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AP164.S1.1997.D7
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The project series documents the restructuring of public space in Ramos, a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro. The design was for an international competition “Rio cidade 2,” organized by Rio de Janeiro City Council. In 1997, Héctor Vigliecca (Héctor Vigliecca e Associados), Eduardo Horta and Fabiana Izaga (Izaga e Horta Arquitectos Associados Ltda.), and Abalos & Herreros won the competition. The project was built and final touches were left to German artist Albert Oehlen, who designed the pavement. The firm identified this project as number 106. Documenting this project are conceptual and design development drawings, correspondence, reports, guides, contracts, clippings and digital materials.
AP164.S1.1997.D7
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The project series documents the restructuring of public space in Ramos, a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro. The design was for an international competition “Rio cidade 2,” organized by Rio de Janeiro City Council. In 1997, Héctor Vigliecca (Héctor Vigliecca e Associados), Eduardo Horta and Fabiana Izaga (Izaga e Horta Arquitectos Associados Ltda.), and Abalos & Herreros won the competition. The project was built and final touches were left to German artist Albert Oehlen, who designed the pavement. The firm identified this project as number 106. Documenting this project are conceptual and design development drawings, correspondence, reports, guides, contracts, clippings and digital materials.
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1996-1998
1996-1998
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Recualificación del espacio público de Ramos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1997)
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AP164.S1.1997.D7
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The project series documents the restructuring of public space in Ramos, a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro. The design was for an international competition “Rio cidade 2,” organized by Rio de Janeiro City Council. In 1997, Héctor Vigliecca (Héctor Vigliecca e Associados), Eduardo Horta and Fabiana Izaga (Izaga e Horta Arquitectos Associados Ltda.), and Abalos & Herreros won the competition. The project was built and final touches were left to German artist Albert Oehlen, who designed the pavement. The firm identified this project as number 106. Documenting this project are conceptual and design development drawings, correspondence, reports, guides, contracts, clippings and digital materials.
Recualificación del espacio público de Ramos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1997)
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AP164.S1.1997.D7
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The project series documents the restructuring of public space in Ramos, a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro. The design was for an international competition “Rio cidade 2,” organized by Rio de Janeiro City Council. In 1997, Héctor Vigliecca (Héctor Vigliecca e Associados), Eduardo Horta and Fabiana Izaga (Izaga e Horta Arquitectos Associados Ltda.), and Abalos & Herreros won the competition. The project was built and final touches were left to German artist Albert Oehlen, who designed the pavement. The firm identified this project as number 106. Documenting this project are conceptual and design development drawings, correspondence, reports, guides, contracts, clippings and digital materials.
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1996-1998
1996-1998
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AP142.S1.D230
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File documents an unexecuted project for a building complex and public square in Verbania, Italy. Material in this file was produced between 1990 and 1993. File contains a conceptual drawing, design development drawings and presentation drawings. File also contains textual records, including sketches, drawings, maps, photographs, Polaroids of a model, an architect's statement, a proposal, a building programme, specifications, standards, regulations, calculations, an administrative record, clippings, a technical report, schedules of drawings, labels for drawings, minutes of meetings, a business card, the 1 February 1991 edition of 'Il Giornale di Verbania', and the 2 February 1991 editions of 'Il VCO' and 'Il Verbano'.
AP142.S1.D230
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File documents an unexecuted project for a building complex and public square in Verbania, Italy. Material in this file was produced between 1990 and 1993. File contains a conceptual drawing, design development drawings and presentation drawings. File also contains textual records, including sketches, drawings, maps, photographs, Polaroids of a model, an architect's statement, a proposal, a building programme, specifications, standards, regulations, calculations, an administrative record, clippings, a technical report, schedules of drawings, labels for drawings, minutes of meetings, a business card, the 1 February 1991 edition of 'Il Giornale di Verbania', and the 2 February 1991 editions of 'Il VCO' and 'Il Verbano'.
