Making Toronto Modern
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Download Making Toronto Modern PDF/ePub or read online books in Mobi eBooks. Click Download or Read Online button to get Making Toronto Modern book now. This website allows unlimited access to, at the time of writing, more than 1.5 million titles, including hundreds of thousands of titles in various foreign languages. If the content not found or just blank you must refresh this page
Making Toronto Modern
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Christopher Armstrong
language : en
Publisher: McGill Queens Univ
Release Date : 2014
Making Toronto Modern written by Christopher Armstrong and has been published by McGill Queens Univ this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Architecture categories.
The story of modern architecture in Toronto.
Making Toronto Modern
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Christopher Armstrong
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
Making Toronto Modern written by Christopher Armstrong and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Architecture categories.
Toronto Modern
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Marc Baraness
language : en
Publisher: Coach House Press
Release Date : 2002
Toronto Modern written by Marc Baraness and has been published by Coach House Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Architecture categories.
Toronto, like the Senate of Canada, seems ever fated to be the place for sober second thought. Blessed with undeniable urban vitality, it is yet weighted down by a serious case of the 'what-ifs', by the burden of histories it doesn't have. Some of these histories never existed; others have been demolished. Originally published in 1987, Toronto Modern was prepared as a catalogue to accompany the eponymous exhibition organized by the Bureau of Architecture and Urbanism (BAU), a group of architects devoted to the recognition and preservation of Toronto's Modernist architectural heritage. Initially formed in response to the unfortunate demolition of George A. Robb's 1955 Bulova Tower (to make way for the Molson Indy racetrack!), the BAU was instrumental in challenging and revising Modernism's reputation as an aberrant temporary interruption of the Western classical tradition. They strove to emphasize the differences - both physically and theoretically - between European Modernism and our own homegrown brand, arguing for the historical and economic significance, charm and dynamism of some of Toronto's most interesting and storied buildings, including the O'Keefe Centre, Massey College, the Toronto-Dominion Centre and City Hall. This new edition of the catalogue includes the original five critical essays (featuring Ruth Cawker on the design of the University of Toronto and Brigitte Shim on Don Mills, the first large-scaled modern community of the post-war era developed solely by private enterprise), in-depth analyses of ten individual structures, hundreds of black-and-white photographs (many new) by Steven Evans and a timeline detailing the historical and architectural events of the period. This is augmented by a new introduction by Marco Polo, Assistant Professor at Ryerson and Editorial Director of Canadian Architect, bringing readers up to speed on developments since the original exhibition and providing commentary on its impact.
Toronto Modern
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
Toronto Modern written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with International style (Architecture) categories.
Toronto Architecture
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Patricia McHugh
language : en
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
Release Date : 2017-06-27
Toronto Architecture written by Patricia McHugh and has been published by McClelland & Stewart this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06-27 with Architecture categories.
Toronto has been hailed as “a city in the making” and “the city that works.” It’s an ongoing project: in recent years Canada’s largest city has experienced transformative, exciting change. But just what does contemporary Toronto look like? This authoritative architectural guide, newly updated and expanded, leads readers on 26 walking tours—revealing the evolution of the place from a quiet Georgian town to a dynamic global city. More than 1,000 designs are featured: from modest Victorian houses to shimmering downtown towers and cultural landmarks. Over 300 photographs, 29 maps, a description of architectural styles, a glossary of architectural terms, and indexes of architects and buildings pilot readers through Toronto’s diverse cityscape. New sections illustrate the swiftly changing face of Toronto’s waterfront and design highlights across the region. Originally written by architectural journalist Patricia McHugh and enhanced with new material and insights by Globe and Mail architecture critic Alex Bozikovic, this definitive guide offers a revealing exploration of Toronto’s past and future, for the city’s visitors and locals alike.
Competing Modernisms
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : George Kapelos
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
Competing Modernisms written by George Kapelos and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Architecture categories.
