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Visions and Views combines contemporary photography and engravings from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries to establish a dialogue between two different approaches to representing Francesco Borromini’s built work. The photographs, part of a larger commission acquired by the CCA, were taken in Rome by Toronto photographer Edward Burtynsky in 1999. They are presented(...)
Visions and Views combines contemporary photography and engravings from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries to establish a dialogue between two different approaches to representing Francesco Borromini’s built work. The photographs, part of a larger commission acquired by the CCA, were taken in Rome by Toronto photographer Edward Burtynsky in 1999. They are presented(...)
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Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
Date:
15 March 2000 to 7 May 2000
15 March 2000 to 7 May 2000
Title:
Visions and Views: The Architecture of Borromini in the Photographs of Edward Burtynsky
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Visions and Views combines contemporary photography and engravings from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries to establish a dialogue between two different approaches to representing Francesco Borromini’s built work. The photographs, part of a larger commission acquired by the CCA, were taken in Rome by Toronto photographer Edward Burtynsky in 1999. They are presented(...)
Visions and Views: The Architecture of Borromini in the Photographs of Edward Burtynsky
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Visions and Views combines contemporary photography and engravings from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries to establish a dialogue between two different approaches to representing Francesco Borromini’s built work. The photographs, part of a larger commission acquired by the CCA, were taken in Rome by Toronto photographer Edward Burtynsky in 1999. They are presented(...)
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exhibitions
exhibitions
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15 March 2000 to
7 May 2000
15 March 2000 to
7 May 2000
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Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
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Toplight: Roof Transparencies from 1760 to 1960 traces the evolution of skylights from their origins at the end of the eighteenth century, when this type of fenestration was first explored in Paris’s new Halle au blé (1763–1782), to James Stirling’s History Faculty Building, University of Cambridge (1963–1968). The exhibition is organized around a series of case studies(...)
Toplight: Roof Transparencies from 1760 to 1960 traces the evolution of skylights from their origins at the end of the eighteenth century, when this type of fenestration was first explored in Paris’s new Halle au blé (1763–1782), to James Stirling’s History Faculty Building, University of Cambridge (1963–1968). The exhibition is organized around a series of case studies(...)
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Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
Date:
23 October 2008 to 15 February 2009
23 October 2008 to 15 February 2009
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Toplight: Roof Transparencies from 1760 to 1960
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Toplight: Roof Transparencies from 1760 to 1960 traces the evolution of skylights from their origins at the end of the eighteenth century, when this type of fenestration was first explored in Paris’s new Halle au blé (1763–1782), to James Stirling’s History Faculty Building, University of Cambridge (1963–1968). The exhibition is organized around a series of case studies(...)
Toplight: Roof Transparencies from 1760 to 1960
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Toplight: Roof Transparencies from 1760 to 1960 traces the evolution of skylights from their origins at the end of the eighteenth century, when this type of fenestration was first explored in Paris’s new Halle au blé (1763–1782), to James Stirling’s History Faculty Building, University of Cambridge (1963–1968). The exhibition is organized around a series of case studies(...)
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exhibitions
exhibitions
Date:
23 October 2008 to
15 February 2009
23 October 2008 to
15 February 2009
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Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
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articles
articles
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First, the Forests
First, the Forests
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Nature reorganized
Nature reorganized
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16th century, 20th century, carte, D'abord les forêts, Dan Handel, dessin, drawing, États-Unis, First the Forests, forest, foresterie, forestry, forêt, Inde, India, Italie, Italy, map, photographie, photography, Programme pour jeune commissaire, United States, Venice, Venise, XVIe siècle, XXe siècle, Young Curator Program
16th century, 20th century, carte, D'abord les forêts, Dan Handel, dessin, drawing, États-Unis, First the Forests, forest, foresterie, forestry, forêt, Inde, India, Italie, Italy, map, photographie, photography, Programme pour jeune commissaire, United States, Venice, Venise, XVIe siècle, XXe siècle, Young Curator Program
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28 August 2012
28 August 2012
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Nature reorganized
Nature reorganized
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exhibitions
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Meditations on Piero presents contemporary sculptures by British/Canadian artist Geoffrey Smedley alongside over thirty rare books from the fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries. The sculptures draw their inspiration from a series of drawings of the human head by the great Italian Renaissance artist Piero della Francesca. The exhibition relates these drawings and(...)
