Download or read book 305 Lost Buildings of Canada written by Alex Bozikovic and published by . This book was released on 2022-03-22 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The legacies of theaters, hotels, fire stations, flour mills, and more -- torn down, burned down, and otherwise lost -- are uncovered in this bittersweet collection. Using archival photographs, blueprints, and written reports, Raymond Biesinger has rendered a selection of Canada's most iconic lost buildings in his signature minimalist style. Accompanying Biesinger's illustrations are Alex Bozikovic's descriptions which capture each building's historical, cultural, and architectural significance. Bozikovic draws on local histories, archived building permits and his own extensive knowledge of the Canadian urban architectural landscape and its history -- from the letters passed through Kelowna's unlikely art deco post office to the destruction of a home in Halifax's Africville -- to offer fascinating, sometimes forgotten stories about each building and its significance. An impossible architectural walking tour, 305 Lost Buildings of Canada spans the country, its cities and countryside, and its history. Cities change, buildings come and go, but in this fact-filed compendium, you'll find the lost wonders of Canada's architecture.
Download or read book Canadian Modern Architecture written by Elsa Lam and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2019-11-19 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Building Canada written by Norman Ball and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 1991-05-01 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most Canadians can take for granted conveniences and services far above levels considered acceptable even a few decades ago. This quality of life was made possible in part by the development of modern, complex, large-scale public works infrastructures. It represents a remarkable achievement. Climate, terrain, and limitations in resources and technological capabilities challenged generations of pioneers, soldiers, labourers, and engineers. Despite formidable difficulties, they built the essential edifices for everyday life: railways and urban transit systems, bridges and roads, sewers and waterworks, utilities and flood control works, airports and canals, electrical utilities and public buildings. Building Canada tells the story of the public works that helped to transform Canada from wilderness to a modern country. For the first time, a single volume describes Canadian history in terms of its public works. Each chapter includes highlights and examples of standard practice, along with a wealth of illustrations. Members of the Canadian Public Works Association have sponsored this volume in recognition of the accomplishments of their predecessors and the achievements of their profession.
Download or read book The Buildings of Canada written by Barbara A. Humphreys and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Guide to Canadian Architectural Styles written by Leslie Maitland and published by Peterborough, Ont. : Broadview Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A History of Canadian Architecture written by Harold Kalman and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1994 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Queen Anne Revival Style in Canadian Architecture written by Leslie Maitland and published by National Historic Parks and Sites, Parks Service. This book was released on 1990 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains an overview of the origin of the style in Great Britain and its American interpretation. In examining the style in Canada, it begins with the efforts made by Canadian architects to adapt it to a new and often difficult habitat. The preponderant number of domestic examples reflects the popularity of the style for residential construction. It also examines its influence on institutions, resort buildings, apartments, and commercial constructions.
Download or read book The Buildings of Canada written by Barbara A. Humphreys and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Glory of Ottawa written by Carolyn A. Young and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 1995-05-19 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The competition to design and construct the government buildings in Ottawa, the new national capital, was one of the most important architectural events in nineteenth-century British North America and the finished buildings inspired a major movement in Canadian federal architecture. The Glory of Ottawa focuses on the 1859 design competition for the parliamentary complex, from which these unrivalled buildings emerged. Young includes an investigation of the architectural climate in which the parliament buildings were conceived, providing insight into the practice of architecture in pre-Confederation Canada. The aftermath of the contest is also explored, including changes to the plans, the problem of costs, the critical reception of the buildings, and their place in the aesthetics of the time.
Download or read book A Concise History of Canadian Architecture written by Harold Kalman and published by Don Mills, Ont.: Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this monumental, two-volume set--the first comprehensive study of Canadian architecture--Harold Kalman presents a rich panorama, treating the vast range of Canadian building, from the native peoples and first settlers to the recent past to the present day. He describes the country's architectural history in a lucid and engaging narrative, placing the buildings firmly in a social and cultural context to illuminate distinct characteristics of Canadian architects and architecture. Lavishly illustrated with over eight hundred black and white drawings and photographs, this work will be an essential reference for anyone interested in architectural history.
Download or read book Building Canada written by Alan Gowans and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Canada Builds 1867 1967 written by T. Ritchie and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gives an insight into the building styles and changes in building techniques and materials in Canada.
Download or read book Newfoundland Modern written by Robert Mellin and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2011-10-17 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In over 220 drawings and photographs, Robert Mellin presents the development of architecture in the decades immediately following Newfoundland's 1949 union with Canada. Newfoundland's wholehearted embrace of modern architecture in this era affected planning as well as the design of cultural facilities, commercial and public buildings, housing, recreation, educational facilities, and places of worship, and Premier Joseph Smallwood often relied on modern architecture to demonstrate the progress made by his administration. Mellin explores the links between Smallwood and modern architecture, revealing how Smallwood guided the development of numerous architectural projects. He also looks at the work of two innovative local architects, Frederick A. Colbourne and Angus J. Campbell, showing how their architecture was influenced by their life-long interest in art. The first comprehensive work on an important period of architectural development in urban and rural Newfoundland, Newfoundland Modern complements Mellin's award-winning book on the outport of Tilting, Fogo Island.
Download or read book Canada s Parliament Buildings written by Mark Bourrie and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 1996-11-25 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Behind the scenes of Parliament Hill: examining the architecture, heraldry, and history of the buildings.
Download or read book Crown Assets written by Janet Wright and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crown Assets Details the History of the Building programme of the Department of Public Works from 1867 to 1967. One hundred years of government construction generated a broad and diverse network of post offices, federal office buildings, customs houses, drill halls, quarantine stations, government hospitals, experimental farms, research institutions, and many other types of structures. Janet Wright interprets these buildings as a reflection of the forces that shaped their design and construction. Federal buildings mirrored the evolution of Canadian architecture in terms of changing styles and building technologies. They were also the product of a political and bureaucratic process and were shaped by policies, programs, and priorities. It was the interaction of these two forces - external architectural influences and the internal requirements and expectations of government - that defined the unique character and scope of federal building in Canada. Crown Assets is lavishly illustrated with 196 black-and-white illustrations and eight colour plates, richly depicting the federal government's profound impact on the character of the built environment in Canada. It is also available in a French language edition.
Download or read book The Evaluation of Historic Buildings written by Harold Kalman and published by Canadian Museum of Civilization/Musee Canadien Des Civilisations. This book was released on 1980 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
