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The legacies of theatres, hotels, fire stations, flour mills, and
more -- torn down, burned down, and otherwise lost -- are uncovered
in this bittersweet collection. Using archival photographs,
blueprints, and written reports, Raymond Biesinger has rendered a
selection of Canada's most iconic lost buildings in his signature
minimalist style. Accompanying Biesinger's illustrations are Alex
Bozikovic's descriptions which capture each building's historical,
cultural, and architectural significance. Bozikovic draws on local
histories, archived building permits and his own extensive
knowledge of the Canadian urban architectural landscape and its
history -- from the letters passed through Kelowna's unlikely art
deco post office to the destruction of a home in Halifax's
Africville -- to offer fascinating, sometimes forgotten stories
about each building and its significance. An impossible
architectural walking tour, 305 Lost Buildings of Canada spans the
country, its cities and countryside, and its history. Cities
change, buildings come and go, but in this fact-filed compendium,
you'll find the lost wonders of Canada's architecture.
A House Is Not Just a House argues precisely that. The book traces
Tatiana Bilbao's diverse work on housing ranging from large-scale
social projects to single-family luxury homes. These projects offer
a way of thinking about the limits of housing: where it begins and
where it ends. Regardless of type, her work advances an argument on
housing that is simultaneously expansive and minimal, inseparable
from the broader environment outside of it and predicated on the
fundamental requirements of living. Working within the turbulent
history of social housing in Mexico, Bilbao argues for
participating even when circumstances are less than ideal-and from
this participation she is able to propose specific strategies
learned in Mexico for producing housing elsewhere. A House Is Not
Just a House includes a recent lecture by Bilbao at Columbia
University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and
Preservation, as well as reflections from fellow practitioners and
scholars, including Amale Andraos, Gabriela Etchegaray, Hilary
Sample, and Ivonne Santoyo-Orozco.
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