According to a Chinese legend well-known in Japan, a giant katsura tree was planted on the moon, inspiring the proverb, “We can see the katsura on the moon with our eyes, but we cannot touch it with our hands.” The saying celebrates the quest for an absolute and is a fitting epigraph for Departure for Katsura, which pursues issues of self-identity and personal(...)
Octagonal gallery, hall cases, and Sottsass Room
9 December 1998 to 28 March 1999
Irene F. Whittome: Departure for Katsura
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According to a Chinese legend well-known in Japan, a giant katsura tree was planted on the moon, inspiring the proverb, “We can see the katsura on the moon with our eyes, but we cannot touch it with our hands.” The saying celebrates the quest for an absolute and is a fitting epigraph for Departure for Katsura, which pursues issues of self-identity and personal(...)
Octagonal gallery, hall cases, and Sottsass Room
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Visiting Scholars 1999–2000
Theme: The Baroque Phenomenon beyond Rome: Mark Dorrian, Department of Architecture, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom Topic: Baroque Deformation Martina Frank, Department of History, Università degli studi di Udine, Italy Topic: Luca Danesi et le baroque vénitien Indra McEwen, National Theatre School of Canada, Montreal, Canada Subject: The State of(...)
January 2000 to August 2000
Visiting Scholars 1999–2000
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Theme: The Baroque Phenomenon beyond Rome: Mark Dorrian, Department of Architecture, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom Topic: Baroque Deformation Martina Frank, Department of History, Università degli studi di Udine, Italy Topic: Luca Danesi et le baroque vénitien Indra McEwen, National Theatre School of Canada, Montreal, Canada Subject: The State of(...)
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January 2000 to
August 2000
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Speeches and Articles
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notes, typescripts and publications - "La Faculté de l'Aménagement de l'Université de Montréal", "Présentation de Monsieur Norman McLaren", speech for the Conférence nationale de l'information sur la construction, "Thoughts on Urban Research and Development", "The Design Professions" in The Business Quarterly, "Manpower vs free-choice? est-ce réaliste?" in University Affairs
1969 - 1974
Speeches and Articles
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notes, typescripts and publications - "La Faculté de l'Aménagement de l'Université de Montréal", "Présentation de Monsieur Norman McLaren", speech for the Conférence nationale de l'information sur la construction, "Thoughts on Urban Research and Development", "The Design Professions" in The Business Quarterly, "Manpower vs free-choice? est-ce réaliste?" in University Affairs
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1969 - 1974
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Adresses and articles
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Titles include - "Automation and Training in the Construction Industry", "The Design of a More Human Environment", "Thoughts on Urban Research and Development", "La Faculté de l'Aménagement de l'Université de Montréal", "Colour and Children", Convocation Address University of Concordia, "Systemia and Academia: a tale of two universities", "The Design Professions", "Knowledge and Credibility in Architectural Education"
1961 - 1977
Adresses and articles
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Titles include - "Automation and Training in the Construction Industry", "The Design of a More Human Environment", "Thoughts on Urban Research and Development", "La Faculté de l'Aménagement de l'Université de Montréal", "Colour and Children", Convocation Address University of Concordia, "Systemia and Academia: a tale of two universities", "The Design Professions", "Knowledge and Credibility in Architectural Education"
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1961 - 1977
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Comptabilité : projets
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14 cartables et 3 liasses incluant des feuilles d'heures, des résumés de dépenses, relatifs au « Cour Suprême », au « St-Basil's Seminary », à « l'Université de Montréal » (1960-1961), au « St-Michael's College Administration Building », au « St-Michael's College », au « National Printing Bureau », au « Parc Jarry ».
1941-1961
Comptabilité : projets
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14 cartables et 3 liasses incluant des feuilles d'heures, des résumés de dépenses, relatifs au « Cour Suprême », au « St-Basil's Seminary », à « l'Université de Montréal » (1960-1961), au « St-Michael's College Administration Building », au « St-Michael's College », au « National Printing Bureau », au « Parc Jarry ».
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1941-1961
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Copies des contrats
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Copies des contrats et testaments, incluant des demandes de renseignements, des coupures de presse, des factures, parmi les projets: Résidence de Fred Béique; Église Saint-Ambroise; Église Saint-Louis-de-France; Hôpital Bourg Maria; Imprimerie Nationale; Grand Séminaire de Québec; Hôtel-Dieu de Sorel; Institut de Microbiologie et d'Hygiène de l'Université de Montréal; Cour Suprême. Comprend aussi un classeur à anneaux dite « Liste des construction » avec les numéros des projets et listes de dessins.
