– The library that we are researching about is: st. Clair/Silverthorn Branch Pu

– The library that we are researching about is:
st. Clair/Silverthorn Branch Public Library in Toronto
1748 St Clair Ave W
Toronto ON M6N 1J3
Canada
– Compilation of essays that include LABELED MOSTLY ORIGINAL PHOTOS AND DRAWINGS to illustrate the talking points of your text. That said, proper citations are
needed for all historical images that are not your own. Other images can be diagrams, plans, and drawings made by the team members.
– Each essay should be written in APA style. with APA-style citations.
– Comparison to another library: The comparison can be to another library from a list provided at the end of this document.
– This may include a discussion that compares the various elements listed above( History of the building, Proportion, scale, form, Function & Program, Materials and structure, Style and ornamentation, Neighbourhood, Special rooms and spaces or lightening) Make a comparison that makes sense
(ex: two urban libraries from the same era (time period).
– Name of the library that you can choose to compare it to:
(Numbers 1 and 2 are the ones I thought They have the best chance)
1. Dufferin/ St. Clair Library
1625 Dufferin Street
Toronto, ON M6H 3L9
2. Jane/Dundas Branch (Daniel G. Hill Branch
library) — the Junction
620 Jane St, Toronto, ON M6S 4A6
3. Runnymede Library
2178 Bloor Street West
Toronto, ON M6S 1M8
4. Perth/Dupont
1589 Dupont Street,
Toronto, ON M6P 3S5
5. Annette Street
145 Annette St, Toronto, ON M6P 1P3
(Annette & Keele – West Side)
– The essay texts should be double-spaced, 10-point type. Quality is more important than quantity. This page length
calculation does not include illustrations and/or graphics. INCLUDE NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS AND GRAPHICS
WITHIN THE TEXT TO ILLUSTRATE YOUR POINTS!!!!!! Use captions or number these items so you can refer to them in the
text. For example:
“Note the ionic columns at the front entrance. (See illus. 1 and 2)”
Diagrams, maps, and other graphics in addition to photos are encouraged. Some original photos are mandatory, proving that
you visited the site. You can draw on top of your photos (ex: highlight) to accentuate the features you are discussing.
– What is a Formal Analysis
(Adapted from Barrett, Terry. (1994) Criticizing Art: Understanding the Contemporary. Mayfield Publishing)
A Formal analysis is a description = pure description of the object without value judgments or interpretation.
It answers the question, “What do you see?” The various elements that constitute a description include:
a. Materials
b. Size and scale of work (relationship to person and/or frame and/or context) number of stories and/or approximate height as well as
the height in relation to mass. How the mass is broken up, distributed, varied in its parts. Note width to length considerations. Scale to
surrounding buildings, landscaping, monumental sculpture and other context.
c. Elements or general shapes within the composition, including building of post-lintel construction or the repetition of elements
(columns, windows, etc.) lined up in a row or distributed in some way in the composition; identification of objects. What is accentuated?
How? What is de-emphasized? How is landscaping used?
d. Description of axis or axes whether vertical, diagonal, horizontal, etc. Is the building centralized? Linear?
e. Description of building profile, including contour as soft, planar, jagged, etc.
f. Relationships between shapes, e.g., large and small, overlapping, repeating forms and shapes, etc.
g. Description of colour and colour scheme – palette of colours and materials
h. Material treatment
– Thoughtful thesis
Quality of the synthesis (the combination of information to provide a logically connected whole) of the information gathered.
Clearly written and well organized
Logical thought progression
Quality of the use of evidence to back up assertions, critical observations, etc. Evidence can be from primary sources such as
observation, sketching, and photography and/or secondary sources such as published writings about the building, architect,
architectural style, or neighbourhood.
uses footnotes or endnotes to cite sources
– The individual papers should be between 750 and 1000 words. This doesn’t include captions for images