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An Ever-Changing Landscape
Glaciers tell us of the past and the present, archiving histories of climate and revealing our impending climate futures. Join us on 9 October for a talk by Cymene Howe, presented in the context of the exhibition Oscillating Spaces, in which she describes how we can recognize the work that glaciers do to mark time and history. She will discuss a handful of her(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
9 October 2025, 6pm
The Life and Death of Ice with Cymene Howe
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Glaciers tell us of the past and the present, archiving histories of climate and revealing our impending climate futures. Join us on 9 October for a talk by Cymene Howe, presented in the context of the exhibition Oscillating Spaces, in which she describes how we can recognize the work that glaciers do to mark time and history. She will discuss a handful of her(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
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ARCH270328
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"Walter Wick Shoot for Discovery Magazine". Images by Walter Wick and Mark Seliger. Depictions of Chuck Hoberman, the Hoberman Sphere, the Iris Dome, as well as a folding briefcase. Also includes images of the Expanding Geodesic Dome at Liberty State Park, Jersey City, New Jersey by Alec Harrison, images of the Projects 45 exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) by Steve Barker, and 1 image of the Hoberman Sphere at Liberty Science Center, New Jersey.
1992-1994
"Walter Wick Shoot for Discovery Magazine"
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"Walter Wick Shoot for Discovery Magazine". Images by Walter Wick and Mark Seliger. Depictions of Chuck Hoberman, the Hoberman Sphere, the Iris Dome, as well as a folding briefcase. Also includes images of the Expanding Geodesic Dome at Liberty State Park, Jersey City, New Jersey by Alec Harrison, images of the Projects 45 exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) by Steve Barker, and 1 image of the Hoberman Sphere at Liberty Science Center, New Jersey.
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1992-1994
German artist Dieter Appelt presents a major work commissioned by the CCA and inspired by the late nineteenth-century Forth Rail Bridge near Edinburgh, Scotland. Dieter Appelt: Forth Bridge — Cinema. Metric Space is the second of four exhibitions in the Tangent series, which brings contemporary artists into dialogue with the CCA Collection and results in newly(...)
Octagonal gallery
9 March 2005 to 22 May 2005
Dieter Appelt: Forth Bridge - Cinema. Metric Space
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German artist Dieter Appelt presents a major work commissioned by the CCA and inspired by the late nineteenth-century Forth Rail Bridge near Edinburgh, Scotland. Dieter Appelt: Forth Bridge — Cinema. Metric Space is the second of four exhibitions in the Tangent series, which brings contemporary artists into dialogue with the CCA Collection and results in newly(...)
Octagonal gallery
Through the work of internationally renowned architects, this exhibition reveals the presence of utopian modernist ideas thought to have been discarded with the advent of the postmodern era. According to the exhibition’s lead curator Reinhold Martin, much of the architectural production of the last half-century has been haunted by the ghosts of modernist utopias: “The(...)
Octagonal gallery
28 February 2008 to 25 May 2008
Utopia's Ghost: Postmodernism Reconsidered
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Through the work of internationally renowned architects, this exhibition reveals the presence of utopian modernist ideas thought to have been discarded with the advent of the postmodern era. According to the exhibition’s lead curator Reinhold Martin, much of the architectural production of the last half-century has been haunted by the ghosts of modernist utopias: “The(...)
Octagonal gallery
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9 March 2026
What is the architecture of interactive entertainment?
Farzin Lotfi-Jam discusses the legacy of Culture Lab with Brian Boigon
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Castelli House
AP143.S4.D26
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This project series documents an unexecuted project for Castelli House, also known as House El Even Odd, designed for the exhibition "Houses for Sale" displayed at the Leo Castelli Gallery in New York, and later at the James Corcoran Gallery in Los Angeles, United States. Material in this file was produced in 1980. There are few drawings by Eisenman for this house; he is most concerned with publication layouts in twelve of the drawings (DR1994:0140:001-012). An original transformation diagram documents the triple axonometric transformation of the "el" (DR1994:0140:051, published in Archer, 24-25). Two texts by Eisenman concerning House El Even Odd explain his intentions (published in Archer, 18-19). These texts, currently grouped with the material for Fin d'Ou T Hou S (DR1994:0141:250-252), are positive prints of the KC5 negative DR1994:0140:079. Fragments of models for House El Even Odd are also included in this project series; finished versions of the models are part of the CCA can be found in file DR1987:0857 and DR1987:0858. Note that model DR1994:0140:080 is in pieces and could not be measured. File contains conceptual drawings, design development drawings, presentation drawings, models, photographic material, and textual records. Conceptual drawings include plans and axonometrics - many graphite or black felt-tip pen on wove paper and some coloured felt-tip pen on tracing paper; and reprographic copies - one photocopy one wove paper. Design development drawings include plans, sections, and elevations - some graphite and/or black felt-tip pen on yellow trace. Presentation drawings include plans, sections, elevations, perspectives, and axonometrics - many pen and black ink and translucent adhesive coloured film on mylar and some pen and black ink on tracing vellum; reprographic copies - mostly blueline prints on wove paper; and one photomechanical print - on wove paper. Notes include notes and an invoice - one pen and black ink on wove paper and one graphite on ruled paper.
