In 1982, the CCA organized its first exhibition, Photography and Architecture: 1839–1939, prior to the construction of the CCA’s current building. The exhibition was shown in Galerie Lempertz Contempora in Cologne (1982), the Art Institute of Chicago (1983), the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York (1983), Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris (1984), and the(...)
15 September 1982 to 16 October 1982
Photography and Architecture: 1839–1939
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In 1982, the CCA organized its first exhibition, Photography and Architecture: 1839–1939, prior to the construction of the CCA’s current building. The exhibition was shown in Galerie Lempertz Contempora in Cologne (1982), the Art Institute of Chicago (1983), the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York (1983), Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris (1984), and the(...)
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AP013.S1.D356
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File documents an executed (?) project for storage facilities in Ottawa, Ontario. Material in this file was produced between 1950 and 1951. File contains index cards, preliminary drawings, detail drawings, and textual documents.
1950-1951
Tunney's Park Storage Building
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AP013.S1.D356
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File documents an executed (?) project for storage facilities in Ottawa, Ontario. Material in this file was produced between 1950 and 1951. File contains index cards, preliminary drawings, detail drawings, and textual documents.
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1950-1951
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National Capital Commission
AP058.S1.SS2
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This subseries documents Blanche Lemco van Ginkel’s involvement as a member of the committee at the National Capital Commission (NCC). She was participating in the commission reorganization, the membership administration, the strategic overview of the commission, and the NCC planning policies for the National Capital Region. Through the NCC, Mrs. van Ginkel was an active member of the Advisory Committee on Design, where were discussed and studied National Capital Region’s issues of urban planning, architecture projects and other subjects of interest, among them the LeBreton Flats, Rideau Centre, Ottawa Airport, Carleton Rapid Transit, Greenbelt area, Gatineau Park, Mont-Bleu Municipal Sports Complex, Victoria Island, Cartier Square, Saint-Laurent Shopping Centre, solar heating, Chaudière Bridge, House of Commons TV and Broadcasting Operations Centre, Ottawa Health Science Centre, New Saudi Arabia Embassy, Ottawa Health Sciences Centre, Montcalm West/Tache project, National Gallery, Canlands project, Highway 16, Gatineau Rivers, federal land use, Parliamentary Precinct, etc. The subseries contains correspondence, agendas, brochures, papers, notes, reports, minutes, studies, memoranda, newsletters, and a few publications from the Senate and the House of Commons, dating from 1970 to 1983. It contains as well a few design development drawings of the Saudi Arabia Embassy and a reproduction map of Ottawa-Hull's waterfront.
1970-1983
National Capital Commission
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AP058.S1.SS2
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This subseries documents Blanche Lemco van Ginkel’s involvement as a member of the committee at the National Capital Commission (NCC). She was participating in the commission reorganization, the membership administration, the strategic overview of the commission, and the NCC planning policies for the National Capital Region. Through the NCC, Mrs. van Ginkel was an active member of the Advisory Committee on Design, where were discussed and studied National Capital Region’s issues of urban planning, architecture projects and other subjects of interest, among them the LeBreton Flats, Rideau Centre, Ottawa Airport, Carleton Rapid Transit, Greenbelt area, Gatineau Park, Mont-Bleu Municipal Sports Complex, Victoria Island, Cartier Square, Saint-Laurent Shopping Centre, solar heating, Chaudière Bridge, House of Commons TV and Broadcasting Operations Centre, Ottawa Health Science Centre, New Saudi Arabia Embassy, Ottawa Health Sciences Centre, Montcalm West/Tache project, National Gallery, Canlands project, Highway 16, Gatineau Rivers, federal land use, Parliamentary Precinct, etc. The subseries contains correspondence, agendas, brochures, papers, notes, reports, minutes, studies, memoranda, newsletters, and a few publications from the Senate and the House of Commons, dating from 1970 to 1983. It contains as well a few design development drawings of the Saudi Arabia Embassy and a reproduction map of Ottawa-Hull's waterfront.
