/ Designed for Arctic waters t his clear plastic habitat ca lled " Igloo" should be re ady for t esting this spring. It's the lates t project of Jose ph Macinnis. Ca nada's diving doctor. who in his spare time takes Pie rre Tru deau skin -diving. It's costing $15.000. includ ing donations from Chemacryl. who are providing the plastic. Alcoa- providing the aluminum spars. and Kin g Plastics. who are blowing the sphere and providing technical support. Th e underwater "house". Macinnis' second. will be used as a base for divers where they ca n remain sheltered for 8-10 hours.

NEWSM AGAZINE Published every two weeks by RAIC/IRAC December 7, 1970

Expansion '70 - megastructure for an urban campus Winnipeg architects Moody Moore Duncan Rattray Peters Sea rl e and Christie are enlarg ­ ing the accommodation at the University of Winnipeg's sma ll urban campus by fill ing in th e spaces between existing bui ldings. Their new "buildings" span over and grow between existing stru ctures. to create an integrated megastru cture. The project. which will cost $8 million. including renovations. will provide a multi-media library. plus aca ­ demic and teaching space. Constru cti on began this summer and wil! be completed by September '71 . Exposed tubular steel trusses a full storey high are being used th roughout ; precast hollow-core slabs form the floor structure. Three double banks of escalators will rise through t he cen tral pedestrian street to a major student circulation an d activity are a on t he fourth level. For two other campus developments using a similar approach. see pages 4 and 5. LETTERS FRAIC, FRIBA, ARCA, former senior International steel aw ards Profit and loss partner in the architectural firm of Entry forms are now available for the "It may be pointless to lament the Nationality requirements and Page & Steele. 1970-71 Design in Steel Awards fact that the building industry maxi­ architectural registration Mr. Page was born in Toronto in Program sponsored by the American mums its profit and that it mini­ 1885. In 1911, in conjunction with Sirs: Iron and Steel Institute. A total of mizes its risks by providing tried and Stan Warrington, he formed Page We have just seen the articles 28 awards will be made for engineer­ true designs which sold in the past. & Warrington, Architects, with which (A /C 28/9 /70) about the possible ing, design and art. Some of the This is the nature of any commercial he was associated until 1 924. After introduction of a citizenship require­ product categories include educa­ enterprise," said Toronto architect being wounded in World War I, Mr. ment into the Ontario Registration tional equipment, furniture, trans­ Alex Benedek at a recent Ontario Page taught at Duke University in Act. If it helps to form a view, so far portation ; structural categories in­ conference on concrete building. North Carolina. From 1924 to 1926, as I know in the Commonwealth as clude high rise construction, hous­ He blamed instead the fact that Mr. Page had his own architectural a whole, Nigeria, Quebec and now ing, low rise construction and those responsible for the nation's practice. In 1926 he, with Harland possibly Ontario will be the only public works. housing policies do not have enough Steele, formed the firm Page & Acts with citizenship requirement. Entry forms, which must be post­ foresight. Steele, Architects, of which he was Some Acts stipulate residence, but marked no later than January 19, Mr. Benedek also questioned senior partner until his retirement in most confine themselves to the 1971 , are available from the Iron whether housing should be treated 1963. After that time, he continued qualities and qualifications required and Steel Institute, 201 East 42nd as a stock market commodity. With in an active capacity as a consultant. for professional service. St., New York, New York 10017. the value of shares directly related Mr. Page was past president of Some of the US State Registration to profits or the potential for future the OAA (1.934-35) ; past president, bodies have a US Citizenship re­ HOUSING profits, he pointed out, the market RAIC (1943-44) ; chancellor, Col­ quirement but when the reciprocity responds best to the short term lege of Fellows (1952-55) and an 20th century brick agreement between the UK Regis­ profit potential. tration Council and the US National academician of the Royal Canadian Council of Architectural Registration Academy. TRANSPORTATION Boards was negotiated, it was said that the tendency was to drop the COMPETITIONS Aero-trains for Ontario? practice where it occurred and that Contemporary arts centre. Ontario could become the first place it was only in a minority of US Paris in the world to have operational air­ States that it survived. cushioned trains for commuters. T. C. Colchester, Secretary, An international competition for the The provincial government has Commonwealth Association of design of a contemporary arts centre been watching the progress of aero Architects for Paris, France is to be launched train experiments in France for over Editors' note: by the end of the year. It will be a year now and, says Deputy High­ It's not "go" yet for Ontario. sponsored by the Municipal Council ways Minister A. T. McNab, the The situation is still under review of Paris and is a result of an idea by trains could be the answer to trans­ by the OAA and the Attorney George Pompidou when he was porting large numbers of people (up General's department of the pro­ Council President. Deadline for re ­ to 20,000 an hour) over short dis­ vincial government. ceipt of completed entries is to be tances in highly populated areas in July, 1971 . Full details will be pub­ the province. PEOPLE lished when available. Japan as well as France is also considering aero trains but Ontario Vancouver architect Peter Ober­ AWARDS could still be first to have the new lander, director of the School