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Cara Rachele, chercheure en résidence 2016, présente ses recherches: Cette conférence se penche sur l’explosion de dessins détaillés produits pendant la Renaissance. Elle établit le lien entre l’émergence, au XVIe siècle, du détail devenu un canon du dessin et l’évocation de l’antique matériel. L’évolution organique de la façon de dessiner les détails transparaît dans(...)
Cara Rachele, chercheure en résidence 2016, présente ses recherches: Cette conférence se penche sur l’explosion de dessins détaillés produits pendant la Renaissance. Elle établit le lien entre l’émergence, au XVIe siècle, du détail devenu un canon du dessin et l’évocation de l’antique matériel. L’évolution organique de la façon de dessiner les détails transparaît dans(...)
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11 août 2016, 18h
11 août 2016, 18h
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Séminaire de chercheur en résidence : Cara Rachele
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Cara Rachele, chercheure en résidence 2016, présente ses recherches: Cette conférence se penche sur l’explosion de dessins détaillés produits pendant la Renaissance. Elle établit le lien entre l’émergence, au XVIe siècle, du détail devenu un canon du dessin et l’évocation de l’antique matériel. L’évolution organique de la façon de dessiner les détails transparaît dans(...)
Séminaire de chercheur en résidence : Cara Rachele
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Cara Rachele, chercheure en résidence 2016, présente ses recherches: Cette conférence se penche sur l’explosion de dessins détaillés produits pendant la Renaissance. Elle établit le lien entre l’émergence, au XVIe siècle, du détail devenu un canon du dessin et l’évocation de l’antique matériel. L’évolution organique de la façon de dessiner les détails transparaît dans(...)
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11 août 2016
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11 août 2016
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La chercheure en résidence Katie Lloyd Thomas présente sa recherche: Au Royaume-Uni, lappellation et la sélection des produits de construction — ou «achats» au nom du client — ne sont devenues une partie intégrale du rôle de larchitecte que lors de la vaste expansion de la production de masse dans les années 1930. Ces transformations radicales, largement ignorées(...)
La chercheure en résidence Katie Lloyd Thomas présente sa recherche: Au Royaume-Uni, lappellation et la sélection des produits de construction — ou «achats» au nom du client — ne sont devenues une partie intégrale du rôle de larchitecte que lors de la vaste expansion de la production de masse dans les années 1930. Ces transformations radicales, largement ignorées(...)
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Maison Shaughnessy
Maison Shaughnessy
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20 juillet 2017, 18h
20 juillet 2017, 18h
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Séminaire de chercheur en résidence : Katie Lloyd Thomas
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La chercheure en résidence Katie Lloyd Thomas présente sa recherche: Au Royaume-Uni, lappellation et la sélection des produits de construction — ou «achats» au nom du client — ne sont devenues une partie intégrale du rôle de larchitecte que lors de la vaste expansion de la production de masse dans les années 1930. Ces transformations radicales, largement ignorées(...)
Séminaire de chercheur en résidence : Katie Lloyd Thomas
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La chercheure en résidence Katie Lloyd Thomas présente sa recherche: Au Royaume-Uni, lappellation et la sélection des produits de construction — ou «achats» au nom du client — ne sont devenues une partie intégrale du rôle de larchitecte que lors de la vaste expansion de la production de masse dans les années 1930. Ces transformations radicales, largement ignorées(...)
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événements
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20 juillet 2017
18h
20 juillet 2017
18h
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Maison Shaughnessy
Maison Shaughnessy
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Barbara Penner, historienne de l’architecture, retrace l’évolution des Chutes du Niagara, de leur statut de destination phare pour jeunes mariés au XIXe siècle à celui d’icône postindustrielle kitsch, avant de redevenir la destination par excellence des jeunes mariés. Le photographe Alec Soth, dont les travaux constituent l’amorce de cette causerie présentée par Barbara(...)
Barbara Penner, historienne de l’architecture, retrace l’évolution des Chutes du Niagara, de leur statut de destination phare pour jeunes mariés au XIXe siècle à celui d’icône postindustrielle kitsch, avant de redevenir la destination par excellence des jeunes mariés. Le photographe Alec Soth, dont les travaux constituent l’amorce de cette causerie présentée par Barbara(...)
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Théâtre Paul-Desmarais
Théâtre Paul-Desmarais
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23 avril 2009
23 avril 2009
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L'enseignement de... Niagara Falls
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Barbara Penner, historienne de l’architecture, retrace l’évolution des Chutes du Niagara, de leur statut de destination phare pour jeunes mariés au XIXe siècle à celui d’icône postindustrielle kitsch, avant de redevenir la destination par excellence des jeunes mariés. Le photographe Alec Soth, dont les travaux constituent l’amorce de cette causerie présentée par Barbara(...)
L'enseignement de... Niagara Falls
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Barbara Penner, historienne de l’architecture, retrace l’évolution des Chutes du Niagara, de leur statut de destination phare pour jeunes mariés au XIXe siècle à celui d’icône postindustrielle kitsch, avant de redevenir la destination par excellence des jeunes mariés. Le photographe Alec Soth, dont les travaux constituent l’amorce de cette causerie présentée par Barbara(...)
