textual records
AP075.S3.SS2.149
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This box contains professional correspondence, organized in chronological order, from 1958-1993, with a bulk of documents dated from 1978-1993. This correspondence contains chiefly letters related to publishing in landscape architecture publications, correspondence with schools of architecture and landscape architects associations, such as the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects, about membership or attendance to events. It also comprises correspondence related to research on play and playgrounds, collaboration with organizations for children education, research and involvement in sustainable development. It also contains correspondence with city planning committees or other governmental institutions related to projects or consultation in landscape design, and letters of reference or offer of services. This correspondence also comprises a few letters related to Oberlander's projects such as Children's Creative Centre Playground at Expo '67 in Montréal, University of British Columbia Faculty Club additions (which includes correspondence with Arthur Erickson), the Museum of Anthropology. It includes mainly letters of congratulations or comments for her design.
1958-1993
Professional correspondence from 1958-1993
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AP075.S3.SS2.149
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This box contains professional correspondence, organized in chronological order, from 1958-1993, with a bulk of documents dated from 1978-1993. This correspondence contains chiefly letters related to publishing in landscape architecture publications, correspondence with schools of architecture and landscape architects associations, such as the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects, about membership or attendance to events. It also comprises correspondence related to research on play and playgrounds, collaboration with organizations for children education, research and involvement in sustainable development. It also contains correspondence with city planning committees or other governmental institutions related to projects or consultation in landscape design, and letters of reference or offer of services. This correspondence also comprises a few letters related to Oberlander's projects such as Children's Creative Centre Playground at Expo '67 in Montréal, University of British Columbia Faculty Club additions (which includes correspondence with Arthur Erickson), the Museum of Anthropology. It includes mainly letters of congratulations or comments for her design.
textual records
1958-1993
Herzog de Meuron: Archaeology of the Mind presents an exhaustive display of materials from the architects’ archive and from related collections. Referencing a natural history, the exhibition includes study models, books, photographs, toys, fossils, Chinese scholars’ rocks, and significant works of contemporary art, all of which have informed the thinking of the Swiss(...)
Main galleries
23 October 2002 to 6 April 2003
Herzog & de Meuron: Archaeology of the Mind
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Herzog de Meuron: Archaeology of the Mind presents an exhaustive display of materials from the architects’ archive and from related collections. Referencing a natural history, the exhibition includes study models, books, photographs, toys, fossils, Chinese scholars’ rocks, and significant works of contemporary art, all of which have informed the thinking of the Swiss(...)
Main galleries
As part of the CCA’s ongoing exploration of key issues in contemporary architecture with a specific focus on urban, social, and environmental concerns, Some Ideas on Living in London and Tokyo by Stephen Taylor and Ryue Nishizawa features recent architectural projects that propose new solutions to the challenges of building homes in dense urban environments. London and(...)
Main galleries
14 May 2008 to 26 October 2008
Some Ideas on Living in London and Tokyo by Stephen Taylor and Ryue Nishizawa
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As part of the CCA’s ongoing exploration of key issues in contemporary architecture with a specific focus on urban, social, and environmental concerns, Some Ideas on Living in London and Tokyo by Stephen Taylor and Ryue Nishizawa features recent architectural projects that propose new solutions to the challenges of building homes in dense urban environments. London and(...)
Main galleries
Project
Habitat Pavilion
AP022.S1.1975.PR04
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File documents a temporary pavilion built for the 1976 United Nations Conference on Human Settlements, Vancouver, British Columbia. The pavilion consisted of a reception and public information centre primarily constructed out of paper maché modules, and it displayed an exhibition related to a parallel event, the Manila-Tondo Foreshore Architectural Compeition (1976) held in Manilla, the Plilippines. File contains sketches, photographs, textual documents.
