Launched in November 1998 by the International Foundation for the Canadian Centre for Architecture, The CCA Competition for the Design of Cities invited architects from around the world to submit solutions to a problem facing all major cities at the dawn of the twenty-first century: how to repair the scars left by transportation structures that are vestiges from a bygone(...)
Main galleries
15 November 2000 to 1 April 2001
New York: CCA Competition for the Design of Cities
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Launched in November 1998 by the International Foundation for the Canadian Centre for Architecture, The CCA Competition for the Design of Cities invited architects from around the world to submit solutions to a problem facing all major cities at the dawn of the twenty-first century: how to repair the scars left by transportation structures that are vestiges from a bygone(...)
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AP183
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The Ulrich Königs Chemnitz Stadium project records, 1995-1996, document the competition entry and design for an innovative stadium in Chemnitz, Germany. The project was a collaboration between Peter Kulka, Ulrich Königs, Cecil Balmond, and Arup Group, Ltd. The design was primarily driven by the theoretical and methodological processes made possible by computer-aided design, rather than aesthetics. The project records have both digital and physical components, which chiefly include renderings, wireframe drawings, digital 3D models, photographs, slides, video, and a booklet.
1995-1996
Ulrich Königs Chemnitz Stadium project records
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AP183
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The Ulrich Königs Chemnitz Stadium project records, 1995-1996, document the competition entry and design for an innovative stadium in Chemnitz, Germany. The project was a collaboration between Peter Kulka, Ulrich Königs, Cecil Balmond, and Arup Group, Ltd. The design was primarily driven by the theoretical and methodological processes made possible by computer-aided design, rather than aesthetics. The project records have both digital and physical components, which chiefly include renderings, wireframe drawings, digital 3D models, photographs, slides, video, and a booklet.
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1995-1996
drawings, born digital
AP183.002.FM
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This directory contains 6 GIFs of the renderings contained in AP183.002. In Fcheck, the original renderings played as an animation; however, still image TIFs were the only available preservation format during export. GIFs were created at the time of processing to best recreate the original experience and use of the files. Most common file formats: Graphics Interchange Format.
15 October 1995 - 17 October 1995
Animated renderings of Chemnitz Stadium
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AP183.002.FM
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This directory contains 6 GIFs of the renderings contained in AP183.002. In Fcheck, the original renderings played as an animation; however, still image TIFs were the only available preservation format during export. GIFs were created at the time of processing to best recreate the original experience and use of the files. Most common file formats: Graphics Interchange Format.
drawings, born digital
15 October 1995 - 17 October 1995
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AP168.S1
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The Project records from Neil Denari series, 1994 – 2004, consists of records produced by Denari for his show “Interrupted Projections” at Gallery MA in Tokyo, Japan. It documents the development and final design for the principal architectural installation built on the third level of the gallery, as well as related materials displayed on the gallery’s fourth floor. The series also contains photographic and video documentation of the exhibit, the show catalogue, and promotional materials. The series includes 4003 digital files (1 GB), 53 slides, 21 transparencies, seven drawings and/or reprographic copies, two VHS video cassettes, one exhibition catalogue, and a small amount of promotional material comprising one large and two small posters, one postcard, and one t-shirt. The majority of records date from 1994-1996. Denari used a combination of physical drawings and digital modelling to draft the design for Interrupted Projections. The series contains one ink drawing and one transfer print with plans and sections of the third floor gallery space, two reprographic copies of drawings with elevations and plans of existing conditions of the third and fourth floors at Gallery MA, and three graphite hand drawings of the installation. Digital files in the series include two original Softimage databases containing full and partial 3D models of the installation, as well as one forward-migrated database containing models compiled from the two original databases. The original models were created in Softimage ’95 on Windows NT and will not open in contemporary versions of Autodesk Softimage. The forward-migrated model database was created by members of Autodesk’s Montreal office for the Archaeology of the Digital exhibition Complexity and Convention and will open in Softimage 2014. Each Softimage model database is made up of several directories that contain information necessary to render all models and their animation into a “scene” (such as textures, lighting, camera movements, etc.). When the Interrupted Projections models were migrated, the information from all directories in both original databases was compiled into the Scenes directory of a single database. These updated scene files (SCN) contain all the elements needed to render the models without the need for additional directories. Each scene file has a corresponding scene TOC file (scene table of content), which can be used to further modify the information in the scene. Scene files in the migrated database contain full and partial models for Interrupted Projections, including one animated scene that follows a camera path through the interior and exterior of the final model. These files document the various stages of design work for the project, as well as Denari’s use of animation features in Softimage to visualize and study the spatial character of his drawings. Project collaborator Duks Koschitz created additional animations of the model that were edited and shown on the fourth floor of the exhibition. A compilation of his work is included on a VHS tape in the archive. The video, which spans one minute 16 