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Architect James Frazer Stirling’s work has resisted characterization because of its radical shifts in influence, named by others as prewar modernism to Neoclassicism, Rationalism and Brutalism to Postmodernism. But the continuity of his thinking emerges through the quantity and variety of material in the James Stirling/Michael Wilford Archive, a tool for understanding an(...)
Architect James Frazer Stirling’s work has resisted characterization because of its radical shifts in influence, named by others as prewar modernism to Neoclassicism, Rationalism and Brutalism to Postmodernism. But the continuity of his thinking emerges through the quantity and variety of material in the James Stirling/Michael Wilford Archive, a tool for understanding an(...)
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Main galleries
Main galleries
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16 May 2012 to 14 October 2012
16 May 2012 to 14 October 2012
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Notes from the Archive: James Frazer Stirling
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Architect James Frazer Stirling’s work has resisted characterization because of its radical shifts in influence, named by others as prewar modernism to Neoclassicism, Rationalism and Brutalism to Postmodernism. But the continuity of his thinking emerges through the quantity and variety of material in the James Stirling/Michael Wilford Archive, a tool for understanding an(...)
Notes from the Archive: James Frazer Stirling
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Architect James Frazer Stirling’s work has resisted characterization because of its radical shifts in influence, named by others as prewar modernism to Neoclassicism, Rationalism and Brutalism to Postmodernism. But the continuity of his thinking emerges through the quantity and variety of material in the James Stirling/Michael Wilford Archive, a tool for understanding an(...)
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exhibitions
exhibitions
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16 May 2012 to
14 October 2012
16 May 2012 to
14 October 2012
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Main galleries
Main galleries
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articles
articles
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Topology and Tracing Paper
Topology and Tracing Paper
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Fala Atelier on the Umberto Riva fonds
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photographs
photographs
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DR2012:0012:112:003
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Binder containing transparencies related to the following projects from 1990 to 2002: - Parable series, 1989-1995 (13 transparencies, including 2 duplicates); - Mott Haven, on the run 1992 (2 transparencies, including 1 duplicate); - In flight series, 1993-1995 (8 transparencies, including 4 duplicates); - The American city, 1996-2000 (2 transparencies); - Fathers and sons, 1996-1997 (1 transparency); - Cities on the run, 1996-1998 (2 transparencies; 2 additional transparencies and the one negative appear to also be part of this series); - Cities on the move, 1997-2002 (4 transparencies). Spine includes label, imprinted: MC ARTWORK / 1990 + TRANSPARENCIES
DR2012:0012:112:003
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Binder containing transparencies related to the following projects from 1990 to 2002: - Parable series, 1989-1995 (13 transparencies, including 2 duplicates); - Mott Haven, on the run 1992 (2 transparencies, including 1 duplicate); - In flight series, 1993-1995 (8 transparencies, including 4 duplicates); - The American city, 1996-2000 (2 transparencies); - Fathers and sons, 1996-1997 (1 transparency); - Cities on the run, 1996-1998 (2 transparencies; 2 additional transparencies and the one negative appear to also be part of this series); - Cities on the move, 1997-2002 (4 transparencies). Spine includes label, imprinted: MC ARTWORK / 1990 + TRANSPARENCIES
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1992-2002
1992-2002
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Photographs of various artworks from Melvin Charney's projects
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DR2012:0012:112:003
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Binder containing transparencies related to the following projects from 1990 to 2002: - Parable series, 1989-1995 (13 transparencies, including 2 duplicates); - Mott Haven, on the run 1992 (2 transparencies, including 1 duplicate); - In flight series, 1993-1995 (8 transparencies, including 4 duplicates); - The American city, 1996-2000 (2 transparencies); - Fathers and sons, 1996-1997 (1 transparency); - Cities on the run, 1996-1998 (2 transparencies; 2 additional transparencies and the one negative appear to also be part of this series); - Cities on the move, 1997-2002 (4 transparencies). Spine includes label, imprinted: MC ARTWORK / 1990 + TRANSPARENCIES
Photographs of various artworks from Melvin Charney's projects
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DR2012:0012:112:003
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Binder containing transparencies related to the following projects from 1990 to 2002: - Parable series, 1989-1995 (13 transparencies, including 2 duplicates); - Mott Haven, on the run 1992 (2 transparencies, including 1 duplicate); - In flight series, 1993-1995 (8 transparencies, including 4 duplicates); - The American city, 1996-2000 (2 transparencies); - Fathers and sons, 1996-1997 (1 transparency); - Cities on the run, 1996-1998 (2 transparencies; 2 additional transparencies and the one negative appear to also be part of this series); - Cities on the move, 1997-2002 (4 transparencies). Spine includes label, imprinted: MC ARTWORK / 1990 + TRANSPARENCIES
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photographs
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1992-2002
1992-2002
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The formaldehyde-based resins that bind pressed woods are an overlooked, yet foundational, agent in the homemaking and technological dreamworlds of mid-twentieth century North America. Formaldehyde, an irritant, allergen, neurotoxin, and carcinogen, undergirds much of the comfort, security, and affordability of the modern home. In this talk Nicholas Shapiro tracks(...)
