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The Good Cause
Journeys and translation
Archis, Architecture en uniforme, Architecture in Uniform, Cold War, Guerre froide, La bonne cause, NAi, paix, peace, reconstruction, Seconde Guerre mondiale, Second World War, The Good Cause
28 March 2011
Journeys and translation
How can construction be an instrument of peace? Post-conflict cities share many problems such as spontaneous construction and a lack of strong civil governance, thus even well-intended projects under these conditions risk fixing inequalities permanently or introducing new ones in the built environment. Can architecture, beyond solving a direct need or problem, add to(...)
Octagonal gallery
16 June 2011 to 4 September 2011
The Good Cause: Architecture of Peace
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How can construction be an instrument of peace? Post-conflict cities share many problems such as spontaneous construction and a lack of strong civil governance, thus even well-intended projects under these conditions risk fixing inequalities permanently or introducing new ones in the built environment. Can architecture, beyond solving a direct need or problem, add to(...)
Octagonal gallery
The Dark Edge of a Clear-cut
In a conversation moderated by Louise Désy, CCA Curator, Photographs, Lorraine Gilbert presents her work: The documentation of landscapes I have lived and worked in has resulted in a body of work that questions our place within nature and within our built environments. The seemingly objective nature of the way I have pictured these natural and urban spaces, has given way(...)
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The Dark Edge of a Clear-cut, Canada, It's all happening so fast, conversation
4 February 2017, 3pm
The Dark Edge of a Clear-cut
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In a conversation moderated by Louise Désy, CCA Curator, Photographs, Lorraine Gilbert presents her work: The documentation of landscapes I have lived and worked in has resulted in a body of work that questions our place within nature and within our built environments. The seemingly objective nature of the way I have pictured these natural and urban spaces, has given way(...)
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The Dark Edge of a Clear-cut, Canada, It's all happening so fast, conversation
Cause and Effect
In this talk, Michel Boulet, CCA photographer, and Louise Désy, Curator, Photographs, will discuss the photographic coverage of environmental catastrophes. A native of Lac-Mégantic, Michel Boulet was on location during the railway disaster on 6 July 2013, capturing images during the first hours following the accident. This conversation situates the work within larger(...)
Main galleries
10 December 2016, 3pm
Cause and Effect
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In this talk, Michel Boulet, CCA photographer, and Louise Désy, Curator, Photographs, will discuss the photographic coverage of environmental catastrophes. A native of Lac-Mégantic, Michel Boulet was on location during the railway disaster on 6 July 2013, capturing images during the first hours following the accident. This conversation situates the work within larger(...)
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17 January 2018
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AP066.S2.D26
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Le dossier documente la rénovation du Bar l'oeuf- Brasserie Holder situé au 3816 boulevard Saint-Laurent, à Montréal, Québec. Le budget aloué pour ce projet était de 350 000$ et la superficie est de 660 m2. Aussi, le projet s'est mérité le Prix d'excellence de l'OAQ, Mention en architecture 1992, catégorie "bâtiment commercial". Le dossier contient des dessins et des documents photographiques. Description du projet par l'architecte: "Transformation d'une quincaillerie en un bar-causerie "à l'européenne" qui, après quelques mois d'exploitation, sera modifié en restaurant. Le bâtiment voit son volume et sa superficie presque doublés. Cette dernière passant de quelque 340 m2 à 660 m2." ARQ: Architecture-Québec, nº 70, janvier 1993, p. 24.
1990-1991
Bar L'oeuf - Brasserie Holder
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AP066.S2.D26
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Le dossier documente la rénovation du Bar l'oeuf- Brasserie Holder situé au 3816 boulevard Saint-Laurent, à Montréal, Québec. Le budget aloué pour ce projet était de 350 000$ et la superficie est de 660 m2. Aussi, le projet s'est mérité le Prix d'excellence de l'OAQ, Mention en architecture 1992, catégorie "bâtiment commercial". Le dossier contient des dessins et des documents photographiques. Description du projet par l'architecte: "Transformation d'une quincaillerie en un bar-causerie "à l'européenne" qui, après quelques mois d'exploitation, sera modifié en restaurant. Le bâtiment voit son volume et sa superficie presque doublés. Cette dernière passant de quelque 340 m2 à 660 m2." ARQ: Architecture-Québec, nº 70, janvier 1993, p. 24.
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1990-1991
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ARCH259631
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Brouillons de curriculum vitae et biographies d'Ernest Cormier, incluant des coupures de presse, de la correspondance parmi les sujets et les correspondants: William Gardiner,1947; Robert L. Macneil, 1947; United Nations Architectural Board, 1947; Association des Étudiants de Polytechnique, 1948; Canadian Who's Who, s.d; Jacques Dalibard, 1963; Le Galerie nationale du Canada, s.d; causerie sur Cormier à Radio-Canada, 1949; Philippine Institute of Architects, 1955.
1947-1963
Renseignements biographiques et correspondance
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ARCH259631
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Brouillons de curriculum vitae et biographies d'Ernest Cormier, incluant des coupures de presse, de la correspondance parmi les sujets et les correspondants: William Gardiner,1947; Robert L. Macneil, 1947; United Nations Architectural Board, 1947; Association des Étudiants de Polytechnique, 1948; Canadian Who's Who, s.d; Jacques Dalibard, 1963; Le Galerie nationale du Canada, s.d; causerie sur Cormier à Radio-Canada, 1949; Philippine Institute of Architects, 1955.
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1947-1963
Bas Princen: Volcano Walks
In this artist’s talk, Bas Princen will discuss the current status of the 17 Volcanoes project and explore the resonances between the works of Franz Wilhelm Junghuhn, works by early-twentieth-century Dutch photographers in Java (like van Nieuwenhuis), and his own practice. Although discovering new places seems impossible today, the talk takes as a point of departure the(...)
15 October 2016, 3pm
Bas Princen: Volcano Walks
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In this artist’s talk, Bas Princen will discuss the current status of the 17 Volcanoes project and explore the resonances between the works of Franz Wilhelm Junghuhn, works by early-twentieth-century Dutch photographers in Java (like van Nieuwenhuis), and his own practice. Although discovering new places seems impossible today, the talk takes as a point of departure the(...)
Chicago-based artist Michael Rakowitz speaks with Luca Stasi of Recetas Urbanas about their various projects. Rakowitz’s work explores the concepts of nomadic habitat and urban appropriation, while Recetas Urbanas uses strategies of urban intervention that take advantage of legal loopholes, opening up opportunities for autonomous architecture. The conversation is part of(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre
2 April 2009
Michael Rakowitz and Luca Stasi of Recetas Urbanas
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Chicago-based artist Michael Rakowitz speaks with Luca Stasi of Recetas Urbanas about their various projects. Rakowitz’s work explores the concepts of nomadic habitat and urban appropriation, while Recetas Urbanas uses strategies of urban intervention that take advantage of legal loopholes, opening up opportunities for autonomous architecture. The conversation is part of(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre
Learning from... Athens
Konstantinos Pantazis, co-founder of Point Supreme, discusses the work of the Athens-based practice. The talk focuses on ways to challenge the current crisis condition, proactive proposals for improving the city, addressing the collective unconscious, and building without money. It presents the processes behind examples from the two opposite ends of Point Supreme’s(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
7 April 2016, 6pm
Learning from... Athens
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Konstantinos Pantazis, co-founder of Point Supreme, discusses the work of the Athens-based practice. The talk focuses on ways to challenge the current crisis condition, proactive proposals for improving the city, addressing the collective unconscious, and building without money. It presents the processes behind examples from the two opposite ends of Point Supreme’s(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre