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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(...)
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(...)
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Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
Date:
15 May 2012 to 9 September 2012
15 May 2012 to 9 September 2012
Title:
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(...)
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(...)
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exhibitions
exhibitions
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15 May 2012 to
9 September 2012
15 May 2012 to
9 September 2012
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Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
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Reading between the books of anyone’s library can reveal process, influences, ways of thinking, and surprises in their work. While historians disentangle archives, CCA invites contemporary architects to select ten books that reflect themselves today.
Reading between the books of anyone’s library can reveal process, influences, ways of thinking, and surprises in their work. While historians disentangle archives, CCA invites contemporary architects to select ten books that reflect themselves today.
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27 March 2019, 1:30pm
27 March 2019, 1:30pm
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The talking bookshelf: with Konstantinos Pantazis
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Reading between the books of anyone’s library can reveal process, influences, ways of thinking, and surprises in their work. While historians disentangle archives, CCA invites contemporary architects to select ten books that reflect themselves today.
The talking bookshelf: with Konstantinos Pantazis
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Reading between the books of anyone’s library can reveal process, influences, ways of thinking, and surprises in their work. While historians disentangle archives, CCA invites contemporary architects to select ten books that reflect themselves today.
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events
events
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27 March 2019
1:30pm
27 March 2019
1:30pm
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exhibitions
exhibitions
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This exhibition presents American architect Ben Nicholson’s search for order, meaning, and logic in a world of art, science, and mystery. The Laurentian Library in Florence, a masterwork by Michelangelo designed in 1524–25, contains fifteen pairs of terra cotta panels bearing complex geometric patterns that have been long hidden from view. Nicholson studied the panels at(...)
This exhibition presents American architect Ben Nicholson’s search for order, meaning, and logic in a world of art, science, and mystery. The Laurentian Library in Florence, a masterwork by Michelangelo designed in 1524–25, contains fifteen pairs of terra cotta panels bearing complex geometric patterns that have been long hidden from view. Nicholson studied the panels at(...)
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Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
Date:
11 December 1996 to 9 March 1997
11 December 1996 to 9 March 1997
Title:
Uncovering Geometry: Ben Nicholson at the Laurentian Library
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This exhibition presents American architect Ben Nicholson’s search for order, meaning, and logic in a world of art, science, and mystery. The Laurentian Library in Florence, a masterwork by Michelangelo designed in 1524–25, contains fifteen pairs of terra cotta panels bearing complex geometric patterns that have been long hidden from view. Nicholson studied the panels at(...)
Uncovering Geometry: Ben Nicholson at the Laurentian Library
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This exhibition presents American architect Ben Nicholson’s search for order, meaning, and logic in a world of art, science, and mystery. The Laurentian Library in Florence, a masterwork by Michelangelo designed in 1524–25, contains fifteen pairs of terra cotta panels bearing complex geometric patterns that have been long hidden from view. Nicholson studied the panels at(...)
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exhibitions
exhibitions
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11 December 1996 to
9 March 1997
11 December 1996 to
9 March 1997
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Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
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Sub-series
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Bibliothèque
Bibliothèque
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AP001.S2.SS01
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Cette sous-séries contient une partie de la bibliothèque d'Ernest Cormier acquise par le CCA avec le reste du Fonds Ernest Cormier.
AP001.S2.SS01
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Cette sous-séries contient une partie de la bibliothèque d'Ernest Cormier acquise par le CCA avec le reste du Fonds Ernest Cormier.
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non daté, 1885-1957
non daté, 1885-1957
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Bibliothèque
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AP001.S2.SS01
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Cette sous-séries contient une partie de la bibliothèque d'Ernest Cormier acquise par le CCA avec le reste du Fonds Ernest Cormier.
Bibliothèque
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AP001.S2.SS01
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Cette sous-séries contient une partie de la bibliothèque d'Ernest Cormier acquise par le CCA avec le reste du Fonds Ernest Cormier.
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Sous-série
Sous-série
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non daté, 1885-1957
non daté, 1885-1957
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articles
articles
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How to: mind the moon
How to: mind the moon
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A perverted material library by Lev Bratishenko, Francelle Cane, Anastasia Kubrak, Jane Mah Hutton, Marija Marić, Amelyn Ng, Bethany Rigby, and Fred Scharmen
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How to: mind the moon
A perverted material library by Lev Bratishenko, Francelle Cane, Anastasia Kubrak, Jane Mah Hutton, Marija Marić, Amelyn Ng, Bethany Rigby, and Fred Scharmen
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How to: mind the moon
A perverted material library by Lev Bratishenko, Francelle Cane, Anastasia Kubrak, Jane Mah Hutton, Marija Marić, Amelyn Ng, Bethany Rigby, and Fred Scharmen
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photographs
photographs
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Bibliothèque Nationale Paris
Bibliothèque Nationale Paris
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PH1986:0900.12
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Album PH1986:0900.12 comprises 136 photographs and 34 prints of the Bibliothèque Nationale de Paris, altered by Michel Roux-Spitz. Photographs show exterior views of the building, including the inner court and garden, and interior views, including the reading rooms, hallways, staircases, galleries, shelves, painted ceilings, bas-reliefs, ironwork doors, basements, utility room, and workshop. 2 of the prints (PH1986:0900.12:124 and PH1986:0900.12:125), which show plans, elevations and cross sections, have prints in red ink attached showing plans of the building prior to the architect's interventions.
