Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal
Parallel form(s) of name
- Centre Canadien d'Architecture
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1979 -
History
The Canadian Centre for Architecture is a museum of architecture and research centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The CCA was founded in 1979 by Montreal architect Phyllis Lambert. The purpose of the centre was to promote public awareness of the role architecture plays in society, as well as to encourage scholarly architectural research and to foster innovative design practices. The CCA was designed and constructed between 1985 and 1989 by Montreal architect Peter Rose.The design of the museum incorporates the Shaughnessy House mansion, built for Thomas Shaughnessy.