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AP060.S3.D121
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En 1976, la ville de Montréal devenait l'hôte des Jeux de la XXIe Olympiade, accueillant ainsi plus d'un millier d'athlètes provenant des quatre coins du monde. Le présent dossier documente le projet des Pyramides olympiques, aussi connu sous le nom de Village olympique, qui a servi à loger les athlètes durant les compétitions. Développé par René Lépine et Joseph Zappia pour la Régie des installations olympiques, le projet a été réalisé par la firme d'architecture D'Astous & Durand entre 1974 et 1976. Le dossier contient principalement des dessins, mais aussi des reprographies, des documents photographiques, quelques documents textuels, une maquette et une reliure à anneaux contenant de très nombreux plans.
AP060.S3.D121
Description:
En 1976, la ville de Montréal devenait l'hôte des Jeux de la XXIe Olympiade, accueillant ainsi plus d'un millier d'athlètes provenant des quatre coins du monde. Le présent dossier documente le projet des Pyramides olympiques, aussi connu sous le nom de Village olympique, qui a servi à loger les athlètes durant les compétitions. Développé par René Lépine et Joseph Zappia pour la Régie des installations olympiques, le projet a été réalisé par la firme d'architecture D'Astous & Durand entre 1974 et 1976. Le dossier contient principalement des dessins, mais aussi des reprographies, des documents photographiques, quelques documents textuels, une maquette et une reliure à anneaux contenant de très nombreux plans.
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1958, 1974-1976
1958, 1974-1976
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Pyramides olympiques (Village olympique)
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AP060.S3.D121
Description:
En 1976, la ville de Montréal devenait l'hôte des Jeux de la XXIe Olympiade, accueillant ainsi plus d'un millier d'athlètes provenant des quatre coins du monde. Le présent dossier documente le projet des Pyramides olympiques, aussi connu sous le nom de Village olympique, qui a servi à loger les athlètes durant les compétitions. Développé par René Lépine et Joseph Zappia pour la Régie des installations olympiques, le projet a été réalisé par la firme d'architecture D'Astous & Durand entre 1974 et 1976. Le dossier contient principalement des dessins, mais aussi des reprographies, des documents photographiques, quelques documents textuels, une maquette et une reliure à anneaux contenant de très nombreux plans.
Pyramides olympiques (Village olympique)
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AP060.S3.D121
Description:
En 1976, la ville de Montréal devenait l'hôte des Jeux de la XXIe Olympiade, accueillant ainsi plus d'un millier d'athlètes provenant des quatre coins du monde. Le présent dossier documente le projet des Pyramides olympiques, aussi connu sous le nom de Village olympique, qui a servi à loger les athlètes durant les compétitions. Développé par René Lépine et Joseph Zappia pour la Régie des installations olympiques, le projet a été réalisé par la firme d'architecture D'Astous & Durand entre 1974 et 1976. Le dossier contient principalement des dessins, mais aussi des reprographies, des documents photographiques, quelques documents textuels, une maquette et une reliure à anneaux contenant de très nombreux plans.
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1958, 1974-1976
1958, 1974-1976
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exhibitions
exhibitions
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Toys that Teach
Toys that Teach
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The architectural toy typically looks to the world of “real” buildings, reproducing columns, arches, and windows in miniature form. Toys That Teach, however, presents a range of construction toys based on the elementary forms of geometry found in nature: cubes and spheres, cones and cylinders, rods and prisms. The toys serve not only for building but also for mathematical(...)
The architectural toy typically looks to the world of “real” buildings, reproducing columns, arches, and windows in miniature form. Toys That Teach, however, presents a range of construction toys based on the elementary forms of geometry found in nature: cubes and spheres, cones and cylinders, rods and prisms. The toys serve not only for building but also for mathematical(...)
Location:
Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
Date:
16 December 1992 to 25 April 1993
16 December 1992 to 25 April 1993
Title:
Toys that Teach
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Description:
The architectural toy typically looks to the world of “real” buildings, reproducing columns, arches, and windows in miniature form. Toys That Teach, however, presents a range of construction toys based on the elementary forms of geometry found in nature: cubes and spheres, cones and cylinders, rods and prisms. The toys serve not only for building but also for mathematical(...)
Toys that Teach
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Description:
The architectural toy typically looks to the world of “real” buildings, reproducing columns, arches, and windows in miniature form. Toys That Teach, however, presents a range of construction toys based on the elementary forms of geometry found in nature: cubes and spheres, cones and cylinders, rods and prisms. The toys serve not only for building but also for mathematical(...)
