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AP022.S1.1972.PR12
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File documents a 66,000 square-foot museum for North-West aboriginal artifacts (completed 1976), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia. As of 2022, the building was in the process of being demolished in order to be rebuilt with the same architectural character. The upgrade of the building was deamed necessary for seismic improvements. File contains design development drawings, working drawings, photographs, textual records, and a model.
1972-1979
Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia
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AP022.S1.1972.PR12
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File documents a 66,000 square-foot museum for North-West aboriginal artifacts (completed 1976), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia. As of 2022, the building was in the process of being demolished in order to be rebuilt with the same architectural character. The upgrade of the building was deamed necessary for seismic improvements. File contains design development drawings, working drawings, photographs, textual records, and a model.
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1972-1979
Project
Old Montréal
AP027.S1.D17
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Study and plan for the rehabilitation of the Old City of Montréal. The study assesses the historical importance of the Old City and examines existing conditions of land use, circulation, parking, the present condition of buildings, property values and the architectural merit of the structures. Proposals and recommendations are summarized in the report. Reconstruction of the plans of the Old City of Montréal at significant stages of development up to 1962, from archival records.
urban planning
1961-1963
Old Montréal
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AP027.S1.D17
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Study and plan for the rehabilitation of the Old City of Montréal. The study assesses the historical importance of the Old City and examines existing conditions of land use, circulation, parking, the present condition of buildings, property values and the architectural merit of the structures. Proposals and recommendations are summarized in the report. Reconstruction of the plans of the Old City of Montréal at significant stages of development up to 1962, from archival records.
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1961-1963
urban planning
Project
Cottage High Legh
AP144.S2.D29
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File documents an executed project for a gamekeeper's cottage next to a pheasantry in High Legh, Cheshire, England, to replace an existing dilapidated lodge. An early alternative proposal shows a scheme for renovating the existing building. Inexpensive materials and simple construction methods were specified in order to cut costs; local builders could be engaged to construct the cottage ('Architectural Design', January 1971, p. 35). Price also designed an addition for Cottage, High Legh (1977) which was not constructed (AP144.S2.D104). Preliminary plans and sketches include details for windows, a custom built-in cabinet, wall sections, and perspectives. Design development drawings include developed details including ones for a custom-designed fireplace, site axonometric, axonometric of cottage exterior, interior perspective of dining room, and exterior perspective showing front entrance. Working drawings are almost complete, and include survey notes and drawings of the existing lodge; site and floor plans, sections, and elevations; details for a fireplace, cloakroom and metalwork; a schedule for windows, doors, and the interior finishes; an axonometric for the roof; and a landscaping plan. The project was published in "Cedric Price Supplement No. 2", 'Architectural Design', vol. 41, (January 1971), 35, and in Price, Cedric. 'Cedric Price-Works II' (London: Architectural Press, 1984), 36, 51, 113. Material in this file was produced between 1961 - 1983, and predominantly between 1961 - 1965. File contains, design development drawings, working drawings, photographic material, and textual records.
1961-1983, predominant 1961-1965
Cottage High Legh
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AP144.S2.D29
Description:
File documents an executed project for a gamekeeper's cottage next to a pheasantry in High Legh, Cheshire, England, to replace an existing dilapidated lodge. An early alternative proposal shows a scheme for renovating the existing building. Inexpensive materials and simple construction methods were specified in order to cut costs; local builders could be engaged to construct the cottage ('Architectural Design', January 1971, p. 35). Price also designed an addition for Cottage, High Legh (1977) which was not constructed (AP144.S2.D104). Preliminary plans and sketches include details for windows, a custom built-in cabinet, wall sections, and perspectives. Design development drawings include developed details including ones for a custom-designed fireplace, site axonometric, axonometric of cottage exterior, interior perspective of dining room, and exterior perspective showing front entrance. Working drawings are almost complete, and include survey notes and drawings of the existing lodge; site and floor plans, sections, and elevations; details for a fireplace, cloakroom and metalwork; a schedule for windows, doors, and the interior finishes; an axonometric for the roof; and a landscaping plan. The project was published in "Cedric Price Supplement No. 2", 'Architectural Design', vol. 41, (January 1971), 35, and in Price, Cedric. 'Cedric Price-Works II' (London: Architectural Press, 1984), 36, 51, 113. Material in this file was produced between 1961 - 1983, and predominantly between 1961 - 1965. File contains, design development drawings, working drawings, photographic material, and textual records.
