Toronto architect Edmund Burke : redefining Canadian architecture /

"Edmund Burke (1850-1919) was one of Canada's pre-eminent architects; his work includes such Toronto landmarks as the Simpson department store, Jarvis Street Baptist Church, and the Bloor Viaduct. Burke's career spanned a key period in Canadian architecture, during which the professio...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Carr, Angela
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Montreal [Que.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©1995.
Subjects:
Burke, Edmund, > 1850-1919.
Burke, Edmund, > 1729-1797.
Burke, Edmund, > 1850-1919
1800-1999
Architecture, Modern > 19th century > History.
Architects > Canada > Biography.
Architecture > Canada > 19th century > History.
Architecture > Canada > 20th century > History.
Architecture > Canada > 19th century > Designs and plans.
Architecture > Canada > 20th century > Designs and plans.
Architectes > Canada > Biographies.
Architecture > Canada > 19e siècle > Histoire.
Architecture > Canada > 20e siècle > Histoire.
Architecture > Canada > 19e siècle > Dessins et plans.
Architecture > Canada > 20e siècle > Dessins et plans.
Architecture > 19e siècle.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Artists, Architects, Photographers.
ARCHITECTURE > Adaptive Reuse & Renovation.
ARCHITECTURE > Buildings > Landmarks & Monuments.
ARCHITECTURE > Professional Practice.
ARCHITECTURE > Reference.
ARCHITECTURE > History > General.
Architecture
Architects
Architecture, Modern
Canada
Electronic books.
Biographies
Architectural drawings
History
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chronology
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Apprenticeship and Draughtsmanship: The Educational Lineage
  • 3 Ecclesiastical Architecture: The Triumph and Demise of the Amphitheatre Plan
  • 4 Residential Architecture: Human and Climatic Considerations
  • 5 Institutional Projects: Beauty Grows upon Utility
  • 6 Commercial Architecture: The Langley Years and the Simpson's Store
  • 7 New York and Chicago: Manifest Destiny and the Later Commercial Works
  • 8 Professional Organization: Legislation and the Public Interest
  • Conclusion
  • Notes

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