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This Thursday at the CCA, in collaboration with the Cities Programme of the London School of Economics, 2010-2011 James Stirling Memorial Lecturer on the City Gerald Frug speaks on the design of urban governance systems and its effects on the work of urbanists and architects. Click here for the Facebook event.
This Thursday at the CCA, in collaboration with the Cities Programme of the London School of Economics, 2010-2011 James Stirling Memorial Lecturer on the City Gerald Frug speaks on the design of urban governance systems and its effects on the work of urbanists and architects. Click here for the Facebook event.
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21 October 2010
21 October 2010
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Gerald Frug: The Architecture of Governance
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This Thursday at the CCA, in collaboration with the Cities Programme of the London School of Economics, 2010-2011 James Stirling Memorial Lecturer on the City Gerald Frug speaks on the design of urban governance systems and its effects on the work of urbanists and architects. Click here for the Facebook event.
Gerald Frug: The Architecture of Governance
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This Thursday at the CCA, in collaboration with the Cities Programme of the London School of Economics, 2010-2011 James Stirling Memorial Lecturer on the City Gerald Frug speaks on the design of urban governance systems and its effects on the work of urbanists and architects. Click here for the Facebook event.
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21 October 2010
21 October 2010
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Text by Hilary Sample
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Take care
Take care
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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,(...)
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,(...)
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Paul-Desmarais Theatre Keyword(s):
architecture, urban development, housing, infrastructure, governance, community agency
Paul-Desmarais Theatre Keyword(s):
architecture, urban development, housing, infrastructure, governance, community agency
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19 November 2026, 6pm to 7:30pm
19 November 2026, 6pm to 7:30pm
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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,(...)
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,(...)
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19 November 2026
6pm to 7:30pm
19 November 2026
6pm to 7:30pm
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Paul-Desmarais Theatre Keyword(s):
architecture, urban development, housing, infrastructure, governance, community agency
Paul-Desmarais Theatre Keyword(s):
architecture, urban development, housing, infrastructure, governance, community agency
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How can construction be an instrument of peace? Post-conflict cities share many problems such as spontaneous construction and a lack of strong civil governance, thus even well-intended projects under these conditions risk fixing inequalities permanently or introducing new ones in the built environment. Can architecture, beyond solving a direct need or problem, add to(...)
How can construction be an instrument of peace? Post-conflict cities share many problems such as spontaneous construction and a lack of strong civil governance, thus even well-intended projects under these conditions risk fixing inequalities permanently or introducing new ones in the built environment. Can architecture, beyond solving a direct need or problem, add to(...)
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Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
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16 June 2011 to 4 September 2011
16 June 2011 to 4 September 2011
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The Good Cause: Architecture of Peace
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How can construction be an instrument of peace? Post-conflict cities share many problems such as spontaneous construction and a lack of strong civil governance, thus even well-intended projects under these conditions risk fixing inequalities permanently or introducing new ones in the built environment. Can architecture, beyond solving a direct need or problem, add to(...)
The Good Cause: Architecture of Peace
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How can construction be an instrument of peace? Post-conflict cities share many problems such as spontaneous construction and a lack of strong civil governance, thus even well-intended projects under these conditions risk fixing inequalities permanently or introducing new ones in the built environment. Can architecture, beyond solving a direct need or problem, add to(...)
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exhibitions
exhibitions
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16 June 2011 to
4 September 2011
16 June 2011 to
4 September 2011
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Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
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By the latter half of the nineteenth century, several pioneer photographers had travelled to the Middle East and North Africa, bringing back to Europe and North America images that captured the idea of the exotic. Whether in search of Nile temples, the Holy Land or Berber costumes; whether amateurs or pilgrims; whether part of scientific missions or commercial ventures,(...)
By the latter half of the nineteenth century, several pioneer photographers had travelled to the Middle East and North Africa, bringing back to Europe and North America images that captured the idea of the exotic. Whether in search of Nile temples, the Holy Land or Berber costumes; whether amateurs or pilgrims; whether part of scientific missions or commercial ventures,(...)
