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works of art, photographs
works of art, photographs
Reference number:
PH1982:0789.01:001
PH1982:0789.01:001
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published 1841
published 1841
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works of art, photographs
works of art, photographs
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published 1841
published 1841
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webpages
webpages
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The Canadian Centre for Architecture’s collaborative and multidisciplinary research project on architecture’s complex developments in sub-Saharan African countries after independence.
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Centring Africa: Postcolonial Perspectives on Architecture
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Centring Africa: Postcolonial Perspectives on Architecture
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The Canadian Centre for Architecture’s collaborative and multidisciplinary research project on architecture’s complex developments in sub-Saharan African countries after independence.
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webpages
webpages
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events
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Date:
11 December 2019, 6pm
11 December 2019, 6pm
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events
events
Date:
11 December 2019
6pm
11 December 2019
6pm
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events
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Description:
Antoni Folkers discusses a collection related to modern architecture in Africa that was recently acquired by the CCA. His account traces the activity of three travellers involved in building the collection: Georg Lippsmeier in the 1950s, Coen Beeker in the 1960s, and Kiran Mukerji in the 1970s. An architect and urban designer, Folkers is the author of Modern Architecture(...)
Antoni Folkers discusses a collection related to modern architecture in Africa that was recently acquired by the CCA. His account traces the activity of three travellers involved in building the collection: Georg Lippsmeier in the 1950s, Coen Beeker in the 1960s, and Kiran Mukerji in the 1970s. An architect and urban designer, Folkers is the author of Modern Architecture(...)
Location:
Shaughnessy House
Shaughnessy House
Date:
14 July 2016, 6pm
14 July 2016, 6pm
Title:
Antoni Folkers: Modern Architecture in Africa
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Description:
Antoni Folkers discusses a collection related to modern architecture in Africa that was recently acquired by the CCA. His account traces the activity of three travellers involved in building the collection: Georg Lippsmeier in the 1950s, Coen Beeker in the 1960s, and Kiran Mukerji in the 1970s. An architect and urban designer, Folkers is the author of Modern Architecture(...)
Antoni Folkers: Modern Architecture in Africa
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Description:
Antoni Folkers discusses a collection related to modern architecture in Africa that was recently acquired by the CCA. His account traces the activity of three travellers involved in building the collection: Georg Lippsmeier in the 1950s, Coen Beeker in the 1960s, and Kiran Mukerji in the 1970s. An architect and urban designer, Folkers is the author of Modern Architecture(...)
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events
events
Date:
14 July 2016
6pm
14 July 2016
6pm
Location:
Shaughnessy House
Shaughnessy House
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events
events
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Date:
30 November 2017
30 November 2017
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events
events
Date:
30 November 2017
30 November 2017
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events
events
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Description:
How can architecture meaningfully bridge inherited traditions and contemporary realities? Join us for a talk with architect Olayinka Dosekun Adjei, co-founder and creative director of Studio Contra.
How can architecture meaningfully bridge inherited traditions and contemporary realities? Join us for a talk with architect Olayinka Dosekun Adjei, co-founder and creative director of Studio Contra.
Date:
11 June 2026, 6pm to 7:30pm
11 June 2026, 6pm to 7:30pm
Title:
Reworking Material, Craft, and Form in Contemporary West Africa with Olayinka Dosekun Adjei
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Description:
How can architecture meaningfully bridge inherited traditions and contemporary realities? Join us for a talk with architect Olayinka Dosekun Adjei, co-founder and creative director of Studio Contra.
Reworking Material, Craft, and Form in Contemporary West Africa with Olayinka Dosekun Adjei
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Description:
How can architecture meaningfully bridge inherited traditions and contemporary realities? Join us for a talk with architect Olayinka Dosekun Adjei, co-founder and creative director of Studio Contra.
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events
events
Date:
11 June 2026
6pm to 7:30pm
11 June 2026
6pm to 7:30pm
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research
research
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Description:
Subventions de recherche Groupe Banque TD dans la collection du CCA : Matthew Allen (Harvard University, Graduate School of Design); Christianna Bonin (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Architecture); Rui Brochado de Morais e Castro (University of Pennsylvania, PennDesign); Gökhan Kodalak (Cornell University, College of Architecture, Art and Planning);(...)
Subventions de recherche Groupe Banque TD dans la collection du CCA : Matthew Allen (Harvard University, Graduate School of Design); Christianna Bonin (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Architecture); Rui Brochado de Morais e Castro (University of Pennsylvania, PennDesign); Gökhan Kodalak (Cornell University, College of Architecture, Art and Planning);(...)
Date:
June 2017 to August 2017
June 2017 to August 2017
Title:
Master’s Students Program: About Africa
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Description:
Subventions de recherche Groupe Banque TD dans la collection du CCA : Matthew Allen (Harvard University, Graduate School of Design); Christianna Bonin (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Architecture); Rui Brochado de Morais e Castro (University of Pennsylvania, PennDesign); Gökhan Kodalak (Cornell University, College of Architecture, Art and Planning);(...)
