“Today everything is environment,” proclaimed a Montreal newspaper at the beginning of the 1970s. The word “environment” had dominated the discourses and practices of artists, architects, social activists and intellectuals during the previous decade. Visitors of Expo ‘67, the event that galvanized the world’s attention on Montreal, commented the phantasmagorical(...)
Octagonal gallery
19 March 2009 to 23 August 2009
Total Environment: Montréal, 1965-1975
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“Today everything is environment,” proclaimed a Montreal newspaper at the beginning of the 1970s. The word “environment” had dominated the discourses and practices of artists, architects, social activists and intellectuals during the previous decade. Visitors of Expo ‘67, the event that galvanized the world’s attention on Montreal, commented the phantasmagorical(...)
Octagonal gallery
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Academic works
AP169.S3
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Series 3, Academic works, 1995 - 2011, relates to Bernard Cache’s work as a scholar and author. This series includes born-digital material and chiefly dates from 1999 to 2007. Cache pursued and academic career, teaching and lecturing at many universities while also publishing books and articles. His area of interest revolves around computational architecture, geometrics, history of geometric, stereotomy, engineering and philosophy. These records depict his investment in the study of the relation between ancient theory and the field of computational architecture drawings with CAD or BIM software. His work concentrates on prominent figures such as Greek mathematician Euclid to Roman architect Vitruvius and German painter and theorist Albrecht Dürer. Materials in this series reflect Bernard Cache’s work as a scholar. This includes notes for his articles and lectures as well as drafts for different lectures and texts. It also contains syllabi and planning materials for classes given by Cache on Non-Standard Design and Production in Architecture. The series holds a significant amount of images used for presentation or as examples during those lectures and classes (in JPEG and BMP formats). Those images are for the most part derived from CAD original drawings in TopSolid.
1995-2011
Academic works
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AP169.S3
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Series 3, Academic works, 1995 - 2011, relates to Bernard Cache’s work as a scholar and author. This series includes born-digital material and chiefly dates from 1999 to 2007. Cache pursued and academic career, teaching and lecturing at many universities while also publishing books and articles. His area of interest revolves around computational architecture, geometrics, history of geometric, stereotomy, engineering and philosophy. These records depict his investment in the study of the relation between ancient theory and the field of computational architecture drawings with CAD or BIM software. His work concentrates on prominent figures such as Greek mathematician Euclid to Roman architect Vitruvius and German painter and theorist Albrecht Dürer. Materials in this series reflect Bernard Cache’s work as a scholar. This includes notes for his articles and lectures as well as drafts for different lectures and texts. It also contains syllabi and planning materials for classes given by Cache on Non-Standard Design and Production in Architecture. The series holds a significant amount of images used for presentation or as examples during those lectures and classes (in JPEG and BMP formats). Those images are for the most part derived from CAD original drawings in TopSolid.
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1995-2011
Project
AP156.S3.SS1.D28
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Le dossier documente le projet de Pierre Jeanneret d'un bâtiment démontable pour les dessinateurs de la Société centrale de alliages légers (SCAL) réalisé à Issoire en France, en 1940. Jeanneret collabore avec Jean Prouvé pour la réalisaition de ce projet. Le bâtiment consiste en un pavillon à portique axiale sur deux étages, la première structure à portique axial réalisée par Jean Prouvé. Ce projet à été présenté dans la publication spéciale "Solutions d'urgence" de la revue "Architecture d'aujourd'hui" publiée en 1945. Le dossier contient une photographie du bâtiment. File documents Pierre Jeanneret's project for a dismontable building for the offices of the draftsman of the Société centrale de alliages légers (SCAL) in Issoire, France, in 1940. Jeanneret works on this projet in collaboration with Jean Prouvé. The building consists in a two-storey pavilion with an axial gantry, the first structure of the type realized by Jean Prouvé. This project was presented in the special publication "Solutions d'urgence" of the serial "Architecture d'aujourd'hui" published in 1945. The file contains a photograph of the building.
