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CD045
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Collection of photographs assembled by Abraham Livinson from various sources between approximately 1925 and 1946. Includes views of buildings and monuments, chiefly in Montréal and elsewhere in Québec, and in Ottawa, Ontario.
1925-1946?
A. Jacob Livinson photographs collection
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CD045
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Collection of photographs assembled by Abraham Livinson from various sources between approximately 1925 and 1946. Includes views of buildings and monuments, chiefly in Montréal and elsewhere in Québec, and in Ottawa, Ontario.
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1925-1946?
Learning from... Ordos
The coal- and gas-rich city of Ordos in northern China boasts a new central district devoid of people. The contemporary city centre was built from scratch on the arid Mongolian steppe at a cost of over $161 billion, and was projected to house over 1 million people. Currently, the government claims that 28,000 reside in the new area. Despite the lack of residents, property(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
8 November 2012 , 7pm
Learning from... Ordos
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The coal- and gas-rich city of Ordos in northern China boasts a new central district devoid of people. The contemporary city centre was built from scratch on the arid Mongolian steppe at a cost of over $161 billion, and was projected to house over 1 million people. Currently, the government claims that 28,000 reside in the new area. Despite the lack of residents, property(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
graphic materials
ARCH153787
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Various posters advertising IAUS related programming and publications: Oppositions, nos 5, 6, 7, 8; 1975 (2) Oppositions Books, [no date] (2) Architecture: Program for Continuing Education in Architecture; October 7 to December 19 [?] (2) Architecture 2: Program for Continuing Education in Architecture; March 3 to May 15, 1975 (2) A New Wave of Japanese Architecture; September 25 to November 14, 1978 (2) A New Wave of Austrian Architecture; March 24 to May 19, 1980 (2) The Advanced Studio Workshop: '80/'81 (2) City as Theater: Evening Program in Architecture and Planning; March 1 to June 29, 1977 (2) Open Plan 77: Architecture in American Culture; October 3 to December 8, 1977 (3) Open Plan 79: Architecture in American Culture; March 5 to May 10, 1979 (3) Open Plan 80: Architecture in American Culture; February 18 to May 1, 1980 (4 : 2 large & 2 small) Vienna/New York: National Tour Program; March 24 to May 4 [?] (1) Between Utopia and Nightmare: Five Lectures on Visions in Architecture by Anthony Vidler, The Architectural Association School of Architecture [no date] (2)
1975-1981
Various posters advertising IAUS related programming and publications
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ARCH153787
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Various posters advertising IAUS related programming and publications: Oppositions, nos 5, 6, 7, 8; 1975 (2) Oppositions Books, [no date] (2) Architecture: Program for Continuing Education in Architecture; October 7 to December 19 [?] (2) Architecture 2: Program for Continuing Education in Architecture; March 3 to May 15, 1975 (2) A New Wave of Japanese Architecture; September 25 to November 14, 1978 (2) A New Wave of Austrian Architecture; March 24 to May 19, 1980 (2) The Advanced Studio Workshop: '80/'81 (2) City as Theater: Evening Program in Architecture and Planning; March 1 to June 29, 1977 (2) Open Plan 77: Architecture in American Culture; October 3 to December 8, 1977 (3) Open Plan 79: Architecture in American Culture; March 5 to May 10, 1979 (3) Open Plan 80: Architecture in American Culture; February 18 to May 1, 1980 (4 : 2 large & 2 small) Vienna/New York: National Tour Program; March 24 to May 4 [?] (1) Between Utopia and Nightmare: Five Lectures on Visions in Architecture by Anthony Vidler, The Architectural Association School of Architecture [no date] (2)
graphic materials
1975-1981
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Reginald Malcolmson fonds
AP150
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The Reginald Malcolmson fonds documents the personal activities and professional practice of architect Reginald Francis Malcolmson. It pertains to his work as architectural student, and to the architectural and urban planning projects by Reginald Malcolmson, working alone and on behalf of other architectural firms. It also pertains to Malcolmson's role as author and to his involvement in exhibitions.
1933-1992
Reginald Malcolmson fonds
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AP150
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The Reginald Malcolmson fonds documents the personal activities and professional practice of architect Reginald Francis Malcolmson. It pertains to his work as architectural student, and to the architectural and urban planning projects by Reginald Malcolmson, working alone and on behalf of other architectural firms. It also pertains to Malcolmson's role as author and to his involvement in exhibitions.
