American Remediation
This exhibition revisits a series of documentaries produced by the US Department of the Interior in the 1950s that portray the transformational role of infrastructure in reshaping landscapes according to American values.
Octagonal Gallery Keyword(s):
landscape, resources, nature, infrastructure, cold war, extractivism, propaganda, imaginary
1 October 2026 to 3 January 2027
American Remediation
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This exhibition revisits a series of documentaries produced by the US Department of the Interior in the 1950s that portray the transformational role of infrastructure in reshaping landscapes according to American values.
Octagonal Gallery Keyword(s):
landscape, resources, nature, infrastructure, cold war, extractivism, propaganda, imaginary
Join us on Thursday 1 October for the opening of American Remediation. The exhibition revisits a series of documentaries produced by the U.S. Department of the Interior in the 1950s and their role in constructing, reinforcing, and circulating a mythical image of U.S. American culture on a global scale.
Paul-Desmarais Theatre, Octagonal Gallery, and Shaughnessy House Keyword(s):
Opening, Film, America, American, Remediation
1 October 2026, 5pm to 9pm
Opening: American Remediation
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Description:
Join us on Thursday 1 October for the opening of American Remediation. The exhibition revisits a series of documentaries produced by the U.S. Department of the Interior in the 1950s and their role in constructing, reinforcing, and circulating a mythical image of U.S. American culture on a global scale.
Paul-Desmarais Theatre, Octagonal Gallery, and Shaughnessy House Keyword(s):
Opening, Film, America, American, Remediation
textual records
Proposal for the Royal British Columbia Museum Building Envelope Remediation Project, Victoria
AP075.S3.SS2.135
2012
Proposal for the Royal British Columbia Museum Building Envelope Remediation Project, Victoria
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AP075.S3.SS2.135
textual records
2012
PH2018:0010:025
c. 2010
House and backyard under remediation on King Street, Port Hope Pilot Project, Ontario
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PH2018:0010:025
PH2018:0010:026
c. 2010
House and backyard under remediation on King Street, Port Hope Pilot Project, Ontario
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PH2018:0010:026
textual records
AP075.S1.2007.PR02.030
2009-2010
textual records
2009-2010
archives
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Fonds
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.
archives
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Fonds
2003-2011
ARCH264716
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Les documents traitent de solutions pour remédier à la circulation lourde de Paris, France.
18 novembre 1929
Manuscrit traitant de la circulation à Paris, France
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ARCH264716
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Les documents traitent de solutions pour remédier à la circulation lourde de Paris, France.
18 novembre 1929
ARCH264731
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Le document traite de solutions afin de remédier à la circulation lourde de Paris, France.
18 novembre 1929
Coupure de journal traitant de la circulation à Paris, France
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ARCH264731
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Le document traite de solutions afin de remédier à la circulation lourde de Paris, France.
18 novembre 1929
ARCH264732
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Le document traite de solutions afin de remédier à la circulation lourde de Paris, France.
18 novembre 1929?
Photocopie d'un tapuscrit traitant de la circulation à Paris, France
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ARCH264732
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Le document traite de solutions afin de remédier à la circulation lourde de Paris, France.
18 novembre 1929?