1940
Bureau des dessinateurs de la SCAL, Issoire, France = Offices of the draftsman of the SCAL, Issoire, France
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AP156.S3.SS1.D28
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Le dossier documente le projet de Pierre Jeanneret d'un bâtiment démontable pour les dessinateurs de la Société centrale de alliages légers (SCAL) réalisé à Issoire en France, en 1940. Jeanneret collabore avec Jean Prouvé pour la réalisaition de ce projet. Le bâtiment consiste en un pavillon à portique axiale sur deux étages, la première structure à portique axial réalisée par Jean Prouvé. Ce projet à été présenté dans la publication spéciale "Solutions d'urgence" de la revue "Architecture d'aujourd'hui" publiée en 1945. Le dossier contient une photographie du bâtiment. File documents Pierre Jeanneret's project for a dismontable building for the offices of the draftsman of the Société centrale de alliages légers (SCAL) in Issoire, France, in 1940. Jeanneret works on this projet in collaboration with Jean Prouvé. The building consists in a two-storey pavilion with an axial gantry, the first structure of the type realized by Jean Prouvé. This project was presented in the special publication "Solutions d'urgence" of the serial "Architecture d'aujourd'hui" published in 1945. The file contains a photograph of the building.
Dossier 28
1940
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Student Work
AP144.S1
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This series documents Cedric Price's student work and includes material from his studies at the University of Cambridge School of Architecture (now known as the Department of Architecture), at St. John's College in Cambridge, England, as well as the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London, including his thesis project for Oldham Town Centre in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom. Price's professional memberships and lectures from this time are also documented, as well as RIBA examinations. The series also includes other material produced approximately during Price's student years, including artwork and textual materials. Materials in this series was produced between 1949 and 1960, but predominantly between 1953 and 1957. The series contains design development drawings, reference drawings, other drawings, presentation panels, photographic materials, posters, and textual records for various school projects. Price's time at the University of Cambridge is documented through notes, drawinexerciseses and some projects. Materials from the AA School of Architecture are mostly for projects, including an ice rink, the British Transport Commission offices, exhibition halls and restaurants, a wholesale gown showroom and offices, the Eel and Elephant pub and restaurant, and a design for the Auschwitz Memorial competition, entered jointly with Richard Padovan. Other materials show work-for-hire done by Price, such aillustrations,s; designs for letterheads, advertisements and brochures, and architectural sketches. Material relating to the AA School of Architecture's annual student exhibition in 1956, of which Price was director, are also included.
1949-1960, predominant 1953-1957
Student Work
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AP144.S1
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This series documents Cedric Price's student work and includes material from his studies at the University of Cambridge School of Architecture (now known as the Department of Architecture), at St. John's College in Cambridge, England, as well as the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London, including his thesis project for Oldham Town Centre in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom. Price's professional memberships and lectures from this time are also documented, as well as RIBA examinations. The series also includes other material produced approximately during Price's student years, including artwork and textual materials. Materials in this series was produced between 1949 and 1960, but predominantly between 1953 and 1957. The series contains design development drawings, reference drawings, other drawings, presentation panels, photographic materials, posters, and textual records for various school projects. Price's time at the University of Cambridge is documented through notes, drawinexerciseses and some projects. Materials from the AA School of Architecture are mostly for projects, including an ice rink, the British Transport Commission offices, exhibition halls and restaurants, a wholesale gown showroom and offices, the Eel and Elephant pub and restaurant, and a design for the Auschwitz Memorial competition, entered jointly with Richard Padovan. Other materials show work-for-hire done by Price, such aillustrations,s; designs for letterheads, advertisements and brochures, and architectural sketches. Material relating to the AA School of Architecture's annual student exhibition in 1956, of which Price was director, are also included.
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1949-1960, predominant 1953-1957
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AP156.S3.SS2
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La sous-série documente les projets d'architecture et d'urbanisme de Pierre Jeanneret et autres architectes à Talwara, en Inde, entre la fin des années 1940s et le début des années 1960s. Le matériel dans cette sous-série a été produit entre 1949 et 1965. La sous-série contient des dessins et des reprograhies, dont des dessins de développement du design, des dessins d'exécution et des dessins de présentation. Il y a aussi des photographies et une chemise. Sub-series documents architectural and urban planning projects of Pierre Jeanneret and other architects in Talwara, India, between the late 1940s to the early 1960s. Material in this file was produced in between 1949 and 1965. The sub-series contains a reprographic copy of a working drawing. The sub-series contains drawings and reprographic copies, such as design developement drawings, working drawings and presentation drawings. There are also photographs and a folder.
