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ISBN
1771000112
EAN
9781771000116
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Type
Hardback
Release Title
Arthur Erickson: An Architect's Life
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Stouck, David
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Douglas AND Mcintyre (2013) LTD.
ISBN-10
1771000112
ISBN-13
9781771000116
eBay Product ID (ePID)
144006958

Product Key Features

Book Title
Arthur Erickson : an Architect's Life
Number of Pages
496 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2013
Topic
Cultural Heritage, History / Contemporary (1945-), Individual Architects & Firms / General, Artists, Architects, Photographers, Regional, History / General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Architecture, Biography & Autobiography
Author
David Stouck
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
33.3 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

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Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2016-438943
Reviews
This comprehensive volume analyzes Erickson 's best work and his ideas, and places him within the mainstream of international architecture in the 20th century.
Dewey Edition
23
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Dewey Decimal
720.92
Table Of Content
Prologue: Amiens, 1918 Chapter One: Child Chapter Two: Prodigy Chapter Three: Soldier Chapter Four: Student Chapter Five: Traveller Chapter Six: Europe Chapter Seven: Apprentice Chapter Eight: The Filberg House Chapter Nine: Japan Chapter Ten: Public Lecturer Chapter Eleven: Simon Fraser University Chapter Twelve: Francisco Kripacz Chapter Thirteen: Huckster Chapter Fourteen: University of Lethbridge Chapter Fifteen: Vancouver's Robson Square Chapter Sixteen: Museum of Anthropology Chapter Seventeen: Master Builder Chapter Eighteen: The Middle East Chapter Nineteen: Bankrupt Chapter Twenty: Celebrity After Words Index
Edition Description
Unabridged edition
Synopsis
An intimate portrait of the brilliant and controversial architect who put Canada on the world stage. Arthur Erickson, Canada's preeminent philosopher-architect, was renowned for his innovative approach to landscape, his genius for spatial composition and his epic vision of architecture for people. Erickson worked chiefly in concrete, which he called "the marble of our times," and wherever they appear, his buildings move the spirit with their poetic freshness and their mission to inspire. Erickson was also a controversial figure, more than once attracting the ire of his fellow architects, and leading a complicated personal life that resulted in a series of bankruptcies. In a fall from grace that recalls a Greek tragedy, Canada's great architect -- a handsome, elegant man who lived like a millionaire and counted among his close friends Pierre Trudeau and Elizabeth Taylor -- eventually became penniless. Arthur Erickson is both an intimate portrait of the man and a stirring account of how he made his buildings work., At long last, here is a book of critical thought that analyzes Arthur Erickson 's best work and situates it as a distinctive body of ideas within the mainstream of international architecture in the last half of the twentieth century. Nicholas Olsberg draws on Erickson 's own discussion of ideas to present a thoughtful and illuminating reassessment of his most important work. Ricardo Castro 's photography captures essential passages of the works as they have matured into their settings. Archival photographs, study models, drawings and plans show how the designs were evolved and their intent conveyed. Essays from Edward Dimendberg , Laurent Stalder and Georges Teyssot add an international and critical context. This book was published in partnership with the Vancouver Art Gallery., An intimate portrait of the brilliant and controversial architect who put Canada on the world stage. Arthur Erickson, Canada's pre-eminent philosopher-architect, was renowned for his innovative approach to landscape, his genius for spatial composition and his epic vision of architecture for people. Erickson worked chiefly in concrete, which he called "the marble of our times," and wherever they appear, his buildings move the spirit with their poetic freshness and their mission to inspire. Erickson was also a controversial figure, more than once attracting the ire of his fellow architects, and leading a complicated personal life that resulted in a series of bankruptcies. In a fall from grace that recalls a Greek tragedy, Canada's great architect -- a handsome, elegant man who lived like a millionaire and counted among his close friends Pierre Trudeau and Elizabeth Taylor -- eventually became penniless. Arthur Erickson is both an intimate portrait of the man and a stirring account of how he made his buildings work.
LC Classification Number
NA749.E74S76 2013

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