Architecture
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John Mills Van Osdel, Architect, and his Chicago
The Story of His Life, 1811 to 1891 by Burtram Collver Hopkins II
There is no question that Chicago is an architecturally significant city. But before Louis Henry Sullivan, John Wellborn Root, and Frank Lloyd Wright, before modernism, there lived a man whose designs built it from the ground up. Written by his...
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A Medieval Architect
William the Englishman by Elisabeta Paul
This book asks a single question. The question is, after completing his work at Canterbury Cathedral, where did William the Englishman go and what did he subsequently build. As you are holding this book you are invited to come along on this...
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Nobody's Home
Abandoned Houses of York Mills and The Bridle Path by Scott Kennedy
The scourge of the monster house affects communities all across Canada, so while the Toronto neighbourhood of York Mills is not unique in this respect, it has suffered more than most, owing to the generous size of its residential lots in what has...
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Unmasking of Our Interiors
A Queer Incubator of Courage, Resilience and Interior Design Leadership by Michael Plasse-Taylor
A memoir of survival, rebellion, and tenacity, this narrative follows the author’s incredible life journey, from survivor and outcast to mentor, ground-breaker, and advocate for LGBTQ+ rights. Born a preemie and raised in disfunction and poverty...
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Linear Perspective SIMPLY PUT
The "It Factor" All Too Often Overlooked by Rene Thibault
Whether you’re an artist or designer, student or professional, author Rene Thibault’s practical guide expertly outlines how combining linear perspective with artistic license can be a valuable reference tool in visualizing three-dimensional...
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I Know a Little About a Lot of Things
A Chronical of my Life in Construction by Rick Tough
The book is a chronicle of my life and my life-long career in the construction industry throughout Western Canada. It begins, as my life did, in the 50’s and traverses through to this present day, reflcting on the many life experiences,...
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Scoreboard Your Practice
7 Numbers to Understand Your Design Firm's Financials by Rick J. Linley
Are you an architect, engineer, interior designer, landscape architect, planner, or other design professional? Do you currently lead or aspire to lead a small or midsized design firm? Do you want to know just enough about financials to...
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Elemental Feng Shui
The Art of Orientation by M. Charlyne Chiasson
Although Feng Shui is a relatively new concept in the West, when we break it down into Feng / Wind, our breath and Shui/ Water, our sustenance, it becomes very basic. In reality, Feng Shui is about balance and harmony on all levels. This book...
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Lighthouse on the Prairies
The Story Inside the Jesus Elevator by Henry Vanderpyl
There is very little information about the Jesus Elevator on the internet. Somehow, even Wikipedia missed it. In this book, you are going to learn about Hartley Somerville, a prairie born-again farmer who purchased a 75 foot tall grain elevator...
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A Silent Profession
Asylums, Prisons and Architects by Arthur Allen
If the words "beautiful prison" are hard to say, does that explain why architects seldom, if ever, talk or write about the artistic merits and functional failures of asylum and prison design? In an attempt to understand this silence, and the...
