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Photography as Project
Stefano Graziani; Bas Princen; The Lives of Documents, CCA collection, architecture photography, photography as a project
24 April 2023
Twenty-two colour photographs reveal Ernest Cormier’s central pavilion of the Université de Montréal as an integral part of the Montréal urban landscape and as a complex, varied spatial experience. The exhibition originated in a commission to Gabor Szilasi by the CCA when research into the Fonds Cormier revealed a major gap in the photographic documentation of the(...)
Octagonal gallery
2 May 1990 to 28 October 1990
Sighting the Université de Montréal: Photographs by Gabor Szilasi
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Twenty-two colour photographs reveal Ernest Cormier’s central pavilion of the Université de Montréal as an integral part of the Montréal urban landscape and as a complex, varied spatial experience. The exhibition originated in a commission to Gabor Szilasi by the CCA when research into the Fonds Cormier revealed a major gap in the photographic documentation of the(...)
Octagonal gallery
Commissioned by the CCA, for three years, French photographer Serge Hambourg recorded over four hundred historic mills and factories throughout New England. By capturing their surroundings as well as by focusing on the stark beauty of their interiors and exteriors, the images trace the evolution of this building type. The photographs included in the exhibition range from(...)
Octagonal gallery ante-room
6 December 1989 to 11 February 1990
Mills and Factories of New England: Photographs by Serge Hambourg
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Commissioned by the CCA, for three years, French photographer Serge Hambourg recorded over four hundred historic mills and factories throughout New England. By capturing their surroundings as well as by focusing on the stark beauty of their interiors and exteriors, the images trace the evolution of this building type. The photographs included in the exhibition range from(...)
Octagonal gallery ante-room
Letters from the People: Photographs by Lee Friedlander deals with words and language—how commercial signs and graffiti structure our perception of urban environment and, to a large extent, define our relationship to it. American photographer Lee Friedlander’s work is concerned not with the systematic and thorough documentation of various North American cities, but with(...)
Octagonal gallery
22 September 1993 to 28 November 1993
"Letters from the People": Photographs by Lee Friedlander
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Letters from the People: Photographs by Lee Friedlander deals with words and language—how commercial signs and graffiti structure our perception of urban environment and, to a large extent, define our relationship to it. American photographer Lee Friedlander’s work is concerned not with the systematic and thorough documentation of various North American cities, but with(...)
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Photographies = Photographs
AP156.S6.SS3
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Le dossier documente la vie et les activités de Jacqueline Jeanneret en photographies. Le dossier inclut des photographies de Jacqueline Jeanneret, de sa famille et ses amis, des photographies de ses voyages en Europe et en Inde, des photographies de Chandigarh acquises par elle et des photographies d'une exposition sur Chandigarh à Genève. Le dossier inclut aussi des photographies des oeuvres d'art de Pierre Jeanneret et de Le Corbusier. Le matériel dans ce dossier a été produit entre les années 1880 et les années 2000. Le dossier contient des photographies et des négatifs. File documents, in photographs, the life and the activities of Jacqueline Jeanneret. The file includes photographs of Jacqueline Jeanneret, her family and her friends, photographs of her trips in Europe and India, photographs of Chandigarh acquired by her and photographs of an exhibition on Chandigarh in Geneva. The file also includes photographs of works of art by Pierre Jeanneret and Le Corbusier. The material in this file was produced between the 1880s and the 2000s. The file contains photographs and negatives.
Photographies = Photographs
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Le dossier documente la vie et les activités de Jacqueline Jeanneret en photographies. Le dossier inclut des photographies de Jacqueline Jeanneret, de sa famille et ses amis, des photographies de ses voyages en Europe et en Inde, des photographies de Chandigarh acquises par elle et des photographies d'une exposition sur Chandigarh à Genève. Le dossier inclut aussi des photographies des oeuvres d'art de Pierre Jeanneret et de Le Corbusier. Le matériel dans ce dossier a été produit entre les années 1880 et les années 2000. Le dossier contient des photographies et des négatifs. File documents, in photographs, the life and the activities of Jacqueline Jeanneret. The file includes photographs of Jacqueline Jeanneret, her family and her friends, photographs of her trips in Europe and India, photographs of Chandigarh acquired by her and photographs of an exhibition on Chandigarh in Geneva. The file also includes photographs of works of art by Pierre Jeanneret and Le Corbusier. The material in this file was produced between the 1880s and the 2000s. The file contains photographs and negatives.
