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Visiting Scholars 2018
Elisa Dainese,Dalhousie University, Canada Architectural Culture in Translation: Postwar Cities and African Villages Martina Hrabová, Institute of Art History, Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic The Geography of an Intellectual Field: The Social Network of Le Corbusier’s Studio Lina Malfona, Rome Sapienza, Italy Political Mind: Alvaro Siza’s Urban Projects From(...)
June 2018 to September 2018
Visiting Scholars 2018
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Elisa Dainese,Dalhousie University, Canada Architectural Culture in Translation: Postwar Cities and African Villages Martina Hrabová, Institute of Art History, Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic The Geography of an Intellectual Field: The Social Network of Le Corbusier’s Studio Lina Malfona, Rome Sapienza, Italy Political Mind: Alvaro Siza’s Urban Projects From(...)
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June 2018 to
September 2018
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(...)
Octagonal gallery
18 April 2002 to 29 September 2002
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(...)
Octagonal gallery
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AP056.S1.1991.PR08
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This project series documents an expansion of the Marc Laurent store at 110 Bloor Street West in Toronto in 1989. The office identified the project number as 9109. This project consisted of the expansion of the high-end retail store whose original design was completed prior to the founding of KPMB, by Bruce Kuwabara and Thomas Payne in 1986. The new space was made to accommodate the Hugo Boss Store within the Marc Laurent Store. The store consisted of a street level space connected by stairs to a lower concourse level, with the new store space added at the street level. The new space extended the architectural style already established in earlier phases of the store's development. The new area had granite and honed area stone flooring, aluminum racks and display cases, sandblasted glass display walls, and imbuya veneer change rooms and panel doors. This project is considered Phase 4 of the store's development, with 1 future phase to be completed by KPMB Architects soon after. The project is recorded through drawings dating from 1991-1992. The drawings are mostly originals and include sections, elevations, floor and ceiling plans, details, axonometric studies and perspectives. Also present are drawings of custom furnishings designed for the store such as display cases, racks and counters, and architectural elements such as walls, doors and stairs.
1991-1992
Marc Laurent Store, Phase 4 Hugo Boss Store, Toronto (1991-1992)
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AP056.S1.1991.PR08
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This project series documents an expansion of the Marc Laurent store at 110 Bloor Street West in Toronto in 1989. The office identified the project number as 9109. This project consisted of the expansion of the high-end retail store whose original design was completed prior to the founding of KPMB, by Bruce Kuwabara and Thomas Payne in 1986. The new space was made to accommodate the Hugo Boss Store within the Marc Laurent Store. The store consisted of a street level space connected by stairs to a lower concourse level, with the new store space added at the street level. The new space extended the architectural style already established in earlier phases of the store's development. The new area had granite and honed area stone flooring, aluminum racks and display cases, sandblasted glass display walls, and imbuya veneer change rooms and panel doors. This project is considered Phase 4 of the store's development, with 1 future phase to be completed by KPMB Architects soon after. The project is recorded through drawings dating from 1991-1992. The drawings are mostly originals and include sections, elevations, floor and ceiling plans, details, axonometric studies and perspectives. Also present are drawings of custom furnishings designed for the store such as display cases, racks and counters, and architectural elements such as walls, doors and stairs.
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1991-1992
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AP018.S1.1960.PR02
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This project series documents the Imperial Oil Ontario region office in North York, Ontario from 1960-1962. The office identified the project number as 6049. This project consisted of a three-storey, 110,000 square foot building located at the corner of Don Mills Road and Eglington Avenue. The front entrance was accessed from a circular driveway off Wynford Drive, with parking lots on either side that held 330 vehicles. The basement level had storage rooms, machine and boiler rooms, a telephone switch gear room and shipping areas. The first floor included food service areas, offices, locker rooms, and a doctor's office complete with x-ray rooms, treatment areas and a quiet room for female employees, among others. The second floor contained administrative areas for accounting, data control and banking, while the third floor contained more offices. The building's frame consisted of a rectangular steel skeleton faced with concrete panels. The ground level was recessed 20 feet to allow for sidewalks around the building. Concrete columns at this level supported the upper two storeys. The landscaped surroundings include long, fountain-spotted reflecting pools. This project won the silver Massey Medal for Architecture in 1964, as well as an honourable distinction at the International Exhibition of Architects VIII Biennial of São Paula in 1965. The project is recorded through drawings, textual records and a photograph dating from 1961-1970. The drawings are mostly reprographic copies that include plans, sections, elevations, details, schedules and electrical, mechanical and structural drawings. The textual records consist of specifications originally arranged with the drawings. The photograph shows the finished buillding.
