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Dream Houses, Toy Homes
Dream Houses, Toy Homes
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Through selections from the CCA’s collection of architectural toys and games, including 33 European and North American architectural toys dating from the early nineteenth century to 1995, Dream Houses, Toy Homes examines the notions of home, childhood, play, gender, and learning. The exhibition uncovers the potential of toys to embody images and ideas of domestic(...)
Through selections from the CCA’s collection of architectural toys and games, including 33 European and North American architectural toys dating from the early nineteenth century to 1995, Dream Houses, Toy Homes examines the notions of home, childhood, play, gender, and learning. The exhibition uncovers the potential of toys to embody images and ideas of domestic(...)
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Dream Houses, Toy Homes
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Through selections from the CCA’s collection of architectural toys and games, including 33 European and North American architectural toys dating from the early nineteenth century to 1995, Dream Houses, Toy Homes examines the notions of home, childhood, play, gender, and learning. The exhibition uncovers the potential of toys to embody images and ideas of domestic(...)
Dream Houses, Toy Homes
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Through selections from the CCA’s collection of architectural toys and games, including 33 European and North American architectural toys dating from the early nineteenth century to 1995, Dream Houses, Toy Homes examines the notions of home, childhood, play, gender, and learning. The exhibition uncovers the potential of toys to embody images and ideas of domestic(...)
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exhibitions
exhibitions
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8 November 1995 to
31 March 1996
8 November 1995 to
31 March 1996
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American artist Amie Siegel’s moving image work Provenance (2013) follows the global trade of furniture from Chandigarh in reverse: from the homes of collectors in Europe and North America to sale at auction, restoration, through overseas transport and finally back to India. Originally designed by Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret, the Chandigarh furniture now sells(...)
American artist Amie Siegel’s moving image work Provenance (2013) follows the global trade of furniture from Chandigarh in reverse: from the homes of collectors in Europe and North America to sale at auction, restoration, through overseas transport and finally back to India. Originally designed by Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret, the Chandigarh furniture now sells(...)
Date:
24 April 2014 , 6pm
24 April 2014 , 6pm
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Artist’s Talk: Amie Siegel, Provenance
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American artist Amie Siegel’s moving image work Provenance (2013) follows the global trade of furniture from Chandigarh in reverse: from the homes of collectors in Europe and North America to sale at auction, restoration, through overseas transport and finally back to India. Originally designed by Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret, the Chandigarh furniture now sells(...)
Artist’s Talk: Amie Siegel, Provenance
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American artist Amie Siegel’s moving image work Provenance (2013) follows the global trade of furniture from Chandigarh in reverse: from the homes of collectors in Europe and North America to sale at auction, restoration, through overseas transport and finally back to India. Originally designed by Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret, the Chandigarh furniture now sells(...)
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Date:
24 April 2014
6pm
24 April 2014
6pm
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Édouard Baldus, more than any other photographer, defined the modern landscape and established the standard for architectural photography. The Photographs of Édouard Baldus: Landscapes and Monuments of France chronicles the Golden Age of France as seen by the photographer. The Photographs of Édouard Baldus is organized by chronological sections to reveal the evolution of(...)
Édouard Baldus, more than any other photographer, defined the modern landscape and established the standard for architectural photography. The Photographs of Édouard Baldus: Landscapes and Monuments of France chronicles the Golden Age of France as seen by the photographer. The Photographs of Édouard Baldus is organized by chronological sections to reveal the evolution of(...)
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Main galleries
Main galleries
Date:
25 January 1995 to 23 April 1995
25 January 1995 to 23 April 1995
Title:
The Photographs of Édouard Baldus: Landscapes and Monuments of France
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Édouard Baldus, more than any other photographer, defined the modern landscape and established the standard for architectural photography. The Photographs of Édouard Baldus: Landscapes and Monuments of France chronicles the Golden Age of France as seen by the photographer. The Photographs of Édouard Baldus is organized by chronological sections to reveal the evolution of(...)
The Photographs of Édouard Baldus: Landscapes and Monuments of France
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Édouard Baldus, more than any other photographer, defined the modern landscape and established the standard for architectural photography. The Photographs of Édouard Baldus: Landscapes and Monuments of France chronicles the Golden Age of France as seen by the photographer. The Photographs of Édouard Baldus is organized by chronological sections to reveal the evolution of(...)
