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exhibitions
exhibitions
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A revolutionary approach to the relationship between building and landscape, which shaped them together according to peculiarly American ideals, is the subject of Frank Lloyd Wright: Designs for an American Landscape, 1922–1932. In this exhibition, the CCA reconstructs five unbuilt, visionary projects that imagined nothing less than a new American landscape, integrating(...)
A revolutionary approach to the relationship between building and landscape, which shaped them together according to peculiarly American ideals, is the subject of Frank Lloyd Wright: Designs for an American Landscape, 1922–1932. In this exhibition, the CCA reconstructs five unbuilt, visionary projects that imagined nothing less than a new American landscape, integrating(...)
Location:
Main galleries
Main galleries
Date:
18 June 1996 to 29 September 1996
18 June 1996 to 29 September 1996
Title:
Frank Lloyd Wright: Designs for an American Landscape, 1922-1932
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A revolutionary approach to the relationship between building and landscape, which shaped them together according to peculiarly American ideals, is the subject of Frank Lloyd Wright: Designs for an American Landscape, 1922–1932. In this exhibition, the CCA reconstructs five unbuilt, visionary projects that imagined nothing less than a new American landscape, integrating(...)
Frank Lloyd Wright: Designs for an American Landscape, 1922-1932
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A revolutionary approach to the relationship between building and landscape, which shaped them together according to peculiarly American ideals, is the subject of Frank Lloyd Wright: Designs for an American Landscape, 1922–1932. In this exhibition, the CCA reconstructs five unbuilt, visionary projects that imagined nothing less than a new American landscape, integrating(...)
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exhibitions
exhibitions
Date:
18 June 1996 to
29 September 1996
18 June 1996 to
29 September 1996
Location:
Main galleries
Main galleries
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Project
Project
Reference number:
AP140.S2.SS1.D48
Description:
File documents an unexecuted project for the U.N.E.P. (United Nations Environment Programme) permanent headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. Material in this file was produced between 1975 and 1978. File contains mostly design development sketches and drawings showing alternative site layouts and more detailed studies for specific areas of the facilities. A number of drawings represent proposals for the design of temporary headquarters located on the same site. Photographic materials show design development drawings and views of a study model and a presentation model which are not otherwise present in file documents. Textual records include architects' reports, contracts, and trade catalogues and clippings relating to environmental design.
AP140.S2.SS1.D48
Description:
File documents an unexecuted project for the U.N.E.P. (United Nations Environment Programme) permanent headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. Material in this file was produced between 1975 and 1978. File contains mostly design development sketches and drawings showing alternative site layouts and more detailed studies for specific areas of the facilities. A number of drawings represent proposals for the design of temporary headquarters located on the same site. Photographic materials show design development drawings and views of a study model and a presentation model which are not otherwise present in file documents. Textual records include architects' reports, contracts, and trade catalogues and clippings relating to environmental design.
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Date:
1975-1978
1975-1978
Title:
Permanent U.N.E.P. Headquarters, Nairobi, Kenya
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AP140.S2.SS1.D48
Description:
File documents an unexecuted project for the U.N.E.P. (United Nations Environment Programme) permanent headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. Material in this file was produced between 1975 and 1978. File contains mostly design development sketches and drawings showing alternative site layouts and more detailed studies for specific areas of the facilities. A number of drawings represent proposals for the design of temporary headquarters located on the same site. Photographic materials show design development drawings and views of a study model and a presentation model which are not otherwise present in file documents. Textual records include architects' reports, contracts, and trade catalogues and clippings relating to environmental design.
Permanent U.N.E.P. Headquarters, Nairobi, Kenya
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AP140.S2.SS1.D48
Description:
File documents an unexecuted project for the U.N.E.P. (United Nations Environment Programme) permanent headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. Material in this file was produced between 1975 and 1978. File contains mostly design development sketches and drawings showing alternative site layouts and more detailed studies for specific areas of the facilities. A number of drawings represent proposals for the design of temporary headquarters located on the same site. Photographic materials show design development drawings and views of a study model and a presentation model which are not otherwise present in file documents. Textual records include architects' reports, contracts, and trade catalogues and clippings relating to environmental design.
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File 48
File 48
Date:
1975-1978
1975-1978
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ARCH2338
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Film intitulé "H.H. jambes et paysages." H.H. pourraient représenter les initiales du sculpteur montréalais Henri Hébert. Les séquences dépeignent: Vue du fleuve Saint-Laurent [?] depuis un train en marche. Pont. Bâteau et ouvriers à l'œuvre. Clorinthe et Cécile Perron dansant le Charleston. Vue d'un groupe de personnes incluant des enfants (flou). Scènes de groupe s'amusant. Parade de jambes.
