Canadian Megaform
The documents in this hall case display refer to seven Canadian projects as a way to exemplify the concept of megaform through the work of Arthur Erickson, Cornelia Hahn Oberlander, Harold Ship, Ray Affleck, and Victor Prus, among others. Curated by Maristella Casciato, CCA. {: .info }
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10 September 2014 to 6 April 2015
Canadian Megaform
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The documents in this hall case display refer to seven Canadian projects as a way to exemplify the concept of megaform through the work of Arthur Erickson, Cornelia Hahn Oberlander, Harold Ship, Ray Affleck, and Victor Prus, among others. Curated by Maristella Casciato, CCA. {: .info }
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In an age of unprecedented human impact on the planet, certain countries stand out for their privileged positions and the complexity of their relationships with the land. Stories about Canada closely follow the discovery and appropriation of vast and varied natural resources as well as changing ideas of the proper relationship between people and their environment.(...)
16 November 2016 to 9 April 2017
It’s All Happening So Fast
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In an age of unprecedented human impact on the planet, certain countries stand out for their privileged positions and the complexity of their relationships with the land. Stories about Canada closely follow the discovery and appropriation of vast and varied natural resources as well as changing ideas of the proper relationship between people and their environment.(...)
Ben Bradley presents how the automobile shaped how Canadians encountered their country during the 20th century. As thousands and then millions came to know Canada by motoring, their travel patterns, viewing habits, and tastes shaped and reshaped the places they passed through. Canada’s roads came to be festooned with scenic pullouts, viewpoints, and a constellation of(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre Keyword(s):
Canada, environment, Bradley, It's all happening so fast, roadside
23 February 2017, 6pm
Making Canada a Roadside Attraction
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Ben Bradley presents how the automobile shaped how Canadians encountered their country during the 20th century. As thousands and then millions came to know Canada by motoring, their travel patterns, viewing habits, and tastes shaped and reshaped the places they passed through. Canada’s roads came to be festooned with scenic pullouts, viewpoints, and a constellation of(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre Keyword(s):
Canada, environment, Bradley, It's all happening so fast, roadside
Theme: Looking at Canada Recipient: Thaly Drouin-Crespin, Carleton University Laura Fiset, University of Toronto Kevin Murray, University of Toronto
June 2014 to August 2014
Master’s Students Program: Looking at Canada
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Theme: Looking at Canada Recipient: Thaly Drouin-Crespin, Carleton University Laura Fiset, University of Toronto Kevin Murray, University of Toronto
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
Second Nature
As part of the exhibition It’s All Happening So Fast, an interactive workshop is offered to cegep and university groups in order to explore the complex and contradictory relationships that Canada maintains with the environment. By taking a stand and speaking on behalf of entities motivated by a multiplicity of interests—ecosystems, architecture, ethics, economic systems,(...)
26 January 2017 to 7 April 2017
Second Nature
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As part of the exhibition It’s All Happening So Fast, an interactive workshop is offered to cegep and university groups in order to explore the complex and contradictory relationships that Canada maintains with the environment. By taking a stand and speaking on behalf of entities motivated by a multiplicity of interests—ecosystems, architecture, ethics, economic systems,(...)
To coincide with the opening of our exhibition To Build Law, we invite you to a roundtable on renovation and rehabilitation policies in Canada. Olaf Grawert, Alina Kolar (bplus.xyz), and Juliette Cook (Ha/f Climate Design) will discuss the economic, environmental, and legal challenges of renovation.
Shaughnessy House Keyword(s):
renovation and rehabilitation policies in Canada, roundtable, economic, environmental, and legal challenges of renovation
11 December 2024, 6pm
Tear Down or Repair
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To coincide with the opening of our exhibition To Build Law, we invite you to a roundtable on renovation and rehabilitation policies in Canada. Olaf Grawert, Alina Kolar (bplus.xyz), and Juliette Cook (Ha/f Climate Design) will discuss the economic, environmental, and legal challenges of renovation.
Shaughnessy House Keyword(s):
renovation and rehabilitation policies in Canada, roundtable, economic, environmental, and legal challenges of renovation
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(...)
Main galleries Keyword(s):
The Dark Edge of a Clear-cut, Canada, It's all happening so fast, conversation
Topic: Into the archive: three Canadian architects Recipients: Desirae Cronsberry, Carleton University Ila D’Cruz, McGill University Ian Lowrie, University of British Columbia
June 2015 to August 2015
Master’s Students Program: Into the Archive
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Topic: Into the archive: three Canadian architects Recipients: Desirae Cronsberry, Carleton University Ila D’Cruz, McGill University Ian Lowrie, University of British Columbia
Shaughnessy House Keyword(s):
research fellow 2023, seminar, research, Douglas Robb, Canada, landscape, decarbonization, northern corridor, infrastructure
1 June, 6 p.m.
Shaughnessy House Keyword(s):
research fellow 2023, seminar, research, Douglas Robb, Canada, landscape, decarbonization, northern corridor, infrastructure