The architectural practice OFFICE was founded in Belgium in 2002 by Kersten Geers and David Van Severen. They have contributed to past CCA exhibitions including Imperfect Health: The Medicalization of Architecture (2011). The series They want to speak with you invites design and architecture professionals to discuss their most recent projects.
13 November 2014 , 6pm
OFFICE wants to speak with you
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The architectural practice OFFICE was founded in Belgium in 2002 by Kersten Geers and David Van Severen. They have contributed to past CCA exhibitions including Imperfect Health: The Medicalization of Architecture (2011). The series They want to speak with you invites design and architecture professionals to discuss their most recent projects.
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Partnerships and Conferences
AP149.S3.SS2
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This sub-series documents the partnerships between Minimum Cost Housing Group and other institutions for planning of conferences and the production of publications on low-cost housing, environments, architecture or human conditions. The material in this series was created between 1970 and 2011 and includes predominantly textual records such as correspondence, reports, financial documents, presentation texts, and photographs for publications or conferences.
1970-2011
Partnerships and Conferences
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AP149.S3.SS2
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This sub-series documents the partnerships between Minimum Cost Housing Group and other institutions for planning of conferences and the production of publications on low-cost housing, environments, architecture or human conditions. The material in this series was created between 1970 and 2011 and includes predominantly textual records such as correspondence, reports, financial documents, presentation texts, and photographs for publications or conferences.
Sub-series
1970-2011
Project
AP166.S1.2010.PR1
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This file documents an unbuilt project for a tower in Taichung, Taiwan. The project is apparently related to the Taiwan Tower International Competition (2010-2011), although it is not known whether or not the design was submitted to the competition. The file contains printouts of presentation drawings consisting of elevations and a section of the tower and a first floor plan for the Museum of Taichung City Development.
2010
Bi-Centinial Tower, Taichung, Taiwan (2010)
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AP166.S1.2010.PR1
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This file documents an unbuilt project for a tower in Taichung, Taiwan. The project is apparently related to the Taiwan Tower International Competition (2010-2011), although it is not known whether or not the design was submitted to the competition. The file contains printouts of presentation drawings consisting of elevations and a section of the tower and a first floor plan for the Museum of Taichung City Development.
project
2010
textual records
AP075.S3.SS1.103
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Contains invitation for a 65th anniversary tea in 2011 and a letter and a copy of the letter of acknowledgment to the City of Vancouver for five-year plan for city planning in 1958.
1958 and 2011
Cornelia Hahn Oberlander participation to the Community Arts Council of Vancouver
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AP075.S3.SS1.103
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Contains invitation for a 65th anniversary tea in 2011 and a letter and a copy of the letter of acknowledgment to the City of Vancouver for five-year plan for city planning in 1958.
textual records
1958 and 2011
First, the Forests
*First, the Forests* examines some unexplored relationships between forestry, planning, and design. Reframing forestry as an activity that creates highly designed environments with unprecedented scale, ambition and precision, the exhibition proposes an expanded understanding of the connections between natural resources, production processes, and designed form. Curated(...)
Octagonal gallery
4 October 2012 to 6 January 2013
First, the Forests
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*First, the Forests* examines some unexplored relationships between forestry, planning, and design. Reframing forestry as an activity that creates highly designed environments with unprecedented scale, ambition and precision, the exhibition proposes an expanded understanding of the connections between natural resources, production processes, and designed form. Curated(...)
Octagonal gallery
textual records
AP075.S1.2001.PR05.025
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Application to the ASLA 2011 Professional and Student Awards Program for the Lobby Garden of the New York Time Building. File also include project proposal for a Sky Garden for the New York Time Building.
circa 2011
Application to the ASLA award program, New York Times Building, New York City, New York
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AP075.S1.2001.PR05.025
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Application to the ASLA 2011 Professional and Student Awards Program for the Lobby Garden of the New York Time Building. File also include project proposal for a Sky Garden for the New York Time Building.
textual records
circa 2011
textual records
DR2012:0015:025:029
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File containing documents in English and French, including calendars and correspondence related to the Canadian Artists' Representation and Le regroupement des artistes en arts visuels du Québec. Original folder inscribed in graphite: RAAV 2011-2012
2009
Calendars and correspondence related to the Canadian Artists' Representation and Le regroupement des artistes en arts visuels du Québec
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DR2012:0015:025:029
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File containing documents in English and French, including calendars and correspondence related to the Canadian Artists' Representation and Le regroupement des artistes en arts visuels du Québec. Original folder inscribed in graphite: RAAV 2011-2012
textual records
2009
Series
AP156.S6
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La série documente les dossiers et collections de Jacqueline Jeanneret (21 août 1928-18 janvier 2018), ses activités professionnelles et ses intérêts personnels. La série inclut des documents biographiques sur elle, de la correspondance, des dossiers personnels et professionnels, des documents relatifs à sa famille, des dossiers documentaires et des publications. Le matériel dans cette série a été produit entre 1931 et 2011. La série comprend des documents textuels, des documents photographiques, des dessins et reprographies, des publications, des enregistrements sonores, des cartes et des artéfacts. Series documents the files and collections of Jacqueline Jeanneret (21 August 1928-18 January 2018), her profesionnal activities and her personal interests. The series includes biographical documents about her, correspondence, personal and professional files, documents related to her family, documentary files and publications. The material in this series was produced between 1931 and 2011. The series contains textual records, photographic documents, drawings and reprographic copies, publications, sound recordings, maps and artefacts.
1931-2011
Dossiers de Jacqueline Jeanneret = Jacqueline Jeanneret's files
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AP156.S6
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La série documente les dossiers et collections de Jacqueline Jeanneret (21 août 1928-18 janvier 2018), ses activités professionnelles et ses intérêts personnels. La série inclut des documents biographiques sur elle, de la correspondance, des dossiers personnels et professionnels, des documents relatifs à sa famille, des dossiers documentaires et des publications. Le matériel dans cette série a été produit entre 1931 et 2011. La série comprend des documents textuels, des documents photographiques, des dessins et reprographies, des publications, des enregistrements sonores, des cartes et des artéfacts. Series documents the files and collections of Jacqueline Jeanneret (21 August 1928-18 January 2018), her profesionnal activities and her personal interests. The series includes biographical documents about her, correspondence, personal and professional files, documents related to her family, documentary files and publications. The material in this series was produced between 1931 and 2011. The series contains textual records, photographic documents, drawings and reprographic copies, publications, sound recordings, maps and artefacts.
Série 6
1931-2011
textual records
DR2012:0015:025:018
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File containing documents in English (predominant) and French, including invitations, press clippings, reference materials, and a copy of Art Matters (2011, vol. 19, no. 3). Original folder inscribed on front label in graphite: CURRENT STUDY NOTES
1965-1968, 1972, 1979, 2009-2012
Invitations, press clippings, and reference materials related to art
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DR2012:0015:025:018
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File containing documents in English (predominant) and French, including invitations, press clippings, reference materials, and a copy of Art Matters (2011, vol. 19, no. 3). Original folder inscribed on front label in graphite: CURRENT STUDY NOTES
textual records
1965-1968, 1972, 1979, 2009-2012
archives
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Fonds
AP196
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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.
2003-2011
Studio Gang Ford Calumet Environmental Center project records
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AP196
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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.
archives
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Fonds
2003-2011