Penser tout haut/Faire l’architecture, Centre de design of UQAM, February 2010

Penser tout haut | Faire l'architecture, curated by Viennese cultural theorist Elke Krasny offers a rediscovery of the discipline from the intimacy of the design studio and demonstrates the reality of how architecture works by presenting the tools used by many professional architectural offices. Through interviews, design process documents, photographs and artifacts – models, sketches, objects – the exhibition explores the place where architecture begins and asks questions such as: What are the links between architectural conception and production? What are the inspirations for architects, their tools and modes of practice? How does the atmosphere of the architect’s studio and the tools that architects utilize influence the design process and its outcomes? The exhibition, which has since travelled to Nova Scotia, features 22 international and Canadian architectural practices including Atelier Bow-Wow, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, UN Studio, Steven Holl, Jona Friedman, Brian McKay Lyons, Patkau Architects, Saucier Perrotte, Shim-Sutcliffe, Richard Kroeker, Lacaton Vassal, Venturi Scott-Brown, Atelier Big City and RVTR.