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1990-1993
1990-1993
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Piazza del mercato, Verbania Intra
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AP142.S1.D230
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File documents an unexecuted project for a building complex and public square in Verbania, Italy. Material in this file was produced between 1990 and 1993. File contains a conceptual drawing, design development drawings and presentation drawings. File also contains textual records, including sketches, drawings, maps, photographs, Polaroids of a model, an architect's statement, a proposal, a building programme, specifications, standards, regulations, calculations, an administrative record, clippings, a technical report, schedules of drawings, labels for drawings, minutes of meetings, a business card, the 1 February 1991 edition of 'Il Giornale di Verbania', and the 2 February 1991 editions of 'Il VCO' and 'Il Verbano'.
Piazza del mercato, Verbania Intra
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AP142.S1.D230
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File documents an unexecuted project for a building complex and public square in Verbania, Italy. Material in this file was produced between 1990 and 1993. File contains a conceptual drawing, design development drawings and presentation drawings. File also contains textual records, including sketches, drawings, maps, photographs, Polaroids of a model, an architect's statement, a proposal, a building programme, specifications, standards, regulations, calculations, an administrative record, clippings, a technical report, schedules of drawings, labels for drawings, minutes of meetings, a business card, the 1 February 1991 edition of 'Il Giornale di Verbania', and the 2 February 1991 editions of 'Il VCO' and 'Il Verbano'.
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File 230
File 230
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1990-1993
1990-1993
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AP164.S1.1999.D10
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The project series documents the competition entry for the mixed-use tower “El Mirador” in the Bay of Algeciras. The firm was invited to submit their design proposal which won second prize. The competition was organised by the Algeciras City Council. The firm identified this project as number 123. “The project attempts to express, with an architectural gesture, the beauty of the geography of Algeciras: the bay, the port, the Rock and the Straits of Gibraltar, the proximity of Ceuta and Africa, the cork-oak forests that surround the town. For this [Abalos & Herreros] propose a building that, from a single body, opens out into two towers from one great public viewing platform. This form has strategic holes giving onto the more notable topographical features, establishing a physical relationship with them, while the section is organized as a gradient of privacy that increases with height. The competition […] proposed a mixed programme in a posture parallel to the great avenue of the harbour of Algeciras. An evanescent building apparently fragile appears to let one being stimulated by the effects of the climate and the atmospheric phenomenons with an appearance changing with the function of the hours of the day or the season. Its layered section attends ascending to the different landscapes of the city: first public space, second the cities skyline and at last the 360° horizon rising above the city.” (ARCH270975) Abalos & Herreros worked with Ángel Jaramillo, Renata Sentkiewicz, Jakob Hense. Documenting this project are conceptual, design development and presentation drawings, cartographic and graphic materials, and competition records.
AP164.S1.1999.D10
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The project series documents the competition entry for the mixed-use tower “El Mirador” in the Bay of Algeciras. The firm was invited to submit their design proposal which won second prize. The competition was organised by the Algeciras City Council. The firm identified this project as number 123. “The project attempts to express, with an architectural gesture, the beauty of the geography of Algeciras: the bay, the port, the Rock and the Straits of Gibraltar, the proximity of Ceuta and Africa, the cork-oak forests that surround the town. For this [Abalos & Herreros] propose a building that, from a single body, opens out into two towers from one great public viewing platform. This form has strategic holes giving onto the more notable topographical features, establishing a physical relationship with them, while the section is organized as a gradient of privacy that increases with height. The competition […] proposed a mixed programme in a posture parallel to the great avenue of the harbour of Algeciras. An evanescent building apparently fragile appears to let one being stimulated by the effects of the climate and the atmospheric phenomenons with an appearance changing with the function of the hours of the day or the season. Its layered section attends ascending to the different landscapes of the city: first public space, second the cities skyline and at last the 360° horizon rising above the city.” (ARCH270975) Abalos & Herreros worked with Ángel Jaramillo, Renata Sentkiewicz, Jakob Hense. Documenting this project are conceptual, design development and presentation drawings, cartographic and graphic materials, and competition records.
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circa 1999
circa 1999
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El mirador: torre mixta en la Bahía de Algeciras, Spain (1999)
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AP164.S1.1999.D10
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The project series documents the competition entry for the mixed-use tower “El Mirador” in the Bay of Algeciras. The firm was invited to submit their design proposal which won second prize. The competition was organised by the Algeciras City Council. The firm identified this project as number 123. “The project attempts to express, with an architectural gesture, the beauty of the geography of Algeciras: the bay, the port, the Rock and the Straits of Gibraltar, the proximity of Ceuta and Africa, the cork-oak forests that surround the town. For this [Abalos & Herreros] propose a building that, from a single body, opens out into two towers from one great public viewing platform. This form has strategic holes giving onto the more notable topographical features, establishing a physical relationship with them, while the section is organized as a gradient of privacy that increases with height. The competition […] proposed a mixed programme in a posture parallel to the great avenue of the harbour of Algeciras. An evanescent building apparently fragile appears to let one being stimulated by the effects of the climate and the atmospheric phenomenons with an appearance changing with the function of the hours of the day or the season. Its layered section attends ascending to the different landscapes of the city: first public space, second the cities skyline and at last the 360° horizon rising above the city.” (ARCH270975) Abalos & Herreros worked with Ángel Jaramillo, Renata Sentkiewicz, Jakob Hense. Documenting this project are conceptual, design development and presentation drawings, cartographic and graphic materials, and competition records.
El mirador: torre mixta en la Bahía de Algeciras, Spain (1999)
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AP164.S1.1999.D10
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The project series documents the competition entry for the mixed-use tower “El Mirador” in the Bay of Algeciras. The firm was invited to submit their design proposal which won second prize. The competition was organised by the Algeciras City Council. The firm identified this project as number 123. “The project attempts to express, with an architectural gesture, the beauty of the geography of Algeciras: the bay, the port, the Rock and the Straits of Gibraltar, the proximity of Ceuta and Africa, the cork-oak forests that surround the town. For this [Abalos & Herreros] propose a building that, from a single body, opens out into two towers from one great public viewing platform. This form has strategic holes giving onto the more notable topographical features, establishing a physical relationship with them, while the section is organized as a gradient of privacy that increases with height. The competition […] proposed a mixed programme in a posture parallel to the great avenue of the harbour of Algeciras. An evanescent building apparently fragile appears to let one being stimulated by the effects of the climate and the atmospheric phenomenons with an appearance changing with the function of the hours of the day or the season. Its layered section attends ascending to the different landscapes of the city: first public space, second the cities skyline and at last the 360° horizon rising above the city.” (ARCH270975) Abalos & Herreros worked with Ángel Jaramillo, Renata Sentkiewicz, Jakob Hense. Documenting this project are conceptual, design development and presentation drawings, cartographic and graphic materials, and competition records.
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circa 1999
circa 1999
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exhibitions
exhibitions
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Melvin Charney 1935–2012
Melvin Charney 1935–2012
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The artist and theorist Melvin Charney, who died earlier this year, made significant contributions to the CCA and the city of Montreal as a whole. Throughout a long and varied career, Charney championed the public role of the architect in the wider built environment, enforcing the idea that the street is the primary resource of the city. The CCA is celebrating Charney’s(...)
The artist and theorist Melvin Charney, who died earlier this year, made significant contributions to the CCA and the city of Montreal as a whole. Throughout a long and varied career, Charney championed the public role of the architect in the wider built environment, enforcing the idea that the street is the primary resource of the city. The CCA is celebrating Charney’s(...)
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Hall cases
Hall cases
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24 October 2012 to 14 April 2013
24 October 2012 to 14 April 2013
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Melvin Charney 1935–2012
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The artist and theorist Melvin Charney, who died earlier this year, made significant contributions to the CCA and the city of Montreal as a whole. Throughout a long and varied career, Charney championed the public role of the architect in the wider built environment, enforcing the idea that the street is the primary resource of the city. The CCA is celebrating Charney’s(...)
Melvin Charney 1935–2012
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The artist and theorist Melvin Charney, who died earlier this year, made significant contributions to the CCA and the city of Montreal as a whole. Throughout a long and varied career, Charney championed the public role of the architect in the wider built environment, enforcing the idea that the street is the primary resource of the city. The CCA is celebrating Charney’s(...)