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1961-1983, predominant 1961-1965
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São Victor, Porto
CD034.S1.1974.PR04
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This project series contains reproductions of photographs, drawings and panels displayed in the exhibit to document the São Victor neighbourhood, in Porto, Portugal. The exhibit text explained that: ... the group of 12 houses built for the São Victor neighbourhood was one of SAAL's most important operations, despite the fact that only a small part of the project was carried out. Maintaining the urban fabric of the 'ilhas' (islands) and their internal community ties, the São Victor design combined the responsiveness inherent in the participatory nature of the project with architectural and technical precision. An important case study, it led Álvaro Siza Vieira, the project architect, being invited to design projects in Berlin and The Hague in the following decade. In many aspects, São Victor represents an ethically and politically-minded architectural practice, with a stress on understanding the link between being responsive to the voice of the people and the permanence of architectural design. (The SAAL Process, Housing in Portugal 1974–76) Álvaro Siza worked for SAAL/North with Adalberto Dias, Domingos Tavares, Eduardo Souto de Moura, Francisco Guedes, Graça Nieto, Manuel Borges, Manuela Sambade, Paula Cabral and the residents' association S. Victor, that was founded on April 14th, 1975. The first phase of the project included 32 dwellings and the second, 20 dwellings. The operation began in November 1974, with a construction date in October 1975. This project series contains reproductions of design development drawings, exhibition panels and photographs. The original material was produced around 1974-1975 and were reproduced in 2015 for the exhibit.
circa 1974-1975
São Victor, Porto
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CD034.S1.1974.PR04
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This project series contains reproductions of photographs, drawings and panels displayed in the exhibit to document the São Victor neighbourhood, in Porto, Portugal. The exhibit text explained that: ... the group of 12 houses built for the São Victor neighbourhood was one of SAAL's most important operations, despite the fact that only a small part of the project was carried out. Maintaining the urban fabric of the 'ilhas' (islands) and their internal community ties, the São Victor design combined the responsiveness inherent in the participatory nature of the project with architectural and technical precision. An important case study, it led Álvaro Siza Vieira, the project architect, being invited to design projects in Berlin and The Hague in the following decade. In many aspects, São Victor represents an ethically and politically-minded architectural practice, with a stress on understanding the link between being responsive to the voice of the people and the permanence of architectural design. (The SAAL Process, Housing in Portugal 1974–76) Álvaro Siza worked for SAAL/North with Adalberto Dias, Domingos Tavares, Eduardo Souto de Moura, Francisco Guedes, Graça Nieto, Manuel Borges, Manuela Sambade, Paula Cabral and the residents' association S. Victor, that was founded on April 14th, 1975. The first phase of the project included 32 dwellings and the second, 20 dwellings. The operation began in November 1974, with a construction date in October 1975. This project series contains reproductions of design development drawings, exhibition panels and photographs. The original material was produced around 1974-1975 and were reproduced in 2015 for the exhibit.