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exhibitions
exhibitions
Date:
25 January 1995 to
23 April 1995
25 January 1995 to
23 April 1995
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Main galleries
Main galleries
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Visiting Scholar Katie Lloyd Thomas presents her research: In the United Kingdom, the naming and selection of building products—or ‘shopping’ on behalf of the client—only became part of the architect’s role during the vast expansion of mass manufacturing in the 1930s. These radical transformations, largely overlooked today, were enthusiastically embraced and debated by(...)
Visiting Scholar Katie Lloyd Thomas presents her research: In the United Kingdom, the naming and selection of building products—or ‘shopping’ on behalf of the client—only became part of the architect’s role during the vast expansion of mass manufacturing in the 1930s. These radical transformations, largely overlooked today, were enthusiastically embraced and debated by(...)
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Shaughnessy House
Shaughnessy House
Date:
20 July 2017, 6pm
20 July 2017, 6pm
Title:
Visiting Scholar Seminar: Katie Lloyd Thomas
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Visiting Scholar Katie Lloyd Thomas presents her research: In the United Kingdom, the naming and selection of building products—or ‘shopping’ on behalf of the client—only became part of the architect’s role during the vast expansion of mass manufacturing in the 1930s. These radical transformations, largely overlooked today, were enthusiastically embraced and debated by(...)
Visiting Scholar Seminar: Katie Lloyd Thomas
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Visiting Scholar Katie Lloyd Thomas presents her research: In the United Kingdom, the naming and selection of building products—or ‘shopping’ on behalf of the client—only became part of the architect’s role during the vast expansion of mass manufacturing in the 1930s. These radical transformations, largely overlooked today, were enthusiastically embraced and debated by(...)
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events
events
Date:
20 July 2017
6pm
20 July 2017
6pm
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Shaughnessy House
Shaughnessy House
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archives
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Fonds
archives
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Fonds
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Anyone Corporation fonds
Anyone Corporation fonds
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AP116
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The Anyone Corporation fonds is composed primarily of textual and photographic records which document the activities of the Anyone Corporation over the course of its planned ten year life span from 1990 to 2001. The non-profit, New York City based organization, was founded by Peter Eisenman, Cynthia Davidson, Arata Isozaki, and Ignasi de Solà-Morales Rubio in order to stimulate a fruitful dialogue between architecture and general culture at the dawn of the new millennium. To this end, ANY (acronym for Architecture New York) organised ten international conferences and numerous public seminars, as well as publishing conference journals, a series of architecture related books, and ANY, a theory driven bi-monthly magazine.
AP116
Synopsis:
The Anyone Corporation fonds is composed primarily of textual and photographic records which document the activities of the Anyone Corporation over the course of its planned ten year life span from 1990 to 2001. The non-profit, New York City based organization, was founded by Peter Eisenman, Cynthia Davidson, Arata Isozaki, and Ignasi de Solà-Morales Rubio in order to stimulate a fruitful dialogue between architecture and general culture at the dawn of the new millennium. To this end, ANY (acronym for Architecture New York) organised ten international conferences and numerous public seminars, as well as publishing conference journals, a series of architecture related books, and ANY, a theory driven bi-monthly magazine.
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1990-2001
1990-2001
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Anyone Corporation fonds
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AP116
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The Anyone Corporation fonds is composed primarily of textual and photographic records which document the activities of the Anyone Corporation over the course of its planned ten year life span from 1990 to 2001. The non-profit, New York City based organization, was founded by Peter Eisenman, Cynthia Davidson, Arata Isozaki, and Ignasi de Solà-Morales Rubio in order to stimulate a fruitful dialogue between architecture and general culture at the dawn of the new millennium. To this end, ANY (acronym for Architecture New York) organised ten international conferences and numerous public seminars, as well as publishing conference journals, a series of architecture related books, and ANY, a theory driven bi-monthly magazine.
Anyone Corporation fonds
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AP116
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The Anyone Corporation fonds is composed primarily of textual and photographic records which document the activities of the Anyone Corporation over the course of its planned ten year life span from 1990 to 2001. The non-profit, New York City based organization, was founded by Peter Eisenman, Cynthia Davidson, Arata Isozaki, and Ignasi de Solà-Morales Rubio in order to stimulate a fruitful dialogue between architecture and general culture at the dawn of the new millennium. To this end, ANY (acronym for Architecture New York) organised ten international conferences and numerous public seminars, as well as publishing conference journals, a series of architecture related books, and ANY, a theory driven bi-monthly magazine.
