Architecture, Buildings
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Medieval Architecture Revival in British Columbia
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This book which you are now looking at is a cursory study of Medieval Revival Architecture as it was manifest first in England's two Crown Colonies: The Colony of British Columbia and The Crown Colony of Vancouver Island; and subsequently after...
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Old Town Victoria
Walk Through Time
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For over a decade, local historian and walking tour guide Dave Mason has been uncovering the rich architectural and cultural heritage of downtown Victoria, British Columbia. This guidebook brings together years of meticulous research—rooted in...
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Art Deco Toronto and Beyond
An Architectural Odyssey
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This book takes readers on a journey of the best surviving Art Deco architecture in Toronto and beyond, from the stunning 7th floor of Eaton’s former College Street Store to the breath-taking civic marvel of R.C. Harris’s ‘Palace of Purification’...
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Nobody's Home
Abandoned Houses of York Mills and The Bridle Path
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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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Lighthouse on the Prairies
The Story Inside the Jesus Elevator
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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
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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...
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Secrets of the Span
Lions Gate Renewed
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Lilia D'Acres, Lieutenant Governor Award's winner for 'Lions Gate' has written the second story of the bridge, highlighting the dishonouring of First Nations in the building process. The Lions Gate bridge refurbishment remains a world feat in...