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1933-1992
textual records
AP197.S3.001
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This box is comprised of personal and professional correspondence, organized in chronological order, from 1958- 1983. Correspondence documents the beginning of Frampton's professional career and includes letters from his time as: a tutor at the Royal College of Art; the technical editor of the magazine Architectural Design; a visiting professor at Princeton University; an associate professor and, subsequently, Ware Professor of the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation; a Fellow of the Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies; and an editor of Oppositions. This correspondence includes a letter inviting Frampton to teach at Princeton University and his acceptance of the position, his appointment to the Loeb Fellowship, and his appointment as an Associate Professor at Columbia University as well as correspondence concerning the first and second editions of Modern Architecture: a critical history. Throughout this period, Frampton corresponded with various architects, professors, publishers, and editors of various publications such as: Peter Eisenman; Robert Vickery; Anthony Hill; Melvin Charney; Richard Meier; Max Bill; Panos Koulermos; Tadao Ando; Tomás Maldonado; Manfredo Tafuri; Arata Isozaki; the Casabella; Architecture and Urbanism; DOMUS; and Thames and Hudson. Activities documented in this box include: various offers of teaching positions; requests to write articles, reviews, books and recommendation letters; invitations to attend or present lectures/symposiums/conferences; and requests to serve on juries.
1958-1984
Personal and professional correspondence from 1958-1984
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AP197.S3.001
Description:
This box is comprised of personal and professional correspondence, organized in chronological order, from 1958- 1983. Correspondence documents the beginning of Frampton's professional career and includes letters from his time as: a tutor at the Royal College of Art; the technical editor of the magazine Architectural Design; a visiting professor at Princeton University; an associate professor and, subsequently, Ware Professor of the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation; a Fellow of the Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies; and an editor of Oppositions. This correspondence includes a letter inviting Frampton to teach at Princeton University and his acceptance of the position, his appointment to the Loeb Fellowship, and his appointment as an Associate Professor at Columbia University as well as correspondence concerning the first and second editions of Modern Architecture: a critical history. Throughout this period, Frampton corresponded with various architects, professors, publishers, and editors of various publications such as: Peter Eisenman; Robert Vickery; Anthony Hill; Melvin Charney; Richard Meier; Max Bill; Panos Koulermos; Tadao Ando; Tomás Maldonado; Manfredo Tafuri; Arata Isozaki; the Casabella; Architecture and Urbanism; DOMUS; and Thames and Hudson. Activities documented in this box include: various offers of teaching positions; requests to write articles, reviews, books and recommendation letters; invitations to attend or present lectures/symposiums/conferences; and requests to serve on juries.
textual records
1958-1984
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Futurecasting collection
CD048
Synopsis:
This collection documents the activities of the “Futurecasting: Indigenous-led Architecture and Design in the Arctic” group formed by Jenni Hakovirta, Naomi Ratte, Nicole Luke, Magnus Antaris Tuolja, Andrea McIntosh, Robyn Adams, Berit Kristine Andersen Guvsám, Laila Susanna Kuhmunen, Johanna Minde, and Reanna Merasty. It contains materials related to the planning of seminars and workshops, and the creative process and projects created by its participants in 2022-2023 that were later presented in the Canadian Centre for Architecture’s exhibition and related publication “ᐊᖏᕐᕋᒧᑦ / Ruovttu Guvlui / Towards home” (2022-2023).
2008-2023
Futurecasting collection
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CD048
Synopsis:
This collection documents the activities of the “Futurecasting: Indigenous-led Architecture and Design in the Arctic” group formed by Jenni Hakovirta, Naomi Ratte, Nicole Luke, Magnus Antaris Tuolja, Andrea McIntosh, Robyn Adams, Berit Kristine Andersen Guvsám, Laila Susanna Kuhmunen, Johanna Minde, and Reanna Merasty. It contains materials related to the planning of seminars and workshops, and the creative process and projects created by its participants in 2022-2023 that were later presented in the Canadian Centre for Architecture’s exhibition and related publication “ᐊᖏᕐᕋᒧᑦ / Ruovttu Guvlui / Towards home” (2022-2023).
