Twelve Modern Houses 1945-1985

by Livesey, Graham; McMordie, Michael; Simmins, Geoffrey

• ISBN13: 9781895176728
• ISBN10: 1895176727
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1995-12-01
• Publisher: Univ of Calgary Pr

Summary

This publication, 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.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements/Illustration Credits
Introduction	p. 1
McCarter and Nairne: Housser Residence, Vancouver, B.C., 1948	p. 12
Sharp and Thompson, Berwick, Pratt: Mayhew Residence, Victoria, B.C., late 1940s	p. 16
Raymond T. Affleck: Klassen Residence, Mont St-Hilaire, Quebec, 1951-53	p. 20
Jerome Markson: Moses Residence, Hamilton, Ontario, 1959-60	p. 24
John B. Parkin Associates: Crashley Residence, Toronto, Ontario, 1959-60	p. 28
Jack Long: Roenisch Residence, Calgary, Alberta, 1961-62	p. 32
Raymond Moriyama: Peterson Residence, Kleinburg, Ontario (unexecuted project), 1963	p. 36
Arthur Erickson: Smith Residence 2, West Vancouver, British Columbia, 1964-66	p. 40
Ronald J. Thom: Fraser Residence, Toronto, Ontario, 1965	p. 44
Douglas Cardinal: Taylor Residence, County of Parkland, Alberta (unexecuted project), 1976	p. 48
Peter Hemingway: Maduke Residence, Leduc, Alberta, 1978	p. 52
Patkau Architects: Pyrch Residence, Victoria, British Columbia, 1983-84	p. 56
Bibliography	p. 60
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