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circa 1974-1975
Series
CIAM IV, CIRPAC and London
AP112.S1
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The series contains seven bands of negatives, divided into groups of two and three negatives a band. The first five bands document the 4th Congrès International d'Architecture Moderne (CIAM) held on board the SS Patris II from 29 July to 13 August 1933, as it travelled between Marseilles, France, and Athens, Greece, and then returned. The conference, themed "The Functional City", presented and discussed the results of an analysis of more than thirty cities, and sought to establish new principles in urban planning. Sise participated at the conference as the Canadian delegate and presented the city of Los Angeles, California. The resolutions adopted at the conference were published for the first time in November under the title "Constatations du quatrième CIAM". These findings formed the base of the Charte d'Athenès written by Le Corbusier in 1941. The negatives show some of the participants of the conference including: Le Corbusier (1887-1965), from the French delegation; László Moholy-Nagy (1895-1946), from the German delegation, who was in charge of filming the presentations; Alvar Aalto (1898-1976), representing Finland; and the painter Fernand Léger (1881-1955), also from the French delegatation, who presented on the importance of colour in architecture. The two other bands of negatives provide evidence of Sise's attendance at Comité International pour la Résolution des Problèmes d'Architecture Contemporaine (CIRPAC), held in May 1934 at the Royal Institute of British Architects in London, England, to establish the program for the next CIAM (1). They also show his meeting in London with Georges Braque during the summer of the same year. (1) Eric Mumford states in "The CIAM Discourse on Urbanism, 1928-1960" that Le Corbusier did not participate at this conference (p. 92). _____________________ La série contient des bandes de négatifs, qui contiennent soit deux, soit trois images, et sont au nombre de sept. Les cinq premières bandes documentent le IVe Congrès International d'Architecture Moderne (CIAM) tenu à bord du SS Patris II du 29 juillet au 13 août 1933, entre Marseilles, France et Athènes, Grèce, à Athènes même, et sur le même bateau de croisière durant le retour à Marseilles. Le Congrès, qui se déroulait autour du thème de "The functional city", consistait en la communication des résultats de l'analyse de plus de trente villes et l'objectif visait à établir de nouveaux principes d'urbanisme. Hazen Sise participait au Congrès à titre de délégué du Canada et présenta la ville de Los Angeles, Californie. Les résolutions prises lors du Congrès ont été publiées pour la première fois au mois de novembre suivant sous le titre de "Constatations du quatrième CIAM". Ces "Constatations" seront ensuite à la base de la Charte d'Athènes que Le Corbusier rédigea en 1941. Les clichés montrent quelques-uns des participants au Congrès, dont Le Corbusier (1887-1965), de la délégation française, alors qu'il faisait une communication; László Moholy-Nagy (1895-1946), de la délégation allemande, à qui on avait confié la tâche de filmer les exposés; Alvar Aalto (1898-1976), représentant la Finlande; et le peintre Fernand Léger (1881-1955), délégué de la France, qui présenta un discours à l'attention des architectes au sujet de l'importance de la couleur en architecture. Les deux autres bandes de négatifs témoignent de la présence de Sise au (Comité International pour la Résolution des Problèmes d'Architecture Contemporaine (CIRPAC) à Londres, Angleterre, tenu en mai 1934 au Royal Institute of British Architects pour établir le programme du prochain CIAM (1) et de sa rencontre à Londres avec Georges Braque durant l'été de la même année. (1) Eric Mumford affirme cependant dans "The CIAM Discourse on Urbanism, 1928-1960" que Le Corbusier n'a pas participé à ce congrès (p. 92).
1933-1934
CIAM IV, CIRPAC and London
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AP112.S1
Description:
The series contains seven bands of negatives, divided into groups of two and three negatives a band. The first five bands document the 4th Congrès International d'Architecture Moderne (CIAM) held on board the SS Patris II from 29 July to 13 August 1933, as it travelled between Marseilles, France, and Athens, Greece, and then returned. The conference, themed "The Functional City", presented and discussed the results of an analysis of more than thirty cities, and sought to establish new principles in urban planning. Sise participated at the conference as the Canadian delegate and presented the city of Los Angeles, California. The resolutions adopted at the conference were published for the first time in November under the title "Constatations du quatrième CIAM". These findings formed the base of the Charte d'Athenès written by Le Corbusier in 1941. The negatives show some of the participants of the conference including: Le Corbusier (1887-1965), from the French delegation; László Moholy-Nagy (1895-1946), from the German delegation, who was in charge of filming the presentations; Alvar Aalto (1898-1976), representing Finland; and the painter Fernand Léger (1881-1955), also from the French delegatation, who presented on the importance of colour in