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Launched in November 1998 by the International Foundation for the Canadian Centre for Architecture, The CCA Competition for the Design of Cities invited architects from around the world to submit solutions to a problem facing all major cities at the dawn of the twenty-first century: how to repair the scars left by transportation structures that are vestiges from a bygone(...)
Launched in November 1998 by the International Foundation for the Canadian Centre for Architecture, The CCA Competition for the Design of Cities invited architects from around the world to submit solutions to a problem facing all major cities at the dawn of the twenty-first century: how to repair the scars left by transportation structures that are vestiges from a bygone(...)
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Main galleries
Main galleries
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15 November 2000 to 1 April 2001
15 November 2000 to 1 April 2001
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New York: CCA Competition for the Design of Cities
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Launched in November 1998 by the International Foundation for the Canadian Centre for Architecture, The CCA Competition for the Design of Cities invited architects from around the world to submit solutions to a problem facing all major cities at the dawn of the twenty-first century: how to repair the scars left by transportation structures that are vestiges from a bygone(...)
New York: CCA Competition for the Design of Cities
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Launched in November 1998 by the International Foundation for the Canadian Centre for Architecture, The CCA Competition for the Design of Cities invited architects from around the world to submit solutions to a problem facing all major cities at the dawn of the twenty-first century: how to repair the scars left by transportation structures that are vestiges from a bygone(...)
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15 November 2000 to
1 April 2001
15 November 2000 to
1 April 2001
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On the occasion of the opening of How architects, experts, politicians, international agencies, and citizens negotiate modern planning: Casablanca Chandigarh the two featured photographers Yto Barrada and Takashi Homma join a conversation with the exhibition curators. They discuss how inhabitants take ownership of the city and urban life in Casablanca and Chandigarh.
On the occasion of the opening of How architects, experts, politicians, international agencies, and citizens negotiate modern planning: Casablanca Chandigarh the two featured photographers Yto Barrada and Takashi Homma join a conversation with the exhibition curators. They discuss how inhabitants take ownership of the city and urban life in Casablanca and Chandigarh.
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27 November 2013
27 November 2013
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In conversation: Yto Barrada & Takashi Homma
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On the occasion of the opening of How architects, experts, politicians, international agencies, and citizens negotiate modern planning: Casablanca Chandigarh the two featured photographers Yto Barrada and Takashi Homma join a conversation with the exhibition curators. They discuss how inhabitants take ownership of the city and urban life in Casablanca and Chandigarh.
In conversation: Yto Barrada & Takashi Homma
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On the occasion of the opening of How architects, experts, politicians, international agencies, and citizens negotiate modern planning: Casablanca Chandigarh the two featured photographers Yto Barrada and Takashi Homma join a conversation with the exhibition curators. They discuss how inhabitants take ownership of the city and urban life in Casablanca and Chandigarh.
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27 November 2013
27 November 2013
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Tangent - Alain Paiement
Tangent - Alain Paiement
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The first in a series of exhibitions that invites artists to create new work in response to a corpus of photographs selected from the CCA’s collection. In a provocative installation, Québec artist Alain Paiement juxtaposes a wide range of photographic subjects from the collection – buildings under construction, models of student work, architectural abstractions, different(...)
The first in a series of exhibitions that invites artists to create new work in response to a corpus of photographs selected from the CCA’s collection. In a provocative installation, Québec artist Alain Paiement juxtaposes a wide range of photographic subjects from the collection – buildings under construction, models of student work, architectural abstractions, different(...)
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23 April 2003 to 23 November 2003
23 April 2003 to 23 November 2003
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Tangent - Alain Paiement
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The first in a series of exhibitions that invites artists to create new work in response to a corpus of photographs selected from the CCA’s collection. In a provocative installation, Québec artist Alain Paiement juxtaposes a wide range of photographic subjects from the collection – buildings under construction, models of student work, architectural abstractions, different(...)
Tangent - Alain Paiement
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The first in a series of exhibitions that invites artists to create new work in response to a corpus of photographs selected from the CCA’s collection. In a provocative installation, Québec artist Alain Paiement juxtaposes a wide range of photographic subjects from the collection – buildings under construction, models of student work, architectural abstractions, different(...)
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23 April 2003 to
23 November 2003
23 April 2003 to
23 November 2003
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First, the Forests
First, the Forests
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*First, the Forests* examines some unexplored relationships between forestry, planning, and design. Reframing forestry as an activity that creates highly designed environments with unprecedented scale, ambition and precision, the exhibition proposes an expanded understanding of the connections between natural resources, production processes, and designed form. Curated(...)