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archives
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archives
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Fonds
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1990-2001
1990-2001
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British gardens and garden buildings have held particular importance in British artistic and cultural life over the last four centuries, as well as influenced the development of the architectural and landscape ideas of the European and North American continents. An English Arcadia 1600–1990 documents the history of these gardens and buildings. The exhibition consists of(...)
British gardens and garden buildings have held particular importance in British artistic and cultural life over the last four centuries, as well as influenced the development of the architectural and landscape ideas of the European and North American continents. An English Arcadia 1600–1990 documents the history of these gardens and buildings. The exhibition consists of(...)
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Main galleries
Main galleries
Date:
12 February 1992 to 19 April 1992
12 February 1992 to 19 April 1992
Title:
An English Arcadia, 1600-1990: Designs for Gardens and Garden Buildings in the Care of the National Trust with Selected Objects from the CCA Collections
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British gardens and garden buildings have held particular importance in British artistic and cultural life over the last four centuries, as well as influenced the development of the architectural and landscape ideas of the European and North American continents. An English Arcadia 1600–1990 documents the history of these gardens and buildings. The exhibition consists of(...)
An English Arcadia, 1600-1990: Designs for Gardens and Garden Buildings in the Care of the National Trust with Selected Objects from the CCA Collections
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British gardens and garden buildings have held particular importance in British artistic and cultural life over the last four centuries, as well as influenced the development of the architectural and landscape ideas of the European and North American continents. An English Arcadia 1600–1990 documents the history of these gardens and buildings. The exhibition consists of(...)
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exhibitions
exhibitions
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12 February 1992 to
19 April 1992
12 February 1992 to
19 April 1992
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Main galleries
Main galleries
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Through a commission from the CCA, three contemporary photographers spent six years interpreting the work of Frederick Law Olmsted (1822–1903), North America’s most important landscape architect. *Viewing Olmsted: Photographs by Robert Burley, Lee Friedlander, and Geoffrey James* presents 155 photographs from this commission to offer visitors an opportunity to understand(...)
Through a commission from the CCA, three contemporary photographers spent six years interpreting the work of Frederick Law Olmsted (1822–1903), North America’s most important landscape architect. *Viewing Olmsted: Photographs by Robert Burley, Lee Friedlander, and Geoffrey James* presents 155 photographs from this commission to offer visitors an opportunity to understand(...)
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Main galleries
Main galleries
Date:
16 October 1996 to 2 February 1997
16 October 1996 to 2 February 1997
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Viewing Olmsted: Photographs by Robert Burley, Lee Friedlander, and Geoffrey James
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Through a commission from the CCA, three contemporary photographers spent six years interpreting the work of Frederick Law Olmsted (1822–1903), North America’s most important landscape architect. *Viewing Olmsted: Photographs by Robert Burley, Lee Friedlander, and Geoffrey James* presents 155 photographs from this commission to offer visitors an opportunity to understand(...)
Viewing Olmsted: Photographs by Robert Burley, Lee Friedlander, and Geoffrey James
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Through a commission from the CCA, three contemporary photographers spent six years interpreting the work of Frederick Law Olmsted (1822–1903), North America’s most important landscape architect. *Viewing Olmsted: Photographs by Robert Burley, Lee Friedlander, and Geoffrey James* presents 155 photographs from this commission to offer visitors an opportunity to understand(...)
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exhibitions
exhibitions
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16 October 1996 to
2 February 1997
16 October 1996 to
2 February 1997
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Main galleries
Main galleries
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exhibitions
exhibitions
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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(...)
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(...)
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Main galleries
Main galleries
Date:
6 March 1996 to 26 May 1996
6 March 1996 to 26 May 1996
Title:
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(...)
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(...)
