Learning from... Montréal
Lance Blomgren uses his 2009 book Walkups—a novella set entirely within Montréal’s row house apartment buildings—as a springboard for an analysis of the discursive plane of fictional architecture. Looking at works by John Hejduk, Ilya Kabakov, Alice Aycock and others, Blomgren argues that contemporary modes of speculative architecture offer a vital, if ethically fraught,(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
2 May 2013 , 7pm
Learning from... Montréal
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Lance Blomgren uses his 2009 book Walkups—a novella set entirely within Montréal’s row house apartment buildings—as a springboard for an analysis of the discursive plane of fictional architecture. Looking at works by John Hejduk, Ilya Kabakov, Alice Aycock and others, Blomgren argues that contemporary modes of speculative architecture offer a vital, if ethically fraught,(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
Devices of Design
A collaboration between the CCA and the Daniel Langlois Foundation for Art, Science, and Technology, Devices of Design was initiated in response to the increasingly widespread use of digital media and software technologies in architectural design and construction. A colloquium and a subsequent roundtable discussion address both the consequences that this shift implies for(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
18 November 2004 to 19 November 2004
Devices of Design
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A collaboration between the CCA and the Daniel Langlois Foundation for Art, Science, and Technology, Devices of Design was initiated in response to the increasingly widespread use of digital media and software technologies in architectural design and construction. A colloquium and a subsequent roundtable discussion address both the consequences that this shift implies for(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
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AP197.S3.007
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The box is comprised of correspondence for the years of 1997-1998, organized in chronological order. The box documents Frampton’s career as Ware professor at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Columbia University and his related professional activities. Correspondence in this box includes: offers of teaching positions; requests to write articles, reviews, books and recommendation letters; invitations to teach, present, or attend at lectures/symposiums/conferences; and requests to serve on juries. Throughout this period, Frampton corresponded with various architects, professors, publishers, and editors of various publications such as: the Berlage Institute; the Finnish Association of Architect; Università della Svizzera italiana; Kisho Kurakawa; Tadao Ando; Mario Botta; Aurelio Galfetti; the Barragan Foundation; and Steven Holl. Correspondence relating to the following projects can be found in this box: editor of Technology, Place and Architecture: The Jerusalem Seminar in Architecture; and the General Editor of the publication World Architecture: a Critical Mosaic 1900-2000 Vols: 1-10.
1997-1998
Personal and professional correspondence from 1997-1998
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AP197.S3.007
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The box is comprised of correspondence for the years of 1997-1998, organized in chronological order. The box documents Frampton’s career as Ware professor at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Columbia University and his related professional activities. Correspondence in this box includes: offers of teaching positions; requests to write articles, reviews, books and recommendation letters; invitations to teach, present, or attend at lectures/symposiums/conferences; and requests to serve on juries. Throughout this period, Frampton corresponded with various architects, professors, publishers, and editors of various publications such as: the Berlage Institute; the Finnish Association of Architect; Università della Svizzera italiana; Kisho Kurakawa; Tadao Ando; Mario Botta; Aurelio Galfetti; the Barragan Foundation; and Steven Holl. Correspondence relating to the following projects can be found in this box: editor of Technology, Place and Architecture: The Jerusalem Seminar in Architecture; and the General Editor of the publication World Architecture: a Critical Mosaic 1900-2000 Vols: 1-10.
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1997-1998
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AP197.S3.010
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The box is comprised of correspondence for the year 2001. The box documents Frampton’s career as Ware professor at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Columbia University and his related professional activities. Correspondence in this box includes: offers of teaching positions; requests to write articles, reviews, books and recommendation letters; invitations to teach, present, or attend at lectures/symposiums/conferences; and requests to serve on juries. Throughout this period, Frampton corresponded with various universities, architects, professors, publishers, and editors of various publications such as: Yale University; Université de Montréal; Patkau Architects; Tadao Ando; Manuel de Sola-Morales; the Royal Institute of British Architects; ArquitecturaViva; Maki and Associates; and Kisho Kurakawa. Included in this box is correspondence with Oscar Niemeyer and Alvaro Siza in relation to the Michael Blackwood production on both these architects; correspondence about the Aga Khan Award; correspondence about writing an introduction essay to the publication Tadao Ando Light & Water; and correspondence about Frampton’s trip and itinerary to Japan and to meet with Tadao Ando.
