29 November 2001
8 January 2024
Day at the Office, Night at the Opera with Karl Friedrich Schinkel
A lecture by Kurt W. Forster
Actions:
articles
8 January 2024
ARCH256322
Description:
"Pavillon du Japon / Le pavillon du Japon allie le passé au présent sous le thème: "Le Japon en progrès"[.] On y sert le thé dans un décor de plantes tropicales et de jeux d'eau. / Japanese Pavilion at Expo 67 / This modern interpretation of traditional Japanese architecture contains exhibits of the life, art, and industry of Japan. Three exhibit buildings at descending levels lead down to a Japanese garden and restaurant. The pavilion is on the Ile Sainte-Helene riverbank facing the Montreal skyline."--Description.
1967
Night view of the Pavilion of Japan, Expo 67, Montréal, Québec
Actions:
ARCH256322
Description:
"Pavillon du Japon / Le pavillon du Japon allie le passé au présent sous le thème: "Le Japon en progrès"[.] On y sert le thé dans un décor de plantes tropicales et de jeux d'eau. / Japanese Pavilion at Expo 67 / This modern interpretation of traditional Japanese architecture contains exhibits of the life, art, and industry of Japan. Three exhibit buildings at descending levels lead down to a Japanese garden and restaurant. The pavilion is on the Ile Sainte-Helene riverbank facing the Montreal skyline."--Description.
ARCH255963
Description:
"Le Pavillon de l'Italie à l'Expo 67 ----- En terme d'architecture, le toit du pavillon est une voile couchée. Le Pavillon entier semble flotter dans l'air. Sur le toit, trois sculptures symbolisent les trois secteurs d'exposition du Pavillon: la Poésie, les Moeurs et le Progrès. / Italian pavilion at Expo....... the most outstanding architectural feature of the Italian pavilion is its sloping roof which soars independent of the underlying structures. Three symbolic sculptures which also summarize the whole interior exhibit stand in full view upton the roof."--Description.
1967?
Night view of the Pavilion of Italy with its scupltures on roof, Expo 67, Montréal, Québec
Actions:
ARCH255963
Description:
"Le Pavillon de l'Italie à l'Expo 67 ----- En terme d'architecture, le toit du pavillon est une voile couchée. Le Pavillon entier semble flotter dans l'air. Sur le toit, trois sculptures symbolisent les trois secteurs d'exposition du Pavillon: la Poésie, les Moeurs et le Progrès. / Italian pavilion at Expo....... the most outstanding architectural feature of the Italian pavilion is its sloping roof which soars independent of the underlying structures. Three symbolic sculptures which also summarize the whole interior exhibit stand in full view upton the roof."--Description.
photographs
PH1989:0258
architecture
27 October 1989
photographs
27 October 1989
architecture
textual records
PHCON2002:0016:001:030.5
1970-1978
textual records
1970-1978
research
Visiting Scholars 2001–2002
Theme: The Phenomenon of Paradigm Shifts in Architecture since Antiquity: Brigitte Desrochers, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Canada Topic: Au-delà du style. Naissance du classicisme structurel dans les ruines de Pompei Joseph Disponzio, Graduate School of Design, Harvard University, Cambridge, United States Topic: Jean-Marie Morel and the Invention of Landscape(...)
September 2001 to August 2002
Visiting Scholars 2001–2002
Actions:
Description:
Theme: The Phenomenon of Paradigm Shifts in Architecture since Antiquity: Brigitte Desrochers, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Canada Topic: Au-delà du style. Naissance du classicisme structurel dans les ruines de Pompei Joseph Disponzio, Graduate School of Design, Harvard University, Cambridge, United States Topic: Jean-Marie Morel and the Invention of Landscape(...)
research
September 2001 to
August 2002
archives
Level of archival description:
Fonds
John Hejduk fonds
AP145
Synopsis:
The John Hejduk fonds documents the professional practice of architect John Hejduk. Drawings of nearly every project by Hejduk are present, with many of his most significant architectural, exhibition, and publishing projects particularly well represented. Material in this fonds was produced between 1947 and 2000.
1947-2000, predominant 1947-1996
John Hejduk fonds
Actions:
AP145
Synopsis:
The John Hejduk fonds documents the professional practice of architect John Hejduk. Drawings of nearly every project by Hejduk are present, with many of his most significant architectural, exhibition, and publishing projects particularly well represented. Material in this fonds was produced between 1947 and 2000.
archives
Level of archival description:
Fonds
1947-2000, predominant 1947-1996
textual records
Graphic reference material
ARCH273358
Description:
Includes magazine clippings (art and architecture), an unsigned watercolour and ink painting, an unsigned graphite on paper drawing, blank postcards, a copy of Saturday Night magazine (24 December 1955), a monograph on Leonardo da Vinci from the Collections of the Fine Arts Department, International Business Machines Corporation (1951) and various reproductive prints, from the National Gallery, London and Alinari, Firenze. Material is assembled in a Ross Brothers, Limited cloth bound folder.
ca. 1950-ca. 1960
Graphic reference material
Actions:
ARCH273358
Description:
Includes magazine clippings (art and architecture), an unsigned watercolour and ink painting, an unsigned graphite on paper drawing, blank postcards, a copy of Saturday Night magazine (24 December 1955), a monograph on Leonardo da Vinci from the Collections of the Fine Arts Department, International Business Machines Corporation (1951) and various reproductive prints, from the National Gallery, London and Alinari, Firenze. Material is assembled in a Ross Brothers, Limited cloth bound folder.
textual records
ca. 1950-ca. 1960
archives
Level of archival description:
Fonds
Cedric Price fonds
AP144
Synopsis:
The Cedric Price fonds documents the personal activities and professional practice of architect Cedric Price, and includes his student work and architectural and urban planning projects. The fonds also contains records that document Cedric Price's teaching, publication, and exhibition activities. The archive comprises over 200 projects, from Price's student work in the 1950s at the University of Cambridge and the Architectural Association to projects he undertook as late as 2000. Key projects that are represented include New Aviary (1960-1966), Fun Palace (1961-1974), Potteries Thinkbelt (1963-1967), Inter-Action Centre (1971-1979), Generator (1976-1980), and Magnet (1995-1996).
1903-2006, predominant 1953-2000
Cedric Price fonds
Actions:
AP144
Synopsis:
The Cedric Price fonds documents the personal activities and professional practice of architect Cedric Price, and includes his student work and architectural and urban planning projects. The fonds also contains records that document Cedric Price's teaching, publication, and exhibition activities. The archive comprises over 200 projects, from Price's student work in the 1950s at the University of Cambridge and the Architectural Association to projects he undertook as late as 2000. Key projects that are represented include New Aviary (1960-1966), Fun Palace (1961-1974), Potteries Thinkbelt (1963-1967), Inter-Action Centre (1971-1979), Generator (1976-1980), and Magnet (1995-1996).
archives
Level of archival description:
Fonds
1903-2006, predominant 1953-2000