As part of our exhibition Far From Nostalgia, we invite you to a reading of the correspondence between Argentine architect Amancio Williams concerning his project The City That Humanity Needs (Ciudad que Necesita la Humanidad), in and around the gallery space, from 6 to 7 pm on Thursday, 23 November.
23 November 2023, 6pm to 7pm
A reading of Amancio Williams’s letters
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As part of our exhibition Far From Nostalgia, we invite you to a reading of the correspondence between Argentine architect Amancio Williams concerning his project The City That Humanity Needs (Ciudad que Necesita la Humanidad), in and around the gallery space, from 6 to 7 pm on Thursday, 23 November.
Following the revolution of 25 April 1974 in Portugal, the architect Alexandre Alves Costa became a member of the Coordinating Committee of SAAL North Sector, responsible for planning and project support. Together with José António Bandeirinha, architect and Professor at the University of Coimbra, he will discuss the new role of the architect during the SAAL process,(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
17 September 2015, 6PM
SAAL 1974: Inclusive Architecture in Portugal
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Following the revolution of 25 April 1974 in Portugal, the architect Alexandre Alves Costa became a member of the Coordinating Committee of SAAL North Sector, responsible for planning and project support. Together with José António Bandeirinha, architect and Professor at the University of Coimbra, he will discuss the new role of the architect during the SAAL process,(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
A history of references
17 November 2017
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17 November 2017
A history of references
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
In Response
In Response is a series of public seminars that mark the final weeks of the exhibition The Other Architect. If the exhibition presents alternative approaches and models that have challenged traditional design practices, the seminars offer alternative curatorial views on the exhibition and accompanying publication. Respondents include: Felicity Scott (Thursday 10 March),(...)
Main galleries
10 March 2016 to 1 April 2016
In Response
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In Response is a series of public seminars that mark the final weeks of the exhibition The Other Architect. If the exhibition presents alternative approaches and models that have challenged traditional design practices, the seminars offer alternative curatorial views on the exhibition and accompanying publication. Respondents include: Felicity Scott (Thursday 10 March),(...)
Main galleries
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17 January 2018
Siza Speaks
Portuguese architect and Pritzker prize-winner Álvaro Siza presents a rare lecture in North America on the design development of the Iberê Camargo Museum in Porto Alegre, a structure noted for its sculptural volumes and tight integration with a coastal escarpment. He discusses the key role of hand sketches in the design process, from massing studies to fine-tuning(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theater
26 April 2012 , 7pm
Siza Speaks
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Portuguese architect and Pritzker prize-winner Álvaro Siza presents a rare lecture in North America on the design development of the Iberê Camargo Museum in Porto Alegre, a structure noted for its sculptural volumes and tight integration with a coastal escarpment. He discusses the key role of hand sketches in the design process, from massing studies to fine-tuning(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theater
Brian Boigon ran Culture Lab at the back of a rock club in Toronto from 1991 to 1994. Participants from architecture, art, film, video, music, comedy, science and fashion were asked to push their discipline through their assigned thematic field out into the wilds of unknown propagation. Boigon’s talk addresses the temporal and social ramifications that led up and into the(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
31 March 2016
Fucking with Interoperability: Culture Lab 1991–94
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Brian Boigon ran Culture Lab at the back of a rock club in Toronto from 1991 to 1994. Participants from architecture, art, film, video, music, comedy, science and fashion were asked to push their discipline through their assigned thematic field out into the wilds of unknown propagation. Boigon’s talk addresses the temporal and social ramifications that led up and into the(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
Echosystems
This public workshop aims to identify and document the distinct politics of the neighbourhood around the Canadian Centre for Architecture through an alternative methodology. Moderated by Léopold Lambert of Archipelago, this day of intensive reflection and polyphonic creation will address issues of the city through sound recordings. In response to distinct modes of(...)
5 March 2016
Echosystems
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This public workshop aims to identify and document the distinct politics of the neighbourhood around the Canadian Centre for Architecture through an alternative methodology. Moderated by Léopold Lambert of Archipelago, this day of intensive reflection and polyphonic creation will address issues of the city through sound recordings. In response to distinct modes of(...)
In conjunction with the exhibition The Other Architect, Todd Rouhe and Rachel Himmelfarb of common room present the groups collaborative working process: This question—what’s the problem?—is central to how common room works. The question defines a process of searching, experiencing, interacting, and communicating that not only informs how we understand architecture and(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
19 November 2015
common room: What's the Problem?
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In conjunction with the exhibition The Other Architect, Todd Rouhe and Rachel Himmelfarb of common room present the groups collaborative working process: This question—what’s the problem?—is central to how common room works. The question defines a process of searching, experiencing, interacting, and communicating that not only informs how we understand architecture and(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre