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Canadian Centre for Architecture

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The Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) (Centre canadien d'architecture) is a museum of architecture and research centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. [1]

40 relations: Aldo Rossi, American Institute of Architects, Architecture of Canada, Arthur Erickson, Bruce Kuwabara, Canada, Canadian Heritage Information Network, Canadian Museums Association, Cedric Price, Ernest Cormier, Examination for Architects in Canada, Giovanna Borasi, Golden Square Mile, Gordon Matta-Clark, Governor General's Awards, Guy-Concordia station, Industrial design, James Stirling (architect), John Hejduk, Melvin Charney, Mirko Zardini, Modern architecture, Montreal, National Historic Sites of Canada, Peter Eisenman, Peter Rose (architect), Phyllis Lambert, Quebec, Quebec Autoroute 720, René Lévesque Boulevard, Sculpture garden, Second Empire architecture, Shaughnessy Village, Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada, The Canadian Encyclopedia, The Wall Street Journal, Thomas Shaughnessy, 1st Baron Shaughnessy, Ville-Marie, Montreal, Virtual Museum of Canada, William Tutin Thomas.

Aldo Rossi

Aldo Rossi (3 May 1931 – 4 September 1997) was an Italian architect and designer who achieved international recognition in four distinct areas: theory, drawing, architecture and product design.

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American Institute of Architects

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is a professional organization for architects in the United States.

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Architecture of Canada

The architecture of Canada is, with the exception of that of Canadian First Nations, closely linked to the techniques and styles developed in Canada, Europe and the United States.

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Arthur Erickson

Arthur Charles Erickson, (June 14, 1924 – May 20, 2009) was a Canadian architect and urban planner.

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Bruce Kuwabara

Bruce Bunji Kuwabara, (O.C., B.Arch, OAA, FRAIC, RAIC, AIA, RIBA) is a Canadian architect and a founding partner of the firm KPMB Architects (formed in 1987).

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Canada

Canada is a country located in the northern part of North America.

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Canadian Heritage Information Network

The Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN) is a Government of Canada-supported organization that provides a networked interface to Canada's heritage.

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Canadian Museums Association

The Canadian Museums Association (CMA) is a national non-profit organization for the promotion of museums in Canada.

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Cedric Price

Cedric Price FRIBA (11 September 1934 – 10 August 2003) was an English architect and influential teacher and writer on architecture.

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Ernest Cormier

Ernest Cormier, OC (December 5, 1885 – January 1, 1980) was a Canadian engineer and architect who spent much of his career in the Montreal area, erecting notable examples of Art Deco architecture, including his home in the Golden Square Mile, Cormier House.

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Examination for Architects in Canada

The Examination for Architects in Canada, or ExAC, is a professional licensure examination for architects in most of Canada.

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Giovanna Borasi

Giovanna Borasi (born 1971 in Milan, Italy) is Chief Curator of the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) in Montreal, Quebec, Canada since 2014.

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Golden Square Mile

The Square Mile and also known as the Golden Square Mile (officially in Le Mille Carré and also known as Mille carré doré) is the nostalgic name given to an urban neighbourhood developed principally between 1850 and 1930 at the foot of Mount Royal, in the west-central section of downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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Gordon Matta-Clark

Gordon Matta-Clark (born Gordon Roberto Echaurren Matta; June 22, 1943 – August 27, 1978) was an American artist best known for his site-specific artworks he made in the 1970s.

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Governor General's Awards

The Governor General's Awards are a collection of annual awards presented by the Governor General of Canada, recognizing distinction in numerous academic, artistic, and social fields.

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Guy-Concordia station

Guy-Concordia station is a Montreal Metro station in the borough of Ville-Marie in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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Industrial design

Industrial design is a process of design applied to products that are to be manufactured through techniques of mass production.

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James Stirling (architect)

Sir James Frazer Stirling (22 April 1926 – 25 June 1992) was a British architect.

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John Hejduk

John Quentin Hejduk (19 July 1929 – 3 July 2000) was an American architect, artist and educator of Czech origin who spent much of his life in New York City, United States.

