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Caption This
Critical Cataloguing, Photography Collection, China, Peking, Beijing, Lebanon, Beirut, Captions, Social Media
27 November 2023
Caption This
Shukri Sultan and Endriana Audisho, Julia Ramos, and Jacqueline Tran on the stories constructed by the collection, documentation, cataloguing, and sharing of photography
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PH2018:0005:028
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Photograph by Stefano Graziani of the following work: Carlo Scarpa, Castelvecchio Museum, Ala della Reggia, elevation and sketches for the frame of the Madonna with the Child by Giovanni Bellini on the second floor of the Palace, inventory Number: 31805, recto, pastel red, yellow, blue two shades and lilac on cardboard, 316 x 432 mm, 1958-1961, Carlo Scarpa archive, Castevecchio Museum, Verona Questioning Pictures is a 36 photograph project commissioned by Fondazione Prada, Milan. Artist Stefano Graziani investigates archival and conservation systems in a number of museums. Through photographing museum objects, Graziani, focusing on the relationship between photographs, the museum objects and the power structures at play within institutions. The museums include the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) in Montréal, Canada; Sir John Soane’s Museum in London, UK; the Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland; Museum Insel Hombroich in Neuss, Germany; the Museo di Castelvecchio in Verona, Italy; and the Plaster Cast Gallery at Museo Canova in Possagno, Italy.
2017
Questioning Pictures: Photograph of elevation and sketches for the frame of the Madonna with the Child by Giovanni Bellini on the second floor of the Castelvecchio Museum by Carlo Scarpa
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PH2018:0005:028
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Photograph by Stefano Graziani of the following work: Carlo Scarpa, Castelvecchio Museum, Ala della Reggia, elevation and sketches for the frame of the Madonna with the Child by Giovanni Bellini on the second floor of the Palace, inventory Number: 31805, recto, pastel red, yellow, blue two shades and lilac on cardboard, 316 x 432 mm, 1958-1961, Carlo Scarpa archive, Castevecchio Museum, Verona Questioning Pictures is a 36 photograph project commissioned by Fondazione Prada, Milan. Artist Stefano Graziani investigates archival and conservation systems in a number of museums. Through photographing museum objects, Graziani, focusing on the relationship between photographs, the museum objects and the power structures at play within institutions. The museums include the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) in Montréal, Canada; Sir John Soane’s Museum in London, UK; the Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland; Museum Insel Hombroich in Neuss, Germany; the Museo di Castelvecchio in Verona, Italy; and the Plaster Cast Gallery at Museo Canova in Possagno, Italy.
archives
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Arthur Erickson fonds
AP022
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The Arthur Erickson fonds documents the work and activities of Canadian architect Arthur Erickson between 1947 and 2002 (predominant dates 1963-ca. 2000). It comprises architecture projects records with three hundred ninety-seven projects by Erickson / Massey, Arthur Erickson Architects and Arthur Erickson as a design consultant are documented with drawings, photographs, textual documents and other material. It also includes project administration records, records from Erickson's Toronto, Los Angeles and Vancouver offices, records related to Erickson's professional activities, material related to some of Erickson's student projects, and personal papers.
1947-2002 (predominant 1963-2000)
Arthur Erickson fonds
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AP022
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The Arthur Erickson fonds documents the work and activities of Canadian architect Arthur Erickson between 1947 and 2002 (predominant dates 1963-ca. 2000). It comprises architecture projects records with three hundred ninety-seven projects by Erickson / Massey, Arthur Erickson Architects and Arthur Erickson as a design consultant are documented with drawings, photographs, textual documents and other material. It also includes project administration records, records from Erickson's Toronto, Los Angeles and Vancouver offices, records related to Erickson's professional activities, material related to some of Erickson's student projects, and personal papers.
