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AP197.S1.SS9.019
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The box contains drafts, articles, correspondence, interviews, keynote addresses, lectures, and notes by Kenneth Frampton. The materials are organized in alphabetical order, from SI-V. The largest portion of the box consists of drafts, articles, correspondence and notes on Alvaro Siza, James Stirling and Jorn Utzon. Other subjects and architects explored include: reflections on postmodernism and architecture; Manuel de Solà; Alejandro de la Sota; Southeast Asia; the status of man and his objects; MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple; Rimo Tami; technology; Giordino Tironi; Tyrolean regionalism; O.M. Ungers; and Georges Vantongerloo.
circa 1962-2016
Kenneth Frampton writings (SI-V) and notebooks
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AP197.S1.SS9.019
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The box contains drafts, articles, correspondence, interviews, keynote addresses, lectures, and notes by Kenneth Frampton. The materials are organized in alphabetical order, from SI-V. The largest portion of the box consists of drafts, articles, correspondence and notes on Alvaro Siza, James Stirling and Jorn Utzon. Other subjects and architects explored include: reflections on postmodernism and architecture; Manuel de Solà; Alejandro de la Sota; Southeast Asia; the status of man and his objects; MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple; Rimo Tami; technology; Giordino Tironi; Tyrolean regionalism; O.M. Ungers; and Georges Vantongerloo.
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circa 1962-2016
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Kenneth Frampton writings M
AP197.S1.SS9.017
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The box contains drafts, final copies, correspondence and notes for various articles, interviews, keynote addresses, and lectures by Kenneth Frampton. The materials are organized in alphabetical order for the letter M. The largest portions of the box consist of various articles and drafts for "Megaform as Urban Landscape" and several articles, drafts, correspondence and notes on Richard Meier. Other subjects and architects explored include Christoph Maekler, Fumihiko Maki, Elgin Marbles, Roberto Burle Marx, Robert Maxwell, mediatic representation of architecture, Erich Mendelsohn, Vedran Mimica, modernism and modern architecture and Raphael Moneo.
circa 1980-2016
Kenneth Frampton writings M
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AP197.S1.SS9.017
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The box contains drafts, final copies, correspondence and notes for various articles, interviews, keynote addresses, and lectures by Kenneth Frampton. The materials are organized in alphabetical order for the letter M. The largest portions of the box consist of various articles and drafts for "Megaform as Urban Landscape" and several articles, drafts, correspondence and notes on Richard Meier. Other subjects and architects explored include Christoph Maekler, Fumihiko Maki, Elgin Marbles, Roberto Burle Marx, Robert Maxwell, mediatic representation of architecture, Erich Mendelsohn, Vedran Mimica, modernism and modern architecture and Raphael Moneo.
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circa 1980-2016
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
Reading the Archive Out Loud
An archive is usually named for one person, but it always contains many other voices. On 12 July, 30 August, and 27 September, CCA staff and special guests read letters written by children, threatening lawyers, architects trying to manage disasters, as well as lectures that were never delivered, from the archives of Cornelia Hahn Oberlander and James Stirling and Michael(...)
Parc Baile
12 July 2018, 6:30pm
Reading the Archive Out Loud
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An archive is usually named for one person, but it always contains many other voices. On 12 July, 30 August, and 27 September, CCA staff and special guests read letters written by children, threatening lawyers, architects trying to manage disasters, as well as lectures that were never delivered, from the archives of Cornelia Hahn Oberlander and James Stirling and Michael(...)
Parc Baile
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AP197.S1.SS9.004
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The box is comprised of notes, drafts, articles and lectures by Kenneth Frampton. The materials are organized alphabetetically by either title or the architect's last name, from MO-Z. Subjects and architects explored in these texts include: William Morris; Robert Moses; Lewis Mumford; Glenn Murcutt; Museum of Modern Art; New York architecture; Oppositions and after; Felix Partner; Claude Perrault; Dimitri Pikionis; Alberto Ponis; purism; the rise and fall of the vernacular; the Rotterdam report; Scarborough College; SHIM Sutcliffe; Alvaro Siza; Luigi Snozzi; Spain's architecture; James Stirling; the street; style; Team 10; O.M. Ungers; and Harry Wolf.
circa 1967-2015
Kenneth Frampton texts, articles and notes MO-Z
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AP197.S1.SS9.004
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The box is comprised of notes, drafts, articles and lectures by Kenneth Frampton. The materials are organized alphabetetically by either title or the architect's last name, from MO-Z. Subjects and architects explored in these texts include: William Morris; Robert Moses; Lewis Mumford; Glenn Murcutt; Museum of Modern Art; New York architecture; Oppositions and after; Felix Partner; Claude Perrault; Dimitri Pikionis; Alberto Ponis; purism; the rise and fall of the vernacular; the Rotterdam report; Scarborough College; SHIM Sutcliffe; Alvaro Siza; Luigi Snozzi; Spain's architecture; James Stirling; the street; style; Team 10; O.M. Ungers; and Harry Wolf.
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circa 1967-2015
Hubert Damisch, 2003-2004 CCA Mellon Senior Fellow, examines Blur – the cloud building created by New York architects Diller + Scofidio on lake Neuchâtel in Switzerland, which is the most recent and radical expression of the desire for fluidity and evanescence in architecture – and the consequences that it might have on the future of structural thought. Damisch examines(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre
8 May 2003
Hubert Damisch: “Effacer l’architecture?”
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Hubert Damisch, 2003-2004 CCA Mellon Senior Fellow, examines Blur – the cloud building created by New York architects Diller + Scofidio on lake Neuchâtel in Switzerland, which is the most recent and radical expression of the desire for fluidity and evanescence in architecture – and the consequences that it might have on the future of structural thought. Damisch examines(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre
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AP197.S1.SS9.001
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This box contains notes, drafts, articles, book reviews and lectures by Kenneth Frampton. The materials are organized alphabetically by either title or the architect's last name, from A-Z. The contents are mostly older texts by Frampton, circa 1960-1990. Subjects and architects explored in these texts include: Raimund Abraham; Tadao Ando; contemporary architecture; the modern urban form; Gustave Eiffel; English neoclassicism; Louis Kahn; John Hejduk; Herman Hertzberger; postmodern theory; Steven Holl; industrialization; Le Corbusier; El Lissitzky; modernism; Palais Royale; Carlo Scarpa; James Stirling; Team 10; technology; and Otto Wagner.
circa 1964-1990
Kenneth Frampton texts, articles and notes (A-Z)
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AP197.S1.SS9.001
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This box contains notes, drafts, articles, book reviews and lectures by Kenneth Frampton. The materials are organized alphabetically by either title or the architect's last name, from A-Z. The contents are mostly older texts by Frampton, circa 1960-1990. Subjects and architects explored in these texts include: Raimund Abraham; Tadao Ando; contemporary architecture; the modern urban form; Gustave Eiffel; English neoclassicism; Louis Kahn; John Hejduk; Herman Hertzberger; postmodern theory; Steven Holl; industrialization; Le Corbusier; El Lissitzky; modernism; Palais Royale; Carlo Scarpa; James Stirling; Team 10; technology; and Otto Wagner.
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circa 1964-1990
Chicago-based artist Michael Rakowitz speaks with Luca Stasi of Recetas Urbanas about their various projects. Rakowitz’s work explores the concepts of nomadic habitat and urban appropriation, while Recetas Urbanas uses strategies of urban intervention that take advantage of legal loopholes, opening up opportunities for autonomous architecture. The conversation is part of(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre
2 April 2009
Michael Rakowitz and Luca Stasi of Recetas Urbanas
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Chicago-based artist Michael Rakowitz speaks with Luca Stasi of Recetas Urbanas about their various projects. Rakowitz’s work explores the concepts of nomadic habitat and urban appropriation, while Recetas Urbanas uses strategies of urban intervention that take advantage of legal loopholes, opening up opportunities for autonomous architecture. The conversation is part of(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre
Liquidated Architecture
American urban planner and designer Damon Rich examines the links among politics, architecture, and history. His research analyses the evolution of the real estate market – foreclosures, mortgages, construction and zoning. He is also a collaborator of the Center for Urban Pedagogy (CUP), an organization based in Brooklyn that studies movements within cities and their(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre
26 February 2009
Liquidated Architecture
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American urban planner and designer Damon Rich examines the links among politics, architecture, and history. His research analyses the evolution of the real estate market – foreclosures, mortgages, construction and zoning. He is also a collaborator of the Center for Urban Pedagogy (CUP), an organization based in Brooklyn that studies movements within cities and their(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre
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AP197.S1.SS9.018
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The box contains drafts, final copies, correspondence and notes for various articles, interviews, keynote addresses, and lectures by Kenneth Frampton. The materials are organized in alphabetical order, from N-S. The largest portion of the box consists of drafts on Patkau Architects; various articles, drafts and notes on Renzo Piano; and drafts and correspondence for the introduction to "Six Arquitectos." Other subjects and architects explored include: photography; Monica Pidgeon; Peter Pran; the predicament of environmental design; reciprocal regionalism; reflections on the oppositions of architecture and building; reflections on Perspecta; the role of education; Sartor Resartos; Raj Rewal; Rogelio Salmona; and Carlo Scarpa.
circa 1975-2015
Kenneth Frampton writings (N-S)
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AP197.S1.SS9.018
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The box contains drafts, final copies, correspondence and notes for various articles, interviews, keynote addresses, and lectures by Kenneth Frampton. The materials are organized in alphabetical order, from N-S. The largest portion of the box consists of drafts on Patkau Architects; various articles, drafts and notes on Renzo Piano; and drafts and correspondence for the introduction to "Six Arquitectos." Other subjects and architects explored include: photography; Monica Pidgeon; Peter Pran; the predicament of environmental design; reciprocal regionalism; reflections on the oppositions of architecture and building; reflections on Perspecta; the role of education; Sartor Resartos; Raj Rewal; Rogelio Salmona; and Carlo Scarpa.
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circa 1975-2015