To Build Law
To Build Law, a documentary directed by Joshua Frank and exhibition curated by Francesco Garutti, follows bplus.xyz (b+) as they establish a policy lab, HouseEurope.eu, to propose industry reforms and shift cultural norms. To Build Law will closely observe the b+ team during various phases of conceptualization and development of a European Citizens’ Initiative meant to(...)
11 December 2024 to 25 May 2025
To Build Law
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To Build Law, a documentary directed by Joshua Frank and exhibition curated by Francesco Garutti, follows bplus.xyz (b+) as they establish a policy lab, HouseEurope.eu, to propose industry reforms and shift cultural norms. To Build Law will closely observe the b+ team during various phases of conceptualization and development of a European Citizens’ Initiative meant to(...)
Paul Nelson (1895–1979), American architect, film set designer, painter, critic, and educator, taught and practised architecture in the United States and France for over fifty years. Nelson was a central figure in the development of functionalism in the 1930s and 1940s, which rejected the Beaux-Arts language in favour of technological and functional expression. The Filter(...)
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27 March 1991 to 26 May 1991
The Filter of Reason: The Work of Paul Nelson
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Paul Nelson (1895–1979), American architect, film set designer, painter, critic, and educator, taught and practised architecture in the United States and France for over fifty years. Nelson was a central figure in the development of functionalism in the 1930s and 1940s, which rejected the Beaux-Arts language in favour of technological and functional expression. The Filter(...)
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Ernest Cormier fonds
AP001
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Le Fonds Ernest Cormier documente la vie personnelle, artistique et professionnelle d'Ernest Cormier. Le fonds compte près de 30 000 dessins et reproductions ainsi que les dossier administratif relatifs à plus de 110 projets architecturaux réalisés par Cormier entre 1919 et 1964, environ 14 000 documents photographiques, incluant les photographies par Ernest Cormier, sa correspondance et documents personnels, ses oeuvres d'arts, et de nombreux outils et objets utilisés par Cormier pour ses projets artistiques et architecturaux.
1857-1980
Ernest Cormier fonds
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Le Fonds Ernest Cormier documente la vie personnelle, artistique et professionnelle d'Ernest Cormier. Le fonds compte près de 30 000 dessins et reproductions ainsi que les dossier administratif relatifs à plus de 110 projets architecturaux réalisés par Cormier entre 1919 et 1964, environ 14 000 documents photographiques, incluant les photographies par Ernest Cormier, sa correspondance et documents personnels, ses oeuvres d'arts, et de nombreux outils et objets utilisés par Cormier pour ses projets artistiques et architecturaux.
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1857-1980
Édouard Baldus, more than any other photographer, defined the modern landscape and established the standard for architectural photography. The Photographs of Édouard Baldus: Landscapes and Monuments of France chronicles the Golden Age of France as seen by the photographer. The Photographs of Édouard Baldus is organized by chronological sections to reveal the evolution of(...)
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25 January 1995 to 23 April 1995
The Photographs of Édouard Baldus: Landscapes and Monuments of France
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Édouard Baldus, more than any other photographer, defined the modern landscape and established the standard for architectural photography. The Photographs of Édouard Baldus: Landscapes and Monuments of France chronicles the Golden Age of France as seen by the photographer. The Photographs of Édouard Baldus is organized by chronological sections to reveal the evolution of(...)
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CP138
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The Gordon Matta-Clark collection documents the personal and professional activities of Gordon Matta-Clark through his correspondence, texts, library, artwork and films, created predominantly between 1969 and 1978. Additionally the collection contains correspondence and photographs collected by Anne Alpert, Matta-Clark's mother, and documentation on his work collected by his widow Jane Crawford following his death.
1914-2008
Gordon Matta-Clark collection
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The Gordon Matta-Clark collection documents the personal and professional activities of Gordon Matta-Clark through his correspondence, texts, library, artwork and films, created predominantly between 1969 and 1978. Additionally the collection contains correspondence and photographs collected by Anne Alpert, Matta-Clark's mother, and documentation on his work collected by his widow Jane Crawford following his death.