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exhibitions
exhibitions
Date:
16 December 1992 to
25 April 1993
16 December 1992 to
25 April 1993
Location:
Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
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articles
articles
Issue:
Ideas of living
Ideas of living
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exhibitions
exhibitions
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Description:
Technological advances as well as the general social, political, and economic climate have always been of great interest to architects. Toys and the Modernist Tradition examines at how toy manufacturers responded to the exciting and rapidly changing ideas of modern architects. Many of the exhibited toys were designed by leading architects of the modern movement, including(...)
Technological advances as well as the general social, political, and economic climate have always been of great interest to architects. Toys and the Modernist Tradition examines at how toy manufacturers responded to the exciting and rapidly changing ideas of modern architects. Many of the exhibited toys were designed by leading architects of the modern movement, including(...)
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Toys and the Modernist Tradition
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Technological advances as well as the general social, political, and economic climate have always been of great interest to architects. Toys and the Modernist Tradition examines at how toy manufacturers responded to the exciting and rapidly changing ideas of modern architects. Many of the exhibited toys were designed by leading architects of the modern movement, including(...)
Toys and the Modernist Tradition
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Description:
Technological advances as well as the general social, political, and economic climate have always been of great interest to architects. Toys and the Modernist Tradition examines at how toy manufacturers responded to the exciting and rapidly changing ideas of modern architects. Many of the exhibited toys were designed by leading architects of the modern movement, including(...)
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exhibitions
exhibitions
Date:
16 December 1993 to
1 May 1994
16 December 1993 to
1 May 1994
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exhibitions
exhibitions
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Description:
Centring on Eadweard Muybridge’s panoramas, this exhibition examines the representations of San Francisco from 1850 to 1880, a period of phenomenal growth and development for the city. Contextualizing Muybridge’s work, the exhibition includes multi-panel daguerreotype panoramas, photographic panoramas (including sets of stereocards), photographic-view books and albums,(...)
Centring on Eadweard Muybridge’s panoramas, this exhibition examines the representations of San Francisco from 1850 to 1880, a period of phenomenal growth and development for the city. Contextualizing Muybridge’s work, the exhibition includes multi-panel daguerreotype panoramas, photographic panoramas (including sets of stereocards), photographic-view books and albums,(...)
Location:
Main galleries
Main galleries
Date:
31 March 1993 to 25 July 1993
31 March 1993 to 25 July 1993
Title:
Eadweard Muybridge and the Photographic Panorama of San Francisco, 1850-1880
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Description:
Centring on Eadweard Muybridge’s panoramas, this exhibition examines the representations of San Francisco from 1850 to 1880, a period of phenomenal growth and development for the city. Contextualizing Muybridge’s work, the exhibition includes multi-panel daguerreotype panoramas, photographic panoramas (including sets of stereocards), photographic-view books and albums,(...)
Eadweard Muybridge and the Photographic Panorama of San Francisco, 1850-1880
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Description:
Centring on Eadweard Muybridge’s panoramas, this exhibition examines the representations of San Francisco from 1850 to 1880, a period of phenomenal growth and development for the city. Contextualizing Muybridge’s work, the exhibition includes multi-panel daguerreotype panoramas, photographic panoramas (including sets of stereocards), photographic-view books and albums,(...)
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exhibitions
exhibitions
Date:
31 March 1993 to
25 July 1993
31 March 1993 to
25 July 1993
Location:
Main galleries
Main galleries
Form:
exhibitions
exhibitions
Title:
Melvin Charney 1935–2012
Melvin Charney 1935–2012
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Description:
The artist and theorist Melvin Charney, who died earlier this year, made significant contributions to the CCA and the city of Montreal as a whole. Throughout a long and varied career, Charney championed the public role of the architect in the wider built environment, enforcing the idea that the street is the primary resource of the city. The CCA is celebrating Charney’s(...)
The artist and theorist Melvin Charney, who died earlier this year, made significant contributions to the CCA and the city of Montreal as a whole. Throughout a long and varied career, Charney championed the public role of the architect in the wider built environment, enforcing the idea that the street is the primary resource of the city. The CCA is celebrating Charney’s(...)
Location:
Hall cases
Hall cases
Date:
24 October 2012 to 14 April 2013
24 October 2012 to 14 April 2013
Title:
Melvin Charney 1935–2012
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The artist and theorist Melvin Charney, who died earlier this year, made significant contributions to the CCA and the city of Montreal as a whole. Throughout a long and varied career, Charney championed the public role of the architect in the wider built environment, enforcing the idea that the street is the primary resource of the city. The CCA is celebrating Charney’s(...)
