Sense of the City
Sense of the City explores urban phenomena and perceptions of the city which have traditionally been ignored, repressed, or maligned. Challenging the dominance of the visual in the urban environment, the exhibition proposes a re-thinking of latent qualities of the city, offering complex analyses of the comforts, communication systems, and sensory dimensions of urban(...)
Main galleries
26 October 2005 to 10 September 2006
Sense of the City
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Sense of the City explores urban phenomena and perceptions of the city which have traditionally been ignored, repressed, or maligned. Challenging the dominance of the visual in the urban environment, the exhibition proposes a re-thinking of latent qualities of the city, offering complex analyses of the comforts, communication systems, and sensory dimensions of urban(...)
Main galleries
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Fonds
Umberto Riva fonds
AP180
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The Umberto Riva fonds documents Riva’s work as an architect and designer, predominantly in Italy, between the 1960s to the early 2010s. Included are drawings related to over 80 architectural projects, furniture designs, and exhibition designs.
1959-2012
Umberto Riva fonds
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The Umberto Riva fonds documents Riva’s work as an architect and designer, predominantly in Italy, between the 1960s to the early 2010s. Included are drawings related to over 80 architectural projects, furniture designs, and exhibition designs.
archives
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Fonds
1959-2012
DR2013:0002:004
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Box containing awards and honours granted to Melvin Charney, including the following: - Commandeur de l'ordre des arts et des lettres, 2005; - Le Prix Orange, Urbanisme et design urbaine, for the CCA garden, 1989; - Admittance to the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, 2000; - Diploma di collaborazione, Triennale di Milano, 1973; - Chevalier de l'Ordre national du Québec, 2003; - Prix Paul-Emile-Borduas, 1996.
between 1973 and 2005
Various awards and honours granted to Melvin Charney
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DR2013:0002:004
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Box containing awards and honours granted to Melvin Charney, including the following: - Commandeur de l'ordre des arts et des lettres, 2005; - Le Prix Orange, Urbanisme et design urbaine, for the CCA garden, 1989; - Admittance to the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, 2000; - Diploma di collaborazione, Triennale di Milano, 1973; - Chevalier de l'Ordre national du Québec, 2003; - Prix Paul-Emile-Borduas, 1996.
between 1973 and 2005
ARCH252144
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Two lectures delivered by Stuart Cohen ("The Fall From Grace: Moore, Hardy, Venture"), moderated by Robert A. Stern and James Stirling ("A Vocabulary of Work"), moderated by Mario Gandelsonas; given at the IAUS in New York, as part of the IAUS lectures series "Architecture 5," under the themes "New Modernism/Post Modernism" and "Questions About Architecture Recent Projects and Theories."
1976-10-12, 1976-10-27
Audio recordings for two lectures, one by Stuart Cohen for the series Architecture 5 New Modernism/Post Modernism, entitled: "The Fall From Grace: Moore, Hardy, Venture" and the second by James Stirling for the series Architecture 5 Questions About Architecture Recent Projects and Theories, entitled: "A Vocabulary of Work"
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ARCH252144
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Two lectures delivered by Stuart Cohen ("The Fall From Grace: Moore, Hardy, Venture"), moderated by Robert A. Stern and James Stirling ("A Vocabulary of Work"), moderated by Mario Gandelsonas; given at the IAUS in New York, as part of the IAUS lectures series "Architecture 5," under the themes "New Modernism/Post Modernism" and "Questions About Architecture Recent Projects and Theories."
1976-10-12, 1976-10-27
ARCH252158
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Two lectures, one delivered by Robert A. Stern ("Setting the Scene: The End of Modernism, Yet Again"), moderated by Stern, and the second by James Stirling ("A Vocabulary of Work"), moderated by Mario Gondelsonas, as part of the IAUS lectures series "Architecture 5," under the themes "New Modernism/Post Modernism" and "Questions About Architecture: Recent Projects and Theories."
1976-10-05, 1976-10-27
Audio recordings of two lectures, one by Robert A. Stern for the series Architecture 5 New Modernism/Post Modernism, entitled: "Setting the Scene: The End of Modernism, Yet Again" and the second by James Stirling for the series Questions About Architecture: Recent Projects and Theories, entitled: "A Vocabulary of Work."
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ARCH252158
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Two lectures, one delivered by Robert A. Stern ("Setting the Scene: The End of Modernism, Yet Again"), moderated by Stern, and the second by James Stirling ("A Vocabulary of Work"), moderated by Mario Gondelsonas, as part of the IAUS lectures series "Architecture 5," under the themes "New Modernism/Post Modernism" and "Questions About Architecture: Recent Projects and Theories."
1976-10-05, 1976-10-27
drawings
AP178.S2.1989.018
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This sketchbook includes sketches of the the Olympic Village Meteorological Centre and MOPU delegation headquarters in Barcelona, Spain. It also includes notes about the the reconstruction of the Chiado in Lisbon and the Urban and circulation study for Praça de Espanha in Portugal.
December 1989
Sketchbook 301: Fac. Arq.ra - Barcelona II- Lista de Textos -Publicados
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AP178.S2.1989.018
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This sketchbook includes sketches of the the Olympic Village Meteorological Centre and MOPU delegation headquarters in Barcelona, Spain. It also includes notes about the the reconstruction of the Chiado in Lisbon and the Urban and circulation study for Praça de Espanha in Portugal.
drawings
December 1989
drawings
ARCH260006
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29 files - Planning / Design / Promotion files - re-zoning application, urban design studies, plans and elevations related to building studies, landscape, structure, penthouse, health club, parking studies, unit studies
1988-1989
Planning / Design / Promotion files
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ARCH260006
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29 files - Planning / Design / Promotion files - re-zoning application, urban design studies, plans and elevations related to building studies, landscape, structure, penthouse, health club, parking studies, unit studies
drawings
1988-1989
drawings
DR2007:0084:005
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Material from the project "Room 202, P.S. 1". The P. S. 1, formerly known as the Institute for Art and Urban Resources Inc., and now known as the MoMA PS1, is located in Queens, New York City, New York.
1979
Sketches, Project Studios One, Long Island City, New York
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DR2007:0084:005
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Material from the project "Room 202, P.S. 1". The P. S. 1, formerly known as the Institute for Art and Urban Resources Inc., and now known as the MoMA PS1, is located in Queens, New York City, New York.
drawings
1979
Visiting Scholar, Christopher Heuer, Guidebooks to Chaos, The Grotesque Renaissances, Hans Vredeman de Vries, The City Rehearsed, Urban Design, Architectural Imaginary, Visiting Scholar Seminar
13 July 2006
Learning from... Madrid
In the aftermath of the global economic crisis, Spain is now paying for its lack of urban policy, particularly in the construction industry. The credit crunch curbed the frenzy of construction and left behind a vast territory of incomplete urban spaces. Architect, editor, and architectural curator Javier Arpa Fernández presents a lecture reflecting on how alternative(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
4 December 2014 , 6pm
Learning from... Madrid
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In the aftermath of the global economic crisis, Spain is now paying for its lack of urban policy, particularly in the construction industry. The credit crunch curbed the frenzy of construction and left behind a vast territory of incomplete urban spaces. Architect, editor, and architectural curator Javier Arpa Fernández presents a lecture reflecting on how alternative(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre