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AP178.S1.1996.PR03
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This project series documents the Cais de embarque para european architects in Salonica, Greece. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 75/90. The office assigned the date 1996 for this project In 1997, Thessaloniki was the host city for the event "Cultural Capital of Europe." An architectural initiative named "Provoking spatial episodes - On the coast" was created to celebrate the relationship between the sea and the city. Several architects were invited to design small piers on the coast. For Siza, the program criteria included the construction of a pier able to receive 250 people, debaring area for catamarans, house ticket dispensers, waiting room, press room and food stall. Documenting this project are sketches, studies, presentation drawings, and project documentation. Slides document the project model.
circa 1996-2012
Cais de embarque para european architects [Docking pier for European Architects] Salonica, Greece (1996)
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AP178.S1.1996.PR03
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This project series documents the Cais de embarque para european architects in Salonica, Greece. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 75/90. The office assigned the date 1996 for this project In 1997, Thessaloniki was the host city for the event "Cultural Capital of Europe." An architectural initiative named "Provoking spatial episodes - On the coast" was created to celebrate the relationship between the sea and the city. Several architects were invited to design small piers on the coast. For Siza, the program criteria included the construction of a pier able to receive 250 people, debaring area for catamarans, house ticket dispensers, waiting room, press room and food stall. Documenting this project are sketches, studies, presentation drawings, and project documentation. Slides document the project model.
Project
circa 1996-2012
ARCH255007
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Publicity Files containing photographs and written data on projects - Simon Fraser University; MacMillan Bloedel Building; Blocks 51, 61, 71 (Robson Square); Canadian Government Pavilion, Osaka; Institute for the Future; University of Lethbridge; West Seattle Freeway; Hilborn House; Imperial Oil project, Don Mills; Canadian Architect Yearbook competition; Canadian Education Showplace competition; Man in the Community Pavilion; Paris competition (Centre du Plateau Beaubourg); Sikh Temple, photocopies of negatives
Publicity Files containing photographs and written data on projects
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ARCH255007
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Publicity Files containing photographs and written data on projects - Simon Fraser University; MacMillan Bloedel Building; Blocks 51, 61, 71 (Robson Square); Canadian Government Pavilion, Osaka; Institute for the Future; University of Lethbridge; West Seattle Freeway; Hilborn House; Imperial Oil project, Don Mills; Canadian Architect Yearbook competition; Canadian Education Showplace competition; Man in the Community Pavilion; Paris competition (Centre du Plateau Beaubourg); Sikh Temple, photocopies of negatives
DR1987:0357
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- This elevation shows an alternate design for the ribbed or V-shaped decorative motif to be used on the face of piers on the exterior of the plane sheds, station and observation tower. The architect is working out the thickness of the ribbing. A detail similar to the elevation appears on the submitted competition panel (DR1987:0359). Wright used a similar V-shaped motif in other contemporary projects.
architecture
1929
Lehigh Airports Competition Entry: Elevation and details for pier ornament
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DR1987:0357
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- This elevation shows an alternate design for the ribbed or V-shaped decorative motif to be used on the face of piers on the exterior of the plane sheds, station and observation tower. The architect is working out the thickness of the ribbing. A detail similar to the elevation appears on the submitted competition panel (DR1987:0359). Wright used a similar V-shaped motif in other contemporary projects.
architecture
documents textuels
AP140.S2.SS5.P1
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certificates, including Diploma, Award of a Medal for good design in Housing, presented to James Stirling and James Gowan for the Housing redevelopment in Avenham, Preston in 1963; American Institute of Architects, Certificate of Honor, The 1965 R. S. Reynolds Memorial Award, presented to James Stirling and James Gowan and to Leicester University for the Leicester University Engineering Building; Concrete Society Award, presented to James Stirling for the Students' residences, University of St. Andrews, in 1969; American Institute of Architects, Certificate of Honorary Fellowship presented to James Stirling in 1976; National Institute of Arts and Letters, Prize in Architecture, Arnold W. Brunner Award, presented to James Stirling in 1976; Bund Deutscher Architekten BDA, Honorary Membership; Bund Deutscher Architekten BDA, Landesverband Baden-Württemberg, Auszeichnung guter Bauten for the State Gallery Addition and New Chamber Theatre Competition project, presented in 1987; Royal Institute of British Architects, Regional Award 1988, Architecture Award, London Region, for the Clore Gallery in 1988; Bund Deutscher Architekten BDA, Hugo-Häring-Preis, awarded for the State Gallery Addition and New Chamber Theatre Competition project, in 1988; Civic Trust Awards, certificate awarded for the Clore Gallery in 1989.
1963-1989
Certificates, including diploma and a medal, for various awards and honours
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AP140.S2.SS5.P1
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certificates, including Diploma, Award of a Medal for good design in Housing, presented to James Stirling and James Gowan for the Housing redevelopment in Avenham, Preston in 1963; American Institute of Architects, Certificate of Honor, The 1965 R. S. Reynolds Memorial Award, presented to James Stirling and James Gowan and to Leicester University for the Leicester University Engineering Building; Concrete Society Award, presented to James Stirling for the Students' residences, University of St. Andrews, in 1969; American Institute of Architects, Certificate of Honorary Fellowship presented to James Stirling in 1976; National Institute of Arts and Letters, Prize in Architecture, Arnold W. Brunner Award, presented to James Stirling in 1976; Bund Deutscher Architekten BDA, Honorary Membership; Bund Deutscher Architekten BDA, Landesverband Baden-Württemberg, Auszeichnung guter Bauten for the State Gallery Addition and New Chamber Theatre Competition project, presented in 1987; Royal Institute of British Architects, Regional Award 1988, Architecture Award, London Region, for the Clore Gallery in 1988; Bund Deutscher Architekten BDA, Hugo-Häring-Preis, awarded for the State Gallery Addition and New Chamber Theatre Competition project, in 1988; Civic Trust Awards, certificate awarded for the Clore Gallery in 1989.
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1963-1989
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ARCH276176
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43 files - Group contains subject working files, project files, press materials, professional organizations and honours and files related to book and film projects. Files are generally organized alphabetically, A-P, and include: Association of International Architects; Arthur Erickson Commercial Buildings (large scale developments); AIA Gold Medal Certificate, Honours, Awards and C.V.; Avon; Architect License - Washington; AIBC Learning Units and Correspondence; AIBC Notice of Inquiry; Book - "Works in Concrete"; Canada Council - Architecture Office; Changsha/Weihai 2004; China Trip 2003; Concord Pacific; Contacts; Edmonton Art Gallery; Evelyn Drive; Evergreen/Coal Harbour; Gastown Canopy; Governor General - Correspondence; International Academy of Architecture; Kunming Trip June 2003; Life & Times Doc.; Lethbridge - Larry Paterson; Museum of Anthropology Expansion files; Oberlander, Cornelia; Onley, Yukiko - book; Order of British Columbia; "Passions"- Documentary.
ca. 2000-2005
Project files, press materials, and various office files
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ARCH276176
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43 files - Group contains subject working files, project files, press materials, professional organizations and honours and files related to book and film projects. Files are generally organized alphabetically, A-P, and include: Association of International Architects; Arthur Erickson Commercial Buildings (large scale developments); AIA Gold Medal Certificate, Honours, Awards and C.V.; Avon; Architect License - Washington; AIBC Learning Units and Correspondence; AIBC Notice of Inquiry; Book - "Works in Concrete"; Canada Council - Architecture Office; Changsha/Weihai 2004; China Trip 2003; Concord Pacific; Contacts; Edmonton Art Gallery; Evelyn Drive; Evergreen/Coal Harbour; Gastown Canopy; Governor General - Correspondence; International Academy of Architecture; Kunming Trip June 2003; Life & Times Doc.; Lethbridge - Larry Paterson; Museum of Anthropology Expansion files; Oberlander, Cornelia; Onley, Yukiko - book; Order of British Columbia; "Passions"- Documentary.
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ca. 2000-2005
Legislating Architecture examine comment la loi et d’autres systèmes de règlementation sociétale façonnent l’architecture. Réalisé par Arno Brandlhuber et Christopher Roth, le film présente des extraits de conversations avec des architectes, dont Luigi Snozzi, Adam Caruso, Tom Emerson et Christian Kerez. Il a inspiré un numéro d’ARCH+ aussi intitulé Legislating(...)
