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Learning from... Saadiyat
Learning from... Saadiyat
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Saadiyat Island is a “dreamscape” created by Tourism Development Investment Company just half a kilometer from downtown Abu Dhabi. It is an amalgam of luxury residential areas, 5-star resorts and golf courses crowned by a Cultural District containing a hallucinatory collection of museums designed by five Pritzker Prize winners. Is this the future of private(...)
Saadiyat Island is a “dreamscape” created by Tourism Development Investment Company just half a kilometer from downtown Abu Dhabi. It is an amalgam of luxury residential areas, 5-star resorts and golf courses crowned by a Cultural District containing a hallucinatory collection of museums designed by five Pritzker Prize winners. Is this the future of private(...)
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Paul-Desmarais Theatre
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
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21 August 2014 , 6pm
21 August 2014 , 6pm
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Learning from... Saadiyat
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Saadiyat Island is a “dreamscape” created by Tourism Development Investment Company just half a kilometer from downtown Abu Dhabi. It is an amalgam of luxury residential areas, 5-star resorts and golf courses crowned by a Cultural District containing a hallucinatory collection of museums designed by five Pritzker Prize winners. Is this the future of private(...)
Learning from... Saadiyat
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Saadiyat Island is a “dreamscape” created by Tourism Development Investment Company just half a kilometer from downtown Abu Dhabi. It is an amalgam of luxury residential areas, 5-star resorts and golf courses crowned by a Cultural District containing a hallucinatory collection of museums designed by five Pritzker Prize winners. Is this the future of private(...)
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21 August 2014
6pm
21 August 2014
6pm
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Paul-Desmarais Theatre
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
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Antoni Folkers discusses a collection related to modern architecture in Africa that was recently acquired by the CCA. His account traces the activity of three travellers involved in building the collection: Georg Lippsmeier in the 1950s, Coen Beeker in the 1960s, and Kiran Mukerji in the 1970s. An architect and urban designer, Folkers is the author of Modern Architecture(...)
Antoni Folkers discusses a collection related to modern architecture in Africa that was recently acquired by the CCA. His account traces the activity of three travellers involved in building the collection: Georg Lippsmeier in the 1950s, Coen Beeker in the 1960s, and Kiran Mukerji in the 1970s. An architect and urban designer, Folkers is the author of Modern Architecture(...)
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Shaughnessy House
Shaughnessy House
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14 July 2016, 6pm
14 July 2016, 6pm
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Antoni Folkers: Modern Architecture in Africa
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Antoni Folkers discusses a collection related to modern architecture in Africa that was recently acquired by the CCA. His account traces the activity of three travellers involved in building the collection: Georg Lippsmeier in the 1950s, Coen Beeker in the 1960s, and Kiran Mukerji in the 1970s. An architect and urban designer, Folkers is the author of Modern Architecture(...)
Antoni Folkers: Modern Architecture in Africa
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Antoni Folkers discusses a collection related to modern architecture in Africa that was recently acquired by the CCA. His account traces the activity of three travellers involved in building the collection: Georg Lippsmeier in the 1950s, Coen Beeker in the 1960s, and Kiran Mukerji in the 1970s. An architect and urban designer, Folkers is the author of Modern Architecture(...)
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14 July 2016
6pm
14 July 2016
6pm
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Shaughnessy House
Shaughnessy House
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Pollinaction
Pollinaction
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On the occasion of Earth Day, become agents of urban pollination to counter the decline of pollinating insects and nectar-producing plants. In collaboration with Éco-quartier Peter-McGill, discover how monarchs, bees, and milkweed contribute to the richness of the city’s biodiversity. Then get your hands dirty by creating seed bombs to disseminate during an exploration of(...)
On the occasion of Earth Day, become agents of urban pollination to counter the decline of pollinating insects and nectar-producing plants. In collaboration with Éco-quartier Peter-McGill, discover how monarchs, bees, and milkweed contribute to the richness of the city’s biodiversity. Then get your hands dirty by creating seed bombs to disseminate during an exploration of(...)
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24 April 2016
24 April 2016
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Pollinaction
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On the occasion of Earth Day, become agents of urban pollination to counter the decline of pollinating insects and nectar-producing plants. In collaboration with Éco-quartier Peter-McGill, discover how monarchs, bees, and milkweed contribute to the richness of the city’s biodiversity. Then get your hands dirty by creating seed bombs to disseminate during an exploration of(...)
Pollinaction
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On the occasion of Earth Day, become agents of urban pollination to counter the decline of pollinating insects and nectar-producing plants. In collaboration with Éco-quartier Peter-McGill, discover how monarchs, bees, and milkweed contribute to the richness of the city’s biodiversity. Then get your hands dirty by creating seed bombs to disseminate during an exploration of(...)
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24 April 2016
24 April 2016
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An Atlas. A Bricolage. A Compendium of different elements and strategies for understanding the city. ABC : MTL is an urban abecedary and open-source initiative that maps contemporary Montreal in a diversity of ways and media. Over ninety contributions including photography, music videos, sculptures and installations, drawings, models, workshops, lectures, and performances(...)