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exhibitions
exhibitions
Date:
6 March 1996 to
26 May 1996
6 March 1996 to
26 May 1996
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Main galleries
Main galleries
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textual records
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ARCH256698
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Offer of Services and proposals - incomplete draft of Abu Nuwas Conservation and Development project, Energy Mines and Resources, Bank of Nova Scotia, Royal Bank of Canada in Montreal, Owen project on University Ave., Kingston project, Marathon Realty / North Bay, Erin Mills South Church Campus, International Urban Development Competition (Regina), Saskatoon multi-purpose arena, Inter-American Development Bank brochures, Unionville Arts Foundation, Wandich Residence (Missisauga), Port Hope masterplan, London Art Gallery competition (2 files), Halton Regional Headquarters, Thornhill-Vaughan Residents Assoc., recreational facility in Ottawa (5 files), Edmonton Commonwealth Games Aquatic Centre and Stadium (5 files), Calgary proposed rapid transit, Edmonton proposed rapid transit (3 files), proposed Carbide Mill on Victoria Island Chaudiere (2 files) near Ottawa, for National Capital Commission
ARCH256698
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Offer of Services and proposals - incomplete draft of Abu Nuwas Conservation and Development project, Energy Mines and Resources, Bank of Nova Scotia, Royal Bank of Canada in Montreal, Owen project on University Ave., Kingston project, Marathon Realty / North Bay, Erin Mills South Church Campus, International Urban Development Competition (Regina), Saskatoon multi-purpose arena, Inter-American Development Bank brochures, Unionville Arts Foundation, Wandich Residence (Missisauga), Port Hope masterplan, London Art Gallery competition (2 files), Halton Regional Headquarters, Thornhill-Vaughan Residents Assoc., recreational facility in Ottawa (5 files), Edmonton Commonwealth Games Aquatic Centre and Stadium (5 files), Calgary proposed rapid transit, Edmonton proposed rapid transit (3 files), proposed Carbide Mill on Victoria Island Chaudiere (2 files) near Ottawa, for National Capital Commission
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1971-1977
1971-1977
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Offer of services and proposals for various projects
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ARCH256698
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Offer of Services and proposals - incomplete draft of Abu Nuwas Conservation and Development project, Energy Mines and Resources, Bank of Nova Scotia, Royal Bank of Canada in Montreal, Owen project on University Ave., Kingston project, Marathon Realty / North Bay, Erin Mills South Church Campus, International Urban Development Competition (Regina), Saskatoon multi-purpose arena, Inter-American Development Bank brochures, Unionville Arts Foundation, Wandich Residence (Missisauga), Port Hope masterplan, London Art Gallery competition (2 files), Halton Regional Headquarters, Thornhill-Vaughan Residents Assoc., recreational facility in Ottawa (5 files), Edmonton Commonwealth Games Aquatic Centre and Stadium (5 files), Calgary proposed rapid transit, Edmonton proposed rapid transit (3 files), proposed Carbide Mill on Victoria Island Chaudiere (2 files) near Ottawa, for National Capital Commission
Offer of services and proposals for various projects
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ARCH256698
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Offer of Services and proposals - incomplete draft of Abu Nuwas Conservation and Development project, Energy Mines and Resources, Bank of Nova Scotia, Royal Bank of Canada in Montreal, Owen project on University Ave., Kingston project, Marathon Realty / North Bay, Erin Mills South Church Campus, International Urban Development Competition (Regina), Saskatoon multi-purpose arena, Inter-American Development Bank brochures, Unionville Arts Foundation, Wandich Residence (Missisauga), Port Hope masterplan, London Art Gallery competition (2 files), Halton Regional Headquarters, Thornhill-Vaughan Residents Assoc., recreational facility in Ottawa (5 files), Edmonton Commonwealth Games Aquatic Centre and Stadium (5 files), Calgary proposed rapid transit, Edmonton proposed rapid transit (3 files), proposed Carbide Mill on Victoria Island Chaudiere (2 files) near Ottawa, for National Capital Commission
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textual records
textual records
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1971-1977
1971-1977
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events
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No Parks?
No Parks?
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Are parks bad? These quarantined bits of land and water speak to a confused desire for some kind of “nature”—and they might be good for our health—but do they also serve to excuse our continued bad behaviour? Parks are not innocent. City parks are real estate assets and urban “amenities” created by planners, landscape architects, hydrological engineers, police(...)
Are parks bad? These quarantined bits of land and water speak to a confused desire for some kind of “nature”—and they might be good for our health—but do they also serve to excuse our continued bad behaviour? Parks are not innocent. City parks are real estate assets and urban “amenities” created by planners, landscape architects, hydrological engineers, police(...)
Date:
25 May 2017
25 May 2017
Title:
No Parks?
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Are parks bad? These quarantined bits of land and water speak to a confused desire for some kind of “nature”—and they might be good for our health—but do they also serve to excuse our continued bad behaviour? Parks are not innocent. City parks are real estate assets and urban “amenities” created by planners, landscape architects, hydrological engineers, police(...)
No Parks?
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Are parks bad? These quarantined bits of land and water speak to a confused desire for some kind of “nature”—and they might be good for our health—but do they also serve to excuse our continued bad behaviour? Parks are not innocent. City parks are real estate assets and urban “amenities” created by planners, landscape architects, hydrological engineers, police(...)
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events
events
Date:
25 May 2017
25 May 2017
