Not only do toys provide evidence of the social and economic life of their period, but architectural toys ranging from wooden building blocks to iron and steel construction sets reflect distinct stylistic predilections and technological advances. New industrial and building techniques were used not only to create the new building types transforming our cities, but were(...)
Octagonal gallery
28 November 1990 to 31 March 1991
Buildings in Boxes: Architectural Toys from the CCA
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Not only do toys provide evidence of the social and economic life of their period, but architectural toys ranging from wooden building blocks to iron and steel construction sets reflect distinct stylistic predilections and technological advances. New industrial and building techniques were used not only to create the new building types transforming our cities, but were(...)
Octagonal gallery
textual records
WRITTEN TEXT.....MILFORD
ARCH271682
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Group consists of documentation and texts about the Milford Solar Conservation Center in Milford, Pennsylvania, including promotional leaflets, project descriptions, clippings of articles about the center, texts by Douglas Kelbaugh on the center, correspondence and photocopies of photographs. The group also includes project description forms for the 1984 Honor Award Program of the American Institute of Architects.
1980-1984
WRITTEN TEXT.....MILFORD
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ARCH271682
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Group consists of documentation and texts about the Milford Solar Conservation Center in Milford, Pennsylvania, including promotional leaflets, project descriptions, clippings of articles about the center, texts by Douglas Kelbaugh on the center, correspondence and photocopies of photographs. The group also includes project description forms for the 1984 Honor Award Program of the American Institute of Architects.
textual records
1980-1984
textual records
DR2012:0015:021:010
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File containing documents in English (predominant), including correspondence (primarily printouts of emails) and notes regarding the private sale of the following works: - One size fits all / 2: 20th century New York skyscrapers; - The American city: via Saigon; - Fathers and Sons...; - Cities on the run... realignments often are. Original folder inscribed in graphite: NORMAN DAMIANI
2003-2004
Correspondence related to Melvin Charney's projects
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DR2012:0015:021:010
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File containing documents in English (predominant), including correspondence (primarily printouts of emails) and notes regarding the private sale of the following works: - One size fits all / 2: 20th century New York skyscrapers; - The American city: via Saigon; - Fathers and Sons...; - Cities on the run... realignments often are. Original folder inscribed in graphite: NORMAN DAMIANI
textual records
2003-2004
drawings, textual records, photographs
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1977-1995 - subjects concerning Desbarats, including clippings of American Embassy competition, restoration of the Queen Elizabeth Centre, article on federal civil service; b&w photocopy prints of McGill University Student Centre, colour photocopy prints of Governor General's residence in Quebec City, photocopy of map concerning the site of the National Aviation Museum
1977 - 1995
Subjects concerning Desbarats
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1977-1995 - subjects concerning Desbarats, including clippings of American Embassy competition, restoration of the Queen Elizabeth Centre, article on federal civil service; b&w photocopy prints of McGill University Student Centre, colour photocopy prints of Governor General's residence in Quebec City, photocopy of map concerning the site of the National Aviation Museum
drawings, textual records, photographs
1977 - 1995
works of art
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10 print(s)
Reprints of Walls Paper
PH2006:0293
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Set of 10 prints of Walls Paper. These prints were printed in 2006 to be distributed at the exhibition "Gordon Matta-Clark" at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, Spain. Identical prints were also distributed at the 2007 exhibition "Gordon Matta-Clark: You are the Measure" at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York.
1972, printed 2006
Reprints of Walls Paper
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PH2006:0293
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Set of 10 prints of Walls Paper. These prints were printed in 2006 to be distributed at the exhibition "Gordon Matta-Clark" at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, Spain. Identical prints were also distributed at the 2007 exhibition "Gordon Matta-Clark: You are the Measure" at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York.
works of art
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10 print(s)
1972, printed 2006
New towns created by private enterprise in the early years of the twentieth century bear witness to the confluence of economic, social, and political forces at work in shaping urban forms. Built quickly and expensively, these towns thoroughly planned to sustain industrial profits, relying on social control to ensure the hegemony of the ruling class. This exhibition traces(...)
Main galleries
6 March 1996 to 26 May 1996
Power and Planning: Industrial Towns in Québec, 1890-1950
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New towns created by private enterprise in the early years of the twentieth century bear witness to the confluence of economic, social, and political forces at work in shaping urban forms. Built quickly and expensively, these towns thoroughly planned to sustain industrial profits, relying on social control to ensure the hegemony of the ruling class. This exhibition traces(...)
Main galleries
*Cities of Artificial Excavation: The Work of Peter Eisenman, 1978–1988* explores how American architect and writer Peter Eisenman questioned the concept of “site,” and demonstrates the importance of drawing and modelmaking in generating his ideas. The exhibition reveals the richness and complexity of the design process by looking carefully at Eisenman’s drawings and(...)
Main galleries
2 March 1994 to 19 June 1994
Cities of Artificial Excavation: The Work of Peter Eisenman, 1978-1988
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*Cities of Artificial Excavation: The Work of Peter Eisenman, 1978–1988* explores how American architect and writer Peter Eisenman questioned the concept of “site,” and demonstrates the importance of drawing and modelmaking in generating his ideas. The exhibition reveals the richness and complexity of the design process by looking carefully at Eisenman’s drawings and(...)
Main galleries
As Building Director of Baden in southwest Germany, Friedrich Weinbrenner (1766–1826) had the unique opportunity to create in Karlsruhe—the capital and his native city—one of the most homogeneous architectural ensembles ever achieved by a single architect. The exhibition focuses on the impact of scientific and administrative reform on the urban and agricultural(...)
Main galleries
31 January 1990 to 18 March 1990
Friedrich Weinbrenner, Architect of Karlsruhe
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As Building Director of Baden in southwest Germany, Friedrich Weinbrenner (1766–1826) had the unique opportunity to create in Karlsruhe—the capital and his native city—one of the most homogeneous architectural ensembles ever achieved by a single architect. The exhibition focuses on the impact of scientific and administrative reform on the urban and agricultural(...)
Main galleries
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ARCH252257
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-Correspondence with Caesar & Washburn re: IFCCA Prize fundraising -Meeting files and strategy documents produced for IFCCA Prize fundraising by Caesar & Washburn -CC's of letter re: IFCCA Prize fundraising received by Phyllis Lambert's office and sent to Caesar & Washburn -Draft contract between American Friends of the Canadian Centre for Architecture (AFCCA) and Caesar & Washburn, 1 February 1997
1997
Fundraising Strategy: M. Washburn
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-Correspondence with Caesar & Washburn re: IFCCA Prize fundraising -Meeting files and strategy documents produced for IFCCA Prize fundraising by Caesar & Washburn -CC's of letter re: IFCCA Prize fundraising received by Phyllis Lambert's office and sent to Caesar & Washburn -Draft contract between American Friends of the Canadian Centre for Architecture (AFCCA) and Caesar & Washburn, 1 February 1997
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1997
Visiting scholar Adam Morton presents his research: Under capitalism, how is space organized in our everyday lives through the streets we walk, the monuments we visit, and the places where we meet? This talk presents the making of modern state space in Mexico through the perspective of a spatial political economy. It will draw on my ongoing research on the production of(...)
Shaughnessy House
22 June 2017, 6pm
Visiting Scholar Seminar: Adam Morton
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Visiting scholar Adam Morton presents his research: Under capitalism, how is space organized in our everyday lives through the streets we walk, the monuments we visit, and the places where we meet? This talk presents the making of modern state space in Mexico through the perspective of a spatial political economy. It will draw on my ongoing research on the production of(...)
Shaughnessy House