The Roadshow was a series of linked, broad-based national events that addressed architectural discourse in Canada from the perspective of the public, the profession, and the academy.
Borne in part from a persistent inability to define one, The Roadshow was a critical examination of the validity of a singular definition of “Canadian Architecture.” Rather than contributing to another such ‘always already’ obsolete definition, The Roadshow was conceived of as an open and interactive process that sought to explore a moment in Canadian architecture. By attempting to collapse the vast distances between place, people and practice, the project created the potential for a significant, if temporary, point of shared consciousness.
Beginning in Vancouver and ending in Halifax, the Roadshow brought together nine architects from across Canada. This group travelled together, delivering rapid fire public presentations of their work at eight Canadian schools of architecture. At every stop, the architects each had ten minutes to present one project and articulate its engagement within a consistent framework around which intentionality and meaning have emerged.
Ultimately, the goal of The Roadshow was to promote and facilitate an emergent and evolving discussion regarding contemporary architecture in Canada.
Participating architects: Battersby Howat, the marc boutin architectural collaborative inc., DIN Projects, PLANT Architect Inc., Philip Beasly Architect, Atelier In Situ, Atelier Big City, Atelier TAG, and Roger Mullin.
The Roadshow was a series of linked, broad-based national events that addressed architectural discourse in Canada from the perspective of the public, the profession, and the academy.
Borne in part from a persistent inability to define one, The Roadshow was a critical examination of the validity of a singular definition of “Canadian Architecture.” Rather than contributing to another such ‘always already’ obsolete definition, The Roadshow was conceived of as an open and interactive process that sought to explore a moment in Canadian architecture. By attempting to collapse the vast distances between place, people and practice, the project created the potential for a significant, if temporary, point of shared consciousness.
Beginning in Vancouver and ending in Halifax, the Roadshow brought together nine architects from across Canada. This group travelled together, delivering rapid fire public presentations of their work at eight Canadian schools of architecture. At every stop, the architects each had ten minutes to present one project and articulate its engagement within a consistent framework around which intentionality and meaning have emerged.
Ultimately, the goal of The Roadshow was to promote and facilitate an emergent and evolving discussion regarding contemporary architecture in Canada.
Participating architects: Battersby Howat, the marc boutin architectural collaborative inc., DIN Projects, PLANT Architect Inc., Philip Beasly Architect, Atelier In Situ, Atelier Big City, Atelier TAG, and Roger Mullin.