AP075.S3.SS1.097
Description:
Includes the recording of a possible lecture by Cornelia Hahn Oberlander for the American Society of Landscape Architecture in 1997, a recording of a lecture for te Myles Thaler Lecture in 2001 in Virginia and a recording of the TV show "Garden Architecture 4", episode 4-009 "Modernist Garden" possibly on Cornelia Hahn Oberlander.
1997-2001
Videorecording of Cornelia Hahn Oberlander's interviews or lectures
Actions:
AP075.S3.SS1.097
Description:
Includes the recording of a possible lecture by Cornelia Hahn Oberlander for the American Society of Landscape Architecture in 1997, a recording of a lecture for te Myles Thaler Lecture in 2001 in Virginia and a recording of the TV show "Garden Architecture 4", episode 4-009 "Modernist Garden" possibly on Cornelia Hahn Oberlander.
1997-2001
archives
Level of archival description:
Collection
Eva Hollo Vecsei collection
CD041
Synopsis:
The Eva Hollo Vecsei collection documents the career of Hungarian-Canadian architect Eva Hollo Vecsei with a few materials from her husband’s, Andrei Vecsei, work. Records in this collection, ranging from 1959 to 2019, document key elements of several of Vecsei’s projects, including built and unbuilt designs.
1959-2019
Eva Hollo Vecsei collection
Actions:
CD041
Synopsis:
The Eva Hollo Vecsei collection documents the career of Hungarian-Canadian architect Eva Hollo Vecsei with a few materials from her husband’s, Andrei Vecsei, work. Records in this collection, ranging from 1959 to 2019, document key elements of several of Vecsei’s projects, including built and unbuilt designs.
archives
Level of archival description:
Collection
1959-2019
archives
Level of archival description:
Fonds
Amancio Williams fonds
AP205
Synopsis:
The Amancio Williams fonds documents Williams' career as an architect and designer from the 1940s to the late 1980s. The fonds documents his work for over 80 architectural, urban planning and furniture design projects, as well as the administration of his architecture practice, and his professional activities through correspondence, photographic material, and promotional materials.
1848-2010s
Amancio Williams fonds
Actions:
AP205
Synopsis:
The Amancio Williams fonds documents Williams' career as an architect and designer from the 1940s to the late 1980s. The fonds documents his work for over 80 architectural, urban planning and furniture design projects, as well as the administration of his architecture practice, and his professional activities through correspondence, photographic material, and promotional materials.
archives
Level of archival description:
Fonds
1848-2010s
Evoking a provocation famously framed by Le Corbusier, “Architecture ou Révolution,” this conversation will situate the SAAL process in Portugal within international debates during the 1960s and 1970s on social housing and the architect’s social responsibility. Nuno Portas, Secretary of State for Housing and Urbanism of the government established after the 1974 Portuguese(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
14 May 2015 , 6pm
Architecture or Revolution? A Conversation with Nuno Portas and Nuno Grande
Actions:
Description:
Evoking a provocation famously framed by Le Corbusier, “Architecture ou Révolution,” this conversation will situate the SAAL process in Portugal within international debates during the 1960s and 1970s on social housing and the architect’s social responsibility. Nuno Portas, Secretary of State for Housing and Urbanism of the government established after the 1974 Portuguese(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
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
Actions:
Description:
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
textual records
Awards and certificates to Cornelia Hahn Oberlander from architecture and landscape associations
AP075.S3.SS3.012
Description:
Contains: . President's Award to Excellence from the American Society of Lanscape Architects (ASLA) for Robson Square in Vancouver in 1971 . Certificate of fellowship to the Canadian Society of Lanscape Architects (CSLA) in 1983 . Two awards from the Canadian Society of Lanscape Architects (CSLA) for the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa in 1989 . Award from the Canadian Society of Lanscape Architects (CSLA) for the Canadian Chancery in Washington D.C. in 1991 . Certificate of fellowship to the American Society of Lanscape Architects (ASLA) in 1992 . Certificat of election as Academician to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 1994 . Certificat of honorary membership to the Architetural Institute of British Columbia in 1997 . Certificat of honorary membership to the Royal Architecture Institute of Canada in 2015
1971-2015
Awards and certificates to Cornelia Hahn Oberlander from architecture and landscape associations
Actions:
AP075.S3.SS3.012
Description:
Contains: . President's Award to Excellence from the American Society of Lanscape Architects (ASLA) for Robson Square in Vancouver in 1971 . Certificate of fellowship to the Canadian Society of Lanscape Architects (CSLA) in 1983 . Two awards from the Canadian Society of Lanscape Architects (CSLA) for the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa in 1989 . Award from the Canadian Society of Lanscape Architects (CSLA) for the Canadian Chancery in Washington D.C. in 1991 . Certificate of fellowship to the American Society of Lanscape Architects (ASLA) in 1992 . Certificat of election as Academician to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 1994 . Certificat of honorary membership to the Architetural Institute of British Columbia in 1997 . Certificat of honorary membership to the Royal Architecture Institute of Canada in 2015
