Lessons from Bernard Rudofsky is the first retrospective to examine the life and work of the controversial architect, designer, and critic whose groundbreaking buildings, exhibitions, and fashion designs challenged the Western world’s perceptions of comfort and culture. The exhibition highlights the diverse contributions of a unique and underappreciated pioneer of(...)
Main galleries
4 July 2007 to 30 September 2007
Lessons from Bernard Rudofsky
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Lessons from Bernard Rudofsky is the first retrospective to examine the life and work of the controversial architect, designer, and critic whose groundbreaking buildings, exhibitions, and fashion designs challenged the Western world’s perceptions of comfort and culture. The exhibition highlights the diverse contributions of a unique and underappreciated pioneer of(...)
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AP186
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The Cloud 9 Villa Nurbs project records,1990s-2013, document the firm’s Villa Nurbs project, a private residence in Empuriabrava (Costa Brava), Spain. The archive consists of the firm’s total born-digital archive for the project, as well as physical materials in a number of formats, including drawings, textual records, slides, presentation materials, photographs, paintings, protoypes, material samples, and models.
1990s-2013
Cloud 9 Villa Nurbs project records
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AP186
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The Cloud 9 Villa Nurbs project records,1990s-2013, document the firm’s Villa Nurbs project, a private residence in Empuriabrava (Costa Brava), Spain. The archive consists of the firm’s total born-digital archive for the project, as well as physical materials in a number of formats, including drawings, textual records, slides, presentation materials, photographs, paintings, protoypes, material samples, and models.
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1990s-2013
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AP172
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The Mies in America Research Collection documents an exhibition and publication project produced by Curator and Architectural Historian, Phyllis Lambert (1927-), and associated researchers between 1996-2002. The project explored German-born architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's (1886-1969) contributions to the American architectural landscape following his immigration from Germany to Chicago in 1938. The resulting book, a collaboration between the Canadian Centre for Architecture and the Whitney Museum of American Art, was published in 2001. The exhibition ran from 2001-2002 with stops at the Whitney Museum of American Art (New York), the Canadian Centre for Architecture, (Montreal), and the Museum of Contemporary Art (Chicago). The Mies in America research collection consists of correspondence, research, and administrative, manuscript, and curatorial files created by Phyllis Lambert and the project team for the book and exhibition project Mies in America, originally housed in the Mies research office at the Canadian Centre for Architecture. Throughout the process, the team of researchers consulted previously unstudied material on Mies van der Rhoe from major repositories across North America, including drawings, collages, photographs, project documents, letters, and extensive interviews , which are represented in photocopy throughout the collection to document the research activities as well as curatorial choices and manuscript development. Subsequent curatorial decisions based on this research are detailed through notes, correspondence, manuscript drafts, and object lists as the book and exhibition projects took shape. Original annotations, edits, and comments made by Phyllis Lambert and her research associates are present throughout. The administrative activities of the research team are also documented through correspondence, research assistant assignments, research trips, and photography requests. Files from the assistant curator (Cammie McAtee), and research assistants (primarily Elspeth Cowell, Nathalie Senecal, and Deborah Miller) are integrated throughout the collection.
1957-2002
Mies in America Research Collection
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AP172
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The Mies in America Research Collection documents an exhibition and publication project produced by Curator and Architectural Historian, Phyllis Lambert (1927-), and associated researchers between 1996-2002. The project explored German-born architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's (1886-1969) contributions to the American architectural landscape following his immigration from Germany to Chicago in 1938. The resulting book, a collaboration between the Canadian Centre for Architecture and the Whitney Museum of American Art, was published in 2001. The exhibition ran from 2001-2002 with stops at the Whitney Museum of American Art (New York), the Canadian Centre for Architecture, (Montreal), and the Museum of Contemporary Art (Chicago). The Mies in America research collection consists of correspondence, research, and administrative, manuscript, and curatorial files created by Phyllis Lambert and the project team for the book and exhibition project Mies in America, originally housed in the Mies research office at the Canadian Centre for Architecture. Throughout the process, the team of researchers consulted previously unstudied material on Mies van der Rhoe from major repositories across North America, including drawings, collages, photographs, project documents, letters, and extensive interviews , which are represented in photocopy throughout the collection to document the research activities as well as curatorial choices and manuscript development. Subsequent curatorial decisions based on this research are detailed through notes, correspondence, manuscript drafts, and object lists as the book and exhibition projects took shape. Original annotations, edits, and comments made by Phyllis Lambert and her research associates are present throughout. The administrative activities of the research team are also documented through correspondence, research assistant assignments, research trips, and photography requests. Files from the assistant curator (Cammie McAtee), and research assistants (primarily Elspeth Cowell, Nathalie Senecal, and Deborah Miller) are integrated throughout the collection.
