view photograph. Man the Creator sign directing visitors the The Photography and Industrial Design Pavilion (lot A-211).
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Part of Dixon Expo 67 slides collection
Exterior view photograph. Man the Creator sign directing visitors the The Photography and Industrial Design Pavilion (lot A-211).
Part of Dixon Expo 67 slides collection
Interior view photograph. Hostesses inside the Man in the Community Pavilion.
Man in the Community & Man and his Health Pavilions
Part of Dixon Expo 67 slides collection
Exterior view photograph. Man in the Community (left) and Man and his Health (right) Pavilion exteriors (lot A-240). The Man and His Health and the Man in the Community pavilion shared a lot on the Expo grounds and were connected by landscaped terraces. Identical materials (B.C. Fir) and formal language (hexagonal rings) were used to as a strategy to intergrate the two pavilions. --- The Man and his Health Pavilion was designed as an inward facing building. Exhibits were located along the opaque hexagonal perimeter. Five large sectors featured differing themes using a combination of graphic walls and free standing modular islands. The exhibitions told the stories of the health problems of Man in different part of the world. A group of medical specialists named "The Health Team" were present, and the acheivements and advances in medical and health sciences were celebrated. At the core of the building stood a theatre which featured live demonstrations on six stages. Named the "Meditheatre", the performers on the central stage demonstrated aspects of medical skills. The show could be viewed form two spiral viewing ramps which were the pavilion's primary interior design feature. --- The Man in the Community Pavilion brought its layers of hexagonal rings to a peak, distinguishing the pavilion from its neighbour. The structure houses and lavish central garden and a pond. The top of the roof structure was left open to allow natural light and rain water to enter. The central garden winds through the pavilion forming landscaped courtyards and delimiting space for six enclosed exhbition theatres. Hexegonal rings rotated and stacked. Structural steel with stained, rought B.C. fir wood planking (MAN AND HIS HEALTH: S: Hexagonal shape: 100' length of each wall, 200' across --- A: 26,000 sq. ft. --- H: 42' MAN IN THE COMMUNITY: S: 285' (base diameter) --- A: 50,000 sq. ft. --- H: 140')
Part of Dixon Expo 67 slides collection
Exterior view photograph. Long queues outside the Man in the Community and Man and his Health Pavilion.
Part of Dixon Expo 67 slides collection
Exterior view photograph. Queues of visitors lined up for the Man and His Health Pavilion.
Part of Dixon Expo 67 slides collection
Exterior view photograph. Labyrinth Pavilion (lot A-239)from an aerial vantage. Queues for Man in the Community & Man and his Health in foreground.
Part of Dixon Expo 67 slides collection
Exterior view photograph. Labyrinth Pavilion exterior with long queues. Concordia Bridge in background
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Interior view photograph. Photograph on display inside the photographic exhibition. Note: 'Kennedy Supporters' may not be the official photo title.
Part of Dixon Expo 67 slides collection
Exterior view photograph. Worm's eye view of International Trade Centre exterior. Built as a permanent structure, the two storey International Trade Centre contained office space for the Business Development Bureau, the Expo Club and the Chartered Banks of Canada. The Pavilion's expansive window walls featured 11 decorative stained-glass panels. It's reception rooms, conference rooms, reference library, dining room, terrace cafe and private offices offered a place for businessmen visiting Expo to gather and carry out their business with international counterparts. L-shaped volume. Structural wood with glass and stucco. (S: (L-Shape) 215' x 35' and 115' x 50' --- A: 22,000 sq. ft. --- H: 22')
International Exhibition of Photography
Part of Dixon Expo 67 slides collection
Exterior view photograph. Photography and Industrial Design Pavilion exterior. The Photography and Industrial Design Pavilion featured an easily demountable, prefabricated design systems. The photographic exhibition was themed "The Camera as Witness" and showcased 500 photographs from photographers all over world. The industrial Design exhibition showcased projects by industrial studios from 18 major schools around the world. Two rectalinear volumes with pyramidal roofs. Steel framing with prefabricated plywood panels and canvas roofing. (S: 120' x 80', 100' x 100' --- A: 19,600 sq. ft. --- H: 17')