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Title:
The Spirit of Cornelia
The Spirit of Cornelia
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Keyword(s):
Cornelia Hahn Oberlander, Martien de Vletter, landscape, play, playground, restoration, Robson Square, green roofs, garden, environment
Cornelia Hahn Oberlander, Martien de Vletter, landscape, play, playground, restoration, Robson Square, green roofs, garden, environment
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25 May 2021
25 May 2021
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articles
articles
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Playing it Safe
Playing it Safe
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Delara Rahim, Francisco Brown, Jimmy Pan, and Angie Door on the creation of play subjects and playgrounds
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Keep Safe
Keep Safe
Keyword(s):
Keep Safe, playgrounds, safety, risk, regulation, public space, control, contemporary playground design,
Keep Safe, playgrounds, safety, risk, regulation, public space, control, contemporary playground design,
Published:
8 July 2024
8 July 2024
Title:
Playing it Safe
Delara Rahim, Francisco Brown, Jimmy Pan, and Angie Door on the creation of play subjects and playgrounds
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Playing it Safe
Delara Rahim, Francisco Brown, Jimmy Pan, and Angie Door on the creation of play subjects and playgrounds
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Keep Safe
Keep Safe
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events
events
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Learning from... Dubai
Learning from... Dubai
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Description:
Yasser Elsheshtawy presents the second lecture in the series Learning From… the Middle East.Whether presented as a playground for the super-rich, a land of unabashed consumerism, or an exemplary case study for capitalist exploitation – such portrayals ultimately suggest a one-sided dimension of the city of Dubai. The talk will examine the spaces of the everyday, the(...)
Yasser Elsheshtawy presents the second lecture in the series Learning From… the Middle East.Whether presented as a playground for the super-rich, a land of unabashed consumerism, or an exemplary case study for capitalist exploitation – such portrayals ultimately suggest a one-sided dimension of the city of Dubai. The talk will examine the spaces of the everyday, the(...)
Location:
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
Date:
29 September 2011 , 7PM
29 September 2011 , 7PM
Title:
Learning from... Dubai
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Yasser Elsheshtawy presents the second lecture in the series Learning From… the Middle East.Whether presented as a playground for the super-rich, a land of unabashed consumerism, or an exemplary case study for capitalist exploitation – such portrayals ultimately suggest a one-sided dimension of the city of Dubai. The talk will examine the spaces of the everyday, the(...)
Learning from... Dubai
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Yasser Elsheshtawy presents the second lecture in the series Learning From… the Middle East.Whether presented as a playground for the super-rich, a land of unabashed consumerism, or an exemplary case study for capitalist exploitation – such portrayals ultimately suggest a one-sided dimension of the city of Dubai. The talk will examine the spaces of the everyday, the(...)
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events
events
Date:
29 September 2011
7PM
29 September 2011
7PM
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Paul-Desmarais Theatre
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
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exhibitions
exhibitions
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Cedric Price: Mean Time
Cedric Price: Mean Time
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British architect Cedric Price draws upon the collection of the CCA to develop the complex relationships between time, movement, and space in the built environment. Looking at structures and building elements through the ages, including some of Price’s own projects, Mean Time presents photographs of an ancient Aztec sun dial, a railroad switching yard, a shot tower, and a(...)
British architect Cedric Price draws upon the collection of the CCA to develop the complex relationships between time, movement, and space in the built environment. Looking at structures and building elements through the ages, including some of Price’s own projects, Mean Time presents photographs of an ancient Aztec sun dial, a railroad switching yard, a shot tower, and a(...)
Location:
Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
Date:
19 October 1999 to 27 February 2000
19 October 1999 to 27 February 2000
Title:
Cedric Price: Mean Time
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Description:
British architect Cedric Price draws upon the collection of the CCA to develop the complex relationships between time, movement, and space in the built environment. Looking at structures and building elements through the ages, including some of Price’s own projects, Mean Time presents photographs of an ancient Aztec sun dial, a railroad switching yard, a shot tower, and a(...)
