Learning from... Hong Kong
Self-built settlements on the roofs of high-rise buildings have been an integral part of Hong Kong’s history for over half a century. Rooftop structures range from basic shelters for the disadvantaged to intricate multi-storey constructions equipped with the amenities of modern life. Rufina Wu and Stefan Canham use the tools of an architect and a photographer to document(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
3 May 2012 , 7pm
Learning from... Hong Kong
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Self-built settlements on the roofs of high-rise buildings have been an integral part of Hong Kong’s history for over half a century. Rooftop structures range from basic shelters for the disadvantaged to intricate multi-storey constructions equipped with the amenities of modern life. Rufina Wu and Stefan Canham use the tools of an architect and a photographer to document(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
Trois Architectes, Trois Quartiers focuses on three Montréal-based architects whose work had a strong presence in a specific area of the city during the first half of the twentieth century: Ludger Lemieux (1872–1953) in St-Henri, Ernest lsbell Barott (1884–1966) in St-Antoine on the southern and western slopes of Mount Royal, and Ernest Cormier (1885–1980) at the(...)
1440 rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest
20 May 1983 to 19 August 1983
Trois architectes, trois quartiers : Ludger Lemieux (St. Henri), Ernest Cormier (Cité universitaire), Ernest Isbell Barott (St. Antoine)
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Trois Architectes, Trois Quartiers focuses on three Montréal-based architects whose work had a strong presence in a specific area of the city during the first half of the twentieth century: Ludger Lemieux (1872–1953) in St-Henri, Ernest lsbell Barott (1884–1966) in St-Antoine on the southern and western slopes of Mount Royal, and Ernest Cormier (1885–1980) at the(...)
1440 rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest
photographs
AP140.S2.SS1.D40.P31
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views of conceptual, design development and presentation drawings, and of the presentation model for the British Olivetti Headquarters by John Donat Photography
Views of conceptual, design development and presentation drawings
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AP140.S2.SS1.D40.P31
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views of conceptual, design development and presentation drawings, and of the presentation model for the British Olivetti Headquarters by John Donat Photography
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ARCH273814
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File contains photography invoices for Arthur Erickson's book, The Architecture of Arthur Erickson, published by Thames and Hudson (1988).
Invoices for "The Architecture of Arthur Erickson" by Erickson
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File contains photography invoices for Arthur Erickson's book, The Architecture of Arthur Erickson, published by Thames and Hudson (1988).
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The exhibition presents three aspects of the villas described by the Roman writer, Pliny the Younger, in the first century AD: their direct historical influence on architecture, the indirect influence they have exerted on architects as a model for study, and their impact on the classical tradition in the city of Montreal. The Villas of Pliny and Classical Architecture(...)
Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal
14 October 1983 to 11 December 1983
The Villas of Pliny and Classical Architecture in Montréal
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The exhibition presents three aspects of the villas described by the Roman writer, Pliny the Younger, in the first century AD: their direct historical influence on architecture, the indirect influence they have exerted on architects as a model for study, and their impact on the classical tradition in the city of Montreal. The Villas of Pliny and Classical Architecture(...)
Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal
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6 photographie(s)
ARCH184127
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tableaux de Robert Cauchon (3), d'Yvonne Bolduc, Adela Harvey, Alfred Deschenes. Timbre aux verso de chaque photographie : "Andover Art Studio, F. Cookson, Prop. 123 Main St., Andover, Mass. Photography and Picture Framing" La photographie du tableau d'Adela Harvey porte également le timbre de : "Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover".
ca. 1942
Tableaux de Robert Cauchon, d'Yvonne Bolduc, Adela Harvey, Alfred Deschenes.
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tableaux de Robert Cauchon (3), d'Yvonne Bolduc, Adela Harvey, Alfred Deschenes. Timbre aux verso de chaque photographie : "Andover Art Studio, F. Cookson, Prop. 123 Main St., Andover, Mass. Photography and Picture Framing" La photographie du tableau d'Adela Harvey porte également le timbre de : "Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover".
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6 photographie(s)
ca. 1942
Marking the 10th anniversary of the CCA’s public opening, the exhibition spotlights and juxtaposes acquisitions from its first decade. Over 350 prints, drawings, photographs, rare books, manuscripts, toys, and models spanning five centuries of architectural history reflect how the built world has been imagined, conceived, and reflected upon. Dedicated to the many donors(...)
Main galleries and hall cases
24 November 1999 to 30 April 2000
En chantier: The Collections of the CCA, 1989-1999
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Marking the 10th anniversary of the CCA’s public opening, the exhibition spotlights and juxtaposes acquisitions from its first decade. Over 350 prints, drawings, photographs, rare books, manuscripts, toys, and models spanning five centuries of architectural history reflect how the built world has been imagined, conceived, and reflected upon. Dedicated to the many donors(...)
Main galleries and hall cases
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91 slide(s)
Museums
ARCH218365
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including Richardson Sciafe Gallery Pittsburg, International Museum of Photography Rochester N.Y. and Fort Worth Museum Lou Khan
Museums
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including Richardson Sciafe Gallery Pittsburg, International Museum of Photography Rochester N.Y. and Fort Worth Museum Lou Khan
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91 slide(s)
Blake Fitzpatrick and Robert Del Tredici talk about their investigations of Port Hope in a conversation moderated by Louise Désy, CCA Curator, Photographs. Port Hope is Canada’s premier atomic town and the nation’s conduit to the nuclear world. In 1932, Eldorado Nuclear Ltd. built a radium refinery a stone’s throw from the town’s Main Street. After shifting to uranium(...)
Main galleries
25 March 2017, 3pm
Port Hope in the Age of Nuclear Waste
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Blake Fitzpatrick and Robert Del Tredici talk about their investigations of Port Hope in a conversation moderated by Louise Désy, CCA Curator, Photographs. Port Hope is Canada’s premier atomic town and the nation’s conduit to the nuclear world. In 1932, Eldorado Nuclear Ltd. built a radium refinery a stone’s throw from the town’s Main Street. After shifting to uranium(...)
Main galleries
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F-I alphabetical files
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15 files - F-I alphabetical files - Foundation of Canada, F-H miscellaneous files, Alastair Hunter photography litigation, Inner City Angels including 2 photographs of Erickson and company; International Year of the Child; Request for lectures, seminars, TV broadcasts, interview, or photo sittings; itineraries.
1977-1986
F-I alphabetical files
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15 files - F-I alphabetical files - Foundation of Canada, F-H miscellaneous files, Alastair Hunter photography litigation, Inner City Angels including 2 photographs of Erickson and company; International Year of the Child; Request for lectures, seminars, TV broadcasts, interview, or photo sittings; itineraries.
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1977-1986