*First, the Forests* examines some unexplored relationships between forestry, planning, and design. Reframing forestry as an activity that creates highly designed environments with unprecedented scale, ambition and precision, the exhibition proposes an expanded understanding of the connections between natural resources, production processes, and designed form. Curated(...)
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Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
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4 October 2012 to 6 January 2013
4 October 2012 to 6 January 2013
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First, the Forests
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*First, the Forests* examines some unexplored relationships between forestry, planning, and design. Reframing forestry as an activity that creates highly designed environments with unprecedented scale, ambition and precision, the exhibition proposes an expanded understanding of the connections between natural resources, production processes, and designed form. Curated(...)
First, the Forests
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*First, the Forests* examines some unexplored relationships between forestry, planning, and design. Reframing forestry as an activity that creates highly designed environments with unprecedented scale, ambition and precision, the exhibition proposes an expanded understanding of the connections between natural resources, production processes, and designed form. Curated(...)
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4 October 2012 to
6 January 2013
4 October 2012 to
6 January 2013
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Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
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Herzog de Meuron: Archaeology of the Mind presents an exhaustive display of materials from the architects’ archive and from related collections. Referencing a natural history, the exhibition includes study models, books, photographs, toys, fossils, Chinese scholars’ rocks, and significant works of contemporary art, all of which have informed the thinking of the Swiss(...)
Herzog de Meuron: Archaeology of the Mind presents an exhaustive display of materials from the architects’ archive and from related collections. Referencing a natural history, the exhibition includes study models, books, photographs, toys, fossils, Chinese scholars’ rocks, and significant works of contemporary art, all of which have informed the thinking of the Swiss(...)
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Main galleries
Main galleries
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23 October 2002 to 6 April 2003
23 October 2002 to 6 April 2003
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Herzog & de Meuron: Archaeology of the Mind
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Herzog de Meuron: Archaeology of the Mind presents an exhaustive display of materials from the architects’ archive and from related collections. Referencing a natural history, the exhibition includes study models, books, photographs, toys, fossils, Chinese scholars’ rocks, and significant works of contemporary art, all of which have informed the thinking of the Swiss(...)
Herzog & de Meuron: Archaeology of the Mind
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Herzog de Meuron: Archaeology of the Mind presents an exhaustive display of materials from the architects’ archive and from related collections. Referencing a natural history, the exhibition includes study models, books, photographs, toys, fossils, Chinese scholars’ rocks, and significant works of contemporary art, all of which have informed the thinking of the Swiss(...)
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23 October 2002 to
6 April 2003
23 October 2002 to
6 April 2003
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Main galleries
Main galleries
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Dessin préliminaires
Dessin préliminaires
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ARCH7773
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Dessin préliminaires : croquis de plans comparatifs d'hôpitaux et institutions d'enseignement montréalais. Dessins de développement du design : plan de creusage pour le grand perron de l'aile L; plan de l'entrée et élévation de la partie supérieure de l'aile D', 1929 et 1931; plan détaillé de l'étage E'4 et H'4; plans de finition d'un plancher; plan d'étage non-identifié comprenant un bureau de médecin; plan électrique non identifié. Dessins d'exécution préliminaires : détails de la couverture des gaines de ventilation ailes D et D'; modifications au plan des ailes K et L, 1928; détails de portes temporaires dans l'aile B' pour le compte de l'exposition de l'artisanat, 1941; plan et coupe de la salle de l'incinérateur et de la " sorting room ", détails de plinthes et marches pour des corridors et des escaliers, détails de portes intérieures en chêne. Détails des fenêtres à battants en acier, 11 mars 1931 / Cresswell Pomeroy Ltd., Montréal. Plan clef du pavillon principal (dessin 1) / Wallace Sandstone Quarries, Philipsburg, Québec. Lambrissage du mur postérieur de la salle des promotions, 20 avril 1934 /[M. Prévost?]. Nivellement de la terrasse no. 2 et des cours anglaises ailes A et A', plans du mur de soutènement et de la " maison de Monseigneur ", 1931 / M. Aubert.
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Dessin préliminaires : croquis de plans comparatifs d'hôpitaux et institutions d'enseignement montréalais. Dessins de développement du design : plan de creusage pour le grand perron de l'aile L; plan de l'entrée et élévation de la partie supérieure de l'aile D', 1929 et 1931; plan détaillé de l'étage E'4 et H'4; plans de finition d'un plancher; plan d'étage non-identifié comprenant un bureau de médecin; plan électrique non identifié. Dessins d'exécution préliminaires : détails de la couverture des gaines de ventilation ailes D et D'; modifications au plan des ailes K et L, 1928; détails de portes temporaires dans l'aile B' pour le compte de l'exposition de l'artisanat, 1941; plan et coupe de la salle de l'incinérateur et de la " sorting room ", détails de plinthes et marches pour des corridors et des escaliers, détails de portes intérieures en chêne. Détails des fenêtres à battants en acier, 11 mars 1931 / Cresswell Pomeroy Ltd., Montréal. Plan clef du pavillon principal (dessin 1) / Wallace Sandstone Quarries, Philipsburg, Québec. Lambrissage du mur postérieur de la salle des promotions, 20 avril 1934 /[M. Prévost?]. Nivellement de la terrasse no. 2 et des cours anglaises ailes A et A', plans du mur de soutènement et de la " maison de Monseigneur ", 1931 / M. Aubert.