seconds, contains four animations that move around the 3D gallery space. Koschitz attempted to reflect the concerns of the project in the movements of the camera, focusing on details such as the fictional company logos or curvatures in the surface of the model. The majority of photographic materials in the series are digital renderings of the model, comprising 38 slides, 14 diapositives, and seven digital images. Photographic materials also include images of the completed show, including seven diapositives that document the built work from various views on the third floor of Gallery MA, as well as the exhibition of materials on the fourth floor. A small number of slides document the exhibit open to the public, and include images of visitors interacting with the Sony Navicam. Most of the diapositive photographs and a small number of slides were taken by Fujitsuka Mitsumasa, a photographer of architecture based in Tokyo. A second VHS tape in the archive provides in-depth documentation of the Interrupted Projections exhibition, containing 45 minutes of raw video footage that explores Gallery MA and surrounding areas of Tokyo. The Interrupted Projections book contains in print the text and images from the installation and website. It was written by Denari and designed by Michiharu Shimoda, a graphic designer and underground trip-hop artist who was also responsible for the design of the fictional logos used in the exhibit. The book acts as an extension of the content of the show, as well as exhibition catalogue, and covers Denari’s other projects represented in the show. The series also contains a small amount of promotional media for Interrupted Projections, including one large and two small posters, a postcard, and a t-shirt.
1994 - 2004
Project records from Neil Denari
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AP168.S1
Description:
The Project records from Neil Denari series, 1994 – 2004, consists of records produced by Denari for his show “Interrupted Projections” at Gallery MA in Tokyo, Japan. It documents the development and final design for the principal architectural installation built on the third level of the gallery, as well as related materials displayed on the gallery’s fourth floor. The series also contains photographic and video documentation of the exhibit, the show catalogue, and promotional materials. The series includes 4003 digital files (1 GB), 53 slides, 21 transparencies, seven drawings and/or reprographic copies, two VHS video cassettes, one exhibition catalogue, and a small amount of promotional material comprising one large and two small posters, one postcard, and one t-shirt. The majority of records date from 1994-1996. Denari used a combination of physical drawings and digital modelling to draft the design for Interrupted Projections. The series contains one ink drawing and one transfer print with plans and sections of the third floor gallery space, two reprographic copies of drawings with elevations and plans of existing conditions of the third and fourth floors at Gallery MA, and three graphite hand drawings of the installation. Digital files in the series include two original Softimage databases containing full and partial 3D models of the installation, as well as one forward-migrated database containing models compiled from the two original databases. The original models were created in Softimage ’95 on Windows NT and will not open in contemporary versions of Autodesk Softimage. The forward-migrated model database was created by members of Autodesk’s Montreal office for the Archaeology of the Digital exhibition Complexity and Convention and will open in Softimage 2014. Each Softimage model database is made up of several directories that contain information necessary to render all models and their animation into a “scene” (such as textures, lighting, camera movements, etc.). When the Interrupted Projections models were migrated, the information from all directories in both original databases was compiled into the Scenes directory of a single database. These updated scene files (SCN) contain all the elements needed to render the models without the need for additional directories. Each scene file has a corresponding scene TOC file (scene table of content), which can be used to further modify the information in the scene. Scene files in the migrated database contain full and partial models for Interrupted Projections, including one animated scene that follows a camera path through the interior and exterior of the final model. These files document the various stages of design work for the project, as well as Denari’s use of animation features in Softimage to visualize and study the spatial character of his drawings. Project collaborator Duks Koschitz created additional animations of the model that were edited and shown on the fourth floor of the exhibition. A compilation of his work is included on a VHS tape in the archive. The video, which spans one minute 16 seconds, contains four animations that move around the 3D gallery space. Koschitz attempted to reflect the concerns of the project in the movements of the camera, focusing on details such as the fictional company logos or curvatures in the surface of the model. The majority of photographic materials in the series are digital renderings of the model, comprising 38 slides, 14 diapositives, and seven digital images. Photographic materials also include images of the completed show, including seven diapositives that document the built work from various views on the third floor of Gallery MA, as well as the exhibition of materials on the fourth floor. A small number of slides document the exhibit open to the public, and include images of visitors interacting with the Sony Navicam. Most of the diapositive photographs and a small number of slides were taken by Fujitsuka Mitsumasa, a photographer of architecture based in Tokyo. A second VHS tape in the archive provides in-depth documentation of the Interrupted Projections exhibition, containing 45 minutes of raw video footage that explores Gallery MA and surrounding areas of Tokyo. The Interrupted Projections book contains in print the text and images from the installation and website. It was written by Denari and designed by Michiharu Shimoda, a graphic designer and underground trip-hop artist who was also responsible for the design of the fictional logos used in the exhibit. The book acts as an extension of the content of the show, as well as exhibition catalogue, and covers Denari’s other projects represented in the show. The series also contains a small amount of promotional media for Interrupted Projections, including one large and two small posters, a postcard, and a t-shirt.
