Archaeology of the Digital: Complexity and Convention is the third exhibition related to the development of a strategy for collecting and preserving digital archives at the CCA. The Archaeology of the Digital program comprises twenty-five projects for which digital materials are integral to an understanding of the design process. For projects included in the first two(...)
11 May 2016 to 16 October 2016
Archaeology of the Digital: Complexity and Convention
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Archaeology of the Digital: Complexity and Convention is the third exhibition related to the development of a strategy for collecting and preserving digital archives at the CCA. The Archaeology of the Digital program comprises twenty-five projects for which digital materials are integral to an understanding of the design process. For projects included in the first two(...)
Other Soundings: Selected Works by John Hejduk, 1954–1997, the first major retrospective of Hejduk’s work, explores the themes that have always preoccupied him: architecture as a social act, the wall, the house, the church, passage and transformation, the experience of the city. The importance of John Hejduk rests on his teaching and on the originality of his vision of(...)
Main galleries
22 October 1997 to 15 February 1998
Other Soundings: Selected Works by John Hejduk, 1954-1997
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Other Soundings: Selected Works by John Hejduk, 1954–1997, the first major retrospective of Hejduk’s work, explores the themes that have always preoccupied him: architecture as a social act, the wall, the house, the church, passage and transformation, the experience of the city. The importance of John Hejduk rests on his teaching and on the originality of his vision of(...)
Main galleries
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Jacqueline Jeanneret
AP156.S5.SS1.D2
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Le dossier documente les photographies prises par Jacqueline Jeanneret et sélectionnées pour une exposition au Musée des Beaux-Arts de Besançon, en France, en 1971. Le dossier inclut des photographies de la vie quotidienne à Chandigarh, des résidences privées et gouvernementales, des écoles, de l'Université du Panjab, de divers bâtiments et installations et du mobilier créé par Pierre Jeanneret. Le matériel dans ce dossier a été produit entre 1960 et 1965. Le dossier contient des photographies montées sur carton. File documents the photographs taken by Jacqueline Jeanneret and selected for an exhibition at the Musée des Beaux-Arts at Besançon, in France, in 1971. The file includes photographs of everyday life in Chandigarh, the private and governement residences, the schools, the Panjab University, various buildings and installations and furniture designed by Pierre Jeanneret. The material in this file was produced between 1960 and 1965. The file contains photographs mounted on board.
between 1960 and 1965
Jacqueline Jeanneret
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AP156.S5.SS1.D2
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Le dossier documente les photographies prises par Jacqueline Jeanneret et sélectionnées pour une exposition au Musée des Beaux-Arts de Besançon, en France, en 1971. Le dossier inclut des photographies de la vie quotidienne à Chandigarh, des résidences privées et gouvernementales, des écoles, de l'Université du Panjab, de divers bâtiments et installations et du mobilier créé par Pierre Jeanneret. Le matériel dans ce dossier a été produit entre 1960 et 1965. Le dossier contient des photographies montées sur carton. File documents the photographs taken by Jacqueline Jeanneret and selected for an exhibition at the Musée des Beaux-Arts at Besançon, in France, in 1971. The file includes photographs of everyday life in Chandigarh, the private and governement residences, the schools, the Panjab University, various buildings and installations and furniture designed by Pierre Jeanneret. The material in this file was produced between 1960 and 1965. The file contains photographs mounted on board.
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between 1960 and 1965
Liquidated Architecture
American urban planner and designer Damon Rich examines the links among politics, architecture, and history. His research analyses the evolution of the real estate market – foreclosures, mortgages, construction and zoning. He is also a collaborator of the Center for Urban Pedagogy (CUP), an organization based in Brooklyn that studies movements within cities and their(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre
26 February 2009
Liquidated Architecture
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American urban planner and designer Damon Rich examines the links among politics, architecture, and history. His research analyses the evolution of the real estate market – foreclosures, mortgages, construction and zoning. He is also a collaborator of the Center for Urban Pedagogy (CUP), an organization based in Brooklyn that studies movements within cities and their(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre
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Jeet Malhotra
AP156.S5.SS1.D3
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Le dossier documente les photographies prises par Jeet Malhotra et sélectionnées pour une exposition au Musée des Beaux-Arts de Besançon, en France, en 1971. Le dossier inclut des photographies de la vie quotidienne à Chandigarh, des résidences privées et gouvernementales, des écoles, de l'Université du Panjab, du Capitol, de divers bâtiments et installations, de maquettes et du mobilier crée par Pierre Jeanneret. Le matériel dans ce dossier a été produit entre 1953 et 1966. Le dossier contient des photographies montées sur carton. File documents the photographs taken by Jeet Malhotra and selected for an exhibition at the Musée des Beaux-Arts at Besançon, in France, in 1971. The file includes photographs of everyday life in Chandigarh, private and governement residences, schools, the Panjab University, the Capitol, various buildings and installations, models and furniture designed par Pierre Jeanneret. The material in this file was produced between 1953 and 1966. The file contains photographs mounted on board.
