Friday, November 14, 2008

Motordrome Garage- 13 November, 2008

The front entrance foyer from 312 Sherbrooke Est. Columns are hexagonal with faces varying irregularly from 9 to 12 inches. Currently occupied by Gender Mannequins.
Typical column dimensions approx 17 inches across a hexagonal cross section.

Interior view from entrance at 334 Terrasse St.Denis. Note floor in lower right corner was recently poured by current owner. Columns are square and 19 inches on a side. Visible exterior rebar was 1 to 1 1/4" dia. Original slabs ranged in thickness from 17 to 19 inches thick.
-Adam

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

cca archives, question

i was wondering if you guys could note here who has gone through fonds at the cca archives, and which ones -- we're trying to limit our search! thanks -- katrina & danielle

Saturday, November 1, 2008

Canadian Architectural Periodicals Index 1940-1980; Working index: reinforced concrete in Montreal, 1900-1929.

Version 1 of index is on the indust.architecture email account as attached word doc.
Included is an index of our class' Case Study architects (for those who have listed their architect name on this blog).

Steve