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Centre canadien d'architecture | |
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  Location of the centre in Montreal | |
| Established | 1979 |
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| Location | 1920, rue Baile Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Coordinates | 45°29′27.6″N 73°34′42.8″W / 45.491000°N 73.578556°W |
| Type | Architecture museum |
| Visitors | 67,666 (2011)[1] |
| Director | Giovanna Borasi |
| Public transit access |   at Guy-Concordia station,  Georges-Vanier station |
| Website | cca.qc.ca |
The Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA; French: Centre Canadien d'Architecture) is a museum of architecture and research centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located at 1920, rue Baile (1920, Baile Street), between rue Fort (Fort Street) and rue Saint-Marc (Saint-Marc Street) in what was once part of the Golden Square Mile. Today, it is considered to be located in the Shaughnessy Village neighbourhood of the borough of Ville-Marie.[2]
Phyllis Lambert is the founding director emerita, Bruce Kuwabara is chair of the board of trustees, Giovanna Borasi is the director.[3]
The CCA contains a large library and archives, and is host to various exhibits throughout the year. It is also home to a study centre open to the general public. The CCA provides educational programs and cultural activities.
The CCA was designed and built by Peter Rose. It has an architectural garden located on the southern side of René Lévesque Boulevard. The sculpture garden was designed by architect Melvin Charney.
- ^ "Base de données 2011 – Attraits/Attractions". Tourisme Montréal. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ^ Wagg, Susan. "Canadian Centre for Architecture/Centre Canadien d'Architecture". The Canadian Encyclopedia / The Enclopaedia in Canada. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ^ Bozikowivic, Alex (11 September 2019). "Giovanna Borasi new director of CCA". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 11 November 2019.