architecture. The two other bands of negatives provide evidence of Sise's attendance at Comité International pour la Résolution des Problèmes d'Architecture Contemporaine (CIRPAC), held in May 1934 at the Royal Institute of British Architects in London, England, to establish the program for the next CIAM (1). They also show his meeting in London with Georges Braque during the summer of the same year. (1) Eric Mumford states in "The CIAM Discourse on Urbanism, 1928-1960" that Le Corbusier did not participate at this conference (p. 92). _____________________ La série contient des bandes de négatifs, qui contiennent soit deux, soit trois images, et sont au nombre de sept. Les cinq premières bandes documentent le IVe Congrès International d'Architecture Moderne (CIAM) tenu à bord du SS Patris II du 29 juillet au 13 août 1933, entre Marseilles, France et Athènes, Grèce, à Athènes même, et sur le même bateau de croisière durant le retour à Marseilles. Le Congrès, qui se déroulait autour du thème de "The functional city", consistait en la communication des résultats de l'analyse de plus de trente villes et l'objectif visait à établir de nouveaux principes d'urbanisme. Hazen Sise participait au Congrès à titre de délégué du Canada et présenta la ville de Los Angeles, Californie. Les résolutions prises lors du Congrès ont été publiées pour la première fois au mois de novembre suivant sous le titre de "Constatations du quatrième CIAM". Ces "Constatations" seront ensuite à la base de la Charte d'Athènes que Le Corbusier rédigea en 1941. Les clichés montrent quelques-uns des participants au Congrès, dont Le Corbusier (1887-1965), de la délégation française, alors qu'il faisait une communication; László Moholy-Nagy (1895-1946), de la délégation allemande, à qui on avait confié la tâche de filmer les exposés; Alvar Aalto (1898-1976), représentant la Finlande; et le peintre Fernand Léger (1881-1955), délégué de la France, qui présenta un discours à l'attention des architectes au sujet de l'importance de la couleur en architecture. Les deux autres bandes de négatifs témoignent de la présence de Sise au (Comité International pour la Résolution des Problèmes d'Architecture Contemporaine (CIRPAC) à Londres, Angleterre, tenu en mai 1934 au Royal Institute of British Architects pour établir le programme du prochain CIAM (1) et de sa rencontre à Londres avec Georges Braque durant l'été de la même année. (1) Eric Mumford affirme cependant dans "The CIAM Discourse on Urbanism, 1928-1960" que Le Corbusier n'a pas participé à ce congrès (p. 92).
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1933-1934
2016 Visiting Scholar Farhan Karim presents his research: In the recent development of architectural history, the involvement of Western architects in emerging postcolonial nations has been reviewed within the broader geopolitics of decolonization and global cold war. That analysis is certainly correct, as far as it goes, but what is needed historiographically is nuanced(...)
Shaughnessy House
7 July 2016, 6pm
Visiting Scholar Seminar: Farhan Karim
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2016 Visiting Scholar Farhan Karim presents his research: In the recent development of architectural history, the involvement of Western architects in emerging postcolonial nations has been reviewed within the broader geopolitics of decolonization and global cold war. That analysis is certainly correct, as far as it goes, but what is needed historiographically is nuanced(...)
Shaughnessy House
Learning from... Shanghai
In 2001, Shanghai announced the development plan of “One City Nine Towns,” a series of towns each built around a theme inspired by a different Western tradition. Chinese urban theorist Xiangning Li examines the themed spaces in the city’s post-colonial context, relating them to Shanghai’s contemporary urban culture and situating them within the changing dynamics between(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre
7 May 2009
Learning from... Shanghai
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In 2001, Shanghai announced the development plan of “One City Nine Towns,” a series of towns each built around a theme inspired by a different Western tradition. Chinese urban theorist Xiangning Li examines the themed spaces in the city’s post-colonial context, relating them to Shanghai’s contemporary urban culture and situating them within the changing dynamics between(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre
Major international architects Rem Koolhaas and Peter Eisenman address topics they consider to be of vital importance and urgency in contemporary architectural practice. Their individual presentations are followed by a joint conversation with CCA Founding Director and Chair of the Board of Trustees Phyllis Lambert. The Urgency series reflects the CCA’s ongoing exploration(...)
8 June 2007
Urgency 2007: Rem Koolhaas and Peter Eisenman
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Major international architects Rem Koolhaas and Peter Eisenman address topics they consider to be of vital importance and urgency in contemporary architectural practice. Their individual presentations are followed by a joint conversation with CCA Founding Director and Chair of the Board of Trustees Phyllis Lambert. The Urgency series reflects the CCA’s ongoing exploration(...)
