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AP075.S3.SS3.018
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Contains: . Honoris Causa from the Ryerson Polytechnic University in 1999 . Honoris Causa from McGill University in 2008 . Honoris Causa from Dalhousie University in 2008 . Honoris Causa from Brisith Columbia Institute of Technology . Honoris Causa from University of British Columbia . Honoris Causa from Emily Carr University of Art & Design . Margolese National Design for Living Prize 2015 of the Faculty of Applied Science at the University of British Columbia
1999-2016
Honoris Causa to Cornelia Hahn Oberlander from Canadian universities
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AP075.S3.SS3.018
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Contains: . Honoris Causa from the Ryerson Polytechnic University in 1999 . Honoris Causa from McGill University in 2008 . Honoris Causa from Dalhousie University in 2008 . Honoris Causa from Brisith Columbia Institute of Technology . Honoris Causa from University of British Columbia . Honoris Causa from Emily Carr University of Art & Design . Margolese National Design for Living Prize 2015 of the Faculty of Applied Science at the University of British Columbia
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1999-2016
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ARCH255633
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5 files - requests and project proposals created by clients - Western Science Centre addition project Guide to Construction Management Contracts; invitation from York University to propose a design for the Centre for Fine Arts III; invitation from Sofia, Bulgaria to join the jury judging the Higher Institute of Chemistry and Technology Engineering project, Lincoln Park part one proposal, Calgary; request for information regarding the Ontario Housing Corporation Design Competition 1972.
1972, 1985-1987
Requests and project proposals created by clients
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ARCH255633
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5 files - requests and project proposals created by clients - Western Science Centre addition project Guide to Construction Management Contracts; invitation from York University to propose a design for the Centre for Fine Arts III; invitation from Sofia, Bulgaria to join the jury judging the Higher Institute of Chemistry and Technology Engineering project, Lincoln Park part one proposal, Calgary; request for information regarding the Ontario Housing Corporation Design Competition 1972.
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1972, 1985-1987
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AP058.S1.SS1
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This subseries documents Blanche Lemco van Ginkel’s involvement in the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Board (ACSA). During that period of activity with the ACSA, where Mrs. van Ginkel was a member and has occupied the positions of vice-president and president, she was involved in annual and board meetings, the Award Selection Committee, the Strategic Planning Committee, the Jubilee Committee for the “Journal of architectural education”, the conferences for the East Central, Northeast, West, and West Central regions, on task forces on the ACSA mission and on architectural education and practice, etc. Also documented is her attendance in several other meetings and conferences, among them the Five Presidents Meeting, the Administrators Conference, the Wingspread Presidents Meeting, the San Francisco Forum, the Chicago Forum, and the Fifth Technology Conference. The subseries documents as well correspondence between Mrs. van Ginkel, as president, and other institutions or associations, like the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, the Royal Architecture Institute of Canada, and the Canadian Housing Design Council. The subseries contains correspondence, programmes and scheduled activities, brochures, information packages, notes, reports, minutes, budgets, lists of members, memorandum, posters, and a few ACSA publications, dating from 1977 to 1992.
1977-1992
Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Board
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AP058.S1.SS1
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This subseries documents Blanche Lemco van Ginkel’s involvement in the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Board (ACSA). During that period of activity with the ACSA, where Mrs. van Ginkel was a member and has occupied the positions of vice-president and president, she was involved in annual and board meetings, the Award Selection Committee, the Strategic Planning Committee, the Jubilee Committee for the “Journal of architectural education”, the conferences for the East Central, Northeast, West, and West Central regions, on task forces on the ACSA mission and on architectural education and practice, etc. Also documented is her attendance in several other meetings and conferences, among them the Five Presidents Meeting, the Administrators Conference, the Wingspread Presidents Meeting, the San Francisco Forum, the Chicago Forum, and the Fifth Technology Conference. The subseries documents as well correspondence between Mrs. van Ginkel, as president, and other institutions or associations, like the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, the Royal Architecture Institute of Canada, and the Canadian Housing Design Council. The subseries contains correspondence, programmes and scheduled activities, brochures, information packages, notes, reports, minutes, budgets, lists of members, memorandum, posters, and a few ACSA publications, dating from 1977 to 1992.
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1977-1992
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ARCH260072
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Proposals: Guaranty Trust Computer Centre, Toronto; New Massey Hall study; Arts and Sciences Technology Centre (with D. Jensen Associates); SANCST Science Halls; Maryland Science Centre; Museum of Toronto study; New National Gallery of Canada competition with David, Boulva, Cleve Associated Architects; Rideau Hall. Including textual documents concerning proposals for Detroit Institute of Arts; York University Building and Campus Common proposal (1987); project file of descriptions from Los Angeles office
1986-1988
Proposals for various projects
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ARCH260072
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Proposals: Guaranty Trust Computer Centre, Toronto; New Massey Hall study; Arts and Sciences Technology Centre (with D. Jensen Associates); SANCST Science Halls; Maryland Science Centre; Museum of Toronto study; New National Gallery of Canada competition with David, Boulva, Cleve Associated Architects; Rideau Hall. Including textual documents concerning proposals for Detroit Institute of Arts; York University Building and Campus Common proposal (1987); project file of descriptions from Los Angeles office
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1986-1988
Sustainable?
