The drawings presented in this exhibition are annotated to show the Italian Renaissance master architect Andrea Palladio as a draughtsman considering a blank sheet of paper. Palladio at Work considers a life sustained by drawing, the process by which Palladio’s design was developed, argued, and communicated. Curated by Guido Beltramini and Charles Hind. Co-organized with(...)
Octagonal gallery
3 March 2011 to 22 May 2011
Palladio at Work: An annotated exhibition
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The drawings presented in this exhibition are annotated to show the Italian Renaissance master architect Andrea Palladio as a draughtsman considering a blank sheet of paper. Palladio at Work considers a life sustained by drawing, the process by which Palladio’s design was developed, argued, and communicated. Curated by Guido Beltramini and Charles Hind. Co-organized with(...)
Octagonal gallery
Mabel O. Wilson and Jordan Carver present the ongoing advocacy project Who Builds Your Architecture? (WBYA?), which asks architects and allied fields to better understand how the production of buildings connects their practices to migrant construction workers who build their designs. WBYA?, a group of designers, scholars, and activists based in New York City, has(...)
28 January 2016
Practicing Advocacy: Who Builds Your Architecture?
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Mabel O. Wilson and Jordan Carver present the ongoing advocacy project Who Builds Your Architecture? (WBYA?), which asks architects and allied fields to better understand how the production of buildings connects their practices to migrant construction workers who build their designs. WBYA?, a group of designers, scholars, and activists based in New York City, has(...)
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Eva Hollo Vecsei collection
CD041
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The Eva Hollo Vecsei collection documents the career of Hungarian-Canadian architect Eva Hollo Vecsei with a few materials from her husband’s, Andrei Vecsei, work. Records in this collection, ranging from 1959 to 2019, document key elements of several of Vecsei’s projects, including built and unbuilt designs.
1959-2019
Eva Hollo Vecsei collection
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The Eva Hollo Vecsei collection documents the career of Hungarian-Canadian architect Eva Hollo Vecsei with a few materials from her husband’s, Andrei Vecsei, work. Records in this collection, ranging from 1959 to 2019, document key elements of several of Vecsei’s projects, including built and unbuilt designs.
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1959-2019
Cornelia Hahn Oberlander: Ecological Landscapes demonstrates Oberlanders pioneering vision of socially conscious and environmentally sustainable landscape design in Canada. The exhibition presents a selection of projects executed in Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, Yellowknife, and Berlin over a period of more than 30 years. Drawings and writings from the CCA’s Oberlander(...)
Octagonal gallery
11 May 2006 to 30 July 2006
Cornelia Hahn Oberlander: Ecological Landscapes
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Cornelia Hahn Oberlander: Ecological Landscapes demonstrates Oberlanders pioneering vision of socially conscious and environmentally sustainable landscape design in Canada. The exhibition presents a selection of projects executed in Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, Yellowknife, and Berlin over a period of more than 30 years. Drawings and writings from the CCA’s Oberlander(...)
Octagonal gallery
textual records
AP206.S2.046
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File was originally housed in a binder along with content arranged in AP206.S2.045 and AP206.S2.047. This file includes the following papers: Untitled poems and papers, 1982 "The Wayside Dweller" "Human Settlements: A Self-sustaining Approach" "Tagore Theatre Chandigarh," 1982
1977-1998
Published and unpublished papers (folder 2 of 3)
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AP206.S2.046
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File was originally housed in a binder along with content arranged in AP206.S2.045 and AP206.S2.047. This file includes the following papers: Untitled poems and papers, 1982 "The Wayside Dweller" "Human Settlements: A Self-sustaining Approach" "Tagore Theatre Chandigarh," 1982
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1977-1998
Urban Diversity
Two members of the French collective Coloco, architect Nicolas Bonnenfant and landscape architect Miguel Georgieff, present their project “Habiter les Squelettes,” which aims to recover and renovate unfinished, abandoned structures or “urban skeletons”, giving rise to a new dimension in self-building: lifespan management, including that of everyday objects such as(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre
22 January 2009
Urban Diversity
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Two members of the French collective Coloco, architect Nicolas Bonnenfant and landscape architect Miguel Georgieff, present their project “Habiter les Squelettes,” which aims to recover and renovate unfinished, abandoned structures or “urban skeletons”, giving rise to a new dimension in self-building: lifespan management, including that of everyday objects such as(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre
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AP075
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The Cornelia Hahn Oberlander fonds documents Oberlander's professional activities as a landscape architect. It contains over 203 projects that span from 1950 to 2018 predominantly in Canada and in the United States, but also in Germany. The fonds is a complete record of Oberlander's work, and comprises her playground projects, roof gardens, and public space landscapes, as well as landscape designs for private residences, as well as administrative records from her practice, her professional engagements, and her research materials. The material in this fonds is dated from 1936 to 2021.
1936-2021
Cornelia Hahn Oberlander fonds
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AP075
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The Cornelia Hahn Oberlander fonds documents Oberlander's professional activities as a landscape architect. It contains over 203 projects that span from 1950 to 2018 predominantly in Canada and in the United States, but also in Germany. The fonds is a complete record of Oberlander's work, and comprises her playground projects, roof gardens, and public space landscapes, as well as landscape designs for private residences, as well as administrative records from her practice, her professional engagements, and her research materials. The material in this fonds is dated from 1936 to 2021.
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1936-2021
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John C. Parkin fonds
AP018
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The John C. Parkin fonds documents the professional career of Toronto-based architect John C. Parkin (1922-1988) at his firms John B. Parkin Associates and Parkin Architects Planners. Most materials in this fonds record 347 architectural projects covering the years 1947-1987. John C. Parkin’s professional involvement in the arts and architecture, his firms’ activities, and his professional achievements are also recorded.
1929-1987
John C. Parkin fonds
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The John C. Parkin fonds documents the professional career of Toronto-based architect John C. Parkin (1922-1988) at his firms John B. Parkin Associates and Parkin Architects Planners. Most materials in this fonds record 347 architectural projects covering the years 1947-1987. John C. Parkin’s professional involvement in the arts and architecture, his firms’ activities, and his professional achievements are also recorded.
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1929-1987
textual records
AP206.S2.029
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File was originally housed in a binder along with content arranged in AP206.S2.024, AP206.S2.025, AP206.S2.026, AP206.S2.027 and AP206.S2.028. This file includes the following papers: "Human Settlements: A Self-Sustaining Approach" Letters to Aditya Prakash from Audrey Rose
1972-1978
Unpublished papers (folder 6 of 6)
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AP206.S2.029
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File was originally housed in a binder along with content arranged in AP206.S2.024, AP206.S2.025, AP206.S2.026, AP206.S2.027 and AP206.S2.028. This file includes the following papers: "Human Settlements: A Self-Sustaining Approach" Letters to Aditya Prakash from Audrey Rose
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1972-1978
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