1980
Castelli House
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AP143.S4.D26
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This project series documents an unexecuted project for Castelli House, also known as House El Even Odd, designed for the exhibition "Houses for Sale" displayed at the Leo Castelli Gallery in New York, and later at the James Corcoran Gallery in Los Angeles, United States. Material in this file was produced in 1980. There are few drawings by Eisenman for this house; he is most concerned with publication layouts in twelve of the drawings (DR1994:0140:001-012). An original transformation diagram documents the triple axonometric transformation of the "el" (DR1994:0140:051, published in Archer, 24-25). Two texts by Eisenman concerning House El Even Odd explain his intentions (published in Archer, 18-19). These texts, currently grouped with the material for Fin d'Ou T Hou S (DR1994:0141:250-252), are positive prints of the KC5 negative DR1994:0140:079. Fragments of models for House El Even Odd are also included in this project series; finished versions of the models are part of the CCA can be found in file DR1987:0857 and DR1987:0858. Note that model DR1994:0140:080 is in pieces and could not be measured. File contains conceptual drawings, design development drawings, presentation drawings, models, photographic material, and textual records. Conceptual drawings include plans and axonometrics - many graphite or black felt-tip pen on wove paper and some coloured felt-tip pen on tracing paper; and reprographic copies - one photocopy one wove paper. Design development drawings include plans, sections, and elevations - some graphite and/or black felt-tip pen on yellow trace. Presentation drawings include plans, sections, elevations, perspectives, and axonometrics - many pen and black ink and translucent adhesive coloured film on mylar and some pen and black ink on tracing vellum; reprographic copies - mostly blueline prints on wove paper; and one photomechanical print - on wove paper. Notes include notes and an invoice - one pen and black ink on wove paper and one graphite on ruled paper.
File 26
1980
textual records
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Intro ANY 23
ARCH240689
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Intro ANY 23 Any 23 - Lawn (American Lawn exhibition review) Any 23 - Benjamin - drafts of article by Andrew Benjamin Any 23 - De Landa - drafts of article by Manuel DeLanda ANY 23 - Greg Lynn - texts and 23 colour exhibition photos Any 23 - Peter Eisenman Any 23 - Allen - drafts of article by Stan Allen Any 23 - Massumi - drafts of article by Brian Massumi Any 23 - Somol - drafts of article by Robert Somol Any 23 - van Berkel & Bos - drafts of article by Ben van Berkel and Carolin Bos Diagram - Texts (VB & Bos) Any 23 - Kwinter - drafts of article by Sanford Kwinter Any 23 - Buci-Glucksman - drafts of article by Christine Buci-Glucksman Any 23 - Karl Chu (3 files) drafts and research material Any 23 - Rakatansky - drafts of article by Mark Rakatansky Any 23 - Weiss - drafts of review by Allen S. Weiss Any 23 - Letter from Athens Any 23 - Letter from Naples
1998
Intro ANY 23
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Intro ANY 23 Any 23 - Lawn (American Lawn exhibition review) Any 23 - Benjamin - drafts of article by Andrew Benjamin Any 23 - De Landa - drafts of article by Manuel DeLanda ANY 23 - Greg Lynn - texts and 23 colour exhibition photos Any 23 - Peter Eisenman Any 23 - Allen - drafts of article by Stan Allen Any 23 - Massumi - drafts of article by Brian Massumi Any 23 - Somol - drafts of article by Robert Somol Any 23 - van Berkel & Bos - drafts of article by Ben van Berkel and Carolin Bos Diagram - Texts (VB & Bos) Any 23 - Kwinter - drafts of article by Sanford Kwinter Any 23 - Buci-Glucksman - drafts of article by Christine Buci-Glucksman Any 23 - Karl Chu (3 files) drafts and research material Any 23 - Rakatansky - drafts of article by Mark Rakatansky Any 23 - Weiss - drafts of review by Allen S. Weiss Any 23 - Letter from Athens Any 23 - Letter from Naples
textual records
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20 file
1998
photographs
ARCH268584
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Contains photographic materials on 3 projects by Abalos & Herreros: - Exposición Coam, AP164.S2.SS1.D2 (3 colour reversal films: interior views of the exhibition) - Concurso Embajada de Francia, AP164.S1.1991.D1 (5 colour slides: model) - Palencia Parque Europa, AP164.S1.1991.D2 (281 slides, 9 colour reversal films, 2 chromogenic colour prints: exterior views, perspectives, plans, model, aerial views) Several images were taken by Juan Merimero.
1990-1991
Ring binder with photographic materials related to three projects by Abalos & Herreros
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Contains photographic materials on 3 projects by Abalos & Herreros: - Exposición Coam, AP164.S2.SS1.D2 (3 colour reversal films: interior views of the exhibition) - Concurso Embajada de Francia, AP164.S1.1991.D1 (5 colour slides: model) - Palencia Parque Europa, AP164.S1.1991.D2 (281 slides, 9 colour reversal films, 2 chromogenic colour prints: exterior views, perspectives, plans, model, aerial views) Several images were taken by Juan Merimero.
photographs
1990-1991
born digital
AP167.S1.SS3.008
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This directory contains the application for the NSA Muscle interface used at the Pompidou exhibition. The application can be launched by clicking the muscle.bat file. Notably, this directory also contains the Virtools player, the application which plays back composition and player files. It can be launched by clicking the Player.exe file. Original directory name: "4.0 application". Most common file formats: Windows Portable Executable, Unidentified, Plain Text File, Text Configuration file, Batch file (executable).
3 December 2002 - 25 February 2013
Computer interface for the NSA Muscle
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AP167.S1.SS3.008
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This directory contains the application for the NSA Muscle interface used at the Pompidou exhibition. The application can be launched by clicking the muscle.bat file. Notably, this directory also contains the Virtools player, the application which plays back composition and player files. It can be launched by clicking the Player.exe file. Original directory name: "4.0 application". Most common file formats: Windows Portable Executable, Unidentified, Plain Text File, Text Configuration file, Batch file (executable).
born digital
3 December 2002 - 25 February 2013