Sustainable? is an international colloquium bringing together individuals from various disciplines to explore questions of sustainability in relation to architecture. Initiated by architect and scholar Iñaki Àbalos, the colloquium and roundtable discussion historically situates architectural engagement with sustainability, and constructs a program for future engagement(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre
16 June 2007 to 17 June 2007
Sustainable?
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Sustainable? is an international colloquium bringing together individuals from various disciplines to explore questions of sustainability in relation to architecture. Initiated by architect and scholar Iñaki Àbalos, the colloquium and roundtable discussion historically situates architectural engagement with sustainability, and constructs a program for future engagement(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre
Devices of Design
A collaboration between the CCA and the Daniel Langlois Foundation for Art, Science, and Technology, Devices of Design was initiated in response to the increasingly widespread use of digital media and software technologies in architectural design and construction. A colloquium and a subsequent roundtable discussion address both the consequences that this shift implies for(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
18 November 2004 to 19 November 2004
Devices of Design
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A collaboration between the CCA and the Daniel Langlois Foundation for Art, Science, and Technology, Devices of Design was initiated in response to the increasingly widespread use of digital media and software technologies in architectural design and construction. A colloquium and a subsequent roundtable discussion address both the consequences that this shift implies for(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
research
Visiting Scholars 2012
Elke Krasny, Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien, Vienna, Austria Topic: Shim-Sutcliffe: Crafting Architecture. A Monograph as Critical Reflection Shannon Mattern, The New School, New York, United States Topic: Urban Media Archaeology. Communication Infrastructure and Material Cities Manfredo Nicolis di Robilant, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy Topic: Utility versus(...)
2 April 2012 to 31 August 2012
Visiting Scholars 2012
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Elke Krasny, Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien, Vienna, Austria Topic: Shim-Sutcliffe: Crafting Architecture. A Monograph as Critical Reflection Shannon Mattern, The New School, New York, United States Topic: Urban Media Archaeology. Communication Infrastructure and Material Cities Manfredo Nicolis di Robilant, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy Topic: Utility versus(...)
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2 April 2012 to
31 August 2012
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Mechanical Plants
AP032.S1.SS2.D3.SD15
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This subseries consists of reprographic copies of mechanical and electrical drawings from 1949-1950 for mechanical plants in Chicago, Illinois.
1949-1950
Mechanical Plants
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AP032.S1.SS2.D3.SD15
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This subseries consists of reprographic copies of mechanical and electrical drawings from 1949-1950 for mechanical plants in Chicago, Illinois.
Sub-file 15
1949-1950
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AP160
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The Erik Gunnar Asplund collection documents eight architectural projects undertaken by Erik Gunnar Asplund between 1913 and 1940. The collection includes projects completed in Sweden, more precisely in Stockholm (4), Goteborg (2), Solvesborg (1) and Sorunda (1). These projects are illustrated through original drawings, period photographs and more recent photographic images. They include competitions, urban planning and furniture design. The collection contains 165 photographs, 119 drawings and 1 journal.
1913-2000, predominant 1915-1940
Erik Gunnar Asplund collection
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AP160
Synopsis:
The Erik Gunnar Asplund collection documents eight architectural projects undertaken by Erik Gunnar Asplund between 1913 and 1940. The collection includes projects completed in Sweden, more precisely in Stockholm (4), Goteborg (2), Solvesborg (1) and Sorunda (1). These projects are illustrated through original drawings, period photographs and more recent photographic images. They include competitions, urban planning and furniture design. The collection contains 165 photographs, 119 drawings and 1 journal.
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1913-2000, predominant 1915-1940
Kazuo Shinohara was a deeply influential figure in postwar architecture in Japan best known for his individual houses, but he remains little studied today, especially outside Japan. Shinohara connected traditional forms and an investigation of modernist tenets with the high-tech and information technology moments yet to come. What was his attitude toward history, and how(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre Keyword(s):
David B. Stewart, Kazuo Shinohara, What is/was history for…
21 September 2017, 6:30pm
David B. Stewart, what was history for Kazuo Shinohara?
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Kazuo Shinohara was a deeply influential figure in postwar architecture in Japan best known for his individual houses, but he remains little studied today, especially outside Japan. Shinohara connected traditional forms and an investigation of modernist tenets with the high-tech and information technology moments yet to come. What was his attitude toward history, and how(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre Keyword(s):
David B. Stewart, Kazuo Shinohara, What is/was history for…