The Archaeology of the Digital initiative, started in 2011, looked at the early entry of digital technologies in architecture. This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. The CCA is presently producing a series of short video documentaries about urban issues, including homelessness and aging populations. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Giovanna Borasi will be the next director of the Canadian Centre for Architecture, the Montreal-based institution of global stature revealed Wednesday. He feels that pleasing local architects was less important than developing the CCA as an independent, critical, and global voice. Experienced Founding Director with a demonstrated history of working in the museums and institutions industry. You can unsubscribe at any time. Your account gives you unlimited free access to our E-book Collection, Newsletter Archives and our Digital Editions of Construction Canada. Of course, you always have the right to unsubscribe from any communications you receive from us, should you change your mind in the future. Borasi has been the chief curator of the CCA since 2014 and will assume the directorship in January. was chosen by an expert jury panel from more than 300 structures completed in 2012 and all exceeding 100 m (328 ft). © 2020 Montreal Gazette, a division of Postmedia Network Inc. All rights reserved. Sense of the City, his first exhibition at the institution, explored non-visual aspects of urban environments, while the current exhibition, Our Happy Life, looks at the spatial effects of the global happiness industry. Addressing the imbalances inherent in architectural history—which largely focuses on the western world—is also on the agenda. “I think that does not serve efforts to improve the condition of society.” As a private rather than a public institution funded largely by endowment, the CCA is in the enviable position of being a free agent in advancing a critical discourse on contemporary architecture. Would the CCA ever take this to the extreme and go completely digital? A question that has come up often during Zardini’s tenure is: where is the Canadian in the Canadian Centre for Architecture? Unauthorized distribution, transmission or republication strictly prohibited. Quick facts. Photo courtesy CCA. We encountered an issue signing you up. Broadly speaking, ‘engagement’ refers to the actions ... + Read more, Modified wood enhances esthetics of Edmonton bridge, Absolute World Towers earns international skyscraper honour. 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Forster, who had served as founding director of the Getty Center for the History of Art and the Humanities in Los Angeles. “More and more, we’ll be able to create content and stimulate research” through similar initiatives, says Borasi. Giovanna Borasi has been appointed as the new director of the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA). Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), Chicago, IL. International buildings data firm Emporis has named a Greater Toronto Area (GTA) condo complex the best skyscraper built in 2012. Director Mirko Zardini will be stepping down at the end of the year, to be replaced by the CCA’s current chief curator, Giovanna Borasi. 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