of Design management type of railroad operational, says Community and Regional Planning McNab. at the University of British Columbia, The first National Design Council Aero trains, powered by either has been named secretary of the and Federal Department of Industry, turbo or electric engines, float along federal government's proposed min ­ Trade and Commerce award for istry for urban affairs and housing. management contribution to good The ministry has not yet been estab­ design has gone to Standard Desk lished but legislation for its forma­ Ltd., of Montreal. tion, with several other ministries of The awards program instigated state, is expected to be introduced earlier this year (known as the in Parliament soon. The status of National Design secretary would be equivalent to Counci l Chair­ that of a deputy head of a govern­ man's Award for The idea of using mobile home units ment department. Dr. Oberlander is Design Manage­ as the basic element of housing has a native of Vienna. ment) is unique been toyed with by a number of Dr. Robert Legget, Ottawa, retired in that it recog­ architects and manufacturers re­ director of the Division of Building nizes the contri­ cently. Although many adaptations Research of the National Research bution of manage­ of the idea are being used for con­ Architecture Canada is published Council, is one of two Canadians to ment toward the struction today (A / C 28/ 9 / 70) the every tw o w eeks by the 5th Company cause of good de­ idea of using specially adapted (Greey de Pencier Publications Ltd.) for the be awarded medals this year by the Ro yal Architectural institute of Canada / Engineering Institute of Canada for sign practice. The production-line mobile home units l'lnstitut Royal d'Architecture du Canada . outstanding achievement. With only other award fabricated by a trailer manufacturer The Company al so publishes Architecture Francois Rousseau of Montreal, Dr. that is similar is the Royal Society of has never got past the conceptual Canada Directory. Legget was presented the EIC's Arts Presidential Awards for Design stage. Until now. RAIC / IRAC office 151 Slater Street, Julien Smith Medal for Achieve­ Management, administered by the Nearing completion in New Haven, Ottawa 4. William N. Greer, MRAIC, chairman RAIC pu blica tions board. ment in the Development of Canada. Council of Industrial Design in Conn. is a unique complex of 333 Mr. Rousseau was honored for his England. townhouse-apartments designed by Subscriptions are $10 a year. role in the construction of hydro­ Standard Desk was chosen as the Paul Rudolph and fabricated by Architecture Canada editorial, circulation electric plants in Quebec and his first recipient of the award by a Coastal Trailer Co. Apartments, each and ad vertising offices are at selection committee which judged 56 Esplanad e St. E. , Toronto 1 contribution to Expo 67; Dr. Legget, consisting of two to three modules 416-364-3333. a number of business enterprises (depending on the number of bed­ who earlier this year was similarly 5th Company editorial committee : honored by the American Society on the integration and application rooms), are clustered on a 15-acre Annabel Slaight, Patrick Hailstone, for Testing and Materials (A JC 201- of good design into their products, site so that each has its own per­ Ron Butler, Janeva Van Buren, 7 /70) , for his part in establishing a packaging, exhibitions, rolling stock, sonal outdoor space and individual Michael de Pencier. national building code for Canada. promotional material, and other entrance. Modules, constructed of Opinions published in Architecture Canada tangible aspects of management's wood, are 12 feet wide and 36 to 60 do not necessaril y represent the views DIED activity. Standard Desk president feet in length. A concrete fire wall of the RAIC, nor of the publishers. Forsey Page, 1885-1970 George Portnoff received earlier this separates units. Module cost is 549 volume 4 7 fall a citation and specially commis­ $10.75 per sq. ft., including freight, CCAB audited circulation 5,455 Funeral services were held in To­ sioned sculpture by Montreal artist total : $17, approximately. Units will Postage paid at Toronto at third (or fourth) ronto November 24 for Forsey Page, Gord Smith. sell from $16,000 to $29,000. class rate - Permit No. C52. 2 Architecture Canada Eastern Construction guaranteed the price and completion date of Sherway Gardens, before it was fully designed I Eastern Construction has built so this scope is vital, as Sherway is builders of shopping centres. many shopping complexes that not just one project but 123 ... If you are thinking about they can actually provide a guar­ 123 differently designed stores, in­ building, investigate the "Eastern anteed upset price and completion cluding supermarkets and depart­ Method"- the only construction date, without working drawings. ment stores. management method that provides And that's just what they did for It's not only a major construc­ guaranteed cost and delivery. The Rouse Company, owners and tion job, it's a major management Eastern is in the construction developers of the new Sherway project as well. And it takes the business, with the emphasis on Gardens at Hwy. 27 and the Queen combined expertise and experi­ business. Elizabeth Way in Metro Toronto. ence of a senior general contractor In the early design stage Eas­ -like Eastern Construction -to tern was put on the team with the handle it! To bond it, to build it owners and their architects, James on time and to build it within the A Murray and Henry Fliess, to help budget. EASTERN CONSTRUCTION provide definite cost and delivery To this project, Eastern Con­ EASTERN 81 Wel lesley St. E., Toronto objectives. struction brought 20 years of COIISTRUUION Airport Road, Wi ndsor Co-operation for a project of experience as Canada's largest One of the Odette Group of Companies EC•7131 B