textual records
1971-2015
Various awards and honours
ARCH277083
Description:
File contains awards and honours in recognition of Arthur Erickson or his firms Erickson/Massey Architects, Arthur Erickson Architects or Arthur Erickson Corporation. Includes: National Design Award from the Canadian Housing Design Council for 5185 Keith Road, W. Vancouver and 3281 W. 35 Avenue, Vancouver (1964), Associate Member of the American Hospital Association (1975), Qualification to practice architecture in the state of New York (1979), Honorary Fellowship from the American Institute of Architects (1978), Charter Member of the American Planning Association (1978), Honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Manitoba (1978), Festival of Architecture Honor Awards for Eppich House, Robson Square/The Law Courts, Habitat Pavilion, Sikh Temple and Museum of Anthropology (1980), Governor General's Medal for Architecture for the Yorkdale Rapit Transit Station, Certification of Practice firn the California State Boad of Architectural Examiners (1981), Second Prize in the Concours Europeen Cembureau for Napp Laboratories (1985), President's Award for Excellence from The American Society of Landscape Architects for Robson Square - first phase, Citation confered upon Cornelia Oberlander from the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects for the landscape architecture of the Canadian Chancery (1991), Award for Excellence in the graphic representation of architecture for the Hotel and Convention Centre and Malaysiana (1993), Honorary Member Diploma from La Sociedad de Arquitectos Mexicanos (1993), architectural licence from the National Council of Architecturall Registration Boards (1994).
1964-1994
Various awards and honours
Actions:
ARCH277083
Description:
File contains awards and honours in recognition of Arthur Erickson or his firms Erickson/Massey Architects, Arthur Erickson Architects or Arthur Erickson Corporation. Includes: National Design Award from the Canadian Housing Design Council for 5185 Keith Road, W. Vancouver and 3281 W. 35 Avenue, Vancouver (1964), Associate Member of the American Hospital Association (1975), Qualification to practice architecture in the state of New York (1979), Honorary Fellowship from the American Institute of Architects (1978), Charter Member of the American Planning Association (1978), Honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Manitoba (1978), Festival of Architecture Honor Awards for Eppich House, Robson Square/The Law Courts, Habitat Pavilion, Sikh Temple and Museum of Anthropology (1980), Governor General's Medal for Architecture for the Yorkdale Rapit Transit Station, Certification of Practice firn the California State Boad of Architectural Examiners (1981), Second Prize in the Concours Europeen Cembureau for Napp Laboratories (1985), President's Award for Excellence from The American Society of Landscape Architects for Robson Square - first phase, Citation confered upon Cornelia Oberlander from the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects for the landscape architecture of the Canadian Chancery (1991), Award for Excellence in the graphic representation of architecture for the Hotel and Convention Centre and Malaysiana (1993), Honorary Member Diploma from La Sociedad de Arquitectos Mexicanos (1993), architectural licence from the National Council of Architecturall Registration Boards (1994).
1964-1994
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(...)
Main galleries
12 February 1992 to 19 April 1992
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
Actions:
Description:
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(...)
Main galleries
textual records
ARCH255580
Description:
files from a workshop Erickson attended in Sweden titled Social Theory and Occams Razor, part of International Federation of Institutes for Advanced study - correspondence, itinerary, handwritten notes from lectures, CVs from lecturers, photocopy of articles from Scientific American and Time, a postcard, brochure from Drottningholm Court Theatre.
1980
Correspondence, notes from lectures, and information on lecturers for the workshop "Social Theory and Occams Razor"
Actions:
ARCH255580
Description:
files from a workshop Erickson attended in Sweden titled Social Theory and Occams Razor, part of International Federation of Institutes for Advanced study - correspondence, itinerary, handwritten notes from lectures, CVs from lecturers, photocopy of articles from Scientific American and Time, a postcard, brochure from Drottningholm Court Theatre.
textual records
1980
Amid education reform in American schools of architecture in the 1970s, Kenneth Frampton was integral in transforming the curriculum of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture Planning. In particular, he designed and taught what became three core courses: the theory seminar “Comparative Critical Analysis,” the history lectures “Thresholds of Modern(...)
31 May 2017 to 24 September 2017
Educating Architects: Four Courses by Kenneth Frampton
Actions:
Description:
Amid education reform in American schools of architecture in the 1970s, Kenneth Frampton was integral in transforming the curriculum of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture Planning. In particular, he designed and taught what became three core courses: the theory seminar “Comparative Critical Analysis,” the history lectures “Thresholds of Modern(...)