The Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) is a museum of architecture

Architecture

Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...

 and research centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. Phyllis Lambert

Phyllis Lambert

Phyllis Barbara Lambert CC, GOQ, OAL, FRAIC, FRSC, RCA is a Canadian philanthropist and member of the Bronfman family....

 is the Founding Director and Chair of the Board of Trustees, and Mirko Zardini is the Director and Chief Curator.

The centre is located at 1920 Baile street and was designed by Montreal native architect Peter Rose

Peter Rose (architect)

Peter Rose Peter Rose Peter Rose (b. Aug. 1, 1943, is an architect in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.Rose's best-known work to date is the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA), which was designed by Rose with CCA founder Phyllis Lambert as consulting architect and Erol Argun as associate architect...

, now of Rose + Guggenheimer Studio http://www.roseguggenheimer.com (Boston, New York).