Individuals act as their own historians, suppressing some stories and emphasizing others. But at the scale of nations and cultures, and especially in this age of ubiquitous digital memory, it has become more difficult to forget. Building on questions about history and its uses, raised by exhibitions like Educating Architects: Four Courses by Kenneth Frampton and Besides,(...)
Craig Hodgetts
29 March 2018
Come and Forget the Grid, with Craig Hodgetts
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Individuals act as their own historians, suppressing some stories and emphasizing others. But at the scale of nations and cultures, and especially in this age of ubiquitous digital memory, it has become more difficult to forget. Building on questions about history and its uses, raised by exhibitions like Educating Architects: Four Courses by Kenneth Frampton and Besides,(...)
Craig Hodgetts
Individuals act as their own historians, suppressing some stories and emphasizing others. But at the scale of nations and cultures, and especially in this age of ubiquitous digital memory, it has become more difficult to forget. Building on questions about history and its uses, raised by exhibitions like Educating Architects: Four Courses by Kenneth Frampton and Besides,(...)
Johannes Grenzfurthner
12 April 2018
Come and Forget the Counterculture, with Johannes Grenzfurthner
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Individuals act as their own historians, suppressing some stories and emphasizing others. But at the scale of nations and cultures, and especially in this age of ubiquitous digital memory, it has become more difficult to forget. Building on questions about history and its uses, raised by exhibitions like Educating Architects: Four Courses by Kenneth Frampton and Besides,(...)
Johannes Grenzfurthner
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AP149.S1.2004.PR02
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The project series documents Minimum Cost Housing Group's project of a student exchange with universities in Mexico and in the United States to expose the urgent need in urban and sustainable housing in North America. The research project was undertaken in collaboration with the Dalhousie Faculty of Architecture and Planning. The material in this project series was produced between 2004 and 2007 and includes textual records related to the planning of the project, including grant applications, correspondence and project applications.
2004-2007
North American Sustainability, Housing and Community Consortium Student Exchange
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AP149.S1.2004.PR02
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The project series documents Minimum Cost Housing Group's project of a student exchange with universities in Mexico and in the United States to expose the urgent need in urban and sustainable housing in North America. The research project was undertaken in collaboration with the Dalhousie Faculty of Architecture and Planning. The material in this project series was produced between 2004 and 2007 and includes textual records related to the planning of the project, including grant applications, correspondence and project applications.
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2004-2007
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20 diapositive(s)
ARCH262296
Portrait de John Patkau, Patricia Patkau et Michael Cunningham et son étiquette
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20 diapositive(s)
Archaeology of the Digital: Complexity and Convention is the third exhibition related to the development of a strategy for collecting and preserving digital archives at the CCA. The Archaeology of the Digital program comprises twenty-five projects for which digital materials are integral to an understanding of the design process. For projects included in the first two(...)
11 May 2016 to 16 October 2016
Archaeology of the Digital: Complexity and Convention
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Archaeology of the Digital: Complexity and Convention is the third exhibition related to the development of a strategy for collecting and preserving digital archives at the CCA. The Archaeology of the Digital program comprises twenty-five projects for which digital materials are integral to an understanding of the design process. For projects included in the first two(...)
Main galleries
1 May 2018 to 7 October 2018
Main galleries
Bas Princen: Volcano Walks
In this artist’s talk, Bas Princen will discuss the current status of the 17 Volcanoes project and explore the resonances between the works of Franz Wilhelm Junghuhn, works by early-twentieth-century Dutch photographers in Java (like van Nieuwenhuis), and his own practice. Although discovering new places seems impossible today, the talk takes as a point of departure the(...)
15 October 2016, 3pm
Bas Princen: Volcano Walks
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In this artist’s talk, Bas Princen will discuss the current status of the 17 Volcanoes project and explore the resonances between the works of Franz Wilhelm Junghuhn, works by early-twentieth-century Dutch photographers in Java (like van Nieuwenhuis), and his own practice. Although discovering new places seems impossible today, the talk takes as a point of departure the(...)
ARCH256427
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"The site of Expo, then and now. The inset shows Ile Sainte-Helene as of July 23, 1963, just before work began on enlarging the site. The main picture shows the Exhibition grounds today. / On voit ci-dessus le terrain de l'Exposition universelle et internationale de Montréal avant le début des travaux d'agrandissement, le 23 juillet 1963 en haut à gauche. Dans le reste de la photo, on voit sa configuration telle qu'elle est aujourd'hui."--Description.
1963-1965
Aerial views of the Île Sainte-Hélène and Île Notre-Dame sites prior and after their enlargement, Expo 67, Montréal, Québec
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"The site of Expo, then and now. The inset shows Ile Sainte-Helene as of July 23, 1963, just before work began on enlarging the site. The main picture shows the Exhibition grounds today. / On voit ci-dessus le terrain de l'Exposition universelle et internationale de Montréal avant le début des travaux d'agrandissement, le 23 juillet 1963 en haut à gauche. Dans le reste de la photo, on voit sa configuration telle qu'elle est aujourd'hui."--Description.
With an Acre
With an Acre is the third chapter of Groundwork, a three-part film and exhibition series exploring the conceptual development and field research of contemporary architects cultivating alternative modes of practice.
2025
With an Acre
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With an Acre is the third chapter of Groundwork, a three-part film and exhibition series exploring the conceptual development and field research of contemporary architects cultivating alternative modes of practice.
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ARCH158566
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La chemise contient : 1 exemplaire d'une brochure publiée par le Bureau d'expansion économique, Compagnie canadienne de l'Exposition universelle de 1967, sur le projet du Centre du commerce international, D'Astous et Pothier, architectes, 1963. 21 x 21 cm. 1 exemplaire d'un livre paru en octobre 1993, à l'occasion d'une cérémonie de consécration de l'église Saint-Maurice-de-Duvernay (Roger D'Astous, architecte, 1961), marquant le 35ième anniversaire de fondation de la paroisse. 13,5 x 23 cm.
1963, 1993
Brochure publiée par le Bureau d'expansion économique, livre de l'église Saint-Maurice-de-Duvernay
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La chemise contient : 1 exemplaire d'une brochure publiée par le Bureau d'expansion économique, Compagnie canadienne de l'Exposition universelle de 1967, sur le projet du Centre du commerce international, D'Astous et Pothier, architectes, 1963. 21 x 21 cm. 1 exemplaire d'un livre paru en octobre 1993, à l'occasion d'une cérémonie de consécration de l'église Saint-Maurice-de-Duvernay (Roger D'Astous, architecte, 1961), marquant le 35ième anniversaire de fondation de la paroisse. 13,5 x 23 cm.
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1963, 1993