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Roderick Robbie: Architect of dome also designed schools criticized for lack of windows
Roderick Robbie: Architect of dome also designed schools criticized for lack of windows

Roderick Robbie: Architect of dome also designed schools criticized for lack of windows

Date12/12/1985
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Original Toronto Star caption: Roderick Robbie: Architect of dome also designed schools criticized for lack of windows.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0076609F
Stained glass windows viewed by Mayor David Crombie and architect Sheldon Rosen who designed the conversion of the 83-year-old church tucked away in a(...)
Stained glass windows viewed by Mayor David Crombie and architect Sheldon Rosen who designed the conversion of the 83-year-old church tucked away in a(...)
11/1/1973
We're too timid: Architect and planner Roderick Robbie says Toronto is not yet a great city because we need to become more arrogant and build for history
We're too timid: Architect and planner Roderick Robbie says Toronto is not yet a great city because we need to become more arrogant and build for history
7/30/1981
Mission accomplished: Dome architect Rod Robbie, centre, toasts the opening with partners Michael Allen, left, and Bill Neish at last night's gala at the $500 million stadium
Mission accomplished: Dome architect Rod Robbie, centre, toasts the opening with partners Michael Allen, left, and Bill Neish at last night's gala at the $500 million stadium
6/3/1989
Balls o' fun: Stadium Corp. president Chuck Magwood (left), with the building permit, and architect Rod Robbie celebrate on a wrecking ball poised to flatten buildings on the dome site
Balls o' fun: Stadium Corp. president Chuck Magwood (left), with the building permit, and architect Rod Robbie celebrate on a wrecking ball poised to flatten buildings on the dome site
10/3/1986
Architect Paul Nightingale, 38, shown above in study of three-bedroom townhouse, solved the problem of 14 ft, wide building lots with use of vertical height, open interiors and three-storey deep bay windows
Architect Paul Nightingale, 38, shown above in study of three-bedroom townhouse, solved the problem of 14 ft, wide building lots with use of vertical height, open interiors and three-storey deep bay windows
8/25/1975
Donald Schmitt's light-filled living room includes large square windows split by a circular column he designed to enclose heat ducts.
Donald Schmitt's light-filled living room includes large square windows split by a circular column he designed to enclose heat ducts.
4/15/1987
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5/4/1998
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12/17/1986
Roderick Robbie: Envisions safe SkyDomes for British towns
Roderick Robbie: Envisions safe SkyDomes for British towns
1/16/1986
Unusual design of interiors of Applewood Place suites, due largely to bay windows, also produces am award-winning exterior design by Kopel and Gaspar,(...)
Unusual design of interiors of Applewood Place suites, due largely to bay windows, also produces am award-winning exterior design by Kopel and Gaspar,(...)
2/26/1974
Athletes straining for victory was one of winning features of recent Olympics, readers say, but lack of funding for atheletes is criticized
Athletes straining for victory was one of winning features of recent Olympics, readers say, but lack of funding for atheletes is criticized
7/18/1976
Men of Judgment: Jack Climans, left, was criticized on appeal for sarcasm and lack of fairness. Cross-examination by Robert Dnieper, right, has no place in a Canadian court, a judge concluded.
Men of Judgment: Jack Climans, left, was criticized on appeal for sarcasm and lack of fairness. Cross-examination by Robert Dnieper, right, has no place in a Canadian court, a judge concluded.
1/7/1982