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AP173.S1.1997.D1.037
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Group consists of 5 drawings (3 drawings and 2 reprographic copies) and an aerial photographs of H2Oexpo in Neeltje Jans, Netherlands, selected for the exhibition of the Canadian Centre for Architecture "Archaeology of the Digital: Media and Machines / Archéologie du numérique : Environnements virtuels, objets interactifs" in 2014.
between 1993 and 1997
Drawings for the H2Oexpo in Neeltje Jans, Netherlands selected for an exhibition of the Canadian Center for Architecture
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AP173.S1.1997.D1.037
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Group consists of 5 drawings (3 drawings and 2 reprographic copies) and an aerial photographs of H2Oexpo in Neeltje Jans, Netherlands, selected for the exhibition of the Canadian Centre for Architecture "Archaeology of the Digital: Media and Machines / Archéologie du numérique : Environnements virtuels, objets interactifs" in 2014.
drawings
between 1993 and 1997
LAWS
Conceived as research-on-display, LAWS is a non-linear exploration of historical and contemporary case studies drawn from the CCA Collection and new commissions centred on Canadian contexts. Archival documents, manuals, drawings, and photography testify to the ever-evolving nature of space-making and policymaking, while workshop, studio, and assembly spaces serve as(...)
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law, laws, environment, activism, case studies, space-making, policymaking, negotiation, spatial agency, housing, social justice, Canada
18 March 2027 to 17 October 2027
LAWS
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Conceived as research-on-display, LAWS is a non-linear exploration of historical and contemporary case studies drawn from the CCA Collection and new commissions centred on Canadian contexts. Archival documents, manuals, drawings, and photography testify to the ever-evolving nature of space-making and policymaking, while workshop, studio, and assembly spaces serve as(...)
Main Galleries Keyword(s):
law, laws, environment, activism, case studies, space-making, policymaking, negotiation, spatial agency, housing, social justice, Canada
articles
The planet is the client
Join us on for a 90-minute workshop on the evolution and legacy of hip hop and urban space, where we will listen to rap music, write lyrics, and draw maps in graffiti.
21 February 2026, 12pm to 1pm
Grown from the Concrete: Hip Hop and Urban Space
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Join us on for a 90-minute workshop on the evolution and legacy of hip hop and urban space, where we will listen to rap music, write lyrics, and draw maps in graffiti.
1973: Sorry, Out of Gas
1973: Sorry, Out of Gas captures the architectural innovation spurred by the 1973 oil crisis, when the value of oil increased exponentially and triggered economic, political, and social upheaval across the world. Featuring over 350 objects including architectural drawings, photographs, books and pamphlets, archival television footage, and historical artefacts, it maps the(...)
7 November 2007 to 20 April 2008
1973: Sorry, Out of Gas
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1973: Sorry, Out of Gas captures the architectural innovation spurred by the 1973 oil crisis, when the value of oil increased exponentially and triggered economic, political, and social upheaval across the world. Featuring over 350 objects including architectural drawings, photographs, books and pamphlets, archival television footage, and historical artefacts, it maps the(...)
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Troubled Waters
Nature reorganized
20 January 2017
Troubled Waters
The Hudson River as Symbol of America’s Past and Harbinger of the Future
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Nature reorganized
articles
From Commodity to Community?
The planet is the client
22 December 2016
The planet is the client
Neighbours
This selection of photographs from the CCA’s photography collection displayed in the Hall cases asks how and for whom we design neighbourhoods today by considering how communities use the environments they inhabit and influence what is built, not built, demolished, and preserved.
Hall cases
5 November 2026 to 28 November 2027
Neighbours
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This selection of photographs from the CCA’s photography collection displayed in the Hall cases asks how and for whom we design neighbourhoods today by considering how communities use the environments they inhabit and influence what is built, not built, demolished, and preserved.
Hall cases
This summer, we are offering a week-long day camp providing children from ages 7 to 11 a wide range of activities that engage with architecture, the built environment, and design. Join us for this opportunity to discover the CCA through visits, workshops, and games that will engage and extend children’s creativity.
summer camp
August 2024
Summer Camp 2024
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This summer, we are offering a week-long day camp providing children from ages 7 to 11 a wide range of activities that engage with architecture, the built environment, and design. Join us for this opportunity to discover the CCA through visits, workshops, and games that will engage and extend children’s creativity.
summer camp