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Abu Nuwas Conservation I Development Project

File contains 17 drawings (4 site plans, 7 exterior perspectives, 6 sketches), 3 photographic prints of model in two frames, and one island scheme model. The Abu Nuwas Project is situated south of the town centre and across from the Tigris River from the presidential palace. The district is known as a recreational area. The urban master plan called for a 3 km section on the bank of the river to be extended into Baghdad's main concourse. The existing Abu Nuwas district was to be preserved and consolidated with the addition of squares, gates, and arcades. The final scheme positioned an island intersecting a new bridge proposed by the government. This man-made island would contain a history museum, a performing arts complex, a national library, an arts school, an aquarium, theme gardens, and terraced displays of scientific devices, such as water wheels, wind mills, observatories, and clocks

Addition and Alterations to Landsdowne School

File consists of architectural drawings for elementary school (addition: basement, 3 floors, gymnasium, 12 classrooms; brick and stone; wall bearing), including:
11 survey drawings: site plan, floor plans, elevations
23 development drawings: floor plans, roof plan, elevations, stairs, chimney, vent flues, boiler house, section, ventilation
6 working drawings: floor plans, roof plan, elevations
4 detail drawings: floor plans: heating, ventilation, plumbing

Edward VII School

File consists of architectural drawings for elementary school (3 floors, 24 classrooms: brick and stone; terracotta; concrete frame), including:
1 survey drawing: site plan
9 working drawings: excavation plan, foundation plan, floor plans, roof plan, elevations, sections
45 detail drawings: classroom, interior elevations of gym, terracotta (including pediment, panel), parapet, duct, entrance, entrance hall, walls, coping, windows, manhole cover, lighting, blackboard, w.c. partitions, letter box, keystone, plaster cornices, staircases, doors, finial, masonry, entrance hoods, stonework (including crest, shield, unicorn, frieze, lion, lettering)
7 consultant drawings: floor plans, roof plan, plumbing plan, pumps, boiler
4 record drawings: floor plans, elevation
14 photographs: 3 finished exteriors; 3 finished interiors; 8 others

Addition to Sarah Maxwell School

File consists of architectural drawings for elementary school (addition: basement, 2 floors, gymnasium, 4 classrooms; brick and stone; concrete frame), including:
3 survey drawings: site plan
2 development drawings: elevations
18 working drawings: floor plans, roof plan, elevations, section
18 detail drawings: floor plans, elevation, fire escape, parapet, classroom, porch, cap, windows, screens, coping, chimney, trim
27 consultant drawings: floor plans, roof, elevations, sections, ventilation plan, plumbing plan, fan, structure, floors, burner, boilers, vent flue openings, cold air chamber
1 photograph: 1 finished exterior

Saudi Arabian National Center for Science and Technology (SANCST Science Halls)

File includes 1 photograph print of mode. The SANCST Science Halls were conceived as a demonstration centre showing the development of science within the Muslim world, and making science accessible to all. The 125 hectare site was 12 km north of the Riyadh centre core. The entry was to be through a large semi-circular plaza from which both the Headquarters Building and the Science Halls could be accessed. The Headquarters Building possesses a strong central axis and the Science Halls are located near the far end of the site. The latter is set on an oblique angle giving it dual orientation. It also uses a strong system of Islamic geometric ordering, superimposition and the rotation of the basic square. The Science Halls have a traditional introverted character and the building mass sits on the Arabic landscape like a finite object, particularly in its use of natural materials. The exterior cladding is a warm colour of horizontally stratified Riyadh limestone with varying band depths. The important features of the Science Halls are the arrival plaza and its orientation, the souk street circulation, the laboratories, the demonstration theatres, the formal gardens, the traditional riverbed gardens, and the medicinal herb gardens.

Strathearn School

File consists of architectural drawings for elementary school (basement, 4 floors, 28 classrooms; brick and stone; concrete frame), including:
1 survey drawing: site plan
11 working drawings: floor plans, roof plan, elevations, sections
43 detail drawings: elevations, stairs, balusters, classroom, windows, fire escapes, doors, flag pole holder, stonework, tower, pediment, trim, blackboard, grilles, lettering, lighting, glazed screen, lavatories , caps, parapets, coping, sashes, chimney, sills, letter box, porch, entrances, vents
15 consultant drawings: floor plans, roof plan, boiler room, chimney, air duct, paper burner, flue openings
5 record drawings: floor plans, foundation plan, roof plan, elevation
6 photographs: 1 finished exterior; 4 finished interiors; 1 other

Alterations to Fairmount School, Earl Grey School and William Lunn School

2 Elementary schools (Fairmount and Earl Grey Schools).
1 Commercial technical high school (William Lunn School).
1 sketch drawing: site plan (William Lunn School)
3 detail drawings: fire escape (Earl Grey School), flagpole (Fairmount School), stairs (William Lunn School)
9 consultant drawings: floor plans, roof plan, fixtures, flume closet, cooking room, chemistry room (William Lunn School)
1 file folder: correspondence

Arts Building for the University of Alberta

University building (basement, 4 floors); brick and stone; brick and terracotta; wall bearing.
2 sketch drawings: faculty room, elevation
8 presentation drawings: bird's-eye view, site plan, front elevation, north elevation, view looking north, sculpture over window
43 working drawings: floor plans, roof plan, elevations, sections, assembly hall, stage, gallery, convocation hall
48 detail drawings: elevations, room interiors and plans, stone work (incl. entrance, column, elevations), air inlets, electric outlets, classroom, ventilating fleche, finishes, stairs, balconies, entrance, windows, convocation hall, hallway, terracotta, staircase, arch, footings, foundation walls
7 record drawings: floor plans, elevation
53 photographs: 7 elevations; 7 plans; 6 perspectives; 13 finished exteriors; 13 finished interiors; 8 others

Islamic University of Madinah

File includes 604 drawings, 33 presentation boards, 150 photographs, and 1 model of the entrance gate. The Islamic University of Madinah is distinguished both by its religious location and by the fact that it represents a centre for the collection, preservation, and dissemination of Islamic heritage. It is situated at the Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, an oasis town surrounded by the desert and the rocky mountains. The valleys are the source of its water supply. The 120 hectare site also incorporates existing buildings. The university campus is characterized by the integration of teaching and living spaces organized around a hierarchy of courts. The Mosque and Faculties occupy the centre of the campus. Low buildings, not exceeding four storeys, maintain a human scale. The main gate faces the City of Madinah and the axes of the buildings are aligned to acknowledge the religiously significant Qibla in Makkah. The prominent arrival court is landscaped with water fountains and gardens as a forecourt to the main Mosque. The residential buildings are clustered, as are the Faculty buildings, housing about 2 000 students in nine-person dwelling units. Covered pedestrian walkways link the facilities beyond the campus core, such as the sports facilities, faculty housing, and commercial districts. The architectural style is based on Islamic forms: simple massing, grouping buildings around courtyards, and orientation of individual components within buildings towards courtyards, which are a source of natural light, air, and visual relief. Courtyards, arcades around courtyards, and gateways to individual buildings are the repetitive elements found throughout the campus.

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