The three recipients of this years Power Corporation of Canada Award, Lisa Chow (McGill University), Michèle Curtis (Carleton University), and Geneviève Depelteau (University of British Columbia), present the findings of their three-month research residency at the CCA, during which they studied the rise of an environmental consciousness in architecture and landscape(...)
Shaughnessy House
1 September 2016, 6pm
Is the Problem... Still the Environment?
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The three recipients of this years Power Corporation of Canada Award, Lisa Chow (McGill University), Michèle Curtis (Carleton University), and Geneviève Depelteau (University of British Columbia), present the findings of their three-month research residency at the CCA, during which they studied the rise of an environmental consciousness in architecture and landscape(...)
Shaughnessy House
photographs
Existing condition and historical photographs, Old Port of Montreal Master Plan, Montréal, Québec
AP046.S1.1983.PR02.217
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This file includes existing condition photographs, as well as reproductions and reprographic copies of photographs from the Old Port of Montreal Archive.
1983-1992
Existing condition and historical photographs, Old Port of Montreal Master Plan, Montréal, Québec
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AP046.S1.1983.PR02.217
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This file includes existing condition photographs, as well as reproductions and reprographic copies of photographs from the Old Port of Montreal Archive.
photographs
1983-1992
Project
AP178.S1.1965.PR04
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This project series documents the design for the SACOR housing complex in Matosinhos, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 20/60. In the past the office identified the project as number 111. The office assigned the date 1965 for this project. The project consisted of a ten-storey building commissioned by SACOR (Sociedade Anónima de Combustíveis e Óleos Refinados). Documentation suggests it included a garage, gas station, offices, waiting room, bar, atrium, restaurant and dwellings. Documenting this project are sketches, as well as photographs of the site and model. Project documentation and correspondence with SACOR are also included.
1965-1966
Habitações Colectivas da SACOR [SACOR housing complex], Matosinhos, Portugal (1965-1966)
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AP178.S1.1965.PR04
Description:
This project series documents the design for the SACOR housing complex in Matosinhos, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 20/60. In the past the office identified the project as number 111. The office assigned the date 1965 for this project. The project consisted of a ten-storey building commissioned by SACOR (Sociedade Anónima de Combustíveis e Óleos Refinados). Documentation suggests it included a garage, gas station, offices, waiting room, bar, atrium, restaurant and dwellings. Documenting this project are sketches, as well as photographs of the site and model. Project documentation and correspondence with SACOR are also included.
Project
1965-1966
Project
AP178.S1.1965.PR05
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This project series documents the Armazém de algodão, a cotton warehouse located on Sousa Aroso Street in Matosinhos, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 21/60. In the past the office identified the project as number 112. The office assigned the date 1966 for this project. The building was commissioned by José Guilherme Lyra de Magalhaes. The project was built but was destroyed by a fire in 1969. Documenting this project are sketches, plans and elevations. Also included are photographs and slides of the project site, as well as a building program and correspondence with José Guilherme Lyra de Magalhães.
1965-1970
Armazém de algodão [Cotton warehouse], Matosinhos, Portugal (1965-1970)
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AP178.S1.1965.PR05
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This project series documents the Armazém de algodão, a cotton warehouse located on Sousa Aroso Street in Matosinhos, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 21/60. In the past the office identified the project as number 112. The office assigned the date 1966 for this project. The building was commissioned by José Guilherme Lyra de Magalhaes. The project was built but was destroyed by a fire in 1969. Documenting this project are sketches, plans and elevations. Also included are photographs and slides of the project site, as well as a building program and correspondence with José Guilherme Lyra de Magalhães.
Project
1965-1970
Project
AP178.S1.1966.PR02
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The project series documents the Posto de abastecimento da SACOR in Matosinhos, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 24/60. In the past the office identified the project as number 114. The office assigned the date 1966 for this project. The project consisted of a petrol station commissioned by the Sociedade Anónima de Combustíveis e Óleos Refinados (SACOR). The project was never realized, but a model was produced. Documenting this project are sketches, plans, as well as a building program and correspondence between Siza, SACOR and the city of Matosinhos. Also included are photographs, slides and negatives of the model.
1966-2012
Posto de abastecimento da SACOR, [SACOR petrol station] Matosinhos, Portugal (1966-1972)
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AP178.S1.1966.PR02
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The project series documents the Posto de abastecimento da SACOR in Matosinhos, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 24/60. In the past the office identified the project as number 114. The office assigned the date 1966 for this project. The project consisted of a petrol station commissioned by the Sociedade Anónima de Combustíveis e Óleos Refinados (SACOR). The project was never realized, but a model was produced. Documenting this project are sketches, plans, as well as a building program and correspondence between Siza, SACOR and the city of Matosinhos. Also included are photographs, slides and negatives of the model.
