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LAWS
Conceived as research-on-display, LAWS is a non-linear exploration of historical and contemporary case studies drawn from the CCA Collection and new commissions centred on Canadian contexts. Archival documents, manuals, drawings, and photography testify to the ever-evolving nature of space-making and policymaking, while workshop, studio, and assembly spaces serve as(...)
Main Galleries Keyword(s):
law, laws, environment, activism, case studies, space-making, policymaking, negotiation, spatial agency, housing, social justice, Canada
8 April 2027 to 17 October 2027
LAWS
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Conceived as research-on-display, LAWS is a non-linear exploration of historical and contemporary case studies drawn from the CCA Collection and new commissions centred on Canadian contexts. Archival documents, manuals, drawings, and photography testify to the ever-evolving nature of space-making and policymaking, while workshop, studio, and assembly spaces serve as(...)
Main Galleries Keyword(s):
law, laws, environment, activism, case studies, space-making, policymaking, negotiation, spatial agency, housing, social justice, Canada
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Álvaro Siza, Siza, Giovanna Borasi, adamo-faiden, city, neighbourhood
21 May 2026 to 28 February 2027
Main Galleries Keyword(s):
Álvaro Siza, Siza, Giovanna Borasi, adamo-faiden, city, neighbourhood
A hands-on workshop with Bellingcat introduces open-source investigation: the use of satellite imagery, maps, photographs, videos, and metadata to examine how territories are transformed, represented, and contested through publicly available material.
Shaughnessy House
28 November 2026, 1pm to 4pm
The Distance Between Us and the Ground: To Take Measure
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A hands-on workshop with Bellingcat introduces open-source investigation: the use of satellite imagery, maps, photographs, videos, and metadata to examine how territories are transformed, represented, and contested through publicly available material.
Shaughnessy House
The film program turns to artists examining the ways territories are imagined, represented, and governed. Moving through simulated landscapes, aerial surveys, borders, and systems of measurement, the films trace how territory is made available to power before violence becomes visible.
29 November 2026, 2pm to 4pm
The Distance Between Us and the Ground: To Hold the Distance
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The film program turns to artists examining the ways territories are imagined, represented, and governed. Moving through simulated landscapes, aerial surveys, borders, and systems of measurement, the films trace how territory is made available to power before violence becomes visible.
Speaking of Tomorrow
A biweekly program running from 24 January to 28 March 2027 in the CCA’s Octagonal Gallery, Speaking of Tomorrow celebrates Phyllis Lambert’s 100th birthday by convening figures situated across the fields of architecture, art, and urbanism to discuss ways in which practice and research can be designed in dialogue for the future.
Octagonal Gallery
28 January 2027 to 11 April 2027
Speaking of Tomorrow
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A biweekly program running from 24 January to 28 March 2027 in the CCA’s Octagonal Gallery, Speaking of Tomorrow celebrates Phyllis Lambert’s 100th birthday by convening figures situated across the fields of architecture, art, and urbanism to discuss ways in which practice and research can be designed in dialogue for the future.
Octagonal Gallery
A look at Senegal’s contemporary built environment reveals a recent shift towards industrialized construction practices that borrow from imported building solutions rather than the local techniques and materials that characterize much of post-independence Senegalese modernist architecture.
Maison de la Culture Douta Seck, Dakar, Senegal
20 November to 19 December
(In Dakar) Building Material Cultures: Reengaging Senegalese Craft-Based Building Traditions
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A look at Senegal’s contemporary built environment reveals a recent shift towards industrialized construction practices that borrow from imported building solutions rather than the local techniques and materials that characterize much of post-independence Senegalese modernist architecture.
Maison de la Culture Douta Seck, Dakar, Senegal
Bringing together Marc Angélil and Zahra Ebrahim, the discussion explores the relationships among architecture, urban development, housing, infrastructure, governance, and community agency. Drawing on their respective work and perspectives, they examine how cities are produced beyond the intentions of architects and planners through capitalism, public policy,(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre Keyword(s):
architecture, urban development, housing, infrastructure, governance, community agency
19 November 2026, 6pm to 7:30pm
Who Makes the City?
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Bringing together Marc Angélil and Zahra Ebrahim, the discussion explores the relationships among architecture, urban development, housing, infrastructure, governance, and community agency. Drawing on their respective work and perspectives, they examine how cities are produced beyond the intentions of architects and planners through capitalism, public policy,(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre Keyword(s):
architecture, urban development, housing, infrastructure, governance, community agency