1949-1965
Talwara, Inde = Talwara, India
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AP156.S3.SS2
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La sous-série documente les projets d'architecture et d'urbanisme de Pierre Jeanneret et autres architectes à Talwara, en Inde, entre la fin des années 1940s et le début des années 1960s. Le matériel dans cette sous-série a été produit entre 1949 et 1965. La sous-série contient des dessins et des reprograhies, dont des dessins de développement du design, des dessins d'exécution et des dessins de présentation. Il y a aussi des photographies et une chemise. Sub-series documents architectural and urban planning projects of Pierre Jeanneret and other architects in Talwara, India, between the late 1940s to the early 1960s. Material in this file was produced in between 1949 and 1965. The sub-series contains a reprographic copy of a working drawing. The sub-series contains drawings and reprographic copies, such as design developement drawings, working drawings and presentation drawings. There are also photographs and a folder.
Sous-série 2
1949-1965
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Projects
AP163.S1.SS1
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Sub-series documents the student work of Victor Prus at the Liverpool School of Architecture, in England, between 1945 and 1947 and his work as assistant professor at the Polish University College in London, betweeen 1947 and 1950. The sub-series also documents Victor Prus's early professional work as an architect in England, including his partnership with architect George Scolly in Prus and Scolly, Architects, from 1950 to 1952, and his work as Senior Executive Officer for the Festival of Britain, from 1949 to 1951. The sub-series contains conceptual, design development and presentation drawings, including reprographic copies, a few textual records that document some of the projects, photographs and presentation panels.
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AP163.S1.SS1
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Sub-series documents the student work of Victor Prus at the Liverpool School of Architecture, in England, between 1945 and 1947 and his work as assistant professor at the Polish University College in London, betweeen 1947 and 1950. The sub-series also documents Victor Prus's early professional work as an architect in England, including his partnership with architect George Scolly in Prus and Scolly, Architects, from 1950 to 1952, and his work as Senior Executive Officer for the Festival of Britain, from 1949 to 1951. The sub-series contains conceptual, design development and presentation drawings, including reprographic copies, a few textual records that document some of the projects, photographs and presentation panels.
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Student work
AP140.S1.SS1
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Sub-series documents James Stirling's student work, probably from his third to fifth year at the Liverpool School of Architecture in Liverpool, England, from 1947 to 1950, and during his studies at the Association for Planning and Regional Reconstruction in London, England, from 1950 to 1952. A project for a Community Centre for a Small Town in the Middle West was probably produced during a student exchange in New York City, New York in the fall of 1948. Sub-series include projects for a Forest Rangers Lookout Station, a House for an Architect, Organic Chemistry Laboratories, Stirling's thesis project for a Town Centre and Community Centre and a student competition entry for the Merseyside Film Institute. Material in this sub-series was probably produced between 1947 and 1975. The publication drawings for James Stirling's projects were often drawn by Leon Krier, Russell Bevington, or Ulrich Schaad ('British Architecture Today', 1991). Sub-series contains several presentation drawings and panels, publication drawings, a small number of working drawings, photographic materials, a presentation model and Stirling's 1950 bound thesis 'Plan of Town Centre and Development of Community Centre for Newton Aycliffe, Co. Durham'.
[between 1947? and 1975?], predominant 1947-1952
Student work
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AP140.S1.SS1
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Sub-series documents James Stirling's student work, probably from his third to fifth year at the Liverpool School of Architecture in Liverpool, England, from 1947 to 1950, and during his studies at the Association for Planning and Regional Reconstruction in London, England, from 1950 to 1952. A project for a Community Centre for a Small Town in the Middle West was probably produced during a student exchange in New York City, New York in the fall of 1948. Sub-series include projects for a Forest Rangers Lookout Station, a House for an Architect, Organic Chemistry Laboratories, Stirling's thesis project for a Town Centre and Community Centre and a student competition entry for the Merseyside Film Institute. Material in this sub-series was probably produced between 1947 and 1975. The publication drawings for James Stirling's projects were often drawn by Leon Krier, Russell Bevington, or Ulrich Schaad ('British Architecture Today', 1991). Sub-series contains several presentation drawings and panels, publication drawings, a small number of working drawings, photographic materials, a presentation model and Stirling's 1950 bound thesis 'Plan of Town Centre and Development of Community Centre for Newton Aycliffe, Co. Durham'.
Sub-series 1
[between 1947? and 1975?], predominant 1947-1952
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Futurecasting collection
CD048
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This collection documents the activities of the “Futurecasting: Indigenous-led Architecture and Design in the Arctic” group formed by Jenni Hakovirta, Naomi Ratte, Nicole Luke, Magnus Antaris Tuolja, Andrea McIntosh, Robyn Adams, Berit Kristine Andersen Guvsám, Laila Susanna Kuhmunen, Johanna Minde, and Reanna Merasty. It contains materials related to the planning of seminars and workshops, and the creative process and projects created by its participants in 2022-2023 that were later presented in the Canadian Centre for Architecture’s exhibition and related publication “ᐊᖏᕐᕋᒧᑦ / Ruovttu Guvlui / Towards home” (2022-2023).
