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exhibitions
exhibitions
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Architecture, though constrained by boundaries of function and structure, is always ultimately an act of the imagination. Potential Architecture: Construction Toys from the CCA Collection explores twenty-one construction toys, made in the hundred years from 1850 to 1950, that were designed to challenge a child’s creativity. The toys illustrate how children learn to invent(...)
Architecture, though constrained by boundaries of function and structure, is always ultimately an act of the imagination. Potential Architecture: Construction Toys from the CCA Collection explores twenty-one construction toys, made in the hundred years from 1850 to 1950, that were designed to challenge a child’s creativity. The toys illustrate how children learn to invent(...)
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Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
Date:
4 December 1991 to 8 March 1992
4 December 1991 to 8 March 1992
Title:
Potential Architecture: Construction Toys from the CCA Collection
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Architecture, though constrained by boundaries of function and structure, is always ultimately an act of the imagination. Potential Architecture: Construction Toys from the CCA Collection explores twenty-one construction toys, made in the hundred years from 1850 to 1950, that were designed to challenge a child’s creativity. The toys illustrate how children learn to invent(...)
Potential Architecture: Construction Toys from the CCA Collection
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Architecture, though constrained by boundaries of function and structure, is always ultimately an act of the imagination. Potential Architecture: Construction Toys from the CCA Collection explores twenty-one construction toys, made in the hundred years from 1850 to 1950, that were designed to challenge a child’s creativity. The toys illustrate how children learn to invent(...)
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exhibitions
exhibitions
Date:
4 December 1991 to
8 March 1992
4 December 1991 to
8 March 1992
Location:
Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
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events
events
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Siza Speaks
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(...)
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(...)
Location:
Paul-Desmarais Theater
Paul-Desmarais Theater
Date:
26 April 2012 , 7pm
26 April 2012 , 7pm
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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(...)
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(...)
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events
events
Date:
26 April 2012
7pm
26 April 2012
7pm
Location:
Paul-Desmarais Theater
Paul-Desmarais Theater
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events
events
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Urban Diversity
Urban Diversity
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Two members of the French collective Coloco, architect Nicolas Bonnenfant and landscape architect Miguel Georgieff, present their project “Habiter les Squelettes,” which aims to recover and renovate unfinished, abandoned structures or “urban skeletons”, giving rise to a new dimension in self-building: lifespan management, including that of everyday objects such as(...)
Two members of the French collective Coloco, architect Nicolas Bonnenfant and landscape architect Miguel Georgieff, present their project “Habiter les Squelettes,” which aims to recover and renovate unfinished, abandoned structures or “urban skeletons”, giving rise to a new dimension in self-building: lifespan management, including that of everyday objects such as(...)
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Paul Desmarais Theatre
Paul Desmarais Theatre
Date:
22 January 2009
22 January 2009
Title:
Urban Diversity
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Two members of the French collective Coloco, architect Nicolas Bonnenfant and landscape architect Miguel Georgieff, present their project “Habiter les Squelettes,” which aims to recover and renovate unfinished, abandoned structures or “urban skeletons”, giving rise to a new dimension in self-building: lifespan management, including that of everyday objects such as(...)
Urban Diversity
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Two members of the French collective Coloco, architect Nicolas Bonnenfant and landscape architect Miguel Georgieff, present their project “Habiter les Squelettes,” which aims to recover and renovate unfinished, abandoned structures or “urban skeletons”, giving rise to a new dimension in self-building: lifespan management, including that of everyday objects such as(...)
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events
events
Date:
22 January 2009
22 January 2009
Location:
Paul Desmarais Theatre
Paul Desmarais Theatre
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exhibitions
exhibitions
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Laboratories examines how architecture can respond to an uncertain post-September 11 world and construct a new stage for thought. Six young Montreal architecture firms present environments or installations that investigate the fundamental language of architecture and that affirm the civilizing power of the imagination. The contributing firms are Atelier Big City, Atelier(...)
Laboratories examines how architecture can respond to an uncertain post-September 11 world and construct a new stage for thought. Six young Montreal architecture firms present environments or installations that investigate the fundamental language of architecture and that affirm the civilizing power of the imagination. The contributing firms are Atelier Big City, Atelier(...)
Location:
Main galleries
Main galleries
Date:
18 April 2002 to 15 September 2002
18 April 2002 to 15 September 2002
Title:
Laboratories: Six Young Architectural Firms in the CCA Galleries
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Laboratories examines how architecture can respond to an uncertain post-September 11 world and construct a new stage for thought. Six young Montreal architecture firms present environments or installations that investigate the fundamental language of architecture and that affirm the civilizing power of the imagination. The contributing firms are Atelier Big City, Atelier(...)
Laboratories: Six Young Architectural Firms in the CCA Galleries
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Laboratories examines how architecture can respond to an uncertain post-September 11 world and construct a new stage for thought. Six young Montreal architecture firms present environments or installations that investigate the fundamental language of architecture and that affirm the civilizing power of the imagination. The contributing firms are Atelier Big City, Atelier(...)
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exhibitions
exhibitions
Date:
18 April 2002 to
15 September 2002
18 April 2002 to
15 September 2002
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Main galleries
Main galleries
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events
events
Title:
Materiality of Parkour
Materiality of Parkour
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Engineer, artist, and theoretician Zoe Laughlin presents the new functions of existing materials in public spaces in relation to parkour, an activity which reinterprets the urban landscape. Her ideas focus on the materiality of daily life: how matter behaves, its sensorial qualities, and how people react to it. A member of the Division of Engineering’s Materials Research(...)
Engineer, artist, and theoretician Zoe Laughlin presents the new functions of existing materials in public spaces in relation to parkour, an activity which reinterprets the urban landscape. Her ideas focus on the materiality of daily life: how matter behaves, its sensorial qualities, and how people react to it. A member of the Division of Engineering’s Materials Research(...)
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Paul Desmarais Theatre
Paul Desmarais Theatre
Date:
19 February 2009
19 February 2009
Title:
Materiality of Parkour
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Engineer, artist, and theoretician Zoe Laughlin presents the new functions of existing materials in public spaces in relation to parkour, an activity which reinterprets the urban landscape. Her ideas focus on the materiality of daily life: how matter behaves, its sensorial qualities, and how people react to it. A member of the Division of Engineering’s Materials Research(...)
Materiality of Parkour
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Engineer, artist, and theoretician Zoe Laughlin presents the new functions of existing materials in public spaces in relation to parkour, an activity which reinterprets the urban landscape. Her ideas focus on the materiality of daily life: how matter behaves, its sensorial qualities, and how people react to it. A member of the Division of Engineering’s Materials Research(...)
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events
events
Date:
19 February 2009
19 February 2009
Location:
Paul Desmarais Theatre
Paul Desmarais Theatre
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articles
articles
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River as Invitation
River as Invitation
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Jia Chen Mi, Marie-Ellen Houde-Hostland, and Hannah Thiessen rethink relationships with the Mitis River
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River as Invitation
Jia Chen Mi, Marie-Ellen Houde-Hostland, and Hannah Thiessen rethink relationships with the Mitis River
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River as Invitation
Jia Chen Mi, Marie-Ellen Houde-Hostland, and Hannah Thiessen rethink relationships with the Mitis River
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events
events
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Shaughnessy House, CCA Keyword(s):
Indigenous-led design, place-based practices, place-based knowledges, pedagogy, environment, climate crisis, on-the-land learning
Shaughnessy House, CCA Keyword(s):
Indigenous-led design, place-based practices, place-based knowledges, pedagogy, environment, climate crisis, on-the-land learning
Date:
24 February 2024, 2pm to 3:30pm
24 February 2024, 2pm to 3:30pm
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events
events
Date:
24 February 2024
2pm to 3:30pm
24 February 2024
2pm to 3:30pm
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Shaughnessy House, CCA Keyword(s):
Indigenous-led design, place-based practices, place-based knowledges, pedagogy, environment, climate crisis, on-the-land learning
Shaughnessy House, CCA Keyword(s):
Indigenous-led design, place-based practices, place-based knowledges, pedagogy, environment, climate crisis, on-the-land learning
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textual records
textual records
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AP075.S3.SS2.150
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This box contains professional correspondence, organized in chronological order, from 1994-2001. This correspondence contains chiefly letters related to participation to exhibitions and publishing in landscape architecture publications, correspondence related to nominations and awards received by Oberlander, requests to serve on juries, correspondence with schools of architecture and landscape architects associations, about membership or attendance to events. It also comprises correspondence related to research and involvement in sustainable development. It also contains correspondence with city planning committees or other governmental institutions related to projects or consultation in landscape design, and letters of reference or received job applications. This box also includes correspondence related to Oberlander's trip to Australia This correspondence also comprises a few letters related to Oberlander's projects, mainly letters of congratulations or comments for her design.
AP075.S3.SS2.150
Description:
This box contains professional correspondence, organized in chronological order, from 1994-2001. This correspondence contains chiefly letters related to participation to exhibitions and publishing in landscape architecture publications, correspondence related to nominations and awards received by Oberlander, requests to serve on juries, correspondence with schools of architecture and landscape architects associations, about membership or attendance to events. It also comprises correspondence related to research and involvement in sustainable development. It also contains correspondence with city planning committees or other governmental institutions related to projects or consultation in landscape design, and letters of reference or received job applications. This box also includes correspondence related to Oberlander's trip to Australia This correspondence also comprises a few letters related to Oberlander's projects, mainly letters of congratulations or comments for her design.
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1994-2001
1994-2001
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Professional correspondence from 1994-2001
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AP075.S3.SS2.150
Description:
This box contains professional correspondence, organized in chronological order, from 1994-2001. This correspondence contains chiefly letters related to participation to exhibitions and publishing in landscape architecture publications, correspondence related to nominations and awards received by Oberlander, requests to serve on juries, correspondence with schools of architecture and landscape architects associations, about membership or attendance to events. It also comprises correspondence related to research and involvement in sustainable development. It also contains correspondence with city planning committees or other governmental institutions related to projects or consultation in landscape design, and letters of reference or received job applications. This box also includes correspondence related to Oberlander's trip to Australia This correspondence also comprises a few letters related to Oberlander's projects, mainly letters of congratulations or comments for her design.
Professional correspondence from 1994-2001
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AP075.S3.SS2.150
Description:
This box contains professional correspondence, organized in chronological order, from 1994-2001. This correspondence contains chiefly letters related to participation to exhibitions and publishing in landscape architecture publications, correspondence related to nominations and awards received by Oberlander, requests to serve on juries, correspondence with schools of architecture and landscape architects associations, about membership or attendance to events. It also comprises correspondence related to research and involvement in sustainable development. It also contains correspondence with city planning committees or other governmental institutions related to projects or consultation in landscape design, and letters of reference or received job applications. This box also includes correspondence related to Oberlander's trip to Australia This correspondence also comprises a few letters related to Oberlander's projects, mainly letters of congratulations or comments for her design.
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textual records
textual records
Date:
1994-2001
1994-2001
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events
events
Title:
Learning from... Madrid
Learning from... Madrid
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In the aftermath of the global economic crisis, Spain is now paying for its lack of urban policy, particularly in the construction industry. The credit crunch curbed the frenzy of construction and left behind a vast territory of incomplete urban spaces. Architect, editor, and architectural curator Javier Arpa Fernández presents a lecture reflecting on how alternative(...)
In the aftermath of the global economic crisis, Spain is now paying for its lack of urban policy, particularly in the construction industry. The credit crunch curbed the frenzy of construction and left behind a vast territory of incomplete urban spaces. Architect, editor, and architectural curator Javier Arpa Fernández presents a lecture reflecting on how alternative(...)
Location:
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
Date:
4 December 2014 , 6pm
4 December 2014 , 6pm
Title:
Learning from... Madrid
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In the aftermath of the global economic crisis, Spain is now paying for its lack of urban policy, particularly in the construction industry. The credit crunch curbed the frenzy of construction and left behind a vast territory of incomplete urban spaces. Architect, editor, and architectural curator Javier Arpa Fernández presents a lecture reflecting on how alternative(...)
Learning from... Madrid
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In the aftermath of the global economic crisis, Spain is now paying for its lack of urban policy, particularly in the construction industry. The credit crunch curbed the frenzy of construction and left behind a vast territory of incomplete urban spaces. Architect, editor, and architectural curator Javier Arpa Fernández presents a lecture reflecting on how alternative(...)
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events
events
Date:
4 December 2014
6pm
4 December 2014
6pm
Location:
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
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exhibitions
exhibitions
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Toplight: Roof Transparencies from 1760 to 1960 traces the evolution of skylights from their origins at the end of the eighteenth century, when this type of fenestration was first explored in Paris’s new Halle au blé (1763–1782), to James Stirling’s History Faculty Building, University of Cambridge (1963–1968). The exhibition is organized around a series of case studies(...)
Toplight: Roof Transparencies from 1760 to 1960 traces the evolution of skylights from their origins at the end of the eighteenth century, when this type of fenestration was first explored in Paris’s new Halle au blé (1763–1782), to James Stirling’s History Faculty Building, University of Cambridge (1963–1968). The exhibition is organized around a series of case studies(...)
Location:
Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
Date:
23 October 2008 to 15 February 2009
23 October 2008 to 15 February 2009
Title:
Toplight: Roof Transparencies from 1760 to 1960
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Toplight: Roof Transparencies from 1760 to 1960 traces the evolution of skylights from their origins at the end of the eighteenth century, when this type of fenestration was first explored in Paris’s new Halle au blé (1763–1782), to James Stirling’s History Faculty Building, University of Cambridge (1963–1968). The exhibition is organized around a series of case studies(...)
Toplight: Roof Transparencies from 1760 to 1960
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Toplight: Roof Transparencies from 1760 to 1960 traces the evolution of skylights from their origins at the end of the eighteenth century, when this type of fenestration was first explored in Paris’s new Halle au blé (1763–1782), to James Stirling’s History Faculty Building, University of Cambridge (1963–1968). The exhibition is organized around a series of case studies(...)
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exhibitions
exhibitions
Date:
23 October 2008 to
15 February 2009
23 October 2008 to
15 February 2009
Location:
Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