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1970-1983
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Sparks Street Mall
AP163.S2.SS1.D18
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File documents Victor Prus's project for the Sparks Street Mall design competition in Ottawa. Material in this file was probably produced between 1960 and 1965. The file contains original drawings and a presentation panel.
1960 or after
Sparks Street Mall
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AP163.S2.SS1.D18
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File documents Victor Prus's project for the Sparks Street Mall design competition in Ottawa. Material in this file was probably produced between 1960 and 1965. The file contains original drawings and a presentation panel.
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1960 or after
Cornelia Hahn Oberlander: Ecological Landscapes demonstrates Oberlanders pioneering vision of socially conscious and environmentally sustainable landscape design in Canada. The exhibition presents a selection of projects executed in Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, Yellowknife, and Berlin over a period of more than 30 years. Drawings and writings from the CCA’s Oberlander(...)
Octagonal gallery
11 May 2006 to 30 July 2006
Cornelia Hahn Oberlander: Ecological Landscapes
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Cornelia Hahn Oberlander: Ecological Landscapes demonstrates Oberlanders pioneering vision of socially conscious and environmentally sustainable landscape design in Canada. The exhibition presents a selection of projects executed in Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, Yellowknife, and Berlin over a period of more than 30 years. Drawings and writings from the CCA’s Oberlander(...)
Octagonal gallery
drawings
ARCH276442
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Cartes de St-Joseph, Thetford, Ottawa, Choquette, Orléans, St-Malachie, St-Sylvestre, Waswanipi, Drummondville, St-Johns, Sherbrooke, Richmond, Sutton, Orford, St-Hyacinthe, Granby, Québec, Edmundston, Laval, Sorel, Belœil, Lachine, Gaspé, Ottawa, Verchères, Beaupré et Montréal.
1924 - 1939
Cartes topographiques des régions du Québec
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ARCH276442
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Cartes de St-Joseph, Thetford, Ottawa, Choquette, Orléans, St-Malachie, St-Sylvestre, Waswanipi, Drummondville, St-Johns, Sherbrooke, Richmond, Sutton, Orford, St-Hyacinthe, Granby, Québec, Edmundston, Laval, Sorel, Belœil, Lachine, Gaspé, Ottawa, Verchères, Beaupré et Montréal.
drawings
1924 - 1939
Project
Museum of Man
AP163.S2.SS1.D72
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File documents Victor Prus's unrealized project for the Museum of Man competition in Ottawa, in 1983. The file contains drawings, such as conceptual, design development and presentation drawings, and a periodical issue with an article about the competition.
1983
Museum of Man
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AP163.S2.SS1.D72
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File documents Victor Prus's unrealized project for the Museum of Man competition in Ottawa, in 1983. The file contains drawings, such as conceptual, design development and presentation drawings, and a periodical issue with an article about the competition.
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1983
textual records
ARCH267906
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Information for competitors for the design competition of the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario.
ca. 1976
Design Team Selection Process for the National Gallery of Canada
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ARCH267906
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Information for competitors for the design competition of the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario.
textual records
ca. 1976
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AP022.S1.1975.PR05
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File documents a submission for a 800,000 square-foot arts building in the first competition for the National Gallery of Canada (not built), Ottawa, Ontario. File contains reference material, design development drawings, presentation drawings, textual records.
1975-1976
National Gallery of Canada Competition, 1st Scheme
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AP022.S1.1975.PR05
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File documents a submission for a 800,000 square-foot arts building in the first competition for the National Gallery of Canada (not built), Ottawa, Ontario. File contains reference material, design development drawings, presentation drawings, textual records.
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1975-1976
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Lord Elgin Hotel
AP013.S1.D216
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File documents an executed project for a hotel in Ottawa, Ontario. Material in this file was produced between 1940 and 1941. File contains index cards, preliminary drawings, sketches, working drawings, detail drawings, photographs, and a textual document.
1940-1941
Lord Elgin Hotel
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AP013.S1.D216
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File documents an executed project for a hotel in Ottawa, Ontario. Material in this file was produced between 1940 and 1941. File contains index cards, preliminary drawings, sketches, working drawings, detail drawings, photographs, and a textual document.
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1940-1941