Meditations on Piero presents contemporary sculptures by British/Canadian artist Geoffrey Smedley alongside over thirty rare books from the fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries. The sculptures draw their inspiration from a series of drawings of the human head by the great Italian Renaissance artist Piero della Francesca. The exhibition relates these drawings and(...)
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Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
Date:
2 May 2001 to 16 September 2001
2 May 2001 to 16 September 2001
Title:
Meditations on Piero
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Meditations on Piero presents contemporary sculptures by British/Canadian artist Geoffrey Smedley alongside over thirty rare books from the fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries. The sculptures draw their inspiration from a series of drawings of the human head by the great Italian Renaissance artist Piero della Francesca. The exhibition relates these drawings and(...)
Meditations on Piero
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Meditations on Piero presents contemporary sculptures by British/Canadian artist Geoffrey Smedley alongside over thirty rare books from the fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries. The sculptures draw their inspiration from a series of drawings of the human head by the great Italian Renaissance artist Piero della Francesca. The exhibition relates these drawings and(...)
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exhibitions
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2 May 2001 to
16 September 2001
2 May 2001 to
16 September 2001
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Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
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The greystone buildings standing in Montreal today are essential tools for understanding the city. A deep study of their material history from the late 17th century to the early 20th demonstrates how geology, topography, politics, ethnicity, culture, as well as changes in economy and technology, have shaped the city through the centuries. Conceived as a photographic(...)
The greystone buildings standing in Montreal today are essential tools for understanding the city. A deep study of their material history from the late 17th century to the early 20th demonstrates how geology, topography, politics, ethnicity, culture, as well as changes in economy and technology, have shaped the city through the centuries. Conceived as a photographic(...)
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Octagonal gallery Keyword(s):
Greystone, Phyllis Lambert, Montréal, photography, Richard Pare
Octagonal gallery Keyword(s):
Greystone, Phyllis Lambert, Montréal, photography, Richard Pare
Date:
13 October 2017 to 4 March 2018
13 October 2017 to 4 March 2018
Title:
Greystone: Tools for Understanding the City
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The greystone buildings standing in Montreal today are essential tools for understanding the city. A deep study of their material history from the late 17th century to the early 20th demonstrates how geology, topography, politics, ethnicity, culture, as well as changes in economy and technology, have shaped the city through the centuries. Conceived as a photographic(...)
Greystone: Tools for Understanding the City
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The greystone buildings standing in Montreal today are essential tools for understanding the city. A deep study of their material history from the late 17th century to the early 20th demonstrates how geology, topography, politics, ethnicity, culture, as well as changes in economy and technology, have shaped the city through the centuries. Conceived as a photographic(...)
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exhibitions
exhibitions
Date:
13 October 2017 to
4 March 2018
13 October 2017 to
4 March 2018
Location:
Octagonal gallery Keyword(s):
Greystone, Phyllis Lambert, Montréal, photography, Richard Pare
Octagonal gallery Keyword(s):
Greystone, Phyllis Lambert, Montréal, photography, Richard Pare
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exhibitions
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Starting from... People
Starting from... People
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One of the markers of modernity from the eighteenth century onwards is the emergence of “the people” as a respected political entity. In response, architects have advocated for the transformation of cities, explored new technologies, pioneered design discourses, and engaged in heated cultural conflicts—all in the name of the people. During this time, fictional, abstracted(...)
One of the markers of modernity from the eighteenth century onwards is the emergence of “the people” as a respected political entity. In response, architects have advocated for the transformation of cities, explored new technologies, pioneered design discourses, and engaged in heated cultural conflicts—all in the name of the people. During this time, fictional, abstracted(...)
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Hall cases
Hall cases
Date:
5 October 2011 to 22 January 2012
5 October 2011 to 22 January 2012
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Starting from... People
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One of the markers of modernity from the eighteenth century onwards is the emergence of “the people” as a respected political entity. In response, architects have advocated for the transformation of cities, explored new technologies, pioneered design discourses, and engaged in heated cultural conflicts—all in the name of the people. During this time, fictional, abstracted(...)
