Phyllis Lambert

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Phyllis Lambert, "Autoportrait with Lukáš Rittstein sculpture studies, Prague, Czech Republic", 2009 (imprimée / printed 2023) Impression à jet d'encre de qualité archive / Archival pigment inkjet print
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Phyllis Lambert (*1927) is an architect, author, photographer, conservation activist and a critic of architecture and urbanism. She is the Founding Director Emeritus of the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA), which she established in 1979 as an international research center and museum premised on the belief that architecture is a public concern. Lambert received numerous awards and honors, including the Gold Medal from the Royal Architecture Institute of Canada in 1991, the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement from the Venice Biennale of Architecture in 2014, and the Ada Louise Huxtable Prize for Contribution to Architecture in 2023.

 

An exhibition of photographs by Phyllis Lambert curated by Adad Hannah in parallel to  Lars Müller Publishers's  "observation is a constant that underlies all approaches" will take place at the gallery from April 15th to May 20th, 2023.

 Curiosity is a constant in the work of Phyllis Lambert, who has devoted her career to studying and engaging with the changing conditions of urban landscapes. For decades, the architect and founder of the Canadian Centre for Architecture CCA has observed the built environment through the lens of a camera. Her keen perception becomes evident in this collection of personal photographs, taken over several decades and shown here for the first time. Using her camera as a notebook, Lambert turns observation into a quest to understand and reveal what might otherwise remain overlooked.