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Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
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30 January 2014 to 25 May 2014
30 January 2014 to 25 May 2014
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Photographing the Arab City in the Nineteenth Century
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By the latter half of the nineteenth century, several pioneer photographers had travelled to the Middle East and North Africa, bringing back to Europe and North America images that captured the idea of the exotic. Whether in search of Nile temples, the Holy Land or Berber costumes; whether amateurs or pilgrims; whether part of scientific missions or commercial ventures,(...)
Photographing the Arab City in the Nineteenth Century
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By the latter half of the nineteenth century, several pioneer photographers had travelled to the Middle East and North Africa, bringing back to Europe and North America images that captured the idea of the exotic. Whether in search of Nile temples, the Holy Land or Berber costumes; whether amateurs or pilgrims; whether part of scientific missions or commercial ventures,(...)
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30 January 2014 to
25 May 2014
30 January 2014 to
25 May 2014
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Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
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On New Year’s Eve 1987, the people of Gonaïves, an impoverished port town on Haiti’s west coast, awoke to 4,000 tons of toxic ash. Amidst political turmoil in Haiti, officials had approved the import of toxic waste from the United States classified as “fertilizer.” In this case, the ash came from Philadelphia, which was facing a waste management crisis brought on by the(...)
On New Year’s Eve 1987, the people of Gonaïves, an impoverished port town on Haiti’s west coast, awoke to 4,000 tons of toxic ash. Amidst political turmoil in Haiti, officials had approved the import of toxic waste from the United States classified as “fertilizer.” In this case, the ash came from Philadelphia, which was facing a waste management crisis brought on by the(...)
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Canada, environment, Jodoin, Müller, It's all happening so fast, toxic, Haiti, voluntary exchange, garbage imperialism, Gonaives
Canada, environment, Jodoin, Müller, It's all happening so fast, toxic, Haiti, voluntary exchange, garbage imperialism, Gonaives
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16 March 2017
16 March 2017
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Here It Is Toxic, There It Is Not
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On New Year’s Eve 1987, the people of Gonaïves, an impoverished port town on Haiti’s west coast, awoke to 4,000 tons of toxic ash. Amidst political turmoil in Haiti, officials had approved the import of toxic waste from the United States classified as “fertilizer.” In this case, the ash came from Philadelphia, which was facing a waste management crisis brought on by the(...)
Here It Is Toxic, There It Is Not
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On New Year’s Eve 1987, the people of Gonaïves, an impoverished port town on Haiti’s west coast, awoke to 4,000 tons of toxic ash. Amidst political turmoil in Haiti, officials had approved the import of toxic waste from the United States classified as “fertilizer.” In this case, the ash came from Philadelphia, which was facing a waste management crisis brought on by the(...)
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16 March 2017
16 March 2017
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Canada, environment, Jodoin, Müller, It's all happening so fast, toxic, Haiti, voluntary exchange, garbage imperialism, Gonaives
Canada, environment, Jodoin, Müller, It's all happening so fast, toxic, Haiti, voluntary exchange, garbage imperialism, Gonaives
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Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., 1995-, Leiden, The Netherlands : Brill Nijhoff
Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., 1995-, Leiden, The Netherlands : Brill Nijhoff
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journals and magazines
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Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., 1995-, Leiden, The Netherlands : Brill Nijhoff
Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., 1995-, Leiden, The Netherlands : Brill Nijhoff
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A Blade of Grass 2020
A Blade of Grass 2020
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A Blade of Grass 2020
A Blade of Grass 2020
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Institutional Governance.
Institutional Governance.
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[Place of publication not identified] : University of Luxembourg, 2023.
[Place of publication not identified] : University of Luxembourg, 2023.
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[Place of publication not identified] : University of Luxembourg, 2023.
[Place of publication not identified] : University of Luxembourg, 2023.
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2 videocassettes (Mini-DV) (approximately 80 min.) : sound, color ; 1/4 in. master, 1 streaming video file (47 min., 55 sec.) : sound, color
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2 videocassettes (Mini-DV) (approximately 80 min.) : sound, color ; 1/4 in. master, 1 streaming video file (47 min., 55 sec.) : sound, color
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The architecture of governance, 2010 Oct. 21.
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The architecture of governance, 2010 Oct. 21.
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