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Amancio Williams fonds
AP205
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The Amancio Williams fonds documents Williams' career as an architect and designer from the 1940s to the late 1980s. The fonds documents his work for over 80 architectural, urban planning and furniture design projects, as well as the administration of his architecture practice, and his professional activities through correspondence, photographic material, and promotional materials.
1848-2010s
Amancio Williams fonds
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AP205
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The Amancio Williams fonds documents Williams' career as an architect and designer from the 1940s to the late 1980s. The fonds documents his work for over 80 architectural, urban planning and furniture design projects, as well as the administration of his architecture practice, and his professional activities through correspondence, photographic material, and promotional materials.
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1848-2010s
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Coen Beeker Collection
CD035
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The Coen Beeker collection comprises documents related to Coen Beeker’s urban and rural planning projects in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia and Sudan. Materials in this collection range from the late 1950s to the early 2000s.
1978-2006
Coen Beeker Collection
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CD035
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The Coen Beeker collection comprises documents related to Coen Beeker’s urban and rural planning projects in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia and Sudan. Materials in this collection range from the late 1950s to the early 2000s.
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1978-2006
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Eero Saarinen collection
AP159
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The Eero Saarinen Collection documents eight built projects undertaken between 1956 and 1964. The IBM Exhibition Pavilion for the New York World's Fair was undertaken in association with Charles Eames. Eero Saarinen died before this project got underway and was carried out by his successor firm, led by Kevin Roche.
1956-1964
Eero Saarinen collection
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AP159
Synopsis:
The Eero Saarinen Collection documents eight built projects undertaken between 1956 and 1964. The IBM Exhibition Pavilion for the New York World's Fair was undertaken in association with Charles Eames. Eero Saarinen died before this project got underway and was carried out by his successor firm, led by Kevin Roche.
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1956-1964
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AP160
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The Erik Gunnar Asplund collection documents eight architectural projects undertaken by Erik Gunnar Asplund between 1913 and 1940. The collection includes projects completed in Sweden, more precisely in Stockholm (4), Goteborg (2), Solvesborg (1) and Sorunda (1). These projects are illustrated through original drawings, period photographs and more recent photographic images. They include competitions, urban planning and furniture design. The collection contains 165 photographs, 119 drawings and 1 journal.
1913-2000, predominant 1915-1940
Erik Gunnar Asplund collection
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AP160
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The Erik Gunnar Asplund collection documents eight architectural projects undertaken by Erik Gunnar Asplund between 1913 and 1940. The collection includes projects completed in Sweden, more precisely in Stockholm (4), Goteborg (2), Solvesborg (1) and Sorunda (1). These projects are illustrated through original drawings, period photographs and more recent photographic images. They include competitions, urban planning and furniture design. The collection contains 165 photographs, 119 drawings and 1 journal.
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1913-2000, predominant 1915-1940
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J.J.P. Oud Collection
CI005
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The J.J.P. Oud Collection, 1911-1973, documents J.J.P. Oud's work as an architect between 1911 and 1973. The collection is focussed on Oud’s architectural projects, including work on major exectued and unrealized buildings in the Netherlands, Germany, Czechoslovakia, and the United States. The collection also includes Oud's designs for diverse projects on public housing, war memorials and interior design.
1908-1966 (1911-1963 predominant)
J.J.P. Oud Collection
CI005
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The J.J.P. Oud Collection, 1911-1973, documents J.J.P. Oud's work as an architect between 1911 and 1973. The collection is focussed on Oud’s architectural projects, including work on major exectued and unrealized buildings in the Netherlands, Germany, Czechoslovakia, and the United States. The collection also includes Oud's designs for diverse projects on public housing, war memorials and interior design.
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1908-1966 (1911-1963 predominant)
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AP162
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The Die gläserne Kette CCA Collection documents the chain of correspondence exchanged between German architects Hermann Finsterlin, Paul Goesch, Wenzel Hablik, Hans Hansen, Carl Krayl, Hans and Wassili Luckhardt, Hans Scharoun, and Bruno and Max Taut between 1919 and 1920 on the subject of utopian architecture and society. This CCA collection features original copies and reproductions of the correspondence, as well as a limited number of drawings by the members of the group.
1911-1977
Die gläserne Kette collection
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AP162
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The Die gläserne Kette CCA Collection documents the chain of correspondence exchanged between German architects Hermann Finsterlin, Paul Goesch, Wenzel Hablik, Hans Hansen, Carl Krayl, Hans and Wassili Luckhardt, Hans Scharoun, and Bruno and Max Taut between 1919 and 1920 on the subject of utopian architecture and society. This CCA collection features original copies and reproductions of the correspondence, as well as a limited number of drawings by the members of the group.
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1911-1977
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CD033
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The Aldo Cibic Microrealities project collection primarily consists of presentation materials, publications and born digital materials, like videos and photographs, by Aldo Cibic produced between 2003 and 2008 for the project “Microrealities”.
2003-2008
Aldo Cibic Microrealities project collection
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CD033
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The Aldo Cibic Microrealities project collection primarily consists of presentation materials, publications and born digital materials, like videos and photographs, by Aldo Cibic produced between 2003 and 2008 for the project “Microrealities”.
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2003-2008
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CD034
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The SAAL Process exhibition collection consists of reproductions of several objects used in the exhibition “The SAAL Process, Housing in Portugal 1974–76.” It was created by the Museu Serralves and travelled to the Canadian Center for Architecture (CCA) in 2015. The collection contains reproductions of drawings, presentation panels and photographs dating from 1974 to 1979. Born out of the Portuguese Revolution of 25 April 1974, the Serviço Ambulatório de Apoio Local (Local Ambulatory Support Service) was a pioneering architectural and political experiment designed to address extreme housing shortages and poor living conditions in Portuguese cities.
1974-1979
The SAAL Process exhibition collection
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CD034
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The SAAL Process exhibition collection consists of reproductions of several objects used in the exhibition “The SAAL Process, Housing in Portugal 1974–76.” It was created by the Museu Serralves and travelled to the Canadian Center for Architecture (CCA) in 2015. The collection contains reproductions of drawings, presentation panels and photographs dating from 1974 to 1979. Born out of the Portuguese Revolution of 25 April 1974, the Serviço Ambulatório de Apoio Local (Local Ambulatory Support Service) was a pioneering architectural and political experiment designed to address extreme housing shortages and poor living conditions in Portuguese cities.
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1974-1979
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CI007
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The Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and his students collection documents Mies's work as an architect, a designer and a consulting architect, between 1918 and 1981, as well as the work of his students at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, between 1938 and 1943. The collection is focussed on Mies's architectural projects and exhibition designs, mainly in Germany and in the United States.
1918-2000
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and his students collection
CI007
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The Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and his students collection documents Mies's work as an architect, a designer and a consulting architect, between 1918 and 1981, as well as the work of his students at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, between 1938 and 1943. The collection is focussed on Mies's architectural projects and exhibition designs, mainly in Germany and in the United States.
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1918-2000