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Melvin Charney

Melvin Charney (28 August 1935 – 17 September 2012) was a Canadian artist and architect.

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Mirko Zardini

Mirko Zardini (born 1955) is the current Director and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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Modern architecture

Modern architecture or modernist architecture is a term applied to a group of styles of architecture which emerged in the first half of the 20th century and became dominant after World War II.

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Montreal

Montreal (officially Montréal) is the most populous municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec and the second-most populous municipality in Canada.

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National Historic Sites of Canada

National Historic Sites of Canada (Lieux historiques nationaux du Canada) are places that have been designated by the federal Minister of the Environment on the advice of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada (HSMBC), as being of national historic significance.

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Peter Eisenman

Peter Eisenman (born 1932) is an American architect.

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Peter Rose (architect)

Peter Rose, is an architect and educator from Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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Phyllis Lambert

Phyllis Barbara Lambert, (née Bronfman; born January 24, 1927) is a Canadian architect, philanthropist, and member of the Bronfman family.

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Quebec

Quebec (Québec)According to the Canadian government, Québec (with the acute accent) is the official name in French and Quebec (without the accent) is the province's official name in English; the name is.

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Quebec Autoroute 720

Autoroute 720 (A-720), known as the Ville-Marie Expressway (English) or Autoroute Ville-Marie (French) is an Autoroute highway in the Canadian province of Quebec that is a spur route of Autoroute 20 in Montreal.

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René Lévesque Boulevard

René Lévesque Boulevard (Boulevard René-Lévesque), previously named Dorchester Boulevard/boulevard Dorchester) is one of the main streets in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is a main east–west thoroughfare passing through the downtown core in the borough of Ville-Marie. The street begins on the west at Atwater Avenue (though see below) and continues until it merges with Notre Dame Street East just east of Parthenais Street. This boulevard is named after former sovereignist Quebec Premier René Lévesque. Much of René Lévesque Boulevard is lined with highrise office towers. Notable structures bordering René Lévesque Boulevard include, from west to east, the former Montreal Children's Hospital, the Canadian Centre for Architecture, E-Commerce Place, 1250 René-Lévesque, CIBC Tower, Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral, the Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Place Ville-Marie, Central Station, Telus Tower, St. Patrick's Basilica, Complexe Desjardins, Complexe Guy-Favreau, Hydro-Québec Building, UQAM and the Maison Radio-Canada. Former structures on the street include the Laurentian Hotel and a residential area razed to make way for the future YUL Condos residential project. All of Canada's French radio and television networks are located within a few blocks of each other, making the street French Canada's media centre. The street separates the adjacent Place du Canada and Dorchester Square.

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Sculpture garden

A sculpture garden or sculpture park is an outdoor garden dedicated to the presentation of sculpture, usually several permanently sited works in durable materials in landscaped surroundings.

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Second Empire architecture

Second Empire is an architectural style, most popular in the latter half of the 19th century and early years of the 20th century.

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Shaughnessy Village

Shaughnessy Village is a neighbourhood of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, located on the western side of the Ville-Marie borough.

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Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada

The Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada (SSAC) is a learned society devoted to the examination of the role of the built environment in Canadian society.

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The Canadian Encyclopedia

The Canadian Encyclopedia (abbreviated as TCE) is a source of information on Canada published by Historica Canada of Toronto.

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The Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal is a U.S. business-focused, English-language international daily newspaper based in New York City.

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Thomas Shaughnessy, 1st Baron Shaughnessy

Thomas George Shaughnessy, 1st Baron Shaughnessy, KCVO (6 October 1853 – 10 December 1923) was an American-born Canadian railway administrator who rose from modest beginnings as a clerk and bookkeeper for the Milwaukee and St.

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Ville-Marie, Montreal

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Virtual Museum of Canada

The Virtual Museum of Canada (VMC) is Canada's national virtual museum.

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William Tutin Thomas

William Tutin Thomas (1829–1892) was an Anglo-Canadian architect.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Centre_for_Architecture

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