In 1973, following the strikes that beset the British construction industry during the early 1970s, Alistair McAlpine commissioned a design program for his construction company, Sir Robert McAlpine Sons, that aimed to increase production efficiency and improve labour relations. Cedric Price’s proposal took the format of a two-volume report and a Portable Enclosures(...)
9 February 2017 to 14 May 2017
What About Happiness on the Building Site?
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In 1973, following the strikes that beset the British construction industry during the early 1970s, Alistair McAlpine commissioned a design program for his construction company, Sir Robert McAlpine Sons, that aimed to increase production efficiency and improve labour relations. Cedric Price’s proposal took the format of a two-volume report and a Portable Enclosures(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre and streamed live on Youtube
3 December 2021, 6:30pm
Paul Desmarais Theatre and streamed live on Youtube
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L’installation Météorologie d’intérieur fut présentée au Centre Canadien d’Architecture (CCA) lors de l’exposition Environ(ne)ment (18 octobre 2006-10 juin 2007) et à Rovereto en Italie lors de l’exposition Manifesta 7 (19 juillet-2 novembre 2008). Les documents d’archives de l’installation comprennent le logiciel développé pour l’installation et une sélection des objets installés dans les deux espaces d’exposition. *** The installation Interior Weather was presented at the Candian Centre for Architecture (CCA) as part of the exhibition Environ(ne)ment (October 18, 2006-June 10, 2007) and in Rovereto, Italy as part of Manifesta 7 (July 19-November 2, 2008). The records of the installation Interior Weather include the software developed for the installation and a selection of objects installed in the exhibition spaces.
2000-2008
Philippe Rahm "Interior Weather" installation records
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L’installation Météorologie d’intérieur fut présentée au Centre Canadien d’Architecture (CCA) lors de l’exposition Environ(ne)ment (18 octobre 2006-10 juin 2007) et à Rovereto en Italie lors de l’exposition Manifesta 7 (19 juillet-2 novembre 2008). Les documents d’archives de l’installation comprennent le logiciel développé pour l’installation et une sélection des objets installés dans les deux espaces d’exposition. *** The installation Interior Weather was presented at the Candian Centre for Architecture (CCA) as part of the exhibition Environ(ne)ment (October 18, 2006-June 10, 2007) and in Rovereto, Italy as part of Manifesta 7 (July 19-November 2, 2008). The records of the installation Interior Weather include the software developed for the installation and a selection of objects installed in the exhibition spaces.
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2000-2008
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8 December 2021, 8pm (Montréal) / 10am (9 December, Japan)
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Journeys and translation
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Shared Worlds
A Social Reset
Shared housing, co-living, new society, Rodrigo Kommers Wender, PLOT, Catching Up With Life
14 March 2021
A Social Reset
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Board of Trustees
Board of Trustees
Phyllis Lambert, Bruce Kuwabara, Pierre-André Themens, Guido Beltramini, Giovanna Borasi, Stephen R. Bronfman, Michael Conforti, Timur Galen, Rosamond Ivey, Sylvia Lavin, Frederick Lowy, Greg Lynn, Gerald Sheff, Serge Joyal, Warren Simpson
Board of Trustees
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Board of Trustees
Phyllis Lambert, Bruce Kuwabara, Pierre-André Themens, Guido Beltramini, Giovanna Borasi, Stephen R. Bronfman, Michael Conforti, Timur Galen, Rosamond Ivey, Sylvia Lavin, Frederick Lowy, Greg Lynn, Gerald Sheff, Serge Joyal, Warren Simpson
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New Society
New Society
Giovanna Borasi and Sam Chermayeff introduce our exhibition A Section of Now
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A Social Reset
British architect Stephen Taylor speaks about his work and the CCA exhibition Some Ideas on Living in London and Tokyo by Stephen Taylor and Ryue Nishizawa (2008). The exhibition marks the first North American presentation of residential projects by Stephen Taylor and Ryue Nishizawa and reveals their distinctive solutions to the challenges of building homes in existing(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre
15 May 2008
Stephen Taylor: Some Ideas on Living
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British architect Stephen Taylor speaks about his work and the CCA exhibition Some Ideas on Living in London and Tokyo by Stephen Taylor and Ryue Nishizawa (2008). The exhibition marks the first North American presentation of residential projects by Stephen Taylor and Ryue Nishizawa and reveals their distinctive solutions to the challenges of building homes in existing(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre
Japanese architect Ryue Nishizawa speaks about his work and the CCA exhibition Some Ideas on Living in London and Tokyo by Stephen Taylor and Ryue Nishizawa (2008). The exhibition marks the first North American presentation of residential projects by Stephen Taylor and Ryue Nishizawa and reveals their distinctive solutions to the challenges of building homes in existing(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre
14 May 2008
Ryue Nishizawa: Some Ideas on Living
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Japanese architect Ryue Nishizawa speaks about his work and the CCA exhibition Some Ideas on Living in London and Tokyo by Stephen Taylor and Ryue Nishizawa (2008). The exhibition marks the first North American presentation of residential projects by Stephen Taylor and Ryue Nishizawa and reveals their distinctive solutions to the challenges of building homes in existing(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre