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This exhibition looks at the transformation of Montréal from a nineteenth century merchant city to the metropolis of Canada. It examines the elements that made Montréal a political, social, and economic centre and explores the unique character of its architecture. The exhibition brings together some 350 objects, including drawings from the CCA collection by Montréal(...)
This exhibition looks at the transformation of Montréal from a nineteenth century merchant city to the metropolis of Canada. It examines the elements that made Montréal a political, social, and economic centre and explores the unique character of its architecture. The exhibition brings together some 350 objects, including drawings from the CCA collection by Montréal(...)
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Main galleries
Main galleries
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18 March 1998 to 24 May 1998
18 March 1998 to 24 May 1998
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Montréal Métropole, 1880–1930
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This exhibition looks at the transformation of Montréal from a nineteenth century merchant city to the metropolis of Canada. It examines the elements that made Montréal a political, social, and economic centre and explores the unique character of its architecture. The exhibition brings together some 350 objects, including drawings from the CCA collection by Montréal(...)
Montréal Métropole, 1880–1930
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This exhibition looks at the transformation of Montréal from a nineteenth century merchant city to the metropolis of Canada. It examines the elements that made Montréal a political, social, and economic centre and explores the unique character of its architecture. The exhibition brings together some 350 objects, including drawings from the CCA collection by Montréal(...)
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18 March 1998 to
24 May 1998
18 March 1998 to
24 May 1998
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AP140.S2.SS1.D33.P23
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views of schematic, design development, presentation, and publication drawings; many of the views of schematic, design development, and presentation drawings show drawings that are not otherwise present in the project documents; the views of schematic, design development, and presentation drawings show different schemes for site layouts, and for types and juxtaposition of dwellings; some of these drawings were possibly redrawn for presentation or publication purposes; there are views of an incomplete set of numbered presentation drawings for floor plans and a section, inscribed with the date 1969, which are not otherwise present in the project documents; there are views of drawings for a reurbanisation project for the Southgate Housing project by Rodrigo Perez de Arce, which was exhibited and published in the early 1980s; some of these views were also used to illustrate Stirling's published Southgate project; there are also views of the building site and of the exterior of the completed buildings; there is one colour negative with an exterior view of the completed buildings; there are also views of freehand site plans of urban architecture, including the Royal Crescent in Bath, England
AP140.S2.SS1.D33.P23
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views of schematic, design development, presentation, and publication drawings; many of the views of schematic, design development, and presentation drawings show drawings that are not otherwise present in the project documents; the views of schematic, design development, and presentation drawings show different schemes for site layouts, and for types and juxtaposition of dwellings; some of these drawings were possibly redrawn for presentation or publication purposes; there are views of an incomplete set of numbered presentation drawings for floor plans and a section, inscribed with the date 1969, which are not otherwise present in the project documents; there are views of drawings for a reurbanisation project for the Southgate Housing project by Rodrigo Perez de Arce, which was exhibited and published in the early 1980s; some of these views were also used to illustrate Stirling's published Southgate project; there are also views of the building site and of the exterior of the completed buildings; there is one colour negative with an exterior view of the completed buildings; there are also views of freehand site plans of urban architecture, including the Royal Crescent in Bath, England
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AP140.S2.SS1.D33.P23
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views of schematic, design development, presentation, and publication drawings; many of the views of schematic, design development, and presentation drawings show drawings that are not otherwise present in the project documents; the views of schematic, design development, and presentation drawings show different schemes for site layouts, and for types and juxtaposition of dwellings; some of these drawings were possibly redrawn for presentation or publication purposes; there are views of an incomplete set of numbered presentation drawings for floor plans and a section, inscribed with the date 1969, which are not otherwise present in the project documents; there are views of drawings for a reurbanisation project for the Southgate Housing project by Rodrigo Perez de Arce, which was exhibited and published in the early 1980s; some of these views were also used to illustrate Stirling's published Southgate project; there are also views of the building site and of the exterior of the completed buildings; there is one colour negative with an exterior view of the completed buildings; there are also views of freehand site plans of urban architecture, including the Royal Crescent in Bath, England
Views of schematic, design development, presentation