1927-1977
Copies des contrats
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Copies des contrats et testaments, incluant des demandes de renseignements, des coupures de presse, des factures, parmi les projets: Résidence de Fred Béique; Église Saint-Ambroise; Église Saint-Louis-de-France; Hôpital Bourg Maria; Imprimerie Nationale; Grand Séminaire de Québec; Hôtel-Dieu de Sorel; Institut de Microbiologie et d'Hygiène de l'Université de Montréal; Cour Suprême. Comprend aussi un classeur à anneaux dite « Liste des construction » avec les numéros des projets et listes de dessins.
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1927-1977
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AP113
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The Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) - New Campus Center Competition fonds documents the projects of 4 of the 5 finalists (Eisenman, Hadid, Jahn/Sobek and Sejima/Nishizawa) of the international competition Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Design Competition for the University’s New Campus Center held by the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) of Chicago in November 1996. The fonds contains 20 presentation panels and 7 models. _____________________ Le Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) - New Campus Center Competition fonds documentent les projets soumis par 4 des 5 finalistes (Eisenman, Hadid, Jahn/Sobek et Sejima/Nishizawa) au concours international Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Design Competition for the University’s New Campus Center lancé par l’Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) de Chicago en novembre 1996. Le fonds contient 20 panneaux de présentation et 7 maquettes.
[1997]-1998
IIT - New Campus Center Competition fonds
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The Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) - New Campus Center Competition fonds documents the projects of 4 of the 5 finalists (Eisenman, Hadid, Jahn/Sobek and Sejima/Nishizawa) of the international competition Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Design Competition for the University’s New Campus Center held by the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) of Chicago in November 1996. The fonds contains 20 presentation panels and 7 models. _____________________ Le Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) - New Campus Center Competition fonds documentent les projets soumis par 4 des 5 finalistes (Eisenman, Hadid, Jahn/Sobek et Sejima/Nishizawa) au concours international Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Design Competition for the University’s New Campus Center lancé par l’Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) de Chicago en novembre 1996. Le fonds contient 20 panneaux de présentation et 7 maquettes.
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[1997]-1998
drawings
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Plans de localisation; sous-sols et fondations : plans des colonnes, détails des murs de fondations extérieurs, plans des drains aux 2e et 3e sous-sols, plan des principales conduites d'eau, tableaux des tuyaux, plan et coupe du tunnel proposé liant le Palais de justice et l'annexe; détails des escaliers et des ascenseurs; élévations extérieures de la nouvelle mezzanine rues Saint-Vincent et Sainte-Thérèse; plan du 3e étage montrant l'aménagement temporaire de la Faculté de droit de l'Université de Montréal (affaire 2402).
circa 1920
Plans d'étages, détails des murs et plans des conduites d'eau
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Plans de localisation; sous-sols et fondations : plans des colonnes, détails des murs de fondations extérieurs, plans des drains aux 2e et 3e sous-sols, plan des principales conduites d'eau, tableaux des tuyaux, plan et coupe du tunnel proposé liant le Palais de justice et l'annexe; détails des escaliers et des ascenseurs; élévations extérieures de la nouvelle mezzanine rues Saint-Vincent et Sainte-Thérèse; plan du 3e étage montrant l'aménagement temporaire de la Faculté de droit de l'Université de Montréal (affaire 2402).
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circa 1920
In this talk, titled Design the place for people to meet, Manabu Chiba will explain his approach to design with an emphasis on realizing architecture as a facilitator for new place-to-place, person-to-person and people-to-place interactions. His work attempts to reveal the context of a site and create formal simplicity, in order to nurture relationships among(...)
11 February 2016
Manabu Chiba wants to speak with you
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In this talk, titled Design the place for people to meet, Manabu Chiba will explain his approach to design with an emphasis on realizing architecture as a facilitator for new place-to-place, person-to-person and people-to-place interactions. His work attempts to reveal the context of a site and create formal simplicity, in order to nurture relationships among(...)
Architecture as Evidence
Architecture as Evidence presents a set of materials gathered during a forensic analysis of the architecture of Auschwitz. It assembles plaster casts of blueprints, letters, contractor bills, and photographs, as well as two reconstructed monuments (a gas column and a gas-tight hatch), which together provide tangible evidence that Auschwitz was designed by its architects(...)
Octagonal gallery
16 June 2016 to 11 September 2016
Architecture as Evidence
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Architecture as Evidence presents a set of materials gathered during a forensic analysis of the architecture of Auschwitz. It assembles plaster casts of blueprints, letters, contractor bills, and photographs, as well as two reconstructed monuments (a gas column and a gas-tight hatch), which together provide tangible evidence that Auschwitz was designed by its architects(...)
Octagonal gallery