Barry Downs fonds, 1956-1968.

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Barry Downs fonds, 1956-1968.

The Barry Downs Fonds contains 6 drawings and 8 presentation panels for a total of 11 projects conceived between 1956 and 1968. This period coincided with Down's position as design architect for Thompson, Berwick, Pratt & Partners, and his subsequent partnership with Fred Thornton Hollingsworth. The documents, particularly the drawings, reveal the considerable skill Downs possessed as both a draughtsman and a designer. Includes 1 perspective drawing for a house scheme by architect Ronald Thom.

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Downs, Barry, 1930-

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Barry Vance Downs studied commerce at the University of British Columbia in 1948-1950 before entering the school of architecture at the University of Washington, Seattle, in 1950. During his study years, Downs worked as a summer draughtsman for architect John Graham in Seattle before he graduated in 1954 with a B. Arch. Returning to Vancouver, Downs worked for the office of Sharp & Thompson, Berwick, Pratt from 1954-1955, and then the successor firm of Thompson, Berwick, Pratt from 1956-1963...

Hollingsworth, Fred Thornton, 1917-

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Fred Thornton Hollingsworth; Canadian architect; b. 1918 in Britain; moved to Vancouver, B.C. in 1929. From the description of Community Chest and Council Building [graphic]. [1956?] (Centre canadien d'architecture). WorldCat record id: 319305454 ...

Thompson, Berwick, Pratt & Partners

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Thom, Ronald James, 1923-1986

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