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exhibitions
exhibitions
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24 October 2012 to
14 April 2013
24 October 2012 to
14 April 2013
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Hall cases
Hall cases
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Renowned for their innovative projects and thinking, Greg Lynn and Yung Ho Chang present issues of vital importance in contemporary practice. Individual presentations by Lynn and Chang are followed by a conversation moderated by CCA Director Mirko Zardini. The Urgency series reflects the CCA’s ongoing exploration of critical issues facing architecture and contemporary(...)
Renowned for their innovative projects and thinking, Greg Lynn and Yung Ho Chang present issues of vital importance in contemporary practice. Individual presentations by Lynn and Chang are followed by a conversation moderated by CCA Director Mirko Zardini. The Urgency series reflects the CCA’s ongoing exploration of critical issues facing architecture and contemporary(...)
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13 June 2008
13 June 2008
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Urgency 2008: Greg Lynn and Yung Ho Chang
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Renowned for their innovative projects and thinking, Greg Lynn and Yung Ho Chang present issues of vital importance in contemporary practice. Individual presentations by Lynn and Chang are followed by a conversation moderated by CCA Director Mirko Zardini. The Urgency series reflects the CCA’s ongoing exploration of critical issues facing architecture and contemporary(...)
Urgency 2008: Greg Lynn and Yung Ho Chang
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Renowned for their innovative projects and thinking, Greg Lynn and Yung Ho Chang present issues of vital importance in contemporary practice. Individual presentations by Lynn and Chang are followed by a conversation moderated by CCA Director Mirko Zardini. The Urgency series reflects the CCA’s ongoing exploration of critical issues facing architecture and contemporary(...)
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events
events
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13 June 2008
13 June 2008
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ARCH276909
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11 files - newspaper and magazine clippings related to architectural projects by Arthur Erickson including Simon Fraser University, Habitat 1976 Pavilion, British Columbia Medical Centre, Teck Mining, Three Blocks Project and others. Also includes clippings related to Erickson as a public figure as well as his friends and acquaintances in the news.
ARCH276909
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11 files - newspaper and magazine clippings related to architectural projects by Arthur Erickson including Simon Fraser University, Habitat 1976 Pavilion, British Columbia Medical Centre, Teck Mining, Three Blocks Project and others. Also includes clippings related to Erickson as a public figure as well as his friends and acquaintances in the news.
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1967-1982
1967-1982
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Newspaper and magazine clippings related to architectural projects by Arthur Erickson
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ARCH276909
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11 files - newspaper and magazine clippings related to architectural projects by Arthur Erickson including Simon Fraser University, Habitat 1976 Pavilion, British Columbia Medical Centre, Teck Mining, Three Blocks Project and others. Also includes clippings related to Erickson as a public figure as well as his friends and acquaintances in the news.
Newspaper and magazine clippings related to architectural projects by Arthur Erickson
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ARCH276909
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11 files - newspaper and magazine clippings related to architectural projects by Arthur Erickson including Simon Fraser University, Habitat 1976 Pavilion, British Columbia Medical Centre, Teck Mining, Three Blocks Project and others. Also includes clippings related to Erickson as a public figure as well as his friends and acquaintances in the news.
