textual records
AP207.S5.008
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Contains press clippings on Gianni Pettena and his projects, correspondence, transcription on interviews and lectures, a copy of Pettena's curriculum vitae, and photograph from Pettena series of photographs entitled "Palo Alto" (1973). First binder on two.
1972-1973
Binder of professional papers, 1972-1973
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AP207.S5.008
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Contains press clippings on Gianni Pettena and his projects, correspondence, transcription on interviews and lectures, a copy of Pettena's curriculum vitae, and photograph from Pettena series of photographs entitled "Palo Alto" (1973). First binder on two.
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1972-1973
Focusing on the beginnings of photography, James S. Ackerman, 2001 CCA Mellon Senior Fellow,explores what photography introduced to the conventions of architectural representation and what were the sources of this new system of vision. The subject of Ackerman’s lecture springs from his research on architectural photography and on the origins of the conventions of(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre
4 December 2001
James S. Ackerman: On the Origins of Architectural Photography
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Focusing on the beginnings of photography, James S. Ackerman, 2001 CCA Mellon Senior Fellow,explores what photography introduced to the conventions of architectural representation and what were the sources of this new system of vision. The subject of Ackerman’s lecture springs from his research on architectural photography and on the origins of the conventions of(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre
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AP207.S5.029
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Contains press clippings on Gianni Pettena and his projects, correspondence, press releases for Pettena's exhibition or exhibition on Pettena's work, promotional material of events related to Pettena's work and Pettena's interests, and notes by Pettena for lectures.
2006-2007
Binder of professional papers, 2006-2007
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AP207.S5.029
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Contains press clippings on Gianni Pettena and his projects, correspondence, press releases for Pettena's exhibition or exhibition on Pettena's work, promotional material of events related to Pettena's work and Pettena's interests, and notes by Pettena for lectures.
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2006-2007
archives
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Bernard Cache fonds
AP169
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Bernard Cache, fonds, 1991-2011, document the development and design process for the Objectile firm and its decorative panels and furniture. The records focus mostly on daily activities of the firm, the collaboration of principal Bernard Cache with TopSolid software, and his parallel academic work. The records consist solely of original born-digital material.
1992-2011
Bernard Cache fonds
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AP169
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Bernard Cache, fonds, 1991-2011, document the development and design process for the Objectile firm and its decorative panels and furniture. The records focus mostly on daily activities of the firm, the collaboration of principal Bernard Cache with TopSolid software, and his parallel academic work. The records consist solely of original born-digital material.
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1992-2011
textual records
ARCH258972
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Documents de référence relatifs à l'ingénierie et l'éclairage, incluant des tableaux, des diagrammes, des publications, des lectures d’une cour d'éclairement, et 2 porte-documents avec des photocopies de tableaux et calculs, et 1 bloc-notes avec des notes et calculs.
ca. 1920-1967
Notes techniques et référence relatifs à l'ingénierie et l'éclairage
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ARCH258972
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Documents de référence relatifs à l'ingénierie et l'éclairage, incluant des tableaux, des diagrammes, des publications, des lectures d’une cour d'éclairement, et 2 porte-documents avec des photocopies de tableaux et calculs, et 1 bloc-notes avec des notes et calculs.
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ca. 1920-1967
Philip Ursprung, guest curator of the 2002 CCA exhibition Herzog de Meuron: Archaeology of the Mind, discusses the Swiss architects’ collaborative relationship with artists. The lecture is part a series exploring the boundary between art and architecture, presented in conjunction with the exhibition. Philip Ursprung is Professor of the History of Modern and Contemporary(...)
17 October 2002
Philip Ursprung: Close Encounters: Herzog & de Meuron en collaboration avec des artistes
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Philip Ursprung, guest curator of the 2002 CCA exhibition Herzog de Meuron: Archaeology of the Mind, discusses the Swiss architects’ collaborative relationship with artists. The lecture is part a series exploring the boundary between art and architecture, presented in conjunction with the exhibition. Philip Ursprung is Professor of the History of Modern and Contemporary(...)
articles
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As the Earth’s climate reaches a state of constant instability, there is growing awareness of how global warming can affect human rights and increase social strife. Less attention has been paid to the ways in which political violence and human rights abuses, from past and present, constitute driving factors in the transformations of the global environment and climate.(...)
Paul Demarais Theatre
1 December 2016, 6pm
In the Frontiers of Climate Change (Toward a Politics of Nonhuman Rights)
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As the Earth’s climate reaches a state of constant instability, there is growing awareness of how global warming can affect human rights and increase social strife. Less attention has been paid to the ways in which political violence and human rights abuses, from past and present, constitute driving factors in the transformations of the global environment and climate.(...)
Paul Demarais Theatre
In a lecture titled The Architecture of Error, Francesca Hughes considers the tools that architects developed to manage fears of physical error and examines some of the ways in which these tools, and the fears they barely conceal, intersect with the rise of redundant precision in architecture during the twentieth century. The series They want to speak with you invites(...)
7 May 2015 , 6pm
Francesca Hughes wants to speak with you
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In a lecture titled The Architecture of Error, Francesca Hughes considers the tools that architects developed to manage fears of physical error and examines some of the ways in which these tools, and the fears they barely conceal, intersect with the rise of redundant precision in architecture during the twentieth century. The series They want to speak with you invites(...)
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AP140.S2
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Series documents the professional activities of James Stirling, James Gowan, Michael Wilford, and the successive firms of Stirling and Gowan; James Stirling; James Stirling and Partner; James Stirling, Michael Wilford, and Associates; Michael Wilford and Partners; as well as the firm of Michael Wilford GmbH. It chiefly illustrates the architectural and urban planning projects by James Stirling and the successive firms, including earlier theoretical and housing schemes, competition entries, major international commissions, as well as dead projects. The series also relates to exhibitions and publications of the firms' work, to writing and lecturing activities, to prizes, distinctions and honours received by the partners and the successive firms, and to other professional activities including participation to competition juries and teaching. Administrative and office activities are also documented in this series. Material in this series was produced between ca. 1948 and probably 2004. Series contains a large number of reference, conceptual, and design development drawings, publication and presentation drawings and panels, working drawings and several models. Series also contains photographic materials, textual records, film reels and other audiovisual materials, and artefacts.
[ca. 1948-2004?]
James Stirling/Michael Wilford professional papers
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AP140.S2
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Series documents the professional activities of James Stirling, James Gowan, Michael Wilford, and the successive firms of Stirling and Gowan; James Stirling; James Stirling and Partner; James Stirling, Michael Wilford, and Associates; Michael Wilford and Partners; as well as the firm of Michael Wilford GmbH. It chiefly illustrates the architectural and urban planning projects by James Stirling and the successive firms, including earlier theoretical and housing schemes, competition entries, major international commissions, as well as dead projects. The series also relates to exhibitions and publications of the firms' work, to writing and lecturing activities, to prizes, distinctions and honours received by the partners and the successive firms, and to other professional activities including participation to competition juries and teaching. Administrative and office activities are also documented in this series. Material in this series was produced between ca. 1948 and probably 2004. Series contains a large number of reference, conceptual, and design development drawings, publication and presentation drawings and panels, working drawings and several models. Series also contains photographic materials, textual records, film reels and other audiovisual materials, and artefacts.
Series 2
[ca. 1948-2004?]