1967 to the present Lam, Elsa creator Lam, Elsa Livesey, Graham 1960- text bibliography nyu 2019 First edition. monographic eng

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543 p. ill.; col.; photo.; plans.; map. 25 cm. 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, and 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. National Movements -- The centennial projects : building the new / Marco Polo and Colin Ripley -- The architecture of public institutions / George Thomas Kapelos -- Campus architecture : the radical medium of learning / Lisa Landrum -- First nations architecture : a long journey forward / Odile Hénault -- International Influences -- Megastructures and high-tech / George Baird -- Postmodernism : reconnecting with history, memory, and place / Larry Wayne Richards -- Urban revitalization / Ian Chodikoff -- Environmental architecture / Steven Mannell -- Regional Responses -- West Coast land claims / Sherry McKay -- Prairie formations / Graham Livesey -- Eastern edge / Brian Carter -- Arctic architecture : standards, experiments, and consensus / Lola Sheppard and Mason White -- Centers of Influence -- The architecture of Quebec : competition, culture, and conservation / David Theodore -- Toronto architecture : form and reform / Elsa Lam -- The new West Coast / Adele Weder. -- edited by Elsa Lam and Graham Livesey. Include index Include Bibliography Architecture Canada History 20th century Architecture Canada History 21st century Architecture, Modern 20th century Architecture, Modern 21st century Modern movement Architecture Architecture, Modern Architecture Canadá NA745 C27 2019 720.971/0904 9781616896454 1616896450 pucpr 190111 20220809124534.0 eng