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textual records
textual records
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1967-1982
1967-1982
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Stark
Stark
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AP144.S2.D130
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File documents a consultancy project to increase public access to the Stowe Gardens in Buckinghamshire, England, undertaken for the Stowe School, which owned the gardens. Included are proposals to improve vehicular access routes and parking; to improve and expand walking routes; and to introduce new tourist facilities and improve existing facilities. This project also includes proposals for alterations and additions to existing Stowe School buildings, and an earlier executed project for a new girls' boarding house, for which Price was also consultant. Material in this file was produced between 1978 and 1990, but predominantly between 1983 and 1986. File contains conceptual drawings, photographic materials, and textual records
AP144.S2.D130
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File documents a consultancy project to increase public access to the Stowe Gardens in Buckinghamshire, England, undertaken for the Stowe School, which owned the gardens. Included are proposals to improve vehicular access routes and parking; to improve and expand walking routes; and to introduce new tourist facilities and improve existing facilities. This project also includes proposals for alterations and additions to existing Stowe School buildings, and an earlier executed project for a new girls' boarding house, for which Price was also consultant. Material in this file was produced between 1978 and 1990, but predominantly between 1983 and 1986. File contains conceptual drawings, photographic materials, and textual records
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1978-1990, predominant 1983-1986
1978-1990, predominant 1983-1986
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Stark
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AP144.S2.D130
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File documents a consultancy project to increase public access to the Stowe Gardens in Buckinghamshire, England, undertaken for the Stowe School, which owned the gardens. Included are proposals to improve vehicular access routes and parking; to improve and expand walking routes; and to introduce new tourist facilities and improve existing facilities. This project also includes proposals for alterations and additions to existing Stowe School buildings, and an earlier executed project for a new girls' boarding house, for which Price was also consultant. Material in this file was produced between 1978 and 1990, but predominantly between 1983 and 1986. File contains conceptual drawings, photographic materials, and textual records
Stark
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AP144.S2.D130
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File documents a consultancy project to increase public access to the Stowe Gardens in Buckinghamshire, England, undertaken for the Stowe School, which owned the gardens. Included are proposals to improve vehicular access routes and parking; to improve and expand walking routes; and to introduce new tourist facilities and improve existing facilities. This project also includes proposals for alterations and additions to existing Stowe School buildings, and an earlier executed project for a new girls' boarding house, for which Price was also consultant. Material in this file was produced between 1978 and 1990, but predominantly between 1983 and 1986. File contains conceptual drawings, photographic materials, and textual records
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File 130
File 130
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1978-1990, predominant 1983-1986
1978-1990, predominant 1983-1986
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events
events
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Meat and dairy products are ubiquitous ingredients in the globe’s diet. However, the buildings that transform living beings into commodities are usually hidden from the public eye. The architecture of factory farming may seem anonymous and banal, and yet it is made possible by sophisticated technologies and practices of biosecurity. How was the design of intensive animal(...)
Meat and dairy products are ubiquitous ingredients in the globe’s diet. However, the buildings that transform living beings into commodities are usually hidden from the public eye. The architecture of factory farming may seem anonymous and banal, and yet it is made possible by sophisticated technologies and practices of biosecurity. How was the design of intensive animal(...)
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20 July 2023, 6pm to 7:30pm
20 July 2023, 6pm to 7:30pm
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Cages for non-humans: An architectural history of animal farming
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Meat and dairy products are ubiquitous ingredients in the globe’s diet. However, the buildings that transform living beings into commodities are usually hidden from the public eye. The architecture of factory farming may seem anonymous and banal, and yet it is made possible by sophisticated technologies and practices of biosecurity. How was the design of intensive animal(...)
Cages for non-humans: An architectural history of animal farming
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Meat and dairy products are ubiquitous ingredients in the globe’s diet. However, the buildings that transform living beings into commodities are usually hidden from the public eye. The architecture of factory farming may seem anonymous and banal, and yet it is made possible by sophisticated technologies and practices of biosecurity. How was the design of intensive animal(...)
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events
events
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20 July 2023
6pm to 7:30pm
20 July 2023
6pm to 7:30pm
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textual records
textual records
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ARCH274251
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4 files- includes draft of the policy and program for public art on the ocean plaza, Portside Trade and Convention Centre, meeting agendas, correspondence, project workplan, project cancellation information, plans, sketches, notes, the Comprehensive Development Agreement application to Council, design requirements and reports. Also includes some material relating to other projects.
ARCH274251
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4 files- includes draft of the policy and program for public art on the ocean plaza, Portside Trade and Convention Centre, meeting agendas, correspondence, project workplan, project cancellation information, plans, sketches, notes, the Comprehensive Development Agreement application to Council, design requirements and reports. Also includes some material relating to other projects.
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1995-1998
1995-1998
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Meetings, correspondence, project workplan, plans and sketches, notes, design requirements and reports
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ARCH274251
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4 files- includes draft of the policy and program for public art on the ocean plaza, Portside Trade and Convention Centre, meeting agendas, correspondence, project workplan, project cancellation information, plans, sketches, notes, the Comprehensive Development Agreement application to Council, design requirements and reports. Also includes some material relating to other projects.