1975-1976
Habitat Pavilion
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AP022.S1.1975.PR04
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File documents a temporary pavilion built for the 1976 United Nations Conference on Human Settlements, Vancouver, British Columbia. The pavilion consisted of a reception and public information centre primarily constructed out of paper maché modules, and it displayed an exhibition related to a parallel event, the Manila-Tondo Foreshore Architectural Compeition (1976) held in Manilla, the Plilippines. File contains sketches, photographs, textual documents.
Project
1975-1976
Project
AP140.S2.SS1.D62
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File documents an unexecuted project for Houston Circle, a public space situated in the city centre of Houston, Texas, United States. Material in this file was produced between 1980 and 1982. File contains several conceptual and design development drawings, as well as presentation drawings. Photographic materials consists of views of a presentation model by John Donat Photography. File also contains textual records.
1980-1982
Houston Circle, Houston, Texas
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AP140.S2.SS1.D62
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File documents an unexecuted project for Houston Circle, a public space situated in the city centre of Houston, Texas, United States. Material in this file was produced between 1980 and 1982. File contains several conceptual and design development drawings, as well as presentation drawings. Photographic materials consists of views of a presentation model by John Donat Photography. File also contains textual records.
File 62
1980-1982
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Charles Rohault de Fleury
CI001.S2
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Series documents works by Charles Rohault de Fleury, including objects related to his architectural education as well as private and government commissions and including domestic work, institutional buildings, commercial buildings, urban planning. Material in this series was produced between 1717 and 1868. Series is arranged into six files: Education; Domestic Commissions; Opera Houses; Public and Urban Architecture; Muséum nationale d'histoire naturelle; and Miscellanea.
1717-[1884]
Charles Rohault de Fleury
CI001.S2
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Series documents works by Charles Rohault de Fleury, including objects related to his architectural education as well as private and government commissions and including domestic work, institutional buildings, commercial buildings, urban planning. Material in this series was produced between 1717 and 1868. Series is arranged into six files: Education; Domestic Commissions; Opera Houses; Public and Urban Architecture; Muséum nationale d'histoire naturelle; and Miscellanea.
Series 2
1717-[1884]
textual records
ARCH267394
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This group consists of minutes of meetings, notes, schedules, correspondence and related documents concerning the Palais des Congrès de Montréal. There are also a partnership agreement between the architects of the Palais des Congrès, an organization chart and a professional services contract between the architects and the Ministère des Travaux publics et de l'Approvisionnement du Québec.
1978-1982
Centre de Congrès / Contrat avec MTPA / Convention de société
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ARCH267394
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This group consists of minutes of meetings, notes, schedules, correspondence and related documents concerning the Palais des Congrès de Montréal. There are also a partnership agreement between the architects of the Palais des Congrès, an organization chart and a professional services contract between the architects and the Ministère des Travaux publics et de l'Approvisionnement du Québec.
textual records
1978-1982
Project
O.C.H. Feasibility Study
AP144.S2.D59
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File documents a feasibility study commissioned by J. Lyons Co. Ltd for the conversion of the Oxford Corner House, in London, England, United Kingdom, into a combined information, education and skill centre. The unrealized project was to include a 'self-pace public skill and information hive' with facilities for conferences, teaching, exhibitions, computer use, planetarium, audio-visual library, and public eating areas. The project included a movable floor system and projection screens. Reference material includes plans and details of London Electric Railway subway line, alterations to Oxford Street Corner House by J. Lyons and Co. Ltd., field notes, photographs and photomontages of site. Conceptual diagrammatic plans explore designs for the organization of activities. Charts show variables, including number of people, monitors/screens, and study carrels; circulation patterns; and maximization of viewing capacity. Preliminary presentation boards illustrate project feasibility and include photographs of model and existing conditions. Design development drawings include floor plans, plans exploring the relationships between various activities, analysis of building volumes and networks, comparative plans showing main structural grid, sections, diagrammatic sections for public activity areas, axonometric drawings of roof, perspectives of projection screens and moveable floor system, progress charts, and diagrams and graphs of communication and travel modes, routes, and time into central London from outlying areas. Some material in this file was published in Price, Cedric. 'Cedric Price-Works II' (London: Architectural Press, 1984), 11, 54, 112; Landau, Royston. 'New Directions in British Architecture'. New York: George Braziller, 1968. 108-111; and 'Self-Pace Public Skill and Information Hive.' 'Architectural Design'. (May 1968), 237-239. Material in this file was produced between 1927 and 1967, but predominantly between 1965 and 1966. Group DR1995:0224:001-013 contains reference drawings attributed to London Transport Architect's Department and J. Lyons & Company Limited Architect's Office. Group DR1995:0224:333-341 contains drawings attributed to Richard Sutcliffe Limited, Felix J. Samuely & Partners, and G.E.C. (Process Engineering) Ltd. File contains conceptual drawings, consultant drawings, design development drawings, presentation drawings, presentation panels, reference drawings, photographic material, and textual records.
