Preface / Larry Richards -- Introduction / Phyllis Lambert -- Storehouses of knowledge : the origins of the contemporary architectural museum / John Harris -- Design imperatives / Phyllis Lambert -- An interview with Peter Rose / George Baird and Chantal Pontbriand -- A garden for the Canadian Centre for Architecture / Melvin Charney -- Critical classicism and the restoration of architectural consciouness / Larry Richards -- The CCA site : an illustrated chronology, 1694-1988 / Robert Lemire -- Building and gardens : participants, chronology, and specifications / Helen Malkin