Concrete Toronto: A Guide to Concrete Architecture from the Fifties to the Seventies

By: Michael Mcclelland and Graeme Stewart

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Synopsis: After World War II, concrete became increasingly popular as a building medium around the world. Brutalism, the fashion for plain, heavy design, reigned. Toronto was particularly affected. The city has concrete buildings of all stripes international landmarks, metropolitan infrastructure and even the single family home. Hundreds of these structures were built, including Viljo Revells groundbreaking New City Hall, John Andrews seminal Scarborough College and the record-smashing CN Tower. Toronto is a city cast in concrete. However, as architectural fashion has shifted from postmodernism to the glass-and-steel neomodernism of today, these concrete structures have been ignored, misunderstood and, in some cases, demolished. Concrete Toronto acts as a guide to the city's extensive concrete heritage. A diverse group of experts has been assembled to re-examine the uniqueness and value of these buildings. Included are the insights of many of the original concrete architects, university faculty, local practitioners, journalists and industry experts. Together they explore the past and future of Toronto's concrete buildings. Included is a wealth of new and archival photos, drawings, interviews, articles, as well as case studies of Toronto's major concrete architecture.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781770560314
Publisher:: Coach House Books
Date of Addition:: 06/13/20
Copyrighted By:: Coach House Books
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Social Studies, Sociology
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Michael McClelland