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1957-2002
textual records
ARCH158275
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Chemise comprenant, entre autres, une invitation modifiée à participer au concours de Recherche et développement de l’IRAC et de l’OAQ dans le cadre du Festival d’architecture de l’IRAC tenu en juin 1997 ; une correspondance relative à la soumission par Roger D’Astous de son projet pour la Bibliothèque nationale du Japon (1996) ; un texte de Roger D’Astous expliquant l’aspect innovateur de son projet ; un communiqué de presse donnant le nom des gagnants dont notamment celui de Roger D’Astous, dans la catégorie de projets architecturaux novateurs qui ont un fort potentiel à générer des activités technologiques novatrices ; et une attestation à l’effet que Roger D’Astous s’est vu octroyer un trophée comme gagnant de la catégorie Grands projets d’architecture porteurs de technologies.
1996-1997, surtout 1997
Invitation modifiée à participer au concours de Recherche et développement de l’IRAC
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Chemise comprenant, entre autres, une invitation modifiée à participer au concours de Recherche et développement de l’IRAC et de l’OAQ dans le cadre du Festival d’architecture de l’IRAC tenu en juin 1997 ; une correspondance relative à la soumission par Roger D’Astous de son projet pour la Bibliothèque nationale du Japon (1996) ; un texte de Roger D’Astous expliquant l’aspect innovateur de son projet ; un communiqué de presse donnant le nom des gagnants dont notamment celui de Roger D’Astous, dans la catégorie de projets architecturaux novateurs qui ont un fort potentiel à générer des activités technologiques novatrices ; et une attestation à l’effet que Roger D’Astous s’est vu octroyer un trophée comme gagnant de la catégorie Grands projets d’architecture porteurs de technologies.
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1996-1997, surtout 1997
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R&Sie(n) project records
AP193
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R&Sie(n) project records, 2002-2015, document the development and design process of four projects of the firm: Water Flux (2002-2010), I’ve heard about (2004-2006), Olzweg (2006) and Une architecture des humeurs (2008-2011). The records consist of original born-digital material in addition to two models for Water Flux.
2005-2015
R&Sie(n) project records
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AP193
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R&Sie(n) project records, 2002-2015, document the development and design process of four projects of the firm: Water Flux (2002-2010), I’ve heard about (2004-2006), Olzweg (2006) and Une architecture des humeurs (2008-2011). The records consist of original born-digital material in addition to two models for Water Flux.
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2005-2015
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Ábalos & Herreros fonds
AP164
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The Ábalos&Herreros fonds documents the activities of the architectural firm Ábalos&Herreros, founded by architects Iñaki Ábalos and Juan Herreros. The archive primarily consists of drawings, photographic materials and textual documentation, and covers the existance of the firm from 1985 to 2008. The concentration of the firm's work was produced in the city of Madrid and the Community of Madrid where the firm maintained its head office. However, the archive also documents projects for other Spanish autonomous communities as well as for other countries such as Portugal, Germany, the United States, and Brazil.