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AP156.S4
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La série documente la vie personnelle et professionnelle de Pierre Jeanneret, en Europe et en Inde, ainsi que le projet de la nouvelle ville de Chandigarh, en Inde. La série inclut principalement des photographies de Chandigarh, mais aussi des photographies de familles, des photographies de quelques projets qu'il a réalisé en Europe dans les années 1940. Le matériel de cette série a été produit entre la fin des années 1800 jusqu'au années 1970. La série contient principalement des photographies, donc des épreuves contacts ou des photocollages, ainsi que des négatifs. Series documents the personnal and professional life of Pierre Jeanneret, in Europe and in India, and also the project for the new city of Chandigarh, in India. The series includes predominantly photographs of Chandigarh, but also family photographs and photographs of a few of his projects in Europe in the 1940s. The material in this series was produced between the end of the 1800s to the 1970s. The series contains predominantly photographs, including contact sheets and photocollages, and also negatives.
Photographies = Photographs
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La série documente la vie personnelle et professionnelle de Pierre Jeanneret, en Europe et en Inde, ainsi que le projet de la nouvelle ville de Chandigarh, en Inde. La série inclut principalement des photographies de Chandigarh, mais aussi des photographies de familles, des photographies de quelques projets qu'il a réalisé en Europe dans les années 1940. Le matériel de cette série a été produit entre la fin des années 1800 jusqu'au années 1970. La série contient principalement des photographies, donc des épreuves contacts ou des photocollages, ainsi que des négatifs. Series documents the personnal and professional life of Pierre Jeanneret, in Europe and in India, and also the project for the new city of Chandigarh, in India. The series includes predominantly photographs of Chandigarh, but also family photographs and photographs of a few of his projects in Europe in the 1940s. The material in this series was produced between the end of the 1800s to the 1970s. The series contains predominantly photographs, including contact sheets and photocollages, and also negatives.
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drawings, textual records, photographs
ARCH170989
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Coupures de journaux, photographies et reproduction de photographies de la Maison Coloniale et d'autres édifices du quartier
1988-1990
Coupures de journaux, photographies et reproduction de photographies
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Coupures de journaux, photographies et reproduction de photographies de la Maison Coloniale et d'autres édifices du quartier
drawings, textual records, photographs
1988-1990
Curated by Stefano Graziani and Bas Princen, The Lives of Documents—Photography as Project is the first of a trilogy of research and exhibition projects produced by the Canadian Centre for Architecture on the medium of photography—between work of art, research tool, and document—as a means to investigate the built environment.
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Stefano Graziani, Bas Princen, Hester Keijser, photography, The Lives of Documents—Photography as Project
3 May 2023 to 7 April 2024
The Lives of Documents—Photography as Project
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Curated by Stefano Graziani and Bas Princen, The Lives of Documents—Photography as Project is the first of a trilogy of research and exhibition projects produced by the Canadian Centre for Architecture on the medium of photography—between work of art, research tool, and document—as a means to investigate the built environment.
Main galleries Keyword(s):
Stefano Graziani, Bas Princen, Hester Keijser, photography, The Lives of Documents—Photography as Project
Realism and Illusion: Catherine Wagner Photographs the Disney Theme Parks presents a visual essay of the Disney theme parks in Anaheim, Orlando, Tokyo, and Paris. Fascinated by the importance of illusion in the design and layout of the parks, Wagner aspired “to add yet another layer of deception to this already simulated world, our world, where illusion is now more real(...)
Octagonal gallery
17 June 1997 to 28 September 1997
Realism and Illusion: Catherine Wagner Photographs the Disney Theme Parks
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Realism and Illusion: Catherine Wagner Photographs the Disney Theme Parks presents a visual essay of the Disney theme parks in Anaheim, Orlando, Tokyo, and Paris. Fascinated by the importance of illusion in the design and layout of the parks, Wagner aspired “to add yet another layer of deception to this already simulated world, our world, where illusion is now more real(...)
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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(...)
Octagonal gallery
15 March 2000 to 7 May 2000
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(...)
Octagonal gallery