Environmental Design Collaborative
Organization
Biography
Environmental Design Collaborative was founded by John F. Curtis, Jr., where he was an owner and managing principal. The firm was a diverse practice that included the planning and design of office and industrial parks as well as corporate headquarters' buildings. Following the death of his initial partner, the firm reorganized and became Curtis Cox Kennerly. (https://www.dinanfuneralhome.com/obituaries/John-Curtis-Jr/#!/Obituary)
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Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Cobbs Creek Park: Morris Park. Covered bocce court, site plan; inset detail plan, plumbing and drainage work. [3 sheets; 2 unique sheets], 1976 February 24
Item — Drawer: C8-C9, Folder: 3.1
Scope and Contents Note
From the Collection:
This collection contains a variety of maps, plans and drawings relating to Cobb’s Creek Park, as well as a very limited number of related correspondence. Materials included in the collection are blueprints, bluelines, linens, mylars and paper. The collection contains diverse types of maps and plans, such as sewer plans, topographic plans, site plans, latitudinal and longitudinal plans, water main plans, street maps, and landscape plans. The collection is particularly strong in items relating...
Dates:
1976 February 24
Geary Park site plan (S-1). [1 sheet], 1976 March 9
Item — Drawer: FDR-2, Folder: 2.1
Scope and Contents Note
From the Collection:
All items in this collection are related to Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park, and they range from plans of notable buildings to maps of the park grounds. Items vary greatly in size, medium, and material, in addition to subject matter. The collection is especially strong in Olmsted drawings (reproductions), items related to Bellaire Manor and the American Swedish Historical Museum, and items related to the park's water features. There are no documents relating to the skatepark, and limited...
Dates:
1976 March 9
Marconi Plaza. Plaza paving plan (base bid). [2 sheets; 1 unique sheet], 1979 October 6
Item — Drawer: N7, Folder: 1.1
Identifier: 7
Scope and Contents Note
From the Collection:
Of the 70+ parks within the Fairmount Park system, there is a disparate amount of material available in this collection. Major watershed parks (such as Fairmount Park and Wissahickon Park) are not covered in this collection, nor are significant indepedent parks such as FDR Park and Bartram's Garden. This collection is concentrated on neighborhood parks, particularly smaller parks and squares. Some parks are undocumented, or have only one or two related items, while other parks...
Dates:
1979 October 6
New Recreation multi-use building, 53rd Street and Parkside Avenue: plumbing heating and ventilation; electrical plan; foundation and framing plan and details. [3 sheets], 1979 May 25
Item — Drawer: F11, Folder: 2.2
Identifier: FP.2019.0
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
This collection contains a variety of maps, plans and drawings relating to East and West Fairmount Park. Materials included in the collection are blueprints, bluelines, linens, mylars and paper. The collection contains diverse types of maps and plans, such as sewer plans, topographic plans, site plans, latitudinal and longitudinal plans, water main plans, street maps, and landscape plans. The collection is particularly strong in topographic plans, covering the entire region, and structural...
Dates:
1979 May 25
Park addition plans, Tacony Creek Park: Site plan from Philadelphia county line to Rising Sun Avenue, bike path details, horse trail details, trim path schedules, SP1 [2 copies]; site plan from Rising Sun Avenue to Roosevelt Boulevard, sign details, grade details, tree notes, SP2 [3 copies]; detail plan for entrance area at Adams Avenue, north and south entrance details, DP1; detail plan for tot lot 2 and bridges, DP2. [11 sheets; 4 unique sheets], 1975 July
Item — Drawer: T1-T3, Folder: 1
Identifier: 1
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
This collection contains a variety of maps, plans and drawings relating to Tacony Creek Park. Materials included in the collection are blueprints, bluelines, linens, mylars and paper. The collection contains diverse types of maps and plans, such as sewer plans, topographic plans, site plans, latitudinal and longitudinal plans, water main plans, street maps, and landscape plans. The collection is particularly strong in items relating to city and utility plans, and plans relating to Juniata...
Dates:
1975 July
Pulaski Park. Kasimir Pulaski Park, preliminary site improvements: Proposed first phase improvements, SP-1; proposed second phase improvements, SP-2. [2 sheets], 1979 September 25
Item — Drawer: N8, Folder: 2.1
Identifier: 8
Scope and Contents Note
From the Collection:
Of the 70+ parks within the Fairmount Park system, there is a disparate amount of material available in this collection. Major watershed parks (such as Fairmount Park and Wissahickon Park) are not covered in this collection, nor are significant indepedent parks such as FDR Park and Bartram's Garden. This collection is concentrated on neighborhood parks, particularly smaller parks and squares. Some parks are undocumented, or have only one or two related items, while other parks...
Dates:
1979 September 25
Sign program clarification sheet, sign summary, sign locations, in the vicinity of Olney Avenue from Rising Sun Avenue to Tabor Road and Bingham Street from Tabor Road to Roosevelt Boulevard. [2 sheets; 1 unique sheet], 1978 July 21
Item — Drawer: T4-T5, Folder: 2.1
Identifier: 2
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
This collection contains a variety of maps, plans and drawings relating to Tacony Creek Park. Materials included in the collection are blueprints, bluelines, linens, mylars and paper. The collection contains diverse types of maps and plans, such as sewer plans, topographic plans, site plans, latitudinal and longitudinal plans, water main plans, street maps, and landscape plans. The collection is particularly strong in items relating to city and utility plans, and plans relating to Juniata...
Dates:
1978 July 21