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Ice House I (1971)
AP207.S1.1971.PR06
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The project series documents the project "Ice House I" for which Pettena once again studied the transformation of a building overtaken by nature. The project consisted of pouring water on the walls of an abandoned school building in Minneapolis and letting it freeze during the night to obtain a building covered by ice. "The school preserved its typology, the typical form of that typology, but once coated in ice it was the material that transformed it: it came alive, for it had been worked by nature." It is unclear if this project was ever performed. The project series contains photographs of the frozen building, sketches, a perspective drawing, and project descriptions in English and in Italian. Source: [1] Gianni Pettena website, https://www.giannipettena.it/italiano/opere-1/nat-ice-house-i-1971-1/ (last accessed 11 November 2019)
circa 1971-2015
Ice House I (1971)
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AP207.S1.1971.PR06
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The project series documents the project "Ice House I" for which Pettena once again studied the transformation of a building overtaken by nature. The project consisted of pouring water on the walls of an abandoned school building in Minneapolis and letting it freeze during the night to obtain a building covered by ice. "The school preserved its typology, the typical form of that typology, but once coated in ice it was the material that transformed it: it came alive, for it had been worked by nature." It is unclear if this project was ever performed. The project series contains photographs of the frozen building, sketches, a perspective drawing, and project descriptions in English and in Italian. Source: [1] Gianni Pettena website, https://www.giannipettena.it/italiano/opere-1/nat-ice-house-i-1971-1/ (last accessed 11 November 2019)
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circa 1971-2015
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AP144.S2.D21
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File documents a project for Paston House School, Cambridge, England, and includes drawings for new bicycle sheds and store rooms, possibly for an existing building, including details for glazing, entrance gates and screens. Cedric Price worked for architect, David Roberts, on this project. It was undertaken during the summer of 1955, after Price received his M.A. from Cambridge University and before he began studies at the Architectural Association in London. The scope of the project cannot be determined from the drawings in this file. Material in this file was produced in1955. Information on attribution based on 'Contemporary Architects, 3rd ed.' (New York: St. James Press, 1994), s.v. "Price, Cedric"; 'CCA Consignment List'; and notes by Howard Shubert, CCA Curator of Prints and Drawings, in conversation with Cedric Price. File contains working drawings.
1955
Paston House School, Cambridge
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AP144.S2.D21
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File documents a project for Paston House School, Cambridge, England, and includes drawings for new bicycle sheds and store rooms, possibly for an existing building, including details for glazing, entrance gates and screens. Cedric Price worked for architect, David Roberts, on this project. It was undertaken during the summer of 1955, after Price received his M.A. from Cambridge University and before he began studies at the Architectural Association in London. The scope of the project cannot be determined from the drawings in this file. Material in this file was produced in1955. Information on attribution based on 'Contemporary Architects, 3rd ed.' (New York: St. James Press, 1994), s.v. "Price, Cedric"; 'CCA Consignment List'; and notes by Howard Shubert, CCA Curator of Prints and Drawings, in conversation with Cedric Price. File contains working drawings.
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1955
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AP075.S1.1954.PR05
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This project series documents Cornelia Hahn Oberlander's project for the Home '54 Design Competition for the Canadian Home Journal, in 1954. Oberlander worked on this proposal with architect Norman Rice, who designed the one-storey single-family house. The landscape design consists of a paved outdoor living space directly next to the living room with a curved fixed bench at the back of the house, as well as a quiet area with annual and perennial planting on the east edge of the site and a vegetable garden and sitting area facing the street. The project series contains only two presentation drawings showing floor plans, elevation and axonometric views of the house and landscape plans, and presentation panels of the same two drawings. Source: Herrington, Susan. Cornelia Hahn Oberlander: Making the Modern Landscape, University of Virginia Press, 2014, 304 pages.
1954
Home '54 Design Competition, Canada (1954)
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AP075.S1.1954.PR05
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This project series documents Cornelia Hahn Oberlander's project for the Home '54 Design Competition for the Canadian Home Journal, in 1954. Oberlander worked on this proposal with architect Norman Rice, who designed the one-storey single-family house. The landscape design consists of a paved outdoor living space directly next to the living room with a curved fixed bench at the back of the house, as well as a quiet area with annual and perennial planting on the east edge of the site and a vegetable garden and sitting area facing the street. The project series contains only two presentation drawings showing floor plans, elevation and axonometric views of the house and landscape plans, and presentation panels of the same two drawings. Source: Herrington, Susan. Cornelia Hahn Oberlander: Making the Modern Landscape, University of Virginia Press, 2014, 304 pages.