December 7. 1970 3 Two University Centres for Ottawa ...

Carleton Carleton Unive rsi ty recently opened this $3.7-million student and faculty activity ce ntre at the heart of its c3mpus. Easi ly accessible t o both pedestrians and vehicles. the building. fragmented and sculptural. straddles a 30-ft. drop between the campus· upper and lower leve ls. Designed to be a focal point of activity for al l mem bers of the university "family", the centre incorporat es the ex isting Commons Bui lding. and links it w ith the Tory Sc ience Building next door and also the multi- level tu nnel network. A rchitect s Robbie Vaug han and W illiams and Z. Matthew St ankiewicz wanted to crea t e a warm and relaxed interior " t o stimulate association and encourage enjoyment of leisure activities". Toronto architect Janis Kravis. principal of Karelia Stu dios. helped them accompli sh th is. Marimekko banners help enliven int eriors as do an electronic light mural by Gerald Gladstone and a mosaic by R. York W il so n.

a cushion of air about %" thick at a study because of its manageable hired as part of a consultant team is expected to start later this fall. top speed of 200 mph. In climates size and because it would have an for a proposed Pollution Control like Canada's they would operate hour to prepare itself before receiv­ Centre for Australia's capital city, MISCELLANY most efficiently up off the ground. ing fallout from a direct hit on Canberra. This is the latest in a . . . The first major publication of the Rails would be supported by trestles Montreal. series of similar such jobs for the Art Gallery of Ontario, Art Gallery of about 28' high. Estimated cost is The basis of the study is people firm in Canada, the US and Australia. Ontario : The Canadian Collection, about $700,000 a mile, including organization - how to move people Pollution Control Centre is the available in bookstores this month land, equipment and trestle con­ in "best patterns to get them shel ­ phrase now preferred for a sewage at $14.95. It comprises the complete struction. The government sees them tered in the shortest possible time". treatment plant and Toby, Russell, collection of the Canadian paintings, for Toronto linking the airport and People, they say, can be protected Buckwell's first involvement in this drawings, prints and sculpture ac­ suburbs with downtown and for from fallout radiation by putting area was with the San Francisco quired by the Art Gallery of Ontario Ottawa as the main means of heavy either mass or distance between consulting engineering firm Brown before June 30, 1967. The docu­ transportation. themselves and the particles, thus and Caldwell on the lona Island mentation is arranged alphabetically "if one were in the centre of a tall and Lions Gate Treatment Plant by artist; 404 are represented by RESEARCH concrete building he would be pro­ projects in Vancouver. The Canber­ 1 ,553 works, comprising 909 paint­ tected to a degree which might well ra Pollution Control Centre is to be Nuclear fallout shelters ings and watercolours; 297 draw­ save his life". located in a planned recreational ings and pastels; 279 prints and 68 Montreal architects Paul- H Lapointe The study assumes that a lead area adjacent to the city. sculptures. and Edmond Koch have completed time of one hour would be available, a study, the first of its kind for so that, although Lapointe and Architects Caron, Juneau, Bique ... Practical problems, such as lack Canada, of community fallout shel ­ Koch's movement patterns and sug­ and Baril have designed a $24- of time for research, testing and ters. gestions are specifically worked out million, five-building complex for negotiating new materials with local Commissioned by the Emergency for Granby, they could be used as the University of Quebec at Trois authorities were among the greatest Measures Organization of the De­ guidelines for other cities similarly Rivi€nes. The buildings, all of con­ reasons for choosing concrete for partment of National Defence, La­ situated near major centres. crete structure, will house class­ the Ontario Science Centre, its pointe and Koch (who studied fall­ Details have not yet been released rooms and teacher offices, a media architect, Raymond Moriyama, To­ out shelter analysis at Pennsylvania by EMO. centre, labs, and sports and cultural tonto, told delegates of an Ontario State University) have detailed how facilities. An enclosed pedestrian concrete conference last month. citizens of Granby, Quebec can PROJECTS walkway lined by boutiques, snack Other reasons included the fact that protect themselves in event of bars and cinemas and a road for "its timeless quality seemed mean­ nuclear attack. Granby, they say, Vancouver architects Toby, Russell, cars and buses will run through the ingful as it helped to express the was arbitrarily chosen for the pilot Buckwell and Associates have been centre of the complex. Construction past and its ties with today".