1920-2009
Ábalos & Herreros fonds
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AP164
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The Ábalos&Herreros fonds documents the activities of the architectural firm Ábalos&Herreros, founded by architects Iñaki Ábalos and Juan Herreros. The archive primarily consists of drawings, photographic materials and textual documentation, and covers the existance of the firm from 1985 to 2008. The concentration of the firm's work was produced in the city of Madrid and the Community of Madrid where the firm maintained its head office. However, the archive also documents projects for other Spanish autonomous communities as well as for other countries such as Portugal, Germany, the United States, and Brazil.
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1920-2009
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Stelco fonds
AP017
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The Stelco fonds, 1902-1982, documents the buildings of the Steel Company of Canada’s two Montréal sites, located on Notre-Dame street in Little Burgundy and in Saint-Henri. The fond is composed of drawings showing site plans and elevations.
1902-1982
Stelco fonds
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AP017
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The Stelco fonds, 1902-1982, documents the buildings of the Steel Company of Canada’s two Montréal sites, located on Notre-Dame street in Little Burgundy and in Saint-Henri. The fond is composed of drawings showing site plans and elevations.
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1902-1982
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Futurecasting collection
CD048
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This collection documents the activities of the “Futurecasting: Indigenous-led Architecture and Design in the Arctic” group formed by Jenni Hakovirta, Naomi Ratte, Nicole Luke, Magnus Antaris Tuolja, Andrea McIntosh, Robyn Adams, Berit Kristine Andersen Guvsám, Laila Susanna Kuhmunen, Johanna Minde, and Reanna Merasty. It contains materials related to the planning of seminars and workshops, and the creative process and projects created by its participants in 2022-2023 that were later presented in the Canadian Centre for Architecture’s exhibition and related publication “ᐊᖏᕐᕋᒧᑦ / Ruovttu Guvlui / Towards home” (2022-2023).
2008-2023
Futurecasting collection
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CD048
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This collection documents the activities of the “Futurecasting: Indigenous-led Architecture and Design in the Arctic” group formed by Jenni Hakovirta, Naomi Ratte, Nicole Luke, Magnus Antaris Tuolja, Andrea McIntosh, Robyn Adams, Berit Kristine Andersen Guvsám, Laila Susanna Kuhmunen, Johanna Minde, and Reanna Merasty. It contains materials related to the planning of seminars and workshops, and the creative process and projects created by its participants in 2022-2023 that were later presented in the Canadian Centre for Architecture’s exhibition and related publication “ᐊᖏᕐᕋᒧᑦ / Ruovttu Guvlui / Towards home” (2022-2023).
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2008-2023
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AP075.S3.SS1.019
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Contains typescript text for the following lectures by Cornelia Hahn Oberlander: - The Magic of Sand - Indoors and Out - Planning for Play Everywhere. Play in Hospitals, 1984. - Landscape Architecture in the 20th Century: The Relationship of Architecture and - Landscape Architecture. Museum of Modern Art October 21-22. - Lecture given at the Vancouver Art Gallery, 1954. - The TVA as creator of a Regional Landscape. - Greening the City. University of Texas. November 18, 1994. - The Garden in My Life and My Work. Western Washington University. June 14, 1988. - Nature in the City: or, the City in Nature. Architecture and Urban Studies Alliance, Calgary, Alberta. February 11, 1987. - Address to the Graduating Classes in Agrcultural Sciences, Applied Science, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Community and Regional Planning, Forestry, - Interdisciplinary Studies. The University of British Columbia. May 29, 1991. - The Garden as Art. Van Dusen Botanical Garden. October 2, 1990. - Landscapes that Shaped Vancouver. The Society of Architectural Historians. October 13, 2000. - Breaking Ground. Smith College. March 26, 2001. - Green Spaces: Inspiring Landscapes by Women - Landscape Architecture in the Next Millenium. Hotel Vancouver. March 29, 1999. - Landscape Architecture: Bridge Between Buliding and Nature. Toronto, ON. November 26, 1999. - Limiting Footprints: An Ecological Approach to Landscape Architecture. Harvard University. March 27, 2001. - Leadership in Landscape: Sustainable Development Directions for the Future. Smith College. March 18, 1998. - Linking Places to Design: An Ecological Approach. Alaska Design Forum Lecture. April 1999. - Limiting Footprints: An Ecological Approach to Landscape Architecture. February 22, 2001. - The Meanings of Gardens… Transformed. University of Virginia. March 23, 2001. - Landscape Architecture North of the Arctic Circle. University of Massachusetts, Amherst. March 26, 2007. - Landscape Architecture Aesthetics and Sustainability. Palm Springs, CA. March 15, 2008. - Limiting Footprints: Low Impact Technologies. University of Arkansas. February 20, 2005. - Conservation of 20th Century Canadian Landscapes. ASLA CSLA Montreal. September 22, 2001. - Government Complex of the Province of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC: Changes of a City. October 11, 1979. - Heritage of Green Spaces: Robson Square. Vancouver Heritage Foundation. April 21, 2010. - Where Architecture Meets the Trees. Smith College. February 29, 1992. - Green Roofs and Sustainable Development: Ideas into Action. McGill University. October 21, 2005.