2001
Personal and professional correspondence from 2001
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AP197.S3.010
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The box is comprised of correspondence for the year 2001. The box documents Frampton’s career as Ware professor at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Columbia University and his related professional activities. Correspondence in this box includes: offers of teaching positions; requests to write articles, reviews, books and recommendation letters; invitations to teach, present, or attend at lectures/symposiums/conferences; and requests to serve on juries. Throughout this period, Frampton corresponded with various universities, architects, professors, publishers, and editors of various publications such as: Yale University; Université de Montréal; Patkau Architects; Tadao Ando; Manuel de Sola-Morales; the Royal Institute of British Architects; ArquitecturaViva; Maki and Associates; and Kisho Kurakawa. Included in this box is correspondence with Oscar Niemeyer and Alvaro Siza in relation to the Michael Blackwood production on both these architects; correspondence about the Aga Khan Award; correspondence about writing an introduction essay to the publication Tadao Ando Light & Water; and correspondence about Frampton’s trip and itinerary to Japan and to meet with Tadao Ando.
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2001
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AP197.S3.002
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This box is comprised of personal and professional correspondence, organized in chronological order, from 1984-1990. The box documents Frampton’s career as Ware professor at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation at Columbia University and his related professional activities. Correspondence in this box includes: various offers of teaching positions; requests to write articles, reviews, books and recommendation letters; invitations to teach, attend or present at lectures/symposiums/conferences; and requests to serve on juries such as the American Academy in Rome. Throughout this period, Frampton corresponded with architects, professors, publishers, and editors of various publications such as: Ignasi de Sola-Morales Rubio; Tadao Ando; Rafael Moneo; James Stirling; Marco Frascari; Alvaro Siza; Arata Isozaki; the Casabella; the Progressive Architecture; and Architecture and Urbanism. This correspondence includes Frampton’s invitation to be the Craig Francis Cullinan Visiting Lecturer at the School of Architecture, Rice University; correspondence with Rizzoli International Publications about the Tadao Ando book; correspondence with MIT Press for the Studies in Tectonic Culture publication; and correspondence about critical regionalism.
1984-1990
Personal and professional correspondence from 1984-1990
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AP197.S3.002
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This box is comprised of personal and professional correspondence, organized in chronological order, from 1984-1990. The box documents Frampton’s career as Ware professor at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation at Columbia University and his related professional activities. Correspondence in this box includes: various offers of teaching positions; requests to write articles, reviews, books and recommendation letters; invitations to teach, attend or present at lectures/symposiums/conferences; and requests to serve on juries such as the American Academy in Rome. Throughout this period, Frampton corresponded with architects, professors, publishers, and editors of various publications such as: Ignasi de Sola-Morales Rubio; Tadao Ando; Rafael Moneo; James Stirling; Marco Frascari; Alvaro Siza; Arata Isozaki; the Casabella; the Progressive Architecture; and Architecture and Urbanism. This correspondence includes Frampton’s invitation to be the Craig Francis Cullinan Visiting Lecturer at the School of Architecture, Rice University; correspondence with Rizzoli International Publications about the Tadao Ando book; correspondence with MIT Press for the Studies in Tectonic Culture publication; and correspondence about critical regionalism.
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1984-1990
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AP156.S6.SS7.D3
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Le dossier documente le projet des Multivisions, de bus didactiques et du Laboratoire de synthèse et de Créations Audio-Visuelles (LISCA) de Jacqueline Jeanneret pour des conférences et projections sur Chandigarh, Inde. Le matériel dans ce dossier a été produit entre 1973 et 1977. Le dossier contient des diapositives préparée pour les projections des Multivisions, des documents textuels, une vidéo et un enregistrement sonore. File documents the project of the Multivisions, the didactic bus and the Laboratoire de synthèse et de Créations Audio-Visuelles (LISCA) of Jacqueline Jeanneret for lectures and light shows on Chandigarh, India. The material in this file was produced between 1973 and 1977. The file contains slides prepared for the Multivisions projections, textual records and a video and a sound recording.
1973-1977
Multivisions, bus didactiques et Laboratoire de synthèse et de Créations Audio-visuelles (LISCA) = Multivisions, didactic bus and Laboratoire de synthèse et de Créations Audio-visuelles (LISCA)
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AP156.S6.SS7.D3
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Le dossier documente le projet des Multivisions, de bus didactiques et du Laboratoire de synthèse et de Créations Audio-Visuelles (LISCA) de Jacqueline Jeanneret pour des conférences et projections sur Chandigarh, Inde. Le matériel dans ce dossier a été produit entre 1973 et 1977. Le dossier contient des diapositives préparée pour les projections des Multivisions, des documents textuels, une vidéo et un enregistrement sonore. File documents the project of the Multivisions, the didactic bus and the Laboratoire de synthèse et de Créations Audio-Visuelles (LISCA) of Jacqueline Jeanneret for lectures and light shows on Chandigarh, India. The material in this file was produced between 1973 and 1977. The file contains slides prepared for the Multivisions projections, textual records and a video and a sound recording.
