This week, we continue our Keep Safe issue with an article by Meredyth Winter on how façade ornament expressed structural integrity in medieval Islamic architecture and its classical sources.
Read “Putting Up a Strong Front” at the link in our bio.
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Into the Island is presented in our Main galleries (until 17.11.2024). En français à @ccaexpress
- This week, as part of our web issue Acts of Looking, we share an article by Taro Cai and Peter Sealy on the role of travel photography in constructing a uniquely modern aesthetic of Chinese gardens. Read our #articleoftheweek via the link in bio.
- “Anything that didn’t fit into the picturesque aesthetic was left out.” Read our #articleoftheweek via the link in bio.
- This week, we publish an article by Tiffany Kaewen Dang on the hidden histories of Canadian national parks. Read our #articleoftheweek via the link in bio.
- Small books for big conversations. This month, we are putting into your hands some dense, diverse, and precise reflections from curators, architects, philosophers, activists, clients, and poets, among others. Visit our bookstore to get your copy or order online via link in bio.
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