Master’s Students Program: About Africa
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Description:
Subventions de recherche Groupe Banque TD dans la collection du CCA : Matthew Allen (Harvard University, Graduate School of Design); Christianna Bonin (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Architecture); Rui Brochado de Morais e Castro (University of Pennsylvania, PennDesign); Gökhan Kodalak (Cornell University, College of Architecture, Art and Planning);(...)
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research
research
Date:
June 2017 to
August 2017
June 2017 to
August 2017
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archives
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Collection
archives
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Collection
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Reference number:
AP161
Synopsis:
- La collection est composée d’objets reliés au « Manifeste » de Gilles Clément, présenté lors de l’exposition « Environ(ne)ment » au Centre canadien d’architecture du 18 octobre 2006 au 10 juin 2007.
AP161
Synopsis:
- La collection est composée d’objets reliés au « Manifeste » de Gilles Clément, présenté lors de l’exposition « Environ(ne)ment » au Centre canadien d’architecture du 18 octobre 2006 au 10 juin 2007.
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Date:
1995-2006
1995-2006
Title:
Gilles Clément’s Manifesto for the “Environment” exhibition collection
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AP161
Synopsis:
- La collection est composée d’objets reliés au « Manifeste » de Gilles Clément, présenté lors de l’exposition « Environ(ne)ment » au Centre canadien d’architecture du 18 octobre 2006 au 10 juin 2007.
Gilles Clément’s Manifesto for the “Environment” exhibition collection
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AP161
Synopsis:
- La collection est composée d’objets reliés au « Manifeste » de Gilles Clément, présenté lors de l’exposition « Environ(ne)ment » au Centre canadien d’architecture du 18 octobre 2006 au 10 juin 2007.
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archives
Level of archival description:
Collection 161
archives
Level of archival description:
Collection 161
Date:
1995-2006
1995-2006
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exhibitions
exhibitions
Description:
Being There examines Arthur Erickson’s exchanges with people, places, landscapes, buildings, rituals, and ideas during his early travels in Europe and North Africa between 1950 and 1952, and in Asia in 1961. Drawing on a prescient understanding of site and environment, Erickson was convinced that architecture must be experienced to be understood. He knew that travel and(...)
Being There examines Arthur Erickson’s exchanges with people, places, landscapes, buildings, rituals, and ideas during his early travels in Europe and North Africa between 1950 and 1952, and in Asia in 1961. Drawing on a prescient understanding of site and environment, Erickson was convinced that architecture must be experienced to be understood. He knew that travel and(...)
Date:
15 November 2024 to 30 March 2025
15 November 2024 to 30 March 2025
Title:
Being There: Photography in Arthur Erickson’s Early Travel Diaries
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Description:
Being There examines Arthur Erickson’s exchanges with people, places, landscapes, buildings, rituals, and ideas during his early travels in Europe and North Africa between 1950 and 1952, and in Asia in 1961. Drawing on a prescient understanding of site and environment, Erickson was convinced that architecture must be experienced to be understood. He knew that travel and(...)
Being There: Photography in Arthur Erickson’s Early Travel Diaries
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Description:
Being There examines Arthur Erickson’s exchanges with people, places, landscapes, buildings, rituals, and ideas during his early travels in Europe and North Africa between 1950 and 1952, and in Asia in 1961. Drawing on a prescient understanding of site and environment, Erickson was convinced that architecture must be experienced to be understood. He knew that travel and(...)
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exhibitions
exhibitions
Date:
15 November 2024 to
30 March 2025
15 November 2024 to
30 March 2025
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events
events
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Description:
Through selected objects from the CCA Collection and by using the case study of South African township Bophelong, Bongisa Msutu explores globally applicable strategies of building an “unarchivable” architectural archive as a decolonial project.
Through selected objects from the CCA Collection and by using the case study of South African township Bophelong, Bongisa Msutu explores globally applicable strategies of building an “unarchivable” architectural archive as a decolonial project.
Date:
23 July 2026, 6pm to 7:30pm
23 July 2026, 6pm to 7:30pm
Title:
Archiving "Unarchivable" Architectures
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Description:
Through selected objects from the CCA Collection and by using the case study of South African township Bophelong, Bongisa Msutu explores globally applicable strategies of building an “unarchivable” architectural archive as a decolonial project.
Archiving "Unarchivable" Architectures
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Description:
Through selected objects from the CCA Collection and by using the case study of South African township Bophelong, Bongisa Msutu explores globally applicable strategies of building an “unarchivable” architectural archive as a decolonial project.
Form:
events
events
Date:
23 July 2026
6pm to 7:30pm
23 July 2026
6pm to 7:30pm
