From the outset of his career in the 1950s, his modernist designs helped usher in the era of the International Style in Canada. John Cresswell Parkin was a prominent Canadian architect in the latter half of the twentieth century. Materials have now been arranged into 6 series:ĪP018.S6: Artwork and Photographic Materials Biographical notes
Where possible, the original order of records has been maintained or records were arranged in an attempt to recreate the original classification scheme of the creating office. The drawings and reprographic copies have been further arranged by material type.
TORONTO 1985 AND THE STYLE COUNCIL SERIES
Most materials have been separated by format within each series and subseries. The materials from all accessions have now been combined and arranged by series. The 1997 accession was intellectually arranged into series upon arrival at the CCA and some materials were physically arranged based on their format and content. Prior to their transfer to the CCA, materials from the 1987 accession had no discernable order. Parkin from 1947 to around 1971) and Parkin Architects Planners (to refer to the firm he created on his own after his spilt with John B. Parkin Associates (to refer to the firm he headed with John B. Parkin’s firms changed several times as they evolved, project series descriptions in this finding aid only refer to the firms using their prominent names.
TORONTO 1985 AND THE STYLE COUNCIL PROFESSIONAL
Finally, yearly diaries (day planners) kept by Parkin document his personal and professional life through meticulous records of daily activities.Īlthough the names of John C. Audiovisual materials also cover promotional activities for both firms. These files consist of correspondence, promotional materials on the firms and projects, and research on topics of interest. The fonds also contains office files from both major firms documented in the fonds, covering the years 1960-1988. Finally, Parkin’s involvement in dozens of clubs, committees, boards, and councils are recorded through minutes, annual reports, correspondence, invitations, speeches and certificates. His early interest in architecture is also captured through his student work and diaries from his youth and early adulthood. His achievements are recorded through diplomas, certificates, medals and other memorabilia while his interests are evident through research files, correspondence, published articles, lectures, posters and art work. Kitts and Nevis, and Algeria.Īpart from projects, the fonds documents Parkin’s personal and professional interests, achievements, and his rich participation in the Canadian arts community. While the majority of these projects are located in Toronto and surrounding area, projects from across Canada are documented, as well as some international projects in Jamaica, Afghanistan, Trinidad and Tobago, St. The project records, which include built work, proposals, competitions, and feasibility studies, document the design, planning, execution, and completion of projects through drawings, textual records, photographs, presentation panels, paintings, and artefacts. Parkin Associates (1947-1971) is also documented, but the materials are sparse.
Most of these document his architectural career at his firm Parkin Architects Planners after 1971. The majority of materials record 347 architectural projects dating from 1945 to 1986. The John Cresswell Parkin fonds, 1929-1987, documents the professional activities of Parkin as a Toronto-based architect throughout his entire career from 1929-1987. Approximately 6,861 photographic materials.Approximately 56,680 drawings (including reprographic copies).Parkin Architects Planners (architectural firm).John Cresswell Parkin (archive creator).
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