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2008-2023
photographs
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183 photograph(s)
PH1987:0633-0815
Description:
- This group of 183 photographs documents the study trip of September 1932 to the Soviet Union organized by André Bloc, editor of L'Architecture d'aujourd'hui (PH1987:0633-PH1987:0815). There are 162 views of buildings, 20 portraits, and one photograph of a perspective drawing for the House of Political Prisoners of Tsarism in Kharkov, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) (PH1987:0700). - There are 77 views of buildings in Kharkov, Zaporozhe and Kiev [?], Soviet Union (now Ukraine). The 32 views of buildings in Kharkov include: 14 views of Dzerzhinskaya Square showing the Department of Industry and Planning (Gosprom) buildings and/or the House of Planning Organizations buildings; six views of the Head Post Office; six views of workers' housing and the club-cafeteria of the Kharkov Tractor Plant (KhTZ) Settlement; four views of the Automated Telephone Station (ATS); and one view each of Revolution Theatre and industrial housing. Also included is one photograph of a perspective drawing for the House of Political Prisoners of Tsarism. -- The 44 views of buildings in Zaporozhe include: 28 views of the Dnieper Hydroelectric Power Station, one an interior view; one view of the Dneprostroi Head Office building; 12 views of communal housing, two showing the cafeteria; two views of an apartment house, and one view of a store entrance. -- There is one view of an entrance to a Dinamo Stadium, possibly in Kiev. - There are 55 views of buildings in Moscow and Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg), Soviet Union (now Russia). The 49 views of buildings in Moscow include: 20 views of the All-Union Electro-Technical Association administration building; 10 views of the VTsIK residential complex, including two views of the clubhouse; five views of the Narkomfin (People's Commissariat for Finance) Apartment Building; three views of Dinamo Stadium; two views of the Zuev Club (club for communal services workers); and one view each of Udarnik Cinema, Mechanized Canteen no. 1, a square with the Kremlin in the background, and the Hotel Octobre. There are also five views of communal housing in Moscow. -- The six views of buildings in Leningrad, Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg, Russia) include four views of the Vyborgskaya Mechanized Canteen, one view of an apartment house, and one view of a park [?] entrance with the Admiralty in the background. - There are six views of buildings in Poland including: four views of the Central Institute of Physical Education in Warsaw, Poland and two views of an unidentified building. - There are 23 views of buildings whose location has not been determined including: 14 views of apartment houses, one of which is possibly a medical clinic; three views of communal services [?] building, two of which may be apartment houses; two views of a multifunctional building showing stores and apartments; and one view each of a Modernist house, a kiosk and church, an office or government office building, and an unidentified building. Also included is a view of a landscape showing a lake with mountains in the background. - There are 20 portraits of study tour partipants including 10 portraits taken in the train, four group portraits taken on a train stop in Hannover, Germany, two group portraits taken after a meeting of the Society for Foreign Cultural Relations (VOKS), and group portraits of study tour members in the Building Museum, Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg), at dinner in Warsaw, Poland, and in a garden pavilion. There is one portrait of Professor Einhorn delivering a lecture on Kharkov urbanisation in Kharkov.
architecture, engineering, portrait, urban planning
September 1932
Photographs of buildings and urban development taken during the Study Tour of September 1932 organized by André Bloc of L'Architecture d'aujourd'hui magazine, Soviet Union (now in Russia and Ukraine)
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PH1987:0633-0815
Description:
- This group of 183 photographs documents the study trip of September 1932 to the Soviet Union organized by André Bloc, editor of L'Architecture d'aujourd'hui (PH1987:0633-PH1987:0815). There are 162 views of buildings, 20 portraits, and one photograph of a perspective drawing for the House of Political Prisoners of Tsarism in Kharkov, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) (PH1987:0700). - There are 77 views of buildings in Kharkov, Zaporozhe and Kiev [?], Soviet Union (now Ukraine). The 32 views of buildings in Kharkov include: 14 views of Dzerzhinskaya Square showing the Department of Industry and Planning (Gosprom) buildings and/or the House of Planning Organizations buildings; six views of the Head Post Office; six views of workers' housing and the club-cafeteria of the Kharkov Tractor Plant (KhTZ) Settlement; four views of the Automated Telephone Station (ATS); and one view each of Revolution Theatre and industrial housing. Also included is one photograph of a perspective drawing for the House of Political Prisoners of Tsarism. -- The 44 views of buildings in Zaporozhe include: 28 views of the Dnieper Hydroelectric Power Station, one an interior view; one view of the Dneprostroi Head Office building; 12 views of communal housing, two showing the cafeteria; two views of an apartment house, and one view of a store entrance. -- There is one view of an entrance to a Dinamo Stadium, possibly in Kiev. - There are 55 views of buildings