Paul-Desmarais Theater
26 February 2020, 7:00pm
Paul-Desmarais Theater
Nuit blanche 2018: On Air
On the occasion of the fifteenth Nuit blanche à Montréal, the CCA hosts a mini-festival of television inspired by its current exhibition The University Is Now on Air: Broadcasting Modern Architecture
3 March 2018, 3pm to 1am
Nuit blanche 2018: On Air
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On the occasion of the fifteenth Nuit blanche à Montréal, the CCA hosts a mini-festival of television inspired by its current exhibition The University Is Now on Air: Broadcasting Modern Architecture
How can construction be an instrument of peace? Post-conflict cities share many problems such as spontaneous construction and a lack of strong civil governance, thus even well-intended projects under these conditions risk fixing inequalities permanently or introducing new ones in the built environment. Can architecture, beyond solving a direct need or problem, add to(...)
Octagonal gallery
16 June 2011 to 4 September 2011
The Good Cause: Architecture of Peace
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How can construction be an instrument of peace? Post-conflict cities share many problems such as spontaneous construction and a lack of strong civil governance, thus even well-intended projects under these conditions risk fixing inequalities permanently or introducing new ones in the built environment. Can architecture, beyond solving a direct need or problem, add to(...)
Octagonal gallery
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The exhibition Jai Tech: ÁbalosHerreros selected by Juan José Castellón examines the way the tower typology manifests distinct, strategic approaches in the architecture of ÁbalosHerreros, a firm that operated in Madrid from 1984 until 2008. Objects presented include site plans, photomontages, models, floor plans, and photographs. The exhibition also features a selection(...)
Octagonal gallery
24 May 2015 to 12 July 2015
Jai Tech: Ábalos&Herreros selected by Juan José Castellón
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The exhibition Jai Tech: ÁbalosHerreros selected by Juan José Castellón examines the way the tower typology manifests distinct, strategic approaches in the architecture of ÁbalosHerreros, a firm that operated in Madrid from 1984 until 2008. Objects presented include site plans, photomontages, models, floor plans, and photographs. The exhibition also features a selection(...)
Octagonal gallery
11 December 2019, 6pm
Tangent - Alain Paiement
The first in a series of exhibitions that invites artists to create new work in response to a corpus of photographs selected from the CCA’s collection. In a provocative installation, Québec artist Alain Paiement juxtaposes a wide range of photographic subjects from the collection – buildings under construction, models of student work, architectural abstractions, different(...)
23 April 2003 to 23 November 2003
Tangent - Alain Paiement
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The first in a series of exhibitions that invites artists to create new work in response to a corpus of photographs selected from the CCA’s collection. In a provocative installation, Québec artist Alain Paiement juxtaposes a wide range of photographic subjects from the collection – buildings under construction, models of student work, architectural abstractions, different(...)
Canadian Megaform
The documents in this hall case display refer to seven Canadian projects as a way to exemplify the concept of megaform through the work of Arthur Erickson, Cornelia Hahn Oberlander, Harold Ship, Ray Affleck, and Victor Prus, among others. Curated by Maristella Casciato, CCA. {: .info }
Hall cases
10 September 2014 to 6 April 2015
Canadian Megaform
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The documents in this hall case display refer to seven Canadian projects as a way to exemplify the concept of megaform through the work of Arthur Erickson, Cornelia Hahn Oberlander, Harold Ship, Ray Affleck, and Victor Prus, among others. Curated by Maristella Casciato, CCA. {: .info }
Hall cases
This exhibition features Italian photographer Guido Guidis photographs of the Brion family mausoleum in Italy, considered to be architect Carlo Scarpa’s masterpiece. The artist’s 54 colour photographs reveal the beauty of the funerary complex, its clean architectural lines, and the poetic nature of Scarpa’s work. By concentrating on particular architectural features,(...)
Octagonal gallery
11 September 2009 to 10 January 2010
Carlo Scarpa's Tomba Brion: Photographs by Guido Guidi, 1997-2007
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This exhibition features Italian photographer Guido Guidis photographs of the Brion family mausoleum in Italy, considered to be architect Carlo Scarpa’s masterpiece. The artist’s 54 colour photographs reveal the beauty of the funerary complex, its clean architectural lines, and the poetic nature of Scarpa’s work. By concentrating on particular architectural features,(...)
Octagonal gallery