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Jean-Louis Cohen fonds
AP210
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The Jean-Louis Cohen fonds, 1968 – 2023, documents the projects and activities of historian, curator, professor, and architect Jean-Louis Cohen (1949 – 2023). Cohen’s research focus was largely modern architecture and transnational architectural exchange, particularly between and among the United States, Europe, and the former Soviet Union in the 20th century. Through physical and digital records, this fonds documents his academic, publishing, and curatorial work along with his professional activities within architectural research and heritage organizations, as well as his architectural practice.
1968 - 2023
Jean-Louis Cohen fonds
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AP210
Synopsis:
The Jean-Louis Cohen fonds, 1968 – 2023, documents the projects and activities of historian, curator, professor, and architect Jean-Louis Cohen (1949 – 2023). Cohen’s research focus was largely modern architecture and transnational architectural exchange, particularly between and among the United States, Europe, and the former Soviet Union in the 20th century. Through physical and digital records, this fonds documents his academic, publishing, and curatorial work along with his professional activities within architectural research and heritage organizations, as well as his architectural practice.
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1968 - 2023
Alongside a growth in decentralized, experimental, and underground cinema at the end of the 1960s and in the early 1970s, many groups operating from inside the field of architecture such as Superstudio, Studio 9999, and Ant Farm explored the short film as a medium to expand architectural discourse, embed their projects with bold reflections and projections of society, and(...)
Octagonal gallery
21 September 2018 to 19 May 2019
Scripts for a new world
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Alongside a growth in decentralized, experimental, and underground cinema at the end of the 1960s and in the early 1970s, many groups operating from inside the field of architecture such as Superstudio, Studio 9999, and Ant Farm explored the short film as a medium to expand architectural discourse, embed their projects with bold reflections and projections of society, and(...)
Octagonal gallery
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(...)
Main galleries
18 March 1998 to 24 May 1998
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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photographs
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CI005.S1.1915.PR1
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In 1911-1913, the Hostel for Lower Naval Personnel was designed by architect Piet Kramer, a building for which Oud claimed that he created competition designs. Researchers, however, do not support this claim as Oud's designs are dated 1915. Oud's plans feature a lounge and off-centre entrance and staircase, as well as a reading room for a convalescent hospital for soldiers. Oud's designs feature a geometrical composition based on a system of triangles. The designs were considered stylistically significant and displayed in the 1917 Sphinx "International Exhibition" (Taverne et al. 2001,107). The series includes photographs of the competition design floor plans and elevations.
1915 or later
Competition Design for a Military Hospital, Den Helder, Netherlands (1915)
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CI005.S1.1915.PR1
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In 1911-1913, the Hostel for Lower Naval Personnel was designed by architect Piet Kramer, a building for which Oud claimed that he created competition designs. Researchers, however, do not support this claim as Oud's designs are dated 1915. Oud's plans feature a lounge and off-centre entrance and staircase, as well as a reading room for a convalescent hospital for soldiers. Oud's designs feature a geometrical composition based on a system of triangles. The designs were considered stylistically significant and displayed in the 1917 Sphinx "International Exhibition" (Taverne et al. 2001,107). The series includes photographs of the competition design floor plans and elevations.
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1915 or later
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AP207.S2.SS06
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The sub-series documents the exhibition "Hans Hollein. Opere 1960-1988", curated by Pettena and presented at the Accademia delle Arti del Disegno in Florence, in 1988. The exhibition consisted of an anthological exhibition on Austrian architect Hans Hollein's work, such as his architectural and design projects but also his more experimental work. The sub-series contains research material on Hans Hollein and his projects, such as articles and photocopies of publications. It also contains correspondence and image selections for the exhibition publication, two video recordings of a discussion between Hollein and Pettena, and a transcript of an interview by Pettena with Hans Hollein.
1988-2005
Hans Hollein. Opere 1960-1988 (1988)
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AP207.S2.SS06
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The sub-series documents the exhibition "Hans Hollein. Opere 1960-1988", curated by Pettena and presented at the Accademia delle Arti del Disegno in Florence, in 1988. The exhibition consisted of an anthological exhibition on Austrian architect Hans Hollein's work, such as his architectural and design projects but also his more experimental work. The sub-series contains research material on Hans Hollein and his projects, such as articles and photocopies of publications. It also contains correspondence and image selections for the exhibition publication, two video recordings of a discussion between Hollein and Pettena, and a transcript of an interview by Pettena with Hans Hollein.
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1988-2005
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AP207.S2.SS14
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The sub-series documents the unrealized project of an exhibition curated by Pettena on the work of American architect James Wines for the Venice Biennale of 2000. The exhibition was planned as an installation created by Wines to be placed on a small boat moored in the canal near the Venice Biennale site. The sub-series contains research material on James Wines, including publications. The sub-series also contains correspondence regarding the planning of the exhibition, including correspondence with Wines, exhibition site photographs and plans, and preliminary designs and drawings. This sub-series contains harmful materials including violent and racist imagery.
1999-2000
Exhibition on James Wines at the Venice Biennale (2000)
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AP207.S2.SS14
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The sub-series documents the unrealized project of an exhibition curated by Pettena on the work of American architect James Wines for the Venice Biennale of 2000. The exhibition was planned as an installation created by Wines to be placed on a small boat moored in the canal near the Venice Biennale site. The sub-series contains research material on James Wines, including publications. The sub-series also contains correspondence regarding the planning of the exhibition, including correspondence with Wines, exhibition site photographs and plans, and preliminary designs and drawings. This sub-series contains harmful materials including violent and racist imagery.
