Adieu, Mel
In a conversation about the career of late artist-architect Melvin Charney, the CCA pays tribute to his work. Charney, who died on 17 September, 2012, was a close friend of the CCA, having developed and designed its sculpture garden. During this tribute, George Baird, Serge Carreau, Odile Decq, Alan J. Knight and Gwendolyn Owens explore his unique approach to the(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
23 January 2013 , 6pm
Adieu, Mel
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In a conversation about the career of late artist-architect Melvin Charney, the CCA pays tribute to his work. Charney, who died on 17 September, 2012, was a close friend of the CCA, having developed and designed its sculpture garden. During this tribute, George Baird, Serge Carreau, Odile Decq, Alan J. Knight and Gwendolyn Owens explore his unique approach to the(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
ARCH293109
circa 1995-1996
ARCH293110
circa 1995-1996
photographs
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20 diapositive(s)
ARCH262296
Portrait de John Patkau, Patricia Patkau et Michael Cunningham et son étiquette
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photographs
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20 diapositive(s)
PH2018:0005:024
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Photograph by Stefano Graziani of the following work: Charles Rohault de Fleury, design development drawings for a «Galerie de zoologie», Museum national d'historie naturelle, Paris, mid 19th century, from Album Museum national d'historie naturelle, Charles de Rohault de Fleury collection, DR1974:0002:024:001-079, Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal Questioning Pictures is a 36 photograph project commissioned by Fondazione Prada, Milan. Artist Stefano Graziani investigates archival and conservation systems in a number of museums. Through photographing museum objects, Graziani, focusing on the relationship between photographs, the museum objects and the power structures at play within institutions. The museums include the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) in Montréal, Canada; Sir John Soane’s Museum in London, UK; the Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland; Museum Insel Hombroich in Neuss, Germany; the Museo di Castelvecchio in Verona, Italy; and the Plaster Cast Gallery at Museo Canova in Possagno, Italy.
2017
Questioning Pictures: Photograph of design development drawings for a «Galerie de zoologie» by Charles Rohault de Fleury, mid 19th century
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PH2018:0005:024
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Photograph by Stefano Graziani of the following work: Charles Rohault de Fleury, design development drawings for a «Galerie de zoologie», Museum national d'historie naturelle, Paris, mid 19th century, from Album Museum national d'historie naturelle, Charles de Rohault de Fleury collection, DR1974:0002:024:001-079, Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal Questioning Pictures is a 36 photograph project commissioned by Fondazione Prada, Milan. Artist Stefano Graziani investigates archival and conservation systems in a number of museums. Through photographing museum objects, Graziani, focusing on the relationship between photographs, the museum objects and the power structures at play within institutions. The museums include the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) in Montréal, Canada; Sir John Soane’s Museum in London, UK; the Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland; Museum Insel Hombroich in Neuss, Germany; the Museo di Castelvecchio in Verona, Italy; and the Plaster Cast Gallery at Museo Canova in Possagno, Italy.
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AP013.S1.D274
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File documents an executed project for an office and factory building in the Town of Mount Royal, Québec. Material in this file was produced between 1946 and 1953. File contains index cards, survey drawings, miscellaneous sketches, preliminary drawings, preliminary and design development drawings, working drawings, detail drawings, mechanical drawings, consultant drawings, a photograph, and textual documents.
1946-1953
Salada Tea Co. Offices and Factory
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AP013.S1.D274
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File documents an executed project for an office and factory building in the Town of Mount Royal, Québec. Material in this file was produced between 1946 and 1953. File contains index cards, survey drawings, miscellaneous sketches, preliminary drawings, preliminary and design development drawings, working drawings, detail drawings, mechanical drawings, consultant drawings, a photograph, and textual documents.
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1946-1953
research
Support Grants 2011
Luis Burriel Bielza, Somos.arquitectos Benoît Jacquet, Ecole Française d’Extrême-Orient, Paris Catherine Maumi, École nationale supérieure d’architecture de Grenoble Brendan Cormier, Canadian Archive for Urban Speculation and Enquiry
14 March 2011 to 28 November 2011
Support Grants 2011
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Luis Burriel Bielza, Somos.arquitectos Benoît Jacquet, Ecole Française d’Extrême-Orient, Paris Catherine Maumi, École nationale supérieure d’architecture de Grenoble Brendan Cormier, Canadian Archive for Urban Speculation and Enquiry
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14 March 2011 to
28 November 2011
photographs
ARCH256445
1967
photographs
1967
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AP012.S1.SS8.D9
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Le dossier est constitué de dessins, de reprographies et de documents textuels reliés au projet de bureau de poste et de régie des alcools à l'Expo 67 à Montréal pour le compte de la Compagnie canadienne de l'Exposition universelle de 1967.
1966
Bureau de poste et Régie des alcools, Expo 67
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AP012.S1.SS8.D9
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Le dossier est constitué de dessins, de reprographies et de documents textuels reliés au projet de bureau de poste et de régie des alcools à l'Expo 67 à Montréal pour le compte de la Compagnie canadienne de l'Exposition universelle de 1967.
Dossier 9
1966
drawings
ARCH161582
1966
drawings
1966