Cedric Price: Mean Time
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British architect Cedric Price draws upon the collection of the CCA to develop the complex relationships between time, movement, and space in the built environment. Looking at structures and building elements through the ages, including some of Price’s own projects, Mean Time presents photographs of an ancient Aztec sun dial, a railroad switching yard, a shot tower, and a(...)
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exhibitions
exhibitions
Date:
19 October 1999 to
27 February 2000
19 October 1999 to
27 February 2000
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Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
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drawings
drawings
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DR2012:0012:047:019
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Includes plans, elevations and isometric drawings for an unidentified architectural project. Plan titles include "terrain de jeux", "cafeteria", "systeme de classes" and "repartition des volumes".
DR2012:0012:047:019
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Includes plans, elevations and isometric drawings for an unidentified architectural project. Plan titles include "terrain de jeux", "cafeteria", "systeme de classes" and "repartition des volumes".
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Date:
circa 1964-1967
circa 1964-1967
Title:
Plans, elevations and isometric drawings for an unidentified architectural project
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DR2012:0012:047:019
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Includes plans, elevations and isometric drawings for an unidentified architectural project. Plan titles include "terrain de jeux", "cafeteria", "systeme de classes" and "repartition des volumes".
Plans, elevations and isometric drawings for an unidentified architectural project
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DR2012:0012:047:019
Description:
Includes plans, elevations and isometric drawings for an unidentified architectural project. Plan titles include "terrain de jeux", "cafeteria", "systeme de classes" and "repartition des volumes".
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drawings
drawings
Date:
circa 1964-1967
circa 1964-1967
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drawings
drawings
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Plans and elevations, details and isometric drawings for an unidentified architectural project
Plans and elevations, details and isometric drawings for an unidentified architectural project
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DR2012:0012:047:013
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Includes plans and elevations, details and isometric drawings for an unidentified architectural project, but presumed to be for the École Cure Grenier, Notre-Dame des Laurentides, 1964- 1967. One plan is titled, "Plan du Site - Position possible de la Rue Future" and one detail drawing is titled, "Terrain de jeu Gravier".
DR2012:0012:047:013
Description:
Includes plans and elevations, details and isometric drawings for an unidentified architectural project, but presumed to be for the École Cure Grenier, Notre-Dame des Laurentides, 1964- 1967. One plan is titled, "Plan du Site - Position possible de la Rue Future" and one detail drawing is titled, "Terrain de jeu Gravier".
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Date:
circa 1965
circa 1965
Title:
Plans and elevations, details and isometric drawings for an unidentified architectural project
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DR2012:0012:047:013
Description:
Includes plans and elevations, details and isometric drawings for an unidentified architectural project, but presumed to be for the École Cure Grenier, Notre-Dame des Laurentides, 1964- 1967. One plan is titled, "Plan du Site - Position possible de la Rue Future" and one detail drawing is titled, "Terrain de jeu Gravier".
Plans and elevations, details and isometric drawings for an unidentified architectural project
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DR2012:0012:047:013
Description:
Includes plans and elevations, details and isometric drawings for an unidentified architectural project, but presumed to be for the École Cure Grenier, Notre-Dame des Laurentides, 1964- 1967. One plan is titled, "Plan du Site - Position possible de la Rue Future" and one detail drawing is titled, "Terrain de jeu Gravier".
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drawings
drawings
Date:
circa 1965
circa 1965
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exhibitions
exhibitions
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Description:
Seemingly common activities such as walking, playing, recycling, and gardening are pushed beyond their usual definition by the international architects, artists, and collectives featured in the exhibition. Their actions push against accepted norms of behaviour in cities, at times even challenging legal limitations. The individuals and groups employ a range of approaches(...)
Seemingly common activities such as walking, playing, recycling, and gardening are pushed beyond their usual definition by the international architects, artists, and collectives featured in the exhibition. Their actions push against accepted norms of behaviour in cities, at times even challenging legal limitations. The individuals and groups employ a range of approaches(...)
