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Campus Planning

  • RG 204
  • Fonds
  • 1960-1981

Records under review.

Campus Buildings - plans, maps, and architectural drawings

This file contains 24 plans, maps and drawings of campus buildings, including :

  • 19 Bay Street
  • Floor plans of various campus buildings
  • Campus Expansion Master Site Plans
  • 20 Church Street alterations
    -18 Church Street
  • Jorgenson Hall Boardroom
  • Kerr Hall (Quadrangle), 1972 & 1973
  • Locker Relocation Plan
  • O'Keefe Brewhouse proposed renovation
  • Podium Area, Locker Location Plans;
  • Technology Annex
  • 21 Victoria St. (CJRT Bldg.)
  • Proposed Athletics Facility

UPACE: Studies,Surveys,Reports,Building Program/Phase I

This file contains UPACE(University Planners, Architects and Consulting Engineers documentations: Surveys, Building Programme, Phase 1, correspondence, RPI Preliminary Report to the Board of Governors prepared by UPACE, Februalry 25, 1965.

UPACE: Framed Rendering - The Future Ryerson

An architect's Gouache-based rendering, 75 cm x 71 cm, mounted on a 90 cm x 90 cm frame, depicting a futuristic concept of Ryerson's campus. Re-matted by the Picture Frame Factory Limited (documentation in Arrangements File).

Campus Planning documentation files

This file contains guides, planning designs, projects requirements, drawings, minutes of the meetings, planning briefs, memorandums, Capital Requests, Physical Resources Guidelines- Long Term, Vacancy Notices, Comprehensive Planning Status Report, Statements of Program Requirements for Residence Project.

Ryerson Land Development Study

This file contains Ryerson Land Development Study: A Preliminary Assessment of the Potentials and Strategies for Developing Ryerson's Lands, prepared by PEAT, MARWICK and PARTNERS for The Department of Campus Planning RPI, August 1974.

UPACE: Display Boards of Ryerson Building Plans and models

The original panels belong to UPACE Limited - Original and Photographic Plans & Models
RG 204.7.1 Existing Land Use (Original & Photograph)
RG 204.7.2 Functional Analysis (Original & Photograph)
RG 204.7.3 Vehicular Circulation (Original & Photograph)
RG 204.7.4 Low Level Plan (Original & Photograph)
RG 204.7.5 Interim Level Plan (Original & Photograph)
RG 204.7.6 Landscaped Areas (Original & Photograph)
RG 204.7.7 Elevations (Original & Photograph)
RG 204.7.8 Elevations (Original & Photograph)
RG 204.7.9 Sections (Original & Photograph)
RG 204.7.10 Sections (Original & Photograph)
RG 204.7.11 View from Yonge Street (Photograph)
RG 204.7.12 View of Model from North (Photograph)
RG 204.7.13 Aerial View of Campus & Area (Photograph)
RG 204.7.14 Aerial View of Campus & Area (Photograph)
RG 204.7.15 Aerial View of Campus from Southwest (Photograph)
RG 204.7.16 Model Perspective (Original)
RG 204.7.17 Aerial View of Campus & Area (Original)
RG 204.7.18 Aerial View of Campus & Area (Original)

Project 3 Technology Building Display Boards

File consists of 18 boards relating to the construction of the technology building - 12 boards relating to Project 3 and 6 boards relating to Project 3b. The architects were Crang & Boake Architects, Job No. 742. The date on some of the panels is January 18, 1971.
Project 3 boards:

  1. Plan Site
  2. Basement Level
  3. Ground Level
  4. Second Level
  5. Third Level
  6. Fourth Level
  7. Roof Level
  8. Elevations
  9. Sections
  10. Phasing Plan
    No # Perspective
    No # 8 Photographs of Models, Perspectives and Aerial Representations
    Project 3b boards:
  11. Basement Level
  12. First Level
  13. Second Floor
  14. Third Level
  15. Roof Level
  16. Elevation
  17. Sections

Library Development

This file contains minutes of the meetings, memorandums, clippings, " Recommended programme for the expansion of the Central Library", paper prepared by Library Council Committee on Building Plans prepared for University of Toronto, RPI Library Annual Report 1965-66, Library Resource Centre Project 2, request for approval in principle description of project.

RPI Utilities/Energy Plan: Notes, Assessment

This file contains Energy Master Plan, Notes on Energy Generation and Use at RPI, Utilities Plan 1976, Orientation map, Solar Energy Applications for RPI, prepared by H.H. Angus & Associates Ltd. Consulting Engineers.

Campus Planning department badge (R.P.I.)

This donated school badge with the letters R.P.I. was attached to the department uniform of staff member William Whiteside (1966).

It is likely the badge was designed in 1964 when the school name changed to Ryerson Polytechnical Insitute.

Development and Renovations of Ryerson Campus photographs

A binder of black and white photographs depicting various changes (development/renovations/construction) of the Ryerson campus/campus buildings during the period 1967-1972. They have been removed from their original plastic sleeves and placed inside acid-free files folders and then arranged by year and subject as follows:
RG 204.24.1: 1967: Business Building/CJRT Building
RG 204.24.2: 1967: O'Keefe Brewery
RG 204.24.3: 1967: Campus (Miscellaneous)
RG 204.24.4: 1967-1972: LRC/Jorgenson Hall (Architects' Models)
RG 204.24.5: 1969: City Hall Annex
RG 204.24.6: 1969: Image Arts (Photographic Arts Bldg.)