Melvin Charney 1935–2012
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Description:
The artist and theorist Melvin Charney, who died earlier this year, made significant contributions to the CCA and the city of Montreal as a whole. Throughout a long and varied career, Charney championed the public role of the architect in the wider built environment, enforcing the idea that the street is the primary resource of the city. The CCA is celebrating Charney’s(...)
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exhibitions
exhibitions
Date:
24 October 2012 to
14 April 2013
24 October 2012 to
14 April 2013
Location:
Hall cases
Hall cases
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exhibitions
exhibitions
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Description:
Seemingly common activities such as walking, playing, recycling, and gardening are pushed beyond their usual definition by the international architects, artists, and collectives featured in the exhibition. Their actions push against accepted norms of behaviour in cities, at times even challenging legal limitations. The individuals and groups employ a range of approaches(...)
Seemingly common activities such as walking, playing, recycling, and gardening are pushed beyond their usual definition by the international architects, artists, and collectives featured in the exhibition. Their actions push against accepted norms of behaviour in cities, at times even challenging legal limitations. The individuals and groups employ a range of approaches(...)
Location:
Main galleries
Main galleries
Date:
26 November 2008 to 19 April 2009
26 November 2008 to 19 April 2009
Title:
Actions: What You Can Do With the City
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Description:
Seemingly common activities such as walking, playing, recycling, and gardening are pushed beyond their usual definition by the international architects, artists, and collectives featured in the exhibition. Their actions push against accepted norms of behaviour in cities, at times even challenging legal limitations. The individuals and groups employ a range of approaches(...)
Actions: What You Can Do With the City
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Description:
Seemingly common activities such as walking, playing, recycling, and gardening are pushed beyond their usual definition by the international architects, artists, and collectives featured in the exhibition. Their actions push against accepted norms of behaviour in cities, at times even challenging legal limitations. The individuals and groups employ a range of approaches(...)
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exhibitions
exhibitions
Date:
26 November 2008 to
19 April 2009
26 November 2008 to
19 April 2009
Location:
Main galleries
Main galleries
Form:
articles
articles
Title:
The Spirit of Cornelia
The Spirit of Cornelia
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Keyword(s):
Cornelia Hahn Oberlander, Martien de Vletter, landscape, play, playground, restoration, Robson Square, green roofs, garden, environment
Cornelia Hahn Oberlander, Martien de Vletter, landscape, play, playground, restoration, Robson Square, green roofs, garden, environment
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25 May 2021
25 May 2021
Form:
articles
articles
Title:
Toys Shape Minds no. 3
Toys Shape Minds no. 3
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Keyword(s):
Bumpalow Cottage, Bumpalow Home, Bumpalow Town, toys, games, Dream Houses, Toy Homes, Milton Bradley Company, Hasbro
Bumpalow Cottage, Bumpalow Home, Bumpalow Town, toys, games, Dream Houses, Toy Homes, Milton Bradley Company, Hasbro
Published:
16 April 2016
16 April 2016
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exhibitions
exhibitions
Title:
Toys and Transport
Toys and Transport
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Description:
Every new transportation link and every change in systems of urban mobility introduces new infrastructure to the urban landscape: massive cuts enabling railway tracks to converge at a terminal or junction; wide railyards that service suburban and metropolitan transit systems; the proliferation of bridges, ramps, elevated highways, freeway cuts, parking lots, and even(...)
Every new transportation link and every change in systems of urban mobility introduces new infrastructure to the urban landscape: massive cuts enabling railway tracks to converge at a terminal or junction; wide railyards that service suburban and metropolitan transit systems; the proliferation of bridges, ramps, elevated highways, freeway cuts, parking lots, and even(...)
Location:
Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
Date:
15 November 2000 to 1 April 2001
15 November 2000 to 1 April 2001
Title:
Toys and Transport
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Description:
Every new transportation link and every change in systems of urban mobility introduces new infrastructure to the urban landscape: massive cuts enabling railway tracks to converge at a terminal or junction; wide railyards that service suburban and metropolitan transit systems; the proliferation of bridges, ramps, elevated highways, freeway cuts, parking lots, and even(...)
Toys and Transport
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Description:
Every new transportation link and every change in systems of urban mobility introduces new infrastructure to the urban landscape: massive cuts enabling railway tracks to converge at a terminal or junction; wide railyards that service suburban and metropolitan transit systems; the proliferation of bridges, ramps, elevated highways, freeway cuts, parking lots, and even(...)
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exhibitions
exhibitions
Date:
15 November 2000 to
1 April 2001
15 November 2000 to
1 April 2001
Location:
Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