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1924 - 1947
1924 - 1947
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Dessin préliminaires
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ARCH7773
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Dessin préliminaires : croquis de plans comparatifs d'hôpitaux et institutions d'enseignement montréalais. Dessins de développement du design : plan de creusage pour le grand perron de l'aile L; plan de l'entrée et élévation de la partie supérieure de l'aile D', 1929 et 1931; plan détaillé de l'étage E'4 et H'4; plans de finition d'un plancher; plan d'étage non-identifié comprenant un bureau de médecin; plan électrique non identifié. Dessins d'exécution préliminaires : détails de la couverture des gaines de ventilation ailes D et D'; modifications au plan des ailes K et L, 1928; détails de portes temporaires dans l'aile B' pour le compte de l'exposition de l'artisanat, 1941; plan et coupe de la salle de l'incinérateur et de la " sorting room ", détails de plinthes et marches pour des corridors et des escaliers, détails de portes intérieures en chêne. Détails des fenêtres à battants en acier, 11 mars 1931 / Cresswell Pomeroy Ltd., Montréal. Plan clef du pavillon principal (dessin 1) / Wallace Sandstone Quarries, Philipsburg, Québec. Lambrissage du mur postérieur de la salle des promotions, 20 avril 1934 /[M. Prévost?]. Nivellement de la terrasse no. 2 et des cours anglaises ailes A et A', plans du mur de soutènement et de la " maison de Monseigneur ", 1931 / M. Aubert.
Dessin préliminaires
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ARCH7773
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Dessin préliminaires : croquis de plans comparatifs d'hôpitaux et institutions d'enseignement montréalais. Dessins de développement du design : plan de creusage pour le grand perron de l'aile L; plan de l'entrée et élévation de la partie supérieure de l'aile D', 1929 et 1931; plan détaillé de l'étage E'4 et H'4; plans de finition d'un plancher; plan d'étage non-identifié comprenant un bureau de médecin; plan électrique non identifié. Dessins d'exécution préliminaires : détails de la couverture des gaines de ventilation ailes D et D'; modifications au plan des ailes K et L, 1928; détails de portes temporaires dans l'aile B' pour le compte de l'exposition de l'artisanat, 1941; plan et coupe de la salle de l'incinérateur et de la " sorting room ", détails de plinthes et marches pour des corridors et des escaliers, détails de portes intérieures en chêne. Détails des fenêtres à battants en acier, 11 mars 1931 / Cresswell Pomeroy Ltd., Montréal. Plan clef du pavillon principal (dessin 1) / Wallace Sandstone Quarries, Philipsburg, Québec. Lambrissage du mur postérieur de la salle des promotions, 20 avril 1934 /[M. Prévost?]. Nivellement de la terrasse no. 2 et des cours anglaises ailes A et A', plans du mur de soutènement et de la " maison de Monseigneur ", 1931 / M. Aubert.
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1924 - 1947
1924 - 1947
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Wohnhaus Schlesisches Tor—also known as Bonjour Tristesse—in Berlin and Punt en Komma in The Hague are Álvaro Siza’s first built works outside his native Portugal. The two projects resemble one another in size, scale, program, and ambition: both were built in the 1980s, both are results of a distinct attitude towards the city, and both were social housing projects(...)
Wohnhaus Schlesisches Tor—also known as Bonjour Tristesse—in Berlin and Punt en Komma in The Hague are Álvaro Siza’s first built works outside his native Portugal. The two projects resemble one another in size, scale, program, and ambition: both were built in the 1980s, both are results of a distinct attitude towards the city, and both were social housing projects(...)
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Octagonal gallery Keyword(s):
Álvaro Siza, Punt en Komma, The Hague, Bonjour Tristesse, Berlin
Octagonal gallery Keyword(s):
Álvaro Siza, Punt en Komma, The Hague, Bonjour Tristesse, Berlin
Date:
24 September 2015 to 22 May 2016
24 September 2015 to 22 May 2016
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Corner, Block, Neighbourhood, Cities. Álvaro Siza in Berlin and The Hague
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Wohnhaus Schlesisches Tor—also known as Bonjour Tristesse—in Berlin and Punt en Komma in The Hague are Álvaro Siza’s first built works outside his native Portugal. The two projects resemble one another in size, scale, program, and ambition: both were built in the 1980s, both are results of a distinct attitude towards the city, and both were social housing projects(...)
