Architectural historian Barbara Penner traces the evolution of Niagara Falls – from its 19th-century honeymoon tourism to its state of post-industrial kitsch to its recent rebirth as a honeymoon destination. The photographer Alec Soth, whose work is the starting point for this lecture, compellingly portrays a ruined post-industrial landscape of love in his series Niagara(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre
23 April 2009
Learning from... Niagara Falls
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Architectural historian Barbara Penner traces the evolution of Niagara Falls – from its 19th-century honeymoon tourism to its state of post-industrial kitsch to its recent rebirth as a honeymoon destination. The photographer Alec Soth, whose work is the starting point for this lecture, compellingly portrays a ruined post-industrial landscape of love in his series Niagara(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre
Learning from... Brussels
Rotor members Michael Ghyoot and Maarten Gielen investigate the processes and practices of material management in Brussels and its suburbs. The concept of waste played a key role in their research and was informed by hundreds of visits to businesses, work sites, and recycling plants. The examination of discarded, unfinished products or those considered of inferior quality(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre
19 April 2012 , 7pm
Learning from... Brussels
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Rotor members Michael Ghyoot and Maarten Gielen investigate the processes and practices of material management in Brussels and its suburbs. The concept of waste played a key role in their research and was informed by hundreds of visits to businesses, work sites, and recycling plants. The examination of discarded, unfinished products or those considered of inferior quality(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre
British architect Stephen Taylor speaks about his work and the CCA exhibition Some Ideas on Living in London and Tokyo by Stephen Taylor and Ryue Nishizawa (2008). The exhibition marks the first North American presentation of residential projects by Stephen Taylor and Ryue Nishizawa and reveals their distinctive solutions to the challenges of building homes in existing(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre
15 May 2008
Stephen Taylor: Some Ideas on Living
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British architect Stephen Taylor speaks about his work and the CCA exhibition Some Ideas on Living in London and Tokyo by Stephen Taylor and Ryue Nishizawa (2008). The exhibition marks the first North American presentation of residential projects by Stephen Taylor and Ryue Nishizawa and reveals their distinctive solutions to the challenges of building homes in existing(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre
Geoff Manaugh examines urban design in the context of epidemiology, pandemics and quarantine, including measures taken by the United States’ government agency Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC. Geoff Manaugh is the author of BLDGBLOG and The BLDGBLOG Book, and a contributing editor at Wired UK. His fall 2009 design studio Landscapes of Quarantine examines(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre
22 October 2009 , 7pm
Geoff Manaugh: Cities of the CDC
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Geoff Manaugh examines urban design in the context of epidemiology, pandemics and quarantine, including measures taken by the United States’ government agency Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC. Geoff Manaugh is the author of BLDGBLOG and The BLDGBLOG Book, and a contributing editor at Wired UK. His fall 2009 design studio Landscapes of Quarantine examines(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre
ARCH280057
14 November 1952
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Pierre Jeanneret fonds
AP156
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Le Fonds Pierre Jeanneret documente la pratique professionnelle et la vie personnelle de l'architect Pierre Jeanneret de ses études et ses projets professionels en Europe à ses projets architecturaux à Chandigarh, en Inde. Les documents du Fonds consistent en des photographies, des dessins et des documents textuels relatifs à plus de 100 projets, principalement son travail pour le projet de la nouvelle ville de Chandigarh, en Inde, en 1951 à 1965. *** The Pierre Jeanneret fonds documents the professional practice and the personal life of architect Pierre Jeanneret from student and professional work in Europe to architectural projects in Chandigarh, India. The documents in the fonds consist of photographs, drawings and textual records relating to over 100 projects, predominantly his work for the project of the new city of Chandigarh, in India, in 1951 to 1965.
1870s-2011
Pierre Jeanneret fonds
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Le Fonds Pierre Jeanneret documente la pratique professionnelle et la vie personnelle de l'architect Pierre Jeanneret de ses études et ses projets professionels en Europe à ses projets architecturaux à Chandigarh, en Inde. Les documents du Fonds consistent en des photographies, des dessins et des documents textuels relatifs à plus de 100 projets, principalement son travail pour le projet de la nouvelle ville de Chandigarh, en Inde, en 1951 à 1965. *** The Pierre Jeanneret fonds documents the professional practice and the personal life of architect Pierre Jeanneret from student and professional work in Europe to architectural projects in Chandigarh, India. The documents in the fonds consist of photographs, drawings and textual records relating to over 100 projects, predominantly his work for the project of the new city of Chandigarh, in India, in 1951 to 1965.
