Technological advances as well as the general social, political, and economic climate have always been of great interest to architects. Toys and the Modernist Tradition examines at how toy manufacturers responded to the exciting and rapidly changing ideas of modern architects. Many of the exhibited toys were designed by leading architects of the modern movement, including(...)
Toys and the Modernist Tradition
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Technological advances as well as the general social, political, and economic climate have always been of great interest to architects. Toys and the Modernist Tradition examines at how toy manufacturers responded to the exciting and rapidly changing ideas of modern architects. Many of the exhibited toys were designed by leading architects of the modern movement, including(...)
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Weaving Modernity and Tradition
Abigail Duke explores the architecture of Arc Frank Mbanefo
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Paul Desmarais Theatre Keyword(s):
Marco De Michelis, R.M. Schindler, Mellon Senior Fellows
1 March 2005
Paul Desmarais Theatre Keyword(s):
Marco De Michelis, R.M. Schindler, Mellon Senior Fellows
PHCON2002:0016:093:031
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Passages underlined on pages 41-44 and 72.
published 1969
The Secret Tradition of Alchemy
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PHCON2002:0016:093:031
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Passages underlined on pages 41-44 and 72.
photographs
AP197.S1.SS6.012
1995
Photographs from Tectonic tradition in contemporary catalonian form
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AP197.S1.SS6.012
photographs
1995
PH1979:0162.03:023
sculpture
1875 or before
sculpture
textual records
AP197.S1.SS6.003
1995
Notes on the tectonic tradition in contemporary catalan form by Kenneth Frampton
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AP197.S1.SS6.003
textual records
1995
PHCON2002:0016:001:027.8
1970-1978
ARCH289731
1964
How can architecture meaningfully bridge inherited traditions and contemporary realities? Join us for a talk with architect Olayinka Dosekun Adjei, co-founder and creative director of Studio Contra.
11 June 2026, 6pm to 7:30pm
Reworking Material, Craft, and Form in Contemporary West Africa with Olayinka Dosekun Adjei
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How can architecture meaningfully bridge inherited traditions and contemporary realities? Join us for a talk with architect Olayinka Dosekun Adjei, co-founder and creative director of Studio Contra.