19 April 2018
When the Canadian Centre for Architecture building was conceived and designed as an addition to the nineteenth-century Shaughnessy House, it also became an addition to the CCA’s extensive collection. Accordingly, the inaugural exhibitions in the new building in 1989 included a display on the Building and Gardens. The CCA, which plays an influential role in furthering(...)
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22 April 2015 to 30 November 2015
The CCA in Photographs, 1987–2015
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When the Canadian Centre for Architecture building was conceived and designed as an addition to the nineteenth-century Shaughnessy House, it also became an addition to the CCA’s extensive collection. Accordingly, the inaugural exhibitions in the new building in 1989 included a display on the Building and Gardens. The CCA, which plays an influential role in furthering(...)
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Miguel Robles-Durán discusses Cohabitation Strategies’s action research endeavours, which aim to facilitate transformative and progressive urban intervention projects in various cities across Europe and South and North America. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition The Other Architect.
24 March 2016
Cohabitation Strategies: Studies and Projects on the Contemporary Urban Crisis
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Miguel Robles-Durán discusses Cohabitation Strategies’s action research endeavours, which aim to facilitate transformative and progressive urban intervention projects in various cities across Europe and South and North America. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition The Other Architect.
Visiting Scholar Irene Sunwoo presents her research: During the 1970s and 1980s, the Architectural Association (AA) in London tested a “marketplace” model of architectural education that supported an array of theoretical investigations. Exploring issues including politics, phenomenology, semiotics, sustainability, literature, and third-world housing, the school became a(...)
Shaughnessy House
27 July 2017, 6pm
Visiting Scholar Seminar: Irene Sunwoo
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Visiting Scholar Irene Sunwoo presents her research: During the 1970s and 1980s, the Architectural Association (AA) in London tested a “marketplace” model of architectural education that supported an array of theoretical investigations. Exploring issues including politics, phenomenology, semiotics, sustainability, literature, and third-world housing, the school became a(...)
Shaughnessy House
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TD Bank Group-CCA Collection Research Grants Recipients: Amin Alsaden (Harvard University, Graduate School of Design); Heather Braiden (McGill University); Christina Crawford (Harvard University, Graduate School of Design); Ayca Koseoglu (McGill University); Whitten Overby (Cornell University, College of Architecture, Art and Planning); Dana Samuel (Concordia(...)
June 2014 to September 2014
Doctoral Students Program 2014
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TD Bank Group-CCA Collection Research Grants Recipients: Amin Alsaden (Harvard University, Graduate School of Design); Heather Braiden (McGill University); Christina Crawford (Harvard University, Graduate School of Design); Ayca Koseoglu (McGill University); Whitten Overby (Cornell University, College of Architecture, Art and Planning); Dana Samuel (Concordia(...)
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June 2014 to
September 2014
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TD Bank Group-CCA Collection Research Grant recipients: José Aragüez (Princeton University, Graduate School of Architecture); Britt Eversole (Princeton University, Graduate School of Architecture); Michael Kubo (Massachusetts Institute of Technology); Peter Minosh (Columbia University, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation); Bryan Norwood (Harvard(...)
June 2013 to August 2013
Doctoral Students Program 2013
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TD Bank Group-CCA Collection Research Grant recipients: José Aragüez (Princeton University, Graduate School of Architecture); Britt Eversole (Princeton University, Graduate School of Architecture); Michael Kubo (Massachusetts Institute of Technology); Peter Minosh (Columbia University, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation); Bryan Norwood (Harvard(...)
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June 2013 to
August 2013
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Hubert Rohault de Fleury studied under Jean-Nicolas-Louis Durand at the École polytechnique and with Julien-David Leroy at the École des beaux-arts. The confluence of their respective pedagogies is evident in albums DR1974:0002:012:001-049 and DR1974:0002:013:001-008 where Durand's` "rationalized" methodology of design is applied to Leroy's vocabulary of antiquity(1). Hubert's two albums of student drawings for the École des Beaux-Arts (DR1974:0002:012:001-049 and DR1974:0002:013:001-008) are complimentary. The former contains competition drawings and programmes for the monthly competitions (Concours d'emulation) as well as drawing, prints, and programmes for the 1800 (2e), 1801, and 1802 (1er) Grand Prix competitions, each of which trace the entire process from "Concours d'essai" and "esquisse", up to and including, studies for final renderings. The latter album contains large-scale final renderings for the 1800, 1801, and possibly the 1798 Grand prix competitions. As in Durand's "mecanisme de la composition", Hubert proceeds from the simple to the complex, often utilizing the graph paper or hand drawn grid particular to Durand's design methodology (codified in his book 'Precis des Lecons' 1802). This process is readily apparent in both Hubert's "Concours d'emulation" drawings, and, more completely, in the drawings for the Grand Prix competitions. The studies for Hubert's winning 1802 Grand Prix entry for a'Foire' indicate that he isolated and studied different building types before combining them into the unified complex evident in his final renderings. The original final renderings of the Grand Prix winners were kept by the École des beaux-arts. Album DR1974:0002:012:001-049 contains only the prints of the final renderings. The success of Hubert in the Grand Prix competitions is not surprising. His large wash final renderings for the 1800 and 1801 competitions (DR1974:0002:013:001-008) indicate that the neo-classical simplicity then favoured by the judges at the École des beaux-arts dovetailed with the notions of economy implicit in Durand's functionalist approach to design. (1) Barry Bergdoll, "Hubert Rohault de Fleury: Architectural Education", 'CCA Research Report', n.d.
