Please join us for the launch of The Urban Unknown, a collective zine project developed by the participants of the CCA Youth Collective. Over the past months, participants aged 15 to 18 have taken part in research, editing, and publishing workshops led by the Public Programs team, with contributions from CCA Publications, Matthias Kreutzer of Our Polite Society, and(...)
27 November 2025, 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Zine Launch: The Urban Unknown / CCA Youth Collective
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Please join us for the launch of The Urban Unknown, a collective zine project developed by the participants of the CCA Youth Collective. Over the past months, participants aged 15 to 18 have taken part in research, editing, and publishing workshops led by the Public Programs team, with contributions from CCA Publications, Matthias Kreutzer of Our Polite Society, and(...)
photographs
PH1980:0048.02:012
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- Suzanne K. Williamson indicates that this photograph shows the western walls and a tower as well as structures "M" and "N" of the Crusader Castle in Marqab, Ottoman Empire (now Syria) (Oct. 1986). Further research should include verification of this information and identification of the source(s) from which it was obtained. The cardinal point indicated in the title, also provided by Williamson, is presumed to be correct.
architecture, military
1859-1860
View of the ruins of the Crusader Castle showing the western walls, Marqab, Ottoman Empire (now in Syria)
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PH1980:0048.02:012
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- Suzanne K. Williamson indicates that this photograph shows the western walls and a tower as well as structures "M" and "N" of the Crusader Castle in Marqab, Ottoman Empire (now Syria) (Oct. 1986). Further research should include verification of this information and identification of the source(s) from which it was obtained. The cardinal point indicated in the title, also provided by Williamson, is presumed to be correct.
photographs
1859-1860
architecture, military
Sub-series
AP207.S2.SS12
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The sub-series documents the exhibition "Giardini Parchi Paesaggi. L’avventura delle idee in Toscana dall’Ottocento a oggi", curated by Pettena and presented at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, in 1998. The exhibition focuses on landscape architecture and its historical development by using the example of Tuscany from the 19th century to present day. "This set out to illustrate a historical course of development that also entailed the consideration and reevaluation [sic] of the landscape that results from human activity [...] and extended as far as an analysis and presentation of the most modern theme parks of sculpture and environmental art." [1] The sub-series contains research material, such as photocopies of articles and books on landscape architecture, and reference photographs. The sub-series also contains texts for the publication and correspondence related to the planning of the exhibition. Source: [1] Gianni Pettena website, https://www.giannipettena.it/english/exhibitions/settings/ (last accessed 29 January 2020).
circa 1998
Giardini Parchi Paesaggi. L’avventura delle idee in Toscana dall’Ottocento a oggi (1998)
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AP207.S2.SS12
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The sub-series documents the exhibition "Giardini Parchi Paesaggi. L’avventura delle idee in Toscana dall’Ottocento a oggi", curated by Pettena and presented at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, in 1998. The exhibition focuses on landscape architecture and its historical development by using the example of Tuscany from the 19th century to present day. "This set out to illustrate a historical course of development that also entailed the consideration and reevaluation [sic] of the landscape that results from human activity [...] and extended as far as an analysis and presentation of the most modern theme parks of sculpture and environmental art." [1] The sub-series contains research material, such as photocopies of articles and books on landscape architecture, and reference photographs. The sub-series also contains texts for the publication and correspondence related to the planning of the exhibition. Source: [1] Gianni Pettena website, https://www.giannipettena.it/english/exhibitions/settings/ (last accessed 29 January 2020).
Subseries
circa 1998
Project
Royal Ottawa Regional Rehabilitation Centre, Ottawa Health Sciences Centre, Ottawa, Ontario (1974)
AP018.S1.1974.PR25
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This project series documents the design and construction of the Royal Ottawa Regional Rehabilitation Centre in Ottawa, Ontario from 1974-1981. The office identified the project number as 7432. The Ottawa Heath Sciences Complex, a vast hospital network encompassing institutions across the city, hired Parkin Architects Planners in 1971 to design and construct University of Ottawa buildings within the network. These campus buildings were located in the Alta Vista neighbourhood and referred to as the Health Sciences Centre. This project consists of one building in that complex, the Royal Ottawa Regional Rehabilitation Centre. The distinction between these names should be noted when viewing the materials. The two-storey rehabilitation centre was constructed directly beside the Ottawa Health Sciences Building, another hospital in the network built by Parkin (see project series AP018.S1.1974.PR01 in this fonds). The proposal conceived a 145,000 square foot hospital with 77 in-patient beds. The design included space for patient accommodation, teaching, research, administrative activities, patient care and treatment, and a concession area. Patients at the hospital would range from those with severe brain injuries, to amputees, to those with rheumatic diseases. The building was carefully designed to accommodate the specialized needs of the patients. The hospital design also included a swimming pool, sports areas, and spaces for other leisure activities thought to aid in the rehabilitation process. The project is recorded through construction photographs, drawings, and textual materials dating from 1971-1983. The textual records include correspondence, specifications, schedules, contract data, conference reports and minutes, inspection reports, predesign notes, consultancy records, financial documents, change orders, supplementary instructions, research, and deficiency lists. The majority of these textual records deal with the hospital's construction, rather than design. Most drawings are reprographic copies of detail drawings and can be found within the textual records. Box AP018.S1.1974.PR25.002 contains an index to the textual records, which was created by the office.
1971-1983
Royal Ottawa Regional Rehabilitation Centre, Ottawa Health Sciences Centre, Ottawa, Ontario (1974)
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AP018.S1.1974.PR25
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This project series documents the design and construction of the Royal Ottawa Regional Rehabilitation Centre in Ottawa, Ontario from 1974-1981. The office identified the project number as 7432. The Ottawa Heath Sciences Complex, a vast hospital network encompassing institutions across the city, hired Parkin Architects Planners in 1971 to design and construct University of Ottawa buildings within the network. These campus buildings were located in the Alta Vista neighbourhood and referred to as the Health Sciences Centre. This project consists of one building in that complex, the Royal Ottawa Regional Rehabilitation Centre. The distinction between these names should be noted when viewing the materials. The two-storey rehabilitation centre was constructed directly beside the Ottawa Health Sciences Building, another hospital in the network built by Parkin (see project series AP018.S1.1974.PR01 in this fonds). The proposal conceived a 145,000 square foot hospital with 77 in-patient beds. The design included space for patient accommodation, teaching, research, administrative activities, patient care and treatment, and a concession area. Patients at the hospital would range from those with severe brain injuries, to amputees, to those with rheumatic diseases. The building was carefully designed to accommodate the specialized needs of the patients. The hospital design also included a swimming pool, sports areas, and spaces for other leisure activities thought to aid in the rehabilitation process. The project is recorded through construction photographs, drawings, and textual materials dating from 1971-1983. The textual records include correspondence, specifications, schedules, contract data, conference reports and minutes, inspection reports, predesign notes, consultancy records, financial documents, change orders, supplementary instructions, research, and deficiency lists. The majority of these textual records deal with the hospital's construction, rather than design. Most drawings are reprographic copies of detail drawings and can be found within the textual records. Box AP018.S1.1974.PR25.002 contains an index to the textual records, which was created by the office.
Project
1971-1983
textual records
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16 file
Fund Raising
ARCH241941
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Fund Raising Guggenheim Fund Raising Efforts / Any New York State Council of the Arts AJ / Letter / [Charles] Gwathmey Shimizu [Corporation] Contract Shimizu Correspondence Any - Graham Foundation Graham Foundation - Anyplace Grant Foundation Research Advanta - Any - Braun [National Endowment for the Arts] NEA Grant [Illinois Institute of Technology] IIT Grants (Any 24) Any - Academic Supporters Grant Literature 97-98 Finances Computer and Fax Info; Other equipment
1991-2000
Fund Raising
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ARCH241941
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Fund Raising Guggenheim Fund Raising Efforts / Any New York State Council of the Arts AJ / Letter / [Charles] Gwathmey Shimizu [Corporation] Contract Shimizu Correspondence Any - Graham Foundation Graham Foundation - Anyplace Grant Foundation Research Advanta - Any - Braun [National Endowment for the Arts] NEA Grant [Illinois Institute of Technology] IIT Grants (Any 24) Any - Academic Supporters Grant Literature 97-98 Finances Computer and Fax Info; Other equipment
textual records
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16 file
1991-2000
Project
AP207.S1.1992.PR01
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The project series documents Pettena's preliminary study and proposal for the restoration and conversion of the Forte Inglese, a Napoleonic era fortification in Portoferraio, Italy. Pettena worked on this project in 1992. The restauration and conversion project for the fort was not realized because of changes in the local government. The proposal consisted of converting the fort into an exhibition space, an auditorium and a public garden "by simply adding spaces that utilized volumes created underground or at the rear: thus the respect of the preexisting context was assured, from the viewpoint of history as well as landscape." [1] The project series contains a preliminary study report by Pettena, sketches, site plans, floor plans, elevations, and sections for Pettena's proposal, reference photographs, research material, such as photocopies of publications on the fort and reference plans for the historic building. Source: [1] Gianni Pettena website, https://www.giannipettena.it/italiano/opere-1/arch-study-for-the-restoration-1992/ (last accessed 21 January 2020).
1992-2015
Studio Per Il Restauro E La Riconversione Del Forte Inglese [Study for the Restoration and Conversion of the Fort Inglese], Portoferraio, Italy (1992)
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AP207.S1.1992.PR01
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The project series documents Pettena's preliminary study and proposal for the restoration and conversion of the Forte Inglese, a Napoleonic era fortification in Portoferraio, Italy. Pettena worked on this project in 1992. The restauration and conversion project for the fort was not realized because of changes in the local government. The proposal consisted of converting the fort into an exhibition space, an auditorium and a public garden "by simply adding spaces that utilized volumes created underground or at the rear: thus the respect of the preexisting context was assured, from the viewpoint of history as well as landscape." [1] The project series contains a preliminary study report by Pettena, sketches, site plans, floor plans, elevations, and sections for Pettena's proposal, reference photographs, research material, such as photocopies of publications on the fort and reference plans for the historic building. Source: [1] Gianni Pettena website, https://www.giannipettena.it/italiano/opere-1/arch-study-for-the-restoration-1992/ (last accessed 21 January 2020).