An Atlas. A Bricolage. A Compendium of different elements and strategies for understanding the city. ABC : MTL is an urban abecedary and open-source initiative that maps contemporary Montreal in a diversity of ways and media. Over ninety contributions including photography, music videos, sculptures and installations, drawings, models, workshops, lectures, and performances(...)
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Main galleries
Main galleries
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13 November 2012 to 31 March 2013
13 November 2012 to 31 March 2013
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ABC : MTL – A Self-Portrait of Montréal
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An Atlas. A Bricolage. A Compendium of different elements and strategies for understanding the city. ABC : MTL is an urban abecedary and open-source initiative that maps contemporary Montreal in a diversity of ways and media. Over ninety contributions including photography, music videos, sculptures and installations, drawings, models, workshops, lectures, and performances(...)
ABC : MTL – A Self-Portrait of Montréal
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An Atlas. A Bricolage. A Compendium of different elements and strategies for understanding the city. ABC : MTL is an urban abecedary and open-source initiative that maps contemporary Montreal in a diversity of ways and media. Over ninety contributions including photography, music videos, sculptures and installations, drawings, models, workshops, lectures, and performances(...)
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exhibitions
exhibitions
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13 November 2012 to
31 March 2013
13 November 2012 to
31 March 2013
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Main galleries
Main galleries
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Echosystems
Echosystems
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This public workshop aims to identify and document the distinct politics of the neighbourhood around the Canadian Centre for Architecture through an alternative methodology. Moderated by Léopold Lambert of Archipelago, this day of intensive reflection and polyphonic creation will address issues of the city through sound recordings. In response to distinct modes of(...)
This public workshop aims to identify and document the distinct politics of the neighbourhood around the Canadian Centre for Architecture through an alternative methodology. Moderated by Léopold Lambert of Archipelago, this day of intensive reflection and polyphonic creation will address issues of the city through sound recordings. In response to distinct modes of(...)
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5 March 2016
5 March 2016
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Echosystems
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This public workshop aims to identify and document the distinct politics of the neighbourhood around the Canadian Centre for Architecture through an alternative methodology. Moderated by Léopold Lambert of Archipelago, this day of intensive reflection and polyphonic creation will address issues of the city through sound recordings. In response to distinct modes of(...)
Echosystems
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This public workshop aims to identify and document the distinct politics of the neighbourhood around the Canadian Centre for Architecture through an alternative methodology. Moderated by Léopold Lambert of Archipelago, this day of intensive reflection and polyphonic creation will address issues of the city through sound recordings. In response to distinct modes of(...)
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5 March 2016
5 March 2016
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Learning from... Rome
Learning from... Rome
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Filmmaker and photographer Armin Linke reveals the societal changes, cultural complexities, and beauty of contemporary Rome through two short films and architectural photographs from his archives. The first film focuses on a moment of natural choreography as some 100,000 starlings fly against the backdrop of the city of Rome. Linke presents a selection of photographs,(...)
Filmmaker and photographer Armin Linke reveals the societal changes, cultural complexities, and beauty of contemporary Rome through two short films and architectural photographs from his archives. The first film focuses on a moment of natural choreography as some 100,000 starlings fly against the backdrop of the city of Rome. Linke presents a selection of photographs,(...)
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Paul Desmarais Theatre
Paul Desmarais Theatre
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5 March 2009
5 March 2009
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Learning from... Rome
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Filmmaker and photographer Armin Linke reveals the societal changes, cultural complexities, and beauty of contemporary Rome through two short films and architectural photographs from his archives. The first film focuses on a moment of natural choreography as some 100,000 starlings fly against the backdrop of the city of Rome. Linke presents a selection of photographs,(...)
Learning from... Rome
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Filmmaker and photographer Armin Linke reveals the societal changes, cultural complexities, and beauty of contemporary Rome through two short films and architectural photographs from his archives. The first film focuses on a moment of natural choreography as some 100,000 starlings fly against the backdrop of the city of Rome. Linke presents a selection of photographs,(...)
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5 March 2009
5 March 2009
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Paul Desmarais Theatre
Paul Desmarais Theatre
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Mapping Rural Montréal
Mapping Rural Montréal
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On a tour of downtown Montréal, San Francisco-based artist Amy Franceschini shows participants ‘rural’ sites and activities and questions the dichotomy of country and city. Franceschini founded Futurefarmers, a collaborative and experimental studio that addresses ecological issues, as well as the online magazine, Atlas. Inspired by the exhibition Actions: What You Can Do(...)
On a tour of downtown Montréal, San Francisco-based artist Amy Franceschini shows participants ‘rural’ sites and activities and questions the dichotomy of country and city. Franceschini founded Futurefarmers, a collaborative and experimental studio that addresses ecological issues, as well as the online magazine, Atlas. Inspired by the exhibition Actions: What You Can Do(...)