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AP140.S2.SS1.D33.P23
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views of schematic, design development, presentation, and publication drawings; many of the views of schematic, design development, and presentation drawings show drawings that are not otherwise present in the project documents; the views of schematic, design development, and presentation drawings show different schemes for site layouts, and for types and juxtaposition of dwellings; some of these drawings were possibly redrawn for presentation or publication purposes; there are views of an incomplete set of numbered presentation drawings for floor plans and a section, inscribed with the date 1969, which are not otherwise present in the project documents; there are views of drawings for a reurbanisation project for the Southgate Housing project by Rodrigo Perez de Arce, which was exhibited and published in the early 1980s; some of these views were also used to illustrate Stirling's published Southgate project; there are also views of the building site and of the exterior of the completed buildings; there is one colour negative with an exterior view of the completed buildings; there are also views of freehand site plans of urban architecture, including the Royal Crescent in Bath, England
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John C. Parkin fonds
John C. Parkin fonds
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AP018
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The John C. Parkin fonds documents the professional career of Toronto-based architect John C. Parkin (1922-1988) at his firms John B. Parkin Associates and Parkin Architects Planners. Most materials in this fonds record 347 architectural projects covering the years 1947-1987. John C. Parkin’s professional involvement in the arts and architecture, his firms’ activities, and his professional achievements are also recorded.
AP018
Synopsis:
The John C. Parkin fonds documents the professional career of Toronto-based architect John C. Parkin (1922-1988) at his firms John B. Parkin Associates and Parkin Architects Planners. Most materials in this fonds record 347 architectural projects covering the years 1947-1987. John C. Parkin’s professional involvement in the arts and architecture, his firms’ activities, and his professional achievements are also recorded.
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1929-1987
1929-1987
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John C. Parkin fonds
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AP018
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The John C. Parkin fonds documents the professional career of Toronto-based architect John C. Parkin (1922-1988) at his firms John B. Parkin Associates and Parkin Architects Planners. Most materials in this fonds record 347 architectural projects covering the years 1947-1987. John C. Parkin’s professional involvement in the arts and architecture, his firms’ activities, and his professional achievements are also recorded.
John C. Parkin fonds
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AP018
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The John C. Parkin fonds documents the professional career of Toronto-based architect John C. Parkin (1922-1988) at his firms John B. Parkin Associates and Parkin Architects Planners. Most materials in this fonds record 347 architectural projects covering the years 1947-1987. John C. Parkin’s professional involvement in the arts and architecture, his firms’ activities, and his professional achievements are also recorded.
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archives
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archives
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1929-1987
1929-1987
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AP140.S1.SS1.D4
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File documents a student project for a Forest Rangers Lookout Station. Project was designed in Stirling's fourth year at the Liverpool School of Architecture. Material in this file was probably produced in 1949. File contains a presentation drawing.
AP140.S1.SS1.D4
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File documents a student project for a Forest Rangers Lookout Station. Project was designed in Stirling's fourth year at the Liverpool School of Architecture. Material in this file was probably produced in 1949. File contains a presentation drawing.
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circa 1949
circa 1949
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Forest Rangers Lookout Station
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AP140.S1.SS1.D4
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File documents a student project for a Forest Rangers Lookout Station. Project was designed in Stirling's fourth year at the Liverpool School of Architecture. Material in this file was probably produced in 1949. File contains a presentation drawing.
Forest Rangers Lookout Station
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AP140.S1.SS1.D4
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File documents a student project for a Forest Rangers Lookout Station. Project was designed in Stirling's fourth year at the Liverpool School of Architecture. Material in this file was probably produced in 1949. File contains a presentation drawing.
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File 4
File 4
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circa 1949
circa 1949
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The North Shore and the adjacent area of the Labrador Trough were chosen to test research tools and the agency of architecture in a research studio for graduate students in the School of Architecture at the University of Montreal. Led by Alessandra Ponte and titled Testing Ground: The Labrador Trough, the studio focused on a geological formation – a large iron ore belt –(...)
The North Shore and the adjacent area of the Labrador Trough were chosen to test research tools and the agency of architecture in a research studio for graduate students in the School of Architecture at the University of Montreal. Led by Alessandra Ponte and titled Testing Ground: The Labrador Trough, the studio focused on a geological formation – a large iron ore belt –(...)
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2 October 2014
2 October 2014
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Learning from… Labrador Trough
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The North Shore and the adjacent area of the Labrador Trough were chosen to test research tools and the agency of architecture in a research studio for graduate students in the School of Architecture at the University of Montreal. Led by Alessandra Ponte and titled Testing Ground: The Labrador Trough, the studio focused on a geological formation – a large iron ore belt –(...)
Learning from… Labrador Trough
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The North Shore and the adjacent area of the Labrador Trough were chosen to test research tools and the agency of architecture in a research studio for graduate students in the School of Architecture at the University of Montreal. Led by Alessandra Ponte and titled Testing Ground: The Labrador Trough, the studio focused on a geological formation – a large iron ore belt –(...)
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2 October 2014
2 October 2014
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Village housing for CIAM X
Village housing for CIAM X
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AP140.S2.SS1.D9
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File documents an unexecuted project, presented at CIAM X (Congrès internationaux d'architecture moderne), for village housing, England, United Kingdom. Material in this file was produced in 1955 and probably after. File contains presentation drawings, textual records, and photographic materials.
AP140.S2.SS1.D9
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File documents an unexecuted project, presented at CIAM X (Congrès internationaux d'architecture moderne), for village housing, England, United Kingdom. Material in this file was produced in 1955 and probably after. File contains presentation drawings, textual records, and photographic materials.
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circa 1955
circa 1955
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Village housing for CIAM X
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AP140.S2.SS1.D9
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File documents an unexecuted project, presented at CIAM X (Congrès internationaux d'architecture moderne), for village housing, England, United Kingdom. Material in this file was produced in 1955 and probably after. File contains presentation drawings, textual records, and photographic materials.
Village housing for CIAM X
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AP140.S2.SS1.D9
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File documents an unexecuted project, presented at CIAM X (Congrès internationaux d'architecture moderne), for village housing, England, United Kingdom. Material in this file was produced in 1955 and probably after. File contains presentation drawings, textual records, and photographic materials.
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File 9
File 9
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circa 1955
circa 1955
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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(...)
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(...)
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Main galleries Keyword(s):
Casablanca, Chandigarh, Le Corbusier, Jeanneret, Morocco, Punjab, India, Morocco, modernism, Africa, Takashi Homma, Yto Barrada
Main galleries Keyword(s):
Casablanca, Chandigarh, Le Corbusier, Jeanneret, Morocco, Punjab, India, Morocco, modernism, Africa, Takashi Homma, Yto Barrada
Date:
26 November 2013 to 20 April 2014
26 November 2013 to 20 April 2014
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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(...)
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(...)
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exhibitions
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26 November 2013 to
20 April 2014
26 November 2013 to
20 April 2014
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Main galleries Keyword(s):
Casablanca, Chandigarh, Le Corbusier, Jeanneret, Morocco, Punjab, India, Morocco, modernism, Africa, Takashi Homma, Yto Barrada
Main galleries Keyword(s):
Casablanca, Chandigarh, Le Corbusier, Jeanneret, Morocco, Punjab, India, Morocco, modernism, Africa, Takashi Homma, Yto Barrada
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AP140.S2.SS4.D12
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File documents the International Conference 'Problems Facing Present-day Architecture and Town Planning in Relation to the Processes of Industrialization', held in November 1966 at Bologna University. Material in this file was probably produced in 1966. File contains textual records.
AP140.S2.SS4.D12
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File documents the International Conference 'Problems Facing Present-day Architecture and Town Planning in Relation to the Processes of Industrialization', held in November 1966 at Bologna University. Material in this file was probably produced in 1966. File contains textual records.
