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circa 1950-1960
photographs
PH1984:0453
photographs
articles
Scopic Regimes of Oil
Scopic Regimes of Oil
Sanaz Sohrabi on visuality and authority in the British Petroleum photo archive
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AP178.S1.1966.PR02
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The project series documents the Posto de abastecimento da SACOR in Matosinhos, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 24/60. In the past the office identified the project as number 114. The office assigned the date 1966 for this project. The project consisted of a petrol station commissioned by the Sociedade Anónima de Combustíveis e Óleos Refinados (SACOR). The project was never realized, but a model was produced. Documenting this project are sketches, plans, as well as a building program and correspondence between Siza, SACOR and the city of Matosinhos. Also included are photographs, slides and negatives of the model.
1966-2012
Posto de abastecimento da SACOR, [SACOR petrol station] Matosinhos, Portugal (1966-1972)
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AP178.S1.1966.PR02
Description:
The project series documents the Posto de abastecimento da SACOR in Matosinhos, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 24/60. In the past the office identified the project as number 114. The office assigned the date 1966 for this project. The project consisted of a petrol station commissioned by the Sociedade Anónima de Combustíveis e Óleos Refinados (SACOR). The project was never realized, but a model was produced. Documenting this project are sketches, plans, as well as a building program and correspondence between Siza, SACOR and the city of Matosinhos. Also included are photographs, slides and negatives of the model.
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1966-2012
articles
The planet is the client
Learning from... Calgary
Andrew Nikiforuk presents a talk entitled The political architecture of extreme oil, on the rapid development of bitumen in northern Alberta and its effects on the character of the region, and the country. Although the problems of oil exporting countries are well studied, Canada has yet to consider them or prepare for future oil price shocks. A journalist, Andrew(...)
Théâtre Paul-Desmarais
17 March 2011 , 7pm
Learning from... Calgary
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Andrew Nikiforuk presents a talk entitled The political architecture of extreme oil, on the rapid development of bitumen in northern Alberta and its effects on the character of the region, and the country. Although the problems of oil exporting countries are well studied, Canada has yet to consider them or prepare for future oil price shocks. A journalist, Andrew(...)
Théâtre Paul-Desmarais
Ecological Supercity
On the occasion of Earth Day and to celebrate the launch of Goodbye Oil, our new children’s book by Harriet Russell, we invite you to help us create a giant collaborative drawing. Come design an ecological city that will cover an entire continent, including mountains, ocean, desert and more, and won’t use any oil.
Shaughnessy House
21 April 2018, 11am to 4pm
Ecological Supercity
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On the occasion of Earth Day and to celebrate the launch of Goodbye Oil, our new children’s book by Harriet Russell, we invite you to help us create a giant collaborative drawing. Come design an ecological city that will cover an entire continent, including mountains, ocean, desert and more, and won’t use any oil.
Shaughnessy House
1973: Sorry, Out of Gas
1973: Sorry, Out of Gas captures the architectural innovation spurred by the 1973 oil crisis, when the value of oil increased exponentially and triggered economic, political, and social upheaval across the world. Featuring over 350 objects including architectural drawings, photographs, books and pamphlets, archival television footage, and historical artefacts, it maps the(...)
7 November 2007 to 20 April 2008
1973: Sorry, Out of Gas
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1973: Sorry, Out of Gas captures the architectural innovation spurred by the 1973 oil crisis, when the value of oil increased exponentially and triggered economic, political, and social upheaval across the world. Featuring over 350 objects including architectural drawings, photographs, books and pamphlets, archival television footage, and historical artefacts, it maps the(...)
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Fonds
Aditya Prakash fonds
AP206
Synopsis:
The Aditya Prakash fonds documents the professional practice of modernist Indian architect Aditya Prakash from his studies in London in 1947 to his death in 2008. His seminal work as a junior architect on the Chandigarh Capitol Project in the 1950s is recorded along with documentation from his solo career after 1960, including approximately 82 architectural projects. His professional work as an artist, photographer, writer, academic and theatre enthusiast are also well documented through drawings, photographic materials and textual records.
1947-2008
Aditya Prakash fonds
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AP206
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The Aditya Prakash fonds documents the professional practice of modernist Indian architect Aditya Prakash from his studies in London in 1947 to his death in 2008. His seminal work as a junior architect on the Chandigarh Capitol Project in the 1950s is recorded along with documentation from his solo career after 1960, including approximately 82 architectural projects. His professional work as an artist, photographer, writer, academic and theatre enthusiast are also well documented through drawings, photographic materials and textual records.
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Fonds
1947-2008
textual records
Comptabilité
ARCH259244
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Factures et correspondance relatifs à l'automobile d'Ernest Cormier, au chauffage, aux livres d'art, aux photographes Blank & Stoller Ltd., à la raffinerie de pétrole Lasalle.
1930-1933
Comptabilité
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ARCH259244
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Factures et correspondance relatifs à l'automobile d'Ernest Cormier, au chauffage, aux livres d'art, aux photographes Blank & Stoller Ltd., à la raffinerie de pétrole Lasalle.
textual records
1930-1933