The formaldehyde-based resins that bind pressed woods are an overlooked, yet foundational, agent in the homemaking and technological dreamworlds of mid-twentieth century North America. Formaldehyde, an irritant, allergen, neurotoxin, and carcinogen, undergirds much of the comfort, security, and affordability of the modern home. In this talk Nicholas Shapiro tracks(...)
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9 March 2017
9 March 2017
Title:
When Shelter Becomes Exposure
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The formaldehyde-based resins that bind pressed woods are an overlooked, yet foundational, agent in the homemaking and technological dreamworlds of mid-twentieth century North America. Formaldehyde, an irritant, allergen, neurotoxin, and carcinogen, undergirds much of the comfort, security, and affordability of the modern home. In this talk Nicholas Shapiro tracks(...)
When Shelter Becomes Exposure
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The formaldehyde-based resins that bind pressed woods are an overlooked, yet foundational, agent in the homemaking and technological dreamworlds of mid-twentieth century North America. Formaldehyde, an irritant, allergen, neurotoxin, and carcinogen, undergirds much of the comfort, security, and affordability of the modern home. In this talk Nicholas Shapiro tracks(...)
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9 March 2017
9 March 2017
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articles
articles
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A Story of Encounters
A Story of Encounters
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Francesco Garutti introduces Groundwork
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Forces of Friction
Forces of Friction
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The H-Block buildings of Maze Prison were a potent symbol of the often violent political struggles in Northern Ireland known today as the Troubles. The prison, opened in 1971 by the British government, was designed to keep apart warring loyalist and republican paramilitaries, the latter demanding to be treated as prisoners of war rather than criminals. As part of this(...)
The H-Block buildings of Maze Prison were a potent symbol of the often violent political struggles in Northern Ireland known today as the Troubles. The prison, opened in 1971 by the British government, was designed to keep apart warring loyalist and republican paramilitaries, the latter demanding to be treated as prisoners of war rather than criminals. As part of this(...)
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Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
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5 September 2013 to 12 January 2014
5 September 2013 to 12 January 2014
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H-BLOCK: Prison Housing – Donovan Wylie
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The H-Block buildings of Maze Prison were a potent symbol of the often violent political struggles in Northern Ireland known today as the Troubles. The prison, opened in 1971 by the British government, was designed to keep apart warring loyalist and republican paramilitaries, the latter demanding to be treated as prisoners of war rather than criminals. As part of this(...)
H-BLOCK: Prison Housing – Donovan Wylie
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The H-Block buildings of Maze Prison were a potent symbol of the often violent political struggles in Northern Ireland known today as the Troubles. The prison, opened in 1971 by the British government, was designed to keep apart warring loyalist and republican paramilitaries, the latter demanding to be treated as prisoners of war rather than criminals. As part of this(...)
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exhibitions
exhibitions
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5 September 2013 to
12 January 2014
5 September 2013 to
12 January 2014
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Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
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In 1929, Ilse Bing bought a Leica camera and started a photographic career that took her from Frankfurt to New York via Paris. While still in Frankfurt, she was commissioned by architect and urban planner Mart Stam to undertake a photographic survey of the modern buildings that were being erected in the city, including the Henry and Emma Budge-Heim H-block building. Built(...)
In 1929, Ilse Bing bought a Leica camera and started a photographic career that took her from Frankfurt to New York via Paris. While still in Frankfurt, she was commissioned by architect and urban planner Mart Stam to undertake a photographic survey of the modern buildings that were being erected in the city, including the Henry and Emma Budge-Heim H-block building. Built(...)
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Hall cases
Hall cases
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5 September 2013 to 5 December 2013
5 September 2013 to 5 December 2013
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H-BLOCK: Social Housing – Ilse Bing
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In 1929, Ilse Bing bought a Leica camera and started a photographic career that took her from Frankfurt to New York via Paris. While still in Frankfurt, she was commissioned by architect and urban planner Mart Stam to undertake a photographic survey of the modern buildings that were being erected in the city, including the Henry and Emma Budge-Heim H-block building. Built(...)
H-BLOCK: Social Housing – Ilse Bing
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In 1929, Ilse Bing bought a Leica camera and started a photographic career that took her from Frankfurt to New York via Paris. While still in Frankfurt, she was commissioned by architect and urban planner Mart Stam to undertake a photographic survey of the modern buildings that were being erected in the city, including the Henry and Emma Budge-Heim H-block building. Built(...)
