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This file contains architectural and design drawings of the Man the Explorer theme pavilion that was designed and built for Expo 67. This structure was a temporary Canadian government-sponsored pavilion located in Expo Area: Ile Sainte-Hélène. The Man the Explorer complex consisted of three separate building units, housing four thematic exhibit areas connected by aerial decks and walkways. The four exhibition areas were the Man and the Polar Regions exhibit (see Key Ref. 320A), the Man and the Oceans exhibit (see Key Ref. 320B), the Man, His Planet and Space exhibit (see Key Ref. 320C), and the Man and Life exhibit (see Key Ref. 320D). The owner and contracting body of this building was the Canadian Corporation for the 1967 World Exhibition. The design architect was Affleck, Desbartes, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold, Sise, Montreal. Project Type: C.C.W.E. Projects = Projets de la C.C.E.U.

Sub-themes included Man and the Polar Regions, Man and the Oceans, Man, his Planet and Space, and Man and Life. Project No. 3-3 - Bore Holes and Structural Steel = Sondages et Acier de Structure (Contract No. 200-301); Project No. 3-3A - Foundations = Fondations (Contract No. 200-541); Project No. 3-3B - Elevator = Ascenseur (Contract No. 200-647); Project No. 3-3C - General = Général (Contract No. 200-683); Project No. 3-84 - Construction & Fire Alarm System = Construction et Système d'alarme contre le feu (Contract No. 200-683-25); Project No. 0-104 - Design Details (Ile Sainte Hélène and Ile Notre Dame) = Détails (Ile Sainte-Hélène et Ile Notre-Dame) (Contract No. 200-1176-1&2); Project No. 0-114 - Carpeting, Theme Exhibit Areas = Tapis, Zone des stars d'exposition (Contract No. 200-998); Project No. 0-161 - Furniture, V.I.P. Room and Offices = Mobilier, Salon des dignitaires et bureaux (Contract No. 200-1272).

Some drawings for this structure were microfilmed in 1968 and can be found on microfilm reel M-1535, frames D1--D495 and reel M-1536, frames D496--D900.