{"product_id":"full-frontal-t-o-exploring-torontos-architectural-vernacular-paperback","title":"Full Frontal T.O.: Exploring Toronto's Architectural Vernacular - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShawn Micallef\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePatrick Cummins\u003c\/b\u003e (Photographer)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor over thirty years, Patrick Cummins has been wandering the streets of Toronto, taking mugshots of its houses, variety stores, garages, and ever-changing storefronts. Straightforward shots chronicle the same buildings over the years, or travel the length of a block, facade by facade. Other sections collect vintage Coke signs on variety stores or garage graffiti.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFull Frontal T.O.\u003c\/i\u003e features over three hundred gorgeous photos of Toronto's messy urbanism, with accompanying text by master urban explorer Shawn Micallef.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatrick Cummins\u003c\/b\u003e has photographed Toronto's built environment since 1978 and has worked as an archivist in Toronto since 1986.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShawn Micallef\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eStroll: Psychogeographic Walking Tours of Toronto\u003c\/i\u003e and a senior editor at \u003ci\u003eSpacing\u003c\/i\u003e magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePatrick Cummins: Patrick Cummins has photographed aspects of Toronto's built environment since 1978. He has worked since 1986 with the City of Toronto's archival program, specializing in photographic, cartographic and architectural records. He has had work featured in several award-winning photo exhibitions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShawn Micallef: Shawn Micallef is a senior editor at \u003ci\u003eSpacing\u003c\/i\u003e magazine (spacing.ca); a co-founder of [murmur], the location-based mobile-phone documentary project (murmurtoronto.ca);and founding editor of the weekly Toronto web magazine, Yonge Street. He writes about cities, culture, buildings, art and politics for a variety of media outlets, and he is also an instructor at the Ontario College of Art and Design.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 156\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.4 x 8.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 24, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771654308128,"sku":"9781552452578","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/391f8b04eebf4b0efec9b2d5e5a10b2c.webp?v=1780390374","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/full-frontal-t-o-exploring-torontos-architectural-vernacular-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}