Project
1992-2015
Project
AP075.S1.1957.PR02
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This project series documents Cornelia Hahn Oberlander's playground project for University Hill Elementary School on Chancellor Boulevard, in University Endowment Lands, Vancouver, British Columbia. Oberlander worked on this project in 1957. She developed her concept for the school play area with a participatory method, asking the children to draw the plants they would like to have included in the landscaping. It consisted in a paved area right at the back of the school, tennis courts to be used for wheeltoys and movable equipment for play, and large lawn area for free play with quiet area to sit. The lawn area includes a play space with logs, rocks, climbing trees and a loghouse situated at the southwest corner of the playground. The project series contains landscape sketches, design development drawings, landscape plan for the proposal playground, and a presentation panel. The project is also documented through textual records, such as correspondence, research material and press clipping on the school.
1957
University Hill Elementary School, Vancouver, British Columbia (1957)
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AP075.S1.1957.PR02
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This project series documents Cornelia Hahn Oberlander's playground project for University Hill Elementary School on Chancellor Boulevard, in University Endowment Lands, Vancouver, British Columbia. Oberlander worked on this project in 1957. She developed her concept for the school play area with a participatory method, asking the children to draw the plants they would like to have included in the landscaping. It consisted in a paved area right at the back of the school, tennis courts to be used for wheeltoys and movable equipment for play, and large lawn area for free play with quiet area to sit. The lawn area includes a play space with logs, rocks, climbing trees and a loghouse situated at the southwest corner of the playground. The project series contains landscape sketches, design development drawings, landscape plan for the proposal playground, and a presentation panel. The project is also documented through textual records, such as correspondence, research material and press clipping on the school.
Project
1957
textual records
AP075.S3.SS2.151
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This box contains professional and correspondence, organized in chronological order, from 2002-2008. This correspondence contains chiefly letters related to participation to publishing in landscape architecture publications, correspondence related to nominations and awards received by Oberlander, requests to serve on juries, correspondence with schools of architecture and landscape architects associations, about membership or attendance to events. It also comprises correspondence related to research and involvement in sustainable development.
2001-2008
Professional correspondence from 2002-2008
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AP075.S3.SS2.151
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This box contains professional and correspondence, organized in chronological order, from 2002-2008. This correspondence contains chiefly letters related to participation to publishing in landscape architecture publications, correspondence related to nominations and awards received by Oberlander, requests to serve on juries, correspondence with schools of architecture and landscape architects associations, about membership or attendance to events. It also comprises correspondence related to research and involvement in sustainable development.
textual records
2001-2008
This seminar presented by Oulimata Gueye looks at projects that were to be developed in the middle of the twentieth century, using the African continent as a laboratory for architectural and urban research and innovation. It also considers African initiatives aimed at giving Africans back control over their vision of housing, technology, and economic and social(...)
27 July 2023, 6pm to 7:30pm
UFA, Université des Futurs Africains 2. It Matters What Stories We Tell to Tell Other Stories of the Future
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This seminar presented by Oulimata Gueye looks at projects that were to be developed in the middle of the twentieth century, using the African continent as a laboratory for architectural and urban research and innovation. It also considers African initiatives aimed at giving Africans back control over their vision of housing, technology, and economic and social(...)
Project
Strand Tower (2006)
AP174.S1.2006.D2
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This project file documents unbuilt designs by Testa & Weiser for Strand Tower (2006), a continuation of the Carbon Tower research project. Various iterations of Strand Tower are woven out of carbon fibre according to a pattern algorithmically generated by the Weaver software. “The complexity of the final design is produced by arraying a basic fiber bundle of 114 strands; stacked 70 times for a total of approximately 8,000 strands.”[1] The file contains a large number of digital files which document the conceptual and design development of the project, fabrication of 3D printed physical models, and exhibition of the project at several museums and galleries, including the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. The file also includes six physical models produced by the 3D printing firm 3D Systems. Sources: [1] "Strand Tower project and credit text" (AP174.S1.2006.D2.007). Testa & Weiser records, Centre Canadien d’Architecture/Canadian Centre for Architecture.
2006-2014
Strand Tower (2006)
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AP174.S1.2006.D2
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This project file documents unbuilt designs by Testa & Weiser for Strand Tower (2006), a continuation of the Carbon Tower research project. Various iterations of Strand Tower are woven out of carbon fibre according to a pattern algorithmically generated by the Weaver software. “The complexity of the final design is produced by arraying a basic fiber bundle of 114 strands; stacked 70 times for a total of approximately 8,000 strands.”[1] The file contains a large number of digital files which document the conceptual and design development of the project, fabrication of 3D printed physical models, and exhibition of the project at several museums and galleries, including the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. The file also includes six physical models produced by the 3D printing firm 3D Systems. Sources: [1] "Strand Tower project and credit text" (AP174.S1.2006.D2.007). Testa & Weiser records, Centre Canadien d’Architecture/Canadian Centre for Architecture.
Project
2006-2014