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1914-2008
The history of architecture addresses the relationships between spaces, buildings, urban geometries, and social practices—it tells us how an experience of space corresponds to an experience of the world. To this end, this lecture will analyze the sixteenth-century debate around the completion of the facade of the Basilica of San Petronio in Bologna, partially built in the(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre Keyword(s):
Guido Beltramini, church of San Petronio, Bologna, Andrea Palladio, Baldassare Peruzzi, Giacomo da Vignola
5 October 2017, 6:30pm
Guido Beltramini, what was history for patrons and architects in Bologna in 1579?
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The history of architecture addresses the relationships between spaces, buildings, urban geometries, and social practices—it tells us how an experience of space corresponds to an experience of the world. To this end, this lecture will analyze the sixteenth-century debate around the completion of the facade of the Basilica of San Petronio in Bologna, partially built in the(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre Keyword(s):
Guido Beltramini, church of San Petronio, Bologna, Andrea Palladio, Baldassare Peruzzi, Giacomo da Vignola
British gardens and garden buildings have held particular importance in British artistic and cultural life over the last four centuries, as well as influenced the development of the architectural and landscape ideas of the European and North American continents. An English Arcadia 1600–1990 documents the history of these gardens and buildings. The exhibition consists of(...)
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12 February 1992 to 19 April 1992
An English Arcadia, 1600-1990: Designs for Gardens and Garden Buildings in the Care of the National Trust with Selected Objects from the CCA Collections
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British gardens and garden buildings have held particular importance in British artistic and cultural life over the last four centuries, as well as influenced the development of the architectural and landscape ideas of the European and North American continents. An English Arcadia 1600–1990 documents the history of these gardens and buildings. The exhibition consists of(...)
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Guy Desbarats fonds
AP109
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The Fonds Guy Desbarats documents most aspects of Desbarats professional career as a teacher, critic and architect as well as personal materials relating to his time as a university student and after. The majority of the documents in the fonds consist of drawings, photographs and textual records relating to 81 architectural projects. Many commissions from the early 1950s are represented, including schools and residences designed for Abra, Balharrie & Shore in Ottawa, and various projects produced in association with Raymond Affleck. Additionally, projects by the firm Affleck, Desbarats, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold & Sise (later known as Arcop) are represented.
1947 - 1998
Guy Desbarats fonds
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The Fonds Guy Desbarats documents most aspects of Desbarats professional career as a teacher, critic and architect as well as personal materials relating to his time as a university student and after. The majority of the documents in the fonds consist of drawings, photographs and textual records relating to 81 architectural projects. Many commissions from the early 1950s are represented, including schools and residences designed for Abra, Balharrie & Shore in Ottawa, and various projects produced in association with Raymond Affleck. Additionally, projects by the firm Affleck, Desbarats, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold & Sise (later known as Arcop) are represented.
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1947 - 1998
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Binder documents the birth and life of Gordon Matta-Clark and John Sebastian Matta, the twin sons of Roberto Matta and Anna Matta (later Anne Alpert), through correspondence, photographs and memorabilia dating from 1943 to 1965. The majority of the letters are addressed to "Anna Louise Matta" at her home in New York City, New York. Included are the children's birth certificates, school reports, letters from camp, letters that Matta-Clark wrote while a student at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, and letters that his brother John Sebastian Matta wrote while living in Europe. Also included are letters from Roberto Matta addressed to his former wife and his sons. Binder contains photographs and textual records.
1943-1963
Gordon Matta-Clark Mother's papers: Twins birth through 1963
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PHCON2002:0016:016
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Binder documents the birth and life of Gordon Matta-Clark and John Sebastian Matta, the twin sons of Roberto Matta and Anna Matta (later Anne Alpert), through correspondence, photographs and memorabilia dating from 1943 to 1965. The majority of the letters are addressed to "Anna Louise Matta" at her home in New York City, New York. Included are the children's birth certificates, school reports, letters from camp, letters that Matta-Clark wrote while a student at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, and letters that his brother John Sebastian Matta wrote while living in Europe. Also included are letters from Roberto Matta addressed to his former wife and his sons. Binder contains photographs and textual records.
1943-1963
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