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1966-2012
Project
AP178.S1.2000.PR08
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This project series documents an extension for the Art Center College of Design (Ampliação) in Pasedena, United States. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 8/00. The office assigned the date 2000 for this project. The building program included a library and a technical-skills building, near the Craig Ellwood building. The project was a collaboration with Gehry Partners and Peter Testa. Siza did not realize the project. Documenting this project are sketches, studies, and preliminary master plans. Textual material includes project documentation and correspondence. Photographic material documents the models, project site, and built project.
2000-2008
Art Center College of Design (Ampliação) [Extension for the Art Center College of Design], Pasedena, United States, 2000
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AP178.S1.2000.PR08
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This project series documents an extension for the Art Center College of Design (Ampliação) in Pasedena, United States. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 8/00. The office assigned the date 2000 for this project. The building program included a library and a technical-skills building, near the Craig Ellwood building. The project was a collaboration with Gehry Partners and Peter Testa. Siza did not realize the project. Documenting this project are sketches, studies, and preliminary master plans. Textual material includes project documentation and correspondence. Photographic material documents the models, project site, and built project.
Project
2000-2008
Sub-series
AP178.S1.1985.PR02.SS1
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This project subseries documents the Recuperação da Área do Campo di Marte in Giudecca, Venice, Italy. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 34/80. The office assigned the date 1985 to this project. Documenting this project are sketches, studies and plans. Photographic materials include photographs and negatives of the project site and model. Textual materials include competition documentation, project documentation, notes and technical specifications. Documentation, drawings, and photographs specific to Siza's Projecto para um Edifício de Habitação em Campo di Marte can be found in project subseries AP178.S1.1985.PR02.SS2.
1984-2012
Recuperação da Área do Campo di Marte [Restoration of Campo di Marte], Giudecca, Venice, Italy (1985)
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AP178.S1.1985.PR02.SS1
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This project subseries documents the Recuperação da Área do Campo di Marte in Giudecca, Venice, Italy. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 34/80. The office assigned the date 1985 to this project. Documenting this project are sketches, studies and plans. Photographic materials include photographs and negatives of the project site and model. Textual materials include competition documentation, project documentation, notes and technical specifications. Documentation, drawings, and photographs specific to Siza's Projecto para um Edifício de Habitação em Campo di Marte can be found in project subseries AP178.S1.1985.PR02.SS2.
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1984-2012
Oscillating Spaces
Oscillating Spaces, curated by Anneke Abhelakh, explores the Rhône Glacier—undergoing fast melting and transformation processes—as a case study to reflect on environmental challenges in a constantly oscillating site. Juxtaposing glacier cartography, photography, film, ecclesiastical documents, tourist souvenirs, and architectural archives, the exhibition questions the(...)
Octagonal gallery
25 April 2025 to 1 February 2026
Oscillating Spaces
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Oscillating Spaces, curated by Anneke Abhelakh, explores the Rhône Glacier—undergoing fast melting and transformation processes—as a case study to reflect on environmental challenges in a constantly oscillating site. Juxtaposing glacier cartography, photography, film, ecclesiastical documents, tourist souvenirs, and architectural archives, the exhibition questions the(...)
Octagonal gallery
Herzog de Meuron: Archaeology of the Mind presents an exhaustive display of materials from the architects’ archive and from related collections. Referencing a natural history, the exhibition includes study models, books, photographs, toys, fossils, Chinese scholars’ rocks, and significant works of contemporary art, all of which have informed the thinking of the Swiss(...)
Main galleries
23 October 2002 to 6 April 2003
Herzog & de Meuron: Archaeology of the Mind
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Herzog de Meuron: Archaeology of the Mind presents an exhaustive display of materials from the architects’ archive and from related collections. Referencing a natural history, the exhibition includes study models, books, photographs, toys, fossils, Chinese scholars’ rocks, and significant works of contemporary art, all of which have informed the thinking of the Swiss(...)
Main galleries
archives
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Collection
J.J.P. Oud Collection
CI005
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The J.J.P. Oud Collection, 1911-1973, documents J.J.P. Oud's work as an architect between 1911 and 1973. The collection is focussed on Oud’s architectural projects, including work on major exectued and unrealized buildings in the Netherlands, Germany, Czechoslovakia, and the United States. The collection also includes Oud's designs for diverse projects on public housing, war memorials and interior design.
1908-1966 (1911-1963 predominant)
J.J.P. Oud Collection
CI005
Synopsis:
The J.J.P. Oud Collection, 1911-1973, documents J.J.P. Oud's work as an architect between 1911 and 1973. The collection is focussed on Oud’s architectural projects, including work on major exectued and unrealized buildings in the Netherlands, Germany, Czechoslovakia, and the United States. The collection also includes Oud's designs for diverse projects on public housing, war memorials and interior design.
archives
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Collection institutionnelle
1908-1966 (1911-1963 predominant)