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The Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) is an international research institution operating from the fundamental premise that architecture is a public concern.
The Canadian Centre for Architecture is an international research institution and museum premised on the belief that architecture is a public concern. We produce exhibitions and publications, develop and share our collection as a resource, advance research, offer public programs, and host a range of other activities driven by a curiosity about ...
Our exhibitions aim to show how architecture, the city, landscape, the environment, and all of us are interwoven. We are interested in what architecture is responsible for, and how it can contribute to defining problems and proposing new alternatives.
Our collection documents the culture and production of architecture worldwide from the Renaissance through the present day. It is made up of five interrelated bodies of primary and secondary materials: archival holdings ; prints and drawings ; photography ; artefacts and printed ephemera , audiovisual and digital materials; and library collections.
Plan your visit with information about gallery opening hours, admission, directions, tours, bookstore, and collection access.
The CCA’s Research Fellowship Program supports innovative, advanced research to foster new kinds of intellectual exchange that spark long-term dialogue and debate. At the CCA we are addressing a range of topics relevant to architectural discourse.
Since 2005, the CCA’s collection, research, exhibitions and programs have been shaped to refocus the discussion on how we perceive and understand the surroundings in which we live, championing the need for a profound rethinking of architecture and contemporary urban planning.
Guide to archival holdings. Our collection is characterized by the presence of archives of complete works or projects that provide insight into the genesis and materialization of architectural ideas. The scope of the archives has changed over the years, with an increasingly contemporary and international focus.
Through scale, siting, and the juxtaposition of traditional and modern local materials—mainly grey limestone, structural aluminum and maple wood—the CCA building relates architecture’s past and present.
Discover our calendar of current and upcoming exhibitions, lectures, family programs, and special events open to the public.