Parking Analysis

This file contains Parking Analysis prepared by Department of Campus Planning.

UPACE: R.P.I.Interim Facilities Study - mounted architectural drawings

8 architectural drawings mounted on board. These 'posters' were produced by UPACE Limited in January 1969 as part of the Ryerson Polytechnical Institute (RPI) Interim Facilities Study to show the planned development of the Ryerson Campus. The drawings show planned building, parking lot, and open space development in 8 phases:
No. 2, September 1969
No. 3, September 1970
No. 4, September 1971
No. 5 , September 1972
No. 6, September 1973
No. 7, September 1974
No. 8, September 1975
No. 9, September 1976

Ryerson Polytchnical Institute (R.P.I.) Comprehensive Plan - mounted architectural drawings

10 architectural drawings mounted on board. Architects were Webb Zerafa Menkes. Revised by D.C.P. May 1969, November 1969 and March 1970.
R.P.I. Comprehensive Plan:
No. 1 RPI Comprehensive Plan Stage: January 1969 (2 copies).
No. 2 RPI Comprehensive Plan Stage: September 1969.
No. 3 RPI Comprehensive Plan Stage: September 1970.
No. 4 RPI Comprehensive Plan Stage: September 1971.
No. 5 RPI Comprehensive Plan Stage: September 1972.
No. 6 RPI Comprehensive Plan Stage: September 1973.
No. 7 RPI Comprehensive Plan Stage: September 1976.
RPI Comprehensive Plan Stage: 1976.
13th Floor Senior Executives

Ryerson Community - photograph display boards

File contains three display boards generated by Richard Strong - Steven Moorhead Limited for Ryerson Polytechnical Institute in June of 1976. Two of the boards feature 26 composite photographic prints showing various areas around campus. The third board features an aerial view of the campus with a photo key showing the geographic locations of the images shown on the other two boards. The campus views shown include:

  1. Eaton Centre - Yonge Dundas - new commercial development
    1a Eaton Centre
    1b Eaton Centre
    2 Gould - Yonge - established commercial
    3 Yonge - established commercial
    4 O'Keefe Lane - Dundas Ryerson parking
    5 Victoria - Dundas - Ryerson parking
    6 Victoria - North view to Mordell Centre & Kerr Hall
    7 Victoria - Gould - East view, Kerr Hall, photographics, CJRT
    8 Victoria - entrance to Mordell Centre
    9 Victoria - Entrance to Jorgenson Hall
    10 Victoria - Gerrard - highrise apartments
    11 Gould - Victoria - Kerr Hall
    12 Ryerson Quad - Southern view towards original facade
    13 Quad - Northwest view from centre of the Quad
    14 Church - Gould
    15 Gould - entrance to Quad
    16 Simpsons - Sears - Gould - Dalhousie - Southeast view
    17 Church - Gould - Ryerson parking & Mechanical Building
    18 Gerrard - Mutual - technology annex
    19 Allan Gardens - Gerrard - Eastern view
    20 Allan Gardens - Northern view
    21 Allan Gardens
    22 Jarvis - Gerrard - Baptist church
    23 Dundas - Pembroke - architectural character of the area
    24 Pembroke - variety of housing
    25 Pembroke - residential renovations

Statement of Program requirements alterations 1973

File contains one copy of a report "Statement of program requirements alterations 1973 Project 125" created by the Department of Campus Planning in February of 1973. It details the renovations necessary in Howard Kerr Hall, 285 Victoria St. and 297 Victoria St..

R.P.I. Expansion Phase 1:Administration & Union Bldg

File contains 12 boards relating to the construction/renovation of the Administration and Union building. The architects were Webb Zerafa Menkes, Project No. 834. The boards are dated 1967.
Boards include:

  1. R.P.I. Expansion Phase 11. Typical Floor Plan
  2. 13th, 14th & Mechanical Floor Plan
  3. East Elevation
  4. North Elevation
  5. Lower Ground Floor Plan
  6. Ground Floor Plan
  7. Second Floor Plan
  8. Third Floor Plan
  9. Fourth floor Plan
  10. Perspective Drawing
    11.Perspective Drawing
  11. Interim Perspective Drawing

Space Planning: Academic Departments

This file contains memorandums, "Space problems 1967-1968:, RPI Social Sciences Department User Committee Brief: Phase One of the Western Extension Plans, Space Forms by Departments.

Historical Committee Correspondence re: Works of Art

Correspondence to and from John Ezyk, Director of Physical Resources, regarding the Historical Committees' recommendations for suitable locations for four sculptures that are part of the University's fine art collection.

Project 7: Academic Building

This file contains memorandums regarding Project 7 - Academic Building, Meeting Reports, Budget Information, Draft Position Paper, Analysis of Space Requirements for Architecture in Project 7, An Assessment of Future Expansion of the Building.

Victoria Street: Preliminary Landscape Plan - main display boards

File contains five display boards showing the plans for the repurposing of Victoria street for pedestrians. Plans generated by Richard Strong Steven Moorhead Limited Resource Planners. Landscape Architects. Includes:

  1. Existing Conditions
  2. Proposed Landscape Plan
  3. Sections
  4. Perspective (looking North)
  5. Perspective (looking South)