Ben Bradley presents how the automobile shaped how Canadians encountered their country during the 20th century. As thousands and then millions came to know Canada by motoring, their travel patterns, viewing habits, and tastes shaped and reshaped the places they passed through. Canada’s roads came to be festooned with scenic pullouts, viewpoints, and a constellation of(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre Keyword(s):
Canada, environment, Bradley, It's all happening so fast, roadside
23 February 2017, 6pm
Making Canada a Roadside Attraction
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Ben Bradley presents how the automobile shaped how Canadians encountered their country during the 20th century. As thousands and then millions came to know Canada by motoring, their travel patterns, viewing habits, and tastes shaped and reshaped the places they passed through. Canada’s roads came to be festooned with scenic pullouts, viewpoints, and a constellation of(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre Keyword(s):
Canada, environment, Bradley, It's all happening so fast, roadside
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DR2001:0029
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documents include correspondence to colleagues and universities for 1991-1992: Coop Himmelblau, UMRISS - Coop Himmelblauk Stephanie Dudek, Kurt Forster, Frank O. Gehry & Assoc., Fabio Ghersi (architect), David Goldblatt - Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, Zaha Hadid, Philip Johnson, Philip Johnson 85th Birthday Invoices, Libeskind, Daniel and Nina, Macklowe - CMRI (drawings for exhibition), Rick Mandell, Edith Miller, David Neuman, Peter Noever - Architecture in Transition, John Rajchman, Renato Rizzi, Zoran Sladoljev, Antoine Predock, Antonia Soulez, Mark Taylor, Massimo Vignelli and Faruk Yorgancioglu. University Publications: University of California - Riverside, The Cooper Union, Cornell University, The Chicago Institute (for Architecture and Urbanism), Columbia High School, Columbia University, Universitat Hanover, Harvard Graduate school of Design, The University of Illinois at Chicago, Oberlin (College), Ohio State University, Pratt Institute, Princeton University, Rice School of Architecture, College of William and Mary and Richard Bland College.
Correspondence to colleagues and universities
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DR2001:0029
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documents include correspondence to colleagues and universities for 1991-1992: Coop Himmelblau, UMRISS - Coop Himmelblauk Stephanie Dudek, Kurt Forster, Frank O. Gehry & Assoc., Fabio Ghersi (architect), David Goldblatt - Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, Zaha Hadid, Philip Johnson, Philip Johnson 85th Birthday Invoices, Libeskind, Daniel and Nina, Macklowe - CMRI (drawings for exhibition), Rick Mandell, Edith Miller, David Neuman, Peter Noever - Architecture in Transition, John Rajchman, Renato Rizzi, Zoran Sladoljev, Antoine Predock, Antonia Soulez, Mark Taylor, Massimo Vignelli and Faruk Yorgancioglu. University Publications: University of California - Riverside, The Cooper Union, Cornell University, The Chicago Institute (for Architecture and Urbanism), Columbia High School, Columbia University, Universitat Hanover, Harvard Graduate school of Design, The University of Illinois at Chicago, Oberlin (College), Ohio State University, Pratt Institute, Princeton University, Rice School of Architecture, College of William and Mary and Richard Bland College.
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AP176
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Karl Chu X PHYLUM project records, 1998-2014 (predominant 1998-2002), documents the development and design process of Chu’s project X PHYLUM. The archive consists exclusively of original born-digital material.
1998-2014
Karl Chu X Phylum project records
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AP176
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Karl Chu X PHYLUM project records, 1998-2014 (predominant 1998-2002), documents the development and design process of Chu’s project X PHYLUM. The archive consists exclusively of original born-digital material.
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1998-2014
events
Learning from... Astana
Jeffrey Inaba, principal of the Los Angeles-based firm INABA, examines the urban centre and capital city of Kazakhstan, the ninth largest country in the world with a proportionally small population of 16 million people. With its rich oil and natural gas reserves and strategic geographical location, Kazakhstan is poised to experience an economic boom and has already(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre
19 April 2007 , 7pm
Learning from... Astana
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Jeffrey Inaba, principal of the Los Angeles-based firm INABA, examines the urban centre and capital city of Kazakhstan, the ninth largest country in the world with a proportionally small population of 16 million people. With its rich oil and natural gas reserves and strategic geographical location, Kazakhstan is poised to experience an economic boom and has already(...)