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exhibitions
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5 September 2013 to
5 December 2013
5 September 2013 to
5 December 2013
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Hall cases
Hall cases
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events
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Focusing on the beginnings of photography, James S. Ackerman, 2001 CCA Mellon Senior Fellow,explores what photography introduced to the conventions of architectural representation and what were the sources of this new system of vision. The subject of Ackerman’s lecture springs from his research on architectural photography and on the origins of the conventions of(...)
Focusing on the beginnings of photography, James S. Ackerman, 2001 CCA Mellon Senior Fellow,explores what photography introduced to the conventions of architectural representation and what were the sources of this new system of vision. The subject of Ackerman’s lecture springs from his research on architectural photography and on the origins of the conventions of(...)
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Paul Desmarais Theatre
Paul Desmarais Theatre
Date:
4 December 2001
4 December 2001
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James S. Ackerman: On the Origins of Architectural Photography
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Focusing on the beginnings of photography, James S. Ackerman, 2001 CCA Mellon Senior Fellow,explores what photography introduced to the conventions of architectural representation and what were the sources of this new system of vision. The subject of Ackerman’s lecture springs from his research on architectural photography and on the origins of the conventions of(...)
James S. Ackerman: On the Origins of Architectural Photography
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Focusing on the beginnings of photography, James S. Ackerman, 2001 CCA Mellon Senior Fellow,explores what photography introduced to the conventions of architectural representation and what were the sources of this new system of vision. The subject of Ackerman’s lecture springs from his research on architectural photography and on the origins of the conventions of(...)
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events
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4 December 2001
4 December 2001
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Paul Desmarais Theatre
Paul Desmarais Theatre
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Dissections brings together several works by Vancouver-based artist Geoffrey Smedley and reflects on many disciplines such as the history of science, geometry, philosophy, and architecture. The exhibition takes the form of a cabinet theatre in the mode of the absurd, staging the mythic figure of Descartes’ Clown, a neurotic and insecure robot that dissects himself with(...)
Dissections brings together several works by Vancouver-based artist Geoffrey Smedley and reflects on many disciplines such as the history of science, geometry, philosophy, and architecture. The exhibition takes the form of a cabinet theatre in the mode of the absurd, staging the mythic figure of Descartes’ Clown, a neurotic and insecure robot that dissects himself with(...)
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Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
Date:
6 June 2013 to 11 August 2013
6 June 2013 to 11 August 2013
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Dissections: Geoffrey Smedley
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Dissections brings together several works by Vancouver-based artist Geoffrey Smedley and reflects on many disciplines such as the history of science, geometry, philosophy, and architecture. The exhibition takes the form of a cabinet theatre in the mode of the absurd, staging the mythic figure of Descartes’ Clown, a neurotic and insecure robot that dissects himself with(...)
Dissections: Geoffrey Smedley
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Dissections brings together several works by Vancouver-based artist Geoffrey Smedley and reflects on many disciplines such as the history of science, geometry, philosophy, and architecture. The exhibition takes the form of a cabinet theatre in the mode of the absurd, staging the mythic figure of Descartes’ Clown, a neurotic and insecure robot that dissects himself with(...)
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exhibitions
exhibitions
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6 June 2013 to
11 August 2013
6 June 2013 to
11 August 2013
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Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
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exhibitions
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The exhibition presents a work by American artist Lewis Baltz that provokes critical thought on the relationships between architecture, landscape, and photography. The New Industrial Parks is part of a monographic series developed in the 1970s (The Tract Houses, Maryland, Nevada and Park City) that deals with wide-ranging cultural and philosophical questions about(...)
The exhibition presents a work by American artist Lewis Baltz that provokes critical thought on the relationships between architecture, landscape, and photography. The New Industrial Parks is part of a monographic series developed in the 1970s (The Tract Houses, Maryland, Nevada and Park City) that deals with wide-ranging cultural and philosophical questions about(...)
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Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
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18 April 2002 to 29 September 2002
18 April 2002 to 29 September 2002
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Lewis Baltz: The New Industrial Parks Near Irvine, California
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The exhibition presents a work by American artist Lewis Baltz that provokes critical thought on the relationships between architecture, landscape, and photography. The New Industrial Parks is part of a monographic series developed in the 1970s (The Tract Houses, Maryland, Nevada and Park City) that deals with wide-ranging cultural and philosophical questions about(...)
Lewis Baltz: The New Industrial Parks Near Irvine, California
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The exhibition presents a work by American artist Lewis Baltz that provokes critical thought on the relationships between architecture, landscape, and photography. The New Industrial Parks is part of a monographic series developed in the 1970s (The Tract Houses, Maryland, Nevada and Park City) that deals with wide-ranging cultural and philosophical questions about(...)
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exhibitions
exhibitions
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18 April 2002 to
29 September 2002
18 April 2002 to
29 September 2002
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Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