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1994 - 2004
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Presentation files
AP195.S2
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Series 2: Presentation files, 1999 – 2009, contains CAD files, 3D models, renderings, and photographs used for presentation of the Phaeno Science Centre, especially during the competition and design phases. Formats include chiefly images (EXIF, JPEG, TIFF) and CAD files (AutoCAD, plotter files, EPS). This series contains a wide variety of materials used by ZHA to present Phaeno Science Centre to clients, the press, and other stakeholders. This includes 3D models and CAD files, other drawings and diagrams, and photographs. Notably, this series includes concept animations used by ZHA to develop the shape and structure of Phaeno, as well as concept sketches possibly drawn by Zaha Hadid. Other materials of interest include a digitized copy of digital plans that had been printed and given a hand-painted rendering surface.
1999 - 2009
Presentation files
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AP195.S2
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Series 2: Presentation files, 1999 – 2009, contains CAD files, 3D models, renderings, and photographs used for presentation of the Phaeno Science Centre, especially during the competition and design phases. Formats include chiefly images (EXIF, JPEG, TIFF) and CAD files (AutoCAD, plotter files, EPS). This series contains a wide variety of materials used by ZHA to present Phaeno Science Centre to clients, the press, and other stakeholders. This includes 3D models and CAD files, other drawings and diagrams, and photographs. Notably, this series includes concept animations used by ZHA to develop the shape and structure of Phaeno, as well as concept sketches possibly drawn by Zaha Hadid. Other materials of interest include a digitized copy of digital plans that had been printed and given a hand-painted rendering surface.
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1999 - 2009
born digital
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124 digital file(s)
Data collection modules from the installation at the Canadian Centre for Architecture (2006-2007)
ARCH275099
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Original directory names: "Base de Données Ambiente", "Programme captation", "Programme IIS Génération XML", "scripts". The scripts directory contains a .vbs script that checks whether or not the system is running and starts the system if it is not running. A "Readme.txt" file at the same level as the 4 directories explains how to run the applications together with the animation software. Prevalent file types: .cs, .resx, .config, .exe, .resources, .mdf, .ldf, .aspx, .txt, .vbs
2002-2007
Data collection modules from the installation at the Canadian Centre for Architecture (2006-2007)
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ARCH275099
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Original directory names: "Base de Données Ambiente", "Programme captation", "Programme IIS Génération XML", "scripts". The scripts directory contains a .vbs script that checks whether or not the system is running and starts the system if it is not running. A "Readme.txt" file at the same level as the 4 directories explains how to run the applications together with the animation software. Prevalent file types: .cs, .resx, .config, .exe, .resources, .mdf, .ldf, .aspx, .txt, .vbs
born digital
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124 digital file(s)
2002-2007
This summer, we offer day camps providing children from ages 7 to 10 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.
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June 2025 to August 2025
Summer Camp 2025
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This summer, we offer day camps providing children from ages 7 to 10 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
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.
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archives
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Fonds
AP168
Synopsis:
The Neil Denari Interrupted Projections project records, 1994-2004 (predominant 1994-1996), document the development and installation of Denari’s show “Interrupted Projections” at Gallery MA in Tokyo, Japan. The archive consists of original born-digital files and a small amount of physical material, including drawings, transparencies, slides, and promotional materials.
1994-2004
Neil Denari Interrupted Projections project records
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AP168
Synopsis:
The Neil Denari Interrupted Projections project records, 1994-2004 (predominant 1994-1996), document the development and installation of Denari’s show “Interrupted Projections” at Gallery MA in Tokyo, Japan. The archive consists of original born-digital files and a small amount of physical material, including drawings, transparencies, slides, and promotional materials.
archives
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Fonds
1994-2004
born digital
ARCH252218
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Labelled: "UN Studio; Van Berkel & Bos". Annotations on the original physical media: "UN Studio; IFCCA Animations; 06/99". Prevalent file formats: Tagged Image File Format, Quicktime, unidentified file format.
1998-1999
Presentation materials for the IFCCA competition, CD-R, 650 MB
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ARCH252218
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Labelled: "UN Studio; Van Berkel & Bos". Annotations on the original physical media: "UN Studio; IFCCA Animations; 06/99". Prevalent file formats: Tagged Image File Format, Quicktime, unidentified file format.
born digital
1998-1999