In the Yesterday Today lecture series, Canadian architect and author Witold Rybczynski discusses the roots of Ecol House, a prototype for an autonomous dwelling for use in developing countries. The project was created in Montréal in 1972 by Ecol Operation, a group of architects and students of which he was a member that became an international point of reference for(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
29 November 2007
Witold Rybczynski: Green Before Green
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In the Yesterday Today lecture series, Canadian architect and author Witold Rybczynski discusses the roots of Ecol House, a prototype for an autonomous dwelling for use in developing countries. The project was created in Montréal in 1972 by Ecol Operation, a group of architects and students of which he was a member that became an international point of reference for(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
textual records
X14
DR2004:1434
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binders including X14 'Lectures/1968/No. 1/until July 7 1969'; 'X14 No 2'; 'X14/ No 5' (1971-1974); X14 (1990-1993); 'X14' (1988-1990) (Conferences, talks);
1968-1993
X14
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DR2004:1434
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binders including X14 'Lectures/1968/No. 1/until July 7 1969'; 'X14 No 2'; 'X14/ No 5' (1971-1974); X14 (1990-1993); 'X14' (1988-1990) (Conferences, talks);
textual records
1968-1993
Johannes Kuehn and Simona Malvezzi present a lecture on Kuehn Malvezzis recent work, including their winning proposal for the Insectarium in Montreal. Presented as part of Displaying Architecture, a CCA series that looks at the relationship between architecture and spaces of display.
8 October 2015 , 6pm
Displaying Architecture: Kuehn Malvezzi
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Johannes Kuehn and Simona Malvezzi present a lecture on Kuehn Malvezzis recent work, including their winning proposal for the Insectarium in Montreal. Presented as part of Displaying Architecture, a CCA series that looks at the relationship between architecture and spaces of display.
In the Yesterday Today lecture series, American architect Michael Reynolds discusses Earthship houses, which use recycled materials and sustainable energy technologies to create autonomous dwellings. The structure and systems of Earthships are integrated so that all materials have a secondary use, from the greywater system in bathrooms and kitchens to planter boxes in(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
15 November 2007
Michael Reynolds: The Earthship Sustainable Housing Concept
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In the Yesterday Today lecture series, American architect Michael Reynolds discusses Earthship houses, which use recycled materials and sustainable energy technologies to create autonomous dwellings. The structure and systems of Earthships are integrated so that all materials have a secondary use, from the greywater system in bathrooms and kitchens to planter boxes in(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
drawings, textual records
Correspondence, Clippings
DR2006:0097
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correspondence, including a letter to Buckminster Fuller, sketches, doodles, financial records, promotional material, newspaper clippings, two copies of a proposal with a cost estimate for a memorial at Auschwitz, an extract of 'County of London Development Plan, 1951 - Analysis' (for the Architectural Association), the 1955-1956 Diploma Final Examination for the AA School of Architecture, a letter to the Editor of 'The Observer', texts for classified ads, biographical notes, an address list, teaching materials, a sheet of unused letterhead, unused addressed envelopes, a synopsis of a lecture by Cedric Price and Bill Cowburn, measurements and sketches for a drawing, a 1955 edition of the 'Broadsheet' student [?] magazine, and printed rules and a brochure for the Cambridge Union Society
1951-1962
Correspondence, Clippings
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DR2006:0097
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correspondence, including a letter to Buckminster Fuller, sketches, doodles, financial records, promotional material, newspaper clippings, two copies of a proposal with a cost estimate for a memorial at Auschwitz, an extract of 'County of London Development Plan, 1951 - Analysis' (for the Architectural Association), the 1955-1956 Diploma Final Examination for the AA School of Architecture, a letter to the Editor of 'The Observer', texts for classified ads, biographical notes, an address list, teaching materials, a sheet of unused letterhead, unused addressed envelopes, a synopsis of a lecture by Cedric Price and Bill Cowburn, measurements and sketches for a drawing, a 1955 edition of the 'Broadsheet' student [?] magazine, and printed rules and a brochure for the Cambridge Union Society
drawings, textual records
1951-1962
DR2007:0011:001-028
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Large portfolio of preliminary and final drawings of Yale Music School Project that L.W. Richards completed in a James Stirling option studio at Yale University in 1974 as part of L. W. Richards studies in the post-professional, master of architecture program. One of the preliminary studies includes a thumbnail sketch added by James Stirling during a critique. Six final drawings (site plan, floor plans, section, elevations) are colour pencil on fine Bristol paper. The portfolio also includes a poster announcing a lecture by Stirling at the Yale School of Architecture. (Note: The CCA acquired the ''Yale Master Plan'' project several years ago, which was executed in the same Stiling option studio.)
