| Civic Symbol: Creating Toronto's New City Hall, 1952-1966 Contributor(s): Armstrong, Christopher (Author) |
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ISBN: 1442650273 ISBN-13: 9781442650275 Publisher: University of Toronto Press OUR PRICE: $55.80 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Canada - General - Political Science | Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Development - Social Science |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 9.2" W x 10" (2.10 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When Toronto's New City Hall opened in 1965, it was an iconic modernist symbol for what was still a sedate and conservative city. Its futuristic design by Finnish architect Viljo Revell, composed of two curved towers flanking a clam-shaped council chamber, remains as strange and distinctive today as it did fifty years ago. In Civic Symbol, Christopher Armstrong chronicles the complex and controversial development of this urban landmark from the initial international competition to the many debates that surrounded its construction and furnishing. Armstrong catalogs the many twists and turns along the path from idea to reality for the extraordinary building that Frank Lloyd Wright claimed future generations would say "marks the spot where Toronto fell." Lavishly illustrated with contemporary photographs, plans, and drawings, Civic Symbol is the essential history of this iconic Canadian building. |
Contributor Bio(s): Armstrong, Christopher: - Christopher Armstrong is a professor emeritus in the Department of History at York University and the author or co-author of ten books. |