PH1986:0900.12
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Album PH1986:0900.12 comprises 136 photographs and 34 prints of the Bibliothèque Nationale de Paris, altered by Michel Roux-Spitz. Photographs show exterior views of the building, including the inner court and garden, and interior views, including the reading rooms, hallways, staircases, galleries, shelves, painted ceilings, bas-reliefs, ironwork doors, basements, utility room, and workshop. 2 of the prints (PH1986:0900.12:124 and PH1986:0900.12:125), which show plans, elevations and cross sections, have prints in red ink attached showing plans of the building prior to the architect's interventions.
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architecture, interior design, ornament, painting, sculpture
architecture, interior design, ornament, painting, sculpture
Date:
1932-1934?
1932-1934?
Title:
Bibliothèque Nationale Paris
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PH1986:0900.12
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Album PH1986:0900.12 comprises 136 photographs and 34 prints of the Bibliothèque Nationale de Paris, altered by Michel Roux-Spitz. Photographs show exterior views of the building, including the inner court and garden, and interior views, including the reading rooms, hallways, staircases, galleries, shelves, painted ceilings, bas-reliefs, ironwork doors, basements, utility room, and workshop. 2 of the prints (PH1986:0900.12:124 and PH1986:0900.12:125), which show plans, elevations and cross sections, have prints in red ink attached showing plans of the building prior to the architect's interventions.
Bibliothèque Nationale Paris
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PH1986:0900.12
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Album PH1986:0900.12 comprises 136 photographs and 34 prints of the Bibliothèque Nationale de Paris, altered by Michel Roux-Spitz. Photographs show exterior views of the building, including the inner court and garden, and interior views, including the reading rooms, hallways, staircases, galleries, shelves, painted ceilings, bas-reliefs, ironwork doors, basements, utility room, and workshop. 2 of the prints (PH1986:0900.12:124 and PH1986:0900.12:125), which show plans, elevations and cross sections, have prints in red ink attached showing plans of the building prior to the architect's interventions.
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photographs
photographs
Date:
1932-1934?
1932-1934?
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architecture, interior design, ornament, painting, sculpture
architecture, interior design, ornament, painting, sculpture
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photographs
photographs
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Paris. Louvre. Bibliothèque
Paris. Louvre. Bibliothèque
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PH1983:0199:027
PH1983:0199:027
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architecture
architecture
Date:
1857
1857
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photographs
photographs
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1857
1857
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architecture
architecture
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drawings
drawings
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Détails de la bibliothèque
Détails de la bibliothèque
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ARCH273720
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Bibliothèque : détails des armoires de rangement des livres, des tables, de la salle de lecture, des chaises, des fauteuils, des bureaux et des cloisons de séparation.
ARCH273720
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Bibliothèque : détails des armoires de rangement des livres, des tables, de la salle de lecture, des chaises, des fauteuils, des bureaux et des cloisons de séparation.
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Date:
circa 1937
circa 1937
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Détails de la bibliothèque
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ARCH273720
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Bibliothèque : détails des armoires de rangement des livres, des tables, de la salle de lecture, des chaises, des fauteuils, des bureaux et des cloisons de séparation.
Détails de la bibliothèque
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ARCH273720
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Bibliothèque : détails des armoires de rangement des livres, des tables, de la salle de lecture, des chaises, des fauteuils, des bureaux et des cloisons de séparation.
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drawings
drawings
Date:
circa 1937
circa 1937
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drawings
drawings
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Details de la bibliothèque
Details de la bibliothèque
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ARCH273722
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Bibliothèque : détails de l'agencement des meubles, des grilles de bronze du système de chauffage, des tables de lecture, du plafond et des chaises. Plans détaillés de la pièce de l'électricité.
ARCH273722
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Bibliothèque : détails de l'agencement des meubles, des grilles de bronze du système de chauffage, des tables de lecture, du plafond et des chaises. Plans détaillés de la pièce de l'électricité.
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Date:
circa 1937
circa 1937
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Details de la bibliothèque
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ARCH273722
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Bibliothèque : détails de l'agencement des meubles, des grilles de bronze du système de chauffage, des tables de lecture, du plafond et des chaises. Plans détaillés de la pièce de l'électricité.
Details de la bibliothèque
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ARCH273722
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Bibliothèque : détails de l'agencement des meubles, des grilles de bronze du système de chauffage, des tables de lecture, du plafond et des chaises. Plans détaillés de la pièce de l'électricité.
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drawings
drawings
Date:
circa 1937
circa 1937
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drawings
drawings
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drawings
drawings
Date:
1952 - 1960
1952 - 1960
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