Architecture and the Canadian Fabric

Download or read book Architecture and the Canadian Fabric written by Rhodri Windsor Liscombe and published by University of British Columbia Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Architecture plays a powerful role in nation building. Buildings and monuments not only constitute the built fabric of society, they reflect the intersection of culture, politics, economics, and aesthetics in distinct social settings and distinct times. From first contact to the postmodern city, this anthology traces the interaction between culture and politics as reflected in Canadian architecture and the infrastructure of ordinary life. Whether focusing on the construction of Parliament or exploring the ideas of Marshall McLuhan and Arthur Erickson, these highly original essays move beyond considerations of authorship and style to address cultural politics and insights from race and gender studies and from postcolonial and spatial theory.