The expanded role: SITU
Bradley Samuels presents recent SITU Research work and the role that research plays within the larger practice of SITU as a whole. A series of case studies will be presented which explore an expanded role for architectural and spatial practice across a range of fields—from human rights and public policy to earth science and workspace design. SITU Research’s past work(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
14 January 2016
The expanded role: SITU
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Bradley Samuels presents recent SITU Research work and the role that research plays within the larger practice of SITU as a whole. A series of case studies will be presented which explore an expanded role for architectural and spatial practice across a range of fields—from human rights and public policy to earth science and workspace design. SITU Research’s past work(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
Learning from... Luanda
With a metropolitan population of over 5 million, Luanda is the third most populated Portuguese-speaking city in the world after São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Architect and researcher Paulo Moreira proposes alternative approaches to urbanism based on ongoing research in Chicala, an informal settlement with direct connection with the commercial areas of the city, as well(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
1 November 2012 , 7pm
Learning from... Luanda
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With a metropolitan population of over 5 million, Luanda is the third most populated Portuguese-speaking city in the world after São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Architect and researcher Paulo Moreira proposes alternative approaches to urbanism based on ongoing research in Chicala, an informal settlement with direct connection with the commercial areas of the city, as well(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
Join architect Umberto Riva for tea and conversation about his work and the exhibition Rooms You May Have Missed: Bijoy Jain, Umberto Riva.
5 November 2014 , 5:30pm
Rooms in Milan: a discussion with Umberto Riva
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Join architect Umberto Riva for tea and conversation about his work and the exhibition Rooms You May Have Missed: Bijoy Jain, Umberto Riva.
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Take a Closer Look
The CCA’s collection of prints and drawings reveal ideas of architecture, the thinking process of architects, and the context they worked in.
Take a Closer Look
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The CCA’s collection of prints and drawings reveal ideas of architecture, the thinking process of architects, and the context they worked in.
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In the face of global warming, Philippe Rahm Architectes propose to reset the discipline of architecture on its intrinsic atmospheric qualities.
29 November 2023, 6pm
Philippe Rahm: Climatic Architecture
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In the face of global warming, Philippe Rahm Architectes propose to reset the discipline of architecture on its intrinsic atmospheric qualities.
Mark Lee discusses the influence of John Hejduk’s project Victims (1984) on the work of his firm, Johnston Marklee. 1:1 (1 architect, 1 building) is a series that presents an in-depth look at a building through a contemporary architects perspective. Rescheduled from 22 April 2016.
Paul Desmarais Theatre
8 September 2016, 6pm
1:1: Mark Lee on John Hejduk
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Mark Lee discusses the influence of John Hejduk’s project Victims (1984) on the work of his firm, Johnston Marklee. 1:1 (1 architect, 1 building) is a series that presents an in-depth look at a building through a contemporary architects perspective. Rescheduled from 22 April 2016.
Paul Desmarais Theatre
Architect and urban planner Enrico Chapel investigates the ramifications of contemporary datascapes with the aim of contextualising them within a history of urban representations. Click here for a listing of the rest of this summer’s seminars.
1 July 2010
Visiting Scholar Seminar: Enrico Chapel
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Architect and urban planner Enrico Chapel investigates the ramifications of contemporary datascapes with the aim of contextualising them within a history of urban representations. Click here for a listing of the rest of this summer’s seminars.
Topic: Into the archive: three Canadian architects Recipients: Desirae Cronsberry, Carleton University Ila D’Cruz, McGill University Ian Lowrie, University of British Columbia
June 2015 to August 2015
Master’s Students Program: Into the Archive
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Topic: Into the archive: three Canadian architects Recipients: Desirae Cronsberry, Carleton University Ila D’Cruz, McGill University Ian Lowrie, University of British Columbia
This year we released our first series of e-publications in conjunction with Archaeology of the Digital, the CCA’s three-year long research project investigating the foundations of digital architecture. The series features slideshows, annotations, and multimedia optimized for use on ereaders. Join us in the Bookstore as we launch the series with a special presentation by(...)
CCA bookstore
15 May 2014 , 6pm
Linked By Air presents our new ePub series
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This year we released our first series of e-publications in conjunction with Archaeology of the Digital, the CCA’s three-year long research project investigating the foundations of digital architecture. The series features slideshows, annotations, and multimedia optimized for use on ereaders. Join us in the Bookstore as we launch the series with a special presentation by(...)
CCA bookstore
Reading between the books of anyone’s library can reveal process, influences, ways of thinking, and surprises in their work. While historians disentangle archives, CCA invites contemporary architects to select ten books that reflect themselves today.
27 March 2019, 1:30pm
The talking bookshelf: with Konstantinos Pantazis
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Reading between the books of anyone’s library can reveal process, influences, ways of thinking, and surprises in their work. While historians disentangle archives, CCA invites contemporary architects to select ten books that reflect themselves today.