drawings, textual records
DR2012:0012:094:008
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File containing documents in French, including correspondence, meeting minutes, notes, a project timeline, photocopies and printouts of drawings of sections and siteplans related to Skyscraper, waterfall, brooks - a construction. Original folder inscribed in graphite: PLACE BERRI : VILLE DE MTL. DOCUMENTS / REUNION
1989-1992
Correspondence, meeting minutes, notes, a project timeline, photocopies and printouts of drawings of sections and site plans, Square Berri, Montréal, Québec
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DR2012:0012:094:008
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File containing documents in French, including correspondence, meeting minutes, notes, a project timeline, photocopies and printouts of drawings of sections and siteplans related to Skyscraper, waterfall, brooks - a construction. Original folder inscribed in graphite: PLACE BERRI : VILLE DE MTL. DOCUMENTS / REUNION
drawings, textual records
1989-1992
Learning from... Mumbai
Rahul Mehrotra presents a reading of Mumbai’s form as a symbol of India’s emerging urban culture. The lecture examines Mumbai, a megalopolis with more than 13 million inhabitants, as two distinct elements that occupy the same physical space. The first, the Static City, built of permanent materials like concrete, steel and brick, can be captured as a two-dimensional entity(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre
9 April 2009
Learning from... Mumbai
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Rahul Mehrotra presents a reading of Mumbai’s form as a symbol of India’s emerging urban culture. The lecture examines Mumbai, a megalopolis with more than 13 million inhabitants, as two distinct elements that occupy the same physical space. The first, the Static City, built of permanent materials like concrete, steel and brick, can be captured as a two-dimensional entity(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre
DR1974:0002:010:001-048
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- This album contains original designs - mostly preliminary drawings - by Charles and possibly Hubert Rohault de Fleury for theatres and miscellaneous projects, record drawings and prints of French, and perhaps Italian, theatres, and prints for a diverse collection of other French subjects. Drawings and prints for theatres include: traced plans, perhaps of Italian theatres; preliminary plans for theatres designed by Charles Rohault de Fleury; a plan of Théâtre de variétés, Paris, signed by the architect, Jacques Cellérier; prints of Théâtre de l'Odéon, Paris, designed by Charles de Wailly and Marie-Joseph Peyre; a print of Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin, Paris, designed by Nicolas Lenoir; a proposal for an opera house, Paris, by Hector Horeau with a plan and perspective; and an engraving of the inscription for the first stone of the Grand-Théâtre, Lyon, designed by Antoine-Marie Chenavard and Jean Pollet. The remaining prints in the album date from the 18th and 19th centuries and include: a competition entry by Louis-Pierre Baltard for a monument at Bordeaux dedicated to the triumphs of the Republican army and to peace; a stable for the Czarina commissioned by Peter I and designed by François Bruant; decorations by Victor Louis for the "fêtes de paix" of 1763 and the inauguration of an equestrian statue of Louis XV for the Théâtre italien dedicated to the Marquis de Marigny; a funerary temple by Louis-Jean Desprez dedicated to Voltaire; a stable with two manèges by Jean François de Neufforge; a competition entry for an obelisk for Pont-Neuf, Paris, by Thomas Pierre Baraguay; a plan and two engravings of the Cirque for the Confédération générale, 14 July 1790, on the Champ-de-Mars; an advertising flyer for Louis Ambroise Dubut's book, "Architecture civile: maison de ville et de campagne"; and a prospectus and print of the Néothermes, rue de la Victoire, Paris, designed by Jean Charles Bringol. Three design drawings are for two projects by Charles Rohault de Fleury - an iron arcade for boulevard du Temple, Paris, and a bathroom or public bath (DR1974:0002:010:013, DR1974:0002:010:014 and DR1974:0002:010:044). A finished drawing for entrance gates (DR1974:0002:010:047) and unidentified sketches and notes (DR1974:0002:010:019 - DR1974:0002:010:022) are by either Hubert or Charles Rohault de Fleury.
