Use for records related to the design and style of structures. Records that illustrate the process of construction are entered under [Building.] Records relating to structures or edifices are entered under [Buildings.]
Item is a 1932 presentation drawing by architect Andrew Cobb of the fourth floor plan for an arts building at Dalhousie that was planned but never built. This version includes the upper part of a third-floor lecture hall, two laboratories and six studies.
Item is a presentation drawing created by Drew Sperry of the fourth and fifth floor plans of a proposed YMCA for Halifax, which was Sperry's terminal design project for his Bachelor of Architecture degree at the Nova Scotia Technical College.
Item is a first floor plan of the Macdonald Library indicating lecture rooms and sizes and showing the upper part of the future stacks room. There are also two inset sketches of lecture room layouts, one to seat 45 and the other to seat 110; a list of subjects with corresponding professors' initials; and a note indicating the present use of second and third floors by Arts classes. The reverse side has red pencil or charcoal lines marking the walls and is marked "L46" in the lower right corner.
Item is a presentation drawing created by Drew Sperry of the first floor plan of a proposed YMCA for Halifax, which was Sperry's terminal design project for his Bachelor of Architecture degree at the Nova Scotia Technical College.
File contains Andrew Cobb's rough sketches drawn on pages from a foolscap notebook for the Medical Science Building, including rudimentary elevations and floorplans; a note regarding the necessity of provision for women's lockers and lavatories and the possibility of a medical library; and an overhead drawing of a teaching theatre. File also includes five sheets of 1/16" scale drawings that include basement, first and second floor plans, and longitudinal and cross sections. The pages are all marked: "Please return to A.S.M. (Arthur Stanley Mackenzie)," and the first floor plan also has a note reading: "On S.S. 'Virginian' / July 1st/21."
File contains drawings by Dumaresq & Byrne Limited and D. J. Morris Engineering for Fenwick Place, including: area lighting plot plan; TV antenna, intercom and telephone system risers; electrical distribution schemes; and owner distribution system risers and details.
File contains photographs of the Public Archives buildng, now known as the Chase Building. The building is located on Dalhousie University' Studley campus. The photographs show the archives building from different angles.
File contains photographs of the exterior of the Forrest Building at Dalhousie University. The photographs were taken at various different times during the building's history. Two of the photographs come from nitrate negatives that were scanned and destroyed.
File contains drawings of an extension to the Royal Bank of Canada, Gottingen Street Branch, which became the Legal Aid building at Dalhousie University, created by J. Philip Dumaresq & Associates.
File contains a set of construction drawings by architects John Preston and Associates for an 84-bed residence on South Street, later named Eliza Ritchie Hall.
File contains three versions of elevations of the Macdonald Library building shown adjacent to the Science Building, which was completed one year prior to the library.
Item is a pencil drawing of the east elevation of the Macdonald Library's stack room. Labelled "A1," it is one of four extant drawings showing different window configurations for the east facing wall and was probably drawn by Frank Darling, the consulting architect. The plan is also labelled L.13 in the bottom right corner.
Item is a pencil drawing of the east elevation of the Macdonald Library's stack room signed in the bottom right corner by (Frank) Darling, who was the consulting architect. Labelled "A," it is one of four extant drawings showing different window configurations for the east facing wall.
Item is a pencil drawing of the east elevation of the Macdonald Library's stack room. Labelled "B," it is one of four extant drawings showing different window configurations for the east facing wall and was probably drawn by Frank Darling, the consulting architect.
Item is a pencil drawing of the east elevation of the Macdonald Library's stack room. Labelled "B2," it is one of four extant drawings showing different window configurations for the east facing wall and is signed by (Frank) Darling, the consulting architect.
Item is a presentation drawing created by Drew Sperry of the east elevation of a proposed YMCA for Halifax, which was Sperry's terminal design project for his Bachelor of Architecture degree at the Nova Scotia Technical College.
Fonds contains architectural drawings created by Drew Sperry as a student at Nova Scotia Technical College and later as a certified architect. His student work comprises presentation drawings, while the designs for his own home in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, and two other residential commissions include both presentation and construction drawings. There are two folders of textual records, which comprise a transcript of an interview with Drew and Sheila Sperry, real estate appraisals of their Dartmouth residence, and early budget breakdowns from Sperry's architectural practice.
File contains drawings for entrances and gates on Morris Street, South Street and Coburg Road, and a 1938 blueprint plan for a monument to the Halifax-Castine Expedition, which was never built.
File contains a set of ten construction blueprints for a three-story house with six bedrooms and a maid's room, designed by Willam R. Cobb. The house was built in 1926 for William MacInnes (of W.R. MacInnes & Co, General Insurance Agents and Investment Bankers) at 18 Oxford Street, Halifax. In 1975 Dalhousie University purchased the house (then 135 Oxford Street) to convert to student housing. By 1984 the house had been replaced with a condominium complex called Oxford Court. The drawings are labelled sheets 1-10, and include plans, elevations, sections and roof details.
Box contains shop drawings and rebar schedules and plans for the Life Sciences Centre at Dalhousie University, including the biology, oceanography, and psychology departments. The box also contains files with tenders, contracts, specs, and other information about the Arts and Administration Building and Gerard Hall. The specs in the box include spec IDs 89 and 72.
Box contains shop drawings and plans for the Life Sciences Centre at Dalhousie University. Drawings are related to fire alarms; duct and cable trays; a diesel generator; metal components; general mechanical systems; general electric and lighting systems; and other components. Plans in the box include spec IDs 80-82.
Box contains shop drawings and plans for the Life Sciences Centre and specifications for the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences building. Plans in the box include spec IDs 83-87 and 90.
Box contains shop drawings and plans for the Life Sciences Centre at Dalhousie University. Drawings include plans for sprinklers, metal components, mechanical components, structural concrete, and greenhouse additions. Plans include spec IDs 74-77.
Item is a drawing of the floor plan of the sub-basement of the Sir Charles Medical Building at Dalhousie University. The drawing also shows the positions of the Public Health Clinic and the Grace Maternity Hospital.
Item is a drawing of the floor plan of the second floor of the Sir Charles Medical Building at Dalhousie University. The drawing also shows the positions of the Public Health Clinic and the Grace Maternity Hospital.
Item is a drawing of the floor plan of the first floor of the Sir Charles Medical Building at Dalhousie University. The drawing includes landscaping, pathways, and other exterior features. The drawing also shows the positions of the Public Health Clinic and the Grace Maternity Hospital.
Item is a drawing of the floor plan of the basement of the Sir Charles Medical Building at Dalhousie University. The drawing also shows the positions of the Public Health Clinic and the Grace Maternity Hospital.
Item is an unsigned sketch, likely drawn by President Arthur MacKenzie, of first and second floor plans for the Macdonald Library, indicating stack rooms and undefined extensions to the rear of the building as well as the front.
Item is an unsigned sketch (likely by President Arthur MacKenzie) for the Macdonald Library that indicates two lecture rooms, a faculty room, offices for the president, bursar and secretary, and coat and toilet facilities for faculty.