Starting from... People
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One of the markers of modernity from the eighteenth century onwards is the emergence of “the people” as a respected political entity. In response, architects have advocated for the transformation of cities, explored new technologies, pioneered design discourses, and engaged in heated cultural conflicts—all in the name of the people. During this time, fictional, abstracted(...)
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exhibitions
exhibitions
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5 October 2011 to
22 January 2012
5 October 2011 to
22 January 2012
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Hall cases
Hall cases
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exhibitions
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Architects’ Books
Architects’ Books
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This exhibition presents three phases in the history of the architect’s book: the mid-sixteenth century, when architects first proved themselves in the field; the late-nineteenth to early-twentieth centuries, when architects turned to book design as a serious complement to their professional career; and contemporary times, when architectural firms, in league with their(...)
This exhibition presents three phases in the history of the architect’s book: the mid-sixteenth century, when architects first proved themselves in the field; the late-nineteenth to early-twentieth centuries, when architects turned to book design as a serious complement to their professional career; and contemporary times, when architectural firms, in league with their(...)
Location:
Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
Date:
24 June 2004 to 26 September 2004
24 June 2004 to 26 September 2004
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Architects’ Books
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This exhibition presents three phases in the history of the architect’s book: the mid-sixteenth century, when architects first proved themselves in the field; the late-nineteenth to early-twentieth centuries, when architects turned to book design as a serious complement to their professional career; and contemporary times, when architectural firms, in league with their(...)
Architects’ Books
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This exhibition presents three phases in the history of the architect’s book: the mid-sixteenth century, when architects first proved themselves in the field; the late-nineteenth to early-twentieth centuries, when architects turned to book design as a serious complement to their professional career; and contemporary times, when architectural firms, in league with their(...)
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exhibitions
exhibitions
Date:
24 June 2004 to
26 September 2004
24 June 2004 to
26 September 2004
Location:
Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
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exhibitions
exhibitions
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Cedric Price: Mean Time
Cedric Price: Mean Time
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British architect Cedric Price draws upon the collection of the CCA to develop the complex relationships between time, movement, and space in the built environment. Looking at structures and building elements through the ages, including some of Price’s own projects, Mean Time presents photographs of an ancient Aztec sun dial, a railroad switching yard, a shot tower, and a(...)
British architect Cedric Price draws upon the collection of the CCA to develop the complex relationships between time, movement, and space in the built environment. Looking at structures and building elements through the ages, including some of Price’s own projects, Mean Time presents photographs of an ancient Aztec sun dial, a railroad switching yard, a shot tower, and a(...)
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Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
Date:
19 October 1999 to 27 February 2000
19 October 1999 to 27 February 2000
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Cedric Price: Mean Time
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British architect Cedric Price draws upon the collection of the CCA to develop the complex relationships between time, movement, and space in the built environment. Looking at structures and building elements through the ages, including some of Price’s own projects, Mean Time presents photographs of an ancient Aztec sun dial, a railroad switching yard, a shot tower, and a(...)
Cedric Price: Mean Time
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British architect Cedric Price draws upon the collection of the CCA to develop the complex relationships between time, movement, and space in the built environment. Looking at structures and building elements through the ages, including some of Price’s own projects, Mean Time presents photographs of an ancient Aztec sun dial, a railroad switching yard, a shot tower, and a(...)
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exhibitions
exhibitions
Date:
19 October 1999 to
27 February 2000
19 October 1999 to
27 February 2000
Location:
Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
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articles
articles
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Let us assure you
Let us assure you
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Keyword(s):
State, King , Seventeenth-century, French Architecture, Indra McEwen, Architecture of Fortification, Mechanical Body, Invisible Modern State, Visiting Scholar
State, King , Seventeenth-century, French Architecture, Indra McEwen, Architecture of Fortification, Mechanical Body, Invisible Modern State, Visiting Scholar
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18 February 2000
18 February 2000
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events
events
Date:
18 February 2000
18 February 2000