1953-1966
Jeet Malhotra
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AP156.S5.SS1.D3
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Le dossier documente les photographies prises par Jeet Malhotra et sélectionnées pour une exposition au Musée des Beaux-Arts de Besançon, en France, en 1971. Le dossier inclut des photographies de la vie quotidienne à Chandigarh, des résidences privées et gouvernementales, des écoles, de l'Université du Panjab, du Capitol, de divers bâtiments et installations, de maquettes et du mobilier crée par Pierre Jeanneret. Le matériel dans ce dossier a été produit entre 1953 et 1966. Le dossier contient des photographies montées sur carton. File documents the photographs taken by Jeet Malhotra and selected for an exhibition at the Musée des Beaux-Arts at Besançon, in France, in 1971. The file includes photographs of everyday life in Chandigarh, private and governement residences, schools, the Panjab University, the Capitol, various buildings and installations, models and furniture designed par Pierre Jeanneret. The material in this file was produced between 1953 and 1966. The file contains photographs mounted on board.
Dossier 3
1953-1966
The beginning of the 1950s was a moment of global upheaval. From India to Morocco, from Guatemala to Indochina, the process of decolonization gained momentum and the Cold War began. Architects working or acting as experts in the non-Western areas of the globe could no longer plan as if sites were terrains vague and people were mute subjects. The end of colonial(...)
Main galleries Keyword(s):
Casablanca, Chandigarh, Le Corbusier, Jeanneret, Morocco, Punjab, India, Morocco, modernism, Africa, Takashi Homma, Yto Barrada
26 November 2013 to 20 April 2014
How architects, experts, politicians, international agencies and citizens negotiate modern planning: Casablanca Chandigarh
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The beginning of the 1950s was a moment of global upheaval. From India to Morocco, from Guatemala to Indochina, the process of decolonization gained momentum and the Cold War began. Architects working or acting as experts in the non-Western areas of the globe could no longer plan as if sites were terrains vague and people were mute subjects. The end of colonial(...)
Main galleries Keyword(s):
Casablanca, Chandigarh, Le Corbusier, Jeanneret, Morocco, Punjab, India, Morocco, modernism, Africa, Takashi Homma, Yto Barrada
Technological advances as well as the general social, political, and economic climate have always been of great interest to architects. Toys and the Modernist Tradition examines at how toy manufacturers responded to the exciting and rapidly changing ideas of modern architects. Many of the exhibited toys were designed by leading architects of the modern movement, including(...)
Toys and the Modernist Tradition
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Technological advances as well as the general social, political, and economic climate have always been of great interest to architects. Toys and the Modernist Tradition examines at how toy manufacturers responded to the exciting and rapidly changing ideas of modern architects. Many of the exhibited toys were designed by leading architects of the modern movement, including(...)
American artist Amie Siegel’s moving image work Provenance (2013) follows the global trade of furniture from Chandigarh in reverse: from the homes of collectors in Europe and North America to sale at auction, restoration, through overseas transport and finally back to India. Originally designed by Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret, the Chandigarh furniture now sells(...)
24 April 2014 , 6pm
Artist’s Talk: Amie Siegel, Provenance
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American artist Amie Siegel’s moving image work Provenance (2013) follows the global trade of furniture from Chandigarh in reverse: from the homes of collectors in Europe and North America to sale at auction, restoration, through overseas transport and finally back to India. Originally designed by Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret, the Chandigarh furniture now sells(...)
The internet was invented as the ultimate standard; it is literally made of rules. Online content abides by some intentional and unintentional rules, and texture, smell, weight, flavour, and time are flattened together for the screen. Computers appear to instantaneously transform objects into images and meaning into information. 404 ERROR: The object is not online brings(...)
Octagonal gallery
11 November 2010 to 6 February 2011
404 ERROR: The object is not online
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The internet was invented as the ultimate standard; it is literally made of rules. Online content abides by some intentional and unintentional rules, and texture, smell, weight, flavour, and time are flattened together for the screen. Computers appear to instantaneously transform objects into images and meaning into information. 404 ERROR: The object is not online brings(...)
Octagonal gallery
exhibitions
As they fill their sketchbooks with both texts and images, architects capture initial reactions to sites; record impressions and make drawings as they travel; organise work to be done; articulate design concepts and pose solutions; draft essays, lectures, and letters; write research notes; and copy inspirational passages from their readings. The Architect’s Sketchbook:(...)
Hall cases
26 February 1992 to 24 May 1992
The Architect's Sketchbook: Current Practice
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As they fill their sketchbooks with both texts and images, architects capture initial reactions to sites; record impressions and make drawings as they travel; organise work to be done; articulate design concepts and pose solutions; draft essays, lectures, and letters; write research notes; and copy inspirational passages from their readings. The Architect’s Sketchbook:(...)
exhibitions
26 February 1992 to
24 May 1992
Hall cases