ARCH2338
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Film intitulé "H.H. jambes et paysages." H.H. pourraient représenter les initiales du sculpteur montréalais Henri Hébert. Les séquences dépeignent: Vue du fleuve Saint-Laurent [?] depuis un train en marche. Pont. Bâteau et ouvriers à l'œuvre. Clorinthe et Cécile Perron dansant le Charleston. Vue d'un groupe de personnes incluant des enfants (flou). Scènes de groupe s'amusant. Parade de jambes.
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Date:
ca. 1931
ca. 1931
Title:
Images 16mm pour le film intitulé "H.H. jambes et paysages"
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ARCH2338
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Film intitulé "H.H. jambes et paysages." H.H. pourraient représenter les initiales du sculpteur montréalais Henri Hébert. Les séquences dépeignent: Vue du fleuve Saint-Laurent [?] depuis un train en marche. Pont. Bâteau et ouvriers à l'œuvre. Clorinthe et Cécile Perron dansant le Charleston. Vue d'un groupe de personnes incluant des enfants (flou). Scènes de groupe s'amusant. Parade de jambes.
Images 16mm pour le film intitulé "H.H. jambes et paysages"
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ARCH2338
Description:
Film intitulé "H.H. jambes et paysages." H.H. pourraient représenter les initiales du sculpteur montréalais Henri Hébert. Les séquences dépeignent: Vue du fleuve Saint-Laurent [?] depuis un train en marche. Pont. Bâteau et ouvriers à l'œuvre. Clorinthe et Cécile Perron dansant le Charleston. Vue d'un groupe de personnes incluant des enfants (flou). Scènes de groupe s'amusant. Parade de jambes.
Date:
ca. 1931
ca. 1931
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Form:
models
models
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Reference number:
ARCH273213
Description:
This presentation model by the Foreign Office Architects represents the exterior shape and various structural design details of the Yokohama International Ferry Port Terminal, Japan. The model is a yellow transparent plastic, and small details such as railings and fences have been fashioned out of thin silver wire.
ARCH273213
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This presentation model by the Foreign Office Architects represents the exterior shape and various structural design details of the Yokohama International Ferry Port Terminal, Japan. The model is a yellow transparent plastic, and small details such as railings and fences have been fashioned out of thin silver wire.
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Date:
ca. 1995
ca. 1995
Title:
A presentation model for the Yokohama International Ferry Port Terminal, Japan
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ARCH273213
Description:
This presentation model by the Foreign Office Architects represents the exterior shape and various structural design details of the Yokohama International Ferry Port Terminal, Japan. The model is a yellow transparent plastic, and small details such as railings and fences have been fashioned out of thin silver wire.
A presentation model for the Yokohama International Ferry Port Terminal, Japan
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ARCH273213
Description:
This presentation model by the Foreign Office Architects represents the exterior shape and various structural design details of the Yokohama International Ferry Port Terminal, Japan. The model is a yellow transparent plastic, and small details such as railings and fences have been fashioned out of thin silver wire.
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models
models
Date:
ca. 1995
ca. 1995
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Form:
works of art
works of art
Reference number:
DR1988:0437:026
Description:
- This etching for a fireworks construction or macchina is in the form of a fortress which is meant to represent a "Cuccagna" (land of plenty) such as was created in the Two Sicilies. The fortress is decorated with trophies and with game, and is flanked by two fountains.
DR1988:0437:026
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- This etching for a fireworks construction or macchina is in the form of a fortress which is meant to represent a "Cuccagna" (land of plenty) such as was created in the Two Sicilies. The fortress is decorated with trophies and with game, and is flanked by two fountains.
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Subject:
temporary architecture
temporary architecture
Date:
printed 1757
printed 1757
Title:
Etching of Posi's design for the "seconda macchina" of 1757
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DR1988:0437:026
Description:
- This etching for a fireworks construction or macchina is in the form of a fortress which is meant to represent a "Cuccagna" (land of plenty) such as was created in the Two Sicilies. The fortress is decorated with trophies and with game, and is flanked by two fountains.
Etching of Posi's design for the "seconda macchina" of 1757
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DR1988:0437:026
Description:
- This etching for a fireworks construction or macchina is in the form of a fortress which is meant to represent a "Cuccagna" (land of plenty) such as was created in the Two Sicilies. The fortress is decorated with trophies and with game, and is flanked by two fountains.
