Learning from... Mexico City
Arturo Ortiz Struck describes the boundaries of formal and legal building in the context of Mexico:“In order to build a critical view of the production of space and architecture in this environment, we should start from two fundamental premises. The first considers that spaces reflect who we are, and they express our cultural ways and how we unfold in everyday life. The(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
10 May 2012 , 7pm
Learning from... Mexico City
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Arturo Ortiz Struck describes the boundaries of formal and legal building in the context of Mexico:“In order to build a critical view of the production of space and architecture in this environment, we should start from two fundamental premises. The first considers that spaces reflect who we are, and they express our cultural ways and how we unfold in everyday life. The(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
Partial view of a walkway and a waterway on the Île Notre-Dame site, Expo 67, Montréal, Québec
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Front row (left to right): Notre-Dame Island: - CN Pavilion = C.N.R. Pavilion = Canadian National Pavilion; - Kodak Pavilion = Canadian Kodak Pavilion. Middle row (left to right): Notre-Dame Island: - Pavilion of Italy = Italian Pavilion; - Czechoslovak National Pavilion = Pavilion of Czechoslovakia; - Venezuelan Pavilion = Pavilion of Venezuela; - Pavilion of Ethiopia = Ethiopian Pavilion; - Pavilion of the Soviet Union = USSR Pavilion. Back row (left to right): Sainte-Hélène Island: - Man the Explorer Pavilion; - Pavilion of the United States = American Pavilion = USA Pavilion.
1967
Partial view of a walkway and a waterway on the Île Notre-Dame site, Expo 67, Montréal, Québec
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Front row (left to right): Notre-Dame Island: - CN Pavilion = C.N.R. Pavilion = Canadian National Pavilion; - Kodak Pavilion = Canadian Kodak Pavilion. Middle row (left to right): Notre-Dame Island: - Pavilion of Italy = Italian Pavilion; - Czechoslovak National Pavilion = Pavilion of Czechoslovakia; - Venezuelan Pavilion = Pavilion of Venezuela; - Pavilion of Ethiopia = Ethiopian Pavilion; - Pavilion of the Soviet Union = USSR Pavilion. Back row (left to right): Sainte-Hélène Island: - Man the Explorer Pavilion; - Pavilion of the United States = American Pavilion = USA Pavilion.
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Permanent Files - Prince William Sound Community College (Valdez, Alaska), Northwest Territories Pavilion Expo 86, Robert McLaughlin Gallery Extension (Oshawa, ON), Singapore MRT, Suzzallo Library Extension University of Washington, Master Plan for University of Alaska, Kwantlen College Campus (Surrey, B.C.), Leisure Pool Complex (Surrey, B.C.), Kuwait Petroleum Corp., Islamic University of Madinah, Saudi American Bank (Jeddah), Saudi Arabia MFA, Al Esbig Site (Dubai), CN Pavilion Expo 86
1984
Permanent files on various projects
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Permanent Files - Prince William Sound Community College (Valdez, Alaska), Northwest Territories Pavilion Expo 86, Robert McLaughlin Gallery Extension (Oshawa, ON), Singapore MRT, Suzzallo Library Extension University of Washington, Master Plan for University of Alaska, Kwantlen College Campus (Surrey, B.C.), Leisure Pool Complex (Surrey, B.C.), Kuwait Petroleum Corp., Islamic University of Madinah, Saudi American Bank (Jeddah), Saudi Arabia MFA, Al Esbig Site (Dubai), CN Pavilion Expo 86
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1984
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certificates and diplomas awarded to Desbarats from the National Design Council (c.1981), Canada Museum's Construction Corporation (1985), Ordre des architectes du Québec (1974), Ordre des architectes du Québec Prix d'excellence en architecture (1984), Concordia University (1977), American Public Works Association (1980), Médaille du Centenaire (1967), final proof of Who's Who entry, Guy Desbarats' C.V., correspondence from Jeanne Sauvé concerning Governor General's residence, correspondence with Roméo LeBlanc
Certificates and diplomas awarded to Desbarats
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certificates and diplomas awarded to Desbarats from the National Design Council (c.1981), Canada Museum's Construction Corporation (1985), Ordre des architectes du Québec (1974), Ordre des architectes du Québec Prix d'excellence en architecture (1984), Concordia University (1977), American Public Works Association (1980), Médaille du Centenaire (1967), final proof of Who's Who entry, Guy Desbarats' C.V., correspondence from Jeanne Sauvé concerning Governor General's residence, correspondence with Roméo LeBlanc
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That digital tools have changed the very nature of designing and making buildings is unquestioned. Yet formal innovation and ingenuity—and the technical competence needed to achieve those ends—are not merely a function of the virtuosity of form-making. Rather, they also make evident the dramatic impact that digital capabilities have on the roles, responsibility, and(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre
20 October 2016, 6pm
Sound Advice and Clear Drawings: Design and Computation in the Second Machine Age
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That digital tools have changed the very nature of designing and making buildings is unquestioned. Yet formal innovation and ingenuity—and the technical competence needed to achieve those ends—are not merely a function of the virtuosity of form-making. Rather, they also make evident the dramatic impact that digital capabilities have on the roles, responsibility, and(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre
drawings
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825 reprographic copy(ies)
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Plans, sections, schedules, axonometrics, elevations and details for the renovation of suites, public areas, staff areas, and for the design and construction of hotel furniture. The documents are stored in the original office folders, divided in the following categories: Communications room -- Conference rooms -- Employee cafeteria -- Chocolate shop -- Grand Avenue Bar -- Galeria Entries -- Public telephone room -- Pastry shop -- Public rest rooms -- Health Club -- American International Bank -- Schedule of drawings -- Kitchen details -- Reservation offices -- Biltmore Bowl -- Employee lockers -- Front desk -- Main lobby -- Bernard's -- Café.
1976 - 1983
Plans, sections, schedules, axonometrics, elevations and details
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Plans, sections, schedules, axonometrics, elevations and details for the renovation of suites, public areas, staff areas, and for the design and construction of hotel furniture. The documents are stored in the original office folders, divided in the following categories: Communications room -- Conference rooms -- Employee cafeteria -- Chocolate shop -- Grand Avenue Bar -- Galeria Entries -- Public telephone room -- Pastry shop -- Public rest rooms -- Health Club -- American International Bank -- Schedule of drawings -- Kitchen details -- Reservation offices -- Biltmore Bowl -- Employee lockers -- Front desk -- Main lobby -- Bernard's -- Café.
drawings
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825 reprographic copy(ies)
1976 - 1983
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Awards and certificates to Cornelia Hahn Oberlander from architecture and landscape associations
AP075.S3.SS3.013
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Contains: . Merit in design award from the Canadian Society of Lanscape Architects (CSLA) for the North Shore Neighbourhood House Playground in 1969 . Honour award and Merit award from the Canadian Society of Lanscape Architects (CSLA) for the Canthedral Place in 1992 . Certificat of life membership to the British Columbia Society of Lanscape Architects in 2001 . Lifetime Achivement Award from the Canadian Society of Lanscape Architects (CSLA) in 2006 . Honor Award from the New York Chapter of the American Society of Lanscape Architects (ASLA) for the New York Time Building Lobby Garden in New York in 2010
1969-2010
Awards and certificates to Cornelia Hahn Oberlander from architecture and landscape associations
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AP075.S3.SS3.013
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Contains: . Merit in design award from the Canadian Society of Lanscape Architects (CSLA) for the North Shore Neighbourhood House Playground in 1969 . Honour award and Merit award from the Canadian Society of Lanscape Architects (CSLA) for the Canthedral Place in 1992 . Certificat of life membership to the British Columbia Society of Lanscape Architects in 2001 . Lifetime Achivement Award from the Canadian Society of Lanscape Architects (CSLA) in 2006 . Honor Award from the New York Chapter of the American Society of Lanscape Architects (ASLA) for the New York Time Building Lobby Garden in New York in 2010
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1969-2010
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AP140.S2.SS5.P1
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certificates, including Diploma, Award of a Medal for good design in Housing, presented to James Stirling and James Gowan for the Housing redevelopment in Avenham, Preston in 1963; American Institute of Architects, Certificate of Honor, The 1965 R. S. Reynolds Memorial Award, presented to James Stirling and James Gowan and to Leicester University for the Leicester University Engineering Building; Concrete Society Award, presented to James Stirling for the Students' residences, University of St. Andrews, in 1969; American Institute of Architects, Certificate of Honorary Fellowship presented to James Stirling in 1976; National Institute of Arts and Letters, Prize in Architecture, Arnold W. Brunner Award, presented to James Stirling in 1976; Bund Deutscher Architekten BDA, Honorary Membership; Bund Deutscher Architekten BDA, Landesverband Baden-Württemberg, Auszeichnung guter Bauten for the State Gallery Addition and New Chamber Theatre Competition project, presented in 1987; Royal Institute of British Architects, Regional Award 1988, Architecture Award, London Region, for the Clore Gallery in 1988; Bund Deutscher Architekten BDA, Hugo-Häring-Preis, awarded for the State Gallery Addition and New Chamber Theatre Competition project, in 1988; Civic Trust Awards, certificate awarded for the Clore Gallery in 1989.
1963-1989
Certificates, including diploma and a medal, for various awards and honours
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AP140.S2.SS5.P1
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certificates, including Diploma, Award of a Medal for good design in Housing, presented to James Stirling and James Gowan for the Housing redevelopment in Avenham, Preston in 1963; American Institute of Architects, Certificate of Honor, The 1965 R. S. Reynolds Memorial Award, presented to James Stirling and James Gowan and to Leicester University for the Leicester University Engineering Building; Concrete Society Award, presented to James Stirling for the Students' residences, University of St. Andrews, in 1969; American Institute of Architects, Certificate of Honorary Fellowship presented to James Stirling in 1976; National Institute of Arts and Letters, Prize in Architecture, Arnold W. Brunner Award, presented to James Stirling in 1976; Bund Deutscher Architekten BDA, Honorary Membership; Bund Deutscher Architekten BDA, Landesverband Baden-Württemberg, Auszeichnung guter Bauten for the State Gallery Addition and New Chamber Theatre Competition project, presented in 1987; Royal Institute of British Architects, Regional Award 1988, Architecture Award, London Region, for the Clore Gallery in 1988; Bund Deutscher Architekten BDA, Hugo-Häring-Preis, awarded for the State Gallery Addition and New Chamber Theatre Competition project, in 1988; Civic Trust Awards, certificate awarded for the Clore Gallery in 1989.
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1963-1989
Learning from... Luanda
With a metropolitan population of over 5 million, Luanda is the third most populated Portuguese-speaking city in the world after São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Architect and researcher Paulo Moreira proposes alternative approaches to urbanism based on ongoing research in Chicala, an informal settlement with direct connection with the commercial areas of the city, as well(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
1 November 2012 , 7pm
Learning from... Luanda
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With a metropolitan population of over 5 million, Luanda is the third most populated Portuguese-speaking city in the world after São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Architect and researcher Paulo Moreira proposes alternative approaches to urbanism based on ongoing research in Chicala, an informal settlement with direct connection with the commercial areas of the city, as well(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
archives
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Ross & Macdonald fonds
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The Ross & Macdonald fonds is comprised of documents concerning the work of six successive architectural firms: Ross & MacFarlane (1905-1912), Ross & Macdonald (1913-1944), Ross & Ross (1944-1946), Ross, Patterson, Townsend & Heughan (1946-1950), Ross, Patterson, Townsend & Fish (1950-1958), and Ross, Fish, Duschenes & Barrett (1958-1976). The greatest concentration of work was produced in Montreal where each of the firms maintained their head office, but there were also a large number of works executed in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The fonds contains 27 884 drawings (24 294 originals plus 3 590 reproductions), 236 photographs, and 18.6 metres of textual documents.
1902-1982
Ross & Macdonald fonds
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AP013
Synopsis:
The Ross & Macdonald fonds is comprised of documents concerning the work of six successive architectural firms: Ross & MacFarlane (1905-1912), Ross & Macdonald (1913-1944), Ross & Ross (1944-1946), Ross, Patterson, Townsend & Heughan (1946-1950), Ross, Patterson, Townsend & Fish (1950-1958), and Ross, Fish, Duschenes & Barrett (1958-1976). The greatest concentration of work was produced in Montreal where each of the firms maintained their head office, but there were also a large number of works executed in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The fonds contains 27 884 drawings (24 294 originals plus 3 590 reproductions), 236 photographs, and 18.6 metres of textual documents.
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1902-1982