Location:
Main galleries
Main galleries
Date:
26 November 2008 to 19 April 2009
26 November 2008 to 19 April 2009
Title:
Actions: What You Can Do With the City
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Description:
Seemingly common activities such as walking, playing, recycling, and gardening are pushed beyond their usual definition by the international architects, artists, and collectives featured in the exhibition. Their actions push against accepted norms of behaviour in cities, at times even challenging legal limitations. The individuals and groups employ a range of approaches(...)
Actions: What You Can Do With the City
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Description:
Seemingly common activities such as walking, playing, recycling, and gardening are pushed beyond their usual definition by the international architects, artists, and collectives featured in the exhibition. Their actions push against accepted norms of behaviour in cities, at times even challenging legal limitations. The individuals and groups employ a range of approaches(...)
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exhibitions
exhibitions
Date:
26 November 2008 to
19 April 2009
26 November 2008 to
19 April 2009
Location:
Main galleries
Main galleries
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events
events
Title:
Sink or Swim
Sink or Swim
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Description:
What would a city look like if its infrastructure was waterproof, buoyant and–why not!–amphibious? Given the anticipated rise of sea level at a global scale, the connection between the city and water in all its iterations–oceans, rivers, canals, waterways–is subject to change in the coming years. Montreal will be the playground of this creative laboratory of prototypes(...)
What would a city look like if its infrastructure was waterproof, buoyant and–why not!–amphibious? Given the anticipated rise of sea level at a global scale, the connection between the city and water in all its iterations–oceans, rivers, canals, waterways–is subject to change in the coming years. Montreal will be the playground of this creative laboratory of prototypes(...)
Date:
February 2017 to March 2017
February 2017 to March 2017
Title:
Sink or Swim
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Description:
What would a city look like if its infrastructure was waterproof, buoyant and–why not!–amphibious? Given the anticipated rise of sea level at a global scale, the connection between the city and water in all its iterations–oceans, rivers, canals, waterways–is subject to change in the coming years. Montreal will be the playground of this creative laboratory of prototypes(...)
Sink or Swim
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Description:
What would a city look like if its infrastructure was waterproof, buoyant and–why not!–amphibious? Given the anticipated rise of sea level at a global scale, the connection between the city and water in all its iterations–oceans, rivers, canals, waterways–is subject to change in the coming years. Montreal will be the playground of this creative laboratory of prototypes(...)
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events
events
Date:
February 2017 to
March 2017
February 2017 to
March 2017
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books
books
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Description:
xvi, 182 pages [18] pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 20 cm
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xvi, 182 pages [18] pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 20 cm
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Québec : [O.T.J.], 1947 (Impr. Ernest Tremblay)
Québec : [O.T.J.], 1947 (Impr. Ernest Tremblay)
Title:
Guide du terrain de jeux / Alfred Leblond.
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Description:
xvi, 182 pages [18] pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 20 cm
Guide du terrain de jeux / Alfred Leblond.
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xvi, 182 pages [18] pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 20 cm
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books
books
Publication:
Québec : [O.T.J.], 1947 (Impr. Ernest Tremblay)
Québec : [O.T.J.], 1947 (Impr. Ernest Tremblay)
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156 pages : illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
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156 pages : illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
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Woodstock, N.Y. : Overlook Press, 1977.
Woodstock, N.Y. : Overlook Press, 1977.
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Children's play spaces : from sandbox to adventure playground / Maguerite Rouard, Jacques Simon ; translated by Linda Geiser.
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Description:
156 pages : illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
Children's play spaces : from sandbox to adventure playground / Maguerite Rouard, Jacques Simon ; translated by Linda Geiser.
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Description:
156 pages : illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
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books
books
Publication:
Woodstock, N.Y. : Overlook Press, 1977.
Woodstock, N.Y. : Overlook Press, 1977.
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