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1999-2000
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AP041.S1.1967.D2
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This project series documents a submission for a design competition commissioned by the Government of Canada for its pavilion at the 1970 World Exposition in Osaka, Japan. Fashioned from construction cranes and scaffolding, Melvin Charney's submission (in collaboration with Harry Parnass and Janos Barancs) garnered significant interest and media coverage, and served as a turning point away from traditional architecture practice towards public art. The competition was won by architect Arthur Erickson. Material includes presentation drawings, a photograph of the no longer existant model, and competition documents including correspondence and a copy of the competition programme.
1967
Canadian government pavilion, Japan world exposition, Osaka, Japan
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AP041.S1.1967.D2
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This project series documents a submission for a design competition commissioned by the Government of Canada for its pavilion at the 1970 World Exposition in Osaka, Japan. Fashioned from construction cranes and scaffolding, Melvin Charney's submission (in collaboration with Harry Parnass and Janos Barancs) garnered significant interest and media coverage, and served as a turning point away from traditional architecture practice towards public art. The competition was won by architect Arthur Erickson. Material includes presentation drawings, a photograph of the no longer existant model, and competition documents including correspondence and a copy of the competition programme.
Project
1967
Sub-series
AP032.S2.SS2.D1.SD3
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A collection of alphabetically - arranged files containing research information and documentation on a wide range of subjects: construction materials and techniques, building types, architects, engineering, art and sculpture, institutions, cities, machines, World Fairs, etc. A number of files, such as artists, bridges and stadiums, are exceptionally large. Some material is related to office projects, including colour samples for certain SOM buildings, and there are personal documents concerning Goldsmith's speech requests, RIBA lecture, and a number of business trips. The Files contain clippings, printed and published material, journals, correspondence and memos, notes and sketches, photographs and diazos, and 2 samples of building materials (stone).
1957-1983
Research and Documentation Files
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AP032.S2.SS2.D1.SD3
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A collection of alphabetically - arranged files containing research information and documentation on a wide range of subjects: construction materials and techniques, building types, architects, engineering, art and sculpture, institutions, cities, machines, World Fairs, etc. A number of files, such as artists, bridges and stadiums, are exceptionally large. Some material is related to office projects, including colour samples for certain SOM buildings, and there are personal documents concerning Goldsmith's speech requests, RIBA lecture, and a number of business trips. The Files contain clippings, printed and published material, journals, correspondence and memos, notes and sketches, photographs and diazos, and 2 samples of building materials (stone).
Sub-file 3
1957-1983
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CI005.S1.1926.PR1
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In 1925 committee members from trade, shipping and commerce, in partnership with Rotterdam city council, initiated the competition for the design of a new stock exchange building. The jury consisted of three architects, as well as two members of the Exchange committee. Oud's submission to the Rotterdam Exchange competition included designs for the new building and surrounding urban area, although his entry was unsuccessful. Oud created a functional and non-symbolic design based on a three-dimensional grid (Taverne et al. 2001, 350-354). Project series includes drawings of plans for the exchange as well as photographs of the drawings.
1926
Competition Design Rotterdam Exchange (New Stock Exchange), Rotterdam, Netherlands (1926)
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CI005.S1.1926.PR1
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In 1925 committee members from trade, shipping and commerce, in partnership with Rotterdam city council, initiated the competition for the design of a new stock exchange building. The jury consisted of three architects, as well as two members of the Exchange committee. Oud's submission to the Rotterdam Exchange competition included designs for the new building and surrounding urban area, although his entry was unsuccessful. Oud created a functional and non-symbolic design based on a three-dimensional grid (Taverne et al. 2001, 350-354). Project series includes drawings of plans for the exchange as well as photographs of the drawings.
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1926
Series
AP115.S4
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La série document le dôme géodésique Senneville Barn Dome, dit aussi The Barn Dome. Conçu par la firme Jeffrey Lindsay & Associates, il fut construction en 1954. La série contient une photographie montrant, depuis l'intérieur, la structure géodésique de bois dont l'un des triangles est recouvert d'une membrane de fibre de verre qui enveloppait la structure à l'origine, aujourd'hui disparue et remplacée par des feuilles de métal peint. On aperçoit de plus la silhouette d'un homme travaillant à assembler la structure, vraisemblablement le propriétaire du terrain et client John Hackney, qui a commandé à Jeffrey Lindsay (Montréal, 1924-Los Angeles, 1984), architecte, le dôme en question pour s'en servir comme étable. La photographie est accompagné d'un dossier documentaire contenant des photocopies de documents tirés des archives de Senneville (Plot Plan, Application for Permit to Build, Memorendum) et deux photographies récentes de l'édifice (Robert Duchesnay, photographe, avril 2004).
1954-2004
Senneville Barn Dome, Senneville, Québec
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AP115.S4
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La série document le dôme géodésique Senneville Barn Dome, dit aussi The Barn Dome. Conçu par la firme Jeffrey Lindsay & Associates, il fut construction en 1954. La série contient une photographie montrant, depuis l'intérieur, la structure géodésique de bois dont l'un des triangles est recouvert d'une membrane de fibre de verre qui enveloppait la structure à l'origine, aujourd'hui disparue et remplacée par des feuilles de métal peint. On aperçoit de plus la silhouette d'un homme travaillant à assembler la structure, vraisemblablement le propriétaire du terrain et client John Hackney, qui a commandé à Jeffrey Lindsay (Montréal, 1924-Los Angeles, 1984), architecte, le dôme en question pour s'en servir comme étable. La photographie est accompagné d'un dossier documentaire contenant des photocopies de documents tirés des archives de Senneville (Plot Plan, Application for Permit to Build, Memorendum) et deux photographies récentes de l'édifice (Robert Duchesnay, photographe, avril 2004).
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1954-2004