1961 - 1970
Imperial Oil Limited, Ontario Region Office Building, North York (1960-1962)
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AP018.S1.1960.PR02
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This project series documents the Imperial Oil Ontario region office in North York, Ontario from 1960-1962. The office identified the project number as 6049. This project consisted of a three-storey, 110,000 square foot building located at the corner of Don Mills Road and Eglington Avenue. The front entrance was accessed from a circular driveway off Wynford Drive, with parking lots on either side that held 330 vehicles. The basement level had storage rooms, machine and boiler rooms, a telephone switch gear room and shipping areas. The first floor included food service areas, offices, locker rooms, and a doctor's office complete with x-ray rooms, treatment areas and a quiet room for female employees, among others. The second floor contained administrative areas for accounting, data control and banking, while the third floor contained more offices. The building's frame consisted of a rectangular steel skeleton faced with concrete panels. The ground level was recessed 20 feet to allow for sidewalks around the building. Concrete columns at this level supported the upper two storeys. The landscaped surroundings include long, fountain-spotted reflecting pools. This project won the silver Massey Medal for Architecture in 1964, as well as an honourable distinction at the International Exhibition of Architects VIII Biennial of São Paula in 1965. The project is recorded through drawings, textual records and a photograph dating from 1961-1970. The drawings are mostly reprographic copies that include plans, sections, elevations, details, schedules and electrical, mechanical and structural drawings. The textual records consist of specifications originally arranged with the drawings. The photograph shows the finished buillding.
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1961 - 1970
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Saucier + Perrotte fonds
AP130
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Le Fonds Saucier + Perrotte comprend une sélection de cinq projets d'architecture développés ou réalisés par l'agence en Ontario et au Québec entre 1989 et 2000. Il contient des cahiers d'esquisses, des dessins, des maquettes, des photographies, ainsi que des documents textuels. Ces documents nous renseignent sur la proposition présentée au concours du Kitchener City Hall (Ontario, 1989), et sur la conception de quatre autres projets, ceux-là réalisés, soit le Théâtre du Rideau Vert (reconstruction; Montréal, 1989-1991), le Centre du Théâtre d'Aujourd'hui (Montréal, 1990-1991), la Faculté d'aménagement de l'Université de Montréal (Montréal, 1995-1998) et le Collège Gérald-Godin (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Pierrefonds, 1997-2000).
1989-2000
Saucier + Perrotte fonds
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Le Fonds Saucier + Perrotte comprend une sélection de cinq projets d'architecture développés ou réalisés par l'agence en Ontario et au Québec entre 1989 et 2000. Il contient des cahiers d'esquisses, des dessins, des maquettes, des photographies, ainsi que des documents textuels. Ces documents nous renseignent sur la proposition présentée au concours du Kitchener City Hall (Ontario, 1989), et sur la conception de quatre autres projets, ceux-là réalisés, soit le Théâtre du Rideau Vert (reconstruction; Montréal, 1989-1991), le Centre du Théâtre d'Aujourd'hui (Montréal, 1990-1991), la Faculté d'aménagement de l'Université de Montréal (Montréal, 1995-1998) et le Collège Gérald-Godin (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Pierrefonds, 1997-2000).
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1989-2000
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Visiting Scholars 2008
Vittoria Di Palma, Columbia University, New York, United States Topic: Wasteland Nikola Jankovic, ENSAPLV-École Nationale Supérieure dArchitecture de Paris-La Villette, Paris, France Topic: Biomodernisme ou le conditionnement de la vie. Une histoire critique (1928-1954) Juliet Koss, Scripps College, The Claremont Colleges, Claremont, United States Topic: The USSR in(...)
2 April 2008 to 29 September 2008
Visiting Scholars 2008
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Vittoria Di Palma, Columbia University, New York, United States Topic: Wasteland Nikola Jankovic, ENSAPLV-École Nationale Supérieure dArchitecture de Paris-La Villette, Paris, France Topic: Biomodernisme ou le conditionnement de la vie. Une histoire critique (1928-1954) Juliet Koss, Scripps College, The Claremont Colleges, Claremont, United States Topic: The USSR in(...)