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1870s-2011
Learning from... Mexico City
Arturo Ortiz Struck describes the boundaries of formal and legal building in the context of Mexico:“In order to build a critical view of the production of space and architecture in this environment, we should start from two fundamental premises. The first considers that spaces reflect who we are, and they express our cultural ways and how we unfold in everyday life. The(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
10 May 2012 , 7pm
Learning from... Mexico City
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Arturo Ortiz Struck describes the boundaries of formal and legal building in the context of Mexico:“In order to build a critical view of the production of space and architecture in this environment, we should start from two fundamental premises. The first considers that spaces reflect who we are, and they express our cultural ways and how we unfold in everyday life. The(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
drawings
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17 drawing(s)
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(8) plan studies (1:400) of urban perimeter along St-Urbain (2) Floor pattern studies to deal with complicated expansion joints (2) overlays and (3) overlays 1:100 -studies of north south passage (2) overlays 1:200 - glass wall at south east corner St-Antoine (2) overlays (1:500)- eastern north south pedestrian passage (1) overlay(1:200) -interior elev on plan of interior east-west passage
Plans Level 15 400 Rez de Chaussée
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(8) plan studies (1:400) of urban perimeter along St-Urbain (2) Floor pattern studies to deal with complicated expansion joints (2) overlays and (3) overlays 1:100 -studies of north south passage (2) overlays 1:200 - glass wall at south east corner St-Antoine (2) overlays (1:500)- eastern north south pedestrian passage (1) overlay(1:200) -interior elev on plan of interior east-west passage
drawings
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17 drawing(s)
maps, textual records, graphic materials, photographs
DR2006:0110
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correspondence, notes, a map, clippings, a brochure, postcards, coupons, invitations, newsletters, teaching materials, syllabi, posters, a photocopy of poster designs, handbills, press releases, a resume for Cedric Price, copies of two articles by Elizabeth Lebus on the borough of Bermondsey, a copy of an article by Ian Brown on the future of the AA, a report on an election at AA, AA prospectuses, a proposal for a Housing Policy and Design Programme at the London School of Economics, bibliographies, and proposals, including proposals for urban planning in South London
1980-1999
Correspondence, notes, a map, clippings, a brochure
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DR2006:0110
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correspondence, notes, a map, clippings, a brochure, postcards, coupons, invitations, newsletters, teaching materials, syllabi, posters, a photocopy of poster designs, handbills, press releases, a resume for Cedric Price, copies of two articles by Elizabeth Lebus on the borough of Bermondsey, a copy of an article by Ian Brown on the future of the AA, a report on an election at AA, AA prospectuses, a proposal for a Housing Policy and Design Programme at the London School of Economics, bibliographies, and proposals, including proposals for urban planning in South London
maps, textual records, graphic materials, photographs
1980-1999
textual records
ARCH260021
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Erickson / Massey project proposals labelled 'Permanent Files': British Columbia centennial Urban design project (1958), Simon Fraser Architecture Competition and development plan, Smith House 2, Expo 67 Man in the Community, Calgary Civic Centre, Block 61, Downtown Plan, Federal Office Building, BCRC offices and lab building, Cité des Terrasses, MacMillan Building, Fort Camp UBC traffic study, University of Lethbridge preliminary plan, Capilano College
1963-1969
Permanent files for various projects
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Erickson / Massey project proposals labelled 'Permanent Files': British Columbia centennial Urban design project (1958), Simon Fraser Architecture Competition and development plan, Smith House 2, Expo 67 Man in the Community, Calgary Civic Centre, Block 61, Downtown Plan, Federal Office Building, BCRC offices and lab building, Cité des Terrasses, MacMillan Building, Fort Camp UBC traffic study, University of Lethbridge preliminary plan, Capilano College
textual records
1963-1969