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
Learning from... Cairo
Nasser Rabbat challenges the traditional framing strategies of East vs. West or traditional vs. modern, focusing instead on the dialectical relationship of modernity and history in the making of contemporary Cairo. Shaped by distinct waves of modernity from the colonial Napoleonic invasion of 1789 to the revolution and independence in 1952, the city responded with layers(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
15 September 2011 , 7pm
Learning from... Cairo
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Nasser Rabbat challenges the traditional framing strategies of East vs. West or traditional vs. modern, focusing instead on the dialectical relationship of modernity and history in the making of contemporary Cairo. Shaped by distinct waves of modernity from the colonial Napoleonic invasion of 1789 to the revolution and independence in 1952, the city responded with layers(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
Learning from… Toronto
Ian Chodikoff, architect, urban designer, and editor of Canadian Architect magazine, presents his research on the contemporary suburb and how the influences of ethnic diversity and multiculturalism affect architecture and urban design within the suburban landscape across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Today’s suburbs are more ethnically diverse, globally connected and(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre
4 March 2010 , 7pm
Learning from… Toronto
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Ian Chodikoff, architect, urban designer, and editor of Canadian Architect magazine, presents his research on the contemporary suburb and how the influences of ethnic diversity and multiculturalism affect architecture and urban design within the suburban landscape across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Today’s suburbs are more ethnically diverse, globally connected and(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre
Learning from... Hong Kong
Self-built settlements on the roofs of high-rise buildings have been an integral part of Hong Kong’s history for over half a century. Rooftop structures range from basic shelters for the disadvantaged to intricate multi-storey constructions equipped with the amenities of modern life. Rufina Wu and Stefan Canham use the tools of an architect and a photographer to document(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
3 May 2012 , 7pm
Learning from... Hong Kong
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Self-built settlements on the roofs of high-rise buildings have been an integral part of Hong Kong’s history for over half a century. Rooftop structures range from basic shelters for the disadvantaged to intricate multi-storey constructions equipped with the amenities of modern life. Rufina Wu and Stefan Canham use the tools of an architect and a photographer to document(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
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191 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.
New York, N.Y. : Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture and Princeton Architectural Press, ©1990.
The history of history in American schools of architecture, 1865-1975 / edited by Gwendolyn Wright and Janet Parks.
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191 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.
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New York, N.Y. : Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture and Princeton Architectural Press, ©1990.
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66 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Cincinnati, Ohio : The School, 1981.
History in, of, and for architecture : papers from a symposium "History in architectural education", Cincinnati, Ohio, May 30 and 31, 1980 / edited by John E. Hancock ; sponsored by the School of Architecture and Interior Design, College of Design, Architecture, and Art, University of Cincinnati.
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66 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
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Cincinnati, Ohio : The School, 1981.
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xvi, 538 pages including frontispiece, illustrations 23 cm
London, J. Murray, 1862.
History of the modern styles of architecture : being a sequel to the Handbook of architecture. By James Fergusson ...
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xvi, 538 pages including frontispiece, illustrations 23 cm
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London, J. Murray, 1862.
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xvii, 1390 pages : illustrations, maps, plans ; 23 cm
London : Athlone Press, 1975.
Sir Banister Fletcher's A history of architecture.
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xvii, 1390 pages : illustrations, maps, plans ; 23 cm
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London : Athlone Press, 1975.
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80 pages ; 28 cm.
Monticello, Ill. : Vance Bibliographies, [1985]
The history of architecture : selected list of books published in Great Britain from 1974-1984 / Mary Vance.
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80 pages ; 28 cm.
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Monticello, Ill. : Vance Bibliographies, [1985]
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xxiii pages, 1 leaf, 621 pages : illustrations (including plans) ; 21 cm
New York, [NY] : London : Harper & Bros., [©1918]
A history of architecture / by Fiske Kimball ... and George Harold Edgell ...
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xxiii pages, 1 leaf, 621 pages : illustrations (including plans) ; 21 cm
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New York, [NY] : London : Harper & Bros., [©1918]