Corner, Block, Neighbourhood, Cities. Álvaro Siza in Berlin and The Hague
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Wohnhaus Schlesisches Tor—also known as Bonjour Tristesse—in Berlin and Punt en Komma in The Hague are Álvaro Siza’s first built works outside his native Portugal. The two projects resemble one another in size, scale, program, and ambition: both were built in the 1980s, both are results of a distinct attitude towards the city, and both were social housing projects(...)
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exhibitions
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24 September 2015 to
22 May 2016
24 September 2015 to
22 May 2016
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Octagonal gallery Keyword(s):
Álvaro Siza, Punt en Komma, The Hague, Bonjour Tristesse, Berlin
Octagonal gallery Keyword(s):
Álvaro Siza, Punt en Komma, The Hague, Bonjour Tristesse, Berlin
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This exhibition presents American architect Ben Nicholson’s search for order, meaning, and logic in a world of art, science, and mystery. The Laurentian Library in Florence, a masterwork by Michelangelo designed in 1524–25, contains fifteen pairs of terra cotta panels bearing complex geometric patterns that have been long hidden from view. Nicholson studied the panels at(...)
This exhibition presents American architect Ben Nicholson’s search for order, meaning, and logic in a world of art, science, and mystery. The Laurentian Library in Florence, a masterwork by Michelangelo designed in 1524–25, contains fifteen pairs of terra cotta panels bearing complex geometric patterns that have been long hidden from view. Nicholson studied the panels at(...)
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Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
Date:
11 December 1996 to 9 March 1997
11 December 1996 to 9 March 1997
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Uncovering Geometry: Ben Nicholson at the Laurentian Library
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This exhibition presents American architect Ben Nicholson’s search for order, meaning, and logic in a world of art, science, and mystery. The Laurentian Library in Florence, a masterwork by Michelangelo designed in 1524–25, contains fifteen pairs of terra cotta panels bearing complex geometric patterns that have been long hidden from view. Nicholson studied the panels at(...)
Uncovering Geometry: Ben Nicholson at the Laurentian Library
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This exhibition presents American architect Ben Nicholson’s search for order, meaning, and logic in a world of art, science, and mystery. The Laurentian Library in Florence, a masterwork by Michelangelo designed in 1524–25, contains fifteen pairs of terra cotta panels bearing complex geometric patterns that have been long hidden from view. Nicholson studied the panels at(...)
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exhibitions
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11 December 1996 to
9 March 1997
11 December 1996 to
9 March 1997
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Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
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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
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2 May 2001 to 16 September 2001
2 May 2001 to 16 September 2001
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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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Iannis Xenakis: Composer, Architect, Visionary explores the fundamental role of drawing in the work avant-garde composer Iannis Xenakis. One of the most important figures in late twentieth-century music, Xenakis is also known for his innovative work on Le Corbusier’s La Tourette and Philips Pavilion. Curated by Sharon Kanach and Carey Lovelace, The Drawing Center.(...)
Iannis Xenakis: Composer, Architect, Visionary explores the fundamental role of drawing in the work avant-garde composer Iannis Xenakis. One of the most important figures in late twentieth-century music, Xenakis is also known for his innovative work on Le Corbusier’s La Tourette and Philips Pavilion. Curated by Sharon Kanach and Carey Lovelace, The Drawing Center.(...)
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Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
Date:
17 June 2010 to 17 October 2010
17 June 2010 to 17 October 2010
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Iannis Xenakis: Composer, Architect, Visionary
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Iannis Xenakis: Composer, Architect, Visionary explores the fundamental role of drawing in the work avant-garde composer Iannis Xenakis. One of the most important figures in late twentieth-century music, Xenakis is also known for his innovative work on Le Corbusier’s La Tourette and Philips Pavilion. Curated by Sharon Kanach and Carey Lovelace, The Drawing Center.(...)
Iannis Xenakis: Composer, Architect, Visionary
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Iannis Xenakis: Composer, Architect, Visionary explores the fundamental role of drawing in the work avant-garde composer Iannis Xenakis. One of the most important figures in late twentieth-century music, Xenakis is also known for his innovative work on Le Corbusier’s La Tourette and Philips Pavilion. Curated by Sharon Kanach and Carey Lovelace, The Drawing Center.(...)
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exhibitions
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17 June 2010 to
17 October 2010
17 June 2010 to
17 October 2010
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Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
