Combining enthusiasm for the radically new world view of cubist art with a desire to establish an autonomous aesthetic as well as political presence, the Czech cubists produced not only powerful visionary work, but also went beyond theory to practice. Czech Cubism: Architecture and Design, 1910–1925 brings together the work of a group of Czech artists, architects, and(...)
Main galleries
10 June 1992 to 2 August 1992
Czech Cubism: Architecture and Design, 1910–1925
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Combining enthusiasm for the radically new world view of cubist art with a desire to establish an autonomous aesthetic as well as political presence, the Czech cubists produced not only powerful visionary work, but also went beyond theory to practice. Czech Cubism: Architecture and Design, 1910–1925 brings together the work of a group of Czech artists, architects, and(...)
Main galleries
Individuals act as their own historians, suppressing some stories and emphasizing others. But at the scale of nations and cultures, and especially in this age of ubiquitous digital memory, it has become more difficult to forget. Building on questions about history and its uses, raised by exhibitions like Educating Architects: Four Courses by Kenneth Frampton and Besides,(...)
7 December 2017
Come and Forget the Internet, with Evgeny Morozov
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Individuals act as their own historians, suppressing some stories and emphasizing others. But at the scale of nations and cultures, and especially in this age of ubiquitous digital memory, it has become more difficult to forget. Building on questions about history and its uses, raised by exhibitions like Educating Architects: Four Courses by Kenneth Frampton and Besides,(...)
Individuals act as their own historians, suppressing some stories and emphasizing others. But at the scale of nations and cultures, and especially in this age of ubiquitous digital memory, it has become more difficult to forget. Building on questions about history and its uses, raised by exhibitions like Educating Architects: Four Courses by Kenneth Frampton and Besides,(...)
Craig Hodgetts
29 March 2018
Come and Forget the Grid, with Craig Hodgetts
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Individuals act as their own historians, suppressing some stories and emphasizing others. But at the scale of nations and cultures, and especially in this age of ubiquitous digital memory, it has become more difficult to forget. Building on questions about history and its uses, raised by exhibitions like Educating Architects: Four Courses by Kenneth Frampton and Besides,(...)
Craig Hodgetts
Individuals act as their own historians, suppressing some stories and emphasizing others. But at the scale of nations and cultures, and especially in this age of ubiquitous digital memory, it has become more difficult to forget. Building on questions about history and its uses, raised by exhibitions like Educating Architects: Four Courses by Kenneth Frampton and Besides,(...)
Johannes Grenzfurthner
12 April 2018
Come and Forget the Counterculture, with Johannes Grenzfurthner
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Individuals act as their own historians, suppressing some stories and emphasizing others. But at the scale of nations and cultures, and especially in this age of ubiquitous digital memory, it has become more difficult to forget. Building on questions about history and its uses, raised by exhibitions like Educating Architects: Four Courses by Kenneth Frampton and Besides,(...)
Johannes Grenzfurthner
drawings
ARCH260936
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Reference drawings of Red Deer College, Trades & Technologies additions and renovations (Stevenson Raines Barrett Christie Hutton Seton & Partners) - complete sets of architectural, food services, structural, mechanical, and electrical plans.
1981
Reference drawings of Red Deer College, Trades & Technologies additions and renovations
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ARCH260936
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Reference drawings of Red Deer College, Trades & Technologies additions and renovations (Stevenson Raines Barrett Christie Hutton Seton & Partners) - complete sets of architectural, food services, structural, mechanical, and electrical plans.
drawings
1981
textual records
ARCH158275
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Chemise comprenant, entre autres, une invitation modifiée à participer au concours de Recherche et développement de l’IRAC et de l’OAQ dans le cadre du Festival d’architecture de l’IRAC tenu en juin 1997 ; une correspondance relative à la soumission par Roger D’Astous de son projet pour la Bibliothèque nationale du Japon (1996) ; un texte de Roger D’Astous expliquant l’aspect innovateur de son projet ; un communiqué de presse donnant le nom des gagnants dont notamment celui de Roger D’Astous, dans la catégorie de projets architecturaux novateurs qui ont un fort potentiel à générer des activités technologiques novatrices ; et une attestation à l’effet que Roger D’Astous s’est vu octroyer un trophée comme gagnant de la catégorie Grands projets d’architecture porteurs de technologies.
1996-1997, surtout 1997
Invitation modifiée à participer au concours de Recherche et développement de l’IRAC
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ARCH158275
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Chemise comprenant, entre autres, une invitation modifiée à participer au concours de Recherche et développement de l’IRAC et de l’OAQ dans le cadre du Festival d’architecture de l’IRAC tenu en juin 1997 ; une correspondance relative à la soumission par Roger D’Astous de son projet pour la Bibliothèque nationale du Japon (1996) ; un texte de Roger D’Astous expliquant l’aspect innovateur de son projet ; un communiqué de presse donnant le nom des gagnants dont notamment celui de Roger D’Astous, dans la catégorie de projets architecturaux novateurs qui ont un fort potentiel à générer des activités technologiques novatrices ; et une attestation à l’effet que Roger D’Astous s’est vu octroyer un trophée comme gagnant de la catégorie Grands projets d’architecture porteurs de technologies.
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1996-1997, surtout 1997
The three recipients of this years Power Corporation of Canada Award, Lisa Chow (McGill University), Michèle Curtis (Carleton University), and Geneviève Depelteau (University of British Columbia), present the findings of their three-month research residency at the CCA, during which they studied the rise of an environmental consciousness in architecture and landscape(...)
Shaughnessy House
1 September 2016, 6pm
Is the Problem... Still the Environment?
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The three recipients of this years Power Corporation of Canada Award, Lisa Chow (McGill University), Michèle Curtis (Carleton University), and Geneviève Depelteau (University of British Columbia), present the findings of their three-month research residency at the CCA, during which they studied the rise of an environmental consciousness in architecture and landscape(...)
Shaughnessy House
I for Interface
(Part II)
The second in a series of two events, this is a participatory design workshop that gathers residents and people interested in how information technology can improve the urban experience of Montreal.
8 December 2012, 2pm - 5pm
I for Interface
(Part II)
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The second in a series of two events, this is a participatory design workshop that gathers residents and people interested in how information technology can improve the urban experience of Montreal.
New towns created by private enterprise in the early years of the twentieth century bear witness to the confluence of economic, social, and political forces at work in shaping urban forms. Built quickly and expensively, these towns thoroughly planned to sustain industrial profits, relying on social control to ensure the hegemony of the ruling class. This exhibition traces(...)
Main galleries
6 March 1996 to 26 May 1996
Power and Planning: Industrial Towns in Québec, 1890-1950
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New towns created by private enterprise in the early years of the twentieth century bear witness to the confluence of economic, social, and political forces at work in shaping urban forms. Built quickly and expensively, these towns thoroughly planned to sustain industrial profits, relying on social control to ensure the hegemony of the ruling class. This exhibition traces(...)
Main galleries
ARCH285401
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A video program on the topic of sustainable building technologies with a focus on fibre concrete roofing, shot on location in Kenya. The recording features narration and interviews. The film created by the Building Advisory Service and Information Network (BASIN).
1990
Video recording of a program on Sustainable Building Technologies: Fibre Concrete Roofing
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ARCH285401
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A video program on the topic of sustainable building technologies with a focus on fibre concrete roofing, shot on location in Kenya. The recording features narration and interviews. The film created by the Building Advisory Service and Information Network (BASIN).
1990