Meditations on Piero presents contemporary sculptures by British/Canadian artist Geoffrey Smedley alongside over thirty rare books from the fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries. The sculptures draw their inspiration from a series of drawings of the human head by the great Italian Renaissance artist Piero della Francesca. The exhibition relates these drawings and(...)
Octagonal gallery
2 May 2001 to 16 September 2001
Meditations on Piero
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Meditations on Piero presents contemporary sculptures by British/Canadian artist Geoffrey Smedley alongside over thirty rare books from the fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries. The sculptures draw their inspiration from a series of drawings of the human head by the great Italian Renaissance artist Piero della Francesca. The exhibition relates these drawings and(...)
Octagonal gallery
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Learning Architecture
As architecture acquired its modern identity as both a liberal art and a regulated profession, and as architectural theories and forms underwent radical transformations, the training of architects did not fundamentally change. The core activities of architectural students remain “Authority,” the study of treatises and theoretical works, “Observation,” the study of the(...)
Hall cases
5 July 1994 to 2 October 1994
Learning Architecture
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As architecture acquired its modern identity as both a liberal art and a regulated profession, and as architectural theories and forms underwent radical transformations, the training of architects did not fundamentally change. The core activities of architectural students remain “Authority,” the study of treatises and theoretical works, “Observation,” the study of the(...)
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5 July 1994 to
2 October 1994
Hall cases
Combining enthusiasm for the radically new world view of cubist art with a desire to establish an autonomous aesthetic as well as political presence, the Czech cubists produced not only powerful visionary work, but also went beyond theory to practice. Czech Cubism: Architecture and Design, 1910–1925 brings together the work of a group of Czech artists, architects, and(...)
Main galleries
10 June 1992 to 2 August 1992
Czech Cubism: Architecture and Design, 1910–1925
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Combining enthusiasm for the radically new world view of cubist art with a desire to establish an autonomous aesthetic as well as political presence, the Czech cubists produced not only powerful visionary work, but also went beyond theory to practice. Czech Cubism: Architecture and Design, 1910–1925 brings together the work of a group of Czech artists, architects, and(...)
Main galleries
Learning from… Ruscha and Venturi Scott Brown, 1962–1977 examines the relationship between the seminal illustrated books by artist Edward Ruscha and architects Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown that deal with the architecture and urbanism of the everyday in Los Angeles and Las Vegas during the 1960s and 1970s. Ruscha’s Every Building on the Sunset Strip and Venturi(...)
Octagonal gallery
31 March 2004 to 30 May 2004
Learning from… Ruscha and Venturi Scott Brown, 1962–1977
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Learning from… Ruscha and Venturi Scott Brown, 1962–1977 examines the relationship between the seminal illustrated books by artist Edward Ruscha and architects Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown that deal with the architecture and urbanism of the everyday in Los Angeles and Las Vegas during the 1960s and 1970s. Ruscha’s Every Building on the Sunset Strip and Venturi(...)
Octagonal gallery
This exhibition looks at the transformation of Montréal from a nineteenth century merchant city to the metropolis of Canada. It examines the elements that made Montréal a political, social, and economic centre and explores the unique character of its architecture. The exhibition brings together some 350 objects, including drawings from the CCA collection by Montréal(...)
Main galleries
18 March 1998 to 24 May 1998
Montréal Métropole, 1880–1930
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This exhibition looks at the transformation of Montréal from a nineteenth century merchant city to the metropolis of Canada. It examines the elements that made Montréal a political, social, and economic centre and explores the unique character of its architecture. The exhibition brings together some 350 objects, including drawings from the CCA collection by Montréal(...)
Main galleries
Theme: Cold Environments Recipients: Tomek Bartczak, University of Toronto Shannon Harvey, McGill University Per Kefgen, McGill University
June 2008 to August 2008
Master’s Students Program: Cold Environments
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Theme: Cold Environments Recipients: Tomek Bartczak, University of Toronto Shannon Harvey, McGill University Per Kefgen, McGill University
Theme: Campus Development Recipients: Nicolas Barrette, University of Toronto Tings Chak, University of Toronto Daniel Nedecki, McGill University
June 2013 to August 2013
Master’s Students Program: Campus Development
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Theme: Campus Development Recipients: Nicolas Barrette, University of Toronto Tings Chak, University of Toronto Daniel Nedecki, McGill University
Theme: Health/City Recipients: Michael Faciejew, McGill University Avery Guthrie, University of Toronto Caner Öktem, University of British Columbia
June 2011 to August 2011
Master’s Students Program: Health/City
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Theme: Health/City Recipients: Michael Faciejew, McGill University Avery Guthrie, University of Toronto Caner Öktem, University of British Columbia
Theme: Urban Agriculture in Canada Recipients: Olive Bailey, University of Calgary Kate Patterson, University of Toronto Julia Tischer, McGill University
June 2007 to August 2007
Master’s Students Program: Urban Agriculture
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Theme: Urban Agriculture in Canada Recipients: Olive Bailey, University of Calgary Kate Patterson, University of Toronto Julia Tischer, McGill University
Theme : Sustainable Development Recipients: Edward J. Martin, University of Waterloo Catherine Vandermeulen, McGill University Nancy Wilson, University of Toronto
June 2006 to August 2006
Master’s Students Program: Sustainable Development
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Theme : Sustainable Development Recipients: Edward J. Martin, University of Waterloo Catherine Vandermeulen, McGill University Nancy Wilson, University of Toronto