Masonry Magazine April 1973 Page. 21

Words: A.j. Diamond, John Sullivan, Gordon Adamson, Joseph Pacek, Don Mills, Barton Myers
Masonry Magazine April 1973 Page. 21

Masonry Magazine April 1973 Page. 21
Timberbank Junior Public School, Agincourt, Ont.

Architects: John Sullivan & Joseph Pacek, Don Mills, Ont. Mason Contractor: Deluca & Mascarin Masonry Contractors Ltd., Toronto. A steel grid and flexible system of mechanical and electrical components make possible the convenient subdivision of the large spaces should educational patterns change. Masonry is used largely as a weather barrier and occasionally as a structural element. The small dimension of brick is a valuable component in keeping the school "child-size."


Toronto French School, Toronto.

Architects: Brook, Carruthers, Grierson, Shaw, Toronto. Mason Contractor: Kay Masonry & Stone Construction Ltd., Downsview, Ont. This three-story structure is designed around a glazed courtyard with access at a level midway between the lower two floors. Corridors utilize tactile materials including natural brown quarry tile, brick and cedar.


York Square, Toronto.

Architects: A.J. Diamond & Barton Myers, Toronto. Mason Contractor: laver Investments Ltd., Toronto. The passageway between quaint stores leads past the irregular backs of old buildings in a brick-paved courtyard that gives York Square its "square." To frame the courtyard, the architects demolished half of a semi-detached house and designed a new two-story brick building at the back of the deep site as a social center.


Bell Canada 4A Crossbar Building & Microwave Structure, Scarborough, Ont.

Architects: Gordon S. Adamson & Associates, Toronto. Mason Contractor: George & Asmussen Ltd., Kitchener. Exterior materials include brick walls, plate glass and bronze-colored aluminum fascias. The most evident interior materials are concrete block, vinyl asbestos tile, poured concrete slabs and brick.


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