{"product_id":"concrete-toronto-a-guide-to-concrete-architecture-from-the-fifties-to-the-seventies-paperback","title":"Concrete Toronto: A Guide to Concrete Architecture from the Fifties to the Seventies - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael McClelland\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eGraeme Stewart\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToronto is a concrete city. From international landmarks to civic buildings to cultural institutions to metropolitan infrastructure and the single-family home, reminders of the era of 'brutalist' architecture surround Torontonians. But for how long? As architectural fashion has shifted to the glass-and-steel neomodernism of today, these concrete structures have been increasingly ignored - and in some cases, demolished.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eConcrete Toronto\u003c\/i\u003e takes readers on a guided tour of Toronto's concrete architecture. Editors Michael McClelland and Graeme Stewart have assembled a diverse group of industry experts - architects, university faculty, local practitioners, city planners, historians and journalists - to examine the unique and important qualities and the past and future of Toronto's concrete buildings in interviews, articles, archival photos, drawings and case studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppealing to both the average reader and the enthusiast, \u003ci\u003eConcrete Toronto\u003c\/i\u003e provides a refreshing look not only at the neglected buildings, but also at the trends that produced them and the impact and consequences that resulted from their construction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eE.R.A. Architects Inc., an architectural practice widely recognized for its thoughtful and expert advice on matters related to existing buildings, has helped produce the books \"Toronto Modern Architecture: 1945-1965\" (Coach House Books, 2002) and \"East\/West: A Guide to Where People Live in Downtown Toronto\" (Coach House Books, 2001).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771655618848,"sku":"9781552451939","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b3dfe956dba583c70ebbb0bddba18129.webp?v=1780390432","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/concrete-toronto-a-guide-to-concrete-architecture-from-the-fifties-to-the-seventies-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}