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événements
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23 avril 2009
23 avril 2009
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Théâtre Paul-Desmarais
Théâtre Paul-Desmarais
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Le chercheur en résidence Irene Sunwoo présente sa recherche : Dans les années 1970 et 1980, l’Architectural Association (AA) à Londres a mis à l’essai un modèle d’éducation architecturale « du marché », appuyant un éventail d’études théoriques. Explorant des questions concernant entre autres la politique, la phénoménologie, la sémiotique, la durabilité, la littérature(...)
Le chercheur en résidence Irene Sunwoo présente sa recherche : Dans les années 1970 et 1980, l’Architectural Association (AA) à Londres a mis à l’essai un modèle d’éducation architecturale « du marché », appuyant un éventail d’études théoriques. Explorant des questions concernant entre autres la politique, la phénoménologie, la sémiotique, la durabilité, la littérature(...)
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Maison Shaughnessy
Maison Shaughnessy
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27 juillet 2017, 18h
27 juillet 2017, 18h
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Séminaire de chercheur en résidence : Irene Sunwoo
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Le chercheur en résidence Irene Sunwoo présente sa recherche : Dans les années 1970 et 1980, l’Architectural Association (AA) à Londres a mis à l’essai un modèle d’éducation architecturale « du marché », appuyant un éventail d’études théoriques. Explorant des questions concernant entre autres la politique, la phénoménologie, la sémiotique, la durabilité, la littérature(...)
Séminaire de chercheur en résidence : Irene Sunwoo
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Le chercheur en résidence Irene Sunwoo présente sa recherche : Dans les années 1970 et 1980, l’Architectural Association (AA) à Londres a mis à l’essai un modèle d’éducation architecturale « du marché », appuyant un éventail d’études théoriques. Explorant des questions concernant entre autres la politique, la phénoménologie, la sémiotique, la durabilité, la littérature(...)
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27 juillet 2017
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27 juillet 2017
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Maison Shaughnessy
Maison Shaughnessy
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L’exposition, qui marque le 10e anniversaire de l’inauguration du CCA au public, met en valeur et en interaction les acquisitions dans ses dix premières années. En chantier propose plus de 350 estampes, dessins, photographies, livres rares, manuscrits, jouets et maquettes qui démontrent comment l’architecture a été imaginée, conçue, observée et perçue pendant cinq siècles(...)
L’exposition, qui marque le 10e anniversaire de l’inauguration du CCA au public, met en valeur et en interaction les acquisitions dans ses dix premières années. En chantier propose plus de 350 estampes, dessins, photographies, livres rares, manuscrits, jouets et maquettes qui démontrent comment l’architecture a été imaginée, conçue, observée et perçue pendant cinq siècles(...)
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Salles principales et vitrines
Salles principales et vitrines
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24 novembre 1999 au 30 avril 2000
24 novembre 1999 au 30 avril 2000
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En chantier : les collections du CCA, 1989-1999
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L’exposition, qui marque le 10e anniversaire de l’inauguration du CCA au public, met en valeur et en interaction les acquisitions dans ses dix premières années. En chantier propose plus de 350 estampes, dessins, photographies, livres rares, manuscrits, jouets et maquettes qui démontrent comment l’architecture a été imaginée, conçue, observée et perçue pendant cinq siècles(...)
En chantier : les collections du CCA, 1989-1999
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L’exposition, qui marque le 10e anniversaire de l’inauguration du CCA au public, met en valeur et en interaction les acquisitions dans ses dix premières années. En chantier propose plus de 350 estampes, dessins, photographies, livres rares, manuscrits, jouets et maquettes qui démontrent comment l’architecture a été imaginée, conçue, observée et perçue pendant cinq siècles(...)
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24 novembre 1999 au
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Richard Schave, un historien et guide de Los Angeles, analyse le développement de la ville depuis le tournage du documentaire urbain Reyner Banham Loves Los Angeles (R.-U.,1972), il y a 35 ans. Schave, un ancien étudiant de Banham, présente les recherches de son professeur en confrontant ses propres photographies documentaires à des extraits du film. Il analyse plus(...)
Richard Schave, un historien et guide de Los Angeles, analyse le développement de la ville depuis le tournage du documentaire urbain Reyner Banham Loves Los Angeles (R.-U.,1972), il y a 35 ans. Schave, un ancien étudiant de Banham, présente les recherches de son professeur en confrontant ses propres photographies documentaires à des extraits du film. Il analyse plus(...)
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Théâtre Paul-Desmarais
Théâtre Paul-Desmarais
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28 mai 2009
28 mai 2009
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L'enseignement de... Los Angeles
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Richard Schave, un historien et guide de Los Angeles, analyse le développement de la ville depuis le tournage du documentaire urbain Reyner Banham Loves Los Angeles (R.-U.,1972), il y a 35 ans. Schave, un ancien étudiant de Banham, présente les recherches de son professeur en confrontant ses propres photographies documentaires à des extraits du film. Il analyse plus(...)