1974
Yale Music School Project (Stirling Studio), 1974
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Large portfolio of preliminary and final drawings of Yale Music School Project that L.W. Richards completed in a James Stirling option studio at Yale University in 1974 as part of L. W. Richards studies in the post-professional, master of architecture program. One of the preliminary studies includes a thumbnail sketch added by James Stirling during a critique. Six final drawings (site plan, floor plans, section, elevations) are colour pencil on fine Bristol paper. The portfolio also includes a poster announcing a lecture by Stirling at the Yale School of Architecture. (Note: The CCA acquired the ''Yale Master Plan'' project several years ago, which was executed in the same Stiling option studio.)
1974
This exhibition will explore the third-year undergraduate arts course, “A305: History of Architecture and Design, 1890–1939,” offered by the Open University via television and radio broadcasts that aired from 1975 to 1982. Beyond its many innovations in new forms of higher education, the Open University—founded in 1969 with headquarters in Milton Keynes, UK—was a key(...)
15 November 2017 to 1 April 2018
The University Is Now on Air: Broadcasting Modern Architecture
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This exhibition will explore the third-year undergraduate arts course, “A305: History of Architecture and Design, 1890–1939,” offered by the Open University via television and radio broadcasts that aired from 1975 to 1982. Beyond its many innovations in new forms of higher education, the Open University—founded in 1969 with headquarters in Milton Keynes, UK—was a key(...)
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Student Work
AP144.S1
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This series documents Cedric Price's student work and includes material from his studies at the University of Cambridge School of Architecture (now known as the Department of Architecture), at St. John's College in Cambridge, England, as well as the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London, including his thesis project for Oldham Town Centre in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom. Price's professional memberships and lectures from this time are also documented, as well as RIBA examinations. The series also includes other material produced approximately during Price's student years, including artwork and textual materials. Materials in this series was produced between 1949 and 1960, but predominantly between 1953 and 1957. The series contains design development drawings, reference drawings, other drawings, presentation panels, photographic materials, posters, and textual records for various school projects. Price's time at the University of Cambridge is documented through notes, drawinexerciseses and some projects. Materials from the AA School of Architecture are mostly for projects, including an ice rink, the British Transport Commission offices, exhibition halls and restaurants, a wholesale gown showroom and offices, the Eel and Elephant pub and restaurant, and a design for the Auschwitz Memorial competition, entered jointly with Richard Padovan. Other materials show work-for-hire done by Price, such aillustrations,s; designs for letterheads, advertisements and brochures, and architectural sketches. Material relating to the AA School of Architecture's annual student exhibition in 1956, of which Price was director, are also included.
1949-1960, predominant 1953-1957
Student Work
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AP144.S1
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This series documents Cedric Price's student work and includes material from his studies at the University of Cambridge School of Architecture (now known as the Department of Architecture), at St. John's College in Cambridge, England, as well as the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London, including his thesis project for Oldham Town Centre in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom. Price's professional memberships and lectures from this time are also documented, as well as RIBA examinations. The series also includes other material produced approximately during Price's student years, including artwork and textual materials. Materials in this series was produced between 1949 and 1960, but predominantly between 1953 and 1957. The series contains design development drawings, reference drawings, other drawings, presentation panels, photographic materials, posters, and textual records for various school projects. Price's time at the University of Cambridge is documented through notes, drawinexerciseses and some projects. Materials from the AA School of Architecture are mostly for projects, including an ice rink, the British Transport Commission offices, exhibition halls and restaurants, a wholesale gown showroom and offices, the Eel and Elephant pub and restaurant, and a design for the Auschwitz Memorial competition, entered jointly with Richard Padovan. Other materials show work-for-hire done by Price, such aillustrations,s; designs for letterheads, advertisements and brochures, and architectural sketches. Material relating to the AA School of Architecture's annual student exhibition in 1956, of which Price was director, are also included.