"This book examines the history, impact, and influence of Toronto's 1958 City Hall and Square competition, which resulted in the building designed by Viljo Revell. The book discusses the impact of this competition on the design of public institutions and urban public spaces in Canada, and reflects on the value of architectural competitions as Modern architecture developed in the mid-20th century. While not a catalogue, the book is published to coincide with the exhibition Shaping Canadian Modernity: Toronto's 1958 New City Hall and Square Competition and its Legacy, curated by architect and Ryerson University associate professor George Thomas Kapelos and historian Christopher Armstrong, mounted at the Paul H. Cocker Gallery, Ryerson University from September 1 to October 9, 2015"--
Picturing Toronto
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Sarah Bassnett
language : en
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Release Date : 2022-03-30
Picturing Toronto written by Sarah Bassnett and has been published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-03-30 with Photography categories.
In 1911, when Arthur Goss was hired as Toronto’s first official photographer, the city was at a critical juncture. Industry expansion and population growth produced pressing concerns about housing shortages, sanitation, and the health and welfare of citizens. Dispelling popular misconceptions, Picturing Toronto demonstrates that Goss and other photographers did not simply document the changing conditions of urban life – their photography contributed to the development of modern Toronto and shaped its inhabitants. Drawing on archival sources from the early twentieth century, Sarah Bassnett investigates how a range of groups, including the municipal government, social reformers, and the press, used photography to reconfigure the urban environment and constitute liberal subjects. Through a series of case studies, including the construction of the Bloor Viaduct, civic beautification plans, urban reform in “the Ward,” immigration and citizenship, and Goss’s portrait photography, Bassnett exposes how photographs were at the heart of debates over what the city should look like, how it should operate, and under what conditions it was appropriate for people to live. This lavishly illustrated book is the first study to treat images as vital elements that shaped Toronto’s social and political history. Interdisciplinary in its approach, Picturing Toronto displays the complex entanglements between photography and urban modernity.
The Making Of Modern Liberalism
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Alan Ryan
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2014-12-07
The Making Of Modern Liberalism written by Alan Ryan and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-07 with Philosophy categories.
One of the world's leading political thinkers explores the history, nature, and prospects of the liberal tradition The Making of Modern Liberalism is a deep and wide-ranging exploration of the origins and nature of liberalism from the Enlightenment through its triumphs and setbacks in the twentieth century and beyond. The book is the fruit of the more than four decades during which Alan Ryan, one of the world's leading political thinkers, reflected on the past of the liberal tradition—and worried about its future. This is essential reading for anyone interested in political theory or the history of liberalism.
The Making Of Modern Japan
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Marius B. Jansen
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2002-10-15
The Making Of Modern Japan written by Marius B. Jansen and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-10-15 with History categories.
Magisterial in vision, sweeping in scope, this monumental work presents a seamless account of Japanese society during the modern era, from 1600 to the present. A distillation of more than fifty years' engagement with Japan and its history, it is the crowning work of our leading interpreter of the modern Japanese experience.
Canadian Painters In A Modern World 1925 1955
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Lora Senechal Carney
language : en
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Release Date : 2017-09-27
Canadian Painters In A Modern World 1925 1955 written by Lora Senechal Carney and has been published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-27 with Art categories.
From the Roaring Twenties and the Group of Seven to the Automatistes and the early Cold War, Canadian artists lived through and embodied an era of global tumult and change. With an interweaving of historical narrative, lavish illustrations, and writings by many of Canada's most revered cultural figures, Lora Senechal Carney illuminates the lives, perspectives, and works of the era's painters and provides glimpses of the sculptors, poets, dancers, critics, and filmmakers with whom they associated. Canadian Painters in a Modern World gives readers direct access to a carefully curated selection of writings, artworks, photos, and other documents that help to reconstruct the public spheres in which artists including Paul-Émile Borduas, Emily Carr, Alex Colville, Lawren Harris, David Milne, and Pegi Nicol MacLeod circulated. Each of the book’s eight chapters consists of a narrative about a key issue or debate, focusing on the relationship of art to politics and society, and on how these are negotiated in an individual's life. Relating artistic engagement with and responses to the Spanish Civil War, the Second World War, and the Cold War, Senechal Carney discovers a common desire for new connections between art and life. Revealing continuities, ruptures, and watershed moments, Canadian Painters in a Modern World showcases artistic production within specific socio-political contexts to shed new light on Canadian art during three decades of conflict and crisis.