Exploring Vancouver The Architectural Guide |
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| Author:
| Kalman, Harold
Ward, Robin |
| By (photographer):
| Roaf, John |
| Foreword by:
| Harcourt, Mike |
| ISBN: | 978-1-55365-866-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2012 |
| Publisher: | Douglas and McIntyre (2013) Ltd.
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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Vancouver's streetscapes and neighbourhoods have changed drastically in recent years. New buildings representing current architectural trends are mixing with and often replacing those of earlier eras and tastes, and a maturing architectrual melange is emerging. This book invites the reader to explore the city's continually evolving urban landscape in a highly readable, yet authoritative, guide to its architecture. In this completely updated edition of
Exploring...
More DescriptionVancouver's streetscapes and neighbourhoods have changed drastically in recent years. New buildings representing current architectural trends are mixing with and often replacing those of earlier eras and tastes, and a maturing architectrual melange is emerging. This book invites the reader to explore the city's continually evolving urban landscape in a highly readable, yet authoritative, guide to its architecture.
In this completely updated edition ofExploring Vancouver, with brand-new entries and accompanying photographs, Harold Kalman and Robin Ward have divided the city (including the North Shore, Richmond, Burnaby and New Westminster) into fourteen areas, selecting buildings and structures in these neighbourhoods that represent the best exakmples of the new and old architecture. Each area is preceded by an informative introduction that provides historical context for the entries that follow.
There are over 400 entries, each featuring a short description that combines architectural, historical and social commentary. The prose is lively as the authors consider the new and the old, the modest and the grand, the attractive and the not-so-attractive in a wide-ranging work that encompasses everything from heritage to "monster" homes.
This book is designed as a walking tour guide, with a map of each area showing the location of every entry.