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AP164.S1.2004.D6
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The project series documents the design and the construction of two bridges, in León, Spain, for the account of the Junta de Compensacion del Poligono "La Lastra". The firm identified the project as number 184. Abalos & Herreros worked with Jörg Schlaich and Rudolf Bergermann from Schlaich Bergermann und Partner. This project is related to the urban and landscaping development project in the area of La Lastra, in León (AP164.S1.2003.D10). Documenting the project are perspective, design development and working drawings, correspondence, budgets, reports, and project descriptions.
2004
Puentes de León, Spain (2004)
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AP164.S1.2004.D6
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The project series documents the design and the construction of two bridges, in León, Spain, for the account of the Junta de Compensacion del Poligono "La Lastra". The firm identified the project as number 184. Abalos & Herreros worked with Jörg Schlaich and Rudolf Bergermann from Schlaich Bergermann und Partner. This project is related to the urban and landscaping development project in the area of La Lastra, in León (AP164.S1.2003.D10). Documenting the project are perspective, design development and working drawings, correspondence, budgets, reports, and project descriptions.
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2004
Project
AP075.S1.1979.PR03
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Project series documents Cornelia Hahn Oberlander's project for the Laxton Building, a ten-story office tower on on West Pender Street in Vancouver, British Columbia. The building was designed by architect Arthur Erickson. Oberlander worked on this project between 1979 and 1980. The building It contains eleven reprographic copies of working drawings. The landscaping and the building itself will later be restored in 2006-2007 after being saved from demolition in the early 2000s. The building will than be known as the Evergreen Building.
1979
Laxton Building, Vancouver, British Columbia (1979-1980)
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AP075.S1.1979.PR03
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Project series documents Cornelia Hahn Oberlander's project for the Laxton Building, a ten-story office tower on on West Pender Street in Vancouver, British Columbia. The building was designed by architect Arthur Erickson. Oberlander worked on this project between 1979 and 1980. The building It contains eleven reprographic copies of working drawings. The landscaping and the building itself will later be restored in 2006-2007 after being saved from demolition in the early 2000s. The building will than be known as the Evergreen Building.
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1979
Series
Exhibitions
AP207.S2
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The series documents Pettena’s activities as a curator and exhibition designer from 1980 to 2004 and includes materials for most of the related publications. The material in this series relates to fifteen out of the over twenty-five exhibitions designed by Pettena, which were presented in various galleries in Italy. Pettena’s exhibitions include installations on contemporary architecture, such as an exhibition on avant-garde architects from London, exhibitions on Hans Hollein, on Richard Meier, on Ettore Sottsass and on Ettore Sottsass Jr. He also designed many exhibitions on architects of the Radical movement and the evolution of their work from the beginning of the movement to more recent years. The series also contains material for Pettena’s work on exhibitions on contemporary landscape architecture and the evolution of urban parks. Also included are a few documents related to exhibitions on Pettena’s work, either group exhibitions or solo ones, and curated by others. The series contains research materials, such as publications and reference photographs, correspondence related to exhibition planning and the accompanying publications, exhibition proposals, and some installation designs and concept development notes. The series also contains draft texts, and documents related to the image selection process for the exhibition catalogues. Finally, the series contains installation views, photographs of exhibition openings and some draft exhibition and publication texts for exhibitions on Pettena’s work but that were not curated by him.
circa 1980--2019
Exhibitions
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AP207.S2
Description:
The series documents Pettena’s activities as a curator and exhibition designer from 1980 to 2004 and includes materials for most of the related publications. The material in this series relates to fifteen out of the over twenty-five exhibitions designed by Pettena, which were presented in various galleries in Italy. Pettena’s exhibitions include installations on contemporary architecture, such as an exhibition on avant-garde architects from London, exhibitions on Hans Hollein, on Richard Meier, on Ettore Sottsass and on Ettore Sottsass Jr. He also designed many exhibitions on architects of the Radical movement and the evolution of their work from the beginning of the movement to more recent years. The series also contains material for Pettena’s work on exhibitions on contemporary landscape architecture and the evolution of urban parks. Also included are a few documents related to exhibitions on Pettena’s work, either group exhibitions or solo ones, and curated by others. The series contains research materials, such as publications and reference photographs, correspondence related to exhibition planning and the accompanying publications, exhibition proposals, and some installation designs and concept development notes. The series also contains draft texts, and documents related to the image selection process for the exhibition catalogues. Finally, the series contains installation views, photographs of exhibition openings and some draft exhibition and publication texts for exhibitions on Pettena’s work but that were not curated by him.
Series
circa 1980--2019
drawings
AP178.S2.1982.004
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This sketchbook includes sketches for Bonjour Tristesse in Berlin, Germany, for the Social Center of Malagueira in Évora, for the Quinta da Malagueira housing in Évora. It also contains sketches of people and landscapes.
April 1982
Sketchbook 109: Columbia - Povoa (Teix.) - Évora (cupula)
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AP178.S2.1982.004
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This sketchbook includes sketches for Bonjour Tristesse in Berlin, Germany, for the Social Center of Malagueira in Évora, for the Quinta da Malagueira housing in Évora. It also contains sketches of people and landscapes.
drawings
April 1982
The New Spirit: Modern Architecture in Vancouver, 1938–1963 looks at key buildings and projects from an exhilarating epoch in Vancouver’s history through design drawings, period photographs, furniture, and decoration. In the years following the Second World War, Vancouver emerged as a city with a particularly vital and progressive architectural culture, adapting the(...)
Main galleries
5 March 1997 to 25 May 1997
The New Spirit: Modern Architecture in Vancouver, 1938-1963
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The New Spirit: Modern Architecture in Vancouver, 1938–1963 looks at key buildings and projects from an exhilarating epoch in Vancouver’s history through design drawings, period photographs, furniture, and decoration. In the years following the Second World War, Vancouver emerged as a city with a particularly vital and progressive architectural culture, adapting the(...)
Main galleries
Sub-series
AP156.S4.SS5.D10
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Le dossier documente les photographies prises par un ou des photographes non identifiés de Chandigarh, en Inde. Le dossier inclut des photographies de la vie quotidienne à Chandigarh, des paysages de Chandigarh, des résidences privées et gouvernementales, des écoles, de l'Université du Panjab, du Capitol, de divers bâtiments et installations, de maquettes, de mobilier créé par Pierre Jeanneret et des signes de Le Corbusier. Le matériel dans ce dossier a été produit entre 1950 et ls années 1970. Le dossier contient des photographies. File documents the photographs taken by unidentified photographers. The file includes photographs of the everyday life at Chandigarh, Chandigarh's landscapes, private and governmental residences, schools, the Panjab University, the Capitol, miscellaneous buildings and installations, models, furniture designed by Pierre Jeanneret and Le Corbusier's signs. The material in this file was produced between 1950 and in the 1970s. The file contains photographs.
1950-1970s
Photographes inconnus = Unknown photographers
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AP156.S4.SS5.D10
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Le dossier documente les photographies prises par un ou des photographes non identifiés de Chandigarh, en Inde. Le dossier inclut des photographies de la vie quotidienne à Chandigarh, des paysages de Chandigarh, des résidences privées et gouvernementales, des écoles, de l'Université du Panjab, du Capitol, de divers bâtiments et installations, de maquettes, de mobilier créé par Pierre Jeanneret et des signes de Le Corbusier. Le matériel dans ce dossier a été produit entre 1950 et ls années 1970. Le dossier contient des photographies. File documents the photographs taken by unidentified photographers. The file includes photographs of the everyday life at Chandigarh, Chandigarh's landscapes, private and governmental residences, schools, the Panjab University, the Capitol, miscellaneous buildings and installations, models, furniture designed by Pierre Jeanneret and Le Corbusier's signs. The material in this file was produced between 1950 and in the 1970s. The file contains photographs.
Dossier 10
1950-1970s
photographs
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16 photograph(s)
ARCH268955
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Group consists of everyday life photographs by unidentified photographers in Chandigarh or near Chandigarh, India. The group includes photographs of villagers in their daily work or activities, including children, village's houses and landscapes.
early 1950s
Photographs by unknown photographers of everyday life in Chandigarh before Chandigarh, India
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ARCH268955
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Group consists of everyday life photographs by unidentified photographers in Chandigarh or near Chandigarh, India. The group includes photographs of villagers in their daily work or activities, including children, village's houses and landscapes.
photographs
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16 photograph(s)
early 1950s
Scouting Skateboard Sites
Skateboarder and landscape architect Mathieu Robichaud takes participants on a guided walk, analysing the skateboarding potential of urban spaces. Robichaud, of the firm Bloom Paysage, specialises in the design of skate parks. Inspired by the exhibition Actions: What You Can Do With the City (2008), the CCA hosts a series of workshops devoted to public actions in urban(...)
11 April 2009
Scouting Skateboard Sites
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Skateboarder and landscape architect Mathieu Robichaud takes participants on a guided walk, analysing the skateboarding potential of urban spaces. Robichaud, of the firm Bloom Paysage, specialises in the design of skate parks. Inspired by the exhibition Actions: What You Can Do With the City (2008), the CCA hosts a series of workshops devoted to public actions in urban(...)
archives
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Fonds
John C. Parkin fonds
AP018
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The John C. Parkin fonds documents the professional career of Toronto-based architect John C. Parkin (1922-1988) at his firms John B. Parkin Associates and Parkin Architects Planners. Most materials in this fonds record 347 architectural projects covering the years 1947-1987. John C. Parkin’s professional involvement in the arts and architecture, his firms’ activities, and his professional achievements are also recorded.
1929-1987
John C. Parkin fonds
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AP018
Synopsis:
The John C. Parkin fonds documents the professional career of Toronto-based architect John C. Parkin (1922-1988) at his firms John B. Parkin Associates and Parkin Architects Planners. Most materials in this fonds record 347 architectural projects covering the years 1947-1987. John C. Parkin’s professional involvement in the arts and architecture, his firms’ activities, and his professional achievements are also recorded.
archives
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Fonds
1929-1987
photographs
AP197.S2.046
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This box consists of photographic materials that illustrate various architectural drawings and models as well as buildings and landscapes around the world, as seen in New York City, China, Peru, Greece, India, Russia, and more.
circa 1960-2010
Photographs of buildings, drawings and architectural models
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AP197.S2.046
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This box consists of photographic materials that illustrate various architectural drawings and models as well as buildings and landscapes around the world, as seen in New York City, China, Peru, Greece, India, Russia, and more.
photographs
circa 1960-2010