photographs
DR2023:0020
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Plates from the series "UN DICTIONNAIRE...Illuminations, 1970-2000" comprises of a portion of individual plates grouped according to 38 series that Charney arranged by themes and numbered by series and plate in a discontinuous fashion. Contains series 19 "Figures" and series 20 "Édifices et villes".
circa 1970-2000
Plates from the series 19 and 20, Un dictionnaire
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DR2023:0020
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Plates from the series "UN DICTIONNAIRE...Illuminations, 1970-2000" comprises of a portion of individual plates grouped according to 38 series that Charney arranged by themes and numbered by series and plate in a discontinuous fashion. Contains series 19 "Figures" and series 20 "Édifices et villes".
photographs
circa 1970-2000
articles
Unbroken Ties
photographs
DR2023:0021
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Plates from the series "UN DICTIONNAIRE...Illuminations, 1970-2000" comprises of a portion of individual plates grouped according to 38 series that Charney arranged by themes and numbered by series and plate in a discontinuous fashion. Contains series 21 "Bâtiments et villes" and series 22 "Méta-échelle".
circa 1970-2000
Plates from the series 21 and 22, Un dictionnaire
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DR2023:0021
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Plates from the series "UN DICTIONNAIRE...Illuminations, 1970-2000" comprises of a portion of individual plates grouped according to 38 series that Charney arranged by themes and numbered by series and plate in a discontinuous fashion. Contains series 21 "Bâtiments et villes" and series 22 "Méta-échelle".
photographs
circa 1970-2000
archives
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Fonds
AP051
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The Groupe de recherche sur Montréal fonds, 1975-1997, documents the Groupe de recherche sur Montréal’s (GRM) extensive research on the development of pre and post-industrial Montreal’s built environment. In addition to this extensive collection of research materials, the fonds also includes administrative files relating to the GRM’s everyday administration and management. Materials found in this fonds consist of approximately 40 l.m. of textual documentation, approximately 2000 maps and 1 model.
1975-1997
Groupe de recherche sur Montréal fonds
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AP051
Synopsis:
The Groupe de recherche sur Montréal fonds, 1975-1997, documents the Groupe de recherche sur Montréal’s (GRM) extensive research on the development of pre and post-industrial Montreal’s built environment. In addition to this extensive collection of research materials, the fonds also includes administrative files relating to the GRM’s everyday administration and management. Materials found in this fonds consist of approximately 40 l.m. of textual documentation, approximately 2000 maps and 1 model.
archives
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Fonds
1975-1997
An Atlas. A Bricolage. A Compendium of different elements and strategies for understanding the city. ABC : MTL is an urban abecedary and open-source initiative that maps contemporary Montreal in a diversity of ways and media. Over ninety contributions including photography, music videos, sculptures and installations, drawings, models, workshops, lectures, and performances(...)
Main galleries
13 November 2012 to 31 March 2013
ABC : MTL – A Self-Portrait of Montréal
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An Atlas. A Bricolage. A Compendium of different elements and strategies for understanding the city. ABC : MTL is an urban abecedary and open-source initiative that maps contemporary Montreal in a diversity of ways and media. Over ninety contributions including photography, music videos, sculptures and installations, drawings, models, workshops, lectures, and performances(...)
Main galleries
Sink or Swim
What would a city look like if its infrastructure was waterproof, buoyant and–why not!–amphibious? Given the anticipated rise of sea level at a global scale, the connection between the city and water in all its iterations–oceans, rivers, canals, waterways–is subject to change in the coming years. Montreal will be the playground of this creative laboratory of prototypes(...)
February 2017 to March 2017
Sink or Swim
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What would a city look like if its infrastructure was waterproof, buoyant and–why not!–amphibious? Given the anticipated rise of sea level at a global scale, the connection between the city and water in all its iterations–oceans, rivers, canals, waterways–is subject to change in the coming years. Montreal will be the playground of this creative laboratory of prototypes(...)
Mapping Rural Montréal
On a tour of downtown Montréal, San Francisco-based artist Amy Franceschini shows participants ‘rural’ sites and activities and questions the dichotomy of country and city. Franceschini founded Futurefarmers, a collaborative and experimental studio that addresses ecological issues, as well as the online magazine, Atlas. Inspired by the exhibition Actions: What You Can Do(...)
4 April 2009
Mapping Rural Montréal
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On a tour of downtown Montréal, San Francisco-based artist Amy Franceschini shows participants ‘rural’ sites and activities and questions the dichotomy of country and city. Franceschini founded Futurefarmers, a collaborative and experimental studio that addresses ecological issues, as well as the online magazine, Atlas. Inspired by the exhibition Actions: What You Can Do(...)
Melvin Charney 1935–2012
The artist and theorist Melvin Charney, who died earlier this year, made significant contributions to the CCA and the city of Montreal as a whole. Throughout a long and varied career, Charney championed the public role of the architect in the wider built environment, enforcing the idea that the street is the primary resource of the city. The CCA is celebrating Charney’s(...)
Hall cases
24 October 2012 to 14 April 2013
Melvin Charney 1935–2012
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The artist and theorist Melvin Charney, who died earlier this year, made significant contributions to the CCA and the city of Montreal as a whole. Throughout a long and varied career, Charney championed the public role of the architect in the wider built environment, enforcing the idea that the street is the primary resource of the city. The CCA is celebrating Charney’s(...)
Hall cases
Learning from... Detroit
Powered by powerful historical footage, including vivid images of the city’s zenith and its now derelict buildings, Julian Temple’s 2010 TV documentary Requiem for Detroit? charts the rise and fall of the “Big Three” in Detroit: General Motors, Ford and Chrysler. The film documents the impact that the decline of these giants has had on the city and its(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
25 April 2013 , 7pm
Learning from... Detroit
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Powered by powerful historical footage, including vivid images of the city’s zenith and its now derelict buildings, Julian Temple’s 2010 TV documentary Requiem for Detroit? charts the rise and fall of the “Big Three” in Detroit: General Motors, Ford and Chrysler. The film documents the impact that the decline of these giants has had on the city and its(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
photographs
DR2023:0023
Description:
Plates from the series "UN DICTIONNAIRE...Illuminations, 1970-2000" comprises of a portion of individual plates grouped according to 38 series that Charney arranged by themes and numbered by series and plate in a discontinuous fashion. Contains series 30 "Fragments d'édifices et de villes" and series 32 "Toits et corniches".
circa 1970-2000
Plates from the series 30 and 32, Un dictionnaire
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DR2023:0023
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Plates from the series "UN DICTIONNAIRE...Illuminations, 1970-2000" comprises of a portion of individual plates grouped according to 38 series that Charney arranged by themes and numbered by series and plate in a discontinuous fashion. Contains series 30 "Fragments d'édifices et de villes" and series 32 "Toits et corniches".
photographs
circa 1970-2000