2008-2023
Futurecasting collection
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CD048
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This collection documents the activities of the “Futurecasting: Indigenous-led Architecture and Design in the Arctic” group formed by Jenni Hakovirta, Naomi Ratte, Nicole Luke, Magnus Antaris Tuolja, Andrea McIntosh, Robyn Adams, Berit Kristine Andersen Guvsám, Laila Susanna Kuhmunen, Johanna Minde, and Reanna Merasty. It contains materials related to the planning of seminars and workshops, and the creative process and projects created by its participants in 2022-2023 that were later presented in the Canadian Centre for Architecture’s exhibition and related publication “ᐊᖏᕐᕋᒧᑦ / Ruovttu Guvlui / Towards home” (2022-2023).
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2008-2023
Starting From... The Suburbs
We are more likely today to consider suburbs formless, vacant, or unsustainable compared to the dense social and economic activity of cities. Starting from… The Suburbs looks at the past fifty years of suburban culture through the lens of the CCA Collection’s photography holdings, produced by photographers’ longstanding attraction and aversion to this urban form. The(...)
Hall cases
16 February 2012 to 10 June 2012
Starting From... The Suburbs
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We are more likely today to consider suburbs formless, vacant, or unsustainable compared to the dense social and economic activity of cities. Starting from… The Suburbs looks at the past fifty years of suburban culture through the lens of the CCA Collection’s photography holdings, produced by photographers’ longstanding attraction and aversion to this urban form. The(...)
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textual records
AP197.S3.006
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The box is comprised of correspondence for the years of 1995-1997, organized in chronological order. The box documents Frampton’s career as Ware professor at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Columbia University and his related professional activities. Correspondence in this box includes: offers of teaching positions; requests to write articles, reviews, books and recommendation letters; invitations to teach, present, or attend at lectures/symposiums/conferences; and requests to serve on juries. Throughout this period, Frampton corresponded with various architects, professors, publishers, and editors of various publications such as: Thames and Hudson Ltd.; the Berlage Institute; the Italian Cultural Institute; Yukio Futagawa of GA/ADA Edita Tokyo Co CD; and the MIT Press. Correspondence relates to his participation/involvement in: the Michael Blackwood Production “In search of Louis Kahn: Six Buildings;” the Japanese and German translations for the Studies in Tectonic Culture publication; organizing lectures on Studies in tectonic Culture; the Jerusalem Seminar in Architecture “Technology, Place & and Architecture;” teaching at the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne; the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture; and the Architectural Society of China. Correspondence concerning the following publications and lectures is included: “the Megaform as City in Miniature;” “Critical regionalism revisited,” a lecture at the Berlage Institute; the Le Corbusier publication; “Tradition and Innovation in the Work of Christoph Mackler;” and the forward for Vittorio Gregotti`s Inside Architecture.
1995-1997
Personal and professional correspondence from 1995-1997
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AP197.S3.006
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The box is comprised of correspondence for the years of 1995-1997, organized in chronological order. The box documents Frampton’s career as Ware professor at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Columbia University and his related professional activities. Correspondence in this box includes: offers of teaching positions; requests to write articles, reviews, books and recommendation letters; invitations to teach, present, or attend at lectures/symposiums/conferences; and requests to serve on juries. Throughout this period, Frampton corresponded with various architects, professors, publishers, and editors of various publications such as: Thames and Hudson Ltd.; the Berlage Institute; the Italian Cultural Institute; Yukio Futagawa of GA/ADA Edita Tokyo Co CD; and the MIT Press. Correspondence relates to his participation/involvement in: the Michael Blackwood Production “In search of Louis Kahn: Six Buildings;” the Japanese and German translations for the Studies in Tectonic Culture publication; organizing lectures on Studies in tectonic Culture; the Jerusalem Seminar in Architecture “Technology, Place & and Architecture;” teaching at the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne; the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture; and the Architectural Society of China. Correspondence concerning the following publications and lectures is included: “the Megaform as City in Miniature;” “Critical regionalism revisited,” a lecture at the Berlage Institute; the Le Corbusier publication; “Tradition and Innovation in the Work of Christoph Mackler;” and the forward for Vittorio Gregotti`s Inside Architecture.
textual records
1995-1997