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works of art
works of art
Date:
printed 1757
printed 1757
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Subject:
temporary architecture
temporary architecture
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archives
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Fonds
archives
Level of archival description:
Fonds
Reference number:
AP196
Synopsis:
Studio Gang Ford Calumet Environmental Center project records, 2003-2012, documents the design process for the Ford Calumet Environmental Center in Chicago, United-States. The records represent both phases during the competition and the full-term design, after the firm won the project. The records consist of born-digital material, sketches and drawings, textual records, photographs and seven models.
AP196
Synopsis:
Studio Gang Ford Calumet Environmental Center project records, 2003-2012, documents the design process for the Ford Calumet Environmental Center in Chicago, United-States. The records represent both phases during the competition and the full-term design, after the firm won the project. The records consist of born-digital material, sketches and drawings, textual records, photographs and seven models.
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Date:
2003-2011
2003-2011
Title:
Studio Gang Ford Calumet Environmental Center project records
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AP196
Synopsis:
Studio Gang Ford Calumet Environmental Center project records, 2003-2012, documents the design process for the Ford Calumet Environmental Center in Chicago, United-States. The records represent both phases during the competition and the full-term design, after the firm won the project. The records consist of born-digital material, sketches and drawings, textual records, photographs and seven models.
Studio Gang Ford Calumet Environmental Center project records
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AP196
Synopsis:
Studio Gang Ford Calumet Environmental Center project records, 2003-2012, documents the design process for the Ford Calumet Environmental Center in Chicago, United-States. The records represent both phases during the competition and the full-term design, after the firm won the project. The records consist of born-digital material, sketches and drawings, textual records, photographs and seven models.
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archives
Level of archival description:
Fonds
archives
Level of archival description:
Fonds
Date:
2003-2011
2003-2011
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Model possibly for IIT Student Center Competition or Geneva Library or BFL Software Headquarters
Model possibly for IIT Student Center Competition or Geneva Library or BFL Software Headquarters
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Reference number:
DRCON1999:0015:706:003
Description:
Possibly IIT Student Center Competition and/or Geneva Library ? and/or BFL Software Headquarters. This model could have 3 parts, or the 3 parts could represent three different models, or some parts may not be models at all, it is unclear to the archivist.
DRCON1999:0015:706:003
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Possibly IIT Student Center Competition and/or Geneva Library ? and/or BFL Software Headquarters. This model could have 3 parts, or the 3 parts could represent three different models, or some parts may not be models at all, it is unclear to the archivist.
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Model possibly for IIT Student Center Competition or Geneva Library or BFL Software Headquarters
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DRCON1999:0015:706:003
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Possibly IIT Student Center Competition and/or Geneva Library ? and/or BFL Software Headquarters. This model could have 3 parts, or the 3 parts could represent three different models, or some parts may not be models at all, it is unclear to the archivist.
Model possibly for IIT Student Center Competition or Geneva Library or BFL Software Headquarters
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DRCON1999:0015:706:003
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Possibly IIT Student Center Competition and/or Geneva Library ? and/or BFL Software Headquarters. This model could have 3 parts, or the 3 parts could represent three different models, or some parts may not be models at all, it is unclear to the archivist.
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exhibitions
exhibitions
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Celebrating the opening of the CCAs new building, Canadian Centre for Architecture: Building and Gardens reveals the potential of a museum of architecture as a statement: about the nature of the works it collects and exhibits; about its role in the life of a culture or a city; and about architecture itself. Both the restoration of the nineteenth-century Shaughnessy House(...)
Celebrating the opening of the CCAs new building, Canadian Centre for Architecture: Building and Gardens reveals the potential of a museum of architecture as a statement: about the nature of the works it collects and exhibits; about its role in the life of a culture or a city; and about architecture itself. Both the restoration of the nineteenth-century Shaughnessy House(...)
Location:
Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
Date:
7 May 1989 to 25 March 1990
7 May 1989 to 25 March 1990
Title:
Canadian Centre for Architecture: Building and Gardens
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Description:
Celebrating the opening of the CCAs new building, Canadian Centre for Architecture: Building and Gardens reveals the potential of a museum of architecture as a statement: about the nature of the works it collects and exhibits; about its role in the life of a culture or a city; and about architecture itself. Both the restoration of the nineteenth-century Shaughnessy House(...)
Canadian Centre for Architecture: Building and Gardens
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Description:
Celebrating the opening of the CCAs new building, Canadian Centre for Architecture: Building and Gardens reveals the potential of a museum of architecture as a statement: about the nature of the works it collects and exhibits; about its role in the life of a culture or a city; and about architecture itself. Both the restoration of the nineteenth-century Shaughnessy House(...)
