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Canadian Centre for Architecture / Centre Canadien d’Architecture

The CCA is an international research centre and museum founded on the conviction that architecture is a public concern. Based on its extensive collection, exhibitions, public programs, publications, and research opportunities, the CCA is advancing knowledge, promoting public understanding, and widening thought and debate on architecture, its history, theory, and practice, and its role in society today. Le CCA est un centre international de recherche et un musée fondé avec la conviction que l’architecture est d’intérêt public. Fort de ses vastes collections, expositions, programmes publics, publications et opportunités de recherche, le CCA est un chef de file dans l’avancement du savoir, de la connaissance et de l’enrichissement des idées et des débats sur l’art de l’architecture, son histoire, sa théorie, sa pratique, ainsi que son rôle dans la société.
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Audio-Introduction : Groundwork - To Build Law

To Build Law This is an audio-introduction to the exhibition To Build Law, on show at the Canadian Centre for Architecture from 10 December 2024 to 22 May 2025. According to a 2020 report by the UN Environment Programme, the construction industry accounts for at least 38 per cent of carbon emissions globally , operating with narrow methods geared toward profit. Buildings are held as assets, torn down, and redeveloped, with limited consideration of community and environmental impacts. Meanwhile, ...

Jun 23, 202513 min

Market Landscape: Speaking between Financial Districts and The Planet

“Market Landscape” is an investigation into the urban ecologies of two major financial districts: Hong Kong’s Central District and London’s Canary Wharf. Entangled by histories of empire stretching from the early stages of industrial capitalism up to the present day, this project explores how seemingly mundane design features—like parks, plantings, and land works—reveal new frameworks to understand the inner workings of global financial markets and their wider planetary impact. In doing so, the ...

Nov 29, 201938 minSeason 1Ep. 1

Off:Re:Onshore, by Victor Muñoz Sanz

The audio documentary “ Off:Re:OnShore ” explores the legacy of industrial offshoring, the effects of corporate actions on the built environment of labour, and the role of architecture in bringing closer ideas of work and the good life. This documentary was conceived and developed by Victor Muñoz Sanz during his residence at the Canadian Centre for Architecture as 2015–2016 Emerging Curator. (35min. In English) L’audiodocumentaire « Off:Re:OnShore » explore les legs de la délocalisation industri...

Jan 23, 201836 minSeason 1Ep. 1

“Sustainable?” Part 1: Introduction by Stan Allen/ Iñaki Ábalos

“Sustainable?,” an international colloquium and roundtable, historically situates architectural engagement with sustainability, and constructs a program for future engagement based in collaborations and conversations between architects, engineers, and scholars from various disciplines. It was intiated by architect and scholar Iñaki Àbalos. « Sustainable? », un colloque international et une table ronde, situe historiquement l’engagement de l’architecture envers le développement durable, et met en...

Jun 17, 200722 minEp. 1

“Sustainable?” Part 2: Unprecedented Collaborations, by Michelle Addington

“Sustainable?,” an international colloquium and roundtable, historically situates architectural engagement with sustainability, and constructs a program for future engagement based in collaborations and conversations between architects, engineers, and scholars from various disciplines. It was intiated by architect and scholar Iñaki Àbalos. « Sustainable? », un colloque international et une table ronde, situe historiquement l’engagement de l’architecture envers le développement durable, et met en...

Jun 17, 200748 minEp. 2

“Sustainable?” Part 7: Architecture and Sustainability, by Matthias Sauerbruch

“Sustainable?,” an international colloquium and roundtable, historically situates architectural engagement with sustainability, and constructs a program for future engagement based in collaborations and conversations between architects, engineers, and scholars from various disciplines. It was intiated by architect and scholar Iñaki Àbalos. « Sustainable? », un colloque international et une table ronde, situe historiquement l’engagement de l’architecture envers le développement durable, et met en...

Jun 17, 200744 minEp. 7

“Sustainable?” Part 3 : A Quarter Century of Environmentally Conscious Design, by Mahadev Raman

“Sustainable?,” an international colloquium and roundtable, historically situates architectural engagement with sustainability, and constructs a program for future engagement based in collaborations and conversations between architects, engineers, and scholars from various disciplines. It was intiated by architect and scholar Iñaki Àbalos. « Sustainable? », un colloque international et une table ronde, situe historiquement l’engagement de l’architecture envers le développement durable, et met en...

Jun 17, 200739 minEp. 3

“Sustainable?” Part 4: The Reverse Utopianism of Sustaining Sustainability, by Mark Jarzombek

“Sustainable?,” an international colloquium and roundtable, historically situates architectural engagement with sustainability, and constructs a program for future engagement based in collaborations and conversations between architects, engineers, and scholars from various disciplines. It was intiated by architect and scholar Iñaki Àbalos. « Sustainable? », un colloque international et une table ronde, situe historiquement l’engagement de l’architecture envers le développement durable, et met en...

Jun 17, 200720 minEp. 4

“Sustainable?” Part 8: Ecological Urbanism, by Mohsen Mostafavi

“Sustainable?,” an international colloquium and roundtable, historically situates architectural engagement with sustainability, and constructs a program for future engagement based in collaborations and conversations between architects, engineers, and scholars from various disciplines. It was intiated by architect and scholar Iñaki Àbalos. « Sustainable? », un colloque international et une table ronde, situe historiquement l’engagement de l’architecture envers le développement durable, et met en...

Jun 17, 200729 minEp. 8

“Sustainable?” Part 5: Sustainability—The Shangri-La of Modern Architecture?, by Volker M. Welter

“Sustainable?,” an international colloquium and roundtable, historically situates architectural engagement with sustainability, and constructs a program for future engagement based in collaborations and conversations between architects, engineers, and scholars from various disciplines. It was intiated by architect and scholar Iñaki Àbalos. « Sustainable? », un colloque international et une table ronde, situe historiquement l’engagement de l’architecture envers le développement durable, et met en...

Jun 17, 200730 minEp. 5

“Sustainable?” Part 6: Integration of Sustainable Development Objectives in Buildings, the Swiss Approach, by Manuel Bauer

“Sustainable?,” an international colloquium and roundtable, historically situates architectural engagement with sustainability, and constructs a program for future engagement based in collaborations and conversations between architects, engineers, and scholars from various disciplines. It was intiated by architect and scholar Iñaki Àbalos. « Sustainable? », un colloque international et une table ronde, situe historiquement l’engagement de l’architecture envers le développement durable, et met en...

Jun 17, 200732 minEp. 6
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