in Moscow and Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg), Soviet Union (now Russia). The 49 views of buildings in Moscow include: 20 views of the All-Union Electro-Technical Association administration building; 10 views of the VTsIK residential complex, including two views of the clubhouse; five views of the Narkomfin (People's Commissariat for Finance) Apartment Building; three views of Dinamo Stadium; two views of the Zuev Club (club for communal services workers); and one view each of Udarnik Cinema, Mechanized Canteen no. 1, a square with the Kremlin in the background, and the Hotel Octobre. There are also five views of communal housing in Moscow. -- The six views of buildings in Leningrad, Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg, Russia) include four views of the Vyborgskaya Mechanized Canteen, one view of an apartment house, and one view of a park [?] entrance with the Admiralty in the background. - There are six views of buildings in Poland including: four views of the Central Institute of Physical Education in Warsaw, Poland and two views of an unidentified building. - There are 23 views of buildings whose location has not been determined including: 14 views of apartment houses, one of which is possibly a medical clinic; three views of communal services [?] building, two of which may be apartment houses; two views of a multifunctional building showing stores and apartments; and one view each of a Modernist house, a kiosk and church, an office or government office building, and an unidentified building. Also included is a view of a landscape showing a lake with mountains in the background. - There are 20 portraits of study tour partipants including 10 portraits taken in the train, four group portraits taken on a train stop in Hannover, Germany, two group portraits taken after a meeting of the Society for Foreign Cultural Relations (VOKS), and group portraits of study tour members in the Building Museum, Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg), at dinner in Warsaw, Poland, and in a garden pavilion. There is one portrait of Professor Einhorn delivering a lecture on Kharkov urbanisation in Kharkov.
photographs
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183 photograph(s)
September 1932
architecture, engineering, portrait, urban planning
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AP196
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Studio Gang Ford Calumet Environmental Center project records, 2003-2012, documents the design process for the Ford Calumet Environmental Center in Chicago, United-States. The records represent both phases during the competition and the full-term design, after the firm won the project. The records consist of born-digital material, sketches and drawings, textual records, photographs and seven models.
2003-2011
Studio Gang Ford Calumet Environmental Center project records
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AP196
Synopsis:
Studio Gang Ford Calumet Environmental Center project records, 2003-2012, documents the design process for the Ford Calumet Environmental Center in Chicago, United-States. The records represent both phases during the competition and the full-term design, after the firm won the project. The records consist of born-digital material, sketches and drawings, textual records, photographs and seven models.
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Fonds
2003-2011
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Peter Rose fonds
AP046
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The Peter Rose fonds, documents the design and construction of the Canadian Centre for Architecture (1989) and a design for the redevelopment of the Old Port of Montréal, Master Plan (1992) by architect Peter Rose. Both projects include drawings, textual records, models and photographs.
1983-1989
Peter Rose fonds
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AP046
Synopsis:
The Peter Rose fonds, documents the design and construction of the Canadian Centre for Architecture (1989) and a design for the redevelopment of the Old Port of Montréal, Master Plan (1992) by architect Peter Rose. Both projects include drawings, textual records, models and photographs.
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Fonds
1983-1989
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Fonds
Shoei Yoh fonds
AP166
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The Shoei Yoh fonds (1976-2014, predominant 1990-1996) documents a selection of works by the Japanese architect and designer Shoei Yoh and the firm Shoei Yoh + Architects. The selection is comprised of two projects that were featured in the CCA exhibition Archaeology of the Digital (May 7-October 27, 2013)—the Galaxy Toyama Gymnasium and the unbuilt Odawara Municipal Sports Complex --and five other projects.The fonds also includes some published material by and about Shoei Yoh.
1976-2014, predominant 1990-1996
Shoei Yoh fonds
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AP166
Synopsis:
The Shoei Yoh fonds (1976-2014, predominant 1990-1996) documents a selection of works by the Japanese architect and designer Shoei Yoh and the firm Shoei Yoh + Architects. The selection is comprised of two projects that were featured in the CCA exhibition Archaeology of the Digital (May 7-October 27, 2013)—the Galaxy Toyama Gymnasium and the unbuilt Odawara Municipal Sports Complex --and five other projects.The fonds also includes some published material by and about Shoei Yoh.
archives
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Fonds
1976-2014, predominant 1990-1996