L'enseignement de... Los Angeles
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Richard Schave, un historien et guide de Los Angeles, analyse le développement de la ville depuis le tournage du documentaire urbain Reyner Banham Loves Los Angeles (R.-U.,1972), il y a 35 ans. Schave, un ancien étudiant de Banham, présente les recherches de son professeur en confrontant ses propres photographies documentaires à des extraits du film. Il analyse plus(...)
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28 mai 2009
28 mai 2009
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Théâtre Paul-Desmarais
Théâtre Paul-Desmarais
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Le chercheur en résidence Gregorio Carboni Maestri présente sa recherche. Des années 1930 à la fin des années 1980, l’architecture portugaise s’est construite sur une relation frustrante avec la modernité, et sur un dialogue crucial avec l’Italie. Ce séminaire portera sur la façon dont l’architecture portugaise a observé les modèles italiens et y a réagi, notamment le(...)
Le chercheur en résidence Gregorio Carboni Maestri présente sa recherche. Des années 1930 à la fin des années 1980, l’architecture portugaise s’est construite sur une relation frustrante avec la modernité, et sur un dialogue crucial avec l’Italie. Ce séminaire portera sur la façon dont l’architecture portugaise a observé les modèles italiens et y a réagi, notamment le(...)
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Gregorio Carboni Maestri, chercheur en résidence, Portugal, Tendenza
Maison Shaughnessy Mot(s)-clé(s):
Gregorio Carboni Maestri, chercheur en résidence, Portugal, Tendenza
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3 août 2017, 18h
3 août 2017, 18h
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Séminaire de chercheur en résidence : Gregorio Carboni Maestri
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Le chercheur en résidence Gregorio Carboni Maestri présente sa recherche. Des années 1930 à la fin des années 1980, l’architecture portugaise s’est construite sur une relation frustrante avec la modernité, et sur un dialogue crucial avec l’Italie. Ce séminaire portera sur la façon dont l’architecture portugaise a observé les modèles italiens et y a réagi, notamment le(...)
Séminaire de chercheur en résidence : Gregorio Carboni Maestri
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Le chercheur en résidence Gregorio Carboni Maestri présente sa recherche. Des années 1930 à la fin des années 1980, l’architecture portugaise s’est construite sur une relation frustrante avec la modernité, et sur un dialogue crucial avec l’Italie. Ce séminaire portera sur la façon dont l’architecture portugaise a observé les modèles italiens et y a réagi, notamment le(...)
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3 août 2017
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3 août 2017
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Gregorio Carboni Maestri, chercheur en résidence, Portugal, Tendenza
Maison Shaughnessy Mot(s)-clé(s):
Gregorio Carboni Maestri, chercheur en résidence, Portugal, Tendenza
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Une introduction à Espaces oscillants
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Sous-série
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Opera Houses
Opera Houses
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CI001.S2.D3
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Charles Rohault de Fleury's sustained involvement with the design of opera houses began with his appointment in 1846 as official architect of the existing Salle Le Pelletier, home to the *Paris Opera, and continued until an open competition was called in 1860 (Charles Garnier won this competition). During this period Rohault de Fleury submitted numerous proposals to replace theprovisional Salle Le Pelletier with a structure more appropriate to the grandeur and importance of France's national opera company. The CCA collection contains four projects related to his work for the Paris opera: two early projects (1846 and 1847) and one later one (1859) for a newopera house, and a portfolio of lithographs and drawings related to alterations and repairs to Salle Le Pelletier (1850-1854). The collection also includes Charles' earliest theatre project, a comprehensive plan for an opera house and surrounding infrastructure for the Theatre Royal Italien opera company (1838-1840), and an album containing drawings and prints of antique and contemporary theatres (1839-1854?). Charles' first project was for the Theatre Royal Italien opera company whose previous home, the Salle Favart, had burned down on the night of January 14 1838. The CCA collection contains an album of presentation drawings for a new theatre located on rue de la Paix with boutiques in the adjacent 'passages' (DR1974:0002:019:001-023). A second album consists of site plans including proposed 'maisons à loyers' (apartment buildings) and documents relating to the cost estimates and rental income for the entire project (DR1974:0002:036:001-016). The architectural style and interior arrangement of the theatre is heavily indebted to Francois Debret's Salle Le Pelletier. Charles' originality lies more in his conception of the social and economic role of the theatre in relation and integration, to its surrounding urban fabric. An explanation of the entire Theatre Royal