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1949-1960, predominant 1953-1957
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Professional work in Canada
AP163.S2
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Series documents Victor Prus's projects, including his early work when he arrived in Canada, in 1952, and his projects dating from the time that he created his own pratice in Montréal in 1954 to the mid 1990s. Material includes competition entries, built and unbuilt projects and conceptual projects. The series contains commissions from the early 1950s, such as single-family residences for individual clients or friends, housing design competitions and building design competitions, including unrealized projects. The majority of the documents in the series are related to his major projects such as the Centre commercial Rockland (1960), the Mont-Royal and Bonaventure Metro Stations (1966), the Expo'67 Stadium (1967), St. Augustine's Church and James Lyng High School (1968), the Royal Canadian Air Force Memorial (1969), Brudenell River Recreational Park (1970), the Langelier Metro Station (1971), the Grand Théâtre de Québec (1971) and the Palais des Congrès de Montréal (1983). The series also documents Victor Prus's activities as visiting professor or professor at the École d'architecture de Québec or at McGill University as well as his lectures. Promotional documents from Victor Prus and Associates are also included in the series. The series contains conceptual, design development, working and presentation drawings, presentation panels (particularly for competitions), study and presentation models and photographs. A significant amount of textual records related to most of his projects are included. The series also contains publications, such as issues of periodicals, and index cards and microfiches listing some of Prus's architectural projects.
1952-1993
Professional work in Canada
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AP163.S2
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Series documents Victor Prus's projects, including his early work when he arrived in Canada, in 1952, and his projects dating from the time that he created his own pratice in Montréal in 1954 to the mid 1990s. Material includes competition entries, built and unbuilt projects and conceptual projects. The series contains commissions from the early 1950s, such as single-family residences for individual clients or friends, housing design competitions and building design competitions, including unrealized projects. The majority of the documents in the series are related to his major projects such as the Centre commercial Rockland (1960), the Mont-Royal and Bonaventure Metro Stations (1966), the Expo'67 Stadium (1967), St. Augustine's Church and James Lyng High School (1968), the Royal Canadian Air Force Memorial (1969), Brudenell River Recreational Park (1970), the Langelier Metro Station (1971), the Grand Théâtre de Québec (1971) and the Palais des Congrès de Montréal (1983). The series also documents Victor Prus's activities as visiting professor or professor at the École d'architecture de Québec or at McGill University as well as his lectures. Promotional documents from Victor Prus and Associates are also included in the series. The series contains conceptual, design development, working and presentation drawings, presentation panels (particularly for competitions), study and presentation models and photographs. A significant amount of textual records related to most of his projects are included. The series also contains publications, such as issues of periodicals, and index cards and microfiches listing some of Prus's architectural projects.
Series 2
1952-1993
photographs
AP197.S1.SS9.023
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This box contains the audio recordings of Kenneth Frampton's various lectures including: On regionalism (1983); Latin American Architecture: Contemporary Reflections 1929-1960; The Committee of Canadian Architectural Councils commencement (1999); and the Isms of Architecture.
circa 1985-1995
Kenneth Frampton audio cassettes
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AP197.S1.SS9.023
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This box contains the audio recordings of Kenneth Frampton's various lectures including: On regionalism (1983); Latin American Architecture: Contemporary Reflections 1929-1960; The Committee of Canadian Architectural Councils commencement (1999); and the Isms of Architecture.
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circa 1985-1995