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Detritus, Waste, Salvage
Into the material world
18th century, 19th century, rubbish, trash, salvage, recycling, André Guillerme, construction, demolition, Paris, round table
18 January 2017
Into the material world
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Into the material world
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Waste Creeps Back
Take care
Abroad, ADN, American Gothic, Bangalore, Buffalo University, DNA, Imperfect Health, India, recycling, United States, waste
7 February 2012
Take care
Absent Wall: Recalling Gordon Matta-Clark’s Garbage Wall (1970), an installation in the CCA’s Baile Park, is a symbolic structure that evokes Matta-Clark’s interest in recycling, leftover spaces, and alternatives to architectural design. On the occasion of the first Earth Day, Gordon Matta-Clark orchestrated an event at Manhattan’s St. Mark’s Church that took place from(...)
Baile Park
6 May 2004 to 6 September 2004
Absent Wall: Recalling Gordon Matta-Clark’s Garbage Wall (1970)
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Absent Wall: Recalling Gordon Matta-Clark’s Garbage Wall (1970), an installation in the CCA’s Baile Park, is a symbolic structure that evokes Matta-Clark’s interest in recycling, leftover spaces, and alternatives to architectural design. On the occasion of the first Earth Day, Gordon Matta-Clark orchestrated an event at Manhattan’s St. Mark’s Church that took place from(...)
Baile Park
Seemingly common activities such as walking, playing, recycling, and gardening are pushed beyond their usual definition by the international architects, artists, and collectives featured in the exhibition. Their actions push against accepted norms of behaviour in cities, at times even challenging legal limitations. The individuals and groups employ a range of approaches(...)
Main galleries
26 November 2008 to 19 April 2009
Actions: What You Can Do With the City
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Seemingly common activities such as walking, playing, recycling, and gardening are pushed beyond their usual definition by the international architects, artists, and collectives featured in the exhibition. Their actions push against accepted norms of behaviour in cities, at times even challenging legal limitations. The individuals and groups employ a range of approaches(...)
Main galleries
In the Yesterday Today lecture series, American architect Michael Reynolds discusses Earthship houses, which use recycled materials and sustainable energy technologies to create autonomous dwellings. The structure and systems of Earthships are integrated so that all materials have a secondary use, from the greywater system in bathrooms and kitchens to planter boxes in(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
15 November 2007
Michael Reynolds: The Earthship Sustainable Housing Concept
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In the Yesterday Today lecture series, American architect Michael Reynolds discusses Earthship houses, which use recycled materials and sustainable energy technologies to create autonomous dwellings. The structure and systems of Earthships are integrated so that all materials have a secondary use, from the greywater system in bathrooms and kitchens to planter boxes in(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
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Correspondance critiquant le recyclage de l’Édifice de l’Ordre des ambulanciers de Saint-Jean
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Chemise incluant de la correspondance critiquant le recyclage de l’Édifice de l’Ordre des ambulanciers de Saint-Jean, fait vers 1991-1992. Photocopies d’une gravure de l’édifice provenant de l’Ordre des ambulanciers de Saint-Jean. Reproduction calquée par Roger D’Astous de la photocopie de cette gravure. Photocopie de la Maison Saint-Jean, avec annotation manuscrite. Article par Jean-Pierre Bonhomme, paru dans La Presse, 19 janvier 1992, au sujet du recyclage de l’Édifice de l’Ordre des ambulanciers de Saint-Jean. Divers articles par Jean-Pierre Bonhomme, parus dans La Presse, traitant d’architecture.
Correspondance critiquant le recyclage de l’Édifice de l’Ordre des ambulanciers de Saint-Jean
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Chemise incluant de la correspondance critiquant le recyclage de l’Édifice de l’Ordre des ambulanciers de Saint-Jean, fait vers 1991-1992. Photocopies d’une gravure de l’édifice provenant de l’Ordre des ambulanciers de Saint-Jean. Reproduction calquée par Roger D’Astous de la photocopie de cette gravure. Photocopie de la Maison Saint-Jean, avec annotation manuscrite. Article par Jean-Pierre Bonhomme, paru dans La Presse, 19 janvier 1992, au sujet du recyclage de l’Édifice de l’Ordre des ambulanciers de Saint-Jean. Divers articles par Jean-Pierre Bonhomme, parus dans La Presse, traitant d’architecture.
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xv, 159 pages : illustrations (principalement en couleur), cartes en couleur ; 23 cm
Sainte-Foy : Publications du Québec, 2004.
Recyclage architectural à Québec : 60 réalisations créatives / École d'architecture de l'Université Laval sous la direction de Martin Dubois.
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xv, 159 pages : illustrations (principalement en couleur), cartes en couleur ; 23 cm
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Sainte-Foy : Publications du Québec, 2004.