The formaldehyde-based resins that bind pressed woods are an overlooked, yet foundational, agent in the homemaking and technological dreamworlds of mid-twentieth century North America. Formaldehyde, an irritant, allergen, neurotoxin, and carcinogen, undergirds much of the comfort, security, and affordability of the modern home. In this talk Nicholas Shapiro tracks(...)
9 March 2017
When Shelter Becomes Exposure
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The formaldehyde-based resins that bind pressed woods are an overlooked, yet foundational, agent in the homemaking and technological dreamworlds of mid-twentieth century North America. Formaldehyde, an irritant, allergen, neurotoxin, and carcinogen, undergirds much of the comfort, security, and affordability of the modern home. In this talk Nicholas Shapiro tracks(...)
Iceberg Alley is an area that extends from the western coast of Greenland to Baffin Island and further south past the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Over the past two decades, its icebergs have become a sought after commodity in the production of vodka, beer, and luxury-branded waters. By drawing on historical research and fieldwork across communities in Iceberg Alley,(...)
Paul Demarais Theatre
24 November 2016, 6pm
Iceberg Alley, Climate Change, and Canada’s Grey Resources
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Iceberg Alley is an area that extends from the western coast of Greenland to Baffin Island and further south past the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Over the past two decades, its icebergs have become a sought after commodity in the production of vodka, beer, and luxury-branded waters. By drawing on historical research and fieldwork across communities in Iceberg Alley,(...)
Paul Demarais Theatre
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Putting Up a Strong Front
Putting Up a Strong Front
Meredyth Winter on the structural integrity of pre-modern facades
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Architectures of Dissent
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19 August 2024
Architectures of Dissent
Jola Idowu looks to Chicago and the infrastructure of protest
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25 September 2023
Dangerous, Immoral, Ahead of Its Time
Notes on the history of the Fun Palace Project
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The Asymptote Architecture New York Stock Exchange project records, 1990 - 2009, document the firm’s work on three major projects for the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), in collaboration with the Securities Industry Automation Corporation (SIAC): the Three Dimensional Trading Floor (3DTF), MarkeTrac/OrderTrac, and the Advanced Trading Floor Operations Center. The majority of the records date from 1998 to 2004, and include textual, born-digital, audiovisual and over-sized materials.
1991-2009
Asymptote Architecture New York Stock Exchange project records
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The Asymptote Architecture New York Stock Exchange project records, 1990 - 2009, document the firm’s work on three major projects for the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), in collaboration with the Securities Industry Automation Corporation (SIAC): the Three Dimensional Trading Floor (3DTF), MarkeTrac/OrderTrac, and the Advanced Trading Floor Operations Center. The majority of the records date from 1998 to 2004, and include textual, born-digital, audiovisual and over-sized materials.
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1991-2009
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vii, 207 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Paris : Dunod, 1991.
Sécurité des systèmes d'information : comment organiser la sécurité et la qualité des systèmes d'information dans l'entreprise / J.M. Lamère.
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vii, 207 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Paris : Dunod, 1991.
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35 pages : illustrations, portrait ; 28 cm.
Montréal : Ville de Montréal, 1994.
Notre sécurité en milieu urbain. Guide d'aménagement sécuritaire des stationnements / [produit par le Comité Femmes et ville du Service de l'habitation et du dévelopement urbain ; par Sylvie Tremblay, rédaction ; Nicole Rodrigue, révision et coordination].
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35 pages : illustrations, portrait ; 28 cm.
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Montréal : Ville de Montréal, 1994.
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59 pages ; 22 cm.
[Québec, Québec] : Gouvernement du Québec, Office de la langue française, [1992]
Vocabulaire de la sécurité informatique : gestion de la sécurité / Carole Verreault.
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59 pages ; 22 cm.
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[Québec, Québec] : Gouvernement du Québec, Office de la langue française, [1992]
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101 pages.
Paris : Presses universitaires de France, 2009.
L'architecte, la ville et la sécurité / Paul Landauer.
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101 pages.
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Paris : Presses universitaires de France, 2009.