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National Capital Commission
AP058.S1.SS2
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This subseries documents Blanche Lemco van Ginkel’s involvement as a member of the committee at the National Capital Commission (NCC). She was participating in the commission reorganization, the membership administration, the strategic overview of the commission, and the NCC planning policies for the National Capital Region. Through the NCC, Mrs. van Ginkel was an active member of the Advisory Committee on Design, where were discussed and studied National Capital Region’s issues of urban planning, architecture projects and other subjects of interest, among them the LeBreton Flats, Rideau Centre, Ottawa Airport, Carleton Rapid Transit, Greenbelt area, Gatineau Park, Mont-Bleu Municipal Sports Complex, Victoria Island, Cartier Square, Saint-Laurent Shopping Centre, solar heating, Chaudière Bridge, House of Commons TV and Broadcasting Operations Centre, Ottawa Health Science Centre, New Saudi Arabia Embassy, Ottawa Health Sciences Centre, Montcalm West/Tache project, National Gallery, Canlands project, Highway 16, Gatineau Rivers, federal land use, Parliamentary Precinct, etc. The subseries contains correspondence, agendas, brochures, papers, notes, reports, minutes, studies, memoranda, newsletters, and a few publications from the Senate and the House of Commons, dating from 1970 to 1983. It contains as well a few design development drawings of the Saudi Arabia Embassy and a reproduction map of Ottawa-Hull's waterfront.
1970-1983
National Capital Commission
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AP058.S1.SS2
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This subseries documents Blanche Lemco van Ginkel’s involvement as a member of the committee at the National Capital Commission (NCC). She was participating in the commission reorganization, the membership administration, the strategic overview of the commission, and the NCC planning policies for the National Capital Region. Through the NCC, Mrs. van Ginkel was an active member of the Advisory Committee on Design, where were discussed and studied National Capital Region’s issues of urban planning, architecture projects and other subjects of interest, among them the LeBreton Flats, Rideau Centre, Ottawa Airport, Carleton Rapid Transit, Greenbelt area, Gatineau Park, Mont-Bleu Municipal Sports Complex, Victoria Island, Cartier Square, Saint-Laurent Shopping Centre, solar heating, Chaudière Bridge, House of Commons TV and Broadcasting Operations Centre, Ottawa Health Science Centre, New Saudi Arabia Embassy, Ottawa Health Sciences Centre, Montcalm West/Tache project, National Gallery, Canlands project, Highway 16, Gatineau Rivers, federal land use, Parliamentary Precinct, etc. The subseries contains correspondence, agendas, brochures, papers, notes, reports, minutes, studies, memoranda, newsletters, and a few publications from the Senate and the House of Commons, dating from 1970 to 1983. It contains as well a few design development drawings of the Saudi Arabia Embassy and a reproduction map of Ottawa-Hull's waterfront.
Subseries
1970-1983
textual records
AP197.S1.SS9.018
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The box contains drafts, final copies, correspondence and notes for various articles, interviews, keynote addresses, and lectures by Kenneth Frampton. The materials are organized in alphabetical order, from N-S. The largest portion of the box consists of drafts on Patkau Architects; various articles, drafts and notes on Renzo Piano; and drafts and correspondence for the introduction to "Six Arquitectos." Other subjects and architects explored include: photography; Monica Pidgeon; Peter Pran; the predicament of environmental design; reciprocal regionalism; reflections on the oppositions of architecture and building; reflections on Perspecta; the role of education; Sartor Resartos; Raj Rewal; Rogelio Salmona; and Carlo Scarpa.
circa 1975-2015
Kenneth Frampton writings (N-S)
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AP197.S1.SS9.018
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The box contains drafts, final copies, correspondence and notes for various articles, interviews, keynote addresses, and lectures by Kenneth Frampton. The materials are organized in alphabetical order, from N-S. The largest portion of the box consists of drafts on Patkau Architects; various articles, drafts and notes on Renzo Piano; and drafts and correspondence for the introduction to "Six Arquitectos." Other subjects and architects explored include: photography; Monica Pidgeon; Peter Pran; the predicament of environmental design; reciprocal regionalism; reflections on the oppositions of architecture and building; reflections on Perspecta; the role of education; Sartor Resartos; Raj Rewal; Rogelio Salmona; and Carlo Scarpa.
textual records
circa 1975-2015