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1954
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AP075.S1.1973.PR02
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Project series documents Cornelia Han Oberlanders's landscape project for the garden of Hamilton Southam residence on Buena Vista Road in the Rockcliffe Park residential neightbourhood in Ottawa, Ontario. Oberlander worked on this project in 1973-1974. Oberlander design included a two-level terrace, a play area that included a play grove, a sand area, and a play house combined with a storage shed for the garden. The project series contains sketches showing preliminary planting layouts, design development drawings, such as landscape plans, landscape elevations, and planting plans, and presentation drawings with general landscape plans and elevations. The project is also documented through construction drawings for the terrace, including plans and sections, and construction drawings for the play house and storage space, including plans, elevations and sections. The project series also comprises correspondence and a plant list.
1973-1975
Garden at 327 Buena Vista Road, Ottawa, Ontario (1973)
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AP075.S1.1973.PR02
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Project series documents Cornelia Han Oberlanders's landscape project for the garden of Hamilton Southam residence on Buena Vista Road in the Rockcliffe Park residential neightbourhood in Ottawa, Ontario. Oberlander worked on this project in 1973-1974. Oberlander design included a two-level terrace, a play area that included a play grove, a sand area, and a play house combined with a storage shed for the garden. The project series contains sketches showing preliminary planting layouts, design development drawings, such as landscape plans, landscape elevations, and planting plans, and presentation drawings with general landscape plans and elevations. The project is also documented through construction drawings for the terrace, including plans and sections, and construction drawings for the play house and storage space, including plans, elevations and sections. The project series also comprises correspondence and a plant list.
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1973-1975
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AP075.S1.1954.PR03
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This project series documents Cornelia Hahn Oberlander's landscape project for the Jewish Community Centre, located between Marlton Pike Road and North Park Drive in Camden, New Jersey. Oberlander worked on this project in 1954. The building was design in the early 1950s, by architect Vincent G. Kling. The project includes various spaces for activities and sports fields such as a tennis court, a green, a handball field, a softball field, and badminton and volleyball fields. Oberlander's design also includes a parking lot surrounded by trees in front of the centre, as well as a children's playground, a sitting area, and a children's garden at the back of the centre. The project series contains design development drawings, such as a preliminary landscape design, grading and paving plans, planting plans, reference working drawings for the building, and general landscape plans with list of plans.
1954
Jewish Community Centre, Camden, New Jersey (1954)
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AP075.S1.1954.PR03
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This project series documents Cornelia Hahn Oberlander's landscape project for the Jewish Community Centre, located between Marlton Pike Road and North Park Drive in Camden, New Jersey. Oberlander worked on this project in 1954. The building was design in the early 1950s, by architect Vincent G. Kling. The project includes various spaces for activities and sports fields such as a tennis court, a green, a handball field, a softball field, and badminton and volleyball fields. Oberlander's design also includes a parking lot surrounded by trees in front of the centre, as well as a children's playground, a sitting area, and a children's garden at the back of the centre. The project series contains design development drawings, such as a preliminary landscape design, grading and paving plans, planting plans, reference working drawings for the building, and general landscape plans with list of plans.
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1954
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AP075.S1.1986.PR02
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Project series documents Cornelia Hahn Oberlnader's landscape project for a courtyard at the Louis Brier Home and Hospital, located at the corner of Oak Street and West 41st Street in Vancouver, British Columbia. Oberlander worked on this project in 1986-1987. The project consisted in a courtyard garden for the elderly with a selection of edibles and flowers to create a place to sit for the residents. The project series contains sketches, design development drawings, including planters details, general landscape plans, and planting plans, some working drawings, such grading and planting plans, and reference drawings for the building from the architects Matsuzaki Wright Architects. The project is also documented through textual records, including correspondence, Oberlander's concept notes, specifications, cost estimates, plant selection documents and research material.
1986-1987
Louis Brier Home and Hospital Courtyard, Vancouver, British Columbia (1986-1987)
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AP075.S1.1986.PR02
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Project series documents Cornelia Hahn Oberlnader's landscape project for a courtyard at the Louis Brier Home and Hospital, located at the corner of Oak Street and West 41st Street in Vancouver, British Columbia. Oberlander worked on this project in 1986-1987. The project consisted in a courtyard garden for the elderly with a selection of edibles and flowers to create a place to sit for the residents. The project series contains sketches, design development drawings, including planters details, general landscape plans, and planting plans, some working drawings, such grading and planting plans, and reference drawings for the building from the architects Matsuzaki Wright Architects. The project is also documented through textual records, including correspondence, Oberlander's concept notes, specifications, cost estimates, plant selection documents and research material.
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1986-1987
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AP075.S1.2010.PR01
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Project series documents Cornelia Hahn Oberlander's for an unrealized green roof proposal for Roy Thomson Hall, a concert hall in Toronto, Ontario. The concert hall was originally known as the New Massey Hall and was designed by Arthur Erickson in the early 1980s. Oberlander worked on this project in 2011 with architectural firm Keith Loffler McAlpine Architects. The project consisted in the revitalisation of the building for its 30th birthday and as a tribute to Arthur Erickson. The project included the addition of the green roof, which was initially part of Erickson's design. The green roof was planned to cover the four flat corners of the square base of the building. The project series only contains a few sketches, including landscape plans, and rendering for the roof garden. The project is also documented through correspondence with architects, and project proposals.
2009-2011
Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto, Ontario (circa 2010)
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AP075.S1.2010.PR01
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Project series documents Cornelia Hahn Oberlander's for an unrealized green roof proposal for Roy Thomson Hall, a concert hall in Toronto, Ontario. The concert hall was originally known as the New Massey Hall and was designed by Arthur Erickson in the early 1980s. Oberlander worked on this project in 2011 with architectural firm Keith Loffler McAlpine Architects. The project consisted in the revitalisation of the building for its 30th birthday and as a tribute to Arthur Erickson. The project included the addition of the green roof, which was initially part of Erickson's design. The green roof was planned to cover the four flat corners of the square base of the building. The project series only contains a few sketches, including landscape plans, and rendering for the roof garden. The project is also documented through correspondence with architects, and project proposals.
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2009-2011
In the Yesterday Today lecture series, Canadian architect and author Witold Rybczynski discusses the roots of Ecol House, a prototype for an autonomous dwelling for use in developing countries. The project was created in Montréal in 1972 by Ecol Operation, a group of architects and students of which he was a member that became an international point of reference for(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
29 November 2007
Witold Rybczynski: Green Before Green
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In the Yesterday Today lecture series, Canadian architect and author Witold Rybczynski discusses the roots of Ecol House, a prototype for an autonomous dwelling for use in developing countries. The project was created in Montréal in 1972 by Ecol Operation, a group of architects and students of which he was a member that became an international point of reference for(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
Centring on Eadweard Muybridge’s panoramas, this exhibition examines the representations of San Francisco from 1850 to 1880, a period of phenomenal growth and development for the city. Contextualizing Muybridge’s work, the exhibition includes multi-panel daguerreotype panoramas, photographic panoramas (including sets of stereocards), photographic-view books and albums,(...)
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31 March 1993 to 25 July 1993
Eadweard Muybridge and the Photographic Panorama of San Francisco, 1850-1880
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Centring on Eadweard Muybridge’s panoramas, this exhibition examines the representations of San Francisco from 1850 to 1880, a period of phenomenal growth and development for the city. Contextualizing Muybridge’s work, the exhibition includes multi-panel daguerreotype panoramas, photographic panoramas (including sets of stereocards), photographic-view books and albums,(...)
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The exhibition focuses on one of Ernest Cormier’s masterworks—the Université de Montréal, built high on the northwest slope of Mount Royal between 1928 and 1943—and situates the Montréal architect and his work in the context of international thought where European and North American cultural and architectural ideas converged. The objects in the exhibition are drawn in(...)
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2 May 1990 to 21 October 1990
Ernest Cormier and the Université de Montréal
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The exhibition focuses on one of Ernest Cormier’s masterworks—the Université de Montréal, built high on the northwest slope of Mount Royal between 1928 and 1943—and situates the Montréal architect and his work in the context of international thought where European and North American cultural and architectural ideas converged. The objects in the exhibition are drawn in(...)
Main galleries