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(...)
Twenty-two colour photographs reveal Ernest Cormier’s central pavilion of the Université de Montréal as an integral part of the Montréal urban landscape and as a complex, varied spatial experience. The exhibition originated in a commission to Gabor Szilasi by the CCA when research into the Fonds Cormier revealed a major gap in the photographic documentation of the(...)
Octagonal gallery
2 May 1990 to 28 October 1990
Sighting the Université de Montréal: Photographs by Gabor Szilasi
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Twenty-two colour photographs reveal Ernest Cormier’s central pavilion of the Université de Montréal as an integral part of the Montréal urban landscape and as a complex, varied spatial experience. The exhibition originated in a commission to Gabor Szilasi by the CCA when research into the Fonds Cormier revealed a major gap in the photographic documentation of the(...)
Octagonal gallery
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(...)
Main galleries
26 November 2008 to 19 April 2009
Actions: What You Can Do With the City
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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(...)
Main galleries
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32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Montréal, Québec, Canada : Centre canadien d'architecture/Canadian Centre for Architecture, ©1990.
L'architecture en jeux : jeux de construction du CCA = Buildings in boxes : architectural toys from the CCA.
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32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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Montréal, Québec, Canada : Centre canadien d'architecture/Canadian Centre for Architecture, ©1990.
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130 p. : ill., plans, facsims. ; 27 cm.
Paris : Dunod, [c1982]
Espaces de jeux : espace de vie / Xavier de La Salle.
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130 p. : ill., plans, facsims. ; 27 cm.
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Paris : Dunod, [c1982]
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xvi, 182 pages [18] pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 20 cm
Québec : [O.T.J.], 1947 (Impr. Ernest Tremblay)
Guide du terrain de jeux / Alfred Leblond.
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xvi, 182 pages [18] pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 20 cm
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Québec : [O.T.J.], 1947 (Impr. Ernest Tremblay)
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12 items : ill. ; 92 cm. or smaller
L'architecture en jeux : jeux de construction du CCA = Buildings in boxes : architectural toys from the CCA : exhibition products, 1990.
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12 items : ill. ; 92 cm. or smaller
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La ville en jeux = Toy town.
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47 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
[Montréal] : Centre canadien d'architecture/Canadian Centre for Architecture, ©1997.
La ville en jeux = Toy town.
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47 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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[Montréal] : Centre canadien d'architecture/Canadian Centre for Architecture, ©1997.
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12 items : ill. ; 97 cm. or smaller
La ville en jeux = Toy town : exhibition products, 1997.
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12 items : ill. ; 97 cm. or smaller
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viii, 142 pages, 5 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, music ; 24 cm
Paris : A. Colin, 1920.
Chansons animées avec jeux, gestes, danses / Poésies de Maurice Bouchor. Mélodies recueillies et transcrites par Mme. H. Régnier, harmonisées par Jules de Brayer. Figures schématiques de Andre Meaux-Saint-Marc ...
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viii, 142 pages, 5 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, music ; 24 cm
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Paris : A. Colin, 1920.