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Toronto Architect Edmund Burke
Redefining Canadian Architecture
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English
Published/Copyright:
1995
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Burke's career spanned a key period in Canadian architecture as the profession transcended its colonial beginnings to reach maturity with Canadian-born practitioners who converted both American architectural developments and European traditions into forms appropriate to the new Canadian federation. Burke's contributions to Canadian architecture include introducing the technology of the "Chicago men" to Canada and helping to establish a formal professional organization for architects in Ontario. Carr documents a comprehensive selection of Burke's works, including his firm's famous Robert Simpson store in Toronto, the first curtain-wall construction in Canada. She places Burke's life and career within the larger social context, addressing the influence of American architects and architecture, the sociology of professions, the organization of architectural offices, and the history of particular building forms. Toronto Architect Edmund Burke is not only a study of Burke's life and work; it is also an insightful look into the history of Canadian architecture.
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"A ground-breaking study that fills a significant gap in scholarship on Canadian architecture. What is perhaps most admirable about this work is that Carr has interwoven Burke's life and career with a number of larger issues germane to the period." Geoffrey Simmins, Department of Art, University of Calgary.
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Front Matter
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Contents
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Acknowledgments
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Chronology
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Introduction
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Apprenticeship and Draughtsmanship: The Educational Lineage
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Ecclesiastical Architecture: The Triumph and Demise of the Amphitheatre Plan
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Residential Architecture: Human and Climatic Considerations
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Institutional Projects: Beauty Grows upon Utility
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Commercial Architecture: The Langley Years and the Simpson Store
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New York and Chicago: Manifest Destiny and the Later Commercial Works
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Professional Organization: Education and the Public Interest
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Conclusion
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Notes
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Bibliography
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Index
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