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4 April 2009
4 April 2009
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Mapping Rural Montréal
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On a tour of downtown Montréal, San Francisco-based artist Amy Franceschini shows participants ‘rural’ sites and activities and questions the dichotomy of country and city. Franceschini founded Futurefarmers, a collaborative and experimental studio that addresses ecological issues, as well as the online magazine, Atlas. Inspired by the exhibition Actions: What You Can Do(...)
Mapping Rural Montréal
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On a tour of downtown Montréal, San Francisco-based artist Amy Franceschini shows participants ‘rural’ sites and activities and questions the dichotomy of country and city. Franceschini founded Futurefarmers, a collaborative and experimental studio that addresses ecological issues, as well as the online magazine, Atlas. Inspired by the exhibition Actions: What You Can Do(...)
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4 April 2009
4 April 2009
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exhibitions
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Starting From... The Suburbs
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(...)
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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Hall cases
Hall cases
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16 February 2012 to 10 June 2012
16 February 2012 to 10 June 2012
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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(...)
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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exhibitions
exhibitions
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16 February 2012 to
10 June 2012
16 February 2012 to
10 June 2012
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Hall cases
Hall cases
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exhibitions
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Tokyo: Yasuhiro Ishimoto
Tokyo: Yasuhiro Ishimoto
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After spending most of his life in the United States, photographer Yasuhiro Ishimoto (1921–2012) settled in Tokyo in 1961 and began a study of the city distinct from the street photography of his contemporaries. For the next fifty years, the shifting spaces and people of Tokyo made up the core of Ishimoto’s work. Tokyo: Yasuhiro Ishimoto features a selection of(...)
After spending most of his life in the United States, photographer Yasuhiro Ishimoto (1921–2012) settled in Tokyo in 1961 and began a study of the city distinct from the street photography of his contemporaries. For the next fifty years, the shifting spaces and people of Tokyo made up the core of Ishimoto’s work. Tokyo: Yasuhiro Ishimoto features a selection of(...)
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Hall cases
Hall cases
Date:
28 June 2012 to 21 October 2012
28 June 2012 to 21 October 2012
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Tokyo: Yasuhiro Ishimoto
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After spending most of his life in the United States, photographer Yasuhiro Ishimoto (1921–2012) settled in Tokyo in 1961 and began a study of the city distinct from the street photography of his contemporaries. For the next fifty years, the shifting spaces and people of Tokyo made up the core of Ishimoto’s work. Tokyo: Yasuhiro Ishimoto features a selection of(...)
Tokyo: Yasuhiro Ishimoto
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After spending most of his life in the United States, photographer Yasuhiro Ishimoto (1921–2012) settled in Tokyo in 1961 and began a study of the city distinct from the street photography of his contemporaries. For the next fifty years, the shifting spaces and people of Tokyo made up the core of Ishimoto’s work. Tokyo: Yasuhiro Ishimoto features a selection of(...)
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exhibitions
exhibitions
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28 June 2012 to
21 October 2012
28 June 2012 to
21 October 2012
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Hall cases
Hall cases
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ARCH260001
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Correspondence and reports from the following associations and conferences: Architectural Institute of British Columbia, Academia degli Euteleti, Canada-China Society, Canadian Conference of the Arts, Urban Land Institute, Ministry of State news releases, R.A.I.C., Intermet, Office of International Conferences (Conference on Cities), general conferences (1973-75), Biennal di Venezia conference, Congress (Madrid, Iran), Heritage Canada, Inter-American Development, Canadian Music Theatre Project.
ARCH260001
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Correspondence and reports from the following associations and conferences: Architectural Institute of British Columbia, Academia degli Euteleti, Canada-China Society, Canadian Conference of the Arts, Urban Land Institute, Ministry of State news releases, R.A.I.C., Intermet, Office of International Conferences (Conference on Cities), general conferences (1973-75), Biennal di Venezia conference, Congress (Madrid, Iran), Heritage Canada, Inter-American Development, Canadian Music Theatre Project.
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1971-1975
1971-1975
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Correspondence and reports from the following associations and conferences
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ARCH260001
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Correspondence and reports from the following associations and conferences: Architectural Institute of British Columbia, Academia degli Euteleti, Canada-China Society, Canadian Conference of the Arts, Urban Land Institute, Ministry of State news releases, R.A.I.C., Intermet, Office of International Conferences (Conference on Cities), general conferences (1973-75), Biennal di Venezia conference, Congress (Madrid, Iran), Heritage Canada, Inter-American Development, Canadian Music Theatre Project.
Correspondence and reports from the following associations and conferences
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ARCH260001
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Correspondence and reports from the following associations and conferences: Architectural Institute of British Columbia, Academia degli Euteleti, Canada-China Society, Canadian Conference of the Arts, Urban Land Institute, Ministry of State news releases, R.A.I.C., Intermet, Office of International Conferences (Conference on Cities), general conferences (1973-75), Biennal di Venezia conference, Congress (Madrid, Iran), Heritage Canada, Inter-American Development, Canadian Music Theatre Project.
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textual records
textual records
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1971-1975
1971-1975
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