Meetings, correspondence, project workplan, plans and sketches, notes, design requirements and reports
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ARCH274251
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4 files- includes draft of the policy and program for public art on the ocean plaza, Portside Trade and Convention Centre, meeting agendas, correspondence, project workplan, project cancellation information, plans, sketches, notes, the Comprehensive Development Agreement application to Council, design requirements and reports. Also includes some material relating to other projects.
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textual records
textual records
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1995-1998
1995-1998
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AP056.S1.1989.PR08
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This project series documents the winning competition entry and subsequent construction for Kitchener City Hall in Kitchener, Ontario from 1989-1993. The office identified the project number as 8928. This project consisted of a U-shaped civic building comprised of a circular rotunda in the centre, an office tower to the right, the council chambers to the left, and two rectangular arms on either side to create the arms of the U. These elements, which wrapped around a large reflecting pool that doubled as a skating rink, were visually separated but coherent in their design and use of materials. Located on the block between Young, College, Duke and King Streets, the interior and exteriors of the property were designed for city government, but also for the larger public with community, public spaces, and open interaction with local government as key design concepts for the project. After entering the Civic Square outside the building, patrons can pass through the main portico, into the Interior Civic Square were the round Civic Rotunda rests in the centre. The rotunda’s interior was designed for use as a public gathering space, where events and activities could be held. The top of the rotunda had sandblasted glass windows with patinated copper frames, letting natural light shine into the large space below. A staircase from the main Civic Square led to an exterior terrace that wrapped around the top of the rotunda. The Administrative Office Tower was ten-storeys with a mechanical penthouse, and was used for civic offices. The Council Chamber was comprised of limestone with refinished metal panels forming a curved roof on top. The two wings along the sides of the property contained tenant areas, a restaurant, information offices, alderman’s offices and the mayor’s office, among other spaces. The back of the property had landscaped exteriors and outdoor play areas for the building’s daycare. The project is recorded through drawings, photographic materials, presentation paintings and models dating from 1989-1993. The drawings consist of concepts for both the competition entry and the subsequent construction of the project. These include sketches, base maps and area surveys produced by the city and contractors, presentation boards and paintings, plans, elevations, sections, perspectives, details and axonometric drawings. There are also photographic reproductions of presentation drawings. The photographs show finished interiors and exteriors and the project model.
AP056.S1.1989.PR08
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This project series documents the winning competition entry and subsequent construction for Kitchener City Hall in Kitchener, Ontario from 1989-1993. The office identified the project number as 8928. This project consisted of a U-shaped civic building comprised of a circular rotunda in the centre, an office tower to the right, the council chambers to the left, and two rectangular arms on either side to create the arms of the U. These elements, which wrapped around a large reflecting pool that doubled as a skating rink, were visually separated but coherent in their design and use of materials. Located on the block between Young, College, Duke and King Streets, the interior and exteriors of the property were designed for city government, but also for the larger public with community, public spaces, and open interaction with local government as key design concepts for the project. After entering the Civic Square outside the building, patrons can pass through the main portico, into the Interior Civic Square were the round Civic Rotunda rests in the centre. The rotunda’s interior was designed for use as a public gathering space, where events and activities could be held. The top of the rotunda had sandblasted glass windows with patinated copper frames, letting natural light shine into the large space below. A staircase from the main Civic Square led to an exterior terrace that wrapped around the top of the rotunda. The Administrative Office Tower was ten-storeys with a mechanical penthouse, and was used for civic offices. The Council Chamber was comprised of limestone with refinished metal panels forming a curved roof on top. The two wings along the sides of the property contained tenant areas, a restaurant, information offices, alderman’s offices and the mayor’s office, among other spaces. The back of the property had landscaped exteriors and outdoor play areas for the building’s daycare. The project is recorded through drawings, photographic materials, presentation paintings and models dating from 1989-1993. The drawings consist of concepts for both the competition entry and the subsequent construction of the project. These include sketches, base maps and area surveys produced by the city and contractors, presentation boards and paintings, plans, elevations, sections, perspectives, details and axonometric drawings. There are also photographic reproductions of presentation drawings. The photographs show finished interiors and exteriors and the project model.