1954-2010
Texts of Cornelia Hahn Oberlander for various lectures
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AP075.S3.SS1.019
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Contains typescript text for the following lectures by Cornelia Hahn Oberlander: - The Magic of Sand - Indoors and Out - Planning for Play Everywhere. Play in Hospitals, 1984. - Landscape Architecture in the 20th Century: The Relationship of Architecture and - Landscape Architecture. Museum of Modern Art October 21-22. - Lecture given at the Vancouver Art Gallery, 1954. - The TVA as creator of a Regional Landscape. - Greening the City. University of Texas. November 18, 1994. - The Garden in My Life and My Work. Western Washington University. June 14, 1988. - Nature in the City: or, the City in Nature. Architecture and Urban Studies Alliance, Calgary, Alberta. February 11, 1987. - Address to the Graduating Classes in Agrcultural Sciences, Applied Science, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Community and Regional Planning, Forestry, - Interdisciplinary Studies. The University of British Columbia. May 29, 1991. - The Garden as Art. Van Dusen Botanical Garden. October 2, 1990. - Landscapes that Shaped Vancouver. The Society of Architectural Historians. October 13, 2000. - Breaking Ground. Smith College. March 26, 2001. - Green Spaces: Inspiring Landscapes by Women - Landscape Architecture in the Next Millenium. Hotel Vancouver. March 29, 1999. - Landscape Architecture: Bridge Between Buliding and Nature. Toronto, ON. November 26, 1999. - Limiting Footprints: An Ecological Approach to Landscape Architecture. Harvard University. March 27, 2001. - Leadership in Landscape: Sustainable Development Directions for the Future. Smith College. March 18, 1998. - Linking Places to Design: An Ecological Approach. Alaska Design Forum Lecture. April 1999. - Limiting Footprints: An Ecological Approach to Landscape Architecture. February 22, 2001. - The Meanings of Gardens… Transformed. University of Virginia. March 23, 2001. - Landscape Architecture North of the Arctic Circle. University of Massachusetts, Amherst. March 26, 2007. - Landscape Architecture Aesthetics and Sustainability. Palm Springs, CA. March 15, 2008. - Limiting Footprints: Low Impact Technologies. University of Arkansas. February 20, 2005. - Conservation of 20th Century Canadian Landscapes. ASLA CSLA Montreal. September 22, 2001. - Government Complex of the Province of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC: Changes of a City. October 11, 1979. - Heritage of Green Spaces: Robson Square. Vancouver Heritage Foundation. April 21, 2010. - Where Architecture Meets the Trees. Smith College. February 29, 1992. - Green Roofs and Sustainable Development: Ideas into Action. McGill University. October 21, 2005.
textual records
1954-2010
journals and magazines
Technology and culture.
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volumes illustrations 24 cm
[Chicago, etc.] University of Chicago Press
journals and magazines
[Chicago, etc.] University of Chicago Press