Starting From... Windows
A window can be a void, an aperture, or a glass surface. Existing at the boundary between interior and exterior, windows admit light and air and frame views. The idea of the window, combined with advances in glass as a building material, became central to architectural experimentation during the modern period. This selection from the CCA collection presents a range of(...)
Hall cases
17 June 2010 to 27 September 2010
Starting From... Windows
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A window can be a void, an aperture, or a glass surface. Existing at the boundary between interior and exterior, windows admit light and air and frame views. The idea of the window, combined with advances in glass as a building material, became central to architectural experimentation during the modern period. This selection from the CCA collection presents a range of(...)
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Unintended Memories
The Lives of Documents, Photography as a Project, Stefano Graziani and Bas Princen, Naoya Hatakeyama, conversation, oral history
11 September 2023
Unintended Memories
Naoya Hatakeyama in conversation with Stefano Graziani and Bas Princen
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Photographic Pilgrimage
The Lives of Documents, Photography as a Project, Stefano Graziani and Bas Princen, Guido Guidi, conversation, oral history
27 June 2023
Photographic Pilgrimage
Guido Guidi in conversation with Stefano Graziani and Bas Princen
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Near Documentary
The Lives of Documents, Photography as a Project, Stefano Graziani and Bas Princen, Jeff Wall, conversation, oral history
5 June 2023
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Connecting Collectivity
2016 Visiting Scholar Olumuyiwa Adegun presents his research: European cities of the nineteenth century, like African cities today, experienced severe housing problems. Shanty towns marked Berlin and Paris in ways that are similar to how Nairobi and Johannesburg have been characterized by informal settlements in the last few decades. This lecture explores the history of(...)
Shaughnessy House
4 August 2016, 6pm
Visiting Scholar Seminar: Olumuyiwa Adegun
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2016 Visiting Scholar Olumuyiwa Adegun presents his research: European cities of the nineteenth century, like African cities today, experienced severe housing problems. Shanty towns marked Berlin and Paris in ways that are similar to how Nairobi and Johannesburg have been characterized by informal settlements in the last few decades. This lecture explores the history of(...)
Shaughnessy House
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Front-line Fashion
Front-line Fashion
Justin Louis speaks with Irene Chin about how fashion tells Indigenous stories and takes up space
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machine learning, machine learning tool, architectural drawings, trees, AI, artificial intelligence, architectural history, protocols, toolkit, research methods
10 July 2023
Learning from Machine Learning
Sylvia Lavin on designer trees and architectural historiographies of the digital
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Fonds
AP099
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The Fonds de la Fabrique de Notre-Dame de Montréal [architectural and technical drawings], on deposit at the CCA, documents over 400 architectural and technical drawings from the Fabrique de Notre-Dame de Montréal. The majority of the materials in the fonds relate to the construction, additions and renovations of Notre-Dame de Montréal, however, there are additionally materials relating to other Montréal projects including St. Patrick's Church, the Orphelinat Catholique, a residence at 1098 Rue St-Denis, and four cemeteries.
circa 1823 - 1981
Fabrique de la Paroisse de Notre-Dame de Montréal fonds
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The Fonds de la Fabrique de Notre-Dame de Montréal [architectural and technical drawings], on deposit at the CCA, documents over 400 architectural and technical drawings from the Fabrique de Notre-Dame de Montréal. The majority of the materials in the fonds relate to the construction, additions and renovations of Notre-Dame de Montréal, however, there are additionally materials relating to other Montréal projects including St. Patrick's Church, the Orphelinat Catholique, a residence at 1098 Rue St-Denis, and four cemeteries.
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circa 1823 - 1981
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Tapisseries Le Corbusier
ARCH268226
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Catalogue published in conjunction with the 1975 exhibition "Les tapisseries de Le Corbusier" at the Musée Rath in Geneva, Switzerland ("Musée d'art et d'histoire de Genève"). This exhibition was prepared by the Musée Rath and the Musée des arts décoratifs de Paris. Includes texts by Le Corbusier and Jean Petit.
1975
Tapisseries Le Corbusier
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Catalogue published in conjunction with the 1975 exhibition "Les tapisseries de Le Corbusier" at the Musée Rath in Geneva, Switzerland ("Musée d'art et d'histoire de Genève"). This exhibition was prepared by the Musée Rath and the Musée des arts décoratifs de Paris. Includes texts by Le Corbusier and Jean Petit.
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1975