27 octobre 2016, 18h
Legislating Architecture : Arno Brandlhuber et Christopher Roth
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Legislating Architecture examine comment la loi et d’autres systèmes de règlementation sociétale façonnent l’architecture. Réalisé par Arno Brandlhuber et Christopher Roth, le film présente des extraits de conversations avec des architectes, dont Luigi Snozzi, Adam Caruso, Tom Emerson et Christian Kerez. Il a inspiré un numéro d’ARCH+ aussi intitulé Legislating(...)
Figure ayant profondément marqué l’architecture d’après-guerre au Japon, Kazuo Shinohara s’est surtout fait connaître pour ses maisons individuelles. Or il reste peu étudié de nos jours, particulièrement à l’extérieur du Japon. Il a joint certaines formes traditionnelles et l’exploration de principes modernistes au moment des technologies de pointe et de l’information(...)
21 septembre 2017, 18h30
David B. Stewart, quel sens avait l’histoire pour Kazuo Shinohara?
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Figure ayant profondément marqué l’architecture d’après-guerre au Japon, Kazuo Shinohara s’est surtout fait connaître pour ses maisons individuelles. Or il reste peu étudié de nos jours, particulièrement à l’extérieur du Japon. Il a joint certaines formes traditionnelles et l’exploration de principes modernistes au moment des technologies de pointe et de l’information(...)
événements
Kieran Long parle de la difficulté de décrire une ville dans toute sa richesse. Londres regorge d’histoires et de significations bien vivantes pour ses citoyens, mais dont il est apparemment difficile de parler, car trop riches et trop complexes pour que ceux qui décident des évolutions de la ville se laissent influencer. L’absence de réceptivité des promoteurs, hommes(...)
Théâtre Paul-Desmarais
10 mars 2011 , 19h
L'enseignement de... Londres : Kieran Long
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Kieran Long parle de la difficulté de décrire une ville dans toute sa richesse. Londres regorge d’histoires et de significations bien vivantes pour ses citoyens, mais dont il est apparemment difficile de parler, car trop riches et trop complexes pour que ceux qui décident des évolutions de la ville se laissent influencer. L’absence de réceptivité des promoteurs, hommes(...)
événements
10 mars 2011
19h
Théâtre Paul-Desmarais
L’enseignement… d’Ordos
Dans le nord de la Chine, la ville d’Ordos, riche en ressources charbonnières et gazières, possède un nouveau quartier central dépourvu de résidants. On a dépensé plus de 161 milliards de dollars pour bâtir entièrement à neuf ce nouveau centre-ville sur l’aride steppe mongolienne, et on espère y accueillir plus d’un million d’habitants. Le gouvernement a déclaré qu’à(...)
Théâtre Paul-Desmarais
8 novembre 2012 , 19h
L’enseignement… d’Ordos
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Dans le nord de la Chine, la ville d’Ordos, riche en ressources charbonnières et gazières, possède un nouveau quartier central dépourvu de résidants. On a dépensé plus de 161 milliards de dollars pour bâtir entièrement à neuf ce nouveau centre-ville sur l’aride steppe mongolienne, et on espère y accueillir plus d’un million d’habitants. Le gouvernement a déclaré qu’à(...)
Théâtre Paul-Desmarais
L’américanisme, ce mélange d’idéalisation, de mimétisme et de réprobation qu’inspira aux architectes européens la découverte des modèles urbains et des pratiques de construction venus d’Amérique, constitue le thème de l’exposition Scènes de la vie future : L’architecture européenne et la tentation de l’Amérique, 1893-1960. Les gratte-ciel, les vastes installations(...)
Salles principales
14 juin 1995 au 14 septembre 1995
Scènes de la vie future : l'architecture européenne et la tentation de l'Amérique, 1893-1960
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L’américanisme, ce mélange d’idéalisation, de mimétisme et de réprobation qu’inspira aux architectes européens la découverte des modèles urbains et des pratiques de construction venus d’Amérique, constitue le thème de l’exposition Scènes de la vie future : L’architecture européenne et la tentation de l’Amérique, 1893-1960. Les gratte-ciel, les vastes installations(...)
Salles principales