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
Talking Pictures
Sophie Dars and Carlo Menon, Stefano Graziani, and Yasufumi Nakamori present strategies for reimagining and employing visual formats such as the photo essay, the photo novel, and the photo exhibition. The event takes place in the framework of an ongoing CCA research project on the relationship between architecture and photography funded by The Andrew W. Mellon(...)
13 October 2016, 6pm
Talking Pictures
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Sophie Dars and Carlo Menon, Stefano Graziani, and Yasufumi Nakamori present strategies for reimagining and employing visual formats such as the photo essay, the photo novel, and the photo exhibition. The event takes place in the framework of an ongoing CCA research project on the relationship between architecture and photography funded by The Andrew W. Mellon(...)
The formaldehyde-based resins that bind pressed woods are an overlooked, yet foundational, agent in the homemaking and technological dreamworlds of mid-twentieth century North America. Formaldehyde, an irritant, allergen, neurotoxin, and carcinogen, undergirds much of the comfort, security, and affordability of the modern home. In this talk Nicholas Shapiro tracks(...)
9 March 2017
When Shelter Becomes Exposure
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The formaldehyde-based resins that bind pressed woods are an overlooked, yet foundational, agent in the homemaking and technological dreamworlds of mid-twentieth century North America. Formaldehyde, an irritant, allergen, neurotoxin, and carcinogen, undergirds much of the comfort, security, and affordability of the modern home. In this talk Nicholas Shapiro tracks(...)
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Visiting Scholars 2012
Elke Krasny, Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien, Vienna, Austria Topic: Shim-Sutcliffe: Crafting Architecture. A Monograph as Critical Reflection Shannon Mattern, The New School, New York, United States Topic: Urban Media Archaeology. Communication Infrastructure and Material Cities Manfredo Nicolis di Robilant, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy Topic: Utility versus(...)
2 April 2012 to 31 August 2012
Visiting Scholars 2012
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Elke Krasny, Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien, Vienna, Austria Topic: Shim-Sutcliffe: Crafting Architecture. A Monograph as Critical Reflection Shannon Mattern, The New School, New York, United States Topic: Urban Media Archaeology. Communication Infrastructure and Material Cities Manfredo Nicolis di Robilant, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy Topic: Utility versus(...)
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2 April 2012 to
31 August 2012
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Visiting Scholars 2004
Jean-Pierre Chupin, École darchitecture, Université de Montréal, Canada Topic: Théories du projet et paradoxes de la pensée analogique au tournant des années 70 Samuel D. Abert, Department of Art History, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel Topic: And was Jerusalem builded here… Maarten Delbeke, Universiteit Gent, Ghent, Belgium Topic: The Sacred History of(...)
January 2004 to August 2004
Visiting Scholars 2004
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Jean-Pierre Chupin, École darchitecture, Université de Montréal, Canada Topic: Théories du projet et paradoxes de la pensée analogique au tournant des années 70 Samuel D. Abert, Department of Art History, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel Topic: And was Jerusalem builded here… Maarten Delbeke, Universiteit Gent, Ghent, Belgium Topic: The Sacred History of(...)
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August 2004
Blake Fitzpatrick and Robert Del Tredici talk about their investigations of Port Hope in a conversation moderated by Louise Désy, CCA Curator, Photographs. Port Hope is Canada’s premier atomic town and the nation’s conduit to the nuclear world. In 1932, Eldorado Nuclear Ltd. built a radium refinery a stone’s throw from the town’s Main Street. After shifting to uranium(...)
Main galleries
25 March 2017, 3pm
Port Hope in the Age of Nuclear Waste
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Blake Fitzpatrick and Robert Del Tredici talk about their investigations of Port Hope in a conversation moderated by Louise Désy, CCA Curator, Photographs. Port Hope is Canada’s premier atomic town and the nation’s conduit to the nuclear world. In 1932, Eldorado Nuclear Ltd. built a radium refinery a stone’s throw from the town’s Main Street. After shifting to uranium(...)
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Matériaux et outils
AP001.S1.SS08
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Cette sous-séries contient des échantillons de verres, de bois, de tuiles et de tapis, des outils, et de l'équipement de reliure ayant appartenu à Ernest Cormier et utilisé par lui dans le cadre de ces activités artistiques.
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Matériaux et outils
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AP001.S1.SS08
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Cette sous-séries contient des échantillons de verres, de bois, de tuiles et de tapis, des outils, et de l'équipement de reliure ayant appartenu à Ernest Cormier et utilisé par lui dans le cadre de ces activités artistiques.
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ARCH257852
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Une boite d'outils et objets : 7 ensembles de caractères d'imprimerie en caoutchouc, un minuterie, un gravure, un échantillonnage de marbrure par John J. Deery, une boite d'outils de dessin, Carborundum ''Slip stone'', un échantillon de marbre (?) dans une boite, 2 boites de ''printing spacers'', échantillons de cuir paraphés "EC", 4 paquets d'échantillons de papier, un échantillon de métal noir, printing block ''La formulaire magistral.''
Boîte de matériaux de reliure
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ARCH257852
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Une boite d'outils et objets : 7 ensembles de caractères d'imprimerie en caoutchouc, un minuterie, un gravure, un échantillonnage de marbrure par John J. Deery, une boite d'outils de dessin, Carborundum ''Slip stone'', un échantillon de marbre (?) dans une boite, 2 boites de ''printing spacers'', échantillons de cuir paraphés "EC", 4 paquets d'échantillons de papier, un échantillon de métal noir, printing block ''La formulaire magistral.''
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ARCH267391
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This group consists of legends of the materials and finishing for the Palais des Congrès de Montréal, in Montréal, Québec.
February 22, 1982
Légende des matériaux + finis - TAPIS / CCM
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ARCH267391
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This group consists of legends of the materials and finishing for the Palais des Congrès de Montréal, in Montréal, Québec.
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February 22, 1982
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ARCH210239
20 avril 1965
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20 avril 1965