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Architecture General

Arthur Erickson

An Architect's Life

by (author) David Stouck

Publisher
Douglas & McIntyre
Initial publish date
Sep 2015
Category
General, Artists, Architects, Photographers
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781771620994
    Publish Date
    Sep 2015
    List Price
    $24.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781771000116
    Publish Date
    Sep 2013
    List Price
    $34.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781771000123
    Publish Date
    Oct 2012
    List Price
    $37.95

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Description

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.

About the author

David Stouck is a biographer whose works include Ethel Wilson: A Critical Biography, shortlisted for the VanCity Book Prize, and Collecting Stamps Would Have Been More Fun: The Correspondence of Sinclair Ross 1933-86, a finalist for the Alberta Book Prize. With Myler Wilkinson, he edited Genius of Place: Writing about British Columbia. He is professor emeritus of English at Simon Fraser University.

David Stouck's profile page

Awards

  • Winner, Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Book Prize
  • Long-listed, RBC Taylor Prize
  • Winner, Basil Stubbs-Stuart Prize
  • Winner, The Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize
  • Short-listed, Melva J. Dwyer Award
  • Winner, City of Vancouver Book Award
  • Winner, Alcuin Society Award for Excellence in Book Design

Editorial Reviews

"A profound document of a book, full of accessible big statement thoughts and awesome illustrations and photographs."

CD Syndicated

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

Globe & Mail

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