1927-1967, predominant 1965-1966
O.C.H. Feasibility Study
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AP144.S2.D59
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File documents a feasibility study commissioned by J. Lyons Co. Ltd for the conversion of the Oxford Corner House, in London, England, United Kingdom, into a combined information, education and skill centre. The unrealized project was to include a 'self-pace public skill and information hive' with facilities for conferences, teaching, exhibitions, computer use, planetarium, audio-visual library, and public eating areas. The project included a movable floor system and projection screens. Reference material includes plans and details of London Electric Railway subway line, alterations to Oxford Street Corner House by J. Lyons and Co. Ltd., field notes, photographs and photomontages of site. Conceptual diagrammatic plans explore designs for the organization of activities. Charts show variables, including number of people, monitors/screens, and study carrels; circulation patterns; and maximization of viewing capacity. Preliminary presentation boards illustrate project feasibility and include photographs of model and existing conditions. Design development drawings include floor plans, plans exploring the relationships between various activities, analysis of building volumes and networks, comparative plans showing main structural grid, sections, diagrammatic sections for public activity areas, axonometric drawings of roof, perspectives of projection screens and moveable floor system, progress charts, and diagrams and graphs of communication and travel modes, routes, and time into central London from outlying areas. Some material in this file was published in Price, Cedric. 'Cedric Price-Works II' (London: Architectural Press, 1984), 11, 54, 112; Landau, Royston. 'New Directions in British Architecture'. New York: George Braziller, 1968. 108-111; and 'Self-Pace Public Skill and Information Hive.' 'Architectural Design'. (May 1968), 237-239. Material in this file was produced between 1927 and 1967, but predominantly between 1965 and 1966. Group DR1995:0224:001-013 contains reference drawings attributed to London Transport Architect's Department and J. Lyons & Company Limited Architect's Office. Group DR1995:0224:333-341 contains drawings attributed to Richard Sutcliffe Limited, Felix J. Samuely & Partners, and G.E.C. (Process Engineering) Ltd. File contains conceptual drawings, consultant drawings, design development drawings, presentation drawings, presentation panels, reference drawings, photographic material, and textual records.
File 59
1927-1967, predominant 1965-1966
PH2025:0003:056
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Sheet includes eight images of structures and architectural details in Nova Scotia. Depicted are the Dominion Public Building in Amherst, a lighthouse in Barrington, the Jeremiah and Mary Calkin House in Grand Pré, the Lawrence House in Maitland, the Old Amherst Police Station, Haverstock Pharmacy in Musquodoboit, Moir`s Power House in Bedford, and Springhurst House in Maitland.
1984-1994 (printed 2020)
Plate 56: Misc (2 of 5), from the portfolio, A Nova Scotia Archive
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PH2025:0003:056
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Sheet includes eight images of structures and architectural details in Nova Scotia. Depicted are the Dominion Public Building in Amherst, a lighthouse in Barrington, the Jeremiah and Mary Calkin House in Grand Pré, the Lawrence House in Maitland, the Old Amherst Police Station, Haverstock Pharmacy in Musquodoboit, Moir`s Power House in Bedford, and Springhurst House in Maitland.
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