| Concrete Toronto: A Guide to Concrete Architecture from the Fifties to the Seventies Contributor(s): McClelland, Michael (Editor), Stewart, Graeme (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1552451933 ISBN-13: 9781552451939 Publisher: Coach House Books OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2004 Annotation: In the sixties, architecture fell in love with concrete. Architecture has since shifted its fondness to glass and steel, and concrete buildings have fallen out of favor and into disrepair. But they represent an exciting era of faith in architecture and technical innovation that has yet to be documented. "Concrete Toronto" acts as a guidebook to the city' s extensive concrete heritage. Architects, journalists, professors, concrete experts, and even the original architects use a wealth of new and archival photos, drawings, interviews, articles, and case studies to celebrate Toronto' s concrete past. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | History - Contemporary (1945 -) - Architecture | Methods & Materials - Architecture | Urban & Land Use Planning |
| Dewey: 720.971 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.5" W x 8.2" (1.30 lbs) 300 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1950's - Chronological Period - 1960's - Chronological Period - 1970's - Locality - Toronto, Ontario - Geographic Orientation - Ontario - Cultural Region - Canadian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Toronto is a concrete city. From international landmarks to civic buildings to cultural institutions to metropolitan infrastructure and the single-family home, reminders of the era of 'brutalist' architecture surround Torontonians. But for how long? As architectural fashion has shifted to the glass-and-steel neomodernism of today, these concrete structures have been increasingly ignored - and in some cases, demolished. Concrete Toronto takes readers on a guided tour of Toronto's concrete architecture. Editors Michael McClelland and Graeme Stewart have assembled a diverse group of industry experts - architects, university faculty, local practitioners, city planners, historians and journalists - to examine the unique and important qualities and the past and future of Toronto's concrete buildings in interviews, articles, archival photos, drawings and case studies. Appealing to both the average reader and the enthusiast, Concrete Toronto provides a refreshing look not only at the neglected buildings, but also at the trends that produced them and the impact and consequences that resulted from their construction. |