Although immigration is a dominant topic in contemporary culture, its discussion is often limited to the human experience, such as the crossing of borders and issues about national identity. Journeys takes a different perspective: how movements impact the environment. Examples range from the coconut that can drift freely on the ocean current and re-seed wherever it finds(...)
Main galleries
20 October 2010 to 13 March 2011
Journeys: How travelling fruit, ideas and buildings rearrange our environment
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Although immigration is a dominant topic in contemporary culture, its discussion is often limited to the human experience, such as the crossing of borders and issues about national identity. Journeys takes a different perspective: how movements impact the environment. Examples range from the coconut that can drift freely on the ocean current and re-seed wherever it finds(...)
Main galleries
As part of the CCA’s ongoing exploration of key issues in contemporary architecture with a specific focus on urban, social, and environmental concerns, Some Ideas on Living in London and Tokyo by Stephen Taylor and Ryue Nishizawa features recent architectural projects that propose new solutions to the challenges of building homes in dense urban environments. London and(...)
Main galleries
14 May 2008 to 26 October 2008
Some Ideas on Living in London and Tokyo by Stephen Taylor and Ryue Nishizawa
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As part of the CCA’s ongoing exploration of key issues in contemporary architecture with a specific focus on urban, social, and environmental concerns, Some Ideas on Living in London and Tokyo by Stephen Taylor and Ryue Nishizawa features recent architectural projects that propose new solutions to the challenges of building homes in dense urban environments. London and(...)
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New towns created by private enterprise in the early years of the twentieth century bear witness to the confluence of economic, social, and political forces at work in shaping urban forms. Built quickly and expensively, these towns thoroughly planned to sustain industrial profits, relying on social control to ensure the hegemony of the ruling class. This exhibition traces(...)
Main galleries
6 March 1996 to 26 May 1996
Power and Planning: Industrial Towns in Québec, 1890-1950
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New towns created by private enterprise in the early years of the twentieth century bear witness to the confluence of economic, social, and political forces at work in shaping urban forms. Built quickly and expensively, these towns thoroughly planned to sustain industrial profits, relying on social control to ensure the hegemony of the ruling class. This exhibition traces(...)
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This exhibition features British architect Will Alsop’s preparatory work for the Sharp Centre for Design at the Ontario College of Art Design (OCAD) in Toronto and explores the role of painting in his design process. Completed in 2004, OCAD’s Sharp Centre for Design was designed by Alsop Architects in collaboration with the Toronto-based firm Robbie/Young + Wright. The(...)
Octagonal gallery
13 June 2008 to 5 October 2008
Will Alsop: OCAD, An Urban Manifesto
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This exhibition features British architect Will Alsop’s preparatory work for the Sharp Centre for Design at the Ontario College of Art Design (OCAD) in Toronto and explores the role of painting in his design process. Completed in 2004, OCAD’s Sharp Centre for Design was designed by Alsop Architects in collaboration with the Toronto-based firm Robbie/Young + Wright. The(...)
Octagonal gallery
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292 p., [3] col. leaves of plates : ill., plans ; 28 cm.
Vaulx-en-Velin (France) : FOT, [c. 1985]
Le livre de la piscine résidentielle, familiale et de collectivité / Bernard Degrange.
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292 p., [3] col. leaves of plates : ill., plans ; 28 cm.
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Vaulx-en-Velin (France) : FOT, [c. 1985]
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xi, 117 pages : illustrations ; 21 x 27 cm.
Sainte-Foy, Québec : Éditions Saint-Yves, 1979.
St-François, île d'Orléans / Jacques Côté ; ont collaboré à divers degrés, Madeleine T.-Guimont [and others].
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xi, 117 pages : illustrations ; 21 x 27 cm.
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Sainte-Foy, Québec : Éditions Saint-Yves, 1979.
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116 pages ; 28 cm
Ottawa : La Division, 1995.
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Ottawa : La Division, 1995.
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3 volumes : illustrations (some color), maps ; in a container, 23 x 32 x 8 cm + 2 videocassettes, 1 CD-ROM (12 cm)
Québec : Vivre en ville, [2004]
Vers des collectivités viables : trousse d'actions / Vivre en ville ; direction du projet, Jérôme Vaillancourt ; coordination à la recherche et la rédaction, Michel Ouellet ; recherche et rédaction, Caroline Brodeur [and 5 others].
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3 volumes : illustrations (some color), maps ; in a container, 23 x 32 x 8 cm + 2 videocassettes, 1 CD-ROM (12 cm)
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Québec : Vivre en ville, [2004]
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187 pages ; 28 cm
New York : Nations Unies, 1957.
Financement des programmes d'habitation et d'amélioration des collectivités.
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187 pages ; 28 cm
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New York : Nations Unies, 1957.
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139 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Montréal : Bibliothèque nationale du Québec, 1979.
Les bibliothèques de collectivités à Montréal (17e-19e siècle) : sources et problèmes / Yvan Lamonde.
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139 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
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Montréal : Bibliothèque nationale du Québec, 1979.