stand up on site architecture and war: the Canadian War Museum 27 NOVEMBER 2008, 7.30 PM
What is worse than an economic meltdown? War, perhaps. Come and see how the nightmare of war becomes architecture. Alex Rankin of Griffiths Rankin Cook tells how the Canadian War Museum was engineered and built. Dick Averns, an artist with the Canadian Forces Artists Program, will discuss the connections between war, art and the museum. We will be in the new Kasian-designed Naval Hall at the Military Museums, surrounded by some quite amazing hardware.
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FREE ADMISSION FREE PARKING
The New Canadian War Museum is the recipient of a 2008 Governor-General’s Medal in Architecture. The RAIC describes it thus: Regeneration embodies the sequences of devastation, rebirth and adaptation.War destroys nature and yet it regenerates as the power of life prevails: a process that rekindles faith and courage. Regeneration as a design concept was inspired by the deeds and stories of Canadian veterans. Moriyama & Teshima Architects,Toronto and Griffiths Rankin Cook Architects, Ottawa in joint venture. Lead Design Architects: Raymond Moriyama, FRAIC and Alex Rankin, FRAIC
WHERE: Southeast corner The Military Museums 4520 Crowchild Trail SW Calgary T2T 5J4 HOW: Take the Flanders Avenue exit east off Crowchild Trail SW and follow the signs WHEN: 7 for 7:30 pm,Thursday November 27, 2008
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