This exhibition looks at the transformation of Montréal from a nineteenth century merchant city to the metropolis of Canada. It examines the elements that made Montréal a political, social, and economic centre and explores the unique character of its architecture. The exhibition brings together some 350 objects, including drawings from the CCA collection by Montréal(...)
Main galleries
18 March 1998 to 24 May 1998
Montréal Métropole, 1880–1930
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This exhibition looks at the transformation of Montréal from a nineteenth century merchant city to the metropolis of Canada. It examines the elements that made Montréal a political, social, and economic centre and explores the unique character of its architecture. The exhibition brings together some 350 objects, including drawings from the CCA collection by Montréal(...)
Main galleries
The decay and neglect of polluted industrial sites on the edges of cities became a worldwide phenomenon by the end of the twentieth century. The industrial site of Marghera lies on the waterfront overlooking the historical city of Venice, confronting La Serenissima as its titanic alter ego. This exhibition presents the complex and changing reality of Marghera through the(...)
Main galleries
9 December 1998 to 25 April 1999
Photography and Transformations of the Contemporary City: Venezia – Marghera
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The decay and neglect of polluted industrial sites on the edges of cities became a worldwide phenomenon by the end of the twentieth century. The industrial site of Marghera lies on the waterfront overlooking the historical city of Venice, confronting La Serenissima as its titanic alter ego. This exhibition presents the complex and changing reality of Marghera through the(...)
Main galleries
Sense of the City
Sense of the City explores urban phenomena and perceptions of the city which have traditionally been ignored, repressed, or maligned. Challenging the dominance of the visual in the urban environment, the exhibition proposes a re-thinking of latent qualities of the city, offering complex analyses of the comforts, communication systems, and sensory dimensions of urban(...)
Main galleries
26 October 2005 to 10 September 2006
Sense of the City
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Sense of the City explores urban phenomena and perceptions of the city which have traditionally been ignored, repressed, or maligned. Challenging the dominance of the visual in the urban environment, the exhibition proposes a re-thinking of latent qualities of the city, offering complex analyses of the comforts, communication systems, and sensory dimensions of urban(...)
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Learning Architecture
As architecture acquired its modern identity as both a liberal art and a regulated profession, and as architectural theories and forms underwent radical transformations, the training of architects did not fundamentally change. The core activities of architectural students remain “Authority,” the study of treatises and theoretical works, “Observation,” the study of the(...)
Hall cases
5 July 1994 to 2 October 1994
Learning Architecture
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As architecture acquired its modern identity as both a liberal art and a regulated profession, and as architectural theories and forms underwent radical transformations, the training of architects did not fundamentally change. The core activities of architectural students remain “Authority,” the study of treatises and theoretical works, “Observation,” the study of the(...)
exhibitions
5 July 1994 to
2 October 1994
Hall cases
In the Yesterday Today lecture series, Canadian architect and author Witold Rybczynski discusses the roots of Ecol House, a prototype for an autonomous dwelling for use in developing countries. The project was created in Montréal in 1972 by Ecol Operation, a group of architects and students of which he was a member that became an international point of reference for(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
29 November 2007
Witold Rybczynski: Green Before Green
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In the Yesterday Today lecture series, Canadian architect and author Witold Rybczynski discusses the roots of Ecol House, a prototype for an autonomous dwelling for use in developing countries. The project was created in Montréal in 1972 by Ecol Operation, a group of architects and students of which he was a member that became an international point of reference for(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
Luigi Ghirri / Aldo Rossi: Things Which Are Only Themselves presents a visual dialogue between two leading figures in contemporary Italian art and culture. Their discussion is based on a sympathy between photographer and architect that is grounded in a shared fascination for a region—the Padana of northern Italy—and a common belief both in the autonomous eye of the(...)
Octagonal gallery
21 August 1996 to 24 November 1996
Luigi Ghirri/Aldo Rossi: Things Which Are Only Themselves
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Luigi Ghirri / Aldo Rossi: Things Which Are Only Themselves presents a visual dialogue between two leading figures in contemporary Italian art and culture. Their discussion is based on a sympathy between photographer and architect that is grounded in a shared fascination for a region—the Padana of northern Italy—and a common belief both in the autonomous eye of the(...)
Octagonal gallery
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DR2012:0012:089:003
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Ring binder containing slides of photographs taken at the following exhibitions of Melvin Charney's work from 1970 to 2000: - Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, 1978 (22 slides, including 3 duplicates); - 49th Parallel, New York City, 1984 (3 slides); - Galerie René Blouin, Montréal, 1990 (13 slides of the installation "In flight... Selavy"); - Musée des beaux-arts, Montréal, 1983 (11 slides of the installation "Pliny on my mind"); - Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal 1991 (76 slides of the series "Parables and other allegories", including 31 duplicates); - Sable-Castelli Gallery, Toronto, 2001 (20 slides, including 17 duplicates); - Musée des arts contemporain, Montréal, 2002 (70 slides, including 35 duplicates); - Galerie René Blouin, Montréal, 2002 (13 slides). Binder labelled: MC EXHIBITIONS / 1970-2000
1978-2002
Photographs of Melvin Charney's exhibitions
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DR2012:0012:089:003
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Ring binder containing slides of photographs taken at the following exhibitions of Melvin Charney's work from 1970 to 2000: - Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, 1978 (22 slides, including 3 duplicates); - 49th Parallel, New York City, 1984 (3 slides); - Galerie René Blouin, Montréal, 1990 (13 slides of the installation "In flight... Selavy"); - Musée des beaux-arts, Montréal, 1983 (11 slides of the installation "Pliny on my mind"); - Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal 1991 (76 slides of the series "Parables and other allegories", including 31 duplicates); - Sable-Castelli Gallery, Toronto, 2001 (20 slides, including 17 duplicates); - Musée des arts contemporain, Montréal, 2002 (70 slides, including 35 duplicates); - Galerie René Blouin, Montréal, 2002 (13 slides). Binder labelled: MC EXHIBITIONS / 1970-2000
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1978-2002
The exhibition addresses a central and timely aspect of the work of Carlo Scarpa: its distinctive approach to contending with the layers of history that mark the fabric of a city and a building. In addressing Scarpa’s ability to weave new work into, and often out of, the disparate fragments of the old, Carlo Scarpa, Architect: Intervening with History begins to unravel(...)
Main galleries
26 May 1999 to 31 October 1999
Carlo Scarpa, Architect: Intervening with History
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The exhibition addresses a central and timely aspect of the work of Carlo Scarpa: its distinctive approach to contending with the layers of history that mark the fabric of a city and a building. In addressing Scarpa’s ability to weave new work into, and often out of, the disparate fragments of the old, Carlo Scarpa, Architect: Intervening with History begins to unravel(...)
Main galleries
Parables and Other Allegories: The Work of Melvin Charney 1975–1990 comprises approximately 100 drawings, including many large-scale, sketches, photographs, and three large constructions. By assembling works from various public and private collections, including the CCA, the exhibition permits a comprehensive analysis of Charney’s artistic process to reveal the dialogue(...)
Main galleries
9 October 1991 to 12 January 1992
Parables and Other Allegories: The Work of Melvin Charney, 1975-1990
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Parables and Other Allegories: The Work of Melvin Charney 1975–1990 comprises approximately 100 drawings, including many large-scale, sketches, photographs, and three large constructions. By assembling works from various public and private collections, including the CCA, the exhibition permits a comprehensive analysis of Charney’s artistic process to reveal the dialogue(...)
Main galleries