Starting from... People
One of the markers of modernity from the eighteenth century onwards is the emergence of “the people” as a respected political entity. In response, architects have advocated for the transformation of cities, explored new technologies, pioneered design discourses, and engaged in heated cultural conflicts—all in the name of the people. During this time, fictional, abstracted(...)
Hall cases
5 October 2011 to 22 January 2012
Starting from... People
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One of the markers of modernity from the eighteenth century onwards is the emergence of “the people” as a respected political entity. In response, architects have advocated for the transformation of cities, explored new technologies, pioneered design discourses, and engaged in heated cultural conflicts—all in the name of the people. During this time, fictional, abstracted(...)
Hall cases
Shaughnessy House Keyword(s):
research fellow 2022, seminar, research, Desirée Valadares, infrastructure, railway, highway, colonial history
10 November 2022, 6pm
Shaughnessy House Keyword(s):
research fellow 2022, seminar, research, Desirée Valadares, infrastructure, railway, highway, colonial history
Édouard Baldus, more than any other photographer, defined the modern landscape and established the standard for architectural photography. The Photographs of Édouard Baldus: Landscapes and Monuments of France chronicles the Golden Age of France as seen by the photographer. The Photographs of Édouard Baldus is organized by chronological sections to reveal the evolution of(...)
Main galleries
25 January 1995 to 23 April 1995
The Photographs of Édouard Baldus: Landscapes and Monuments of France
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Édouard Baldus, more than any other photographer, defined the modern landscape and established the standard for architectural photography. The Photographs of Édouard Baldus: Landscapes and Monuments of France chronicles the Golden Age of France as seen by the photographer. The Photographs of Édouard Baldus is organized by chronological sections to reveal the evolution of(...)
Main galleries
archives
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Fonds
Gene Summers fonds
AP114
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The Gene Summers fonds documents primarily the later part of Gene Summers' career as an architect, developer, artist and art collector. Summer's early work with the Office of Mies van der Rohe and C.F. Murphy Associates is summarily represented by notes, sketches and photographs.
1957 - 2004
Gene Summers fonds
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The Gene Summers fonds documents primarily the later part of Gene Summers' career as an architect, developer, artist and art collector. Summer's early work with the Office of Mies van der Rohe and C.F. Murphy Associates is summarily represented by notes, sketches and photographs.
archives
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Fonds
1957 - 2004
research
TD Bank Group-CCA Collection Research Grant recipients: Jordan Kauffman (Massachusetts Institute of Technology); Julia Tischer (McGill University); Mariana Mogilevich (Harvard University); Elizabeth McFarland (Cornell University); Alexandra Quantrill (Columbia University); Enrique Ramirez (Princeton University); Yoonchun Jung (McGill University); Mark Clintberg (Concordia(...)
February 2011 to November 2011
Doctoral Students Program 2011
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TD Bank Group-CCA Collection Research Grant recipients: Jordan Kauffman (Massachusetts Institute of Technology); Julia Tischer (McGill University); Mariana Mogilevich (Harvard University); Elizabeth McFarland (Cornell University); Alexandra Quantrill (Columbia University); Enrique Ramirez (Princeton University); Yoonchun Jung (McGill University); Mark Clintberg (Concordia(...)
research
February 2011 to
November 2011
On the occasion of Phyllis Lambert’s ninetieth birthday, this exhibition offers an autobiographical glimpse into the evolution of the CCA founder’s ideas and her work as an architect, activist, editor, and curator. Highlighting her deep commitment to the city and to intellectual research, this display of archival material from the CCA’s collection, institutional archives,(...)
Hall cases
18 January 2017 to 11 June 2017
Phyllis Lambert: 75 Years At Work
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On the occasion of Phyllis Lambert’s ninetieth birthday, this exhibition offers an autobiographical glimpse into the evolution of the CCA founder’s ideas and her work as an architect, activist, editor, and curator. Highlighting her deep commitment to the city and to intellectual research, this display of archival material from the CCA’s collection, institutional archives,(...)
Hall cases
DR2007:0016
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Cover studies and two mock-ups for a proposed book, Networks in Canadian Architecture, eventually published as Larry Richards Works, 1977-1980 (Tech-Press, Halifax, 1980); colour marker on paper. The CCA has three projects in its collections that were published in Larry Richards Works, 1977-1980: Post Cards, The Halifax People's Network, and Lyons Tower.
1977-1980
Studies for Networks in Canadian Architecture (later, Larry Richards Works, 1977-1980)
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DR2007:0016
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Cover studies and two mock-ups for a proposed book, Networks in Canadian Architecture, eventually published as Larry Richards Works, 1977-1980 (Tech-Press, Halifax, 1980); colour marker on paper. The CCA has three projects in its collections that were published in Larry Richards Works, 1977-1980: Post Cards, The Halifax People's Network, and Lyons Tower.
Streetview
Organized in conjunction with the initiative ABC : MTL, Streetview presents the everyday, street-level experience of Montréal throughout the twentieth century. It captures political and cultural change on a human scale with a survey of the city’s commercial, residential, and industrial areas. This overview of Montréal pulled from the CCA collection presents the street as(...)
Octagonal gallery
31 January 2013 to 12 May 2013
Streetview
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Organized in conjunction with the initiative ABC : MTL, Streetview presents the everyday, street-level experience of Montréal throughout the twentieth century. It captures political and cultural change on a human scale with a survey of the city’s commercial, residential, and industrial areas. This overview of Montréal pulled from the CCA collection presents the street as(...)
Octagonal gallery
Starting From... The Bubble
The bubble is a wonder of surface tension. In its architectural interpretation, the bubble can be understood as a feat of engineering or as a metaphor for an enclosed hermetic environment. As such, the bubble emerges, in the architect Cedric Price’s words, “in any shape or any size” as a powerful symbol of the future, or becomes synonymous with the condition of isolation(...)
Hall cases
26 November 2009 to 17 January 2010
Starting From... The Bubble
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The bubble is a wonder of surface tension. In its architectural interpretation, the bubble can be understood as a feat of engineering or as a metaphor for an enclosed hermetic environment. As such, the bubble emerges, in the architect Cedric Price’s words, “in any shape or any size” as a powerful symbol of the future, or becomes synonymous with the condition of isolation(...)
Hall cases
The seminar will share research that documents and analyzes changes that took place inside rural homes since the collapse of the USSR in 1991, combining both fieldwork in Ukraine and select objects from the CCA Collection. Kateryna Malaia will shine a light on Ukrainian rural architecture at this critical moment, both for its ongoing survival and future development.
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Research Fellowships Program, Research Fellow Seminar, mass-built rural housing, Ukraine
11 July 2024, 6pm to 7.30pm
Research Fellow Seminar: Rural Mass Housing in Ukraine
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The seminar will share research that documents and analyzes changes that took place inside rural homes since the collapse of the USSR in 1991, combining both fieldwork in Ukraine and select objects from the CCA Collection. Kateryna Malaia will shine a light on Ukrainian rural architecture at this critical moment, both for its ongoing survival and future development.
Study Room, CCA Keyword(s):
Research Fellowships Program, Research Fellow Seminar, mass-built rural housing, Ukraine