Canadian Modern Architecture A Fifty Year Retrospective, from 1967 to the Present |
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| Editor:
| Lam, Elsa
Livesey, Graham |
| Foreword by:
| Frampton, Kenneth |
| ISBN: | 978-1-61689-645-4 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2019 |
| Publisher: | Princeton Architectural Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $55.00 |
Book Description:
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Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) President's Medal Award (multi-media representation of architecture). Canada's most distinguished architectural critics and scholars offer fresh insights into the country's unique modern and contemporary architecture. Beginning with the nation's centennial and Expo 67 in Montreal, this fifty-year retrospective covers the defining of national institutions and movements: * How Canadian architects interpreted...
More Description Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) President's Medal Award (multi-media representation of architecture).
Canada's most distinguished architectural critics and scholars offer fresh insights into the country's unique modern and contemporary architecture. Beginning with the nation's centennial and Expo 67 in Montreal, this fifty-year retrospective covers the defining of national institutions and movements:
* How Canadian architects interpreted major external trends
* Regional and indigenous architectural tendencies
* The influence of architects in Canada's three largest cities: Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver
Co-published with Canadian Architect, this comprehensive reference book is extensively illustrated and includes fifteen specially commissioned essays.