Italien project, and Charles' role as architect in it, is found in two proposal letters (located in the Avery Library, Columbia University, NY) written by the entrepreneur Eugene Lecomte to the Minister of the Interior, Comte Duchatel, on May 15 and October 31 1839 (1). Charles' album of drawings at the CCA for the theatre and some of the cost and rental estimates are probably presentation copies directly related to the first letter, and most likely submitted to the Minister of the Interior. Charles' project was never executed, and the Italian opera company eventualy found a permanent home in the existing Salle Ventadour (1841). However, the inclusive nature of the Théâtre Royal Italien proposal, with its stress on urban development and contextuality, continued to play a seminal role in his later Paris Opera projects. Upon replacing Francois Debret as architect of Salle Le Pelletier in 1846, Charles proposed nine possible locations (site plans) for a new opera house for the Paris Opera (*Academie Royale de Musique) and, in the following year (1847) prepared a portfolio of drawings for the actual structure with an accompanying seven-page manuscript describing the project. Although executed in successive years, the site plans and 1847 drawings are conceptually related. Both components were undertaken in response to offical interest in a public competition that was never implemented (2)(3). The CCA has two sets of the nine site plans proposed in 1846 (DR1974:0002:036:001-016), one containing transfer lithographed site plans with a written analysis and cost estimate for each of the proposed locations, and the other with only the site plans (similar sets are located in the 'Archives Nationales' in France). They indicate that Charles, (heavily influenced by his Théâtre Royal Italien project) preferred the Rue de la Paix location (siteplan #3) for the new opera house. Although site plan number six, Boulevard des Capucines, was not favoured at this date, it is highly prophetic as it was the location officially chosen in 1860 for the new opera house. Apparently unique to the CCA collection is the 1847 manuscript and portfolio of drawings for the proposed opera house (DR1974:0002:036:001-016). The manuscript is both an indepth review of the requirements for a national opera house and a guide to his portfolio of drawings. Charles' conception and design continued to be strongly influenced by Debret's Salle Lepelletier, as well as his own Théâtre Italien project, and various antique and contemporary opera houses and theatres. Many of the French and Italian sources mentioned in the manuscript are collected in an album (DR1974:0002:010:001-048) as references for his own designs (4). As official architect of Salle Le pelletier, Charles was also responsible for repairs, restorations, and alterations to the existing structure. The drawings and transfer lithographs in the CCA collection (DR1974:0002:036:001-016) are primarily dated 1854, and relate to documented repair and restoration projects undertaken during this period (5)(6). The CCA collection has the presentation drawings and lithographs for the later 1859 project (DR1974:0002:027:001-027) for the Paris opera (*Theatre Imperiale de l'opera) that were sent to Achille Fould, the Minister of State. This project is probably a counterpart to a similiar one that he submitted to the Prefect of the Seine, Baron Haussmann, in the same year (7). Site plans show the opera house on an irregular polygonal site facing Boulevard des Capucines. The placement of the 'maisons à loyers' on the rear of the site reflects Charles' continued emphasis on integrating his opera projects into the surrounding urban context. In 1859, it appeared that Charles was favoured to build the new opera house. But late in the following year, a public competition was called in which Charles Garnier emerged as the victor. Although Charles did not build the final structure, his numerous projects, as exemplified in the CCA collection, were of prime importance in determining the location, configuration, and plan of the Place de l'Opera (8). * The 'Paris Opera' was France's national opera, and thus its name changed numerous times throughout its history according to altering perceptions of its role in French culture and/or changes in political regimes. For reasons of clarity, the national opera will be referred to as the Paris Opera. The names indicated in brackets with a star refer to the proper name of the opera company at the date of the project. (1) Eugene Le Comte, "Projet de Salle rue de la Paix, pour le Théâtre Royal Italien: Lettres à Monsieur le Ministre de l'Intérieur, en date des 15 mai et 31octobre 1839" (Paris: P. Dupont, 1839). (2) Christopher Curtis Mead, "Charles Garnier's Paris Opera and the Renaissance of Classicism in Nineteenth century French Architecture", 3 vols. (PhD thesis; Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, 1986), p. 234 and p. 956, fn. 30. (3) Monika Steinhauser, "Die Architektur des Pariser Oper" (Munich: Prestel Verlag, 1969), p. 45, fns. 143 and 144. (4) Barry Bergdoll, "Charles Rohault de Fleury: Part Three: Theatres and the Opera house", 'CCA Research Report', n.d., p. 3. (5) Larousse XIXth Century, s.v. "Rohault de Fleury, Charles". (6) Mead, p. 238. (7) Oeuvres de C. Rohault de Fleury, architecte" (Paris: Librarie centrale d'architecture, 1884).. (8) Macmillan, s.v. "Rohault de Fleury Familly".
CI001.S2.D3
Description:
Charles Rohault de Fleury's sustained involvement with the design of opera houses began with his appointment in 1846 as official architect of the existing Salle Le Pelletier, home to the *Paris Opera, and continued until an open competition was called in 1860 (Charles Garnier won this competition). During this period Rohault de Fleury submitted numerous proposals to replace theprovisional Salle Le Pelletier with a structure more appropriate to the grandeur and importance of France's national opera company. The CCA collection contains four projects related to his work for the Paris opera: two early projects (1846 and 1847) and one later one (1859) for a newopera house, and a portfolio of lithographs and drawings related to alterations and repairs to Salle Le Pelletier (1850-1854). The collection also includes Charles' earliest theatre project, a comprehensive plan for an opera house and surrounding infrastructure for the Theatre Royal Italien opera company (1838-1840), and an album containing drawings and prints of antique and contemporary theatres (1839-1854?). Charles' first project was for the Theatre Royal Italien opera company whose previous home, the Salle Favart, had burned down on the night of January 14 1838. The CCA collection contains an album of presentation drawings for a new theatre located on rue de la Paix with boutiques in the adjacent 'passages' (DR1974:0002:019:001-023). A second album consists of site plans including proposed 'maisons à loyers' (apartment buildings) and documents relating to the cost estimates and rental income for the entire project (DR1974:0002:036:001-016). The architectural style and interior arrangement of the theatre is heavily indebted to Francois Debret's Salle Le Pelletier. Charles' originality lies more in his conception of the social and economic role of the theatre in relation and integration, to its surrounding urban fabric. An explanation of the entire Theatre Royal Italien project, and Charles' role as architect in it, is found in two proposal letters (located in the Avery Library, Columbia University, NY) written by the entrepreneur Eugene Lecomte to the Minister of the Interior, Comte Duchatel, on May 15 and October 31 1839 (1). Charles' album of drawings at the CCA for the theatre and some of the cost and rental estimates are probably presentation copies directly related to the first letter, and most likely submitted to the Minister of the Interior. Charles' project was never executed, and the Italian opera company eventualy found a permanent home in the existing Salle Ventadour (1841). However, the inclusive nature of the Théâtre Royal Italien proposal, with its stress on urban development and contextuality, continued to play a seminal role in his later Paris Opera projects. Upon replacing Francois Debret as architect of Salle Le Pelletier in 1846, Charles proposed nine possible locations (site plans) for a new opera house for the Paris Opera (*Academie Royale de Musique) and, in the following year (1847) prepared a portfolio of drawings for the actual structure with an accompanying seven-page manuscript describing the project. Although executed in successive years, the site plans and 1847 drawings are conceptually related. Both components were undertaken in response to offical interest in a public competition that was never implemented (2)(3). The CCA has two sets of the nine site plans proposed in 1846 (DR1974:0002:036:001-016), one containing transfer lithographed site plans with a written analysis and cost estimate for each of the proposed locations, and the other with only the site plans (similar sets are located in the 'Archives Nationales' in France). They indicate that Charles, (heavily influenced by his Théâtre Royal Italien project) preferred the Rue de la Paix location (siteplan #3) for the new opera house. Although site plan number six, Boulevard des Capucines, was not favoured at this date, it is highly prophetic as it was the location officially chosen in 1860 for the new opera house. Apparently unique to the CCA collection is the 1847 manuscript and portfolio of drawings for the proposed opera house (DR1974:0002:036:001-016). The manuscript is both an indepth review of the requirements for a national opera house and a guide to his portfolio of drawings. Charles' conception and design continued to be strongly influenced by Debret's Salle Lepelletier, as well as his own Théâtre Italien project, and various antique and contemporary opera houses and theatres. Many of the French and Italian sources mentioned in the manuscript are collected in an album (DR1974:0002:010:001-048) as references for his own designs (4). As official architect of Salle Le pelletier, Charles was also responsible for repairs, restorations, and alterations to the existing structure. The drawings and transfer lithographs in the CCA collection (DR1974:0002:036:001-016) are primarily dated 1854, and relate to documented repair and restoration projects undertaken during this period (5)(6). The CCA collection has the presentation drawings and lithographs for the later 1859 project (DR1974:0002:027:001-027) for the Paris opera (*Theatre Imperiale de l'opera) that were sent to Achille Fould, the Minister of State. This project is probably a counterpart to a similiar one that he submitted to the Prefect of the Seine, Baron Haussmann, in the same year (7). Site plans show the opera house on an irregular polygonal site facing Boulevard des Capucines. The placement of the 'maisons à loyers' on the rear of the site reflects Charles' continued emphasis on integrating his opera projects into the surrounding urban context. In 1859, it appeared that Charles was favoured to build the new opera house. But late in the following year, a public competition was called in which Charles Garnier emerged as the victor. Although Charles did not build the final structure, his numerous projects, as exemplified in the CCA collection, were of prime importance in determining the location, configuration, and plan of the Place de l'Opera (8). * The 'Paris Opera' was France's national opera, and thus its name changed numerous times throughout its history according to altering perceptions of its role in French culture and/or changes in political regimes. For reasons of clarity, the national opera will be referred to as the Paris Opera. The names indicated in brackets with a star refer to the proper name of the opera company at the date of the project. (1) Eugene Le Comte, "Projet de Salle rue de la Paix, pour le Théâtre Royal Italien: Lettres à Monsieur le Ministre de l'Intérieur, en date des 15 mai et 31octobre 1839" (Paris: P. Dupont, 1839). (2) Christopher Curtis Mead, "Charles Garnier's Paris Opera and the Renaissance of Classicism in Nineteenth century French Architecture", 3 vols. (PhD thesis; Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, 1986), p. 234 and p. 956, fn. 30. (3) Monika Steinhauser, "Die Architektur des Pariser Oper" (Munich: Prestel Verlag, 1969), p. 45, fns. 143 and 144. (4) Barry Bergdoll, "Charles Rohault de Fleury: Part Three: Theatres and the Opera house", 'CCA Research Report', n.d., p. 3. (5) Larousse XIXth Century, s.v. "Rohault de Fleury, Charles". (6) Mead, p. 238. (7) Oeuvres de C. Rohault de Fleury, architecte" (Paris: Librarie centrale d'architecture, 1884).. (8) Macmillan, s.v. "Rohault de Fleury Familly".
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1717-1868
1717-1868
Titre:
Opera Houses
CI001.S2.D3
Description:
Charles Rohault de Fleury's sustained involvement with the design of opera houses began with his appointment in 1846 as official architect of the existing Salle Le Pelletier, home to the *Paris Opera, and continued until an open competition was called in 1860 (Charles Garnier won this competition). During this period Rohault de Fleury submitted numerous proposals to replace theprovisional Salle Le Pelletier with a structure more appropriate to the grandeur and importance of France's national opera company. The CCA collection contains four projects related to his work for the Paris opera: two early projects (1846 and 1847) and one later one (1859) for a newopera house, and a portfolio of lithographs and drawings related to alterations and repairs to Salle Le Pelletier (1850-1854). The collection also includes Charles' earliest theatre project, a comprehensive plan for an opera house and surrounding infrastructure for the Theatre Royal Italien opera company (1838-1840), and an album containing drawings and prints of antique and contemporary theatres (1839-1854?). Charles' first project was for the Theatre Royal Italien opera company whose previous home, the Salle Favart, had burned down on the night of January 14 1838. The CCA collection contains an album of presentation drawings for a new theatre located on rue de la Paix with boutiques in the adjacent 'passages' (DR1974:0002:019:001-023). A second album consists of site plans including proposed 'maisons à loyers' (apartment buildings) and documents relating to the cost estimates and rental income for the entire project (DR1974:0002:036:001-016). The architectural style and interior arrangement of the theatre is heavily indebted to Francois Debret's Salle Le Pelletier. Charles' originality lies more in his conception of the social and economic role of the theatre in relation and integration, to its surrounding urban fabric. An explanation of the entire Theatre Royal Italien project, and Charles' role as architect in it, is found in two proposal letters (located in the Avery Library, Columbia University, NY) written by the entrepreneur Eugene Lecomte to the Minister of the Interior, Comte Duchatel, on May 15 and October 31 1839 (1). Charles' album of drawings at the CCA for the theatre and some of the cost and rental estimates are probably presentation copies directly related to the first letter, and most likely submitted to the Minister of the Interior. Charles' project was never executed, and the Italian opera company eventualy found a permanent home in the existing Salle Ventadour (1841). However, the inclusive nature of the Théâtre Royal Italien proposal, with its stress on urban development and contextuality, continued to play a seminal role in his later Paris Opera projects. Upon replacing Francois Debret as architect of Salle Le Pelletier in 1846, Charles proposed nine possible locations (site plans) for a new opera house for the Paris Opera (*Academie Royale de Musique) and, in the following year (1847) prepared a portfolio of drawings for the actual structure with an accompanying seven-page manuscript describing the project. Although executed in successive years, the site plans and 1847 drawings are conceptually related. Both components were undertaken in response to offical interest in a public competition that was never implemented (2)(3). The CCA has two sets of the nine site plans proposed in 1846 (DR1974:0002:036:001-016), one containing transfer lithographed site plans with a written analysis and cost estimate for each of the proposed locations, and the other with only the site plans (similar sets are located in the 'Archives Nationales' in France). They indicate that Charles, (heavily influenced by his Théâtre Royal Italien project) preferred the Rue de la Paix location (siteplan #3) for the new opera house. Although site plan number six, Boulevard des Capucines, was not favoured at this date, it is highly prophetic as it was the location officially chosen in 1860 for the new opera house. Apparently unique to the CCA collection is the 1847 manuscript and portfolio of drawings for the proposed opera house (DR1974:0002:036:001-016). The manuscript is both an indepth review of the requirements for a national opera house and a guide to his portfolio of drawings. Charles' conception and design continued to be strongly influenced by Debret's Salle Lepelletier, as well as his own Théâtre Italien project, and various antique and contemporary opera houses and theatres. Many of the French and Italian sources mentioned in the manuscript are collected in an album (DR1974:0002:010:001-048) as references for his own designs (4). As official architect of Salle Le pelletier, Charles was also responsible for repairs, restorations, and alterations to the existing structure. The drawings and transfer lithographs in the CCA collection (DR1974:0002:036:001-016) are primarily dated 1854, and relate to documented repair and restoration projects undertaken during this period (5)(6). The CCA collection has the presentation drawings and lithographs for the later 1859 project (DR1974:0002:027:001-027) for the Paris opera (*Theatre Imperiale de l'opera) that were sent to Achille Fould, the Minister of State. This project is probably a counterpart to a similiar one that he submitted to the Prefect of the Seine, Baron Haussmann, in the same year (7). Site plans show the opera house on an irregular polygonal site facing Boulevard des Capucines. The placement of the 'maisons à loyers' on the rear of the site reflects Charles' continued emphasis on integrating his opera projects into the surrounding urban context. In 1859, it appeared that Charles was favoured to build the new opera house. But late in the following year, a public competition was called in which Charles Garnier emerged as the victor. Although Charles did not build the final structure, his numerous projects, as exemplified in the CCA collection, were of prime importance in determining the location, configuration, and plan of the Place de l'Opera (8). * The 'Paris Opera' was France's national opera, and thus its name changed numerous times throughout its history according to altering perceptions of its role in French culture and/or changes in political regimes. For reasons of clarity, the national opera will be referred to as the Paris Opera. The names indicated in brackets with a star refer to the proper name of the opera company at the date of the project. (1) Eugene Le Comte, "Projet de Salle rue de la Paix, pour le Théâtre Royal Italien: Lettres à Monsieur le Ministre de l'Intérieur, en date des 15 mai et 31octobre 1839" (Paris: P. Dupont, 1839). (2) Christopher Curtis Mead, "Charles Garnier's Paris Opera and the Renaissance of Classicism in Nineteenth century French Architecture", 3 vols. (PhD thesis; Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, 1986), p. 234 and p. 956, fn. 30. (3) Monika Steinhauser, "Die Architektur des Pariser Oper" (Munich: Prestel Verlag, 1969), p. 45, fns. 143 and 144. (4) Barry Bergdoll, "Charles Rohault de Fleury: Part Three: Theatres and the Opera house", 'CCA Research Report', n.d., p. 3. (5) Larousse XIXth Century, s.v. "Rohault de Fleury, Charles". (6) Mead, p. 238. (7) Oeuvres de C. Rohault de Fleury, architecte" (Paris: Librarie centrale d'architecture, 1884).. (8) Macmillan, s.v. "Rohault de Fleury Familly".
Opera Houses
CI001.S2.D3
Description:
Charles Rohault de Fleury's sustained involvement with the design of opera houses began with his appointment in 1846 as official architect of the existing Salle Le Pelletier, home to the *Paris Opera, and continued until an open competition was called in 1860 (Charles Garnier won this competition). During this period Rohault de Fleury submitted numerous proposals to replace theprovisional Salle Le Pelletier with a structure more appropriate to the grandeur and importance of France's national opera company. The CCA collection contains four projects related to his work for the Paris opera: two early projects (1846 and 1847) and one later one (1859) for a newopera house, and a portfolio of lithographs and drawings related to alterations and repairs to Salle Le Pelletier (1850-1854). The collection also includes Charles' earliest theatre project, a comprehensive plan for an opera house and surrounding infrastructure for the Theatre Royal Italien opera company (1838-1840), and an album containing drawings and prints of antique and contemporary theatres (1839-1854?). Charles' first project was for the Theatre Royal Italien opera company whose previous home, the Salle Favart, had burned down on the night of January 14 1838. The CCA collection contains an album of presentation drawings for a new theatre located on rue de la Paix with boutiques in the adjacent 'passages' (DR1974:0002:019:001-023). A second album consists of site plans including proposed 'maisons à loyers' (apartment buildings) and documents relating to the cost estimates and rental income for the entire project (DR1974:0002:036:001-016). The architectural style and interior arrangement of the theatre is heavily indebted to Francois Debret's Salle Le Pelletier. Charles' originality lies more in his conception of the social and economic role of the theatre in relation and integration, to its surrounding urban fabric. An explanation of the entire Theatre Royal Italien project, and Charles' role as architect in it, is found in two proposal letters (located in the Avery Library, Columbia University, NY) written by the entrepreneur Eugene Lecomte to the Minister of the Interior, Comte Duchatel, on May 15 and October 31 1839 (1). Charles' album of drawings at the CCA for the theatre and some of the cost and rental estimates are probably presentation copies directly related to the first letter, and most likely submitted to the Minister of the Interior. Charles' project was never executed, and the Italian opera company eventualy found a permanent home in the existing Salle Ventadour (1841). However, the inclusive nature of the Théâtre Royal Italien proposal, with its stress on urban development and contextuality, continued to play a seminal role in his later Paris Opera projects. Upon replacing Francois Debret as architect of Salle Le Pelletier in 1846, Charles proposed nine possible locations (site plans) for a new opera house for the Paris Opera (*Academie Royale de Musique) and, in the following year (1847) prepared a portfolio of drawings for the actual structure with an accompanying seven-page manuscript describing the project. Although executed in successive years, the site plans and 1847 drawings are conceptually related. Both components were undertaken in response to offical interest in a public competition that was never implemented (2)(3). The CCA has two sets of the nine site plans proposed in 1846 (DR1974:0002:036:001-016), one containing transfer lithographed site plans with a written analysis and cost estimate for each of the proposed locations, and the other with only the site plans (similar sets are located in the 'Archives Nationales' in France). They indicate that Charles, (heavily influenced by his Théâtre Royal Italien project) preferred the Rue de la Paix location (siteplan #3) for the new opera house. Although site plan number six, Boulevard des Capucines, was not favoured at this date, it is highly prophetic as it was the location officially chosen in 1860 for the new opera house. Apparently unique to the CCA collection is the 1847 manuscript and portfolio of drawings for the proposed opera house (DR1974:0002:036:001-016). The manuscript is both an indepth review of the requirements for a national opera house and a guide to his portfolio of drawings. Charles' conception and design continued to be strongly influenced by Debret's Salle Lepelletier, as well as his own Théâtre Italien project, and various antique and contemporary opera houses and theatres. Many of the French and Italian sources mentioned in the manuscript are collected in an album (DR1974:0002:010:001-048) as references for his own designs (4). As official architect of Salle Le pelletier, Charles was also responsible for repairs, restorations, and alterations to the existing structure. The drawings and transfer lithographs in the CCA collection (DR1974:0002:036:001-016) are primarily dated 1854, and relate to documented repair and restoration projects undertaken during this period (5)(6). The CCA collection has the presentation drawings and lithographs for the later 1859 project (DR1974:0002:027:001-027) for the Paris opera (*Theatre Imperiale de l'opera) that were sent to Achille Fould, the Minister of State. This project is probably a counterpart to a similiar one that he submitted to the Prefect of the Seine, Baron Haussmann, in the same year (7). Site plans show the opera house on an irregular polygonal site facing Boulevard des Capucines. The placement of the 'maisons à loyers' on the rear of the site reflects Charles' continued emphasis on integrating his opera projects into the surrounding urban context. In 1859, it appeared that Charles was favoured to build the new opera house. But late in the following year, a public competition was called in which Charles Garnier emerged as the victor. Although Charles did not build the final structure, his numerous projects, as exemplified in the CCA collection, were of prime importance in determining the location, configuration, and plan of the Place de l'Opera (8). * The 'Paris Opera' was France's national opera, and thus its name changed numerous times throughout its history according to altering perceptions of its role in French culture and/or changes in political regimes. For reasons of clarity, the national opera will be referred to as the Paris Opera. The names indicated in brackets with a star refer to the proper name of the opera company at the date of the project. (1) Eugene Le Comte, "Projet de Salle rue de la Paix, pour le Théâtre Royal Italien: Lettres à Monsieur le Ministre de l'Intérieur, en date des 15 mai et 31octobre 1839" (Paris: P. Dupont, 1839). (2) Christopher Curtis Mead, "Charles Garnier's Paris Opera and the Renaissance of Classicism in Nineteenth century French Architecture", 3 vols. (PhD thesis; Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, 1986), p. 234 and p. 956, fn. 30. (3) Monika Steinhauser, "Die Architektur des Pariser Oper" (Munich: Prestel Verlag, 1969), p. 45, fns. 143 and 144. (4) Barry Bergdoll, "Charles Rohault de Fleury: Part Three: Theatres and the Opera house", 'CCA Research Report', n.d., p. 3. (5) Larousse XIXth Century, s.v. "Rohault de Fleury, Charles". (6) Mead, p. 238. (7) Oeuvres de C. Rohault de Fleury, architecte" (Paris: Librarie centrale d'architecture, 1884).. (8) Macmillan, s.v. "Rohault de Fleury Familly".
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Date:
1717-1868
1717-1868
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L’exposition Robert Burley : La disparition de l’obscurité présente une série de photographies de l’artiste canadien Robert Burley documentant la disparition des industries de produits photographiques traditionnels en réponse à l’impact des nouvelles technologies. Depuis 2005, la mutation de la technologie photographique, qui est passée de l’analogique au numérique, (...)
L’exposition Robert Burley : La disparition de l’obscurité présente une série de photographies de l’artiste canadien Robert Burley documentant la disparition des industries de produits photographiques traditionnels en réponse à l’impact des nouvelles technologies. Depuis 2005, la mutation de la technologie photographique, qui est passée de l’analogique au numérique, (...)
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11 septembre 2009 au 15 novembre 2009
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Robert Burley : La disparition de l'obscurité
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L’exposition Robert Burley : La disparition de l’obscurité présente une série de photographies de l’artiste canadien Robert Burley documentant la disparition des industries de produits photographiques traditionnels en réponse à l’impact des nouvelles technologies. Depuis 2005, la mutation de la technologie photographique, qui est passée de l’analogique au numérique, (...)
Robert Burley : La disparition de l'obscurité
Actions:
Description:
L’exposition Robert Burley : La disparition de l’obscurité présente une série de photographies de l’artiste canadien Robert Burley documentant la disparition des industries de produits photographiques traditionnels en réponse à l’impact des nouvelles technologies. Depuis 2005, la mutation de la technologie photographique, qui est passée de l’analogique au numérique, (...)
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expositions
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11 septembre 2009 au
15 novembre 2009
11 septembre 2009 au
15 novembre 2009
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