Maristella Casciato: Introducing Pierre Jeanneret—architect, designer, educator—in Chandigarh
On 18 November, Maristella Casciato, CCA Senior Mellon Fellow and Professor of Architectural History, School of Architecture “Aldo Rossi” at Cesena, University of Bologna, speaks on the pivotal contribution of Pierre Jeanneret to the construction of Chandigarh, India. The lesser-known cousin of the famous Le Corbusier, this seminar presents “another” view of Pierre Jeanneret.
Paul Desmarais Theatre
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Maristella Casciato, Pierre Jeanneret
18 November 2010 , 6PM
Maristella Casciato: Introducing Pierre Jeanneret—architect, designer, educator—in Chandigarh
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On 18 November, Maristella Casciato, CCA Senior Mellon Fellow and Professor of Architectural History, School of Architecture “Aldo Rossi” at Cesena, University of Bologna, speaks on the pivotal contribution of Pierre Jeanneret to the construction of Chandigarh, India. The lesser-known cousin of the famous Le Corbusier, this seminar presents “another” view of Pierre Jeanneret.
Paul Desmarais Theatre
Presented in English Keyword(s):
Maristella Casciato, Pierre Jeanneret
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January 2010 to December 2010
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January 2010 to
December 2010
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Chandigarh Before Chandigarh
Journeys and translation
Pierre Jeanneret, Chandigarh, Le Corbusier, Maristella Casciato, Casablanca Chandigarh: A Report on Modernization
3 March 2016
Journeys and translation
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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The beginning of the 1950s was a moment of global upheaval. From India to Morocco, from Guatemala to Indochina, the process of decolonization gained momentum and the Cold War began. Architects working or acting as experts in the non-Western areas of the globe could no longer plan as if sites were terrains vague and people were mute subjects. The end of colonial(...)
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Casablanca, Chandigarh, Le Corbusier, Jeanneret, Morocco, Punjab, India, Morocco, modernism, Africa, Takashi Homma, Yto Barrada
26 November 2013 to 20 April 2014
How architects, experts, politicians, international agencies and citizens negotiate modern planning: Casablanca Chandigarh
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The beginning of the 1950s was a moment of global upheaval. From India to Morocco, from Guatemala to Indochina, the process of decolonization gained momentum and the Cold War began. Architects working or acting as experts in the non-Western areas of the globe could no longer plan as if sites were terrains vague and people were mute subjects. The end of colonial(...)
Main galleries Keyword(s):
Casablanca, Chandigarh, Le Corbusier, Jeanneret, Morocco, Punjab, India, Morocco, modernism, Africa, Takashi Homma, Yto Barrada
On the occasion of the opening of How architects, experts, politicians, international agencies, and citizens negotiate modern planning: Casablanca Chandigarh the two featured photographers Yto Barrada and Takashi Homma join a conversation with the exhibition curators. They discuss how inhabitants take ownership of the city and urban life in Casablanca and Chandigarh.
27 November 2013
In conversation: Yto Barrada & Takashi Homma
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On the occasion of the opening of How architects, experts, politicians, international agencies, and citizens negotiate modern planning: Casablanca Chandigarh the two featured photographers Yto Barrada and Takashi Homma join a conversation with the exhibition curators. They discuss how inhabitants take ownership of the city and urban life in Casablanca and Chandigarh.
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215 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Roma : Officina, ©1984.
Le case Eigen Haard di De Klerk, 1913/21 / Maristella Casciato, Wim de Wit.
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215 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
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Roma : Officina, ©1984.
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1 computer optical disc (CD-R) (approximately 109 min.) : digital, MP3 file ; 12 cm master
[2010]
Pierre Jeanneret : architect, designer, educator, in Chandigarh.
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1 computer optical disc (CD-R) (approximately 109 min.) : digital, MP3 file ; 12 cm master
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[2010]
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1 streaming video file (4 min., 19 sec.) : sound, colour
[Montréal] : Centre canadien d'architecture/Canadian Centre for Architecture, [2013]
How architects, experts, politicians, international agencies, and citizens negotiate modern planning : Casablanca Chandigarh.
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1 streaming video file (4 min., 19 sec.) : sound, colour
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[Montréal] : Centre canadien d'architecture/Canadian Centre for Architecture, [2013]
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240 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Bologna : Zanichelli, 1987.
La Scuola di Amsterdam / a cura di Maristella Casciato.
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240 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
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Bologna : Zanichelli, 1987.