The Greg Lynn Show
It’s Greg Lynn, in conversation with architects of seminal digital projects included in the exhibition Archaeology of the Digital: Complexity and Convention. Conversation has been a big part of the CCA’s Archaeology of the Digital program. Greg Lynn has spoken with the architects of projects produced from the late 1980s through the 2000s to develop an archaeological(...)
11 May 2016
The Greg Lynn Show
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It’s Greg Lynn, in conversation with architects of seminal digital projects included in the exhibition Archaeology of the Digital: Complexity and Convention. Conversation has been a big part of the CCA’s Archaeology of the Digital program. Greg Lynn has spoken with the architects of projects produced from the late 1980s through the 2000s to develop an archaeological(...)
Liquidated Architecture
American urban planner and designer Damon Rich examines the links among politics, architecture, and history. His research analyses the evolution of the real estate market – foreclosures, mortgages, construction and zoning. He is also a collaborator of the Center for Urban Pedagogy (CUP), an organization based in Brooklyn that studies movements within cities and their(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre
26 February 2009
Liquidated Architecture
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American urban planner and designer Damon Rich examines the links among politics, architecture, and history. His research analyses the evolution of the real estate market – foreclosures, mortgages, construction and zoning. He is also a collaborator of the Center for Urban Pedagogy (CUP), an organization based in Brooklyn that studies movements within cities and their(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre
Since 2006, the Aggregate Architectural History Collaborative has engaged in numerous shared projects from collected volumes and joint authorship to peer review workshopping and website publishing, alongside conferences, symposia, and public presentations. Operated as a self-funded, non-profit corporation, Aggregate continues to evolve its means and outputs of production(...)
13 July 2023, 2pm to 4pm (EST)
Modes and Bounds of Collaboration
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Since 2006, the Aggregate Architectural History Collaborative has engaged in numerous shared projects from collected volumes and joint authorship to peer review workshopping and website publishing, alongside conferences, symposia, and public presentations. Operated as a self-funded, non-profit corporation, Aggregate continues to evolve its means and outputs of production(...)
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An Ever-Changing Landscape
Architects’ Books
This exhibition presents three phases in the history of the architect’s book: the mid-sixteenth century, when architects first proved themselves in the field; the late-nineteenth to early-twentieth centuries, when architects turned to book design as a serious complement to their professional career; and contemporary times, when architectural firms, in league with their(...)
Octagonal gallery
24 June 2004 to 26 September 2004
Architects’ Books
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This exhibition presents three phases in the history of the architect’s book: the mid-sixteenth century, when architects first proved themselves in the field; the late-nineteenth to early-twentieth centuries, when architects turned to book design as a serious complement to their professional career; and contemporary times, when architectural firms, in league with their(...)
Octagonal gallery
Starting From... Windows
A window can be a void, an aperture, or a glass surface. Existing at the boundary between interior and exterior, windows admit light and air and frame views. The idea of the window, combined with advances in glass as a building material, became central to architectural experimentation during the modern period. This selection from the CCA collection presents a range of(...)
Hall cases
17 June 2010 to 27 September 2010
Starting From... Windows
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A window can be a void, an aperture, or a glass surface. Existing at the boundary between interior and exterior, windows admit light and air and frame views. The idea of the window, combined with advances in glass as a building material, became central to architectural experimentation during the modern period. This selection from the CCA collection presents a range of(...)
Hall cases
Ábalos Herreros constructed landscapes—or, more precisely, assembled them—by crudely juxtaposing a cast of semi-familiar characters. Novel to Spanish architecture in the 1980s, this pragmatic method of appropriation was developed and consistently employed as part of their design process. Borrowing, incorporating and transforming allowed ÁbalosHerreros to absorb the(...)
Octagonal gallery
23 July 2015 to 13 September 2015
Landscapes of the Hyperreal: Ábalos&Herreros selected by SO – IL
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Ábalos Herreros constructed landscapes—or, more precisely, assembled them—by crudely juxtaposing a cast of semi-familiar characters. Novel to Spanish architecture in the 1980s, this pragmatic method of appropriation was developed and consistently employed as part of their design process. Borrowing, incorporating and transforming allowed ÁbalosHerreros to absorb the(...)
Octagonal gallery
Process as Interpretation seeks to sharpen the viewer’s awareness through consideration of nearly identical but subtly different images. The exhibition presents seven pairs of images from the CCA collection. Although these pairs are printed from the same negative, careful comparison of the subtleties of cropping, scale, tonal gradations, and medium reveal the printing and(...)
Hall cases
17 January 1990 to 22 April 1990
Process as Interpretation: Photographs from the CCA
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Process as Interpretation seeks to sharpen the viewer’s awareness through consideration of nearly identical but subtly different images. The exhibition presents seven pairs of images from the CCA collection. Although these pairs are printed from the same negative, careful comparison of the subtleties of cropping, scale, tonal gradations, and medium reveal the printing and(...)
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Marcel Parizeau fonds
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Le Fonds Marcel Parizeau contient des documents relatifs à la formation et à la vie de professionnel de Marcel Parizeau. Il contient aussi des œuvres d'art réalisées par ce dernier. Le fonds est composé de dessins d'architecture et de meubles, de carnets de croquis, de tableaux, de manuscrits, de correspondances, ainsi que quelques autres documents.
1917-1955
Marcel Parizeau fonds
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Le Fonds Marcel Parizeau contient des documents relatifs à la formation et à la vie de professionnel de Marcel Parizeau. Il contient aussi des œuvres d'art réalisées par ce dernier. Le fonds est composé de dessins d'architecture et de meubles, de carnets de croquis, de tableaux, de manuscrits, de correspondances, ainsi que quelques autres documents.
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1917-1955
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Connecting Collectivity