Other Soundings: Selected Works by John Hejduk, 1954–1997, the first major retrospective of Hejduk’s work, explores the themes that have always preoccupied him: architecture as a social act, the wall, the house, the church, passage and transformation, the experience of the city. The importance of John Hejduk rests on his teaching and on the originality of his vision of(...)
Main galleries
22 October 1997 to 15 February 1998
Other Soundings: Selected Works by John Hejduk, 1954-1997
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Other Soundings: Selected Works by John Hejduk, 1954–1997, the first major retrospective of Hejduk’s work, explores the themes that have always preoccupied him: architecture as a social act, the wall, the house, the church, passage and transformation, the experience of the city. The importance of John Hejduk rests on his teaching and on the originality of his vision of(...)
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Shaping the Great City explores the role of city-building throughout the Austro-Hungarian Empire, both before and after its dissolution, and expands architectural history by bringing to the fore a rich variety of modernisms. In the years surrounding World War I, these strains of modernism both reflected and shaped the many national and multinational identities of the(...)
Main galleries and hall cases
14 May 2000 to 15 October 2000
Shaping the Great City: Modern Architecture in Central Europe, 1890–1937
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Shaping the Great City explores the role of city-building throughout the Austro-Hungarian Empire, both before and after its dissolution, and expands architectural history by bringing to the fore a rich variety of modernisms. In the years surrounding World War I, these strains of modernism both reflected and shaped the many national and multinational identities of the(...)
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On the occasion of the opening of How architects, experts, politicians, international agencies, and citizens negotiate modern planning: Casablanca Chandigarh the two featured photographers Yto Barrada and Takashi Homma join a conversation with the exhibition curators. They discuss how inhabitants take ownership of the city and urban life in Casablanca and Chandigarh.
27 November 2013
In conversation: Yto Barrada & Takashi Homma
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On the occasion of the opening of How architects, experts, politicians, international agencies, and citizens negotiate modern planning: Casablanca Chandigarh the two featured photographers Yto Barrada and Takashi Homma join a conversation with the exhibition curators. They discuss how inhabitants take ownership of the city and urban life in Casablanca and Chandigarh.
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A series of files (labelled "Photo-Prints") containing mostly photographs of projects, drawings and models: Bank of Canada; Massey Hall (site study); Markham Fairgrounds; Prime Miniser's Office; Prime Minister's Residence; UBC Faculty Club interiors; Lethbridge University; MacMillan Bloedel Building; Canadian National Exhibition (monorail model); Royal Bank Ottawa project; Imperial Oil (Don Mills); TTC Spadina Line - Eglinton West Station; Hassard Residence; Hall Residence; Hilborn Residence; Heller Residence; Theme pavilion Expo 1967 (Canadian Pavilion); Osaka Pavilion; Simon Fraser University; Sikh Temple, Vancouver; Shanon Estates; Nelson Towers; Village Lake Louise; East End Lake, Vancouver; Point Grey Townhouses; Whistler Condominiums; Port Moody Condominiums, F.P.19 Vancouver; X. Kaly Mini-Village; M-3 Montreal (Cite des terraces); False Creek (Fisherman's Quay); Winnipeg Studies; Metro Centre (Toronto); TTC Yorkdale station; Blocks 51, 61, and 71; Museum of Anthropology; Expo 1967 Pavilion, Eaton's (Toronto original building); Fuldaver Residence; Grouse Mountain project; Filberg Residence; Danto Residence; Bank of Canada (mock up)
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A series of files (labelled "Photo-Prints") containing mostly photographs of projects, drawings and models: Bank of Canada; Massey Hall (site study); Markham Fairgrounds; Prime Miniser's Office; Prime Minister's Residence; UBC Faculty Club interiors; Lethbridge University; MacMillan Bloedel Building; Canadian National Exhibition (monorail model); Royal Bank Ottawa project; Imperial Oil (Don Mills); TTC Spadina Line - Eglinton West Station; Hassard Residence; Hall Residence; Hilborn Residence; Heller Residence; Theme pavilion Expo 1967 (Canadian Pavilion); Osaka Pavilion; Simon Fraser University; Sikh Temple, Vancouver; Shanon Estates; Nelson Towers; Village Lake Louise; East End Lake, Vancouver; Point Grey Townhouses; Whistler Condominiums; Port Moody Condominiums, F.P.19 Vancouver; X. Kaly Mini-Village; M-3 Montreal (Cite des terraces); False Creek (Fisherman's Quay); Winnipeg Studies; Metro Centre (Toronto); TTC Yorkdale station; Blocks 51, 61, and 71; Museum of Anthropology; Expo 1967 Pavilion, Eaton's (Toronto original building); Fuldaver Residence; Grouse Mountain project; Filberg Residence; Danto Residence; Bank of Canada (mock up)
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Second Nature
As part of the exhibition It’s All Happening So Fast, an interactive workshop is offered to cegep and university groups in order to explore the complex and contradictory relationships that Canada maintains with the environment. By taking a stand and speaking on behalf of entities motivated by a multiplicity of interests—ecosystems, architecture, ethics, economic systems,(...)
26 January 2017 to 7 April 2017
Second Nature
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As part of the exhibition It’s All Happening So Fast, an interactive workshop is offered to cegep and university groups in order to explore the complex and contradictory relationships that Canada maintains with the environment. By taking a stand and speaking on behalf of entities motivated by a multiplicity of interests—ecosystems, architecture, ethics, economic systems,(...)
On the occasion of Phyllis Lambert’s ninetieth birthday, this exhibition offers an autobiographical glimpse into the evolution of the CCA founder’s ideas and her work as an architect, activist, editor, and curator. Highlighting her deep commitment to the city and to intellectual research, this display of archival material from the CCA’s collection, institutional archives,(...)
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18 January 2017 to 11 June 2017
Phyllis Lambert: 75 Years At Work
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On the occasion of Phyllis Lambert’s ninetieth birthday, this exhibition offers an autobiographical glimpse into the evolution of the CCA founder’s ideas and her work as an architect, activist, editor, and curator. Highlighting her deep commitment to the city and to intellectual research, this display of archival material from the CCA’s collection, institutional archives,(...)
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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
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(...)
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Join us on the opening day of Archaeology of the Digital: Media and Machines for a round-table discussion with curator Greg Lynn and some of the featured architects of the exhibition: Karl Chu (Metaxy), Lars Spuybroek (NOX), Kas Oosterhuis (ONL), Marc Goulthorpe (dECOi Architects), Lise-Anne Couture and Hani Rashid (Asymptote).
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
22 May 2014 , 6pm
In conversation with the architects Archaeology of the Digital: Media and Machines
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Join us on the opening day of Archaeology of the Digital: Media and Machines for a round-table discussion with curator Greg Lynn and some of the featured architects of the exhibition: Karl Chu (Metaxy), Lars Spuybroek (NOX), Kas Oosterhuis (ONL), Marc Goulthorpe (dECOi Architects), Lise-Anne Couture and Hani Rashid (Asymptote).
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
The beginning of the 1950s was a moment of global upheaval. From India to Morocco, from Guatemala to Indochina, the process of decolonization gained momentum and the Cold War began. Architects working or acting as experts in the non-Western areas of the globe could no longer plan as if sites were terrains vague and people were mute subjects. The end of colonial(...)
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Casablanca, Chandigarh, Le Corbusier, Jeanneret, Morocco, Punjab, India, Morocco, modernism, Africa, Takashi Homma, Yto Barrada
26 November 2013 to 20 April 2014
How architects, experts, politicians, international agencies and citizens negotiate modern planning: Casablanca Chandigarh
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The beginning of the 1950s was a moment of global upheaval. From India to Morocco, from Guatemala to Indochina, the process of decolonization gained momentum and the Cold War began. Architects working or acting as experts in the non-Western areas of the globe could no longer plan as if sites were terrains vague and people were mute subjects. The end of colonial(...)
Main galleries Keyword(s):
Casablanca, Chandigarh, Le Corbusier, Jeanneret, Morocco, Punjab, India, Morocco, modernism, Africa, Takashi Homma, Yto Barrada
Wohnhaus Schlesisches Tor—also known as Bonjour Tristesse—in Berlin and Punt en Komma in The Hague are Álvaro Siza’s first built works outside his native Portugal. The two projects resemble one another in size, scale, program, and ambition: both were built in the 1980s, both are results of a distinct attitude towards the city, and both were social housing projects(...)
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Álvaro Siza, Punt en Komma, The Hague, Bonjour Tristesse, Berlin
24 September 2015 to 22 May 2016
Corner, Block, Neighbourhood, Cities. Álvaro Siza in Berlin and The Hague
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Wohnhaus Schlesisches Tor—also known as Bonjour Tristesse—in Berlin and Punt en Komma in The Hague are Álvaro Siza’s first built works outside his native Portugal. The two projects resemble one another in size, scale, program, and ambition: both were built in the 1980s, both are results of a distinct attitude towards the city, and both were social housing projects(...)
Octagonal gallery Keyword(s):
Álvaro Siza, Punt en Komma, The Hague, Bonjour Tristesse, Berlin