On 21 December, we invite parents and their children to explore the exhibition How Modern through a seek-and-find activity accompanied by a CCA educator. Wander through the galleries, keep your eyes sharp, and have fun spotting a series of clues hidden among the exhibition’s works and archives. This activity offers participants of all ages an opportunity to observe the(...)
21 December 2025, 11am to 12pm
Holiday Family Activity: Find and Tell
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On 21 December, we invite parents and their children to explore the exhibition How Modern through a seek-and-find activity accompanied by a CCA educator. Wander through the galleries, keep your eyes sharp, and have fun spotting a series of clues hidden among the exhibition’s works and archives. This activity offers participants of all ages an opportunity to observe the(...)
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CD045
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Collection of photographs assembled by Abraham Livinson from various sources between approximately 1925 and 1946. Includes views of buildings and monuments, chiefly in Montréal and elsewhere in Québec, and in Ottawa, Ontario.
1925-1946?
A. Jacob Livinson photographs collection
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CD045
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Collection of photographs assembled by Abraham Livinson from various sources between approximately 1925 and 1946. Includes views of buildings and monuments, chiefly in Montréal and elsewhere in Québec, and in Ottawa, Ontario.
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1925-1946?
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Douglas Kelbaugh fonds
AP153
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The Douglas Kelbaugh fonds documents the professional practice of architect Douglas Kelbaugh from the beginning of his carreer in 1973, his partnership in the Kelbaugh + Lee Architects firm, in 1978, to his late projects in the 1990s. The documents in the fonds consist of drawings, textual records, photographs and panels relating to over 20 projects, predominantly his work in sustainable architecture in the United States from the early 1970s to the mid 1990s.
1970-2008
Douglas Kelbaugh fonds
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AP153
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The Douglas Kelbaugh fonds documents the professional practice of architect Douglas Kelbaugh from the beginning of his carreer in 1973, his partnership in the Kelbaugh + Lee Architects firm, in 1978, to his late projects in the 1990s. The documents in the fonds consist of drawings, textual records, photographs and panels relating to over 20 projects, predominantly his work in sustainable architecture in the United States from the early 1970s to the mid 1990s.
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1970-2008
born digital
AP184.S1.032
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Complete contents of CD-R ARCH268241, labeled “TF3DV Phase 2.32 SGI Databases (Nov 18)”. File includes an .iso disk image of the dual-formatted ISO-9660/HFS disk and digital files exported from the disk image using FTK Imager. Most common file formats: Unidentified, Plain Text File, 3D Studio Shapes, Tape Archive Format, Adobe Photoshop.
17 November 1997 - 18 November 1997
SGI databases for Three Dimensional Trading Floor, Phase 2.32
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AP184.S1.032
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Complete contents of CD-R ARCH268241, labeled “TF3DV Phase 2.32 SGI Databases (Nov 18)”. File includes an .iso disk image of the dual-formatted ISO-9660/HFS disk and digital files exported from the disk image using FTK Imager. Most common file formats: Unidentified, Plain Text File, 3D Studio Shapes, Tape Archive Format, Adobe Photoshop.
born digital
17 November 1997 - 18 November 1997
born digital
AP167.S1.SS3.007
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This directory chiefly contains JPEGs and Photoshop files created to be used by the NSA Muscle computer interface. It also contains licensing information for an unidentified software, possibly related to the NSA Muscle computer interface. Original directory name: "MUSCLE interface". Most common file formats: JPEG File Interchange Format, Unidentified, Adobe Photoshop, Plain Text File, RAR Archive.
25 January 2002 - 8 December 2003
Computer interface design for the NSA Muscle (2 of 2)
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AP167.S1.SS3.007
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This directory chiefly contains JPEGs and Photoshop files created to be used by the NSA Muscle computer interface. It also contains licensing information for an unidentified software, possibly related to the NSA Muscle computer interface. Original directory name: "MUSCLE interface". Most common file formats: JPEG File Interchange Format, Unidentified, Adobe Photoshop, Plain Text File, RAR Archive.
born digital
25 January 2002 - 8 December 2003
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AP178.S1.1999.PR08
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This project series documents the Projecto de Ordenación nel Âmbito del Vapor Turull in Sabadell, Spain. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 114/90. The office assigned the date 1999 to this project. The project was for offices for the municipality of Sabadell in the industrial building of the Vapor Turull company. It included office spaces, an exterior public parking for 330 cars, and an interior parking in the basement. The H-shaped building had a 7634 m2 surface. There is no documentation in the archive suggesting if the building was realized or not. Documenting this project are sketches and plans. Textual material includes correspondence and documentation from the city of Sabadell and photographic materials document the model.
circa 1996-2000
Projecto de Ordenación nel Âmbito del Vapor Turull, Sabadell, Spain (1999)
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AP178.S1.1999.PR08
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This project series documents the Projecto de Ordenación nel Âmbito del Vapor Turull in Sabadell, Spain. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 114/90. The office assigned the date 1999 to this project. The project was for offices for the municipality of Sabadell in the industrial building of the Vapor Turull company. It included office spaces, an exterior public parking for 330 cars, and an interior parking in the basement. The H-shaped building had a 7634 m2 surface. There is no documentation in the archive suggesting if the building was realized or not. Documenting this project are sketches and plans. Textual material includes correspondence and documentation from the city of Sabadell and photographic materials document the model.
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circa 1996-2000
ARCH259776
ca. 1943
photographs
ARCH283625
circa 1943
photographs
circa 1943
articles
Drawing Connections
Drawing Connections
Nokubekezela Mchunu on architectural archives as social exchange
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Gene Summers fonds
AP114
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The Gene Summers fonds documents primarily the later part of Gene Summers' career as an architect, developer, artist and art collector. Summer's early work with the Office of Mies van der Rohe and C.F. Murphy Associates is summarily represented by notes, sketches and photographs.
1957 - 2004
Gene Summers fonds
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AP114
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The Gene Summers fonds documents primarily the later part of Gene Summers' career as an architect, developer, artist and art collector. Summer's early work with the Office of Mies van der Rohe and C.F. Murphy Associates is summarily represented by notes, sketches and photographs.
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1957 - 2004