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2 April 2008 to
29 September 2008
British architect Stephen Taylor speaks about his work and the CCA exhibition Some Ideas on Living in London and Tokyo by Stephen Taylor and Ryue Nishizawa (2008). The exhibition marks the first North American presentation of residential projects by Stephen Taylor and Ryue Nishizawa and reveals their distinctive solutions to the challenges of building homes in existing(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre
15 May 2008
Stephen Taylor: Some Ideas on Living
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British architect Stephen Taylor speaks about his work and the CCA exhibition Some Ideas on Living in London and Tokyo by Stephen Taylor and Ryue Nishizawa (2008). The exhibition marks the first North American presentation of residential projects by Stephen Taylor and Ryue Nishizawa and reveals their distinctive solutions to the challenges of building homes in existing(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre
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Roger D’Astous fonds
AP060
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Le fonds témoigne des activités personnelles et professionnelles de Roger D'Astous, de sa carrière d'architecte et de sa contribution à l'architecture québécoise. Il nous renseigne sur sa formation académique à l'École des Beaux-Arts de Montréal, sur son séjour en tant qu'apprenti à l'atelier de Frank Lloyd Wright à Taliesin (Arizona et Wisconsin), ainsi que sur sa pratique professionnelle en tant qu'architecte. Ces projets professionnels sont principalement concentrés au Québec, à Montréal, en Montérégie, dans les Laurentides, à Laval, ainsi qu'en Ontario (dont à Brockville et à Kingston). Le fonds contient, entre autres, 4 100 dessins d’architecture, 2 581 documents photographiques, 7 maquettes et 1,23 m.l. de documents textuels.
1893-1998, surtout 1951-1998
Roger D’Astous fonds
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AP060
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Le fonds témoigne des activités personnelles et professionnelles de Roger D'Astous, de sa carrière d'architecte et de sa contribution à l'architecture québécoise. Il nous renseigne sur sa formation académique à l'École des Beaux-Arts de Montréal, sur son séjour en tant qu'apprenti à l'atelier de Frank Lloyd Wright à Taliesin (Arizona et Wisconsin), ainsi que sur sa pratique professionnelle en tant qu'architecte. Ces projets professionnels sont principalement concentrés au Québec, à Montréal, en Montérégie, dans les Laurentides, à Laval, ainsi qu'en Ontario (dont à Brockville et à Kingston). Le fonds contient, entre autres, 4 100 dessins d’architecture, 2 581 documents photographiques, 7 maquettes et 1,23 m.l. de documents textuels.
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1893-1998, surtout 1951-1998
DR1988:0366
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- This drawing shows a design for the layout of the top half of a page, with the heading executed in pen and black ink, and the text indicated with green pencil lines. The heading was written inside a scrolled border which also incorporates an elevation of a pair of french doors in a stone frame surmounted by a sundial. - The style of many of these drawings and reprographic copies by Henry Hyams (DR1988:0332 - DR1988:0414) suggests that they were possibly for periodical illustrations. Hyams contributed articles to the periodicals 'The Builder' and 'The Architect'. Two objects in the CCA collections can be linked to the article "Music in Stone" published prior to 1926 in 'The Architect'; a reprographic copy (DR1988:0357) and a drawing (DR1988:0364) (Who's Who in Architecture, 161).
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1920s or 1930s
Page layout with the head title for "Emphasis on Doorways"
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DR1988:0366
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- This drawing shows a design for the layout of the top half of a page, with the heading executed in pen and black ink, and the text indicated with green pencil lines. The heading was written inside a scrolled border which also incorporates an elevation of a pair of french doors in a stone frame surmounted by a sundial. - The style of many of these drawings and reprographic copies by Henry Hyams (DR1988:0332 - DR1988:0414) suggests that they were possibly for periodical illustrations. Hyams contributed articles to the periodicals 'The Builder' and 'The Architect'. Two objects in the CCA collections can be linked to the article "Music in Stone" published prior to 1926 in 'The Architect'; a reprographic copy (DR1988:0357) and a drawing (DR1988:0364) (Who's Who in Architecture, 161).
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I.C.A. Building
AP144.S2.D24
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File documents an unexecuted proposal for new Headquarters for the Institute of Contemporary Arts on a site in South Kensington, London, England. File contains annotated conceptual drawings for a multi-functional building which includes an administration area, library, auditorium, lecture halls and galleries. Design proposal includes flexible and incomplete areas and an extensible open deck on top floor for future vertical expansion. Some material in this file was published in 'Architectural Design'. vol. 40, (October 1970), 518. Material in this file was produced in 1963. File contains conceptual drawings and photographic material.
[1963]
I.C.A. Building
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AP144.S2.D24
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File documents an unexecuted proposal for new Headquarters for the Institute of Contemporary Arts on a site in South Kensington, London, England. File contains annotated conceptual drawings for a multi-functional building which includes an administration area, library, auditorium, lecture halls and galleries. Design proposal includes flexible and incomplete areas and an extensible open deck on top floor for future vertical expansion. Some material in this file was published in 'Architectural Design'. vol. 40, (October 1970), 518. Material in this file was produced in 1963. File contains conceptual drawings and photographic material.
File 24
[1963]