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circa 1966
circa 1966
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Problems Facing Present-day Architectural and Town Planning in Relation to the Processes of Industrialization, International Conference
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AP140.S2.SS4.D12
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File documents the International Conference 'Problems Facing Present-day Architecture and Town Planning in Relation to the Processes of Industrialization', held in November 1966 at Bologna University. Material in this file was probably produced in 1966. File contains textual records.
Problems Facing Present-day Architectural and Town Planning in Relation to the Processes of Industrialization, International Conference
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AP140.S2.SS4.D12
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File documents the International Conference 'Problems Facing Present-day Architecture and Town Planning in Relation to the Processes of Industrialization', held in November 1966 at Bologna University. Material in this file was probably produced in 1966. File contains textual records.
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File 12
File 12
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circa 1966
circa 1966
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Adam Caruso of Caruso St John and Brigitte Shim of Shim-Sutcliffe Architects address topics they consider to be of vital importance and urgency in contemporary architectural practice. Their individual presentations are followed by a conversation moderated by CCA Director Mirko Zardini. The Urgency series reflects the CCA’s ongoing exploration of critical issues facing(...)
Adam Caruso of Caruso St John and Brigitte Shim of Shim-Sutcliffe Architects address topics they consider to be of vital importance and urgency in contemporary architectural practice. Their individual presentations are followed by a conversation moderated by CCA Director Mirko Zardini. The Urgency series reflects the CCA’s ongoing exploration of critical issues facing(...)
Date:
12 June 2009
12 June 2009
Title:
Urgency 2009: Adam Caruso and Brigitte Shim
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Adam Caruso of Caruso St John and Brigitte Shim of Shim-Sutcliffe Architects address topics they consider to be of vital importance and urgency in contemporary architectural practice. Their individual presentations are followed by a conversation moderated by CCA Director Mirko Zardini. The Urgency series reflects the CCA’s ongoing exploration of critical issues facing(...)
Urgency 2009: Adam Caruso and Brigitte Shim
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Adam Caruso of Caruso St John and Brigitte Shim of Shim-Sutcliffe Architects address topics they consider to be of vital importance and urgency in contemporary architectural practice. Their individual presentations are followed by a conversation moderated by CCA Director Mirko Zardini. The Urgency series reflects the CCA’s ongoing exploration of critical issues facing(...)
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12 June 2009
12 June 2009
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Following an intense period of work in the mid-1970s with Portugal’s post-revolutionary housing initiatives, in the early 1980s Álvaro Siza contributed projects to two of the most important urban renewal programs in Europe: Berlin’s IBA and The Hague’s Stadsvernieuwing als Kulturel Aktiviteit (Urban Renewal as a Cultural Activity). This lecture will examine the(...)
Following an intense period of work in the mid-1970s with Portugal’s post-revolutionary housing initiatives, in the early 1980s Álvaro Siza contributed projects to two of the most important urban renewal programs in Europe: Berlin’s IBA and The Hague’s Stadsvernieuwing als Kulturel Aktiviteit (Urban Renewal as a Cultural Activity). This lecture will examine the(...)
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26 November 2015
26 November 2015
Title:
Álvaro Siza’s Archaeology of the Ordinary
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Following an intense period of work in the mid-1970s with Portugal’s post-revolutionary housing initiatives, in the early 1980s Álvaro Siza contributed projects to two of the most important urban renewal programs in Europe: Berlin’s IBA and The Hague’s Stadsvernieuwing als Kulturel Aktiviteit (Urban Renewal as a Cultural Activity). This lecture will examine the(...)
Álvaro Siza’s Archaeology of the Ordinary
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Following an intense period of work in the mid-1970s with Portugal’s post-revolutionary housing initiatives, in the early 1980s Álvaro Siza contributed projects to two of the most important urban renewal programs in Europe: Berlin’s IBA and The Hague’s Stadsvernieuwing als Kulturel Aktiviteit (Urban Renewal as a Cultural Activity). This lecture will examine the(...)
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26 November 2015
26 November 2015