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Education
CI001.S1.D1
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Hubert Rohault de Fleury studied under Jean-Nicolas-Louis Durand at the École polytechnique and with Julien-David Leroy at the École des beaux-arts. The confluence of their respective pedagogies is evident in albums DR1974:0002:012:001-049 and DR1974:0002:013:001-008 where Durand's` "rationalized" methodology of design is applied to Leroy's vocabulary of antiquity(1). Hubert's two albums of student drawings for the École des Beaux-Arts (DR1974:0002:012:001-049 and DR1974:0002:013:001-008) are complimentary. The former contains competition drawings and programmes for the monthly competitions (Concours d'emulation) as well as drawing, prints, and programmes for the 1800 (2e), 1801, and 1802 (1er) Grand Prix competitions, each of which trace the entire process from "Concours d'essai" and "esquisse", up to and including, studies for final renderings. The latter album contains large-scale final renderings for the 1800, 1801, and possibly the 1798 Grand prix competitions. As in Durand's "mecanisme de la composition", Hubert proceeds from the simple to the complex, often utilizing the graph paper or hand drawn grid particular to Durand's design methodology (codified in his book 'Precis des Lecons' 1802). This process is readily apparent in both Hubert's "Concours d'emulation" drawings, and, more completely, in the drawings for the Grand Prix competitions. The studies for Hubert's winning 1802 Grand Prix entry for a'Foire' indicate that he isolated and studied different building types before combining them into the unified complex evident in his final renderings. The original final renderings of the Grand Prix winners were kept by the École des beaux-arts. Album DR1974:0002:012:001-049 contains only the prints of the final renderings. The success of Hubert in the Grand Prix competitions is not surprising. His large wash final renderings for the 1800 and 1801 competitions (DR1974:0002:013:001-008) indicate that the neo-classical simplicity then favoured by the judges at the École des beaux-arts dovetailed with the notions of economy implicit in Durand's functionalist approach to design. (1) Barry Bergdoll, "Hubert Rohault de Fleury: Architectural Education", 'CCA Research Report', n.d.
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1998
Intro ANY 23
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Intro ANY 23 Any 23 - Lawn (American Lawn exhibition review) Any 23 - Benjamin - drafts of article by Andrew Benjamin Any 23 - De Landa - drafts of article by Manuel DeLanda ANY 23 - Greg Lynn - texts and 23 colour exhibition photos Any 23 - Peter Eisenman Any 23 - Allen - drafts of article by Stan Allen Any 23 - Massumi - drafts of article by Brian Massumi Any 23 - Somol - drafts of article by Robert Somol Any 23 - van Berkel & Bos - drafts of article by Ben van Berkel and Carolin Bos Diagram - Texts (VB & Bos) Any 23 - Kwinter - drafts of article by Sanford Kwinter Any 23 - Buci-Glucksman - drafts of article by Christine Buci-Glucksman Any 23 - Karl Chu (3 files) drafts and research material Any 23 - Rakatansky - drafts of article by Mark Rakatansky Any 23 - Weiss - drafts of review by Allen S. Weiss Any 23 - Letter from Athens Any 23 - Letter from Naples
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1998
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TD Bank Group-CCA Collection Research Grant Recipients: Alma Mikulinsky (University of Toronto); Inhye Kang (McGill University); Nicholas Roquet (McGill University); Leila Farah (McGill University); Deborah J. Watt (University of British Columbia); Nancy Cuthbert (University of Victoria); Dana Broadbent (McGill University); Carole Lévesque (Université de Montréal);(...)
January 2007 to November 2007
Doctoral Students Program 2007
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TD Bank Group-CCA Collection Research Grant Recipients: Alma Mikulinsky (University of Toronto); Inhye Kang (McGill University); Nicholas Roquet (McGill University); Leila Farah (McGill University); Deborah J. Watt (University of British Columbia); Nancy Cuthbert (University of Victoria); Dana Broadbent (McGill University); Carole Lévesque (Université de Montréal);(...)
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January 2007 to
November 2007
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Making Groundwork
Forces of Friction
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Forces of Friction