Twelve Modern Houses 1945-1985: From the Collections of The Canadian Architectural Archives by Graham Livesey, Michael McMordie & Geoffrey Simmins
8vo. pp. 64. profusely illus. in b/w. bibliography. paperback (near fine - covers bit scuffed). [Calgary]: Aris Press and University of Calgary Press, [1995].
First Edition. Rare.
ISBN-10: 1896683002 / 1895176727 / ISBN-13: 9781895176728
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Twelve Modern Houses 1945-1985, is part of the ongoing mandate of the Canadian Architectural Archives to examine the characteristics of Canadian architecture as reflected in the collections of the University of Calgary Library, examines twelve architect-created houses designed between the 1940s and the 1980s for several distinct regions of Canada. The architects chosen number among the most prolific and best known in Canada who were working during this period, including Raymond T. Affleck, Raymond Moriyama, Arthur Erickson, Douglas Cardinal, John B. Parkin Associates, and Patkau Architects. Other architects with perhaps a more regional reputation have also been included, such as the Vancouver-based firm of McCarter & Nairne, Calgary's Jack Long, and Edmonton's Peter Hemingway. Apart from the documentation of the twelve houses (drawings and photos), there are interpretative essays on each. A co-authored introductory essay explores several related themes: modernity, the contemporary house, approaches to landscape, and the role of drawings in contemporary practice.