Form:
exhibitions
exhibitions
Date:
7 May 1989 to
25 March 1990
7 May 1989 to
25 March 1990
Location:
Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
Form:
photographs
photographs
Title:
Nîmes. Fontaine
Nîmes. Fontaine
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Reference number:
PH1981:0816:039
Description:
This fountain was designed by Questel, architect and sculpted by Pradier. The figures represent the rivers Gardon (Vardo), Eure (Vra) Rhône (Rhonadvs) and the Gallo-Roman city Némausa (Nemavsa). It was inaugurated on 1st of June, 1851 on the Esplanade de Nîmes. (Pieyre, Adolphe, Extrait de la Revue du Midi, 1er novembre 1899, http://www.nimausensis.com/Nimes/FontPradPieyre.htm)
PH1981:0816:039
Description:
This fountain was designed by Questel, architect and sculpted by Pradier. The figures represent the rivers Gardon (Vardo), Eure (Vra) Rhône (Rhonadvs) and the Gallo-Roman city Némausa (Nemavsa). It was inaugurated on 1st of June, 1851 on the Esplanade de Nîmes. (Pieyre, Adolphe, Extrait de la Revue du Midi, 1er novembre 1899, http://www.nimausensis.com/Nimes/FontPradPieyre.htm)
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Subject:
architecture, sculpture
architecture, sculpture
Date:
ca. 1861
ca. 1861
Title:
Nîmes. Fontaine
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PH1981:0816:039
Description:
This fountain was designed by Questel, architect and sculpted by Pradier. The figures represent the rivers Gardon (Vardo), Eure (Vra) Rhône (Rhonadvs) and the Gallo-Roman city Némausa (Nemavsa). It was inaugurated on 1st of June, 1851 on the Esplanade de Nîmes. (Pieyre, Adolphe, Extrait de la Revue du Midi, 1er novembre 1899, http://www.nimausensis.com/Nimes/FontPradPieyre.htm)
Nîmes. Fontaine
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PH1981:0816:039
Description:
This fountain was designed by Questel, architect and sculpted by Pradier. The figures represent the rivers Gardon (Vardo), Eure (Vra) Rhône (Rhonadvs) and the Gallo-Roman city Némausa (Nemavsa). It was inaugurated on 1st of June, 1851 on the Esplanade de Nîmes. (Pieyre, Adolphe, Extrait de la Revue du Midi, 1er novembre 1899, http://www.nimausensis.com/Nimes/FontPradPieyre.htm)
Form:
photographs
photographs
Date:
ca. 1861
ca. 1861
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Subject:
architecture, sculpture
architecture, sculpture
Form:
models, born digital
models, born digital
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Reference number:
AP194.S1.1995.PR01.005
Description:
File consists of the content from a CD labelled "Synthetic Landscape Phase 3, vol.2". Drawings represent either design components or more intricate views of the landscape. Most common file formats: Tagged Image File Format, JPEG File Interchange Format, Encapsulated PostScript File Format, Quicktime, Truevision TGA Bitmap
AP194.S1.1995.PR01.005
Description:
File consists of the content from a CD labelled "Synthetic Landscape Phase 3, vol.2". Drawings represent either design components or more intricate views of the landscape. Most common file formats: Tagged Image File Format, JPEG File Interchange Format, Encapsulated PostScript File Format, Quicktime, Truevision TGA Bitmap
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Date:
1997-1999
1997-1999
Title:
Drawings and animated renderings of Channelling Systems for Synthetic Landscape phase 3
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AP194.S1.1995.PR01.005
Description:
File consists of the content from a CD labelled "Synthetic Landscape Phase 3, vol.2". Drawings represent either design components or more intricate views of the landscape. Most common file formats: Tagged Image File Format, JPEG File Interchange Format, Encapsulated PostScript File Format, Quicktime, Truevision TGA Bitmap
Drawings and animated renderings of Channelling Systems for Synthetic Landscape phase 3
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AP194.S1.1995.PR01.005
Description:
File consists of the content from a CD labelled "Synthetic Landscape Phase 3, vol.2". Drawings represent either design components or more intricate views of the landscape. Most common file formats: Tagged Image File Format, JPEG File Interchange Format, Encapsulated PostScript File Format, Quicktime, Truevision TGA Bitmap
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models, born digital
models, born digital
Date:
1997-1999
1997-1999
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