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1973-1977
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AP197.S3.008
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The box is comprised of correspondence for the year 1999. The box documents Frampton’s career as Ware professor at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Columbia University and his related professional activities. Correspondence in this box includes: offers of teaching positions; requests to write articles, reviews, books and recommendation letters; invitations to teach, present, or attend at lectures/symposiums/conferences; and requests to serve on juries. Throughout this period, Frampton corresponded with various universities, architects, professors, publishers, and editors of various publications such as: David Chipperfield; J.C. Calderon; Steven Holl; Phaidon Press Ltd.; Monacelli Press; the Barragan Foundation; Rafael Moneo; Renzo Piano; and the Architectural Society of China. This correspondence relates to articles Frampton has written such as: “Reflections on Minimalism;” the “Labyrinth of Barragan;” and an essay for the publication Tadao Ando in Body and Building: Essays on the Changing Relationship of Body and Architecture. Correspondence relating to Frampton’s position as a visiting professor at the Università della Svizzera italiana, a jury member for the Aga Khan Award, and as General Editor of World Architecture: a Critical Mosaic 1900-2000 Vols: 1-10 is also included in this box.
1999
Personal and professional correspondence from 1999
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AP197.S3.008
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The box is comprised of correspondence for the year 1999. The box documents Frampton’s career as Ware professor at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Columbia University and his related professional activities. Correspondence in this box includes: offers of teaching positions; requests to write articles, reviews, books and recommendation letters; invitations to teach, present, or attend at lectures/symposiums/conferences; and requests to serve on juries. Throughout this period, Frampton corresponded with various universities, architects, professors, publishers, and editors of various publications such as: David Chipperfield; J.C. Calderon; Steven Holl; Phaidon Press Ltd.; Monacelli Press; the Barragan Foundation; Rafael Moneo; Renzo Piano; and the Architectural Society of China. This correspondence relates to articles Frampton has written such as: “Reflections on Minimalism;” the “Labyrinth of Barragan;” and an essay for the publication Tadao Ando in Body and Building: Essays on the Changing Relationship of Body and Architecture. Correspondence relating to Frampton’s position as a visiting professor at the Università della Svizzera italiana, a jury member for the Aga Khan Award, and as General Editor of World Architecture: a Critical Mosaic 1900-2000 Vols: 1-10 is also included in this box.
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1999
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Hal Ingberg fonds
AP120
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Le fonds documente les activités professionnels de l'architecte Hal Ingberg (b. 1960). Il contient des dessins, des photographies, des esquisses, des panneaux de présentation, ainsi que des documents textuels qui comprend une sélection de projets développés ou réalisés entre 1991 et 2002.
1991-2002
Hal Ingberg fonds
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AP120
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Le fonds documente les activités professionnels de l'architecte Hal Ingberg (b. 1960). Il contient des dessins, des photographies, des esquisses, des panneaux de présentation, ainsi que des documents textuels qui comprend une sélection de projets développés ou réalisés entre 1991 et 2002.
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1991-2002
Learning from... Chisasibi
A conversation between artist Thomas Kneubühler and filmmaker Ernest Webb, who explore housing and human migration in a small town on the eastern shore of James Bay. The conversation will be moderated by Alessandra Ponte. Taking the hydroelectric installations in Northern Quebec as his cue, Kneubühler documents how the generation of power touches the land and by extension(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre
25 October 2012 , 7pm
Learning from... Chisasibi
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A conversation between artist Thomas Kneubühler and filmmaker Ernest Webb, who explore housing and human migration in a small town on the eastern shore of James Bay. The conversation will be moderated by Alessandra Ponte. Taking the hydroelectric installations in Northern Quebec as his cue, Kneubühler documents how the generation of power touches the land and by extension(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre
Learning from... Ordos
The coal- and gas-rich city of Ordos in northern China boasts a new central district devoid of people. The contemporary city centre was built from scratch on the arid Mongolian steppe at a cost of over $161 billion, and was projected to house over 1 million people. Currently, the government claims that 28,000 reside in the new area. Despite the lack of residents, property(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
8 November 2012 , 7pm
Learning from... Ordos
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The coal- and gas-rich city of Ordos in northern China boasts a new central district devoid of people. The contemporary city centre was built from scratch on the arid Mongolian steppe at a cost of over $161 billion, and was projected to house over 1 million people. Currently, the government claims that 28,000 reside in the new area. Despite the lack of residents, property(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre