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Documentation Files
AP032.S1.SS1.D7
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Information files from European and American sources collected by Goldsmith. Papers concerning a range of subjects, mostly on architects (Mies van der Rohe, Buckminister Fuller), architecture, engineering materials and techniques, military events, and I.I.T. Includes periodicals, clippings, technical brochures, building and company profiles, essays, diazos, post cards, bulletins, photographs, and some sketches, notes and correspondence concerning Goldsmith.
1940-1960
Documentation Files
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AP032.S1.SS1.D7
Description:
Information files from European and American sources collected by Goldsmith. Papers concerning a range of subjects, mostly on architects (Mies van der Rohe, Buckminister Fuller), architecture, engineering materials and techniques, military events, and I.I.T. Includes periodicals, clippings, technical brochures, building and company profiles, essays, diazos, post cards, bulletins, photographs, and some sketches, notes and correspondence concerning Goldsmith.
File 7
1940-1960
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Marcel Parizeau fonds
AP104
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Le Fonds Marcel Parizeau contient des documents relatifs à la formation et à la vie de professionnel de Marcel Parizeau. Il contient aussi des œuvres d'art réalisées par ce dernier. Le fonds est composé de dessins d'architecture et de meubles, de carnets de croquis, de tableaux, de manuscrits, de correspondances, ainsi que quelques autres documents.
1917-1955
Marcel Parizeau fonds
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AP104
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Le Fonds Marcel Parizeau contient des documents relatifs à la formation et à la vie de professionnel de Marcel Parizeau. Il contient aussi des œuvres d'art réalisées par ce dernier. Le fonds est composé de dessins d'architecture et de meubles, de carnets de croquis, de tableaux, de manuscrits, de correspondances, ainsi que quelques autres documents.
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1917-1955
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DR2012:0015:022:008
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File containing documents in English (predominant), with French and Hebrew, including invitations, correspondence and press clippings related to the following events and/or projects: - Parables and other allegories: the work of Melvin Charney, 1975-1990; - Corridart; - CCA garden; - Canadian tribute to human rights; - A construction in Venice; - Skyscraper, waterfall, brooks - a construction; - La ville: art et architecture en Europe, 1870-1993; - Grand opening of the Canadian Centre for Architecture; - Canadian pavilion for the Osaka World Fair; - Canada Council grants; - Montréal: plus ou moins?; - Chicago construction; - Drawings and constructions.
1967-1972, 1976-1997, 2010
Press clippings related to Melvin Charney's projects and events
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DR2012:0015:022:008
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File containing documents in English (predominant), with French and Hebrew, including invitations, correspondence and press clippings related to the following events and/or projects: - Parables and other allegories: the work of Melvin Charney, 1975-1990; - Corridart; - CCA garden; - Canadian tribute to human rights; - A construction in Venice; - Skyscraper, waterfall, brooks - a construction; - La ville: art et architecture en Europe, 1870-1993; - Grand opening of the Canadian Centre for Architecture; - Canadian pavilion for the Osaka World Fair; - Canada Council grants; - Montréal: plus ou moins?; - Chicago construction; - Drawings and constructions.
textual records
1967-1972, 1976-1997, 2010
To Build Law
To Build Law, the forthcoming documentary directed by Joshua Frank and exhibition curated by Francesco Garutti, will follow bplus.xyz (b+) as they establish a policy lab, HouseEurope.eu, to propose industry reforms and shift cultural norms. To Build Law will closely observe the b+ team during various phases of conceptualization and development of a European Citizens’(...)
10 December 2024 to 25 May 2025
To Build Law
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To Build Law, the forthcoming documentary directed by Joshua Frank and exhibition curated by Francesco Garutti, will follow bplus.xyz (b+) as they establish a policy lab, HouseEurope.eu, to propose industry reforms and shift cultural norms. To Build Law will closely observe the b+ team during various phases of conceptualization and development of a European Citizens’(...)
Paul Nelson (1895–1979), American architect, film set designer, painter, critic, and educator, taught and practised architecture in the United States and France for over fifty years. Nelson was a central figure in the development of functionalism in the 1930s and 1940s, which rejected the Beaux-Arts language in favour of technological and functional expression. The Filter(...)
Main galleries
27 March 1991 to 26 May 1991
The Filter of Reason: The Work of Paul Nelson
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Paul Nelson (1895–1979), American architect, film set designer, painter, critic, and educator, taught and practised architecture in the United States and France for over fifty years. Nelson was a central figure in the development of functionalism in the 1930s and 1940s, which rejected the Beaux-Arts language in favour of technological and functional expression. The Filter(...)
Main galleries
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Ernest Cormier fonds
AP001
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Le Fonds Ernest Cormier documente de la vie personnelle, artistique et professionnelle d'Ernest Cormier. Le fonds compte près de 30 000 dessins et reproductions ainsi que les dossier administratif relatifs à plus de 110 projets architecturaux réalisés par Cormier entre 1919 et 1964, environ 14 000 documents photographiques, incluant les photographies par Ernest Cormier, sa correspondance et documents personnels, ses oeuvres d'arts, et de nombreux outils et objets utilisés par Cormier pour ses projets artistiques et architecturaux.
1857-1980
Ernest Cormier fonds
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AP001
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Le Fonds Ernest Cormier documente de la vie personnelle, artistique et professionnelle d'Ernest Cormier. Le fonds compte près de 30 000 dessins et reproductions ainsi que les dossier administratif relatifs à plus de 110 projets architecturaux réalisés par Cormier entre 1919 et 1964, environ 14 000 documents photographiques, incluant les photographies par Ernest Cormier, sa correspondance et documents personnels, ses oeuvres d'arts, et de nombreux outils et objets utilisés par Cormier pour ses projets artistiques et architecturaux.
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1857-1980
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CP138
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The Gordon Matta-Clark collection documents the personal and professional activities of Gordon Matta-Clark through his correspondence, texts, library, artwork and films, created predominantly between 1969 and 1978. Additionally the collection contains correspondence and photographs collected by Anne Alpert, Matta-Clark's mother, and documentation on his work collected by his widow Jane Crawford following his death.
1914-2008
Gordon Matta-Clark collection
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CP138
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The Gordon Matta-Clark collection documents the personal and professional activities of Gordon Matta-Clark through his correspondence, texts, library, artwork and films, created predominantly between 1969 and 1978. Additionally the collection contains correspondence and photographs collected by Anne Alpert, Matta-Clark's mother, and documentation on his work collected by his widow Jane Crawford following his death.
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1914-2008
Édouard Baldus, more than any other photographer, defined the modern landscape and established the standard for architectural photography. The Photographs of Édouard Baldus: Landscapes and Monuments of France chronicles the Golden Age of France as seen by the photographer. The Photographs of Édouard Baldus is organized by chronological sections to reveal the evolution of(...)
Main galleries
25 January 1995 to 23 April 1995
The Photographs of Édouard Baldus: Landscapes and Monuments of France
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Édouard Baldus, more than any other photographer, defined the modern landscape and established the standard for architectural photography. The Photographs of Édouard Baldus: Landscapes and Monuments of France chronicles the Golden Age of France as seen by the photographer. The Photographs of Édouard Baldus is organized by chronological sections to reveal the evolution of(...)
Main galleries
The history of architecture addresses the relationships between spaces, buildings, urban geometries, and social practices—it tells us how an experience of space corresponds to an experience of the world. To this end, this lecture will analyze the sixteenth-century debate around the completion of the facade of the Basilica of San Petronio in Bologna, partially built in the(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre Keyword(s):
Guido Beltramini, church of San Petronio, Bologna, Andrea Palladio, Baldassare Peruzzi, Giacomo da Vignola
5 October 2017, 6:30pm
Guido Beltramini, what was history for patrons and architects in Bologna in 1579?
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The history of architecture addresses the relationships between spaces, buildings, urban geometries, and social practices—it tells us how an experience of space corresponds to an experience of the world. To this end, this lecture will analyze the sixteenth-century debate around the completion of the facade of the Basilica of San Petronio in Bologna, partially built in the(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre Keyword(s):
Guido Beltramini, church of San Petronio, Bologna, Andrea Palladio, Baldassare Peruzzi, Giacomo da Vignola
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Guy Desbarats fonds
AP109
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The Fonds Guy Desbarats documents most aspects of Desbarats professional career as a teacher, critic and architect as well as personal materials relating to his time as a university student and after. The majority of the documents in the fonds consist of drawings, photographs and textual records relating to 81 architectural projects. Many commissions from the early 1950s are represented, including schools and residences designed for Abra, Balharrie & Shore in Ottawa, and various projects produced in association with Raymond Affleck. Additionally, projects by the firm Affleck, Desbarats, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold & Sise (later known as Arcop) are represented.
1947 - 1998
Guy Desbarats fonds
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AP109
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The Fonds Guy Desbarats documents most aspects of Desbarats professional career as a teacher, critic and architect as well as personal materials relating to his time as a university student and after. The majority of the documents in the fonds consist of drawings, photographs and textual records relating to 81 architectural projects. Many commissions from the early 1950s are represented, including schools and residences designed for Abra, Balharrie & Shore in Ottawa, and various projects produced in association with Raymond Affleck. Additionally, projects by the firm Affleck, Desbarats, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold & Sise (later known as Arcop) are represented.
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1947 - 1998