4 Architecture Canada University of Ottawa Also in Ottawa. this time at the University of Ottawil, planning is underway for another student activi ty bui ldi ng. It too. will be the ce ntral node of the campus traffic network , but th is one will physica ll y link together all central core buildings with a plaza level 6-ft. above grade level and an enclosed pedes­ tri an street. t o be known as the Overpass. at 1 Y, storeys. The Cent re . now in the final design stage, will be con­ structed in two phases. It will , say architects Papineau Gerin­ Lajoie and Le Blanc of Montreal. become the foca l point of " vibrant student activity". Th ere will be five leve ls. In add ition t o the Pl aza and Over­ pass will be a basement. games area an d centra l ki tchen; a ma ll for cu ltural. socia l and commercial activities 6ft. below street leve l an d Overpass 1 for student clubs and adminis­ tration areas.

. .. Instant old English atmosphere Analysis in the Environmental Pro­ Canadian Construction Association single problem. is one of the most recent commodi­ fessions. on behalf of the group. And the Council chairman J ack Cochran, ties to be marketed in North Next, slated f.or February, is Politi ­ government should not go on using president of Domtar Construction America. A firm that claims to have ca l Decentralization and Local Com­ building as an economic regulator. M aterials, urg es greater government been in the beer eq uipment business munity Control, director Prof. M . Arnott stressed that the design appreciation of the economic im­ since 1614 happily an nounces it Brownstone of York ; and Ecology­ professions "represent the advance portance of the construction indus­ has solved the problem of shortage a Dimension for the Environmental guard of the industry, and we need try and a greater sense of urgency in of original old beams and panelling Professions, director Prof. R. S. lead time to carry out our w ork". helping solve its problems. for pubs. It uses a moulding tech­ Dorney of the University of Water­ "Greater co-ordination between • The others: R. G. Sau nders, Canadian nique to make glass-fibre replicas loo, to be held in A pril. Construction Association ; Pi erre Demers, governments, labor and manage­ indistinguishable from originals even For further information contact Associati on of Consulting En gineers of ment is one major way to bring down to adze marks, weathering Col in M acAndrews, Assistant Dean, Canada; S. Eric Johnson, National House about a stability to our industry that and woodworm marks. The first Faculty of Environmental Studies, Builders Association; A . W. Cluff, Specifi ca­ will enable more realistic policy­ tion Writers Association of Canada ; J ack package-dea l pub for North America York University, Downsview, Ont. Cochran, Construction Industry Develop­ planning over longer term periods was air freighted from London to ment Council (see second story). to take pla ce," Cochran says. Calgary where it now rests at the BUILDING INDUSTRY The council, which includes ten Government attention to base of the Husky Tower. Plastic RAIC in joint prese ntation RAIC members, concurs that indus­ pubs for pl astic people? problems urged try ups and downs inhibit develop­ to federa l cabinet On e group, in addition to the PCC ment and retention of skills, stifle SEMINARS RAIC president Gordon Arnott last (see above), urging government resea rch, have a restraining effect week took part in the first-ever joint attention to industry problems, is on related education and trai ning. Profess ional development meeting between se nior executives t he 35- member Construction Indus­ The Faculty of Environmental Stud­ of building industry associations try Development Council. Formed a CLASSIFIED ies at York University is underw ay and the federal cabinet *. Prime year ago by the Department of with a series of " professional de­ Minister Trudeau chaired the meet­ Industry, Trade and Commerce for Office space available velopment seminars" for practition­ ing, which also included Jean-Luc industry-government dialogue on Space ideal for architects' office is ers in the environmental professions. Pepin, Edgar J . Benson, C. M . economic and technologica l mat ­ available in downtown Toronto The first of the series, designed to Drury, Arthur La ing, J . A Richard ­ ters (A / C, 16 / 2 / 70) , the council, warehouse building in St. Lawrenc9 maintain communication between so n, and R. K. Andras. at its most rece nt meeting in Ottaw a, . Centre area . $2-$3 per foot. Air­ t he academic activities of the Facul ­ The industry's greatest si ngle need unanimously expressed the opinion conditioned . 1,000- 5,000 feet. 12- ty and the working professions, w as is to develop a more stable growth that the cyclical nature of the con­ foot cei lings and skylights. Ample held last week. Its topic : Systems rate, said the brief, prepared by the struction industry is its most pressing parking. Phone 366-9729. December 7, 1970 5 Free colour catalogue NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA helps you select water coolers requires a RESEARCH OFFICER for its DIVISION OF BUILDING RESEARCH OTTAWA

