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PublisherDouglas AND Mcintyre (2013) LTD.

ISBN-101771000112

ISBN-139781771000116

eBay Product ID (ePID)144006958

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Book TitleArthur Erickson : an Architect's Life

Number of Pages496 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2013

TopicCultural Heritage, History / Contemporary (1945-), Individual Architects & Firms / General, Regional, Artists, Architects, Photographers, History / General

IllustratorYes

GenreArchitecture, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorDavid Stouck

FormatHardcover

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Item Height1 in

Item Weight33.3 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2016-438943

ReviewsThis comprehensive volume analyzes Erickson 's best work and his ideas, and places him within the mainstream of international architecture in the 20th century.

Dewey Edition23

Number of Volumes1 vol.

Dewey Decimal720.92

Table Of ContentPrologue: Amiens, 1918 Chapter One: Child Chapter Two: Prodigy Chapter Three: Soldier Chapter Four: Student Chapter Five: Traveller Chapter Six: Europe Chapter Seven: Apprentice Chapter Eight: The Filberg House Chapter Nine: Japan Chapter Ten: Public Lecturer Chapter Eleven: Simon Fraser University Chapter Twelve: Francisco Kripacz Chapter Thirteen: Huckster Chapter Fourteen: University of Lethbridge Chapter Fifteen: Vancouver's Robson Square Chapter Sixteen: Museum of Anthropology Chapter Seventeen: Master Builder Chapter Eighteen: The Middle East Chapter Nineteen: Bankrupt Chapter Twenty: Celebrity After Words Index

Edition DescriptionUnabridged edition

SynopsisAn intimate portrait of the brilliant and controversial architect who put Canada on the world stage. Arthur Erickson, Canada's preeminent philosopher-architect, was renowned for his innovative approach to landscape, his genius for spatial composition and his epic vision of architecture for people. Erickson worked chiefly in concrete, which he called "the marble of our times," and wherever they appear, his buildings move the spirit with their poetic freshness and their mission to inspire. Erickson was also a controversial figure, more than once attracting the ire of his fellow architects, and leading a complicated personal life that resulted in a series of bankruptcies. In a fall from grace that recalls a Greek tragedy, Canada's great architect -- a handsome, elegant man who lived like a millionaire and counted among his close friends Pierre Trudeau and Elizabeth Taylor -- eventually became penniless. Arthur Erickson is both an intimate portrait of the man and a stirring account of how he made his buildings work., At long last, here is a book of critical thought that analyzes Arthur Erickson 's best work and situates it as a distinctive body of ideas within the mainstream of international architecture in the last half of the twentieth century. Nicholas Olsberg draws on Erickson 's own discussion of ideas to present a thoughtful and illuminating reassessment of his most important work. Ricardo Castro 's photography captures essential passages of the works as they have matured into their settings. Archival photographs, study models, drawings and plans show how the designs were evolved and their intent conveyed. Essays from Edward Dimendberg , Laurent Stalder and Georges Teyssot add an international and critical context. This book was published in partnership with the Vancouver Art Gallery., An intimate portrait of the brilliant and controversial architect who put Canada on the world stage. Arthur Erickson, Canada's pre-eminent philosopher-architect, was renowned for his innovative approach to landscape, his genius for spatial composition and his epic vision of architecture for people. Erickson worked chiefly in concrete, which he called "the marble of our times," and wherever they appear, his buildings move the spirit with their poetic freshness and their mission to inspire. Erickson was also a controversial figure, more than once attracting the ire of his fellow architects, and leading a complicated personal life that resulted in a series of bankruptcies. In a fall from grace that recalls a Greek tragedy, Canada's great architect -- a handsome, elegant man who lived like a millionaire and counted among his close friends Pierre Trudeau and Elizabeth Taylor -- eventually became penniless. Arthur Erickson is both an intimate portrait of the man and a stirring account of how he made his buildings work.

LC Classification NumberNA749.E74S76 2013