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1947-2002 (predominant 1963-2000)
textual records
AP197.S3.009
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The box is comprised of correspondence for the years of 1999-2000, organized in chronological order. The box documents Frampton’s career as Ware professor at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Columbia University and his related professional activities. Correspondence in this box includes: offers of teaching positions; requests to write articles, reviews, books and recommendation letters; invitations to teach, present, or attend at lectures/symposiums/conferences; and requests to serve on juries. Throughout this period, Frampton corresponded with various universities, architects, professors, publishers, and editors of various publications such as: Tadao Ando; Alvaro Siza; Norman Foster; the Architectural Society of China; and the Università della Svizzera italiana. Correspondence relates to his participation/involvement in: the Centennial Conference; the International Committee for Documentation and Conservation of Buildings, Sites and Neighbourhoods of the Modern Movement’s (do.co,mo.mo) conference in Brasilia; the Le Corbusier Seminar in France; the Aga Khan Award for Architecture; the Le Corbusier publication; Journal of Architectural Education (JAE)’s "Technology and Place;" and the English version of his essay in the publication Alvaro Siza: Complete works.
1999-2000
Personal and professional correspondence from 1999-2000
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AP197.S3.009
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The box is comprised of correspondence for the years of 1999-2000, organized in chronological order. The box documents Frampton’s career as Ware professor at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Columbia University and his related professional activities. Correspondence in this box includes: offers of teaching positions; requests to write articles, reviews, books and recommendation letters; invitations to teach, present, or attend at lectures/symposiums/conferences; and requests to serve on juries. Throughout this period, Frampton corresponded with various universities, architects, professors, publishers, and editors of various publications such as: Tadao Ando; Alvaro Siza; Norman Foster; the Architectural Society of China; and the Università della Svizzera italiana. Correspondence relates to his participation/involvement in: the Centennial Conference; the International Committee for Documentation and Conservation of Buildings, Sites and Neighbourhoods of the Modern Movement’s (do.co,mo.mo) conference in Brasilia; the Le Corbusier Seminar in France; the Aga Khan Award for Architecture; the Le Corbusier publication; Journal of Architectural Education (JAE)’s "Technology and Place;" and the English version of his essay in the publication Alvaro Siza: Complete works.
textual records
1999-2000
Project
Secrétaire
AP066.S2.D11
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Le dossier documente la conception d'un secrétaire pour un couple de Montréal, Québec. Le secrétaire résulte d'un travail sur une complexité formelle alliée à une simplicité d'assemblage. Les circonstances ont fait que Rousseau a conservé le meuble avec lui. Les matériaux employés sont le contreplaqué et l'acajou monté sur un cadre d'acier sur roulettes. Le dossier contient une maquette.
1984
Secrétaire
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AP066.S2.D11
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Le dossier documente la conception d'un secrétaire pour un couple de Montréal, Québec. Le secrétaire résulte d'un travail sur une complexité formelle alliée à une simplicité d'assemblage. Les circonstances ont fait que Rousseau a conservé le meuble avec lui. Les matériaux employés sont le contreplaqué et l'acajou monté sur un cadre d'acier sur roulettes. Le dossier contient une maquette.
Projet
1984
Starting From... Pink
Architectural engagement with colour involves its physical materiality as well as its atmospheric and psychological aspects. This hall-case display features photographs, renderings, and colour tools from the CCA collection that represent, communicate, and imagine colour for architecture—with a particular emphasis on the hue of pink. Pink is a chromatic anomaly. As a(...)
Hall cases
11 September 2009 to 17 January 2010
Starting From... Pink
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Architectural engagement with colour involves its physical materiality as well as its atmospheric and psychological aspects. This hall-case display features photographs, renderings, and colour tools from the CCA collection that represent, communicate, and imagine colour for architecture—with a particular emphasis on the hue of pink. Pink is a chromatic anomaly. As a(...)
Hall cases
The exhibition Robert Burley: The Disappearance of Darkness presents a series of photographs by Canadian artist Robert Burley, documenting the decline of traditional photographic equipment manufacturing brought on by new technologies. Since 2005, digital photographic technology has increasingly displaced its analog predecessor, resulting in a plummeting demand for(...)
Hall cases
11 September 2009 to 15 November 2009
Robert Burley: The Disappearance of Darkness
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The exhibition Robert Burley: The Disappearance of Darkness presents a series of photographs by Canadian artist Robert Burley, documenting the decline of traditional photographic equipment manufacturing brought on by new technologies. Since 2005, digital photographic technology has increasingly displaced its analog predecessor, resulting in a plummeting demand for(...)
Hall cases
textual records
AP197.S3.011
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The box is comprised of correspondence for the years of 2002-2014, organized in chronological order. The box documents Frampton’s career as Ware professor at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Columbia University and his related professional activities. Correspondence in this box includes: offers of teaching positions; requests to write articles, reviews, books and recommendation letters; invitations to teach, present, or attend at lectures/symposiums/conferences; and requests to serve on juries. Throughout this period, Frampton corresponded with various universities, architects, professors, publishers, and editors of various publications such as: Alvaro Siza; Mario Botta; Glenn Murcutt; Angelo Bucci; Kengo Kuma; Charles Correa; Rafael Moneo; Raj Rewal; Harry Wolf; Tadao Ando; and David Chipperfield. Correspondence relates to Frampton participation/involvement in: writing Richard Meier and Steven Holl essays for Electa Architecture and the Labor, Work and Architecture publication; in the Chinese translation of Studies in Tectonic Culture; in the International Committee for Documentation and Conservation of Buildings, Sites and Neighbourhoods of the Modern Movement’s (do.co,mo.mo) "The Challenge of the Modern Movement;" lecturing at the Bard Graduate Center; providing the keynote address at the Architectural Association of Ireland Symposium; acting as a jury member for the Museum of the History of Polish Jews.
2002-2014
Personal and professional correspondence from 2002-2014
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AP197.S3.011
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The box is comprised of correspondence for the years of 2002-2014, organized in chronological order. The box documents Frampton’s career as Ware professor at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Columbia University and his related professional activities. Correspondence in this box includes: offers of teaching positions; requests to write articles, reviews, books and recommendation letters; invitations to teach, present, or attend at lectures/symposiums/conferences; and requests to serve on juries. Throughout this period, Frampton corresponded with various universities, architects, professors, publishers, and editors of various publications such as: Alvaro Siza; Mario Botta; Glenn Murcutt; Angelo Bucci; Kengo Kuma; Charles Correa; Rafael Moneo; Raj Rewal; Harry Wolf; Tadao Ando; and David Chipperfield. Correspondence relates to Frampton participation/involvement in: writing Richard Meier and Steven Holl essays for Electa Architecture and the Labor, Work and Architecture publication; in the Chinese translation of Studies in Tectonic Culture; in the International Committee for Documentation and Conservation of Buildings, Sites and Neighbourhoods of the Modern Movement’s (do.co,mo.mo) "The Challenge of the Modern Movement;" lecturing at the Bard Graduate Center; providing the keynote address at the Architectural Association of Ireland Symposium; acting as a jury member for the Museum of the History of Polish Jews.
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2002-2014
Starting from diverse premises and points of view, Cedric Price, Aldo Rossi, James Stirling, and Gordon Matta-Clark each engaged in a radical rethinking of the status, history, and purpose of architecture. out of the box: price rossi stirling + matta-clark brings the ideas of these four pivotal figures of the 1970s into dialogue through a group of archives that recently(...)
Main galleries
23 October 2003 to 6 September 2004
out of the box: price rossi stirling + matta-clark
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Starting from diverse premises and points of view, Cedric Price, Aldo Rossi, James Stirling, and Gordon Matta-Clark each engaged in a radical rethinking of the status, history, and purpose of architecture. out of the box: price rossi stirling + matta-clark brings the ideas of these four pivotal figures of the 1970s into dialogue through a group of archives that recently(...)
Main galleries
Tangent - Alain Paiement
The first in a series of exhibitions that invites artists to create new work in response to a corpus of photographs selected from the CCA’s collection. In a provocative installation, Québec artist Alain Paiement juxtaposes a wide range of photographic subjects from the collection – buildings under construction, models of student work, architectural abstractions, different(...)
23 April 2003 to 23 November 2003
Tangent - Alain Paiement
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The first in a series of exhibitions that invites artists to create new work in response to a corpus of photographs selected from the CCA’s collection. In a provocative installation, Québec artist Alain Paiement juxtaposes a wide range of photographic subjects from the collection – buildings under construction, models of student work, architectural abstractions, different(...)