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19 April 2007
7pm
Paul Desmarais Theatre
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AP075
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The Cornelia Hahn Oberlander fonds documents Oberlander's professional activities as a landscape architect. It contains over 203 projects that span from 1950 to 2018 predominantly in Canada and in the United States, but also in Germany. The fonds is a complete record of Oberlander's work, and comprises her playground projects, roof gardens, and public space landscapes, as well as landscape designs for private residences, as well as administrative records from her practice, her professional engagements, and her research materials. The material in this fonds is dated from 1936 to 2021.
1936-2021
Cornelia Hahn Oberlander fonds
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AP075
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The Cornelia Hahn Oberlander fonds documents Oberlander's professional activities as a landscape architect. It contains over 203 projects that span from 1950 to 2018 predominantly in Canada and in the United States, but also in Germany. The fonds is a complete record of Oberlander's work, and comprises her playground projects, roof gardens, and public space landscapes, as well as landscape designs for private residences, as well as administrative records from her practice, her professional engagements, and her research materials. The material in this fonds is dated from 1936 to 2021.
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1936-2021
Sustainable?
Sustainable? is an international colloquium bringing together individuals from various disciplines to explore questions of sustainability in relation to architecture. Initiated by architect and scholar Iñaki Àbalos, the colloquium and roundtable discussion historically situates architectural engagement with sustainability, and constructs a program for future engagement(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre
16 June 2007 to 17 June 2007
Sustainable?
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Sustainable? is an international colloquium bringing together individuals from various disciplines to explore questions of sustainability in relation to architecture. Initiated by architect and scholar Iñaki Àbalos, the colloquium and roundtable discussion historically situates architectural engagement with sustainability, and constructs a program for future engagement(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre
ARCH273835
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Honours given to Arthur Erickson, including a plaque from the S-20 & Nisei Veteran's Association recognizing the group of veterans who where in or attached to the Canadian Intelligence Corps for duties involving the use of Japanese Language during World War II, medal and plaque of appreciation from the National Ballet of Canada and the Ballet British Columbia, Letter of Appointment (carved wood) for the Advisory Board of Kumming Urban Planning.
1989-2004
Various awards and honours to Arthur Erickson
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ARCH273835
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Honours given to Arthur Erickson, including a plaque from the S-20 & Nisei Veteran's Association recognizing the group of veterans who where in or attached to the Canadian Intelligence Corps for duties involving the use of Japanese Language during World War II, medal and plaque of appreciation from the National Ballet of Canada and the Ballet British Columbia, Letter of Appointment (carved wood) for the Advisory Board of Kumming Urban Planning.
1989-2004
The exhibition examines the important role the Pantheon played in French artistic and political life from its foundation in 1744 well into the twentieth century. Coinciding with the international celebrations of the bicentennial of the French Revolution, the exhibition focuses on one of the central architectural episodes of the Revolution—the transformation of Saint(...)
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19 September 1989 to 19 November 1989
Le Panthéon: Symbol of Revolution
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The exhibition examines the important role the Pantheon played in French artistic and political life from its foundation in 1744 well into the twentieth century. Coinciding with the international celebrations of the bicentennial of the French Revolution, the exhibition focuses on one of the central architectural episodes of the Revolution—the transformation of Saint(...)
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AP096
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The Charles B.K. Van Norman fonds consists of photographs, drawings, albums, a presentation panel, and textual records. The material ranges in date from ca. 1942 to 1967, and shows the variety of building types that Van Norman designed, primarily for corporate and government clients, through the busiest period of his career.
[ca. 1942-1967]
Charles B.K. Van Norman fonds
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The Charles B.K. Van Norman fonds consists of photographs, drawings, albums, a presentation panel, and textual records. The material ranges in date from ca. 1942 to 1967, and shows the variety of building types that Van Norman designed, primarily for corporate and government clients, through the busiest period of his career.
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[ca. 1942-1967]
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(...)
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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(...)
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