architecture, temporary architecture, interior design, military, urban planning
drawings executed ca. 1790-1868, manuscripts 1802-1868, printed 1717-1868
Album of drawings, prints, and manuscripts of theatres and of French projects for buildings, monuments and temporary structures, and drawings and prints by Hubert and Charles Rohault de Fleury for theatres and miscellaneous projects
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DR1974:0002:010:001-048
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- This album contains original designs - mostly preliminary drawings - by Charles and possibly Hubert Rohault de Fleury for theatres and miscellaneous projects, record drawings and prints of French, and perhaps Italian, theatres, and prints for a diverse collection of other French subjects. Drawings and prints for theatres include: traced plans, perhaps of Italian theatres; preliminary plans for theatres designed by Charles Rohault de Fleury; a plan of Théâtre de variétés, Paris, signed by the architect, Jacques Cellérier; prints of Théâtre de l'Odéon, Paris, designed by Charles de Wailly and Marie-Joseph Peyre; a print of Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin, Paris, designed by Nicolas Lenoir; a proposal for an opera house, Paris, by Hector Horeau with a plan and perspective; and an engraving of the inscription for the first stone of the Grand-Théâtre, Lyon, designed by Antoine-Marie Chenavard and Jean Pollet. The remaining prints in the album date from the 18th and 19th centuries and include: a competition entry by Louis-Pierre Baltard for a monument at Bordeaux dedicated to the triumphs of the Republican army and to peace; a stable for the Czarina commissioned by Peter I and designed by François Bruant; decorations by Victor Louis for the "fêtes de paix" of 1763 and the inauguration of an equestrian statue of Louis XV for the Théâtre italien dedicated to the Marquis de Marigny; a funerary temple by Louis-Jean Desprez dedicated to Voltaire; a stable with two manèges by Jean François de Neufforge; a competition entry for an obelisk for Pont-Neuf, Paris, by Thomas Pierre Baraguay; a plan and two engravings of the Cirque for the Confédération générale, 14 July 1790, on the Champ-de-Mars; an advertising flyer for Louis Ambroise Dubut's book, "Architecture civile: maison de ville et de campagne"; and a prospectus and print of the Néothermes, rue de la Victoire, Paris, designed by Jean Charles Bringol. Three design drawings are for two projects by Charles Rohault de Fleury - an iron arcade for boulevard du Temple, Paris, and a bathroom or public bath (DR1974:0002:010:013, DR1974:0002:010:014 and DR1974:0002:010:044). A finished drawing for entrance gates (DR1974:0002:010:047) and unidentified sketches and notes (DR1974:0002:010:019 - DR1974:0002:010:022) are by either Hubert or Charles Rohault de Fleury.
drawings, textual records, works of art
drawings executed ca. 1790-1868, manuscripts 1802-1868, printed 1717-1868
architecture, temporary architecture, interior design, military, urban planning
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
DR1979:0040
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- Ce plan présente l'aménagement des parterres, terrasses, bassins et pavillons d'un jardin sur deux bastions des remparts de la ville de Perpignan. Le "Jardin des Plantes" est situé sur cette partie des remparts qu'on appelle Ville Neuve, entre la rivière Têt et la rivière Basse.
landscape architecture, engineering, military
ca. 1759
Plan for a garden within the fortifications at Perpignan
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DR1979:0040
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- Ce plan présente l'aménagement des parterres, terrasses, bassins et pavillons d'un jardin sur deux bastions des remparts de la ville de Perpignan. Le "Jardin des Plantes" est situé sur cette partie des remparts qu'on appelle Ville Neuve, entre la rivière Têt et la rivière Basse.
landscape architecture, engineering, military
Learning from... Madrid
In the aftermath of the global economic crisis, Spain is now paying for its lack of urban policy, particularly in the construction industry. The credit crunch curbed the frenzy of construction and left behind a vast territory of incomplete urban spaces. Architect, editor, and architectural curator Javier Arpa Fernández presents a lecture reflecting on how alternative(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
4 December 2014 , 6pm
Learning from... Madrid
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In the aftermath of the global economic crisis, Spain is now paying for its lack of urban policy, particularly in the construction industry. The credit crunch curbed the frenzy of construction and left behind a vast territory of incomplete urban spaces. Architect, editor, and architectural curator Javier Arpa Fernández presents a lecture reflecting on how alternative(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
DR1979:0038
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- Ce plan montre le jardin du bastion des Capucins à Perpignan. Il est situé sur cette partie des remparts qu'on appelle Ville Neuve, entre la rivière Têt et la rivière Basse. Son nom réfère au couvent des Capucins qui se trouvait à l'extérieur de l'enceinte, à l'ombre de la Ville Neuve, et qui fut démoli au commencement de la Révolution française.
landscape architecture, engineering, military
ca. 1750
Plan of the "Bastion des Capucins" at Perpignan
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DR1979:0038
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- Ce plan montre le jardin du bastion des Capucins à Perpignan. Il est situé sur cette partie des remparts qu'on appelle Ville Neuve, entre la rivière Têt et la rivière Basse. Son nom réfère au couvent des Capucins qui se trouvait à l'extérieur de l'enceinte, à l'ombre de la Ville Neuve, et qui fut démoli au commencement de la Révolution française.
landscape architecture, engineering, military
archives
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Fonds
Marius Dufresne fonds
AP081
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Le fonds documente la formation et la pratique professionnelle de Marius Dufresne. Il contient ses cahiers de notes de cours et ses album de croquis à l'École polytechnique, datant de 1900 à 1905, ainsi que des manuels scolaires. Il contient également des dessins pour des projets d'architecture, notamment la résidence Dufresne à Montréal. On y retrouve aussi des cahiers d'arpentage (1910-1913) et des documents professionnels relatifs à la ville de Maisonneuve.
1883-1945
Marius Dufresne fonds
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AP081
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Le fonds documente la formation et la pratique professionnelle de Marius Dufresne. Il contient ses cahiers de notes de cours et ses album de croquis à l'École polytechnique, datant de 1900 à 1905, ainsi que des manuels scolaires. Il contient également des dessins pour des projets d'architecture, notamment la résidence Dufresne à Montréal. On y retrouve aussi des cahiers d'arpentage (1910-1913) et des documents professionnels relatifs à la ville de Maisonneuve.
archives
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1883-1945
drawings
Plan du terrain
ARCH4414
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Plan du terrain entre les rues Berri et Saint-Hubert, incluant le monastère et la chapelle existants sur l'avenue du Mont-Royal, 1924 / P. A. Lacroix, arpenteur-géomètre. Plan de cadastre de la Ville de Montréal au coin de l'avenue du Mont-Royal et la rue Saint-Hubert, 1928 / Les Ingénieurs Associés, Montréal, [signature illisible], arpenteur-géomètre
1924-1928
Plan du terrain
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ARCH4414
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Plan du terrain entre les rues Berri et Saint-Hubert, incluant le monastère et la chapelle existants sur l'avenue du Mont-Royal, 1924 / P. A. Lacroix, arpenteur-géomètre. Plan de cadastre de la Ville de Montréal au coin de l'avenue du Mont-Royal et la rue Saint-Hubert, 1928 / Les Ingénieurs Associés, Montréal, [signature illisible], arpenteur-géomètre
drawings
1924-1928
Starting From... The Bubble
The bubble is a wonder of surface tension. In its architectural interpretation, the bubble can be understood as a feat of engineering or as a metaphor for an enclosed hermetic environment. As such, the bubble emerges, in the architect Cedric Price’s words, “in any shape or any size” as a powerful symbol of the future, or becomes synonymous with the condition of isolation(...)
Hall cases
26 November 2009 to 17 January 2010
Starting From... The Bubble
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The bubble is a wonder of surface tension. In its architectural interpretation, the bubble can be understood as a feat of engineering or as a metaphor for an enclosed hermetic environment. As such, the bubble emerges, in the architect Cedric Price’s words, “in any shape or any size” as a powerful symbol of the future, or becomes synonymous with the condition of isolation(...)
Hall cases