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UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG - LECTURESHIPS AND ASSISTANT LECTURESHIP IN ARCHITECTURE OTTAWA, CANADA, Applications are invited for the following posts in the Department of Architecture: NATIONAL CAPITAL COMMISSION Post A Lecturer to undertake the duties of a Studio Master. Post B Lecturer to teach a three-year laboratory PLANNER- $13,178-$14,975 based course in Building Materials and to assist in studio teaching. Degree in applied sciences plus planning qualifica­ Post C Assistant Lecturer to undertake duties of an tion. At least five years' experience in responsible Assistant Studio Master. position enabling applicant to carry out a wide range Applicants should possess qualifications acceptable for membership of planning work, including land use analysis and of the R.I.B.A. or the equivalent in their own countries: lecturers should feasibility studies. Ability to analyze alternatives and possess substantially more professional experience than the minimum required for membership. Some teaching experience is an advantage. to write concise reports essentiaL Knowledge of Duties will vary from time to time according to the needs of the French desirable. Department but all applicants should be capable of carrying out the duties of Studio Master, who also contribute to the formal teaching of building techniques when required to teach one of the first three years of the course (specialist staff provide the formal teaching in building PLANNER- $10,486-$11,917 materials, service and structures). An ability to offer a short course in a Degree in architecture or landscape architecture plus specialized subject would be an advantage; one such course at the moment is landscape design. Where student numbers are large, two planning qualification. To assist in the preparation studio masters are assigned to each year of the course. of plans and programs related to Federal Govern­ Applicants are required to indicate in their replies the post for which ment building development in the National CapitaL they are applying. Annual salaries (superannuable) [approximate sterling equivalents Knowledge of French desirable. at current rate of exchange in brackets) are: Lecturer: HK$34,368-$55,272 [£2,362 to £3,799] (man) Apply to: D. L. McDonald, A I Assistant General HK$31,080- $55,272 [£2,136 to £3,799] (woman) Assistant Lecturer: HK$23,568-$28,464 [$1 ,620 to £1,956] (man) Manager, Planning & Design, National Capital HK$19,560-$24,600 [£1,344 to £1,691] (woman) Commission, 48 Rideau Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Further particulars and application forms may be obtained from Canada. the Secretary-General, Association of Commonwealth Universities (Appts), 36 Gordon Square, London WC1H OPF, or the Registrar, University of Hong Kong. Closing date for applications is 31 January 1971.

6 Architecture Canada Royaloom pulls the switch FOR THE FIRST TIME IN CANADA, ROYALOOM PUTS AN END TO ELECTROSTATIC SHOCK WITH STATIC-CONTROLLED CARPETS -

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Buildings 3 and 4 of Commerce Court, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Toronto. Architects for Commerce Court: Page & Steele, Toronto. Design consultants to the Bank: I. M. Pei and Partners, New York.