Major international architects Rem Koolhaas and Peter Eisenman address topics they consider to be of vital importance and urgency in contemporary architectural practice. Their individual presentations are followed by a joint conversation with CCA Founding Director and Chair of the Board of Trustees Phyllis Lambert. The Urgency series reflects the CCA’s ongoing exploration(...)
8 June 2007
Urgency 2007: Rem Koolhaas and Peter Eisenman
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Major international architects Rem Koolhaas and Peter Eisenman address topics they consider to be of vital importance and urgency in contemporary architectural practice. Their individual presentations are followed by a joint conversation with CCA Founding Director and Chair of the Board of Trustees Phyllis Lambert. The Urgency series reflects the CCA’s ongoing exploration(...)
Palimpsestuous Ithaca, Sébastien Marot, Visiting Scholar, Sub-urbanism, Super-urbanism, Rem Koolhaas
11 March 2005
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11 May 1991
DR1984:1552
architecture, painting
1976
"Freud Unlimited", used by Rem Koolhaas in his book "Delirious New York"
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DR1984:1552
architecture, painting
DR1984:1553
architecture, painting
March 1975
"Flagrant Délit", used for the cover of "Delirious New York" by Rem Koolhaas
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DR1984:1553
architecture, painting
A super-library combining five national collections in one building, Paris’s National Library of France was the final Grands travaux of President François Mitterrand. Initially commissioned to house all French production of words, images, and sounds since 1945, its architectural competition captured the confusion and variety of architectural thinking in 1989. OMA’s(...)
Octagonal gallery
15 May 2012 to 9 September 2012
Très Grande Bibliothèque (Very Big Library)
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A super-library combining five national collections in one building, Paris’s National Library of France was the final Grands travaux of President François Mitterrand. Initially commissioned to house all French production of words, images, and sounds since 1945, its architectural competition captured the confusion and variety of architectural thinking in 1989. OMA’s(...)
Octagonal gallery
A conversation between Jean-Philippe Vassal of Lacaton Vassal architects, Paris, France, and Giancarlo Mazzanti of Mazzanti Arquitectos, Bogotá, Colombia, moderated by CCA Director and Chief Curator Mirko Zardini. The 2011 edition considers the role of architectural interventions that address social issues through projects of various scales and typologies. Urgency series(...)
17 November 2011
Urgency 2011: Jean-Philippe Vassal and Giancarlo Mazzanti
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A conversation between Jean-Philippe Vassal of Lacaton Vassal architects, Paris, France, and Giancarlo Mazzanti of Mazzanti Arquitectos, Bogotá, Colombia, moderated by CCA Director and Chief Curator Mirko Zardini. The 2011 edition considers the role of architectural interventions that address social issues through projects of various scales and typologies. Urgency series(...)
Adam Caruso of Caruso St John and Brigitte Shim of Shim-Sutcliffe Architects address topics they consider to be of vital importance and urgency in contemporary architectural practice. Their individual presentations are followed by a conversation moderated by CCA Director Mirko Zardini. The Urgency series reflects the CCA’s ongoing exploration of critical issues facing(...)
12 June 2009
Urgency 2009: Adam Caruso and Brigitte Shim
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Adam Caruso of Caruso St John and Brigitte Shim of Shim-Sutcliffe Architects address topics they consider to be of vital importance and urgency in contemporary architectural practice. Their individual presentations are followed by a conversation moderated by CCA Director Mirko Zardini. The Urgency series reflects the CCA’s ongoing exploration of critical issues facing(...)
Renowned for their innovative projects and thinking, Greg Lynn and Yung Ho Chang present issues of vital importance in contemporary practice. Individual presentations by Lynn and Chang are followed by a conversation moderated by CCA Director Mirko Zardini. The Urgency series reflects the CCA’s ongoing exploration of critical issues facing architecture and contemporary(...)
13 June 2008
Urgency 2008: Greg Lynn and Yung Ho Chang
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Renowned for their innovative projects and thinking, Greg Lynn and Yung Ho Chang present issues of vital importance in contemporary practice. Individual presentations by Lynn and Chang are followed by a conversation moderated by CCA Director Mirko Zardini. The Urgency series reflects the CCA’s ongoing exploration of critical issues facing architecture and contemporary(...)