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1989-1993
1989-1993
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Kitchener City Hall Competition, Ontario (1989-1993)
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AP056.S1.1989.PR08
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This project series documents the winning competition entry and subsequent construction for Kitchener City Hall in Kitchener, Ontario from 1989-1993. The office identified the project number as 8928. This project consisted of a U-shaped civic building comprised of a circular rotunda in the centre, an office tower to the right, the council chambers to the left, and two rectangular arms on either side to create the arms of the U. These elements, which wrapped around a large reflecting pool that doubled as a skating rink, were visually separated but coherent in their design and use of materials. Located on the block between Young, College, Duke and King Streets, the interior and exteriors of the property were designed for city government, but also for the larger public with community, public spaces, and open interaction with local government as key design concepts for the project. After entering the Civic Square outside the building, patrons can pass through the main portico, into the Interior Civic Square were the round Civic Rotunda rests in the centre. The rotunda’s interior was designed for use as a public gathering space, where events and activities could be held. The top of the rotunda had sandblasted glass windows with patinated copper frames, letting natural light shine into the large space below. A staircase from the main Civic Square led to an exterior terrace that wrapped around the top of the rotunda. The Administrative Office Tower was ten-storeys with a mechanical penthouse, and was used for civic offices. The Council Chamber was comprised of limestone with refinished metal panels forming a curved roof on top. The two wings along the sides of the property contained tenant areas, a restaurant, information offices, alderman’s offices and the mayor’s office, among other spaces. The back of the property had landscaped exteriors and outdoor play areas for the building’s daycare. The project is recorded through drawings, photographic materials, presentation paintings and models dating from 1989-1993. The drawings consist of concepts for both the competition entry and the subsequent construction of the project. These include sketches, base maps and area surveys produced by the city and contractors, presentation boards and paintings, plans, elevations, sections, perspectives, details and axonometric drawings. There are also photographic reproductions of presentation drawings. The photographs show finished interiors and exteriors and the project model.
Kitchener City Hall Competition, Ontario (1989-1993)
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AP056.S1.1989.PR08
Description:
This project series documents the winning competition entry and subsequent construction for Kitchener City Hall in Kitchener, Ontario from 1989-1993. The office identified the project number as 8928. This project consisted of a U-shaped civic building comprised of a circular rotunda in the centre, an office tower to the right, the council chambers to the left, and two rectangular arms on either side to create the arms of the U. These elements, which wrapped around a large reflecting pool that doubled as a skating rink, were visually separated but coherent in their design and use of materials. Located on the block between Young, College, Duke and King Streets, the interior and exteriors of the property were designed for city government, but also for the larger public with community, public spaces, and open interaction with local government as key design concepts for the project. After entering the Civic Square outside the building, patrons can pass through the main portico, into the Interior Civic Square were the round Civic Rotunda rests in the centre. The rotunda’s interior was designed for use as a public gathering space, where events and activities could be held. The top of the rotunda had sandblasted glass windows with patinated copper frames, letting natural light shine into the large space below. A staircase from the main Civic Square led to an exterior terrace that wrapped around the top of the rotunda. The Administrative Office Tower was ten-storeys with a mechanical penthouse, and was used for civic offices. The Council Chamber was comprised of limestone with refinished metal panels forming a curved roof on top. The two wings along the sides of the property contained tenant areas, a restaurant, information offices, alderman’s offices and the mayor’s office, among other spaces. The back of the property had landscaped exteriors and outdoor play areas for the building’s daycare. The project is recorded through drawings, photographic materials, presentation paintings and models dating from 1989-1993. The drawings consist of concepts for both the competition entry and the subsequent construction of the project. These include sketches, base maps and area surveys produced by the city and contractors, presentation boards and paintings, plans, elevations, sections, perspectives, details and axonometric drawings. There are also photographic reproductions of presentation drawings. The photographs show finished interiors and exteriors and the project model.
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Project
Project
Date:
1989-1993
1989-1993
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